McMahon family and other land records
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of property records, including records relating to property in Tillamook County in which Joseph McMahon invested, such as Camelot Estates. There are some records relating to McMahon's mother, Catherine, and receipts for family plots and gravestones at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The collection also includes title abstracts for a number of properties in Portland, Oregon; Oberlin, Oregon; and Marion County, Oregon; as well as records and correspondence relating to people outside of the McMahon family, particularly real estate dealer Patrick Holland.
Dates
- 1871-1973
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Biographical / Historical
Catherine McMahon (1873-1968) was born in County Kerry, Ireland, and came to Portland in 1900. With her husband, Michael Joseph McMahon (1868-1912), she had two children, Helen (1909-1983) and Joseph (1911-1986). Helen became a member of the Order of Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, where she took the name Sister Mary Michael. Joseph served in the Navy during World War II, and was the longtime manager of a meat market on SE 82nd Avenue in Portland, where he was wounded during a holdup in 1961.
Patrick Holland (1839-1919) was born in County Clare, Ireland, and immigrated to the United States in 1859. After military service during and after the Civil War, Holland came to Portland in 1867, where he worked in the dairy and real estate businesses.
Extent
0.68 Cubic Feet (1 document case, 1 slim document case)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Land records for various locations in Oregon for properties owned by the McMahon family, Patrick Holland, and others.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following series: Series 1: McMahon family records; Series 2: Patrick Holland records; Series 3: Other land records.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, via Sister Rosemarie Kasper, September 1992 (Lib. Acc. 20936).
- Holland, Patrick, 1839-1919
- Land Use
- McMahon family
- McMahon, Catherine, 1873-1968
- McMahon, Joseph, 1911-1986
- Real property -- Oregon -- Marion County
- Real property -- Oregon -- Multnomah County
- Real property -- Oregon -- Oregon City
- Real property -- Oregon -- Portland
- Real property -- Oregon -- Tillamook County
- Receipts (financial records)
- correspondence
- property records
- Title
- Guide to the McMahon family and other land records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jeffrey A. Hayes
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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Portland OR 97205 United States
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