Gold Beach, Oregon
64 entries
- June 5, 1879(Sarah) Ellen and Thomas Murry Married Near Grants Pass Oregon
- October 1884Edward Bates Miller and Martha Susannah “Susie” Forgey Marry
- June 22, 1885Elmer Miller is Born near Irma (1/2 Way Between Pistol River & Mountain Ranch)
- 1894Elmer, 8 Years Old, Shoots Deer at Grasshopper Hill to Feed the Family
- 1897Sarah Ellen leaves Thomas (a drunk) taking Jenny and Iva
- 1903Elmer Purchases Grasshopper Hill Ranch from Ed Miller for $10.00
- 1903Elmer Runs Sheep Until Coyotes Come In 1910 (See page 66, Iva)
- May 28, 1905Elmer Miller is a Predatory Animal Hunder for the State of Oregon for Nearly 25 Years
- 1906Iva sees Her Dad Thomas for First Time in 9 Years at a Picnic
- June 11, 1906Elmer Miller Ahead (Newspaper article): Champion Bear Hunter — 30 Bear, 8 Panther
- June 20, 1906Curry County Has Game (Newspaper article): Elmer Killed 30 bear and 8 panther. Curry County has the Champion Bear Hunter.
- 1908Sarah Ellen and Oliver Doolittle rent the Theron Place at Burnt Hill Creek in Pistol River
- July 1910(Sarah) Ellen Doolittle goes to the Klamath to Bring the Walter Doolittle Family to the Coast to Burnt Hill Creek
- December 23, 1910George Lawrence Kills Bear with Butt of His Gun: Elmer Miller and John Ostrander were Running Behind Lawrence
- June 13, 1911Carrier Pigeon Drops into Elmer’s Mountain Home (Newspaper article)
- December 11, 1911Champion Bear Men Reside at Gold Beach (Newspaper Article)
- December 26, 1911Elmer Miller has killed 11 bear this season (Newspaper article).
- May 5, 1912Iva Murry Marries Elmer Miller
- October 23, 1913Leo Elmer Miller is Born
- September 26, 1916Raymond Murray Miller Born
- December 5, 1918Ira Edward Miller Born
- November 25, 1919Sarah Esther Miller Dies (Newspaper article obituary)
- 1920Upper Pistol River School—Third Known School
- 1924Swinging Bridge for Upper Pistol Pistol River School Built by Gardner, Ralph and Miller
- September 1926Elmer Rents a House in Gold Beach
- January 4, 1928Elmer Miller Kills More Cougars than Anyone in the State
- March 13, 1928Deer Prey to Malady
- March 15, 1928Wild Boars in Woods of Curry County (Newspaper Article)
- December 18, 1928Chapter 2: Cheer Up! God’s Grace is Greater than You’ve Ever Dared Hope
- December 18, 1928Jack Miller’s Birthday
- December 21, 1928Story About Proud Mom in Upper Pistol River. Baby has Tooth and Loses it. Baby says, “Mom, I’ve just had the biggest surprise of my life."
- April 18, 1929Wild Turkeys Liberated on Miller Farm (Newspaper article)
- November 1, 1929Forest Ranger Work Attracts Thirteen: Elmer Takes United States Forest Service Examination at the Post Office Building in Albany to Become a Forest Ranger
- December 16, 1929Old Hunter Quits: Predatory Animal Hunter for Nearly 25 Years. Bags 5 Cougar on Eve of Last Day. He has killed so many mountain lines, can’t count them. Killed 16 in six months period last year.
- January 1, 1930Elmer Becomes a Forest Ranger for U.S. Forest Service.
- May 9, 1930Hogs is Hogs in Wildest Area of Western County: Elmer Goes to Court (Newspaper Article)
- December 16, 1930Jack’s Father Died from Hunting Accident
- December 16, 1930Will Wridge, Elmer’s Uncle, Phones Elmer Miller to go Bear Hunting
- December 18, 1930Jack’s 2nd Birthday: Two Days After His Father Elmer is Shot and Killed
- 1932Jack’s Home in Gold Beach was Located on 3rd Street
- November 6, 1932Sarah Ellen (Miller Murry) Doolittle Dies in Curry County, Oregon. A month before Jack turns 3.
- January 24, 1933Andy A. Lawrence and Iva Lawrence get Marriage License (Newspaper article). Jack has just turned 3. Andy moves into house on 3rd Street. Older boys sleep in loft in Garage. Girls have one room. There is no indication where Jack slept.
- August 16, 1939Oliver Doolittle Dies in Curry County
- January 1, 1940Jack Trapped Muir and Fox to Sell Fur
- January 1941Jack Became a Committed Athiest at Age 12 when Admired School Teacher Annouced His Atheism
- October 1942Began Considering a Designer of Creation Walking thru the Woods near Home
- October 1943Jack “Sort of Half-Way Converted”— Saw a Buck Above the Rogue River North of Town
- December 1943Jack Leaves Home and Moves in with Ella in San Francisco
- August 1945Jack Returns to Oregon Confused and Discouraged
- September 1945Jack Worked as Flagman and Laborer on Highway Maintenance in Southern Oregon
- October 18, 1948Jack Reading on “A Christian View of Man” by J. G. Machen, Comments on Being Disciplined Reader, and Talks about Family Background
- November 1948Jack Preached at Presbyterian Church in Gold Beach
- November 1948Jack “Really Got Saved" Studying Ephesians 1
- March 1949Jack’s Mother has a Heart Attack
- May 20, 1950Jack asked to Drive Car to Gold Beach (after School was Over)
- June 1951Jack and Rose Marie (Pregnant w/Ruth) Spend 2nd Summer at Oregon Lookout
- December 4, 1978Oregon Family Trip
- December 11, 1978Jack Takes Rest and Visits Mom in Oregon
- October 16, 1981Iva Ada (Murry) Lawrence Dies in Brookings, Oregon
- July 31, 1994Annemarie Carlsen Dies (Newspaper article)
- July 31, 1996Elmer: Man of the Forest by Ella Sponaugle
- February 21, 2007Ira Edward Miller, Jack’s Brother, Dies
- March 9, 2010Elmer Miller: Pistol River Man Earns Sobriquet “Greatest Little Big-Game Hunter"
- 2013Iva: A Biography of Jack’s Mother written by Ella Mae Sponaugle (Jack’s Sister)