Adaline married Philo B Littlejohn (b NY 1810) on 01 MAY 1837 in Cattaraugus Co., NY, They were the parents of Leverett Junius and Almira.
July 10, 1903 - Humboldt County Republican - It is often in the history of Iowa nowadays that the death of any person living in it recalls the early history of the far west, as they were personally connected with it. But such is the case with Mrs. Adallne S. Littlejohn, whose funeral was held today at the Unitarian church. The W.C.T.U. and W.R.C. assisted in the services, of which Mrs. Littlejohn was a very active member.
She was over ninety years old at her death and was born in Massachusetts, March 18, 1813. Thirty years of her life were spent in New York, where she taught school, a part of the time in Ingham's academy. In 1839 her first real strenuous career began. Leaving Quincy, Illinois, with her husband and a party of immigrants, they started for the long, dangerous ride to Oregon, representing a journey of some 2500 miles, all of which was by horseback and pack train. Their object in going was as missionaries, the principal work being among the Indians.
While there Mrs. Littlejohn learned the Indian tongues and became well acquainted with their manners. Mrs. Littlejohn was one of those who gladly gave all her energy to the upbuilding of the famous "far west." She passed through all manner of toil, hardship and danger, but always the same brave spirit, which has marked her family blood for generations. During the latter years of her life she held away from death, when most people would have succumed in a short time. This is another of her traits of her family, several living around the 100 year mark and over.
While in Oregon she became acquainted with Dr. Marcus Whitman and many notable characters and was closely connected with them in their work. In fact, when Whitman made his famous ride to Washington D.C., the ride which saved Oregon, it was Mrs. Littlejohn who kept house for him and looked after things, and it was she who knit the cap he wore on the ride. Her reminiscenses of this man and others and the life in the west has been of great interest to her friends.
She and her husband remained in Oregon for seven years, leaving on account of the health of the latter. Soon after Mr. and Mrs. Whitman were murdered by the Indians. After returning to the east they settled shortly in Iowa, where her husband died many years before her death. He was a member of the famous "Graybeard" regiment in the Civil war.
Mrs. Littlejohn was also busy at that time being a nurse in the army at Memphis and other points. She came to Humboldt about fifteen years ago with her daughter, Mrs. C.P. Clark, and has been a resident here up to her death. During the last years of her life she has been very feeble, hardly able to move about. Her daughter was born in Oregon and came all the way to Iowa when a baby on a horse. One son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Littlejohn, who served in the Civil war, but he is not living. (Leverett Julius Littlejohn, of Delhi, Iowa; Cavalry 4th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry; taken prisoner June 11, 1864 at Ripley, Mississippi; died on Feb. 10, 1865, at Andersonville prison at age 19.)
July 10, 1903 - Humboldt County Republican - It is often in the history of Iowa nowadays that the death of any person living in it recalls the early history of the far west, as they were personally connected with it. But such is the case with Mrs. Adallne S. Littlejohn, whose funeral was held today at the Unitarian church. The W.C.T.U. and W.R.C. assisted in the services, of which Mrs. Littlejohn was a very active member.
She was over ninety years old at her death and was born in Massachusetts, March 18, 1813. Thirty years of her life were spent in New York, where she taught school, a part of the time in Ingham's academy. In 1839 her first real strenuous career began. Leaving Quincy, Illinois, with her husband and a party of immigrants, they started for the long, dangerous ride to Oregon, representing a journey of some 2500 miles, all of which was by horseback and pack train. Their object in going was as missionaries, the principal work being among the Indians.
While there Mrs. Littlejohn learned the Indian tongues and became well acquainted with their manners. Mrs. Littlejohn was one of those who gladly gave all her energy to the upbuilding of the famous "far west." She passed through all manner of toil, hardship and danger, but always the same brave spirit, which has marked her family blood for generations. During the latter years of her life she held away from death, when most people would have succumed in a short time. This is another of her traits of her family, several living around the 100 year mark and over.
While in Oregon she became acquainted with Dr. Marcus Whitman and many notable characters and was closely connected with them in their work. In fact, when Whitman made his famous ride to Washington D.C., the ride which saved Oregon, it was Mrs. Littlejohn who kept house for him and looked after things, and it was she who knit the cap he wore on the ride. Her reminiscenses of this man and others and the life in the west has been of great interest to her friends.
She and her husband remained in Oregon for seven years, leaving on account of the health of the latter. Soon after Mr. and Mrs. Whitman were murdered by the Indians. After returning to the east they settled shortly in Iowa, where her husband died many years before her death. He was a member of the famous "Graybeard" regiment in the Civil war.
Mrs. Littlejohn was also busy at that time being a nurse in the army at Memphis and other points. She came to Humboldt about fifteen years ago with her daughter, Mrs. C.P. Clark, and has been a resident here up to her death. During the last years of her life she has been very feeble, hardly able to move about. Her daughter was born in Oregon and came all the way to Iowa when a baby on a horse. One son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Littlejohn, who served in the Civil war, but he is not living. (Leverett Julius Littlejohn, of Delhi, Iowa; Cavalry 4th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry; taken prisoner June 11, 1864 at Ripley, Mississippi; died on Feb. 10, 1865, at Andersonville prison at age 19.)
