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Joseph Holman (1815 - 1880)

Joseph was an Oregon pioneer and a member of the Peoria Party.

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Eli Stout (1828 - 1906)

Children of HUGH STOUT and ANNA BROWN are: i. ELI3 STOUT, b. 1824, IL; d. 21 May 1906, Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon; m. (1) MARY ANN ?, 06 Oct 1872; m. (2) NANCY J. PARSONS, 15 Sep 1878, Umatilla County...

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Alfred Collver MP (1819 - 1902)

Find a Grave Birth: Dec. 12, 1819 Warrensville Cuyahoga County Ohio, USA Death: May 7, 1902 Independence Polk County Oregon, USA ALFRED BAINBRIDGE COLLVER was born 12 Dec 1819 in Warrensville T...

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Elizabeth Tomlison (1842 - 1883)

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Rhoda (1850 - d.)

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Lavina (1847 - d.)

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Theodore White (c.1844 - d.)

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Sophia (c.1836 - d.)

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Sarah (c.1833 - d.)

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Methotomy (c.1828 - d.)

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Leonard White (c.1826 - d.)

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James White (1804 - 1854)

James and Rhoda crossed the plains with the Applegate wagon train in 1842, from Missouri to Oregon. Children: 1. Leonard White b. 1826-7 Indiana 2. Methotomy White b. 1828-9 Indiana 3. Sarah Whit...

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Rhoda White (1819 - 1882)

BIOGRAPHICAL: Beaver Briefs, Vol. 38,No. 1, pg. 10 The FERRY LADY By Sue Bell of Salem, Oregon In a day when few women ran businesses, it’s refreshing to come across references to a woman in the ...

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Jesse Applegate MP (1810 - 1880)

JESSE APPLEGATE. - The following brief obituary sketch of the late "Uncle" Jesse Applegate was written by General E.L. Applegate, than whom none is better fitted to perform the task, - unwelcome in the...

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John Rogers MP (1807 - 1894)

Find a Grave Birth: Feb. 23, 1807 Sidney Delaware County New York, USA Death: Jan. 12, 1894 Newberg Yamhill County Oregon, USA Family links: Spouse: Sally Janette Nichols Rogers (1812 -...

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Peter Hardeman Burnett, 1st Governor of California MP (1807 - 1895)

Peter Hardeman Burnett (November 15, 1807 – May 17, 1895) was an American politician and the first state governor of California, serving from December 20, 1849 to January 9, 1851. He was also the first...

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Mary Jacobs (1838 - 1907)

Mary Ellen was a child of nine years when she accompanied the family in its removal by immigrant train across the plains from the state of Indiana. That party was distant only a three-days' journey fro...

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Cyrus Jacobs (1831 - 1901)

In 1864 Cyrus and Mary Jacobs built their family home at what is now 607 Grove Street (it was called Market Street then). Grove Street became one of the most opulent areas of town with large mansions s...

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General Joel Palmer (1810 - 1881)

General Joel Palmer (October 4, 1810 – June 9, 1881) was an American pioneer of the Oregon Territory in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. He was born in Canada, and spent his early years...

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Captain John Brown (1768 - 1848)

Captain John Brown was a bachelor. He died 19 feb 1848 and is buried in Lee Mission Cemetery, Salem, Oregon. John Brown was a sea captain who had no especial habitat, but counted his brother's home, Cl...

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Pherne Pringle (1805 - 1891)

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Orus Brown (1800 - 1878)

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Webley Hauxhurst, Jr. (1809 - 1874)

Webley John Hauxhurst, Jr. (January 23, 1809 – January 23, 1874) was a pioneer in Oregon Country. He helped build the first grist mill in Oregon, participated in the Willamette Cattle Company, and was ...

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Elizabeth Biggs (1854 - 1898)

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Margaret "Maggie' Hendrickson (deceased)

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Ruth Williams (1858 - 1949)

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Cecelia Morgan (1842 - 1863)

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Hannah Williams (1824 - 1897)

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Theodocia Hutchison MP (1807 - 1887)

Theodocia Snelling was the daughter of William Snelling and Sarah Scott. She was born March 27, 1807 in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. She married John Hutchison (or Hutchinson) in Caldwell County, Ken...

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Gertrude Williams MP (1849 - 1930)

Gertrude Hutchison was the daughter of John and Theodocia Snelling, She was born in Grundy County, Missouri on September 16, 1949 Her father died in California after leaving his family to go to the gol...

