Royal, William, 1796-1870
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Royal family papers
Collection
Identifier: Coll 975
Abstract
Papers of the Royal family of Oregon. Brothers Charles Royal (1798-1878) and William Royal (1796-1870) emigrated to Oregon in 1852 and 1853, respectively. William Royal was a Methodist minister who founded the Centenary Methodist Church (later Centenary-Wilbur Methodist Church) in East Portland; his sons Thomas Fletcher Royal (1821-1911) and James Henry Bascom Royal (1830-1910) were also Methodist ministers.
Dates:
1827-1937
Royal family papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1628
Abstract
Papers of the family of William Royal (1796-1870), including son Thomas Fletcher Royal (1821-1911), T. F. Royal's nephew Osmon Royal (1856-1910) and Osmon Royal's wife, Julia Royal (1856-1913). Papers include correspondence; reminiscences; diaries of William Royal and T. F. Royal; genealogical records; a scrapbook; ephemera; and materials relating to Umpqua Academy and Portland Academy and Female Seminary. The collection also includes the overland diary of William Hoffman, who traveled with...
Dates:
1782-1914; Majority of material found within 1846-1914
William Royal diary and bible census
Collection
Identifier: Coll 915
Abstract
Diary of William Royal (1796-1870), and notebook he used to record information about bible ownership in Portland, Oregon. Royal was a Methodist minister who came to Oregon in 1853, and who lived in Portland in the 1860s.
Dates:
1858-1864