Judy, We do have a connection with the Smiths and Cooks. Below is what I have on Sophia's family: Sophia was a sister of my g-g-grandfather, Seley Mansfield Cook. 1. Henry Bishop Smith, born 10 Dec 1824 in Geneva, Green Co., PA1; died 26 Jun 1865 in Noti, Lane Co, OR2. He was the son of 2. Freeman Smith and 3. Margaret B. Hilderbrand. He married (1) Sophia Almira Cook 19 Feb 1849 in Cedar Co., Iowa3. She was the daughter of Beckwith W. Cook and Sybil Olds. Notes for Henry Bishop Smith: From Marion County History, Vol 1-12 (Bound booklets), p 19, Vol XI: Pottery jugs, crocks & bottles were manufactured at Buena Vista. In 1865 Freeman Smith and his sons arrived in Oregon by way of the Isthmus of Panama. Hearing of a recently discovered bed of superior fire clay at Buena Vista, they investigated the area. Soon they built kilns and started a stoneware or pottery plant. A deposit of "slip clay" needed for glazing the ware at intense heat was found near Corvallis. The business grew by leaps and bounds creating a boom in Buena Vista. By 1870 there were four "turners" at the wheels and 10 Chinamen were employed to mix the clay. Buena Vista pottery is now a collectors item." "Pottery on the Willamette" , by Blaine A. Schmeer, 1987, Halcyon Publications, Canby, OR. A history of the Oregon Pottery Company 1866-1896, Halcyon Pub., PO Box 766, Canby, OR 97013. Author is great grandson of Amedee M. Smith. He is a surveyor, living in Tualatin. ....................... 1860 Lane Co., census, Long Tom Precinct, Franklin P.O. #901 (next to Beckwith Cooks) Henry B. Smith 34 M Farmer Penn Sophia A. 31 F hw Ohio Freeman B. 10 M Iowa Kansas H* 8 F On the plains Cornelia A 6 F Oregon Charles S. 3 M Oregon * "Kansas" should be Candace. Children of Henry Smith and Sophia Cook are: i. Freeman Beckwith Smith, born 14 Mar 1850 in Burr Oak, Cedar Co., IA4; died 01 Jan 1873 in Rice, Wasco Co., OR; married Ada Shane 17 Sep 1871. ii. Candace Harriet Smith, born 23 Sep 18514; died 31 Oct 1872 in Prineville, Crook Co., OR5; married Daniel Engelman Thomas in Buena Vista, Polk Co., OR. Notes for Candace Harriet Smith: Born on the plains. iii. Cornelia A. Smith, born 10 Nov 1853 in Noti Valley, OR6; died 26 Apr 1941 in Gladstone, Clackamas, OR; married Charles Henry Myers, Jr. 27 Nov 1873 in Buena Vista, Polk Co., OR. Notes for Cornelia A. Smith: See interview with her done by Fred Lockley (Journal Man). Part of it is in notes under Freeman Smith. She is buried in Mt. View Cemetery in Oregon City. iv. Charles Sumner Smith, born 12 Sep 1856 in Noti, Lane Co., OR7; died 23 Jan 1932 in Battleground, Clark Co., WA; married Lydia Cocherline 1890. v. Lydia Margaret Smith, born 24 Aug 1858 in Noti, Lane Co., OR7; died 26 Jun 1879; married Thomas Childers 21 Oct 1878 in Wasco Co., OR. vi. William Lincoln Smith, born 21 Dec 1860 in Noti, Lane Co., OR; died 11 Feb 1940 in Battleground, Clark Co., WA; married Elizabeth Renick 12 Sep 1879. vii. Lucy Ann Smith, born 23 Feb 1863 in Noti, Lane Co., OR7; died 21 Mar 1951; married Andrew Marion Allen 21 Sep 1879 in Boyd, OR. viii. Henry Grant Smith, born 08 Mar 1865 in Noti, Lane Co., OR7; died 04 Jul 1954 in Tualatin, Washington Co., OR; married Clara Jeffcott 30 Oct 1889 in Portland, Multnomah Co., OR. Generation No. 2 2. Freeman Smith, born 1798; died 1882 in Buena Vista, OR. He married 3. Margaret B. Hilderbrand. 3. Margaret B. Hilderbrand, born 1796; died 1888 in Buena Vista, OR. Notes for Freeman Smith: Started the pottery business and later owned Willamette Iron & Steel. Impressions and Observations of the Journal Man, by Fred Lockley, 11/9/26 My father's mother and father, Mr and Mrs Freeman Smith, and their children started for Oregon by way of the Isthmus of Panama in 1865 to visit father and secure his advice as to the best district in which to make their home. When they reached San Francisco they received a letter from my mother telling them that father had died. (They) came to Noti Valley and lived with us for a while. Their sons, Freeman Smith, Jr., William Hampton Smith and Amedee M. Smith, after looking around for a while, settled in Buena Vista. (article goes on about Freeman and sons) ""My mother sold our farm in Noti Valley after father's death and we moved to Buena Vista. After some years she married James Allen, formerly of Polk County, but later of Crook County. He built the first flour mill at Prineville. Later he went on to Boyd, in Wasco County, not far from The Dalles, where he built and operated a flour mill. He died at the age of 87 in The Dalles. After his death my mother married Jesse Clark Orchard. For the whole article, see scrapbook/records. Child of Freeman Smith and Margaret Hilderbrand is: 1 i. Henry Bishop Smith, born 10 Dec 1824 in Geneva, Green Co., PA; died 26 Jun 1865 in Noti, Lane Co, OR; married Sophia Almira Cook 19 Feb 1849 in Cedar Co., Iowa. Endnotes 1. 11/9/26 Fred Lockley newpaper article, Mike Stovall records 2. Mike Stovall 3. 1926 Lockley article 4. Stovall records 5. Records of Mike Stovall. 6. 1926 Lockley article 7. Stovall --------------------------------------- If you go to OREGON-L archives, May and April 1999, you will find "Sophia's Clippings" which I found in a scrapbook kept by Sophia Almira Cook who married Henry B. Smith. She saved articles about people she knew or was related to and many of the names you mentioned are there. If you have questions let me know. Remember to use my current email address, not the one in Sophia's Clippings. Also, there is a website "Journey on the Oregon Trail, 1851-1852" by Rommie Walker, telling of the wagon train trip. There is also a picture of Beckwith Cook and Mary Pettengill Cook. Try this address: http://www.mystic.com/dcd/collver/doc ------------------- About the Parrotts - Unfortunately, they're not the same ones. There were two Joseph Parrotts. One was the one that settled near Oregon City, and married Eleanor Fish in 1861 in Clackamas County, and then, I believe, May Jesse in 1878 in CC. I believe they moved on to Washington State. Then there was a Joseph E. Parrott. I am pretty sure he was brother to my Lewis Smith Parrott. He signed his donation land claim. Joseph E. Parrott was a Methodist minister, married Susan Garrison in Marion Co., according to his DLC, then moved to Yamhill County. He died shortly after 1870 census which showed him married to Lydia Ann Goodrich. Let me know if any questions, Barbara Cady [email protected]