Stevens, McCubbins, Smith all connected to me

Nancy Lee Adams wrote:

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