Life History of Warren William Jobe written by his son Thomas Andrew Jobe.
Warren lived to the age of 110 years. he was born November 7, 1889 and lived to May 4, 2000. Warren was born to Lilburn Ainsel Jobe and Sina Jane (Johnson) Jobe in Hillsboro, Oregon. The family moved to Goldendale Washington not long after Warren's birth. While in Goldendale Warren's Father worked in a hop yard close to a railroad. Warren got his first job at about age 3 or 4 helping unload watermelon. He couldn't lift most of them but got the smaller ones. His pay was a cracked watermelon which turned out to be quite a chore to carry home. While the family was in Goldendale Warren's sister Elsie was born. They moved to Yakima, Washington and his father worked on a farm. One day he was with his father building a gate in the irrigation ditch, when a rattlesnake came out. His father cut the snake in the middle and layed it on a stump close by. Warren asked his father if he could watch it as it was still moving. His father said he could but not to get to close. He stayed back but the snake was hissing at him and the breath of the snake made him sick. After that through all his life he couldn't get close to snakes as the smell of them made him sick. His brother Earl was born in Yakima, Washington.
He remembers his Mother only spanked him once. He wanted to go swimming with a group of boys that were neighbors but his Mother told him he couldn't go. The boys stayed around played for awhile then decided to go swimming. Warren sneaked off with them. he thought he could slip in the front door and she wouldn't know he was gone. When he went in the door she was waiting for him with a shingle in her hand. He turned and run thinking she couldn't catch him but as he was going around the corner of the house she caught him and give him a good paddling.
It was quite a blow to lose his Mother. His Mother died at child birth. Warren was almost 8 years old then. His father was having quite a struggle raising them so hired a woman to take them to Fossil, Oregon where Warren's Mother's sister Mattie (Johnson) Hamilton lived. Mattie was married to Wayne Hamilton and lived on a ranch at West Fork about 20 miles out of Fossil. Wayne's parents had a farm on Cottonwood Creek about 4 miles out of Fossil. They were impressed with Warren and wanted him to stay a week with them. He went to their place and stayed a week and they talked him into staying another week, which he did but decided to continue to live with them. They raised him and put him through high school. He went to grade school at the cottonwood school where he met Nancy Owens and her brothers. He played with Nancy's brothers and fell in love with her. They were married August 14, 1917. In early 1918 he was called into the Army. He went through boot camp at Camp Fremont, California. He was shipped to New York City to be sent over to France after they got aboard the ship Armistise was declared, so they unloaded them and sent them to another Army Camp in Virginia. They were there for a short time then they were sent to Fort Lewis, Washington and discharged. Before going in the Army he had homesteaded a ranch on Pine Creek 10 miles out of Fossil and built a cabin on it. He raised sheep for awhile then sold them for One dollar a head. He bought cattle but sold them when he had to go in the Army. He and nancy lived on the homestead for awhile but times were tough so they went to work for a neighbor on Pine Creek. While there Nancy was pregnant and rode a horse to Fossil a month before her delivery time. A son Thomas Andrew was born February 8, 1920 in Fossil at Nancy's Parents home. Tom took his first horseback ride at age 1 month when Nancy returned to her job for Al Conlee at the ranch on Pine Creek. They worked for Al until fall of that year. Nancy's parents were working at a sawmill at the head of Butte Creek. Her Father was working in the mill and her Mother was cooking for the crew. She needed help cooking and there was an opening in the mill so they moved there and lived in a tent. Nancy helped her mother cook and Warren worked in the mill. They closed the mill down so they all moved back to Fossil. Warren and Nancy still had the homestead but rented a wheat ranch out of Fossil. They run cattle and raised wheat. The price of wheat hit a very low and the woman who owned the wheat ranch raised the rent on the ranch. They decided not to continue raising wheat. While on the wheat ranch a daughter was born, Annabel Catherine, she was 6 when they left the ranch. Warren and Tom got in the sheep business when Tom was about 4 or 5 years old. A neighbor gave Tom a bum lamb and when the lamb was about a year old the neighbor talked Tom into trading for a yew. She had twins a buck and a yew. The yew had lambs and the herd grew to about 100 head. After leaving the wheat ranch Warren & Nancy and family moved back to the homestead. They raised sheep and cattle. Warren had bought two other homesteads while on the wheat ranch. The depression of the 1930's dealt a low blow to Warren and Nancy and they were about to lose everything. Warren got a job at the Kinsua Sawmill. They moved there and rented a two room house. All they had in the house was one tap for water. no electricity and no inside plumbing. They still had the homestead, cattle and sheep. They eventually sold the sheep but kept the homestead and cattle. They farmed on weekends. When Tom was a sophmore in high school they bought a house in Fossil and moved back to Fossil. Warren commuted to Kinzua to work, fourteen miles from Fossil. At first he road with other men that had cars but later road in a bus that was built out of plywood & 2x4's. It had one small window in the door and a vent in the roof. It was built on a one ton truck. It had benches along the sides made out of 2X6 and 2X12 with no cushions. Nancy worked in the telephone office for awhile after that in Fossil. She wanted more spending money she said. They did quite a bit of traveling after she retired, mostly to see relatives and friends. They had lots of friends. Warren was 72 years old when he retired from Kinzua, he received a certificate of thanks and being there the longest of anyone whoever worked there. They sold the homesteads a few years before Warren retired from Kinzua. He wanted Tom to come back and ranch but it didn't turn out that way.
