This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lindsey, Quimby Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CCC.2ACE/2945.1.1 Message Board Post: Hooray! Yes, Horace L. and Electa Maria "Mary" (Grandy) Quimby were Parthena's parents. I would appreciate any info. you can provide on them from your WA State resources. Thank you SOOOOO much for taking the time and making the effort to help me out. Best wishes, Kate

> Yes, Horace L. and Electa Maria "Mary" (Grandy) > Quimby were Parthena's parents. Again, you may have this, but in the 1880 census I find Maria 56, widowed, and "Barthena" 15, living in Butteville, Marion County, Oregon (south of Portland). Also there were Joseph Wolf 28, George Neardnich?? 26 and ?? ??, 29, all three were probably boarders in the house. It could be "possible" that Charles Lindsey boarded there later and met Parthena/Barthena. Don't assume this of course. Oregon Death Index shows a Maria Quimby, death8 Dec 1918 in Linn. The 1880 census also finds Benjamin 29 and Charles 23 living in Tygh, Wasco, Oregon (east of Portland) at the home of R. Peter Wallace. Both were laborer's. The Western States Marriage Records http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/fhc/gbsearch.htm found Charles M. Lindsey marriage to Carthenia Quimley in Umatilla Co, Oregon on 3 July 1882. This is the marriage record of which you spoke. Umatilla is close to Walla Walla. Now, is this Carthenia Quimley your Parthena Quimby? Or, ? In the 1890 Veterans Schedules, I find a Charles Lindsey, living in Portland, Multnomah Co, Oregon. He was listed as serving as a Private, Company A, 14th Ill Volunteer Cavalry. Serving from October 15, 1862 to June 25, 1865. The National Park Service Civil War site http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ shows a Charles M. Lindsey with 14th Regiment, Illinois, Cavalry. The site gives a bit of history of the unit and listing of the 2740 soldiers. I tried to find a Charles in Illinois census of 1860 and 1870, but none were of enough age or info to be correct. Oregon Death Index shows a Charles Lindsey, death 20 Dec 1923 in Portland, OR, certificate number 2951. There were 3 others but all died after 1979. The Portland city directory shows a Charles M. Lindsey, rooming at 355R in 1891, he was an expressman. If this is "your" Charles, he may have been single. Someone could check the Portland City Directories for Charles in later years to see if Parthena/etc shows up as his spouse. I looked at Parthena "anylastname", Barthena ALN, Charles, Chas, etc. I think I've exhaused my Internet resources. There is a Quimby family in Walla Walla in 1880, but no connection seen; same for Lindsey-there were a couple there; but no connection seen. Ron Bestrom