The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-15

Tacoma Bureau Of the Post-Tntslligencer.
lis Pacific Avenue
TACOMA. May l4.-Mrs- Julia A. Nc
Carver died st her home IN this city at
6 o'clock this evening. OF Rrigh;'s disease.
after an illness of Eve weeks.
Mrs. Julia A. Mccarver was born in
St Charles county. Missouri, November IL.
ISIS. her parents being named Mccoy
When quite young she married Carrot A
Buckalew In lsa7 they came 10 Oregon.
Mr. Buckaleg was taken sick east of the
Cascade mountains. and died before the
party reached the Willamette valley. The
following year Mrs BuckaIew married
! NJ NJ McCarver himself widower. Nc
Carver was one OF the go immigrants who
came across the plains in 1913 with DIR.
Marcus Whitman; others being Peter III.
Burnett, J. W. Nesmith, A. L. I.oyeioy
John II. ShIveiy. Nineven Ford. William
p. Dongherty. John Hobson Jesse and
Lindsay Applegate. and the Waldo broth
ers, all OF whom became prominent. use
full and distinguished citizens Of the Pa
cifIc coast
McCarver took an active part in the
Indian war troubles. when he acquired the
title of general. by which he was there
after known. He was also q member of
the provisional legislature. before the
recognition or formation OF Oregon as a
territory of the United States He had q
fine farm at Oregon City. With Burnett
he endeayored TO establish a town a few
miles below Portland. which they called
Linnton, after Senator Linn. of Missouri.
Before accomplishing much gold was dis
covered in California, and both men Joined
fin the rush of Oregonians TO that state
There they interested themselves in the
establishment of the city of Sacramento
McCarver was a member of California
fra ~ tttt al
nett subsequently became governor. a
banker and a very prominent man.
Mrs McCarver followed ner husband to
California in the spring of 1919 remain
ing there until fall She sailed for Port
land on vessel commanded by Capt. Irv-
ing. father of Capt. John Irving, the head
of the Canadian Pacific Navigation Com
pany OF British Columbia. Unable TO get
into the Columbia river. after repeated
and long continued efforts. the vessel was
compelled 10 make for Puget sound. Mrs
McCarver was landed at Nisqually. from
which Hudson Bay post she went on
horseback and by canoe to her william
cite valley home. She and her family lived
there and at Portland until they moved
TO Idaho City. In the gold mining excite
ment Of 1S6l-62. and when what is now
Idaho was part of Washington territory.
Returning to Portland. where they lived
three more years. they moved TO Puget
sound In 1861 locating on commencement
bay. where Gen. McCarver secured large
bodies of land and founded the town OF
Tacoma. He died IN April. 1874.
Since then Mrs. McCarver has led
plain. quiet. transformations life. attend
ing TO her personal, domestic and business
affairs, and doing good among her neigh
bors when opportunity offered. She was
Congregationalis;. and attached to the At
knson Memorial church of Tacoma. OF
her nine children two only survive-Vir-
ginia, wife OF Thomas w. Prosch, of Seat
tie. and Elizabeth NJ. wife Of w. III. Har-
ris. of Tacoma
Mrs. McCarver had the rare distinction
of being a pioneer in four of the Pacific
coast statesAOregon. California, Washing
ton and Idaho. Gen. McCarver had the
additional distinction of being an Iowa
pioneer, he going at an early day TO that
state from Kentucky. and established the
town OF Burlington.