Have you tried getting the records from the County seat where this happened , and if they sent them to another office one might be the Oregon State Archives , either way you will have to go in person to prove who you are now . Many records are being removed from the net since the Towers . So even proof of who you are is even stressed more now. You should call the Courthouse where it happened and find out where whose records are stored then go there. Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: <Firelook2@aol.com> To: <OREGON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 2:17 PM Subject: [OREGON] Looking for male - age 32 in 1955; part american indian - Lincoln County > Hello list, > > I usually just post genealogy info, but wanted to see if anyone might > recognize someone matching this description - as I am searching for > information on my birthfather. > > I am looking for my birthfather, in my adoption file it says he would have > been 32 yrs old in 1955 (when I was born); he was probably living in the > Newport, OR area as he had "relations" with my birthmother who was 22 at the > time. She went by the nickname of "Dot", and "Stormy" and worked at least > part-time as a bartender. She was seperated from her husband who was in the > military, and she had 2 small children at home when I was born. > > My files say birthfather was 32, in good health, white but also it states > that he was to a "small degree" part American Indian. I am trying to find out > what tribe his ancestors were from for my own peace of mind and genealogy > purposes. I have absolutely no intention of disrupting anyone's life. This is > for my own personal information only. > > If anyone has information on anyone matching this desciption, or if you have > any suggestions, I'd be very grateful. > > Thankyou. > ..Marcy

Thank you for the site. I did check Bradley and found something very interesting..... Would like to share with all of you. William Bradley found with a unkown Mahalia Bradley in Gurnsey Co. Ohio Cencus along with my James Bradley and was wondering if you knew the releationship.... We to are found in Baker Co, Oregon and Malheur...............They left gurnsey Co Ohio in 1850 we know in the years GGGrandfatherborn moved to Adair Iowa for 2 years and then on to Oregon, found in Yamhill Co in 1852, 1853,1854 then disapears to us Children found in Dufur, and Portland, Foreman found in Malhuer with wife maiden name Cramm. One of the daughters married a Coombs...........think they are some how related to the Blacks in Baker..............??? any help would be appreciated..............pmml@navicom.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "W David Samuelsen" <dsam@sampubco.com> To: <OREGON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 9:20 AM Subject: [OREGON] BGHMU Families Database > http://www.rootsweb.com/~orbaker/database/baker/index.htm > > check out the latest additions (over 1,000 individuals) > > If you had families in any of these counties - Baker, Grant, Harney, > Malheur and Union counties and wish to add to this growing > database, do so - instruction is on the first page of this database. > > W. David Samuelsen > Baker/Grant GenWeb Project > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the OREGON LIST > To Search the OREGON-L or leave the lists use this link to the Oregon-L > web site http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237

Do you have a quilting guild in your area? Is there a good fabric store that sells quality material for quilters? If yes to either or both questions, you will find the proper method of cleaning and storing antique quilts. happy hunting, Mary Ystad Curran ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Schira" <schirafam@yahoo.com> To: <OREGON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 10:32 AM Subject: Re: [OREGON] Old quilts > > --- BoborJamie@aol.com wrote: > > Does anyone on the list know where I would take old > > quilts for cleaning and > > evaluation, or at least how to clean them. I just > > opened a big box that came > > from my Aunt's estate and contained quilts from > > possibly 3 generations. > > SCORE!! > > For cleaning, you'd take them to a dry cleaner, > and have them treated like a wedding dress you want to > preserve. On the other hand, if you do that, how are > you going to enjoy it? I'd just take them to a dry > cleaner that advertises they are willing to spend the > extra time (and appropriate fee) for taking care of > heirlooms. > > As far as evaluation, there are numerous people > at state fairs who have that information. Contact > some of the people who are entering the quilting > contests of your state fair. Find out who the judges > are. They could certainly tell you who would be a > good evaluator. Lastly, don't forget to check out the > 4-H organizations in your area. They would also know > who could do evaluations. > > ===== > With best wishes, > > Jim Schira > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of > your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com > or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the OREGON LIST > To Search the OREGON-L or leave the lists use this link to the Oregon-L > web site http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Sure, go to the on-line telephone directories, for Roseburg Oregon, and see who the newspaper is, and call them up. (do a yellow pages lookup.) --- Mark B <mr_mark66@hotmail.com> wrote: > I've got a basic line on my grandfather from the > Oregon death index (thanks > everyone). > > Jackson F Butler, died apr7, 1946, Douglas County. > > I received a message saying I might be able to get > an obit from the Roseburg > newspaper. > > Does anyone know how I would go about doing > something like that? > > 1 - request someone at the newspaper to look it up > for me > 2 - request a local genealogy volunteer to look it > up for me > 3 - request microfilm from the newspaper on library > loan > 4 - pay someone to look it up. > 5 - ? > > Mark Butler > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the OREGON LIST > To Search the OREGON-L or leave the lists use this > link to the Oregon-L > web site > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy > access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > ===== With best wishes, Jim Schira __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com

