One little note from my pioneer family: My gt.gt. grandfather Henry Hewitt (1822-1899) came out in 1843 on the same wagon train as the Applegates. They lived near each other in Mo. before they left. Henry wrote this: " Jesse Applegate is the biggest liar that ever walked the face of the earth." I don't think that grampa like liked. Walt Davies << 1996 marks the 150th anniversary of the Applegate Trail By the Spring of 1846, the brothers had settled in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, planted crops and built cabins, but they were determined to find a safer, more secure route for emigration. Charles stayed home to care for the family and land. Lindsay and Jesse, along with Levi Scott and ten others formed a scouting party to be known as the the South Road Expedition. On June 20, 1846, they left La Creole Creek (now Rickreall) near Dallas, Oregon on their journey south. http://www.webtrail.com/applegate/ >>
Thanks Walt Davies for your story of Applegate, let's here more, or if you can find more Missouri history let us know. I don't really understand the formation in Missouri for the trek west. Laura in Seattle -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 10:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Unidentified subject! One little note from my pioneer family: My gt.gt. grandfather Henry Hewitt (1822-1899) came out in 1843 on the same wagon train as the Applegates. They lived near each other in Mo. before they left. Henry wrote this: " Jesse Applegate is the biggest liar that ever walked the face of the earth." I don't think that grampa like liked. Walt Davies << 1996 marks the 150th anniversary of the Applegate Trail By the Spring of 1846, the brothers had settled in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, planted crops and built cabins, but they were determined to find a safer, more secure route for emigration. Charles stayed home to care for the family and land. Lindsay and Jesse, along with Levi Scott and ten others formed a scouting party to be known as the the South Road Expedition. On June 20, 1846, they left La Creole Creek (now Rickreall) near Dallas, Oregon on their journey south. http://www.webtrail.com/applegate/ >>