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<DIV>Our Couch family is from England,South Carolina,Missouri,Oregon,and some of us are in Washington now. I was raised in Wallowa Oregon. My Grandfather came from Lineus MO. by train to Ogden Utah,then by wagon up the Oregon trail to LaGrande Oregon and then settled in Island City Oregon. Two years ago when I had open heart surgery there was a nurse I had she was a Couch that came from Canada to Wenatchee Washington. As far as I know we do not have any one from Canada. This very interesting thank you for the information, it something to keep my eye open for.</DIV>
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<DIV>Leonard C.Couch</DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=evbarnes@earthlink.net href="mailto:evbarnes@earthlink.net">Eugene Barnes</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> 10/05/2004 9:40:05 AM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [or-roots] Railroad in Summerville OR</DIV>
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<DIV>To Leonard C. Couch:</DIV>
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<DIV>Would your family be from Ireland to Canada to Michigan? ie. mid 1800's. We have a Couch group</DIV>
<DIV>in our family.</DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=lmcouch@earthlink.net href="mailto:lmcouch@earthlink.net">Leonard Couch</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> Monday, October 04, 2004 7:31 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [or-roots] Railroad in Summerville OR</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Thank You for the railroad information. They now have a excursion run from<BR>Joseph to Looking glass in the summer time. I remember the steam trains<BR>coming through Wallowa back in the forty's.<BR><BR>Thanks again.<BR>Leonard C. Couch<BR><BR><BR>> [Original Message]<BR>> From: <<A href="mailto:JNCRIDGE@aol.com">JNCRIDGE@aol.com</A>><BR>> To: <<A href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>><BR>> Date: 10/04/2004 11:03:55 AM<BR>> Subject: [or-roots] Railroad in Summerville OR<BR>><BR>> A google search of Oregon railroad land grants Summerville leads to much<BR>information about the railroads in the 19th century in Oregon, including<BR>the information below: <BR>><BR>> <A href="http://www.oregongenealogy.com/union/railroads.htm">http://www.oregongenealogy.com/union/railroads.htm</A><BR>> "A more expanded railroad project in Union County was that known<BR>generally as the "Hunt Railroad". The promoter of this proposed line, G.W.<BR>Hunt, was an early wagon freighter over the Blue Mountains. Later he<BR>engaged in building grades for the Villard interests. Mr. Hunt, at the time<BR>his holdings were absorbed by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, had<BR>some 160 miles of line in Umatilla County and southeastern Washington.<BR>> In 1889 he announced his plans to construct a railroad from the<BR>vicinity of Walla Walla across the Blue Mountains by way of Toll Gate to<BR>the Grande Ronde valley. By way of Summerville and Union, the line was to<BR>go up Catherine Creek to Eagle and Pine Valleys and from there by the Snake<BR>River valley to the Boise region. This proposed railroad was of course<BR>designed to offer competition to the Union Pacific interests.<BR>> Mr. Hunt offered to build the line through Union if he were given a<BR>right of way at Summerville and Union and a cash subsidy of $180,000."<BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> or-roots mailing list<BR>> <A href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A><BR>> <A href="http://sosinet.sos.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots">http://sosinet.sos.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots</A><BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>or-roots mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A><BR><A href="http://sosinet.sos.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots">http://sosinet.sos.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots</A></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>