ULRICH.--In Jacksonville, July 30th, Christian Ulrich, a native of Prussia, aged 60 years.

    Christian Ulrich died at his home in Jacksonville, October 28, after a lingering illness, aged 73 years, 10 months and 22 days. He was born at Burlington, Iowa, December 6, 1852. His parents were part of a caravan of 47 wagons with ox teams which crossed the plains in 1860 and which took six months time in crossing the plains. Many of these families were the founders and builders of this community.
    Mr. Ulrich had been a resident of Jacksonville for sixty-seven years. He was an honest and upright citizen and will be mourned by a host of friends besides his family. He was a charter member of Jacksonville lodge, I.O.O.F. and Rebekahs, being a member for more than fifty years. Also a member of the Presbyterian Church.
    He was married October 13, 1875 to Alice Gilson, and to this union were born seven children. Two of them passed away in infancy. He is survived today by his wife, Alice, and two sons, Louis Ulrich of Medford, Roy Ulrich, Jacksonville, Mrs. J. T. Buckley, Ruch, Ore., Mrs. H. K. Hanna, Jacksonville, Mrs. G. R. Chapman, Gold Hill, Ore., six grandchildren and one brother, William Ulrich, Medford, two sisters, Mrs. T. J. Kenney, Medford and Mrs. L. L. Savage, Alameda, California. Funeral services will be held at the Perl Funeral Home, Sunday, October 31st at 2:30 p.m., Rev. E. McVicker officiating. The pallbearers will be from his lodge, and the I.O.O.F. lodge will have charge at the grave. Interment in Jacksonville cemetery.

    APPLEGATE, Ore., Sept. 7.--At eight o'clock Monday morning fire destroyed the ranch house of C. T. Bammer at Sterling. The fire started on the roof of the kitchen and the two-story structure was soon consumed by the flames. Two trunks and their contents and a small amount of bedding was all that was saved, as fire sweeping in at the open windows, the family was forced to seek safety. The 10-room house was originally the home of Thomas Wilson and wife, pioneers, and was built by Chris Ulrich, all those having passed from this life. There are many expressions of regret at the loss of the old building, as it was the last house left of what was once a thriving mining settlement of several hundred inhabitants. The house was in a good state of preservation, Mr. Bammer having refinished the interior. The loss is estimated at $3000, partially covered by insurance.

    The Halley Block with its nearly 140,000 square feet of ground-floor space contains five business rooms, occupied by these prominent firms. . . .
    The double store room in the center of the block houses "Louie's" [Ulrich] Cash Grocery. This is a home name in every local household. The store carries leading national brands, fresh vegetables, fruits and dairy products. Free delivery, combined with courtesy to customers, has won much favor for "Louie's" store.
"Halley Building Home of Many Medford Firms," Medford Mail Tribune, January 1, 1928, page H


    She rocked back and forth in a chair made of willow limbs. And as she rocked she talked of the days when cars and airplanes were only dreams. Behind her was a shelf lined with relics of the past. In front of her was a cupboard whose dishes had held food for many a pioneer.
    The kindly gray-haired woman was Mrs. Roy Ulrich, one of the Native Daughters of Jacksonville, and she was watching over the large and interesting collection of relics in the museum fixed up by Mrs. H. H. Sargent several years ago and now taken care of by volunteers who open up the place certain days of each week in order that visitors may see the curios.
    "Over 74 years ago my mother and father went to dances at Yreka, traveling the 80 miles from Sterlingville to that place on horses, dancing all night, and returning to their home to rest up for another affair," the pioneer told the Mail Tribune reporter and remarked that it was rather difficult, she guessed, for the girls to ride that far without getting their hoop skirts out of shape.
    Not for many years did this couple, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gilson, live a carefree life, for times were hard at Sterlingville and children added to the responsibilities.
    Although it was only nine and a half miles from the little mining town to the then important city of Jacksonville, regular trips for groceries and supplies were made but twice a year, Mrs. Ulrich related. Driving his team of oxen her father went to the stores and stocked up the cart with sugar, flour and rather poor clothing materials for his family, the oldest of which was Alice, Mrs. Ulrich. There were eleven others, eight of whom are now living.
    From Sterlingville the family moved to a farm near the Smith River. Five years later they started back to the mining district and on the way lost all of their furniture, clothing and money in a flood which washed away their wagon. The horses were rescued and the family came the remainder of the way horseback through three days and nights of cold rain.
    "When we got to Sterlingville we had no money and no place to go. There was one vacant cabin and so we moved in. My father borrowed money and took up a claim. One of the grocers at Jacksonville let him have supplies on time and within a year we had paid for the mine and we were happy," the pioneer daughter said.
    Mrs. Ulrich was married fifty-two years ago to Roy Ulrich, who built the house in Jacksonville which has been their home ever since that time. No matter how often a stranger calls on her for information about this or that relic ranging from aged newspapers, a piano long since parted from any musical qualities to strings of friendship buttons, this brisk Native Daughter is right there with the story.
Medford Mail Tribune, September 9, 1928, page 6

