Note: members of the second, third and fourth groups are noted with the group number preceding their names. All other names are believed to be members of the main emigrating party to Oregon.
*1) Oregon Bound party piloted by John Gantt consisted of about 700 men, women and children and approximately 110 wagons; the party separated into two units consisting of those with larger herds of cattle and those without. Those separated into numerous smaller units before the journey was over
*2) Joseph B. Chiles was returning to California after recruiting new settlers in the east; he was originally an emigrant of 1841. The party was led by mountain man, Joseph Reddeford Walker. "On or about September 20, 1843, a California-bound emigrant party consisting of twenty-five people and six wagons approached the Oregon Trail crossing of the Raft River. Before they reached the river, however, they turned south and established what became the main route of the California Trail to the Humboldt River, via the Raft River Valley and Goose Creek. They were led by mountain man Joseph Reddeford Walker, who had taken the route in reverse when he returned from California in 1834......." (Sign dedicating location was placed in 1992 by the Oregon-California Trails Association)
*3) Sir William Drummond Stewart's "party of
pleasure" to explore the Rocky Mountains was guided by William
Sublette; the party was made up of approximately 70 men consisting of
twenty gentlemen of St. Louis that included socialites, army officers
on leave and several scientists; there were were thirty hunters,
muledrivers and camp servants; later joining
the group was a missionary party guided by Solomon
Sublette
*4) John Charles Fremont Expedition of 1843-44 consisted of
39
men, principally Creole, French Canadian and American as well as a
father and son pair from the Delaware tribe; their company
consisted of 12 carts drawn by two mules each and one wagon specially
designed to carry the scientific instruments that would be used along
the way; the expedition had a two fold purpose--to gather as much
scientific information about the unexplored areas as could be obtained,
and the other, more secretive plan, was to see if a good route to the
Oregon country could be found; (Many members of the legislature at
that time were of English descent and still maintained close ties
with England. They did not wish to force a confrontation over the
Oregon country by settling the area. Others wished to keep the land
a possession of their new country. Fremont had been engaged by members
of the later group to keep his eyes open for any route that could
easily handle wagon traffic.) [Notations on particiapants taken from "Memoirs
of My Life, John Charles Fremont, First Edition, Cooper Square Press,
2001]
Early in the spring of 1843 the emigrants bound for Oregon began to pour into Westport and Independence. After the majority were gathered together and just prior to beginning the journey, a meeting was called to form a set of "traveling" rules and to elect a council of nine to mediate any disputes that might erupt. It was decided that it would be best to elect officers when the train reached the Kansas River.
On May 22, 1843 the Oregon Emigrating Company departed with John Gantt as guide. Gantt had attained the rank of Captain in the US Army and had made his living in the fur trade and was more than willing to guide the train to Fort Hall for $1 per person. At Fort Hall it was hoped that assistance could be obtained from Dr. Marcus Whitman and party as they returned to the Oregon country from the states.
On June 1, after completing the crossing of the Kansas River, elections were held to determine who the officers were to be. Each nominee moved out with his back to the company. Backers of an individual then lined up behind their favorite candidate creating several lines of men stretching out across the prairie. The leaders, in jest, then proceeded to run across the prairie with their lines of supporters following like a long tail. The strange sight was captured in print by a writer passing by with the Sir William Drummond hunting expedition who remarked that, "Running for office is certainly performed in more literal fashion on the prairie ....." After the merriment, the end result was that Peter Burnett became Captain and James Nesmith was elected Orderly Sergeant.
As was true of each emigration, the exact numbers varied from person to person. According to an interview with Ninevah Ford in 1878, "We rendezvoused at West Port west of Independence, Jackson County, Missouri. We started from there in April. There were between 500 and 700 souls in the party and 113 wagons.......". Edward Lenox in his recollections claimed that less than 500 reached Oregon and set the figures at "295 men, 58 women and a possible 102 children...."; Mathew Field, a reporter accompanying the Sir William Drummond Stewart excursion, reported in his recollections "At Kansas Ferry observed gathering of 800 people for Oregon, having their election of officers...." Meanwhile, John Arthur in 1887 at an address of the Oregon Pioneer Association, stated that "the emigrating body numbered over one thousand souls, with one hundred and twenty wagons drawn by ox teams and over three thousand head of loose cattle and horses."
