I am still hitting 'brick walls' in trying to find my husbands ggg grandftather's parents names. Are there lists of people who went West on OR Trail from NY? My husband's ggg grandfather Eli WALKER b.1790 Oneida Co., NY m. 12 Feb 1817 Ontario Co., NY to Ruth SOUTHERLAND. First son James is b.1822 NY, then Alpheous b.1827 Erie Co., PA, Henry, b.1831 PA, Charlotte, b.1832, Almira, b.1833(my husband's gg grandmother).... and there were 2 others b.enroute as they traveled to mid-west and then West...eventually arriving in OR 7 Oct 1850. I was wondering if you had come across any of these WALKER's as i am trying to find parents of Eli WALKER and still have little or no clue if they were in NY or MA or where before Oneida Co., NY. They came to Umpqua Valley having a patent of land in Roseburg 7 Oct, 1850. They remained in the area until they died. Eli (aka:Ely) WALKER d.1868 in Elkhead, Douglas Co., OR and Ruth WALKER d.11/14 Jan, 1869 Elkhead, Douglas Co., OR. They are both buried in Yoncalla Cem., Douglas Co., OR. Almira WALKER m.(3rd or 4th) 4 Mar 1863 to Millard F. SYKES. Millard was b.23 May 1827 Philadelphia PA and his parents were from Philadelphia, PA. SYKES seem to have come to OR ca.1860 or so(as i note by the marriage date.) I find them in Cottage Grove, Lane Co in 1880 Census and then they go to Fall River Valley CA ca.1882. Happy Trails, Joan in rural MT *_~ Also, visit my 4 personal home pages on spirituality and genealogy: http://www.geocities.com/crystalwoman_2000/roots.html crystalwoman@montana.com