ELWELL, JOHN H. State: OR Year: 1880 County: Columbia County Township: Rainier Pct Page: 338 ELWELL, JOHNH. State: OR Year: 1890 County: Columbia County Record Type: Township: Rainier/oak Point Pcts Page: ELWELL, ROBERT State: OR Year: 1860 County: Polk County Township: Indenpendence Precinct Page: 549 MESSINGER, H. T. State: OR Year: 1880 County: Jackson County Township: Ashland Page: 119 Database: OR 1880 Federal Census Index MESSINGER, SIMON State: OR Year: 1870 County: Josephine County Township: Applegate P.O. Page: 448 Database: OR 1870 Federal Census Index MESSINGER, CHANCY State: OR Year: 1870 County: Josephine County Township: Kerby P.O. Page: 451 MESSINGER, EDWARD State: OR Year: 1870 County: Josephine Township: Kerby P.O. Page: 455 MESSINGER, CHANCY State: OR Year: 1860 County: Josephine County Township: Waldo Precinct Page: 218 MESSINGER, KITY State: OR Year: 1860 County: Josephine County Township: Waldo Precinct Page: 218 MESSINGER, NANCY J. State: OR Year: 1870 County: Linn County Township: Orleans Precinct Page: 652 MESSINGER, JOHN W. State: OR Year: 1890 County: Sherman County Record Type: Township: Sherman Page: 001 MESSINGER, JOHN State: OR Year: 1880 County: Washington Township: Columbia Prec. Page: 319 MESSINGER, JACOB State: OR Year: 1880 County: Washington Township: South Tualatin Pct Page: 388 Name: Messinger, Annie County: Washington Marriage Date: 27 Sep 1908 Name: Messinger, Cecil E County: Multnomah Marriage Date: 22 Apr 1908 Name: Messinger, Charles O County: Clatsop Marriage Date: 15 Jun 1910 Name: Messinger, Claude S County: Yamhill Marriage Date: 08 Jun 1910 Name: Messinger, Delphine County: Multnomah Marriage Date: 08 D 1909 Name: Messinger, Francis Guy County: Washington Marriage Date: 20 N 1908 Name: Messinger, Martha County: Multnomah Marriage Date: 05 Sep 1910 Name: Messinger, Nellie County: Josephine Marriage Date: 25 D 1910 Name: Messinger, Nora Olive County: Multnomah Marriage Date: 19 Apr 1908 Name: Messinger, Solomon K County: Crook Marriage Date: 16 N 1909 Name: Messinger, Walter M County: Crook Marriage Date: 05 Jul 1908 Name: Messinger, Hazel E County: Sherman Marriage Date: 12 Apr 1911 Name: Messinger, Lydia County: Multnomah Marriage Date: 25 N 1911 Name: Messinger, Edward F County: Morrow Marriage Date: 15 Sep 1917 Name: Messinger, Esther County: Clatsop Marriage Date: 06 N 1920 Name: Messinger, Ezra County: Lane Marriage Date: 11 0 1918 Name: Messinger, Lola Ethel County: Sherman Marriage Date: 11 Aug 1918 Name: Messinger, Lula Wilmoth County: Washington Marriage Date: 10 Jun 1917 Name: Messinger, Myrtice Mabel County: Sherman Marriage Date: 12 May 1919 Name: Messinger, Ronald Ira County: Sherman Marriage Date: 05 Apr 1919 Enjoy Laura -----Original Message----- From: Gnwilson@aol.com [mailto:Gnwilson@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 7:16 PM To: OREGON-TRAIL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: ELWELL, MESSINGER Robert Elwell, 1837 married Sophia Clawson, b. 1838. Don't know which train they came on (possibly 1862), but were in Oregon where daughter Elizabeth Electa Elwell was born in 1857, and sons George b. 1859 and LeRoy b. 1866. Elizabeth Electa Elwell married John Peter Messinger, b. 1852 in Ohio. Suspect the Elwell's and Messinger's were from the same area (possibly Carroll County) of Ohio. John Peter and Elizabeth died in Dayton, WA where they farmed prior to 1880.