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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Calibri size=3>This is just fascinating
to me. The family's name may have been STEVENS. My Stevens settled Howell
Prairie, Marion Co., OR</FONT> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Only two other settlers lived in the area at the time -- Eugene Skinner,
the founder of Eugene, and Elijah Bristow of Pleasant Hill.</DIV>
<DIV>Stevens was likely the first settler in present day Springfield, Ore. He
died in 1860 in a farm accident.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Go to KATU.COM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=5>Unearthed remains linked to Lane County
pioneer</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Nancy</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>