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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Hi: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>I have my doubts about the truth of his
poem. He and</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Charley Johnson, son-in-law and John
Calvin Barnes his</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>son are the only one missing from Minn.
in the June 1880</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>cenus. The first deed was singed
1st week of June in</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Oregon. Next deed ist week in
Oct. If in fact they</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>came out leaving but Mellen and
Eleanor, then Elbridge,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>James, John Calvin, and the Wiley
family went back to</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Minn. I have John there in 1883
where his boy was </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>born Elbridge Shepperd Barnes, and
Elbridge my ggf</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>stayed until 1896-1898. He had a
large property </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>development at Markeville in
1896. James W.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Wileys wife died in Minn, and he
stayed. Wayne W.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>his son, went with Shepard, and Bessie
his dau. went</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>with Elbridge.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>One of the census in Minn. show Jack
Early with Elbridge.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Martha Kirk Reyolds Barnes uncle was
Allan French.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>He and his wife took in the Kieft
twins in Mnn. when</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Mrs.K died. They moved to Alsea,
and Jack Early</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>m. one of the girls. Their
descendant wrote the book,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"The Land that Kept Its
Promise."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>The closeness of the families seemed to
have followed</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>everybody out. Elbridge was
in Bayview in 1900,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>John Calvin there in 1895, James Wilson
was there buying</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>property - Just like they did in
Minn. John Calvin divorced Jane Tullock, and m. Albert Reyonds
divorced</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>wife Charity Alice (Above) and they ran
"Barnes & Co.," </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>store in Bayview until about
1917.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>One of the curios is that F. C. Barnes,
no relation, ran</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>the Fish place, and John C. had an
interest in it. Both</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>went by Cal - Albert Reynolds played
fiddle for the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>dances as well as a Cal Barnes.
Was it F.C. or J.C.?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Would it not be a story to have the two
husbands</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>of the same woman, both playing fiddle
on the same</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>night?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>That certainly would be Family
Closeness!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Gene</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=LSchiendel@aol.com
href="mailto:LSchiendel@aol.com">LSchiendel@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 02, 2004 2:58
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [or-roots] Train to
Oregon</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Thanks Gene,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>But I really don't think they were ever on a boat. Would have heard
something about that over the years. Now I am puzzled.<IMG
src="http://cdn-cf.aol.com/se/smi/0201d20638/03"> Maybe I will
never know.</DIV>
<DIV>Lillian</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>