Message text written by INTERNET:ORMULTNO-L@rootsweb.com ><<This Isaac Hill was b West Virginia in 1836. His wife was Mary. they came to Oregon in 1862. He acquired the 165-acre tract under the homestead act. On today's map, it's bounded by NE 37th, NE 47th, NE Killingsworth and NE Prescott. Between 1882 and 1888 they sold most of the property for $40 per acre. He died 1917, aged 81, survived by a wife Mary and 5 children. Was a member of Centenary Methodist Church. >> Hi Julie Thanks for the info -- especially the streets that bounded his land. Do you know the names of the 5 children? Sue< Sue - The 1870 census has been published, so I looked in that - they only had four children by then, all under ten. Names were John W., Samuel, Virginia, and Charles. I also looked to see if he had a biographical sketch, and he didn't. I know it's not much, but hope it helps. Julie JulieKidd@compuserve.com http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JulieKidd/