The company was soon to be involved in several severe storms that left them waterlogged and axle deep in muddy quagmires. Adding to the complaints, was the dissatisfaction created between those who had cattle and those who did not. After much dissension, Peter Burnett resigned. William Martin assumed command of the company without loose cattle. Jesse Applegate was elected leader of the "Cow Column", which consisted of approximately 60 wagons and a couple of thousand head of cattle.
Following behind, was Joseph B. Chiles, a pioneer of 1841, who was returning to California leading a small group of family and friends.
As with emigrations to follow, these rugged pioneers dealt daily with adverse weather conditions, lack of provisions, conflict of personalities and illness. To add to their afflictions, they did not have a wagon trail to follow. For a more comprehensive study of the emigration of 1843 I recommend reading "Blazing A Wagon Trail To Oregon, A Weekly Chronicle of the Great Migration of 1843" by Lloyd W. Coffman [see information on this publication at the end of this page]. I have included here my own compilation of events on this emigration in Emigration To Oregon in 1843
Following is a
preliminary list for the emigration of 1843. All additions and
corrections would be appreciated.
NOTE: all female members of the emigration are listed by
MAIDEN
name [if known] even if they were married at the time of the
emigration.
Agatha ADAMS
was born Oct 1814 in
Following their overland journey the
family settled in
Henry Spencer AIKEN
was born April 5,1818 at
His early years were spent in
While residing at
He also filled the position of Clatsop
county clerk and was founder of Temple Lodge No 7, A.F.&A.M where he held
numerous responsible positions. At the
time of his death he was one of the executors of the last will of Cyrus Olney,
deceased.
Maria died July 4, 1870 at
Mr. ALEXANDER: note--several members of the 1843 emigration traveled together to the CA gold mines. There is mention of an Alexander who was massacred in 1848 with other members of that party. This may be that individual
APPLEGATE FAMILY RESEARCHER:
Albert APPLEGATE was actually born in the
Alexander McClelland APPLEGATE was born Mar 11, 1838 in St. Clair County, Missouri,
the son of Jesse Applegate and Cynthia Parker. He was five years old at
the time the Applegates crossed the plains to
Charles APPLEGATE was a native of
The family left
In 1851 Charles and his brothers built
a schoolhouse in
Charles also gained some notoriety
when he built a home that was divided in half. One side was for the men
and the other for the women. There were no connecting doors.
Afterwards Charles further flouted his wife by carrying on a long-term
love affair with a neighbor woman. It was this more than anything else
that split the Applegate families. Lindsay moved his family away from
Yoncalla, and the families of Jesse and Charles became distant. Drinking heavily,
he died August 9, 1879 at the age of seventy-three and was buried at the
Edward Bates APPLEGATE was born Nov 1833 in
Elisha “Lish” Lindsay APPLEGATE was born April 8, 1832 in
St. Clair County, Missouri. He was the eldest son of Lindsay Applegate and
Elizabeth "Betsy" Miller. In
The winter of 1843-44 was spent with
his family in the abandoned Methodist Mission near Wheatland. In 1844 he
moved with them to Salt Creek in
In the census
records Elisha is listed as a carpenter and a surveyor but it appears he had
many talents. He was a staunch
Republican and gained some renown as a writer for the People’s Press. He was well known as a speaker and a simple
story would never do if there was a way to embellish it. However, the stories told about him would
probably have stood up against any he told on his own.
“Lish Applegate had a yearling calf which he wanted to break. One day Applegate took the yearling out into
a lane. Not having a gentle ox with
which to yoke up the calf, Applegate put the yoke on the calf’s neck and then
the other end over his own neck. The
queer-looking couple started down the lane, at first slowly, and finally the
calf broke into a run, dragging the old pioneer along at a rapid rate. Meeting some men, Applegate called out:
“We’re runnin’ off, goll-darn our fool souls.