Warren and Nancy lived in the home at Fossil for over twenty years. Warren liked gardening and always raised a garden wherever he lived. He also like fishing which was his greatest sport. He hunted elk and deer until he was around 90 years old. He lost his eyesight to where he couldn't see to well from having the flu. Working in the sawmills without protection caused him to lose most of his hearing. Nancy had 3 strokes and passed away at age 85. Warren was lost but continued living in their house and taking care of their little dog Tubby. He was gradually losing more of his eyesight so at age 99 he asked Annabel if he could live with her. She and her husband lived in Fossil too. She told him sure you can so he went to live with her. After she kept him for five years then her health went bad. Tom and his wife took him and looked after him after that until he was 107. His legs went bad and he fell a lot so the family put him in a nursing home in Madras, Oregon, where he could have 24 hour care. he couldn't figure out why he had to be in a hospital but finally got adjusted. The people in the nursing home loved him and took wonderful care of him. He passed on at the age of almost 110 years of age.
While living with Annabel and Tom he had many birthday parties which he enjoyed very much. He was always asked what his formula for living so long was. His answer was: "I never used tobacco in any form, never tried to drink a brewery dry and never quarreled with my wife. He got to go to Canada and see Lois daughter and her family. His first time to Canada. He took his first plane ride to Virginia and back to see his grandson, great grandson and great granddaughter. While going on the plane he kept looking out the window then remarked,"I think this is better then riding in a car". He liked going for rides in the country seeing the fields and animals even though his eyesight was bad he could pick out different things and was thrilled he could. He could see a little better in the bright day light. At one birthday party while he was at Tom's given by the bishop of the church, the young women's organization of the 3rd ward in Syracuse, Utah made a banner that read "Happy 107 Birthday Brother Jobe. he couldn't see to eat the chocolate cake so Tom fed him a bite at a time. Lois (Tom's wife) was so thrilled that so many came.
If Nancy had lived 5 month longer, She and Warren would have been married 65 years. Warren is with her now and they can continue on together as they did here on earth.
WRITTEN BY THOMAS A. JOBE (Son)
Sina Jane died young leaving 3 children. Her husband never remarried and the children were raised by the Hamiltons. Sina Jane's sister married Wayne Hamilton. Marriage date found in Book 3 of Washington Co. marriages;
Found on 1880 Census with Step Father Manley B. Hoard and Mother Mary.
Found on 1870 Census of Sherman, Leavenworth Kansas with Father Boyd Owens and Mother Serna at the age of 11 months with sibling Preston, Jackson, nancy, George, Ida (Ada) Bird and Harrison. Living next door is Clermond Owens and wife Sarah. Clermond was born in West Virginia also. Possibly a brother.
Found on 1900 Census in Indian Territory, County T24NR20E Cherokee, taken 30 June 1900, has wife Alice, children Boyd, Charlie, Jack and sister-in-law Kate Leader. Living next door was Geroge Clevenger, age 27 with spouse Lyda age 33 and children Maudie and Blanco both daughters born in Kansas and Indian territory.