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Almira Williams (1842 - 1866)

Almira was one of fifteen children born to Able Russell and Elizabeth nee Shelley. The family came to Oregon in about 1849. She married Elias Williams in Lane County Oregon on June 17, 1858. Two sons, ...

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Elias Pitzer Williams (1837 - 1921)

At the age of 16, Elias came to Oregon with his family. They were members of the Lost Wagon Train on 1853 that took the Elliot Cutoff. He settled in Lost Valley, in the Oregon Territory...purchasing pr...

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Chloe Clark Willson (1815 - 1871)

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William Holden Willson (1805 - 1856)

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William Adams (1821 - 1906)

In Galesburg, Knox county, Illinois, Dr. Adams was married August 25, 1844, to Miss Frances Olivia Goodell. She was a daughter of Able Goodell and was born in Harmony, Somerset county, Maine, Octob...

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Alva Ackerson (1864 - 1942)

Find a Grave Birth: 1864 Death: 1942 Family links: Spouse: Gorkins Darius Ackerson (1855 - 1925) Burial: Oswego Pioneer Cemetery Lake Oswego Clackamas County Oregon, USA Maintai...

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Gorkins Ackerson (1855 - 1925)

Find a Grave Birth: Jan. 22, 1855 Death: Jul. 9, 1925 Family links: Parents: Garret Ackerson (1816 - 1901) Anna Ackerson (1826 - ____) Spouse: Alva E. Ackerson (1864 - 1942)*...

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Lucretia Borland (1850 - 1934)

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Christopher Borland (1849 - 1934)

Find a Grave Birth: Jan. 3, 1849 Death: Jul. 2, 1934 Family links: Children: Bernice Estella Borland Day (1873 - 1949)* Burial: Oswego Pioneer Cemetery Lake Oswego Clackamas County ...

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Charles Johnson (1804 - 1876)

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Henry Merwin (deceased)

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Mary Ackerson (1853 - 1927)

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Truman Ackerson (1848 - 1917)

Find a Grave Birth: 1848 Illinois, USA Death: May 25, 1917 Montana, USA Died Fort Benton, MT. Father of: Harriett 1870 NE Hannah 1872 NE Emma 1874 NE Albert J. 1876 NE George 1878...

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Anna Ackerson (1828 - 1908)

Find a Grave Birth: 1826 Death: unknown Family links: Spouse: Garret Ackerson (1816 - 1901) Children: Abraham M. Ackerson (1846 - 1911)* Truman Ackerson (1848 - 1917)* Lucr...

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Montgomery Boone (1857 - 1871)

Find a Grave Birth: 1857 Oregon, USA Death: unknown Parents: Jesse VanBibber Boone and Elizabeth Fudge Boone. 1860 US Federal Census, Curry, Clackamas, Oregon: Jesse V Born (Boon/Boone), age ...

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Nancy Boone (1848 - 1915)

Find a Grave Birth: 1848 Death: 1915 Family links: Spouse: Alphonso Daniel Boone (1837 - 1915)* Burial: Sumner Pioneer Cemetery Coos County Oregon, USA Created by: Tony Larson

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Alphonso Boone, Jr. (1837 - 1915)

Find a Grave Birth: 1837 Death: 1915, USA Grandson of Jesse Bryan Boone & Chloe VabBibber and the great grandson of Daniel Boone & Rebecca Bryan Boone. His wife's name was Nancy Leathea Barker ...

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Ethel Curry (1859 - 1866)

Find a Grave Birth: Apr. 21, 1859 Portland Multnomah County Oregon, USA Death: Aug. 3, 1866 Portland Multnomah County Oregon, USA Family links: Parents: George Law Curry (1820 - 1878) ...

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George Law Curry, 5th Governor of Oregon Territory MP (1820 - 1878)

Find a Grave] Wikipedia George Law Curry (July 2, 1820 – July 28, 1878) was a United States political figure and newspaper publisher predominately in what became the state of Oregon. A native of Pe...

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Chloe Curry (Boone) (1822 - 1899)

Find a Grave Birth: 1822 Death: 1889 Portland Multnomah County Oregon, USA Family links: Parents: Alphonso Boone (1796 - 1850) Spouse: George Law Curry (1820 - 1878) Child...