    Lewis Ulrich, who recently opened an insurance office on the fourth floor of the Medford building, has moved his place of business in with the Medford Investment Company, the headquarters for the Southern Building and Loan Association, at 125 East Sixth Street.
    Mr. Ulrich will handle the insurance and real estate department in this new location and invites his present clientele to visit him at the new address.

    William Ulrich, Jackson County pioneer and well-known resident, passed away at his home, 358 South Oakdale, early Saturday morning at the age of 75 years, 14 days. He had been in declining health since July 1928, when he suffered a paralytic stroke, and had been seriously ill since the passing of Mrs. Ulrich in December 1932. William Ulrich was born at Burlington, Iowa, January 28, 1858. At the age of two years, he came west with his parents, Christian and Barbara Ulrich, who took up their residence in Jackson County, Oregon, in 1860.
    They settled in Jacksonville, where William grew to manhood. He attended the common school of that city, though he obtained but a limited education, for in 1869 his father died, and he was thrown upon his own resources, making his living by labor acquired on a nearby ranch as chore boy for his board and clothing for the first year, after which he received wages for the next three years.
    After this he found work about the mines and then became apprenticed in the baker trade in Jacksonville and followed that for five years. He then took up truck teaming for the camps of the new railroad then being built in that locality. That lasted about one year, and he then came to Medford and in 1885 opened a fire insurance office, in which he did well for those days.
    Mr. Ulrich was the organizer and promoter of the Southern Oregon Pork Packing Co., which did a flourishing business in Medford under his efficient management, while at the same time he conducted a retail meat market. He subsequently formed a partnership with Mr. Slinger and engaged in the cattle business until the death of the latter, whereupon Mr. Ulrich purchased the interests of his partner and continued the business alone.
    At this time he moved with his family to Eagle Point, where for five years they resided on a stock ranch and moved back to Medford about 1910. He later associated himself with Luke Ryan in the mercantile business, from which he retired.
    Mr. Ulrich's acquaintance extends throughout southern Oregon, where he was known as a man of fine character and one whose word could always be depended upon and considered honest in all his dealings.
    He was married June 4, 1884, to Emma A. Milner, to which union were born five children, William L. Ulrich of Sheridan, Wyo.; Earl of Prospect, Ore.; Mrs. H. E. Cornell, Klamath Falls; Mrs. T. A. Carlton, Prospect; and Mrs. W. A. Young of Medford. Also two sisters survive, Mrs. T. J. Kenney of Medford and Mrs. L. L. Savage, Cotati, Calif., and four grandchildren.
    Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Howell at the Conger chapel at 2:30 Monday. Interment in Medford I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Medford Mail Tribune, February 12, 1933, page 4