Odds are that she DID die after 1906. My guess is that she had a subsequent marriage, or died out of state. --- Jane Hutchings <janeh@dnc.net> wrote: > > I check the Or Death Index. > Sorry she falls into that time period when there was > no death dates > recorded. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wanda K. Smith" <dolledup@bellsouth.net> > To: <OREGON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 2:31 PM > Subject: [OREGON] Death index > > > > Dear list, > > I am new to this list and am looking for > information on my one of many > brick > > walls. Estaline Frances (Lunsford) Wray. She was > born in 1855 in Virginia > > and may have moved to Oregon when the family left > Missouri and headed > west. > > She traveled with several family members. Her > brother had a child in > Oregon > > in 1884. He later settled in the Lincoln County, > Washington area. I would > > appreciate SKS looking in the index on the off > chance that she died after > > 1906. > > > > Thanks, > > Wanda > > > > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > > Welcome to the OREGON LIST > > To Search the OREGON-L or leave the lists use this > link to the Oregon-L > > web site > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and > enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the OREGON LIST > To Search the OREGON-L or leave the lists use this > link to the Oregon-L > web site > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy > access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > ===== With best wishes, Jim Schira __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com

It's unlikely you would find any info here. But, you've got a good background of whom your looking for. I'd put your query in at "adoptionregistery.com", and see if anything transpires. They keep your query on file for quite a long time. I've got one there myself. ===== With best wishes, Jim Schira __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com

--- BoborJamie@aol.com wrote: > Does anyone on the list know where I would take old > quilts for cleaning and > evaluation, or at least how to clean them. I just > opened a big box that came > from my Aunt's estate and contained quilts from > possibly 3 generations. > SCORE!! For cleaning, you'd take them to a dry cleaner, and have them treated like a wedding dress you want to preserve. On the other hand, if you do that, how are you going to enjoy it? I'd just take them to a dry cleaner that advertises they are willing to spend the extra time (and appropriate fee) for taking care of heirlooms. As far as evaluation, there are numerous people at state fairs who have that information. Contact some of the people who are entering the quilting contests of your state fair. Find out who the judges are. They could certainly tell you who would be a good evaluator. Lastly, don't forget to check out the 4-H organizations in your area. They would also know who could do evaluations. ===== With best wishes, Jim Schira __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com