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Alphonso Boone MP (1796 - 1849)

Alphonso Boone (November 7, 1796 – February 27, 1850) was an American pioneer in what became the state of Oregon. A native of Kentucky, he was the grandson of Daniel Boone, and lived much of his li...

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Alphonzo Boone (1859 - 1871)

Find a Grave Birth: 1859 Marion County Oregon, USA Death: unknown 1860 US Federal Census, Curry, Clackamas, Oregon: Jesse V Born (Boon/Boone), age 34, born about 1826 in Missouri, Farmer; Elisa...

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George Boone (1855 - 1918)

Find a Grave Birth: Apr. 17, 1855 Clackamas County Oregon, USA Death: Mar. 14, 1918 Brownsville Linn County Oregon, USA Born at Boones Ferry, Oregon, to Parents: Jesse VanBibber Boone and Eliza...

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Alma Boone (1854 - 1871)

Find a Grave Birth: 1855 Oregon, USA Death: unknown Polk County Oregon, USA Parents: Jesse VanBibber Boone and Elizabeth Fudge Boone. 1860 US Federal Census, Curry, Clackamas, Oregon: Jesse V...

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Vetal Cimino (1830 - d.)

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Sonora "Nora" Cimino (Boone) (1852 - 1910)

Find a Grave Birth: 1852 Death: 1910, USA 58 yrs, wife of Vetal. Family links: Spouse: Vetal Cimino (1830 - 1908) Burial: Winona Cemetery Tualatin Washington County Oregon, USA ...

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Charles Purdin (1825 - 1886)

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Deborah Purdin (1802 - 1888)

Indiana Marriage Record: Obituary, Morning Oregonian, August 17, 1888:

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Ira Purdin (1801 - 1892)

From obituary in the Forest Grove Times, February 26, 1892: Ira E. Purdin, Sr., died at his residence north of Forest Grove, February 20, 1892, age 90y 9m 10d. Born at Redstone, Virginia, May 10, 180...

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Samuel Walker (1801 - 1870)

Samuel, Jemima and family joined the Nathaniel FORD wagon train in May of 1844 and traveled the Oregon Trail. He secured 640.08 acres of land in the Oregon Donation Land Claims (Certificate #27) in Mar...

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Mary Merwin MP (1853 - d.)

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Robert Walker (1825 - 1899)

From the Forest Grove Times, June 17, 1892: Robert Walker of Greenville shot himself under the chin, the ball lodged in left eye in an attempted suicide. He did not die, age about 65 years. He gave n...

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Minerva Walker (1828 - 1911)

From Washington County News Times, July 16, 1908: [Not an Obituary] Five generations gathered last Thursday when Mrs. Minerva Walker, of near Banks, and her descendents met to have pictures taken at ...

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Ammon Knighten (1787 - 1877)

From: AMMON KNIGHTEN was born in Stokes, North Carolina on 13 August 1787. His parents were JESSE and HANNAH KNIGHTEN. AMMON KNIGHTEN was living in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky at the time of the 18...

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Alexander Trimble (1822 - 1899)

Alexander Pierce Trimble was the son of William and Ann Nancy Carter Trimble. Alexander married Polly A. Knapp May 7,1846 in Bloomfield, Walworth County, Wis. The Trimbles were Scots-Irish Presbyterian...

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Mary "Polly" Ann Trimble (Knapp) (1828 - 1898)

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John Womack (1849 - 1921)

John William Womack, son of Jacob and Lurreene Bougher Womack, was born in Unionville, Missouri, He, and a cousin Crawford Womack, made an early trip into Wallowa Valley, camping along Bear Creek. Duri...

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Mary Powell (1812 - 1893)

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Noah Powell (1808 - 1875)

"He married Mary Smith in 1830. In April 1851, he and his family started for Oregon with his brothers John and Alfred, arriving in September. He settled in the north end of Howell's Prairie in Marion C...

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John Powell (1807 - d.)

"After coming to Oregon in 1851, before the days of church houses, he preached in groves, barns, school- houses and residences all over Western Oregon. In 1852 he became the first missionary of the Chr...

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Thomas Maxwell (1833 - 1920)

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Ludlow Maxwell (1806 - 1899)

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Martha Custer (1824 - 1902)

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Ruel Custer (1828 - 1917)

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York MP (1770 - c.1822)

York A very important figure in respect to the discovery of the American West , and a key Team Member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. History records this man as a "Jack of all trades" York`s ab...

