Francis Marion ALLPHIN
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Born: abt. 1832 in Marion County, Indiana, USA
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Francis Marion married Ella "Allie" Ann MCCLAIN 15 October 1857 in Linn, Oregon, USA . Ella "Allie" Ann MCCLAIN was born 14 September 1843 in Platte County, Missouri, USA. Ella "Allie" Ann died 31 January 1941 in Albany, Linn, Oregon, USA.
Francis Marion ALLPHIN died 13 January 1862 in Wasco County, Oregon, USA.
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Ella "Allie" Ann MCCLAINMarriage date: 15 October 1857
Marriage place: Linn, Oregon, USA
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Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Francis Marion ALLPHIN and Ella "Allie" Ann MCCLAIN 15 October 1857, Linn, Oregon, USA
'In 1862, there was a terribly high water. All the rivers were flooded and the bridge on the Deschutes was washed out. There was no way of getting supplies except at The Dalles, one hundred and ten miles away. On January 5, 1862, my husband started with a large party for The Dalles to buy provisions. A terrible storm came on, with snow and intense cold. The party became scattered and a number of the men, including my husband, were frozen to death.'
'Among those who were out in that storm when my husband was frozen were a man named Moody and one named Gray. They were both from Eugene. There was also a man named Mulkey in the party. He wore a money belt about his waist and refused to take it off. As a result, he was frozen about his waist so it showed on his body as a black streak. He, and many others, died.'
My husband's brother, Jack Allphin, lived at The Dalles. When he got the news, he came to the Umatilla to tell us of Marion's death. Jack Allphin and another man went out to...Read full story
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13 January 1862
Wasco County, Oregon, USA
Record added: 2/23/2021 9:13:21 PM
Last updated: 7/7/2025 5:32:55 PM
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