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Albert Frank Michael
1854 - 1941 (87 years)
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Name Albert Frank Michael Born 8 Feb 1854 Berwick, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States 
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male AFN CWZX-2F Died 14 Feb 1941 Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States [4, 5, 6, 7] Buried Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States [8] Person ID I1910 Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark Last Modified 11 Jan 2014
Father Andrew Michael, b. 10 May 1828, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 15 Dec 1899, Norton, Kansas, United States (Age 71 years) Mother Rebecca Gensel, b. 28 Jun 1829, Catawissa, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 30 Sep 1895, Norton, Kansas, United States (Age 66 years) Married 1850 Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States Family ID F641 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Evelyn Reynolds, b. 3 Sep 1856, Laporte, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 15 Sep 1931, Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States (Age 75 years) Married 11 Feb 1875 Nordmont, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, United States [9, 10, 11, 12, 13] Children + 1. Lilly May Michael, b. 20 Mar 1877, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 11 Oct 1931, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States (Age 54 years)+ 2. Elery Lee Michael, b. 13 Nov 1878, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 8 Jul 1953, Seattle, King, Washington, United States (Age 74 years)3. Eva Michael, b. Feb 1881, Mitchell, Kansas, United States , d. 1883, Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States (Age ~ 1 years)+ 4. Ella Rebecca Michael, b. 11 Jun 1882, Norton, Norton, Kansas, United States , d. Bef Jun 1973, Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States (Age < 90 years)+ 5. Charles Andrew Michael, b. 26 Dec 1885, Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States , d. 2 May 1969, Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States (Age 83 years)+ 6. Sadie Edith Michael, b. 17 Apr 1887, Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States , d. 30 Oct 1939 (Age 52 years)+ 7. Bessie Evelyn Michael, b. 17 Aug 1888, Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States , d. 27 Oct 1969, Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States (Age 81 years)+ 8. Frank Albert Michael, b. 4 Jul 1889, Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States , d. 28 Jan 1932, Perry, Union, Oregon, United States (Age 42 years)9. John Wallace Michael, b. 12 Oct 1891, Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States , d. 3 Nov 1963, Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States (Age 72 years)+ 10. Roy Monroe Michael, b. 17 Mar 1893, Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States , d. 19 Feb 1921, Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States (Age 27 years)+ 11. Nora Belle Michael, b. 31 Aug 1894, Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States , d. Idaho, United States 12. Josephine Manilla Michael, b. 9 Apr 1896, Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States , d. 13 Sep 1934, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States (Age 38 years)+ 13. Ivy Marie Michael, b. 26 Nov 1897, Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States , d. Aft 1973 (Age > 77 years)Last Modified 22 Nov 2014 Family ID F608 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 8 Feb 1854 - Berwick, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States 
Married - 11 Feb 1875 - Nordmont, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, United States 
Died - 14 Feb 1941 - Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States 
