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.