Adaline married Philo B Littlejohn (b NY 1810) on 01 MAY 1837 in Cattaraugus Co., NY, They were the parents of Leverett Junius and Almira.
July 10, 1903 - Humboldt County Republican - It is often in the history of Iowa nowadays that the death of any person living in it recalls the early history of the far west, as they were personally connected with it. But such is the case with Mrs. Adallne S. Littlejohn, whose funeral was held today at the Unitarian church. The W.C.T.U. and W.R.C. assisted in the services, of which Mrs. Littlejohn was a very active member.
She was over ninety years old at her death and was born in Massachusetts, March 18, 1813. Thirty years of her life were spent in New York, where she taught school, a part of the time in Ingham's academy. In 1839 her first real strenuous career began. Leaving Quincy, Illinois, with her husband and a party of immigrants, they started for the long, dangerous ride to Oregon, representing a journey of some 2500 miles, all of which was by horseback and pack train. Their object in going was as missionaries, the principal work being among the Indians.
While there Mrs. Littlejohn learned the Indian tongues and became well acquainted with their manners. Mrs. Littlejohn was one of those who gladly gave all her energy to the upbuilding of the famous "far west." She passed through all manner of toil, hardship and danger, but always the same brave spirit, which has marked her family blood for generations. During the latter years of her life she held away from death, when most people would have succumed in a short time. This is another of her traits of her family, several living around the 100 year mark and over.
While in Oregon she became acquainted with Dr. Marcus Whitman and many notable characters and was closely connected with them in their work. In fact, when Whitman made his famous ride to Washington D.C., the ride which saved Oregon, it was Mrs. Littlejohn who kept house for him and looked after things, and it was she who knit the cap he wore on the ride. Her reminiscenses of this man and others and the life in the west has been of great interest to her friends.
She and her husband remained in Oregon for seven years, leaving on account of the health of the latter. Soon after Mr. and Mrs. Whitman were murdered by the Indians. After returning to the east they settled shortly in Iowa, where her husband died many years before her death. He was a member of the famous "Graybeard" regiment in the Civil war.
Mrs. Littlejohn was also busy at that time being a nurse in the army at Memphis and other points. She came to Humboldt about fifteen years ago with her daughter, Mrs. C.P. Clark, and has been a resident here up to her death. During the last years of her life she has been very feeble, hardly able to move about. Her daughter was born in Oregon and came all the way to Iowa when a baby on a horse. One son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Littlejohn, who served in the Civil war, but he is not living. (Leverett Julius Littlejohn, of Delhi, Iowa; Cavalry 4th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry; taken prisoner June 11, 1864 at Ripley, Mississippi; died on Feb. 10, 1865, at Andersonville prison at age 19.)
July 10, 1903 - Humboldt County Republican - It is often in the history of Iowa nowadays that the death of any person living in it recalls the early history of the far west, as they were personally connected with it. But such is the case with Mrs. Adallne S. Littlejohn, whose funeral was held today at the Unitarian church. The W.C.T.U. and W.R.C. assisted in the services, of which Mrs. Littlejohn was a very active member.
She was over ninety years old at her death and was born in Massachusetts, March 18, 1813. Thirty years of her life were spent in New York, where she taught school, a part of the time in Ingham's academy. In 1839 her first real strenuous career began. Leaving Quincy, Illinois, with her husband and a party of immigrants, they started for the long, dangerous ride to Oregon, representing a journey of some 2500 miles, all of which was by horseback and pack train. Their object in going was as missionaries, the principal work being among the Indians.
While there Mrs. Littlejohn learned the Indian tongues and became well acquainted with their manners. Mrs. Littlejohn was one of those who gladly gave all her energy to the upbuilding of the famous "far west." She passed through all manner of toil, hardship and danger, but always the same brave spirit, which has marked her family blood for generations. During the latter years of her life she held away from death, when most people would have succumed in a short time. This is another of her traits of her family, several living around the 100 year mark and over.
While in Oregon she became acquainted with Dr. Marcus Whitman and many notable characters and was closely connected with them in their work. In fact, when Whitman made his famous ride to Washington D.C., the ride which saved Oregon, it was Mrs. Littlejohn who kept house for him and looked after things, and it was she who knit the cap he wore on the ride. Her reminiscenses of this man and others and the life in the west has been of great interest to her friends.
She and her husband remained in Oregon for seven years, leaving on account of the health of the latter. Soon after Mr. and Mrs. Whitman were murdered by the Indians. After returning to the east they settled shortly in Iowa, where her husband died many years before her death. He was a member of the famous "Graybeard" regiment in the Civil war.
Mrs. Littlejohn was also busy at that time being a nurse in the army at Memphis and other points. She came to Humboldt about fifteen years ago with her daughter, Mrs. C.P. Clark, and has been a resident here up to her death. During the last years of her life she has been very feeble, hardly able to move about. Her daughter was born in Oregon and came all the way to Iowa when a baby on a horse. One son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Littlejohn, who served in the Civil war, but he is not living. (Leverett Julius Littlejohn, of Delhi, Iowa; Cavalry 4th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry; taken prisoner June 11, 1864 at Ripley, Mississippi; died on Feb. 10, 1865, at Andersonville prison at age 19.)
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