Diane, Sorry, it does not have those four names. HALLBORG wrote: > Hello Pete , This book you have ? Does it mentionthe Surnames : Soulier , > Dompierre , Pariseau or Perrault in it ? > Thank You , > Diane in B.C.Can > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Pete Wasser <petew@netcnct.net> > To: <OREGON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 3:11 PM > Subject: Re: [OREGON] Are you researching these names? > > > History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol III, > The S.J. > > Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, 1928, page 668 lists a William Lambert > > Archambeau married to Emma J. McMurray, a child named Ruby L.Archambeau. > He was born > > in the French Settlement, near Roseburg, Oregon. Is this any relation? > > > > Kenneth Tessendorff wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > I would like to correspond with other researchers who may have > > > information on the following individuals. > > > > > > Louisa J. CARLTON d. 7 Nov 1910 in Jackson county, OR > > > Virinda May GILBERT d. 30 Mar 1922 in Lane county, OR > > > Mary C. (Cummins) ISHMAEL b. about 1857 in MO. Probably died in OR > > > Louisa J. ISHMAEL b. about 1874 in OR > > > Virinda M. ISHMAEL b. about 1878 in OR > > > Sarah F. ARCHAMBEAM (spelling might be ARCHAMBEAUX) b. in CA about 1858. > > > Probably died in Lane or Douglas county OR. > > > > > > Thank you for your help. > > > Ken T. > > > California > > > > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > > > Welcome to the OREGON LIST > > > To Search the OREGON-L or leave the lists use this link to the Oregon-L > > > web site http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > > Welcome to the OREGON LIST > > To Search the OREGON-L or leave the lists use this link to the Oregon-L > > web site http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the OREGON LIST > To Search the OREGON-L or leave the lists use this link to the Oregon-L > web site http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hello Pete , This book you have ? Does it mentionthe Surnames : Soulier , Dompierre , Pariseau or Perrault in it ? Thank You , Diane in B.C.Can ----- Original Message ----- From: Pete Wasser <petew@netcnct.net> To: <OREGON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [OREGON] Are you researching these names? > History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol III, The S.J. > Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, 1928, page 668 lists a William Lambert > Archambeau married to Emma J. McMurray, a child named Ruby L.Archambeau. He was born > in the French Settlement, near Roseburg, Oregon. Is this any relation? > > Kenneth Tessendorff wrote: > > > Hi, > > I would like to correspond with other researchers who may have > > information on the following individuals. > > > > Louisa J. CARLTON d. 7 Nov 1910 in Jackson county, OR > > Virinda May GILBERT d. 30 Mar 1922 in Lane county, OR > > Mary C. (Cummins) ISHMAEL b. about 1857 in MO. Probably died in OR > > Louisa J. ISHMAEL b. about 1874 in OR > > Virinda M. ISHMAEL b. about 1878 in OR > > Sarah F. ARCHAMBEAM (spelling might be ARCHAMBEAUX) b. in CA about 1858. > > Probably died in Lane or Douglas county OR. > > > > Thank you for your help. > > Ken T. > > California > > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > > Welcome to the OREGON LIST > > To Search the OREGON-L or leave the lists use this link to the Oregon-L > > web site http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the OREGON LIST > To Search the OREGON-L or leave the lists use this link to the Oregon-L > web site http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol III, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, 1928, page 668 lists a William Lambert Archambeau married to Emma J. McMurray, a child named Ruby L.Archambeau. He was born in the French Settlement, near Roseburg, Oregon. Is this any relation? Kenneth Tessendorff wrote: > Hi, > I would like to correspond with other researchers who may have > information on the following individuals. > > Louisa J. CARLTON d. 7 Nov 1910 in Jackson county, OR > Virinda May GILBERT d. 30 Mar 1922 in Lane county, OR > Mary C. (Cummins) ISHMAEL b. about 1857 in MO. Probably died in OR > Louisa J. ISHMAEL b. about 1874 in OR > Virinda M. ISHMAEL b. about 1878 in OR > Sarah F. ARCHAMBEAM (spelling might be ARCHAMBEAUX) b. in CA about 1858. > Probably died in Lane or Douglas county OR. > > Thank you for your help. > Ken T. > California > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the OREGON LIST > To Search the OREGON-L or leave the lists use this link to the Oregon-L > web site http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi, I would like to correspond with other researchers who may have information on the following individuals. Louisa J. CARLTON d. 7 Nov 1910 in Jackson county, OR Virinda May GILBERT d. 30 Mar 1922 in Lane county, OR Mary C. (Cummins) ISHMAEL b. about 1857 in MO. Probably died in OR Louisa J. ISHMAEL b. about 1874 in OR Virinda M. ISHMAEL b. about 1878 in OR Sarah F. ARCHAMBEAM (spelling might be ARCHAMBEAUX) b. in CA about 1858. Probably died in Lane or Douglas county OR. Thank you for your help. Ken T. California

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Surnames: Schrum, Hallingstad, Rankin, Hallingstad Zelda Neva (Schrum) Hallingstad, 97, a former resident of The Dalles, died in Beaverton (Oregon) on Tuesday, December 4, 2001. She was born March 28, 1904, in Fruita, Colorado. She moved to Portland from The Dalles in the 1950s. She was a dental technician and was a longtime member of St. Rose Catholic Church. Her first husband, Ralph Rankin, died on November 17, 1974, and she married her second husband, Leslie Hallingstad, on April 28, 1976. He died July 31, 1977. Private entombment was at Portland Memorial Mausoleum. Portland Memorial Funeral Home was in charge of services. Memorials may be made to the Maryville Nursing Home (location not specified). The Dalles Chronicle December 11, 2001 Written permission to reprint obituary given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon. Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser.

