Richard Looney Churchman

Sons of Richard L. Churchman: Oscar Day, Albert Richard, and Joseph Bernie Churchman

• Sex: M
• Born: April 27, 1848 in Mossy Creek (now Jefferson City), Tennessee
• Died: April 4, 1916 in Sheridan, Oregon
• Buried:
• Notes: A. S. Bible owned Willamina's first general merchandise store. On June 25, 1879, Bible bought all of Block 1 in the town of Willamina for $100. This is where his first store stood. By 1880 he owned a general store in both Willamina and Sheridan. Bible lived in Sheridan, and hired Richard Looney Churchman to take care of his Willamina store. In time Richard bought this store from Bible, and kept it for several years. Richard was one of Willamina's early postmasters too.

Father: Joseph Blackburn Churchman, b. 1810 in Tennessee

Mother: Harriett Mynatt, b. April 18, 1816 -- d. December 1, 1875

Family 1: Esther (Etta) Bailey, b. March 17, 1863 in Wales, St. Clair County, Michigan -- d. May 23, 1951 in Willamina, Oregon

• Married: September 3, 1880 in Willamina, Oregon

1. Harriet Pearl Churchman, b. June 23, 1881 in Willamina, Oregon
2. Georgia Orril Churchman, b. June 13, 1883 in Willamina, Oregon
3. Oscar Day Churchman, b. February 10, 1888 in Willamina, Oregon
4. Albert Richard Churchman, b. October 15, 1893 in Sheridan, Oregon
5. Joseph Bernie Churchman, b. October 15, 1893 in Sheridan, Oregon

Sources:

1. Research by Martha Dunn
2. Information about A. S. Bible from Jean Bett (A.S. Bible's niece) - contributed by Martha Dunn
3. Picture contributed by Martha Dunn