Stop us! Stop us!” But as nobody
stopped the “fools,” they plunged into the
Another story revolves around how
“Lish” Applegate saved the
They reckoned, however, without Lish
Applegate. Lish was one of those handy
men who are never stumped. For when the
committee made known their troubles Lish said, “Gimme that paper.” And seating himself on a store box he wrote
in a bold hand, “Lish Applegate, $15,000.”
The day was saved. Lish didn’t
have a red cent but subscription was all that was asked for. Of course, Lish never paid it, never paid a
cent, but the alleged subscription tided them over, the Legislature was
appraised that the amount was legally subscribed. By the time the money was needed the
committee was able to finish raising it and the university was located at
Lish Applegate was the father of
Gertrude APPLEGATE was born in 1841 in St. Clair County, Missouri, the
daughter of Jesse Applegate and Cynthia Parker. She was the second
daughter and seventh child of the couple and was two years old in the '43
migration. The family settled in
Irene APPLEGATE was born March 20, 1839 in St. Clair County, Missouri,
the seventh child of Charles Applegate and Melinda Miller. She remained
with her family through their various moves and, like her sister Lucy, she did
not marry. She remained in the old
Applegate home in her later years, being cared for by her brother, George and
his wife. She died July 26, 1919 and was buried at the Yoncalla Cemetery
Ivan Decatur APPLEGATE was born June 25, 1840, in St. Clair County, Missouri,
the son of Lindsay Applegate and Elizabeth "Betsy" Miller. He was
three years old when his parents brought the family to
. On July 14, 1871 he married Margaret
Hutchinson in
James APPLEGATE was born Aug 5, 1834, the son of Charles Applegate and
Melinda Miller. On January 25, 1859 he
married Caroline Coffee Johnson at
Jesse APPLEGATE was born July 5, 1811 in
The brothers spent the winter of 1843-44 in
the abandoned buildings of Willamette Mission twelve miles north of
Jesse was certainly the most prominent
of the three Applegate brothers, but he was a complex man. Along with
Levi Scott and others, the Southern Route, also referred to as the Applegate Trail
was established in 1846. The emigrants
of the first crossing faced many hardships and many placed the blame on Jesse
Applegate for failing to ensure that it was accessible. One of his most outspoken, critics was the
attorney Jesse Quinn Thornton. Yet Jesse Applegate was revered as the
"Sage of Yoncalla." He was a prolific writer and hardly an
edition of any of the papers were published without containing a comment either
regarding him or penned by him.
When his daughter ran off to marry a
staunch Southern sympathizer, he refused to speak to her ever again. It wasn’t until she called to him from her
death bed that he relented and even then it was unknown what transpired between
them because he never spoke of it.
. Jesse eventually lost his Donation Land Claim due to signing as a
surety in an affair that failed. Later he even lost his sanity. He
spent time in the Oregon Insane Asylum in
Jesse moved to
Jesse and Cynthia were the parents of twelve children: Rozelle (1832),
Jesse Applegate APPLEGATE was born
November 1836 in Missouri to Lindsay Applegate and Virginia Watson. Named in honor of his uncle Jesse Applegate,
he was seen in most census records as Jesse A. Applegate. Many years later, Jesse would
write a memoir of the trip across the plains entitled, "Recollections of
My Boyhood." Jesse witnessed--with his one good eye-- the drowning
of his brother Warren, his cousin Edward, and old Alexander McClellan, called
"Uncle Mac" by the family, and the near drowning of William Doak and
Jesse's uncle, William Parker. Jesse spent the winter with his family in
the abandoned buildings of the Willamette
Jesse and his wife Virginia had
at least six children; the 1880 U. S. Census showed Jesse as age 43 living with
his wife Virginia, 39, and three sons and three daughters between the ages of
four and nineteen. Jesse's last years were spent at the Soldiers' Home in
John APPLEGATE was born March 12,1842 in St. Clair County, Missouri,
the son of Charles Applegate and Melinda Miller. He was a year old when he joined the
emigration of 1843 with his parents. He
enlisted in the Union Army in 1865 as a private in Company K, First Oregon
Mounted Volunteer Infantry and served one year on the frontier. Was well known at a fine “fiddler” and along
with Alexander Applegate and
Lindsay APPLEGATE was born Sep 18, 1808 in Henry County, KY, the son of
Daniel Applegate and Rachel Lindsay. He
was named Anthony Lindsay Applegate after his mother’s father but in the
records he always appears as Lindsay Applegate.