I've got a basic line on my grandfather from the Oregon death index (thanks everyone). Jackson F Butler, died apr7, 1946, Douglas County. I received a message saying I might be able to get an obit from the Roseburg newspaper. Does anyone know how I would go about doing something like that? 1 - request someone at the newspaper to look it up for me 2 - request a local genealogy volunteer to look it up for me 3 - request microfilm from the newspaper on library loan 4 - pay someone to look it up. 5 - ? Mark Butler _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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I check the Or Death Index. Sorry she falls into that time period when there was no death dates recorded. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wanda K. Smith" <dolledup@bellsouth.net> To: <OREGON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 2:31 PM Subject: [OREGON] Death index > Dear list, > I am new to this list and am looking for information on my one of many brick > walls. Estaline Frances (Lunsford) Wray. She was born in 1855 in Virginia > and may have moved to Oregon when the family left Missouri and headed west. > She traveled with several family members. Her brother had a child in Oregon > in 1884. He later settled in the Lincoln County, Washington area. I would > appreciate SKS looking in the index on the off chance that she died after > 1906. > > Thanks, > Wanda > > > ==== OREGON Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the OREGON LIST > To Search the OREGON-L or leave the lists use this link to the Oregon-L > web site http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OR/misc.html > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 > >

The Dalles Chronicle December 10, 2001 Front Page First Photo: Noah Rogers, 6 months, held by mother Cheri, reaches to his great-grandmother, Geneva McNicholl. The family gathered Sunday to celebrate McNicholl's 112th birthday. Nancy Lemon, photo. Below: Photo right by Mark Gibson; photo at left contributed. Geneva McNicholl, shown in two views from different centuries, comes from a long-lived family. A resident of The Dalles, she's one of the oldest Americans alive today. GRANDMA MAC COOKED FOR FAMILY UNTIL SHE WAS 103 by Nancy Lemons of The Chronicle Is the secret to long life genetics of lifestyle? For Geneva McNicholl, known as Grandma Mac to many, it could be a combination. McNicholl turned 112 today, making her possibly the fifth oldest person in the United States. A resident of Columbia Basin Nursing Home in The Dalles, she is apparently the oldest living Oregonian. Family are now gathering official records for documentation with the Gerontology Research Group. The ages of centarians and supercentarians are tracked by several organizations which seek to unlock the secrets of aging. McNicholl was born December 10, 1889, in Lafayette, Oregon to Sylvester and Lavina Groce. McNicholl's mother, with whom she shared a birthday, died just a couple of months shy of 100. Those family genes may play a part in explaining McNicholl's longevity. But, her only child, Bob Rogers, contributes it to eating well, sleeping well with no guilt, working hard and being outdoors. "She ate like a logger," said Marian, Bob's wife for the past eleven years, who says it has been a joy getting to know her mother-in-law. McNicholl's cooked hardy "meat and potatoes" meals, and always had dessert. "She cooked for us up until she was 103," commented Marian. But, failing health and a series of strokes has led McNicholl to Columbia Basin, where she now lives. "She was a good cook in her day," said Bob. Page A6 She liked making different pies of white grapes, Italian prunes, and apples. These were all fruits she grew in her yard. McNicholl says she used Gravenstein apples for her famous dee-dish apple pie. On her family's farm in the Willamette Valley they grew all kinds of apples, including Gravenstein, said McNicholl. In 1853, her grandparents traveled across the Plains, settling in the Willamette Valley where McNicholl grew up, along with her two brothers, one younger and one older than she. McNicholl says her brothers taught her how to dance, one of her favorite activities in younger days. Long, dark hair and dark eyes, combined with a red-velvet dress, made her a popular girl at the dances. Guys lined up to be her partner. And, McNicholl admits with a grin, she was much the flirt. In 1917, she married her first husband and in 1920 had her son Bob, whom she says was a good kid to raise. Later, she married Jim McNicholl, who worked as a steam engineer for large logging companies. In 1929, the couple, along with young Bob, moved to Mill A, Washington where they operated a store and Shell gas station. They also rented out three guest cabins. In the late 1930s, they