Quite sometime ago, early December, 1999, Marsha Bradley-Luthy wrote asking me if I was aware of her family's interest in the Barlow store and she quoted a journal written by Nancy R. Stewart from a History of Walter Fish Family, Sept 26,1949, Found at State Library OSL NS-1a. It begins: "I am writing this for my mother whose name is Nancy Roxana Fish Stewart born near Oregon City, in 1858 and daughter of Walter Fish. " The next sentence: "Her Father crossed the planes in 1847 and settled on a farm 6 miles South up the Willamette from Oregon City and 1 mile from Rock Island in a wild region. A large Eddy near the farm was named for her father Fishes Eddy." My note: Walter Fish came to Oregon 1847.... the same year William E. Larkins family came to Oregon. Two of William E. Larkins' daughters married two of Samuel K. Barlow's sons: Rachel m. William Barlow, and Rebecca m. James Barlow. Nancy Roxanna (Fish) Stewart tells that: "In 1866 they sold the place and moved to Oregon City. Father bough [sic] the old Barlow grocery Store later on put in Hardware. It was the largest store in Oregon City he bough6t [sic] his coffee in 100 lbs sacks also the peanuts mother would take the green coffee beans put them in a _____pan put in the oven and brown. them she would take a tablespoos of butter 2 of brown Sugar pore over then browed coffe she would roast it in the oven until it was glazed There it was sold in the Store they rosted the peanuts in the oven she took one day to do the work. In one corner of the store my father operated the first telegraph office that was in Oregon." Note: According to Clackamas County Grantee/Grantor records I have in my library file, Walter Fish obtained deeds beginning May 7, 1855 from A. and B. Holley, Section 28 Twp. 3 Range 1. Feb 12, 1859 from I.F. and R.S. Beals Sec. 28 Twp 3 Range 1 Oct 25, 1860 from A.F. Hedges [Fish received a bond] * Jan 22, 1861 from R.S. & I.F. Beals Section 28 Twp 3, Range 1 Apr. 13, 1864 from G.W. Fish Section 28, Twp. 5, Range 2 Apr. 13 1864 from E.E. Fish, Section 28, Twp 5, Range 2 Mar 13, 1867 from M.A. & William Barlow- Plot L1, Block 1, Oregon City* Note: The record of Walter Fish's purchase of "the Barlow store" was negotiated Mar 13, 1867 from M.A. & William Barlow- Plot L1, Block 1, Oregon City. The actual record can be found at Oregon City courthouse, in Book E580, on microfilm. Note: Absalom Hedges m. Samuel K. Barlow's youngest daughter Elizabeth Jane Barlow. He first settled on one of the four corners of Molalla. Out of the four corners of Molalla, there were three Barlow connections. William Barlow shared a corner and William E. Larkins shared another corner. William Barlow states in his reminiscences that he sold his place soon after 1847 and moved into Oregon City He and Absalom Hedges joint ventured in platting out Canemah. Nancy Roxanna (Fish) Stewart also states, regarding her family's 1847 arrival: "In the group as I remember was Rev. Dr. Atkinson and Wife, William Barlow* and wife.... " Note: Nancy Roxanna(Fish) Stewart's parents DID NOT travel with William Barlow and wife..... They may have traveled with William E. Larkins' family, whose daughter, Rachel Larkins later married William Barlow after they arrived Oregon City. /s/ Jackie (from state of Washington) <[email protected]> ======================================== ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.