General Notes

History of Wasco County
by Wm H. McNeal
Chapter 7, Post offices within Wasco County and places
page 203

"Rowena Post Office
The Rowena Post Office, according to the postal records (page 197) was established July 7, 1911 with Frank Bourhill, postmaster and closed Nov. 15, 1918.  According to Fred Tooley, dairyman of that area, George and Frank Bourhill were from Scotland settling in the Rowena area about 1910 and left for the Sherman county wheat countary [sic] after they left Rowena.  For the next 8 years, according to Miss Tindall, who operated the Rowena Auto Court, the people came to The Dalles for their mail."

(then, a bit later down the page, this snippet:)

"The Rowena store, established by Frank Bourhill in 1911 is now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dietrick."

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  Birth Notes

Bonnington Farm

  Recorded Events in His Life

• He had a residence in 1905 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

• He immigrated from Scotland to the United States in 1907. ¹

• He immigrated from Scotland to the USA in 1908. ⁷

• He was naturalized papers filed before 5 May 1910. ¹

• He worked as a farmer on 5 May 1910 in West Dalles Precinct, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. ¹

• He appeared on the 1910 US Federal Census on 5 May 1910 in West Dalles Precinct, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. ¹
  

1910 census — West Dalles Precinct, Wasco County, Oregon, USA

Name; Relation; Gender; Race; Age; Marital Status; Number of Years Married; Mother of How Many Children; Number of
Children Still Living; Birthplace; Father's Birthplace; Mother's Birthplace; Immigration Year; Naturalization;
Occupation; Owns or rents, free or mortgaged, farm or house; number of farm schedule
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Bourhill Frank W      Head  M  W  39  M1  6        Scotland    Scotland  Scotland  1907  Pa  Farmer/General Farm  O-F5
-------- Mary         Wife  F  W  30  M1  6  2  2  Scotland    Scotland  Scotland  1907 
-------- Frances M    Dau   F  W   4  S            So. Africa  Scotland  Scotland  1907 
-------- Elizabeth B  Dau   F  W   3  S            Scotland    Scotland  Scotland  1907 

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Source Citation: Roll: T624_1290; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 324; Image: 638.

• He worked as a postmaster in 1911-1918 in Rowena, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. ⁸

• He was naturalized as a citizen of the USA in 1915. ⁷

• He worked as a machinist in a ship yard on 11 January 1920 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. ⁷

• He appeared on the 1920 US Federal Census on 11 January 1920 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. ⁷
  

1920 census — 906 East 12th Street North, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA

Name; Relation; Owns or rents, Free or mortgaged; Gender; Race; Age; Marital Status; Immigration Year; Naturalized or
alien; Naturalization Year; Birthplace; Father's Birthplace; Mother's Birthplace; Occupation/Industry
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Bourhill Frank W     Head   OF   M  W  47   M   1908  Na  1915   Scotland      Scotland   Scotland   Machinist/Ship Yard
-------- Mary        Wife        F  W  38   M   1908  Na  1915   Scotland      Scotland   Scotland   None
-------- Frank M     Dau         F  W  14   S   1908  Na  1915   South Africa  Scotland   Scotland   None
-------- Elizabeth   Dau         F  W  13   S   1908  Na  1915   Scotland      Scotland   Scotland   None
-------- Catherine   Dau         F  W   7   S                    Oregon        Scotland   Scotland   None

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Source Citation:  Year: 1920; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: T625_1502; Page: 14B;
                  Enumeration District: 162; Image: 986.