Born ‎ Aug 22, 1861 at Dufur, OR., died ‎after 1927‎, at least 66 years

Born ‎ Mar 6, 1843 at Williamstown, VT---see notes, died ‎ Jun 7, 1926 at Salem, OR‎, 83 years, cause of death: septicemia second/ acute abscess of left arm, ‎1st marriage to: Frances Susan ZIMMERMAN, ‎2nd marriage to: Carrie Ella Menefee

Sealing to Parents: 08 FEB 1963
Sealing to Spouse: 18 SEP 1963

Frances Susan Zimmerman




Baptism: 07 AUG 1961

Endowment: 02 NOV 1961 IFALL

History Of Central Oregon, 1905
Enoch came to Dufur with his brother Andrew, Jr. in 1872 and was the sheepherder and stockman of the family, who studied law while herding sheep and became a prominent lawyer of both the Dalles and Portland. He jointly founded Dufur with his brother A.J. After the death of his first wife, Susan Zimmerman, he married Carrie Ella Menefee, daughter of William R. Menefee.

My notes from family History:
E.B. was active in the legislative process & in the formation of the laws and Constitution as Oregon passed from a Territory to a state. My mother, Mary Spears Menefee said that when he died [after she and my father were married] the State of Oregon had a minute of silence in remembrance of his contributions to the State. My grandfather, Frank, read law with E.B. and became a law partner with him until my grandfather and grandmother were divorced. She was the daughter of E.B.

Photocopy of birth registration
Williamston, VT. P. 173 connects with parents Andrew J. Dufur and Lois Burnham. Photocopy, "History of Wasco County" by Mclean P. 322; birth, connects with parents. Excerpt from letter of 2nd wife Carrie Menefee Dufur ; connects with parents, gives place of birth. Birth: State bureau of Vital Statistics Montpelier, VT. [from microfilm]: Birth: Enoch Burnham Dufur
March 6, 1843, Wmstwn, VT
Father: Andrew

Researching the Multnomah Oregon County Land Transactions makes sense because his child, Willie Jacob Dufur [2531], died in 1880 in Near Portland, OR (Multnomah County) and he was married in 1882 in Dalles, Wasco, Oregon.

Some background on Enoch Burnham DUFUR [29]: He was born on 6-MAR-1843 in Williamstown, VT---see notes (GSEST. Orange County, VT), and he died on 7-JUN-1926 in Salem, Marion Co., OR. He married Frances Susan ZIMMERMAN [435] on 6-FEB-1868, and had the following children: Edith [13] (1869), Douglas [153] (1870), Andrew [2530] (1872), George [315] (1875), and Willie [2531] (1878). He married Carrie Ella Menefee [249] on 14-JUN-1882 in Dalles, Wasco, Oregon, and had the following children: Burnham [2532] (1883), Douglas [283] (1887), and Kendall [2533] (1889). His parents were Andrew Jackson DUFUR [150] (b. 5-SEP-1816, d. 10-JUN-1895 in Dufur, OR (Wasco County)), and Lois BURNHAM [32] (b. 7-APR-1818 in Williamstown, VT. (Orange County), d. 8-JUN-1890 in Dufur, OR. (Wasco County)).

Here is a recap of some of the people and places that might be involved in searching a County Land Transactions

State: Oregon
County: Multnomah
Person: DUFUR, Enoch
Alt Spellings: DOVER, DEAVER, DUFFER, DEVORE, and TEVOR

Spouse(s): Frances Susan ZIMMERMAN [435] and Carrie Ella Menefee [249]
Inlaws: Jacob ZIMMERMAN [51], Lebolinda SCHOEPFEL [52], William Reynolds MENEFEE [15], and Nancy Jane BENEFIEL [16]
Parents: Andrew Jackson DUFUR [150] and Lois BURNHAM [32]
Brothers: Andrew Jr. Dufur [31] and William Henry Harrison Dufur [155]


This record can be researched at the following location:

1) Salt Lake City UT
This information can be found on 1 Microfilm at the Family History Library. The volumes for these are:

Call No: 2026896 Title:Chattel mortgages 1874-1884

Researching the Oregon 1905 State Census Records makes sense because his child, Edith Adelia DUFUR [13], was married in 1889 in Fairview, OR. (Coos County) and he died in 1926 in Salem, Marion Co., OR.

Researching the Oregon 1875 State Census Records makes sense because his child, George Harrison Dufur [315], was born in 1875 in Dufur, OR. (Wasco County) and his child, Willie Jacob Dufur [2531], was born in 1878 in Dufur, OR. (Wasco County).

Researching the Oregon 1870 State Census Records makes sense because his child, Edith Adelia DUFUR [13], was born in 1869 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon---see notes (GSEST. Coos County, OR) and his child, Douglas Stephen Dufur [153], was born in 1870 in Portland, OR. (Multnomah County).

Researching the Oregon 1885 State Census Records makes sense because his child, Burnham Dufur [2532], was born in 1883 in Dalles, Wasco, Oregon and his child, Douglas Dufur [283], was born in 1887 in Oregon.

Researching the Marion Oregon Cemetery Records makes sense because he died on 7-JUN-1926 in Salem, Marion Co., OR.

Researching the Multnomah Oregon County Land Transactions makes sense because his child, Willie Jacob Dufur [2531], died in 1880 in Near Portland, OR (Multnomah County) and he was married in 1882 in Dalles, Wasco, Oregon.

Researching the Oregon 1880 Census makes sense because his child, Willie Jacob Dufur [2531], died in 1880 in Near Portland, OR (Multnomah County) and he was married in 1882 in Dalles, Wasco, Oregon. The 1880 census is important because it contains birthplace information for parents of the people listed, as well as the relationships between people living in the household.

Researching the Vermont Civil War Service Records makes sense because he was born in 1843 in Williamstown, VT---see notes (GSEST. Orange County, VT) and he was married in 1868 in East Portland, OR. [now Gresham] (GSEST. Orange County, VT).

about E B Dufur
Name: E B Dufur
Age in 1860: 17
Birth Year: abt 1843
Birthplace: Vermont
Home in 1860: Sandy, Multnomah, Oregon
Gender: Male
Post Office: Portland
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
A J Dufur 44
L Dufur 42
E B Dufur 17
A J Dufur 12
W H Dufur 6
K H Dufur 4



History Of Central Oregon, 1905
Enoch came to Dufur with his brother Andrew, Jr. in 1872 and was the sheepherder and stockman of the family, who studied law while herding sheep and became a prominent lawyer of both the Dalles and Portland. He jointly founded Dufur with his brother A.J. After the death of his first wife, Susan Zimmerman, he married Carrie Ella Menefee, daughter of William R. Menefee.

My notes from family History:
E.B. was active in the legislative process & in the formation of the laws and Constitution as Oregon passed from a Territory to a state. My mother, Mary Spears Menefee said that when he died [after she and my father were married] the State of Oregon had a minute of silence in remembrance of his contributions to the State. My grandfather, Frank, read law with E.B. and became a law partner with him until my grandfather and grandmother were divorced. She was the daughter of E.B.

Photocopy of birth registration
Williamston, VT. P. 173 connects with parents Andrew J. Dufur and Lois Burnham. Photocopy, "History of Wasco County" by Mclean P. 322; birth, connects with parents. Excerpt from letter of 2nd wife Carrie Menefee Dufur ; connects with parents, gives place of birth. Birth: State bureau of Vital Statistics Montpelier, VT. [from microfilm]: Birth: Enoch Burnham Dufur
March 6, 1843, Wmstwn, VT
Father: Andrew