Historic Hood River
Warren Home Circa 1893
9-28-2011
Notes
Here’s another image where careful notes on the back tell us the whole story:
Settled here about 1877. The original home of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Warren (nee Elizabeth Lloyd) located at top of old Ruthton Hill, overlooking Columbia River Gorge. Picture taken approximately 1893. 2 Children: Bertha Madge and Wm. Warren. Girl to right in picture is cousin Bessie Lloyd visiting. Man on left was an occasional visitor at their home and a minister (traveling).
Lest you think these family members didn’t like each other, we have several other images from this era in which the family members are scattered widely in front of the house. Perhaps it was an artistic statement by the photographer?
Charlott
Interesting note about Bernard Warren, he with two of his children are buried in what is called Old Pioneer Cemetery or Irving Cemetery. Unknown to a lot of people this cemetery is located on a knoll behind Alpine Veterinary Clinic. For many years it was completely covered with brush. A number of years ago a group did go in and clean it out.
I have noticed in a lot of old family pictures of families in front of their homes spread out like this. Who knows why?
l.e.
Charlott, is the Old Pioneer Cemetery the one that is also called the Frankton Cemetery?
Charlott
All one in the same cemetery…..
Hood River Glacier, Hood River, Oregon July 4, 1902 page 3
RAMSEY – WARREN
A quiet wedding was solemnized at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Warren, June 28th. The contracting parties were O. P. Ramsey of Portland and Miss. Madge Warren. The happy couple left on the afternoon train for Portland, from there they went to Seattle. They will be at home Sept. l. The bride is the only daughter of our esteemed citizen Bernard Warren, one of the first settlers of Hood River. She is an estimable woman and held a position as teacher in Hood River school, being re-elected for the coming term. She has resigned as teacher and her place will be filled at next meeting of board of directors. Mr. Ramsey is a civil engineer in Portland. The Glacier extends congratulations to the young couple.
NOTE: Ramsey’s first name was Oliver
Ellen Dittebrandt
People like showing off there homes, it is like a part of the family. Look at my new house, see we have done well for ourself here in this new country.
Scott Cook
Do y’all know if Warren Creek, west of Starvation Creek, was named for these Warrens??
Arthur
Scott, according to "Oregon Geographic Names" Warren Creek and Lake were named for Warren Cooper, "an early USFS ranger and son of David R. Cooper."
Charlott
David Rose Cooper was the first settler along with his family to settle in the upper Hood River Valley Both Cooper and his wife Marion were from Scotland. Cooper Spur on Mt. Hood is named after the Cooper family.
Bill Pattison
It is my understanding that the Old Pioneer Cemetery is located east of the Catholic Cemetery on Tucker Road where many Indian graves are as well a Nathaniel Coe
Charlott
That cemetery is now part of what is called Mountain View Cemetery.
Tom kloster
Jack Grauer wrote a nice history of the Cooper family in the classic first edition of "Mount Hood: a Complete History", including Warren "Barney" Cooper’s years as a distinguished USFS ranger, from about 1900 through the early 1920s, and a terrific photo of Barney posing with his horse at Elk Meadows.
During this period, he led the survey team along the route of what would soon be he’d Mount Hood Loop Highway, in 1914 (the highway opened to he public in 1925).
Tom Kloster
Correcting my last post a bit, Warren "Barney" Cooper died in 1920 of "sleeping sickness". He shows up in various news accounts as a spokesman for the USFS through the late teens, usually with regard to forest fires. He and his wife Kate (also died in 1920) are buried in the Upper Valley Cemetery in Parkdale.