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John Lines (1803 - 1868)

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Rebecca Custer (1829 - 1865)

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Thomas Custer (1839 - 1866)

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Stephenson Rayburn (c.1820 - 1905)

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Elzina Steward (1842 - 1925)

Aug. 9, 1925 Oregonian, p 8 "Yamhill Pioneer Dies"McMinnville, Or., Aug. 8 Mrs. Elzina Stewart, 83, a pioneer who crossed the plains by ox team in 1844 and for 81 years has been a continuous reside...

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John Hess (c.1805 - 1873)

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Nancy Allen (1801 - 1870)

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Lemuel Matthews (1858 - 1929)

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David Hurst (1827 - 1892)

Hurst--At his home in North Salem, Wednesday morning, April 27, 1892, from heart disease, David Hurst, aged 66 years. Deceased was born in Baltimore and in 1850 came to Oregon and settled in Douglas ...

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Emily Weaver (1855 - 1913)

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Joseph Cornelison (1829 - 1893)

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Sarah Cornelison (1833 - 1901)

She was the sunshine of our home" In the spring of 1851, a wagon train reached present-day Oregon, carry Joseph Cornelison. Joseph had been married but recently had lost his wife and child. In the sa...

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Rev John Wesley Starr (1794 - 1869)

"My father, John Wesley STARR, was a Methodist preacher," said Mr. ST ARR. "He was born in Maryland on April 22, 1794. My grandfather, James S TARR, spent most of his life in Maryland but died in Belmo...

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Elizabeth Starr (1810 - 1893)

They married on 6 Jun 1829 in Belmont County, Ohio. Family tradition says she was a widow with several children when they married, but no names are known. In 1848 they crossed the plains with their chi...

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John Tripp (1827 - 1877)

John S Tripp arrived in Oregon in 1852, applying for a donation land claim in Tillamook County in September of the same year. In December of 1853, he was one of the citizens who petitioned the territ...

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Dorsey Baker (1823 - 1888)

Father: Ezra Baker 1794-1870 Mother: Elizabeth Haupt 1794-1852 Marriage #1: Caroline Tibbetts Daughter of Gideon and Mary Fox Tibbetts, Dorsey & Carline married on June 16, 1850 in Portland. This uni...

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Harriet Vaugh (1843 - 1912)

Tillamook Headlight Newspaper, Tillamook, Oregon, dated June 6, 1912. "Deaths of Geo. Trask and Mrs. W.M. Vaughn - Brother and Sister Pass Away Within 24 Hours - Both Early Settlers of Tillamook" W...

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Warren Vaugh (1823 - 1907)

Born in Stuben County, New York, in 1823, Warren Nicholas Vaughn first heard about Tillamook, Oregon Territory, in the fall of 1851 from a friend who encouraged him to settle there. His friend describe...

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Rosealtha Higginbotham (1841 - d.)

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Hannah Morse (1821 - 1866)

There are two marriages for Hannah's daughter, Rosealtha, the baby Hannah had in her arms when she met Elbridge Trask at Fort Hall in Idaho as Hannah's wagon train was stopped there for supplies. Rosea...

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Elbridge Trask (1815 - 1863)

Birth: Jul. 15, 1815 Beverly Essex County Massachusetts, USA Death: Jun. 23, 1863 Tillamook Tillamook County Oregon, USA Trask was born in Beverly, Massachusetts to a seafaring family. Trask was si...

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Truman Harris (1824 - 1896)

About the first of May, 1854, Truman Harris, James Quick, Mr. Alderman, Hiram Smith, Trask and others went over the mountains via Hebo mountain, marking logs and snags for the course of the trail to Gr...

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Joseph Davidson (1826 - 1875)

He came across the Oregon Trail in 1852 with his brothers.

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Green Davidson (1818 - 1878)

Son of James Waine Davidson and Mary (Lipe). He married Nancy Million Nov. 20, 1839 in Tazewell, Illinois. They owned a livery and hotel in Peoria, Illinois until March 1852 when they came west to ...

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Dr Gideon Blackburn Davidson (1820 - 1873)

His parents were James Waine and Mary (Lipe) Davidson. He came across the Oregon Trail in 1852 with his brothers, Green Clay Davidson and Joseph Davidson He married Rebecca Robison in Talent, Orego...

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