Medford Mail Tribune, March 1, 1934, page 3


    "My father started a soap factory at Jacksonville, Or., in 1861," said Mrs. T. J. Kenney of 812 Bennett Street, Medford. "My maiden name was Rosa Ulrich. I was born in Iowa on January 9, 1860. My parents started across the plains for Oregon when I was 9 weeks old. My father, Christian Ulrich, was born in Germany. He sold soap all over Southern Oregon. He bought fat from butchers and others, which he made into hard brown soap. For local use he made soft soap; he also made candles. He ran the factory until his death, in 1869. He was 69 at the time of his death. My mother died at the age of 73.
    "I went to school at Jacksonville to Professor Robb. I was 17 when I was married, on December 23, 54 years ago. We were married on my husband's birthday, at Jacksonville, by a Presbyterian minister. My husband for many years operated a harness store at Jacksonville. He made pack saddles, sidesaddles, stock saddles and harness. Later, he had a grocery store there. He is now working in a lumber yard.
    "My sister Amelia married Adam Schmidt, a cooper of Jacksonville. Chris was the next child, then William. I was next. My sister Emma married James Dolsen, an engineer on the Southern Pacific. Lillie married Ladd Savage of Jacksonville; she lives in Sacramento. She and I are the only ones of the family now living. My husband and I have had seven children, three of whom are still living."
    "I was born in Jacksonville on July 31, 1883," said Christian J. Kenney. "My father, T. J. Kenney, was also born in Jacksonville. He was born on December 23, 1855. He works in the lumber yard at Medford. His father, Daniel Moe Kenney, came to Oregon in 1845. In 1875 my father started a harness and saddle shop in Jacksonville. Later, he ran a grocery store. I have been running this second-hand store for some time. I went to school in Jacksonville until I reached the 10th grade, and then went to work in my father's hardware and grocery
store. Later, I worked in a hardware store at Astoria, and for four years I worked for the Pacific Hardware & Steel Company in Portland. Later, I worked for a hardware store at Medford.
    "I was married on September 25, 1907, to Anna Lyden. She came from Detroit. We met in Jacksonville. Our oldest daughter, Fosma, married J. S. Rood. He is in the government service in Alaska. They were down to see us last Christmas. My son-in-law has charge of the government reindeer herd and settles disputes between native reindeer owners. The government furnishes them fuel, and they have a very comfortable home. They have a radio, a washing machine and a gasoline flatiron. They put reindeer skins between the roof and the ceiling, which keeps them snug and cozy in winter.
    "Our son Donald is in construction work in California. Bobby, our youngest, attends school in Jacksonville.
    "My mother's maiden name was Rosa Ulrich. There were seven of us children, three still living. My sister Frances lives at Medford. Mervyna married Walter Kentner. They live at Santa Barbara.
    "It will pay you to take a walk around Jacksonville and see where miners are digging shafts and tunnels in back yards. A lot of men who would otherwise be on relief are making wages, and every once in a while someone strikes a pocket and gets out quite a bit of coarse gold."
    Mr. Kenney's grandfather, Daniel Moe Kenney, was active in the effort to create a new state out of Southern Oregon, in 1854. The movement originated at Yreka, Cal., and was strongly championed by the editor of the Yreka Herald. At a meeting at Jacksonville on January 7, 1854, it was decided to hold a convention on January 25 for further discussion. Those who met drafted a memorial to Congress and to the Oregon and California legislatures. The new state was to include Northern California and Southern Oregon. United States Senator Joseph Lane wrote to friends in Southern Oregon that such a move would delay the admission of Oregon as a state, so the movement was dropped. Among those prominent in this agitation were T. McF. Patton, later ambassador to Japan and for many years a prominent book dealer at Salem; D. M. Kenney, L. F. Moser, George Dart, C. S. Drew, John E. Ross, J. A. Lupton, Martin Angel, Richard Dugan, G. L. Snelling, A. McIntyre, William Burt, S. C. Graves, Anthony Little, C. Simms, S. Etlinger, Jesse Richardson and W. W. Fowler. There was also a very active group at Yreka, who hoped that Yreka should be the capital of the proposed new state.
Oregon Journal, Portland, July 9, 1936, page 10


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Medford Mail Tribune, October 5, 1958, page B2


    During the picture-taking at the home of Mrs. Lewis Ulrich, Mrs. Ulrich and photographer Bob [Vroman] discovered that she had been a playmate of his mother, the former Mable Reeve, when the two had both lived in Jacksonville as girls. Mrs. Ulrich, who was Marie Nickell, and Mable Reeve, now Mrs. E. Vroman, were both born in Jacksonville, and Mrs. Ulrich recalled the other Reeve children, Della, Lena and Clarence, whom she had also known.
    Reminiscing about former days in Jacksonville, Mrs. Ulrich said that she and her chums sometimes traveled to Woodville, now called Rogue River, to visit the Birdseye family and other friends. By horse and buggy, the trip took an entire day. The travelers would spend the night in Woodville, visit the next day and the third day would be spent on the return trip.
    Mrs. Ulrich was born in the brick house which stands near the Jacksonville museum. The home belonged to her grandfather, Judge P. P. Prim (Mrs. Ulrich's mother was Ella Prim), who came across the plains in the early 1850s when the gold fever was on the land. He later was one of Oregon's first chief justices of the state supreme court, and was one of the founders of the Pioneer Society of Oregon in 1879.
    "Potpourri" was especially interested in the painting by Dorland Robinson which Mrs. Ulrich owns. This gifted young woman, daughter of the pioneer physician, Dr. J. W. Robinson, died rather young but some of her works are prized possessions of Jackson County families. Her father established a drug store in Jacksonville which served residents for many years and then for a time ceased to operate. It was recently re-established and is now being operated as part of the Foster chain in the county.
Olive Starcher, "Potpourri," Medford Mail Tribune, March 1, 1959, page B7