genealogy of Patty Rose

 

 


Genealogy of Patty Rose


Name Thomas Albert "T. A." LIVESLEY
Birth 8 Dec 1863, Ironton, Sauk, Wisconsin14
Death 22 Jul 1947, Salem, Marion, Oregon14
Father Samuel LIVESLEY (1830-1920)
Mother Margaret "Ellen" MADDOCK (1833-1894)
Other Spouses Edna Irene DEBECK
Marriage 22 Feb 1890, Seattle, King, Washington
Divorce abt 1903
Spouse Myrta Emeline "Mertie" HUBBELL
Birth abt 1866, Wisconsin11
Notes for Thomas Albert "T. A." LIVESLEY
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CENSUS:
1870 Ironton WI, age 6
1880 LaValle WI, age 16
1900 not found

25 Apr 1910 Salem precinct4 ed274, Marion OR [ref 11:1284-15a(60a)]
610 South Winter Street
20 367 371 LIVESLEY, Thomas A. head 46 m2,1 WI England England hops grower
Edna I. wife 28 m1 1,1 Canada Canada Canada imm1900
Dorothy dau 0/12 OR WI Canada
GARNJOBS, Lena servant 22 NE Germany Germany

11 Jan 1920 Salem, Marion OR census [ref 11]
52 610 LIVESLEY, Thomas head 40 WI England England hop merchant own office
Edna wife 35 Canada Canada
Dorothy dau 9 OR WI Canada
Thomas son 7 OR WI Canada
Roderick son 4 OR WI Canada
STAIR, Mabe servant 21 OR MO OH
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Livesley, Thomas A. 1863-1947. Livesley came to Salem in 1894 and became Oregon's leading hop grower at Brook Farm. He was mayor of Salem in 1927 and president of T. A. Livesley Co, hop brokers. The Livesley Buildings g is Salem's first and only skyscraper.

The Oregon train station "Livesley" was named for T. A. Livesley hop yeard and when John J. Roberts bought out the Livesley interest, it became the Roberts hop yeard and the station name was changed accordingly.
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from the Salem OR public library website:

Thomas A. Livesley 1863-1947
Thomas A. Livesley, mayor of Salem from 1927 to 1931, was known as the "Hop King of Oregon" He served in the legislature as Marion County State Representative from 1937-39. He built and owned the First National Bank Buildings g in 1926-27. After his death the buildings g was called the �Livesley Buildings g� and more recently the "Capitol Tower or Center". Another noted structure he left the community is the former Livesley family home on Lincoln Street in the Fairmont Hill district. This home on the National Register, is now called "Mahonia Hall" and is the Oregon Governor's mansion.

Thomas A. Livesley was born in 1863, in .Ironton, Wisconsin. and came to Salem in 1894. His father Samuel had been a prominent hop dealer in Wisconsin, and Washington State. Soon after Thomas Livesley's arrival in Salem, he bought a large hop ranch, and by 1924 his company had four hop ranches in the Salem area. T.A.Livesley & Co. grew about one million pounds of hops in the early 1920s: about one-tenth of that grown in Oregon, and 1/30th of the annual production world-wide. As one of Oregon's largest hop brokers, his business was approximately 60% brokerage and 40% production. He was noted as a social reformer, providing good living conditions for the seasonal field workers in the hop industry. His Lakebrook Farm in 1924 was the first to provide a day nursery, school, playgrounds and medical facilities. Livesley was also vice president of Oregon Linen Mills, an industry he helped secure for Salem. In 1926-27 he erected and owned the First National Bank Buildings g at 388 State Street (Salem's eleven floor "skyscraper".) After his death in 1947, it was renamed the Livesley Buildings g and later known as the "Capitol Tower" or "Capitol Center".

The former Livesley family home on Lincoln Street SE, a Tudor-style mansion designed by Ellis Lawrence, was built in 1924 and occupied by the Livesley family for 34 years. It was sold in 1958 and had four more owners before being purchased by the State of Oregon as the official governor's mansion. It is now known as "Mahonia Hall" after the state flower, the "Oregon grape".

A civic leader, as well as a successful farmer and business entrepreneur, Livesley served as mayor of Salem from 1927-1931 and State Representative for Marion County 1937-1939. He was known as "The Good Roads Mayor" because his priorities included bridge, street, alley and sidewalk improvements. At least 13 concrete bridges were built during his tenure. Other major projects included expanding fire protection, new playgrounds, the Salem Airport, street lights and traffic signals. He was interested in development that preserved the beauty of Salem. Credited for his repeated efforts to establish a city council-manager form of government, he lived to see it take effect, before dying in 1947, at the age of 84.
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children with Edna 1910-21: Dorothy, Thomas, Roderick, Mary

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Notes for Myrta Emeline "Mertie" HUBBELL
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daughter of Wellington Stiles and Mary HUBBELL
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CENSUS:

1880 La Valle, Sauk WI census [ref 21:1446-165d]
Wilington HUBBLE Self M Male W 52 NY Farmer CT CT
Mary HUBBLE Wife M Female W 49 NY Keeping House NY NY
Ella G. HUBBLE Dau S Female W 22 WI NY NY
Henry A. HUBBLE Son S Male W 20 WI Laborer NY NY
Mertie E. HUBBLE Dau S Female W 13 WI At School NY NY

23 Apr 1910 Seattle w3 ed87, King WA census [ref 11:1658-9b(241b)]
3103
51 193 217 LIVSLEY, Myrtie head 44 div 0,0 WI NY NY own income
HUBBELL, Mary mother 78 wid NY NY NY
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Last Modified 16 Dec 2004 Created 4 Jan 2005
 

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