MARGARET: Thank you very much for all your help. Robin Margaret Strickland wrote: > Robin wrote; > > > MARGARET: > > Actually Birda was born October 15, 1878 in CO. > > The book has 1879. Glad you have the actual date. > > > > Now that you have broken our brick wall we have two questions. > I take it you must be in Umatilla Co.??? > > I live in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, which borders > Umatilla County, Oregon. > > > Could you or do you know of some one that could take pictures of their > headstones, and find obituaries for Birda and Charles.????? Charles E. > Graham was her husband. > > I do not do research in Pendleton, Oregon, as it is 40 miles from Walla > Walla. Virginia Roberts, Blue Mountain Genealogical Society does research. > If you go to the map below, click on Oregon, then go to Umatilla County, > there is a link to the Society's web site. I really use this map a lot when > searching USGenWeb sites as you can go to any state from the map below. I > have not been to Pendleton to research, but understand they have microfilmed > newspapers in the Pendleton Public Library. Virginia Roberts would be able > to verify this information. Her e-mail address is on the Research site of > the Society's web page. > > U. S. GenWeb Map - > http://www.usgenweb.org/statelinks.html > > Another great site on the internet that might be helpful if your ancestors > had land or died in Oregon is: > > Oregon State Archives on-line > http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/default.html > > I was able to information on early land records for the Caldwell family and > probate files for Samuel Landis and his brother, Putnam Landis. It was very > reasonable. One of my aunts told me that Putnam was buried at the Gurdane > Cemetery where Samuel was buried, but when I got the probate file I found > his remains had been sent to Iowa for burial. I also found out he had two > daughters. > > > This Samuel Landis Caldwell, do you know where in OH. he was born???? > Like what county?? Our local Family history center specializes in the 1850 > census. > > I have found a Samuel Caldwell, age 14, in Berlin Township, Mahoning County, > Ohio, living with William Hartzel, Jr. and his family. So far, I have not > been able to find Samuel on a census with his parents and siblings - My > Brick Wall! > > I am happy the information was so helpful to you. > Happy Searching, > Margaret > Walla Walla, Washington > > ==== ORUMATIL Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE from LIST -mailto:[email protected] > To UNSUBSCRIBE from DIGEST - mailto:[email protected] > Leave Subject Line empty * Put Only: UNSUBSCRIBE in body of message > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237