divorced, but Geneva McNicholl continued to operate the store until 1966, when health problems forced her to quit. She was 77. Son Bob then took over the business until his retirement in 1981. The store was popular among the loggers, who enjoyed the cold beer served there. McNicholl didn't care for swearing and cussing in her store. Those who had the nerve to do so were told to deposit two bits (25 cents) into the Red Cross collection, a mayonnaise jar that sat on the store's counter. One day, a fellow in the store refused to mind her, so McNicholl grabbed a broom and chased him out and down the street. "She was very strict," said Marian. The Rogers laughed thinking about what a sight that must have been to see this little, petite lady chasing a grown man down the street. She was also a good huntress and a good shot, say family members. "She hunted deer, rabbits, anything for food during the Depression, even porcupine. Bob says he became very good at skinning them," Marian said. Although, McNicholl enjoys homecooking, she is also a big fan of fast food. One day last week, she was not pleased with the meal served to her, so one of the care facility employees ran to Burger King for a burger and fries. "They have really spoiled her," said Marian. In addition to cooking, McNicholl also enjoyed gardening, growing several prized double-bloom rhododendrons. She continued to garden past the age of 100, until the family stopped plowing the ground for her. They feared she would fall and get hurt. At 103, she sat on the ground and scooted on her bottom to pull weeds. Close by, a wheelbarrow provided a place to sit down and rest and doubled as a walking aid. Houseplants were of no interest to her; she would rather be outside gardening. "She was an outdoors person," said Marian. Macular degeneration now keeps her from reading the Sunday Oregonian from cover to cover, as she did in the past. And, her hearing is also limited, or it could be "selective," says Bob. Often, she turns to look at him even when he's not speaking directly into the hearing device. McNicholl is particularly careful with this device, saying "You don't want to lose that." Communicating with family and friends is important to her. Yesterday, several generations gathered to celebrate her birthday. Tom Senior representing Portland's Channel 2 was there to film her party. Years ago he says he talked with McNicholl via CB radio. Her handle was simply "Mrs. Mac." For years, Bob and the family tried to get McNicholl to let them install a telephone, but she preferred the CB. Finally, they installed one anyway. Once she got use to it, she wanted phones all over the house for convenience. On the walls of the care facility, McNicholl's life was displayed in pictures. Birthday cards, including one from President Bush and wife, lay on the table. Before the family ate lunch and cut the cake, great-gransons Brennan, age 5, visited with McNicholl, informing her he had lost some teeth. Brennan then introduced her to his baby brother Noah, 6 months. Small, new eyes studied McNicholl's face. Small hands reached toward her. Did McNicholl's pass on her endurance to these younger generations? We'll see.

Dear list, I am new to this list and am looking for information on my one of many brick walls. Estaline Frances (Lunsford) Wray. She was born in 1855 in Virginia and may have moved to Oregon when the family left Missouri and headed west. She traveled with several family members. Her brother had a child in Oregon in 1884. He later settled in the Lincoln County, Washington area. I would appreciate SKS looking in the index on the off chance that she died after 1906. Thanks, Wanda

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Hello list, I usually just post genealogy info, but wanted to see if anyone might recognize someone matching this description - as I am searching for information on my birthfather. I am looking for my birthfather, in my adoption file it says he would have been 32 yrs old in 1955 (when I was born); he was probably living in the Newport, OR area as he had "relations" with my birthmother who was 22 at the time. She went by the nickname of "Dot", and "Stormy" and worked at least part-time as a bartender. She was seperated from her husband who was in the military, and she had 2 small children at home when I was born. My files say birthfather was 32, in good health, white but also it states that he was to a "small degree" part American Indian. I am trying to find out what tribe his ancestors were from for my own peace of mind and genealogy purposes. I have absolutely no intention of disrupting anyone's life. This is for my own personal information only. If anyone has information on anyone matching this desciption, or if you have any suggestions, I'd be very grateful. Thankyou. ..Marcy