Moved to Fossil, OR. in 1903; Found on 1900 Indian Territory Soundex, in Cherokee Nation County; Sheet 17 line 11 Vol. 2 ED 18;
Found with family on 1870 census in Sherman, Leavenworth Kansas as child 2 years old, living with parents.Census taken 7 July 1870. He was on the census as Willie.
History of William & Alice Owens by grandson Thomas A. Jobe
William and Alice were quite secretive about how they met and where they were married but according to where their children were born, it must have been in Oklahoma or Missouri where they started life together. They lived in Vinita, Oklahoma for several years as most of their children were born there. They left Oklahoma and went to Kansas for a short time, then road the train to Oregon. They bought a team of horses and wagon in Arlington, Oregon. It took quite a few days to travel to Fossil oregon where their destination was. While on the way they camped in the open but one camp was made under an overhanging cliff. It was raining but the cliff kept the rain off them. After arriving in Fossil they rented a place up cottonwood Creek about 8 miles from Fossil. They applied for homesteading rights about 3 miles down the creek from there. They built a cabin and barn and moved on the homestead. The children, Boyd, Charles, Jack, Nancy & John went to school at the cottonwood school. Lee was to young. Viola was born on the homestead. They bought 2 lots in Fossil and built a home on them after selling the homestead. William went to work helping build roads and working on ranches. Anna was born in the Fossil home.
Several years later both William and Alice worked at a sawmill, William worked logging in the logs and Alice cooked for the crew. Charlie fell timber, Jack worked in the mill and so did John and Lee. The mill shut down so william took his horses and started building roads again. Jack, John and Lee helped him. Not to long after they started on the roads a company come into the area and built a sawmill called Kinzua Sawmill Company. They all went to work there. Alice moved there as soon as they got a house built, but she didn't sell the house in Fossil. She said that was where she was going to die. While they were on the homestead there was a family of Indians would come through and William and Alice let them camp on their place. The indians came up from Celilo Falls where their headquarters was. After William bought an automobile he and Alice would go down to Cililo Falls to get salmon from the indians. On arrival there Alice would go in the teepee with the squaws and William would go out to the falls to get fish. He always took a 5th of whiskey with him and the indian chief and him would have a good visit. The chief was the one who always camped on the homestead. William and the chief were like two little boys giggling and telling stories. William and Alice could talk their language so were always welcome. They always went home with fish at no cost. William worked at Kinzua until he decided to retire. Alice got cancer of the bowels and passed on. William went back to work at the mill during World War II. He retired again after the war was over and lived with Nancy & Warren Jobe. Viola moved to the Dalles, Oregon and he went and lived with her where he passed on. Anna (aunty Babe) can tell a lot more than I have. TOM JOBE
According to the birth certificate Sarah Alice Leaders' parents were Katherine Whipkey and John W. Leader. The informant on the birth certificate was William M. Owens. According to what Tom's Mother, Nancy Owens Jobe told him her Grandparents names were Charles Preston Leader and Sarah Viola. 1910 Census report says Sarah was born in Pennsylvania; Found on 1900 Soundex of indian territory, shows Alice was born in Illinois,
Found on 1920 Census of Wheeler County Oregon, William M. Owens 49, with spouse Sarah Alice and children, Boyd, Andrew Jackson, John Willis, Hugh Leland, Carry Viola and Sarah Anna. According to the 1920 Census she claimed to be born in Pennsylvania and that her parents were both born in Pennsylvania.
This child died at birth
1910 Census reports that Boyd was born in Oklahoma;
1920 Census reports that Boyd was born in Oklahoma and that his Father was born in Virginia and his Mother in Missouri. He was 28 years old.Found Boyd Owens World War 1 Civilian Draft Registrations Record, states he was born 10 oct 1892 at Big Cabin, Oklahoma but resided at Wheeler County Oregon, Ethnicity: W.
Letter from Elsie (Jobe) Knox, daughter of Lilburn Ainsel Jobe & Lina Jane Johansen states: Noah Jobe born Sep 27, 1825, Knox Co. MO. came west to California, then to Oregon. married Lydia Garwood in 1851. She was deceased in 1900. The children: Rebecca Jane, born 1852; Lilburn Ainsel, born 1856; James Warren, birthdate unknown; Wiliam Lilburn Ainsel, born 1856; James Warren, birthdate unknown; William Fred, born in 1866; Martin Edward, birthdate unknown; Mary, died young and Nellie Dora, birthdate unknown.