As a young man he moved to
On January 13, 1831 in Cole County,
Missouri Lindsay married Elizabeth Basham Miller. She was the sister of Charles Applegate’s
wife, Malinda. The family resided in
Upon arrival they spent the first
winter in the abandoned buildings of the Willamette Mission north of
In 1859 Lindsay purchased the toll
road leading from Northern California to Southern California and went to reside
in
Lindsay and Elizabeth were the parents
of : Elisha Lindsay (1832), Warren (1834), Jesse Applegate (1835), Theresa Rose
(1838), Ivan Decatur (1840), Lucien B. (1842), Oliver Cromwell Applegate
(1845-1938); Annie Applegate (1847-1870); Frank Applegate (1850-1872); Alice
Applegate (1852-1934); Jerome Applegate (1855-1856); and Rachel Lindsay
Applegate (1857-1940)
Lisbon APPLEGATE was born Dec 29, 1837 in St. Clair County, Missouri,
the son of Charles Applegate and Melinda Miller. He was five years old during the crossing of
1843. While crossing the plains, the
boy, perhaps tired of walking on such a hot day, hid out in the wagon drive by
George Beale, from whom the Applegate children had been told to stay away.
Beale would later commit murder, but even in 1843, it could be seen that
he was an unsavory character. Beale was driving the wagon up a steep
hill, applying the whip heavily to the oxen. At last they just stopped
and the wagon began rolling down the hill backward. Beale jumped out and
the wagon crashed, dumping food everywhere.
Lucien B. APPLEGATE
was born April 24, 1842 in St. Clair County, Missouri, the son of Lindsay
Applegate and Elizabeth "Betsy" Miller. He was one year old when the
family started for
On June 9, 1866, at
Lucy APPLEGATE was born May 7, 1830 the daughter of Charles Applegate
and Melinda Miller. Lucy was the eldest
daughter of the family and was well liked by all. As a young woman, Lucy injured an eye,
blinding herself in that eye. After that her popularity with young men
ceased, and Lucy never married.
Lucy was a hard worker and an avid
gardener and could be found tending her vegetables and roses when she wasn’t
tending the needs of the Applegate family.
She inherited the old Charles Applegate home upon her mother's death in
1888 and continued to live there until her death July 3, 1910 at the age of
eighty. Her obituary stated “Miss Lucy
Applegate, an early
Mary A. APPLEGATE was born January 6, 1834, the daughter of Charles Applegate
and Melinda Miller. February 18, 1857,
at the age of 23, she married John Webster Perit HUNTINGTON. In 1852 he went to the Yoncalla country where he took a
land claim in the
Robert “Bob” Shortess APPLEGATE was born December 29, 1839, the son of Jesse
Applegate and Cynthia Parker. He was
named in honor of Robert Shortess, a family friend who had emigrated to the
Robert and Malinda were the parents of Aaron Purcill (1859), William (1861),
Oscar (1863), Annie L. (1865), Catherine (1867), Edna (1870), Jessie (1873) and
Ira (1875)
Rozelle APPLEGATE was born July 7, 1832 in
Rozelle Putnam was the first woman
to set type in the
Susan APPLEGATE was born May 25, 1831 in
Theresa Rose APPLEGATE
was born Feb 24, 1838 in St. Clair County, Missouri, the daughter of
Lindsay Applegate and Elizabeth Miller.
