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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Hi Walt & everyone - I found this on the Internet.
Interesting reading to me as my family came to Marion Co., OR. and moved to
Eastern, WA. I am always trying to find more connections with my Oregon Trail
pioneers & love to read about all the surnames that are mentioned. You
have probably seen this before but though I'd send just in case. I
think everyone on the list would enjoy reading also.. Mentions
Wheatland. Nancy</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class="b w xsm"><STRONG>GREAT
READING!!</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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onmousedown="return clk(this.href,'','','res','10','','0CCEQFjAJ')"
href="http://www.1tex.net/hmc/cooperbios.pdf"><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>WILLIAM SHEPHERD COOPER</FONT></A></H3>
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color=#676767>File Format:</FONT></SPAN> PDF/Adobe Acrobat - </FONT></FONT><A
href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http://docs.google.com/viewer%3Fa%3Dv%26q%3Dcache:jQS-bEVSSWIJ:www.1tex.net/hmc/cooperbios.pdf%2Bwho%2Bbuilt%2Bthe%2Bfirst%2Bferry%2BWheatland,%2BOR.%26hl%3Den%26gl%3Dus%26sig%3DAHIEtbT13zOUgCAipdou96DfkHyIiI_dtw&ei=WyCIS8u-L47WswPYgfGEAw&sa=X&oi=gview&resnum=10&ct=other&ved=0CCIQxQEwCQ&usg=AFQjCNHv8NVA9FoOYHZcsdLFXyj0wjh9pw"><FONT
face=Arial color=#2200cc size=2>Quick View</FONT></A><BR><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial>man who lived with the Daniel Matheny family at
<STRONG>Wheatland</STRONG> in 1850, whom Mary <B>.....</B> In 1904−05, he and
Arthur Huntley <STRONG>built</STRONG> the <B>....</B> operated the Matheny
ferry, the <STRONG>first ferry</STRONG> operated across the Willamette River
near. <STRONG>Wheatland</STRONG>. <B>...</B><BR><CITE><FONT
color=#008000>www.1tex.net/hmc/cooperbios.pdf</FONT></CITE></FONT></FONT></DIV></FONT>
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<A title=daviesw739@aol.com href="mailto:daviesw739@aol.com">daviesw739</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">or-roots mail list</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 25, 2010 5:48
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [or-roots] Matheny's
Everywhere -- (and Simkins)</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>YES .YES</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It was call Mathena's or Matheny's Ferry
before the town of Wheatland existed. Daniel Matheny my 3 gt.
grandfather started the town of Wheatland he owned the Ferry many years before
buying it from the Methodist Missionaries in 1844.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Walt Davies</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 02/25/10 16:14:23 Pacific Standard Time, <A
href="mailto:pmml@meritel.net">pmml@meritel.net</A> writes:</DIV>
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