Miller, Robert A. (Robert Aubrey), 1854-1941

Robert Aubrey Miller (1854-1941) graduated from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon in 1878, began a law practice in Jacksonville, Oregon, served in the Oregon House of Representatives from district 19, and as an aide to Governor Sylvester Pennoyer. He later moved to Oregon City and Portland, Oregon. He was active in politics, a Democrat, president of the Willamette Valley Chautauqua Association, member of the Jacksonville District Pomona Grange, and frequently addressed pioneer gatherings.

From the guide to the Robert Aubrey Miller papers, 1856-1932, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)

Robert Aubrey Miller (1854-1941) owned a law practice in Jacksonville, Oregon, served in the Oregon House of Representatives from district 19 and as an aide to Governor Sylvester Pennoyer. He was active in politics, a Democrat, president of the Willamette Valley Chautauqua Association, member of the Jacksonville District Pomona Grange, and frequently addressed pioneer gatherings.

C.C. Beekman was an Oregon pioneer who settled in Jacksonville, Oregon, worked as a pony express rider, a Wells Fargo agent, and became a successful financier.

Henry Klippel, born in Germany in 1833, became an Oregon pioneer, moving to Oregon from St. Joseph, Missouri in 1851. He was elected Sheriff of Jackson County in 1870 and served until 1872. He also served as City Recorder for the City of Jacksonville and County Recorder and County Assessor for Jackson County. He fought in the Rogue River Indian War, owned a hardware business and worked in a sawmill. Klippel also was a Commissioner for the construction of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem.

William M. Turner, who was originally from Ireland, also became an Oregon pioneer and was the editor of the Jacksonville, Oregon Sentinel, during the 1870s-1880's.

From the guide to the Letter In Memory of William M. Turner, ca 1887, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)