Bonjour, This is what I have on the DOUGLAS/S name in my Master List of 1851 Oregon Trail Pioneers. DOUGLAS, James (Blacksmith from Janesville, Wisconsin.) - hfr - DOUGLAS, Mr. (Mormon from England; newly married; with HARRIS train) - shh - DOUGLAS, Mrs. (Mormon from England; newly married; with HARRIS train) - shh - DOUGLASS, H - jpw - DOUGLASS, James L. ? (Spouse of Mary LOVERING ; b. 1823? ) - CPL - hfr = HERMAN FRANCIS REINHART; His recollections are in The Golden Pioneer Recollections of Herman Francis Reinhart, 1851-1869, ed. Doyce B. Nunis, Jr. (Austin, 1962). PRRN #1074 shh = SARAH HOLLISTER HARRIS; An Unwritten Chapter of Salt Lake privately printed, NY (1901); Mormon; copy at L. Tom Perry Special Collections Library,Harold B. Lee Library,BYU at Provo, UT. CPL = The California Pioneer List is a list of settlers to California who migrated to or were born in California prior to 1880 (included in the 1880 California Census) and obtained from those sent(e-mailed) directly from individuals doing genealogical research. <http://cpl.cagenweb.com/index.htm > or < http://cpl.cagenweb.com/cpl_list.htm > Note: The year of settlement in California is not a true indication of arrival on the West Coast. To determine the year of arrival and whether or not it was an overland journey, one needs to contact the submitter of the name. This can be done by accessing the CA GenWeb website All emigrants cited from this list have a “?” to indicate further research is necessary to validate an O. T.connection. Hope this helps, Albert Edward Belanger 128 Middle Road Brentwood, NH 03833 skipb@nh.ultranet.com [Researching: SEAL & SMITH of VA; 1851 Oregon Trail: BLANCHARD, BOWMAN, LINK, NOLAN(D)] -----Original Message----- From: Doneva Shepard [mailto:donevas@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 8:41 PM To: OREGON-TRAIL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: DOUGLASS family on Oregon trail 1852? Oops! I didn't get an answer back on my query about the DOUGLASS family who reportedly came to Oregon by Oxen pulled covered wagon in 1852... If they didn't come in 1852, can someone tell me when they did come? Or advise me how to research this? The family history states they came in 1852 but I can't find evidence of that. The Douglass family was headed up by father John DOUGLASS from Wells co., IN. Wife Elizabeth died somewhere along the Platte river...Family members were daughters and husbands, Lewelling, Jones, Dunbar and others. They were very early settlers of Troutdale, OR Doneva Shepard in Gresham, OR http://maxpages.com/donevas OR my entire genealogy database, 40,000+ names http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=donevanell (be sure entire URL fits in your Address bar) - ------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. ______________________________