Marsha you wrote the following comments: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 20:30:37 -0700 "Who disputes these facts??? fess up????? it is not correct who you assume they came with ...............show yourself....." Fri, 25 Aug 2000 20:33:33 -0700 "Jacki .........so wrong Walter Fish and Catherine Leabo came to Oregon on the same wagon train with Isiac Leabo...documentable.. sorry .....we can prove ......:) can [email protected]" Apparently Marsha you have some issue, undiscernable and unintelligible to me. I have merely told you Nancy Roxanna(Fish)Stewart's journal is factually incorrect regarding her stated memory IF one believes she refers to William Barlow, son of Samuel K. Barlow. I do not dispute the statement if she is referring to another William Barlow, unrelated to this family. Specifically, Nancy Roxanna(Fish)Stewart says: Walter Fish came to Oregon in 1847. Further, she says: "In the group as I remember was Rev. Dr. Atkinson and Wife, William Barlow* and wife.... " Reason #1 this statement is incorrect: William Barlow came to Oregon with his family, as a single person, in 1845. Therefore, he was not "in the group". Reason #2 this statement is incorrect: His first wife: Rachel Larkins was unmarried when she came to Oregon with her parents William E. Larkins & Rachel Reed in 1847. I also offered some alternative interpretations, but it appears they are wasted on your knowledge. So, simply put...there was another William Barlow whom Oregonian historians have confused with THE William Barlow, son of Samuel K. Barlow. As for evidence, I have six notebooks-full. I wholeheartedly believe and 'teach' that the study of family history can only be based on a preponderance of evidence. If, for some reason you have documentation of the fact that your Fish AND Leabo family traveled the 1847 migration to oregon WITH William Barlow and wife, then I can only tell you, you will discover it was NOT Samuel K. Barlow's son, William Barlow. Furthermore, I am not interested in your documentation for this reason. Jackie (from state of Washington) =============================================== ________________________________________________________________ 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.

Come, now! By adding "Furthermore, I am not interested in your documentation for this reason" to your post, you bring into question the credibility of the rest of it. Cheers, Jim