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William Bybee (1830-1908) came to Oregon in 1842 and settled in Jacksonville in 1843. He had extensive land holdings in Jacksonville County. He owned and operated a resort at Evans Creek, a placer mine in Josephine County, had a large winery in Jacksonville, and built one of the largest mining ditches in Southern Oregon. He was a Democratic representative to Jackson County. He also served two terms as Jackson County sheriff from 1887 to 1882. The Bybee Bridge in Portland, Oregon is the site of Bybee's first ferry service and was named for him.
William Bybee papers, Mss 2139, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Vertical File: Genealogy - Bybee, James F. family, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Collection consists of an account book of the Bybee & Newman mine and other accounts, 1 volume, 1881-1883; chattel mortgage from Bybee to William Kahler, 1883; blank William Bybee mine gross production report, 1887; Bybee and C. Decker accounts, 1887.
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