(This biographical sketch of Martha Jane Johnson appeared in "Some Descendants of Thomas and Jane (Jefferson) Stephens of Baltimore County, Maryland, 1745-2005" by Edmund G. Fisher, 2005.)
Martha Johnson was reared on the family farm in Crawford Township, Washington County, Iowa. She was educated in the country schools near her childhood home. In 1871 she traveled with her parents to Clark County, Washington Territory, reportedly making the long journey by rail and sailing ship via New York City and Panama, and settled with them on a homestead a few miles east of the the farming community of La Center.
On August 12, 1874, at Portland, Oregon, Martha became the wife of Barney Gallagher, a jaunty Irishman whose wide travels had brought him to the Oregon Country seventeen years earlier. Strabane village, Barney's birthplace, is built on the east bank of the Foyle River, a natural boundary between the counties of Tyrone, Ulster, and Donegal, now in the Republic of Ireland. In his fourteenth year Barney had departed his famine wracked homeland, probably making the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to the United States with several older brothers. In 1857, following brief sojourns in the gold fields of California and Canada's Fraser River country, he had taken a homestead along the lower Columbia River near the now-extinct settlement of Frankfort, on the Washington shore. There, on a strategic headland — a landmark later dubbed "Barney's Point" by other local settlers — he had built a boat landing and launched a successful career as one of the district's pioneer seiners.
As newlyweds, Barney and Martha Gallagher settled on a timbered parcel of land along Young's River, south of the peninsula on which the seaport of Astoria, Oregon, is located. Though the Gallaghers raised livestock and engaged in general farming, it was Barney's fishing trade that remained the family's primary source of income. The couple's seven children were reared on the Young's River ranch.
Throughout his lengthy work career Barney built substantial holdings in several profitable Astoria canning firms, including Columbia Packing Company, Fishermen's Packing Company, and the White Star cannery. About 1900 he relinquished his commercial investments and withdrew from active business life.
The Gallaghers enjoyed a comfortable and leisurely retirement, dividing their time between the family homes on Young's River and in Astoria. Socially, they were active and well liked, and moved easily among Clatsop County's close knit community of pioneer-era settlers. Both Barney and Martha reached advanced ages, and, at their passing, were consigned to Astoria's Greenwood Cemetery. However, in later years their remains were exhumed for reburial in Warrenton, Oregon.
Martha Johnson was reared on the family farm in Crawford Township, Washington County, Iowa. She was educated in the country schools near her childhood home. In 1871 she traveled with her parents to Clark County, Washington Territory, reportedly making the long journey by rail and sailing ship via New York City and Panama, and settled with them on a homestead a few miles east of the the farming community of La Center.
On August 12, 1874, at Portland, Oregon, Martha became the wife of Barney Gallagher, a jaunty Irishman whose wide travels had brought him to the Oregon Country seventeen years earlier. Strabane village, Barney's birthplace, is built on the east bank of the Foyle River, a natural boundary between the counties of Tyrone, Ulster, and Donegal, now in the Republic of Ireland. In his fourteenth year Barney had departed his famine wracked homeland, probably making the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to the United States with several older brothers. In 1857, following brief sojourns in the gold fields of California and Canada's Fraser River country, he had taken a homestead along the lower Columbia River near the now-extinct settlement of Frankfort, on the Washington shore. There, on a strategic headland — a landmark later dubbed "Barney's Point" by other local settlers — he had built a boat landing and launched a successful career as one of the district's pioneer seiners.
As newlyweds, Barney and Martha Gallagher settled on a timbered parcel of land along Young's River, south of the peninsula on which the seaport of Astoria, Oregon, is located. Though the Gallaghers raised livestock and engaged in general farming, it was Barney's fishing trade that remained the family's primary source of income. The couple's seven children were reared on the Young's River ranch.
Throughout his lengthy work career Barney built substantial holdings in several profitable Astoria canning firms, including Columbia Packing Company, Fishermen's Packing Company, and the White Star cannery. About 1900 he relinquished his commercial investments and withdrew from active business life.
The Gallaghers enjoyed a comfortable and leisurely retirement, dividing their time between the family homes on Young's River and in Astoria. Socially, they were active and well liked, and moved easily among Clatsop County's close knit community of pioneer-era settlers. Both Barney and Martha reached advanced ages, and, at their passing, were consigned to Astoria's Greenwood Cemetery. However, in later years their remains were exhumed for reburial in Warrenton, Oregon.