Buried - - Pilot Rock, Umatilla, Oregon, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Photos 
The Albert Frank Michael family about 1900
Lillie May, Elery Lee, Sadie Edith (Marie), Bessie Evelyn, Charles Andrew, Ella Rebecca, John Wallace, Iva Marie, Roy Monroe, Nora Belle, Mary Evelyn (Reynolds), Albert Frank, Josephine M and Frank Albert Michael
Albert Frank Michael and his wife Mary in back; Zachery Taylor Sperry and his wife Sarah (Albert's sister) in front
The couples were married in a double wedding ceremony on February 11th, 1875 in Nordmont, Pennsylvania
Albert and Mary Michael with their daughters Sadie, Bessie, Iva, and Ella
Histories 
Albert Frank Michael biography
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Notes - 1854 BIRTH: Pennsylvania, Columbia Co-Berwick, Albert Frank Michael born on 8 Feb 1854, son of Andrew Michael and Rebecca Gensel Michael
1860 CENSUS: PA, Columbia Co-Briarcreek Twp-Berwick PO Dw 586: Frank 8/PA with parents
1870 CENSUS: PA,Sullivan Co-LaPorte Twp, Dw 16/16: "..Albert 16/PA with parents, Andrew &
Rebecca, sister Ellen
1875 MARRIAGE: PA,Sullivan Co-Nordmont, Frank & Mary Eva married on 11 Feb 1875
1875-1877: PA, Sullivan Co - He remained with his father until 1877
1880 HISTORY: Left PA in 1880, homesteaded in Kansas near Cawker City, then settled Edmond, Norton Co, KS"
1880 CENSUS: KS, Norton Co-Solomon Twp (14,205,4,13), Seattle Archive,film T749, 29 (M240):
MICHAEL, Albert F -/PA; Eva 23/PA; Lila May 4/PA; Ellery 2/PA; Eva 1/KN
1900 CENSUS: OR, Umatilla Co-Alta pg 98, 19 Jun, Dw 217:
MICHAEL, Frank Feb 1853-47/PA(PA,PA)farmer md 25 yrs,own farm #50,read/write:
Mary Sep 1856-43/PA (PA,PA) wife,12/13 children,r/w; Ellery-sn Nov 1878
21/PA farm labor; Charles-son Dec 1885-15/OR; Sadie-dau Apr 1887 13/OR
sch 4m; Bessie-dau Aug 1888-11/OR sch 7m; Frank-sn Jul 1889 10/OR sch 6m;
John-son Oct 1891-8/OR sch 8m; Roy-sn Apr 1893-/OR sch 8m; Nora-dau
Aug 1894 5/OR sch 8m; Ivy-dau Nov 1897-4/OR; Josie-dau Apr 1896 4/OR
1910 CENSUS: OR,Umatilla Co-Pilot Rock, pg 1746, 25 Apr, Dw 86/87:
MICHAEL, Albert F 38/PA (PA,PA) md 35 yrs, farmer,own farm; Mary E 53/PA(PA,PA)
12/13 children; Albert F 20/OR; John W 19/OR; Roy M 18/OR; Nora B 15/OR;
Josie A 14/OR; Iva M 12/OR
1920 CENSUS: OR, Umatilla-Pendleton pg 403, Dw 23:
MICHAEL, Frank 67/PA (PA,PA)cattle buyer; Mary 63/PA (PA,PA); Iva 22/OR steno
1923: Grace Michael Smith: "My dad's folks lived on a farm there [Pilot Rock]& 12 children & also my mother's folks on a farm & 9 children
1930 CENSUS: OR,Umatilla Co-Pilot Rock: Anc.com-pg 277, 6 April, dw/family #16, Alder St:
MICHAEL, Frank A-head 77/PA (PA,PA) md 23 yrs-proprietor meat mkt [value $4000], not a vet;
Mary-wife 72/PA (PA,PA) md 21 yrs [# of chilren living?
1931 DEATH of wife, Mary Evelyn: OR,Umatilla Co-Pendleton, died on 15 September 1931
1941 DEATH, BURIAL: Oregon,Umatilla Co-Pendleton, died on Feb 14, buried Pilot Rock Cemetery
HIST 1854-1900: THE HISTORY OF UMATILLA COUNTY, by William Parsons, 1900, pg 467: (I have put in paragraphs for ease in following moving, etc - was 2 paragraphs in book-2nd paragraph was marriage)
"ALBERT F. MICHAEL --The career of our subject presents one round of industry and activity that bespeak an energy & wisdom far above the ordinary, & places him among the leading business men in this part of the west; coupled with this he has a reputation for uprightness that his every day life demonstrates is fully merited has been instrumental in placing him in the center of the large circle of admiring friends.
He first saw the light in the Keystone state (PA), Columbia Co on Feb 8, 1854, where his father, Andrew Michael, was an operator of canal boats on two of the principal canals of the state. He remained with his father until 1877, acquiring a good education and such a practical training as afterward made him the successful man that he has been.
