Our Ancestors' Homes
The following is views of some photos of our ancestors' homes and residences. Some of these are recent photos of houses that have survived, while others are old photos of houses that have long since been demolished.Plymale Cottage, 180 N. Oregon St., Jacksonville, Jackson County, Oregon.
This house was built in 1868 by David Linn who owned a furniture factory across the street. That same year he sold the house to Henry Breitbarth, who because of debts, reverted the house back to Linn in 1873. Over the next 15 years, David Linn never lived here but instead rented it out to a variety of families during that period. In 1888, David Linn's furniture factory burned down and also burned down the home of his neighbor, William Plymale. It seems that Linn felt sorry for William Plymale (who had a family of 9 children and no home). In 1890 (about a year and a half later), Linn sold this house to Plymale. William Plymale and his family lived in this house from 1890 until his death in 1904. At that time, the house was passed to William's daughter Kate, who six months later was married and moved to Medford. She sold the house soon after. The history of the house has seen many owners since the Plymale family. It was used as a residence for many years, it has been a restaurant, an antique store, and is currently a boutique called "Llamas and Llambs."
Plymale farm, along Pacific Highway, Medford, Jackson County, Oregon
This is a drawing of the Plymale farm taken from the 1884 book History of Southern Oregon, by Joseph Gaston. This farm was originally settled by the widow Mary Plymale and her children in 1853, shortly after they had migrated from Illinois. In about 1865, Mary gave this farm to her son Francis and his wife Jane. Francis owned this farm until his death in 1900. Soon after that, it was sold to the Benson family, who only owned it for a few more decades. Originally, the farm was in an area called Manzanita Precinct, a farming region between the towns of Medford and Central Point. Today the farm is almost completely within Medford's city limits, although part of it is unincorporated territory. There are no remains of the Plymales' presence on this site, as it is today intersected by the Southern-Pacific Railroad and by the Pacific Highway, and is the location of a number of small businesses.
Site of Plymale farm, Giles County, Virginia.
This is the current site of the Plymale homestead of Anthony Plymale, which he sold in the early 1820's. Although the current house was built after it was in the hands of the Plymale family, it is possible that its chimney was built from remains of the original Plymale home.(Photo courtesy of Plymale.com and John A. Plymale)
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