Noah Jobe was first found in Hillsboro, Oregon in the 1850 census. He was 25 years old living with an employer;Noah Jobe found in Index of Oregon Donation Land Claims 2nd Edition 1987,#979.5R2g at Family History Center SLC, UT. Marriage date to Lydia Jobe;
Military: Cayuse War 1847-1848. Copy of letter from Noah Jobe about veteran claim in Oregon
Historical Society file, Portland, OR. Noah Jobe Claim #6983
Indian War Pension. Noah Jobe applicant A. Co. OR Mtd 1st Reg't enlisted Jan 8,1848; Discharged Jul 4, 1848. Certificate #4019 Granted 1 Apr 1903. Fee $25.00 recorded 11 May 1903. Filed by T.A.Wood Portland, OR.Letter to get pension reads: I enlisted under name Noah Jobe. I was born Cty Ray,State of MO. on 27 Sep 1825. Enlisted in Company A commanded by Larrance Hill in the 1st (?) regiment commanded by Colonel Neal Gillam for 6 months. Discharged honorably at Oregon City on or about 20th Jun 1848. Height 6 ft. blue eyes, hair light, light compl. Married to Lydia Garwood on 27th Feb 1851. Witnesses: T.R. Cornelius & A. Stewart.
Claim statement State of Idaho Cty of Nez Perce: Jul 1902 Noah Jobe age 76 resident of Kamiah, ID, Nez Perce Cty. Private in 1st regiment of OR Mtd Vols Col C. Gilliam in Cayuse Indian War 47/48 Enlisted in Oregon City, Oregon Jan 1848 for 6 mo. Honorably discharged at Oregon City, Oregon 4th Jul 1848. Entered service 22 years of age a Farmer resided at Washington Co. Ore. for 52 years and 2 years at Kamiah,Idaho since leaving service. Married Lydia at Washinton Co. Ore. Lydia died 7 Sep 1900; Oregon Spectator 6 Apr 1848 List of men in companies in Cayuse War. Noah Jobe listed as a private. Migrated to California and then to oregon;
Indian War Pension. Noah Jobe applicant A. Co. OR Mtd 1st Reg't enlisted Jan 8,1848; Discharged Jul 4, 1848. Certificate #4019 Granted 1 Apr 1903. Fee $25.00 recorded 11 May 1903. Filed by T.A.Wood Portland, OR.
Obituary in Hillsboro Argus, Sept. 13,1900. Mrs. Lydia Jobe Died at her home 1 mile east of Hillsboro, on homestead she has lived on with her husband for 49 years. She came to Hillsboro at age 15 with her parents. She was a member of the Christian Church. She was a niece of Thomas Thompson, the veteran
Philadelphia lawyer and journalist. Six children survive her, Mrs Rebecca Pomeroy, and Edward in Idaho; Warren in British Columbia; W. Lilburn and Mrs.Dora Taylor, of this place. Found on 1850 Census with her parents; Found marriage date in 2 different sources. Donation Land Claims and enlistment papers; Found Cemetery record showing they were both buried in Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery in East Odd Fellows Section;
James lived at Horse Haven Oregon. Married a widow with 4 children; Lived to age 73;
According to the 1900 census Noah & Lydia had 7 children. 6 were living on the 1870 census, ages 18 to 2 mo. We have not located this child on a census but according to some family records her name was Mary.
Niels Peter Johnson or Johansen of Portage Wisconsin came by boat around Cape Horn. Settled near Forest Grove, Oregon. Came to America with his family from Denmark and died after arriving in Oregon. His wife Maren (Mary) Rasmussen or Guynill remarried a man by the name of Hoard after his death;
Maren came to America from Denmark with her husband Niels Peter Johanson or
Johansen.
We know from the records of Elsie (Jobe) Knox that this family came to the USA
by boat at about the time this baby was born and that the year born fits in
with the other children by date.We know from the records of Elsie (Jobe) Knox that this family came to the USA
by boat at about the time this baby was born and that the year born fits in
with the other children by date.We know from the records of Elsie (Jobe) Knox that this family came to the USA
by boat at about the time this baby was born and that the year born fits in
with the other children by date.We know from the records of Elsie (Jobe) Knox that this family came to the USA
by boat at about the time this baby was born and that the year born fits in
with the other children by date.
