My great grandfather, George Washington Atwood, had a son, Homer Bain Atwood in Curlie or Arlie Oregon in 1904. Whichever name it really was, the town was converted to Camp Adair which is near Corvalis. I also, am trying to find out why my ggrandfather was in that region. Most of George's older children ended up in Canby, Oregon where their descendants still reside. His youngest child, my grandfather moved with him to Scofield, Oregon which is between Vernonia and Highway 26 in the coast range. My assumption is that he was working for a railroad company. My grandfather was issued a RR Retirement Social Security Card and he always migrated along railroad lines in Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and Oregon. If you find a connection to any of these locations or names I would be very interested in continuing dialog. The migration path and reason for his many relocations are my primary genealogical interest at this time. Thanks Jeffrey Atwood [email protected] http://www.teleport.com/~jughead/familytree/index.html At 07:02 PM 6/15/00 -0700, you wrote: >Judy, you asked if my Atwood in Corvallis had any siblings. My Atwood >was Winfred Atwood. He was a botany professor at OSU. As far as I know >he was the only child of Jariel Root Atwood and Clara Garland McKenzie. >However, I believe there were already Atwoods in the Corvallis, Oregon >area before they moved there. I have always thought they must have had >relatives in Oregon who encouraged them to relocate. Winfred and his >wife, Sarah Louise Kent had two daughters, Margaret Kent Atwood and >Dorothy McKenzie Atwood.