Sue. >From the book "We Claimed this Land : Portland's Pioneer Settlers" by Eugene Snyder. . . I'm paraphrasing: This Isaac Hill was b West Viriginia 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. To be eligible for a DLC, they had to have come before (I think it was 1852). . . .so he was a late-comer and so didn't get a DLC. Hope this helps - Julie JulieKidd@compuserve.com http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JulieKidd/