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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Lois, my great great great aunt Frances Gage was
on the Gilliam train with her husband Joseph. It was also led by Michael
Troutman Simmons who was my great great grandmother's uncle. Did your research
into the 1844 Independent Colony Train reveal anything about the Gages? I
know Joseph was one of the men appointed to be a judge. Bob
Casebeer</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><B>-----Original Message-----</B><BR><B>From:
</B><A href="mailto:LAPowell@aol.com">LAPowell@aol.com</A> <<A
href="mailto:LAPowell@aol.com">LAPowell@aol.com</A>><BR><B>To: </B><A
href="mailto:wb@wvi.com">wb@wvi.com</A> <<A
href="mailto:wb@wvi.com">wb@wvi.com</A>>; <A
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
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href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>><BR><B>Date:
</B>Monday, August 04, 2003 5:10 PM<BR><B>Subject: </B>Re: [or-roots] Once a
busy list<BR><BR></DIV></FONT><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face=Arial
lang=0 size=2 FAMILY = SANSSERIF>Yes, it used to be very busy - like 5 - 6
years ago something was going on all the time. But that was when a
bunch of us were looking for our DLC numbera so we could all join
"Sons & Daughters of Oregon Pioneers". I guess we
all found what we need and just faded away after we got our SDOP
memberships.<BR> I just signed on again
recently to watch what was going on. Only name I recognize
anymore is Walt Davies. But some of us did learn a certain amount and
I, for one, would be happy to pass on the little I know WHEN I know what it
is. <BR><BR> My family name from Oregon
Trail is WALKER. Samuel and Jemima Walker came with the
Nathaniel Ford party (Gilliam Wagon Train) 1844. Samuel had been with
the old 9th Infantry 23 years (Joined at about 13 yrs of age), spent about 8
years farming in the Independence, MO area then(from 1840 census
partly). They left MO with the Nathaniel Ford party about the 1st of
June 1844. Found them mentioned in "Journal of a Mountain
Man, James Clyman", where Clyman, Samuel Walker, and Robert Walker all
received votes for head of the "mess" they were traveling
with. That book is invaluable. I found my copy on
ebay. <BR> So if I can help anyone
I'll be glad to. My main information is all 1844, mostly the Gilliam
train. <BR><BR>Lois Powell</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>