April 20, 1868 she married Gen. John Marshall MCCALL. They were the parents of Lindsay (1869),
Warren APPLEGATE was born c1834 in St. Clair County, Missouri, the son
of Lindsay Applegate and Elizabeth Miller.
His family left the other immigrants at
William “Henry” APPLEGATE was born Feb 1844, some two months after arrival in
Oregon, the son of Jesse Applegate and
Cynthia Parker. While not enumerated as
an emigrant of 1843 he certainly qualifies as an early pioneer of that time
period. He was living with his parents
in
ARTHUR FAMILY RESEARCHER:
Brazilla (Priscilla) ARTHUR was born April 7, 1822 in
John David ARTHUR was born March 5, 1820 in Washington County, Kentucky,
the son of William Arthur and Millie
Malone. When John was five years old the
family moved to Jackson County, Missouri. John later married Eleanor Malone on
September 19, 1839 in
In the early days, wild animals in the
area were taking a toll on the domestic stock of the pioneers. John obtained, at great expense, a female
hound from the most celebrated kennel in
In 1846, John married Mary Jane Malone,
possibly the sister of his first wife. The family is enumerated in the 1850
John and Mary Jane were the parents of
Rosetta E. (1849), Samantha (1852), Sophronia Gertrude (1854), Abbie E. (1857),
Arcelia Alice (1861), and Eugene L. (1863)
Mahala ARTHUR was
born February 4, 1829 in Jackson County, Missouri, the daughter of William
Arthur and Millie Malone. Mahala
emigrated west with her parents and siblings in 1843. Also involved in this adventure was one
Samuel Cozine, a blacksmith who was seven years her senior. They were married in
Mary "Polly" ARTHUR was born 1834 in
Melissa ARTHUR was born 1832 in
Richard Washington ARTHUR was born June 7, 1824 in
Robert ARTHUR
was born in September 1826 in
William ARTHUR (1796-1866): m'd 1818 Emily "Millie" MALONE; settled Clackamas Co, wife died 1861 and he m2. 1862 Hicks (FOSTER), Catherine A.; emigrated with wife and 8 children; was guardian for Richard D. Malone, son of his sister, Matilda (Arthur) Malone; brought Richard with the family when they emigrated to Oregon; settled in Hardens, Clackamas Co, OR where he farmed and was active in local affairs; William died in Clackamas County Aug 14, 1866
William ARTHUR (1830-1907): m'd 1856 Martha Ellen COFFEE; s/o William and Mollie (Malone) Arthur; William settled at Hardens, Clackamas County, OR where he farmed until the death of his wife in the early 1860s; in 1870 and 1880 he is shown as a boarder in Yamhill county where he is a carpenter
James M. ATHEY (1816 - ): 1840 Nancy P. [maiden name unknown]; settled in Washington Co where he is shown in the 1850 census; by 1860 he is living and working as a carpenter and cabinet maker in Oregon City, Clackamas County; he remains there through the 1870 and 1880 census
William ATHEY (1818-1897): m1.; m2. Rachel
(COOPER) Cave; went to CA
after arrival in OR; returned to OR 1851; settled Yamhill Co;
""Bill"
Athey was born in 1818, so he was twenty-five while crossing the plains to Oregon.
He was a furniture-maker and a farmer. His Donation Land Claim was
on Grand Island, an island in the Willamette River between Dayton and Salem.
His second wife was the widow Rachel [Cooper] Cave, a niece of Mary [Cooper]
Matheny and Rachel [Cooper] Matheny of the 1843 immigation, who cross the plains
in 1846. The Atheys were flooded badly in the great flood of December
1861. Grand Island was completely innundated and the nearby towns of Wheatland
and Champoeg were destroyed. The family then moved to Rachel's property
in Polk County astraddle the Yamhill County line south of present-day Hopewell.
