Rachel Emma Applegate Solomon (November 23, 1887 - June 15, 1955) was an American educator.

Early life

Rachel Emma Applegate was born in Lone Rock Ranch,

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, on November 23, 1887, the daughter of Capt.

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(1845–1938) and Florence Ella Anderson (1855-1919). Her father was a pioneer and staunch friend of the Indians. Her grandfather, Rev. Jesse Marion Anderson, was a pioneer Methodist minister, who was widely known in southern Oregon as a man of ability and worth. She had 5 siblings: Frank Lindsay Applegate (1879-1964), Annie Elizabeth Halferty (1881-1935), Leroy Gilbert Applegate (1885-1966), Jean Margaret Applegate (1894-1956), Oliver Cromwell Applegate (1896-1994). She graduated from Klamath County High School and taught one year before entering the

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to complete her education.

Career

Rachel Applegate Solomon was a Latin teacher for 25 years, first in Klamath County High School and later in

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; she was very active in church work. She held office in several clubs and fraternal organizations. She was a leader of the Delphian Society, a national organization that promoted the education of women in the United States. As a member of the

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, she placed commemorative markers on Denny Creek located on Rock Creek and on Oregon's first battlefield of the

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: her father Captain O.C. Applegate, Rachel and Bert C. Thomas motored to the historic spots. She was one of the first members of the Schoolmates Club. She wrote a history of Klamath County, published in 1941. She was a member of:

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, Klamath Falls Library Club, Women's Library Club, Women's Auxiliary, Sisterhood Circle of the First Methodist church, Pioneer School Girls.

Personal life

Rachel Applegate Solomon lived at 426 N. 7th St.,

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. On July 29, 1920, she married Claude E. Solomon. She remarried on January 1, 1929 to David Jay Good (1872-1939). She married for the third time to John George Swan (1875-1951), the former superintendent of Klamath County Schools. She died on June 15, 1955, and is buried at Rest Lawn Memorial Park, Junction City.

References

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