[or-roots] spelling

[Connie Guardino]

This "Blue" mystery is a puzzle to me too. There was an artist in
Portland named Bob Blue, who was a friend of my sculptor husband. And
then there is historian Lucy Blue in Lincoln County, who I cannot find
out one tiny weeny thing about. Help!

Jim Irwin wrote:

> Ok, if you are going to get mad and unsubscribe then here is my
> jeaneeology  question. I struck out with the researchers listed for
> the Capt. Thomas Clark wagon train in 1851 on your site.  I am
> researching the Blue family.  Amos Blue (my g-grandfather) was with
> this train. Also, the Bowen and Mckee families arrived in Jackson
> county, Oregon in 1853.   They are not listed on your site.  How can I
> find out what train they arrived on. Information I have:John M. McKee
> his wife Maryum Bowen McKee and their two children, Maxmilly and
> Adelbert crossed the plains from Sullivan Co. MO in 1852-53 with a
> large wagon train which included his wife's parents John B. and
> Roxyann Hutchinson (Hughes) Bowen. The wagon train arrived in the
> Rogue River Valley of Southern Oregon August 31, 1853 and settled a
> DLC claim 10 Oct. 1853 on the foothills of skinner's Butte eight miles
> east of Jacksonville. Amos Blue married Maryum's sister Sarah
> Elizabeth Bowen-Smith.He had a BLM land claim next to the Bowen and
> the McKee families. Merry Christmas,Jim Irwin in Walla Walla
>
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: welchtazzi at aol.com
>      To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us
>      Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 3:33 PM
>      Subject: [or-roots] spelling
>       If you all think you are doing this for geneology reasons.
>      I think you are all wrong I have been watching this site for
>      a while and have not seen any progress.  This site just
>      seems to be another type of chat room.  If you would all
>      stop correcting each other and actually get to business of
>      what this site is for you all might get something done.
>
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