(This biographical sketch of Martha Jane Johnson appeared in "Some Descendants of Thomas and Jane (Jefferson) Stephens of Baltimore County, Maryland, 1745-2005" by Edmund G. Fisher, 2005.)
Martha Johnson was reared on the family farm in Crawford Township, Washington County, Iowa. She was educated in the country schools near her childhood home. In 1871 she traveled with her parents to Clark County, Washington Territory, reportedly making the long journey by rail and sailing ship via New York City and Panama, and settled with them on a homestead a few miles east of the the farming community of La Center.
On August 12, 1874, at Portland, Oregon, Martha became the wife of Barney Gallagher, a jaunty Irishman whose wide travels had brought him to the Oregon Country seventeen years earlier. Strabane village, Barney's birthplace, is built on the east bank of the Foyle River, a natural boundary between the counties of Tyrone, Ulster, and Donegal, now in the Republic of Ireland. In his fourteenth year Barney had departed his famine wracked homeland, probably making the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to the United States with several older brothers. In 1857, following brief sojourns in the gold fields of California and Canada's Fraser River country, he had taken a homestead along the lower Columbia River near the now-extinct settlement of Frankfort, on the Washington shore. There, on a strategic headland — a landmark later dubbed "Barney's Point" by other local settlers — he had built a boat landing and launched a successful career as one of the district's pioneer seiners.
As newlyweds, Barney and Martha Gallagher settled on a timbered parcel of land along Young's River, south of the peninsula on which the seaport of Astoria, Oregon, is located. Though the Gallaghers raised livestock and engaged in general farming, it was Barney's fishing trade that remained the family's primary source of income. The couple's seven children were reared on the Young's River ranch.
Throughout his lengthy work career Barney built substantial holdings in several profitable Astoria canning firms, including Columbia Packing Company, Fishermen's Packing Company, and the White Star cannery. About 1900 he relinquished his commercial investments and withdrew from active business life.
The Gallaghers enjoyed a comfortable and leisurely retirement, dividing their time between the family homes on Young's River and in Astoria. Socially, they were active and well liked, and moved easily among Clatsop County's close knit community of pioneer-era settlers. Both Barney and Martha reached advanced ages, and, at their passing, were consigned to Astoria's Greenwood Cemetery. However, in later years their remains were exhumed for reburial in Warrenton, Oregon.
Martha Johnson was reared on the family farm in Crawford Township, Washington County, Iowa. She was educated in the country schools near her childhood home. In 1871 she traveled with her parents to Clark County, Washington Territory, reportedly making the long journey by rail and sailing ship via New York City and Panama, and settled with them on a homestead a few miles east of the the farming community of La Center.
On August 12, 1874, at Portland, Oregon, Martha became the wife of Barney Gallagher, a jaunty Irishman whose wide travels had brought him to the Oregon Country seventeen years earlier. Strabane village, Barney's birthplace, is built on the east bank of the Foyle River, a natural boundary between the counties of Tyrone, Ulster, and Donegal, now in the Republic of Ireland. In his fourteenth year Barney had departed his famine wracked homeland, probably making the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to the United States with several older brothers. In 1857, following brief sojourns in the gold fields of California and Canada's Fraser River country, he had taken a homestead along the lower Columbia River near the now-extinct settlement of Frankfort, on the Washington shore. There, on a strategic headland — a landmark later dubbed "Barney's Point" by other local settlers — he had built a boat landing and launched a successful career as one of the district's pioneer seiners.
As newlyweds, Barney and Martha Gallagher settled on a timbered parcel of land along Young's River, south of the peninsula on which the seaport of Astoria, Oregon, is located. Though the Gallaghers raised livestock and engaged in general farming, it was Barney's fishing trade that remained the family's primary source of income. The couple's seven children were reared on the Young's River ranch.
Throughout his lengthy work career Barney built substantial holdings in several profitable Astoria canning firms, including Columbia Packing Company, Fishermen's Packing Company, and the White Star cannery. About 1900 he relinquished his commercial investments and withdrew from active business life.
The Gallaghers enjoyed a comfortable and leisurely retirement, dividing their time between the family homes on Young's River and in Astoria. Socially, they were active and well liked, and moved easily among Clatsop County's close knit community of pioneer-era settlers. Both Barney and Martha reached advanced ages, and, at their passing, were consigned to Astoria's Greenwood Cemetery. However, in later years their remains were exhumed for reburial in Warrenton, Oregon.
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