In 1880 he came to Mitchell Co KS, bought a farm of 160 acres, where he lived for 2 yrs, then selling out went to Norton Co, the same state, & took up a homestead, staying upon it for 2 yrs. During that time he was occupied with contract work on the grade of B & M RR in Nebraska, & later was superintendant of construction on the UP in KS. In the winter of 1882 he went to Nebraska, & took contract work on the Missouri Pacific, & the next year found him operating on the Oregon Short Line in Idaho.
In the fall of 1883 he first came to Umatilla Co as operator on construction of the OR & NRR, & the spring following in Portland & was solicited to take full charge of the grading of the Northern Pacific to Kalama. After this was successfully accomplished he went to WA & pursued his vocation on the NP in that state. After this he came to Pendleton, put in a switch from the main line of OR & N to Byers' Mill.
April 1 of 1885, he moved to Pilot Rock, & engaged in farming & stock raising, where he was very successful. It was 1891 that he bought the place where he now resides, 227 acres. In addition to this, he owns half a section adjacent to Pilot Rock, which is all first class wheat land is all under cultivation.
On Feb 11, 1875, he was married to Miss Mary E Reynolds, whose father was a gen.merchant in Sullivan Co PA, where their marriage occurred. To this union the following children have been born: Lillie May bn May 20 1877; Ellery E., bn Nov 12 1879; Ella R, bn June 1 1882; Charles A, bn Dec 28 1886; Sadie E, bn Apr 17 1887; Bessie, bn Aug 17 1888; John W, bn Oct 12 1891; Roy M, bn Mar 17 1893; Nora B, bn Aug 31 1894; Josie M, bn Apr 9 1896; Ivy M, bn Nov 26 1897."
1862-1962 HIST: "In The Footsteps of the Pioneers, 1862-1962," by Will M Kidwell, Ed.D., Pg 242: "During this decade the butcher shop was located on the NE side of East Birch Creek on Main Street, chich the city maps call "Willow." The butcher shop was operated by Fred Bailey..had an ice-house in back with double walls filled with sawdust. Ice was cut in winter and stored there during summer months. One of his employees was Charlie Kidwell, an emigrant from MO who later married Nora Michaels. Bailey sold the shop to Frank Michaels. Then later Elvin Pollock purchased it."
Pg 308: "Mr and Mrs Albert Frank Michael came to Umatilla Co in fall of 1883. He was a construction operator for OR & NR RR, but it was not until 1885 that they moved to Pilot Rock and entered into farming and livestock raising. In 1891 he bought 227 acres on Little McKay Creek where they settled, and the younger members of the family were born on this place. He expanded the ranch to a total of 860 acres. In addition to this, he owned a half section of land adjacent to Pilot Rock.
He was born in 1854 in Berwick PA. He received a good eduction in this community. In 1880 he came west to Kansas and farmed, but he finally turned to railroad construction and kept moving west until he arrived in Oregon.
He md Miss Mary E Reynolds of PA in 1875. They reared a family consisting of: Lilli May, Ellery, Ella, Eva, Charles, Sadie, Bessie, Frank, John, Roy, Nora, Josephine and Iva. Later his son-in-law Elvin Pollock joined him in the business. This shop faced Main Street next to East Birch Creek on the spot where the present post office stands (1980s)."
Pg 361: "Shipp homestead on lower McKay Creek-Frank Michael, who ran the butcher shop in Pilot Rock, bought the Shipp place...sold it to son Charlie, who sold out... 1948."
MICHAEL: means "who is like God". Other spellings: Michels, Michel, Michl
- 1854 BIRTH: Pennsylvania, Columbia Co-Berwick, Albert Frank Michael born on 8 Feb 1854, son of Andrew Michael and Rebecca Gensel Michael
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Sources - [S160] Oregon,Umatilla Co-Pendleton: 1986 Michael Family Tree.
Albert Frank Michael - 1854 [no place of birth shown] - [S161] History of Umatilla and Morrow Counties Oregon, Pg 467.
He [Albert F Michael] first saw the light in the Keystone state [PA], Columbia Co on Feb 8, 1854
Date: 1900 - [S165] Family Rcds: SMITH, Grace Michael.
