| Peter McIntyre was born to Robert and Agnes (Drysdale) McIntyre on 11 Oct 1835, in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. He came to America as a very young man.
Peter was a wool mill worker in Lacon, Marshall, IL at the woolen mill started by John Grieves. John Grieves came to America in 1848, bringing his mother and his sister Mary with him. This may have been where Peter McIntyre and Mary Grieves met.
Peter McIntyre and Mary Grieves were married there in 1867. Their daughter Mary was born there in 1869 and son John W. McIntyre in 1871. The family started moving west because the next son James was born in Nebraska in 1874.
The family made their way to Oregon and by the 1880 census the family was living in north Brownsville. Peter is working as a wool sorter at the Brownsville Woolen Mill. His wife Mary is keeping house, their daughter Mary is a student, and their sons James and John are at home.
In 1885 the family moved to Oregon City, living on Adams St. Peter and James were working at the Oregon City Woolen Mill as wool sorters. Peter’s mother had died in Scotland in 1876. Peter brought his father to Oregon so he could care for him in 1885.
An 1888 Portland City directory lists Peter as a wool buyer. His daughter Mary J McIntyre is a dressmaker. His son James is not listed. A John McIntyre is listed as a mate on the steamer Calliope. This may be his son, John but this has not been proven.
By 1890 the family had moved to Salem, Oregon. Peter, his son James and his daughter Mary went to work at the new Thomas Kay Woolen Mill. Mary is a weaver; James is an assistant to his father Peter who is in charge of the wool sorters.
Peter’s father Robert died at Peter’s home at 254 Chemeketa on 8 Sep 1891 and is buried at the Pioneer Cemetery in Salem OR.
An 1893 Salem City Directory lists Peter, James and Miss Mary living at 254 Chemeketa. Miss Mary is a weaver, Peter and James are wool sorters.
In 1895 the TKWM burned down. Peter and his son James found work in the Oregon City Woolen mill and the family moved back to that area. This was an unfortunate move.
On the 15 of March 1905 there was a tragic accident at the Oregon City Woolen Mill. Peter was crushed to death in an elevator accident while loading wool. He is buried at the Mountain View Cemetery in Oregon City. |
