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<P>Stevens, McCubbins, Smith all connected to me</P>
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<P>Nancy Lee Adams wrote:<BR></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 8px; MARGIN-LEFT: 8px; BORDER-LEFT: lightgrey 1px solid">Hi Cindy -<BR><BR>We are related though the Stevens family of Silverton, OR. Hanson & Lavina <BR>(Wickard) Stevens were my gggGrandparents.<BR>There daughter Sarah Ellen Stevens was married to Samuel McCubbins.<BR><BR>Stevens<BR>Smith<BR>Ringo<BR>Esson<BR>McCubbins<BR>Flanagan<BR>& many more.<BR><BR>Nancy<BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: "Lucinda Blais" <<A href="mailto:atagi@fmtc.com" target=_blank>atagi@fmtc.com</A>><BR>To: "or-roots mail list" <<A href="mailto:or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target=_blank>or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</A>><BR>Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 11:12 AM<BR>Subject: Re: [or-roots] DLC Maps<BR><BR><BR>> Pat,<BR>> So glad that this is being done!!! My Gr. gr. grandparents, John & Rebecca<BR>> Smith Barger and her parents, James and Sarah Jennings Smith of course <BR>> were<BR>> in Silverton, Oregon, and I have wanted to "see" where their land was !<BR>> Have picture with "Barger" Street. Again, looking forward to seeing this<BR>> when in the Silverton area !<BR>><BR>> Cindy Blais<BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: "Kith-n-Kin" <<A href="mailto:Kith-n-Kin@cox.net" target=_blank>Kith-n-Kin@cox.net</A>><BR>> To: "'or-roots mail list'" <<A href="mailto:or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target=_blank>or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</A>><BR>> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 12:46 PM<BR>> Subject: [or-roots] DLC Maps<BR>><BR>><BR>>> While we're on the subject of DLCs, one of the things I'm working on is a<BR>>> history of the township that includes Mt. Angel to Silverton. It is<BR>>> 06S01W.<BR>>><BR>>> So far, I have gathered the information on the "original" DLCs from the<BR>>> Abstracts, along with the 1862 twp map, and on top of that placed the <BR>>> 1963<BR>>> "official" cadastral plats of the original owners. (I'm probably mixing <BR>>> my<BR>>> terms here).<BR>>><BR>>> I have also "cut and pasted" the 1878 land plats from the Atlas to fit <BR>>> the<BR>>> township parameters, and coupled it with a 2009 Google Earth image of the<BR>>> area, so anyone can see just where the properties are today. <BR>>> Fortunately,<BR>>> there were two or three plats which with odd shapes and placement, <BR>>> allowed<BR>>> for "tweaking" the skew from the satellite image.<BR>>><BR>>> These are on 11x17 photo paper, and are going to the libraries in<BR>>> Silverton<BR>>> and Mt. Angel, as well as the college library there.<BR>>><BR>>> I believe this will help poor folks (like I was) who show up in the area,<BR>>> go<BR>>> to the library and say "where was grampa and gramma's land?" to be met<BR>>> with<BR>>> the thousand yard stare. "Oh, you might want to look on the wall over<BR>>> there." Nope. "Well, you can go to the archives in Salem.. ." In Mount<BR>>> Angel in particular, the "history" goes back as far as the monastery and<BR>>> influx of German speaking farmers. At the seminary at least they had<BR>>> some<BR>>> history of the early settlers, and the interactions with the town.<BR>>><BR>>> After my visit this month, I'll be able to complete the "genealogical"<BR>>> early<BR>>> history of the area, who married whom, and so on, and what happened to <BR>>> the<BR>>> families. Should be fun.<BR>>><BR>>> Pat<BR>>> In Tucson<BR>>><BR>>> _______________________________________________<BR>>> or-roots mailing list<BR>>><A href="mailto:%20or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target=_blank> or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</A><BR>>> <A href="http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots" target=_blank>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots</A><BR>>><BR>><BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> or-roots mailing list<BR>><A href="mailto:%20or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target=_blank> or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</A><BR>> <A href="http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots" target=_blank>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots</A><BR>> <BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>or-roots mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target=_blank>or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</A><BR><A href="http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots" target=_blank>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>-- <BR><FONT color=#0000ff size=4><STRONG>Marsha pmml@meritel.net pmml@wvi.com genealogy:Bradley,Fish,Leabas</STRONG></FONT></body></html>