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Wagon Women Vol. 7
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| Last Name | First Name | Year of info. | From State | Ref. Page # | More info available |
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| Bashaw | Joseph & Mary | 1854 | Canada | 22 | Was a French Canadian who became a Marion Co. settler. Married Mary Marlatt after her husband William died while on the trail. |
| Carter | Joseph & Laura Ann (Stewart) | 1854 | IL | 17 | Laura Ann b. Apr. 14, 1829. Listed in the 1860 & 1870 censuses of Polk Co. Had 3 small children during the crossing and had 6 more later in OR. |
| Chapman | William & Mary Ann | 1854 | England, IL, OR | 21 | Both born in Devonshire, England. Arrived in the US in May 1841 and settled in Cass Co., IL. Granted citizenship in Oct 1849. Settled in Josephine Co. OR. They raised livestock. |
| Cook | Jacob "Missouri" & Jane Ann | 1854 | VA, MO, OR | 21 | He traveled from Rockingham Co., VA to Dale Co., MO. They were married December 23, 1845. Had 3 children w/them on the crossing, one being a tiny baby. Settled on a claim Feb. 14, 1855 in Lane Co. |
| Cook | Thomas L. & Harriett | 1854 | Cass Co., IL | 21 | Married Sept. 13, 1850 in Cass Co., IL. Traveled w/their 2 little boys on the crossing. They arrived on Oct 1, 1854 and settled a claim in Polk Co., June 8, 1855. They farmed for 25 years and had 10 children. |
| Curry | Thomas & Mary Emily (Sutton) | 1854 | IL, OR | 19 | She was 11 years old in 1854 when she came to OR. Married in Jackson Co., OR Oct. 15, 1863. |
| Dunbar | William | 1854 | OR | 21 | NO ADDT'L INFO |
| Gaines | Governor John P. | 1854 | OR | 21 | Appointed by Zachary Taylor to be the 2nd Governor of OR. Territory. He served 3 years. |
| Gray | Joseph & Mary | 1854 | Morgan Co., IL, OR | 21 | He was 20 and she was 17 when they traveled west. They settled on a claim in Polk Co. Sept. 29, 1854. |
| Hollister | Colonel W.W. | 1854 | OH, OR | 10 | Herded sheep from OH to OR. |
| Holmes | Horatio Nelson Viscount | 1854 | OR | 16 | Was a neighbor to the east of John Sutton in Salem, Polk Co. |
| Kimball | Elizar & Melinda A. (Sutton) | 1854 | IL, OR | 20 | Melinda listed on the 1860 Jackson Co. census as 20 years old. Married in Polk Co., Jan 23, 1856, they soon moved to Jackson Co. |
| Kimball | Ira, Henry | 1854 | OR | 27, 30 | Neighbors of the Suttons. Possibly all brothers. |
| Lockwood | Reuben Thurston & Mary B. | 1854 | OH, OR | 21-22, 62 | * |
| Lockwood | Nancy | 1854 | OR | 22 | * |
| Marlatt | William | 1854 | OR | 22 | Died on the trail. Was married to Mary (SEE: Bashaw) |
| Miller | Benjamin Franklin & Margaret Jane (Sutton) | 1854 | OR | 19, 52 | Margaret b. Dec 1838 d. Oct 24, 1904, Jackson Co. Married May 14, 1857 Polk Co. He was a nurseryman. Moved to the Rogue River Valley. They had 6 children, 3 died at an early age. |
| Reynolds | John & Susan (Stewart) | 1854 | IL, OR | 18 | Susan b. Feb. 5, 1845. He was a house painter in Portland. "They were never well off. She died in poverty" |
| Smith | John F. & Hanna Jane (Stewart) | 1854 | IL, OR | 18 | Hanna b. Aug. 22, 1841, IL. He was a Bavarian farmer. Listed in the 1870 Marion Co. census. They had a large family |
| Smith | Samuel & Melissa (Stewart) | 1854 | OR | 18 | Melissa b. Jan 20, 1840. Married April 6, 1856 Marion Co. They lived in Portland. |
