Historical Photos of Albion Boothby and family

Albion Boothby was born in Maine, January 11, 1841. He moved to Oregon as a young man and became a "timber baron" and was one of the founding fathers of Prospect, Oregon. He married Margaret Jenny Nolan at the house of the bride's father in Jackson County on a Sunday August 18, 1872. The preacher's name was M.A. Williams. They had seven children. He passed away on May 29, 1925 and is buried in the "Nye" family plot near Prospect, Oregon. He founded a hotel, the Prospect Hotel which still stands and is now being used as a bed and breakfast. Ask for the "Boothby room"

This is Albion H Boothby,

This is his daughter's family, Sara Rebecca Boothby Buck, born December 1873 according to the census and Joseph Buck. Ruthie is her oldest girl followed by Gladys and Edna is the baby. It is estimated that this picture must have been taken in 1905 or 1906.

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