Information from old letter written by Elsie while still living. Her address at the time the letter was written was 3165 Huyacinth, Medford, OR 97501;
Information from old letter of sister Elsie while she was still living,His address at time letter was written was 12033 Woodenville Drive, Bethell, Washington,98011. He married a widow with 2 children;
Information from old letter of sister Elsie while she was still living,His address at time letter was written was 12033 Woodenville Drive, Bethell, Washington,98011. He married a widow with 2 children;
This information was received from a letter written to Nancy Owens, Tom's Mother from Elsie (Jobe) Knox. She would have been 14 years old when Noah Jobe died. It is believed that John E. came from the Carolinas, clearing some acres selling out and moving westward. It is known that he married at least twice, and perhaps several times. Another of his wives was a Farris. We do not know any birthdays but we know that the Clevenger woman died when his last children Samuel & Josephine were born Feb. 22, 1841. The children were all born in Missouri. Two counties are named Knox and Clay. The children were young when the mother deceased and were not happy with their step-mother and scattered to the West; A John Job was found in Early Pioneers of Daviess Co. Mo.;
John Jobe was found at Family History Center, Salt Lake City, UT. in Book #977.816 R2b Copy 2. "Index of the First Plat Book of Clay Co., Missouri, 1819-1875, Compiled by Katherine Gentry Bushman, Indexed by Vera Haworth Eldridge & William E. Eldridge. NE1/4 NE1/4 of SW4/ NW1/4 SW1/4 of SE1/4.
Archibald Cleavinger, James Cleavinger and Samuel Cleavinger were also found owning land in same plat book.
John Job found in Book Early Pioneers of Daviess Co. Mo.; Land sold in Clay Co.by John E. Job & Polly Job, (Polly is the nick name for Mary) to Wells in 1844; Birth place on 1900 Census of son Noah Jobe; Marriage Records 1820-1850 and Will Records 1824-1849 of Ray County, Missouri, Book #977.819V25e, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UTah,Will page 13;
John Jobe was a wanderer. When a new piece of land that was heavily timbered opened up, he would settle there if it was sparsely settled and clear the ground and get a nice home going; then sell out and hunt up another and build another new home. He was a jockey in his younger days and almost got killed by a pig running across the racetrack just at the wrong time. He was married 4 times and finally joined some of his children in California and lived in Tulane County, where he married his last wife. She was a widow and was a mother of william Wooley and Sally Taylor. he died at the house of his son, William Tharpe Jobe about the age of 94 and sang on his death bed."
Information taken from letter written by Elsie Jobe Knox to Nancy Owens, Tom's Mother. According to the letter John E. Jobe married again after the death of Mary Clevenger and the children that were old enough left home. John Job & Mary were found in land records of Clay Co. Missouri on Film #0955264. It was sale of land inherited by Mary from her father. Copy in my possession.
Marriage Records 1820-1850 and Will Records 1824-1849 of Ray County, Missouri, Book #977.819V25e, Family History Center, Salt Lake City, UT; CD 227 1st edition marriages;
According to the letter from Elsie (Jobe) Knox to Nancy Owens.
Missouri Marriages to 1850 by Linda Barber Brooks, Book # 977.8Volm Vol.VI? Family History Center Salt Lake City, UT;
Marriage records, CD 227 1st Edition;
According to the letter from Elsie (Jobe) Knox to Nancy Owens this child Probably died young because they named another boy Samuel that was born later.
According to the letter from Elsie (Jobe) Knox to Nancy (Owens) Jobe, Zacharia Jobe never married. He was a Civil War veteran (South) and lived his declining years in Lincoln, California where his brother's William Tharpe Jobe and Henry Hill Jobe lived. he died at his brother's home in the late 1890s;
According to Elsie (Jobe) Knox letter to Nancy (Owens) Jobe John E. Jobe never married. He was a civil war veteran (North) and lived out his declining years near Lincoln California. He died at his brother Henry's home;
He served in the civil war, Northern side (union) opposite side than his brother, Zak.
In 1880 he was living with brother Zachariah and sister Rebecca where he died in 1880.
Information from letter written by Elsie (Jobe) Knox to Nancy Jobe, both deceased at this time. States Josephine was twin to Samuel S. No further information;