| Stewart | Alexander Franklin "Frank" & Laura R. | 1854 | Cass Co., IL, OR | 18, 24 | * |
| Stewart | Amos Kendall "Doc" | 1854 | OR | 17-18, 24, 28 | Born March 24, 1836. Nicknamed "Doc". 1860 Polk Co. census listed as a farm worker. 1870 census he was living w/his brother Frank in Port Orford, Curry Co., keeping saloon. |
| Stewart | Ann Elizabeth | 1854 | OR | 17 | b. Oct 3, 1832. Listed as single in the OR 1860 census. |
| Stewart | Hanna Jane | 1854 | IL, OR | 18 | SEE: John F. Smith |
| Stewart | Harriet Augusta | 1854 | IL, OR | 15, 18 | SEE: Aaron Zahniser |
| Stewart | Joel & Sarah (Sutton) | 1854 | IL, OR | 15-77 | * |
| Stewart | Laura Ann | 1854 | IL. OR | 17 | SEE: Joseph Carter |
| Stewart | Melissa | 1854 | IL, OR | 18 | SEE: Samuel Smith |
| Stewart | Susan | 1854 | IL, OR | 18 | SEE: John Reynolds |
| Sutton | Asahel "Asa" | 1854 | IL, OR | 16, 19 | Son of John & Sarah. Listed as 16 in the 1850 Cass Co., IL census. He went to OR in 1851 w/his father and brothers. Father & one brother returned home to get the rest of the family. Upon their return in Oct. 1854 they found that Asa had died in July. |
| Sutton | James McCall | 1854 | IL, OR | 16, 18-19, 24-25, 29, 48, 66 | b. June 29, 1830 d. Oct 21, 1878 Ashland, OR. Went west in 1851 w/his brothers and father and returned to IL w/his father to get the rest of the family. Married Mary Jane Shook in Jacksonville, OR Feb 14, 1876. |
| Sutton | John Pierce | 1854 | IL, OR | 15, 26, 28, 48 | Married to Nancy McCall and had 4 children. She died and he married Sarah Stewart. They had one child together, Walter. |
| Sutton | Margaret Jane | 1854 | IL, OR | 19, 25 | SEE: Benjamin Miller |
| Sutton | Mary Emily | 1854 | IL, OR | 19 | SEE: Thomas Curry |
| Sutton | Melinda | 1854 | IL, OR | 20, 24 | SEE: Elizar Kimball |
| Sutton | Sarah | 1854 | IL, OR | 15-77 | * |
| Sutton | Solomon Henry | 1854 | IL, OR | 16, 19 | Was19 when he went w/his father in 1851 to OR. His later years were spent in MT. He died in Stanford, MT, July 25, 1916 |
| Sutton | Walter & Louisa | 1854 | IL, OR | 15, 20, 26 | b. Dec. 20, 1849 Cass Co., IL Louisa was from IA and of German descent. Married Feb 14, 1877. He was a well known newspaper editor and publisher |
| Tipton | Meshach & Elizabeth | 1854 | TN, OR | 22, 72-76 | Both born in TN. Traveled overland w/"5 strapping sons". Settled in Douglas Co. |
| Turnham | W. | 1854 | OR | 22, 33, 39, 52 | NO ADDT'L INFO |
| Waldo | John B. & Avarila | 1854 | SC, OR | 22-23, 74 | * |
| Zahniser | Aaron & Harriet Augusta (Stewart) | 1854 | IL, OR | 18 | Harriet b. Apr. 13, 1838. Married in Marion Co., OR April 9, 1855. He was b. in PA. He worked as a tanner. They had a leather shop in Portland in later years. |
NOTE: The Stewart, Sutton families quite confusing. Sarah married Joel Stewart they had 8 children. He died June 1, 1847 in IL., and she married John Pierce Sutton. John Pierce Sutton had been married to a Nancy McCall and they had four children before she died. Sarah married John sometime in 1848. They had one child together, Walter. The children of Joel and Sarah were; Laura Ann, Ann Elizabeth, Amos Kendall, Harriet Augusta, Melissa, Hanna Jane, Alexander Franklin & Susan. John and Nancy's children were; James McCall, Solomon Henry, Asahel, Margaret Jane, Mary Emily, Melinda (Malinda).
The rest of the people mentioned on the list were all members of the party that traveled with the Sutton family to OR in 1854.