History of the Columbia River Valley from The Dalles to the Sea By Fred Lockley, Volume 1, S.J. Clarke Publishing Company 1928 Research Not Offered. Volume 1 comprises over 700 pages of Portland area, Hudson's Bay, Native American, Klickitat County, Wasco County, Hood River area..history. Lots of names. Worth finding a copy in a library. Pages 1021-1028 Captain Tetherow's Journal At Elizabethtown a meeting was held on April 5, 1845 for folks wishing to emigrate to Oregon. Rev. William Helm, chair, and Rev. Lewis Thompson, secretary. A constitution was adopted outlining the rules and regulations for the journey west. James Officer was elected president; Rev. William Helm, treasurer. The minutes of the company for April 28, 1845 outline the names of the organizers of the company: James Officer, Zachariah Moreland, Daniel Dodge Bailey, John Loyd, Andrew Foster, Solomon Tetherow, Jesse Henderson, William Vaughan, William Helm, William Marcum, John Ridgeway, Charles Craft, Joseph Cunningham, Joseph Hughart, William Wilson, Christopher Cooley, William Kitchen, John Foster. This is followed by a Census of the O. Emigration with columns for number of armed men for each head of the family, number of persons, Pounds of Meal, Flour, Bacon, and amount of powder and lead: C.M. Johnson Zacharah Moreland Alford Marcum Daniel D. Bailey John Ridgeway Joseph Cunningham Franklin Pomeroy William Kitchen James Officer Christopher Cooley William Wilson John Loyd Andrew Foster Jacob Wooley Lewis Thompson Abraham Patterson H.M. Knighton Willliam Wilson William Dawson H.D. Martin David Carson Adam Smith Robert W. Hamilton John Martin James E. Hall Jesse E. Henderson Joseph Hughart Nicholas Ownbey Woodford Holman Solomon Tetherow Joseph Henderson Charles Craft William Helm George Smith David Tetherow Robert Miller For a total of 100 armed men, 293 persons. ------------------------ ------------------------ A list of cattle drivers follows the above list, giving for each the number of males and females over and under sixteen, numbers of loose cattle, oxen, mules, horses, and guns and pistols. James W. Johnson Francis M. Moreland Joseph Watt Daniel D. Bailey Rodolphus Kent Samuel Hancock Samuel Hancock [sic] Reason Foster James Officer, John and Eli Officer James Cooley Abner Loyd James Foster Edward Wooley Lewis Thompson P. Hilterbrand F. Kitchen Lewis Thompson John Moore H.M. Knighton William Wilson William Dawson H.D. Martin H.D. Martin [sic] Adam Smith, Ezekiel [sic] Adam Smith William Martin James Jackson James O. Henderson Wayman St. Clair Thomas W. Glasgow W.A. Goulder D. McKinney Dillard Helm Goulder Impiry? Solomon Tetherow Solomon Tetherow William Craft John W. Helm George Smith George Tetherow Robert Miller R.E. Miller. These lists are followed by those adopting the constitution for the Oregon Emcampment in 1845, a roll of armed men, a muster roll, roll of cattle drivers, and a list of voluntary subscribers to the wagon pilot Mr. Clark to the Independence Trace. It was determined that the wagons should be numbered in four platoons so as to form a hollow square every night, that a driver be furnished for every 25 head of loose cattle, that travel would begin at 8 in the morning for a distance of 10-15 miles per day, and that funds would be solicited for a company tent and other expenses. The Roll of Armed Men Solomon Tetherow, Captain Hardin Martin, 1st Lt. William Thompson, 2nd Lt Daniel Dodge Bailey, 1st Sgt. William Vaughan, 2nd Sgt. Paul Hilterbrand, 3rd Sgt. Jesse Ownbey, 4th Sgt. Privates: Robert Miller Jesse Walker Joseph Charlton Benjamin Allen James N.T. Miller David Tetherow George Smith Abraham Daviess James E. Elkins James Mallory Nathaniel Bowman William Kitchen Franklin Pomeroy Reason Foster Eqekiel Burbage Alfred Marcum Joseph Watt Riley Bean William Helm George Waulor Helm Charles Craft William Pollard Joseph Henderson William Henderson Woodford Holman George D. Smith Timothy Bailey George W. Smith Joseph Cunningham Samuel Hancock Mitchel Whitlock Nicholas Ownbey Thomas W. Glasgow William A. Goulder John Ownbey Daniel McKinney Dillard Holman Solomon Tetherow William Craft John W. (Abner Lloyd) Andrew Foster James Foster Isaac Foster Charles M. Johnson James W. Johnson John Foster John F. Johnson Finess Walker William Monroe Joseph T. Hughart Wayman St.Clair Christopher Zumwalt Jesse C. Henderson Cyrus Barnes James O. Henderson John Ridgeway Isaac Sullivan Rodolphus Kent James E. Hall James Jackson Thomas Jackson. The Muster Roll. Berry Hall Benjamin F. Hall John Martin William Martin Robert W. Hamilton Adam Smith James P. Smith Paschal Smith James Officer Eli C. Cooley Jackson Cooley John Ketchum Zachariah Moreland David Carson John Fleming Aldis A. Robinson William Dawson Henry Baggas H.M. Knighton William Melvin Felix Dorris John Moore Henry C. Marshal Frederic Ketchum Christopher Cooley Thomas Pollock William Wilson Josiah W. Linkinfelter John G. Johnston Jacon Wooley Abraham Patterson. Roll of Cattle Drivers: James W. Johnson Francis M. Moreland Joseph Watt Daniel D. Bailey Rodolphus Kent Samuel Hancock Reason Foster James Officer John Officer Eli Officer James Cooley Abner Loyd James Foster Edward Wooley Lewis Thompson Paul Hilterbrand Frederic Ketchum John Moore H.M. Knighton William Wilson William Dawson H.D. Martin Adam Smith Ezekiel Smith William Martin James Jackson James O. Henderson Wayman St.Clair Thomas W. Glasgow W.A. Goulder D. McKinney Dillard Holman Solomon Tetherow William Craft John W. Helm George Smith George Tetherow Robert Miller. 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