Albert Frank Michael was born 8 February 1854 in Berwick, Pennsylvania, son of Andrew and [no name] Gencel Michael
Family group sheet in brown Bk of Remembrance in suitcase belonging to Grace, granddaughter of Albert Frank Michael and knew him well - [S164] Oregon,Umatilla,Pilot Rock Cemetery head stone.
MICHAEL - Albert F. 1853 - 1941, Mary E. 1856 - 1931 [no places shown]
photo taken - [S165] Family Rcds: SMITH, Grace Michael.
Albert Frank Michael died 14 February 1941 in Pendleton, Umatilla Co, Oregon
Family group sheet in brown paper book of remembrance in Gram's brown suitcase - [S143] Oregon: State Certificate of Death, Film 2319093, State Certif #39.
Albert Frank Michael died Pendleton, Oregon at St. Anthony Hospital after 6 days. Widowed. Born Feb 8, 1854. Age 87 yrs 6 days. Bn Foundryville, Penn [father?-ck film again] live stock ranching; mother unknown. Buried Feb 17, 1941 in Pilot Rock. Lived 511 S. W. 5th in Pendleton. Informant: C. A. Michael of Pilor Rock, Oregon. Doctor: Attended deceased Feb 10-Feb 14, 1941; died 7:50 pm of myocardites. Signed George Smith, MD, of Pilot Rock, Oregon, Feb 24, 1941.
Date: 24 February 1941 - [S458] Internet: Find a Grave, Plot 13.
Albert F Michael bn 8 Feb 1853, died 1941 [on stone shows 1851-1941]
Pilot Rock Cemetery, Pilot Rock, Umatilla Co, Oregon - [S164] Oregon,Umatilla,Pilot Rock Cemetery head stone.
Albert F Michael 1853 - 1941
Small sheet of notebk paper from Mary Gray Marks, Eads doc #3, now in June's blue bk of remembrance in Grace Smith's brown suit case - [S162] 200 Years of Michael History & Genealogy, Pg 96.
Frank & Mary Eva married same day as Frank's sister Ella on 11 Feb 1875 in Nordmont, Sullivan PA. Left PA in 1880, homesteaded in Kansas near Cawker City, then settled Edmond, Norton Co, KS
Date: 1977 - [S161] History of Umatilla and Morrow Counties Oregon, Pg 467.
"On Feb 11, 1875, he was married to Miss Mary E Reynolds, whose father was a general merchant in Sullivan Co Pennsylvania, where their marriage occurred... children: Lillie May; Ellery E.; Ella R; Charles A; Sadie E; Bessie; John W; Roy M; Nora B; Josie M; Ivy M." no places shown, Eva and Frank Albert left out of this writing.
Copy of book in possession of Pam Hallmark Wagner
Date: 1905 - [S160] Oregon,Umatilla Co-Pendleton: 1986 Michael Family Tree.
"Albert Frank Michael md Mary Evelyn Reynolds, children: Lillie May; Ellery Lee; Eva; Ella Rebecca; Charley Andrew; Sadie Edith (Marie); Bessie Evelyn; Frank Albert; John Wallace; Roy Monroe; Nora Belle; Josephine M; Iva Marie Michael" - no date or place shown for marriage.
Date: 1986 - [S165] Family Rcds: SMITH, Grace Michael.
Albert F Michael md Mary Evelyn Renold on Feb. 11, 1875 [no place shown]
Family group sheet in brown bk of remembrance in brown suitcase, belonging to Grace; says from Albert Frank Michael and History of Umatilla Co - [S248] Family Rcds: HALLMARK, June B Smith.
Albert F. Michael married February 11-1875 to Mary E Reynolds [no place shown]. To this union the following children were born [name and birthdates shown-see children]
Pink sheet in blue bk of remembrance [no name of sender], in brown suitcase belonging to Grace Michael Smith
- [S160] Oregon,Umatilla Co-Pendleton: 1986 Michael Family Tree.