Rachel died in 1894 and Bill in 1897. He was seventy-nine years
old. Both are buried in the Hopewell Cemetery." [information provided by
Don Rivara. In addition to the present website his Sources included: [1]
Into the Eye of the Setting Sun, the memoirs of Charlotte Matheny Kirkwood,
an 1843 immigrant, cousin to Rachel Cooper Cave Athey.; [2] The William
Athey file of the Hewitt-Matheny-Cooper Family Association at the Yamhill County
Historical Society Museum in Lafayette.; [3] Overland to Oregon, pp. 48, 52,
by Edward Lenox, 1904, republished by Ye Galleon Press, Fairfield, Washington]
John ATKINSON : cutoff from Fort Hall for California with the Joseph Childs company; name also seen as J. Atcheson
J.C. AVERY: this may be Joseph Conant Avery who emigrated to OR in 1845. It is unknown at this time if he came first in 1843 but it is noteworthy that he settled in Benton Co along with many members of the 1843 emigration and there were several young men in the 1843 emigration who returned east to bring back family
*4) Alexis AYOT: member of Fremont's second expedition; also accompanied Fremont on his first expedition; engaged at St. Louis, MO
John M. BACON (1822-1891): m'd 1851 Rachel W. NEWMAN; member of the 1845 emigration; it is unknown at this time if he emigrated first in 1843; there were several young men in the 1843 emigration who returned east to bring back family
*4) Francois BADEAU ( -1844): member of Fremont's second expedition; also accompanied Fremont on his first expedition; engaged at St. Louis, MO; when party split he stayed with Fremont; on the return trip while camped on the Sevier River --"May 23, 1844 We had here the misfortune to lose one of our people. Francois Badeau, who had been with me in both expeditions; during which he had always been one of my most faithful and efficient men. He was killed in drawing toward him a gun by the muzzle; the hammer, being caught, discharged the gun, driving the ball through his head. We buried him on the banks of the river."
Andrew Jackson BAKER (1822 - ): m'd 1857 Mary LAKE; 1832 to TN; 1835 to MO; settled in Yamhill Co; 1846 went to CA to fight in confrontation between the Americans and the Mexicans; settled in Yamhill Co; farmer
Henry C. BAKER (1840- ): s/o John and Catherine (Blevins) Baker; shown in the 1850, 1860 and 1870 census living in his father's household at McMinnville, Yamhill Co
James D. BAKER (1842- ): s/o John and Catherine (Blevins) Baker; shown in the 1850 and 1860 census living in his father's household at McMinnville, Yamhill Co
John Gordon BAKER (1818 - ): m'd 1839 Catherine BLEVINS; settled Yamhill Co; sheriff of Yamhill Co under Provisional Government and additional two years after Territorial Government organized; John is enumerated with his wife and children in the 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 McMinnville Pct of Yamhill County; by 1900 his wife is enumberated as a widow and head of household; John was the father of 7 children but by 1900 only 3 of them were still living
Nancy BAKER (1840- ): m'd Mathias GOULET
William BALDRIDGE : member of John C. Fremont party
Rachel BALES (1793- ): m'd 1811 Isaac MILLS; name also seen as BEALS; was born in Jefferson Co, TN where she later married Isaac Mills; mother of 13 children
Louis BARGERIN : see Louis BERGEVIN
William BARKER: settled originally at Linnton
BEAGLE FAMILY RESEARCHER:
Cynthia Ann BEAGLE (1843-1923): m'd c
1870 James H. TURNER; teacher in Polk Co in 1870; by 1880 was in
Umatilla Co living with parents and working as a dressmaker; she was
born just prior to emigration on 10 Jan 1843; buried in Holland,
Illinois Valley, Josephine Co next to husbands family; husband was
buried in Olney Cemetery, Pendleton, OR next to their infant son
George BEAGLE: see George BEALE
James H. BEAGLE (1840-1906): Never Married; s/o William and Lucinda (Thompson) Beagle; went to CA in 1854; returned to OR in 1862; worked in mines; mule packer; buried in Olney Cemetery, Pendleton, OR
John T. BEAGLE (1838-1905): m'd c1875 Nancy RIST (?); s/o William and Lucinda (Thompson) Beagle; mule packer in Umatilla Co until c 1875 when he moved to Loveland, CO; buried in Olney Cemetery, Pendleton, OR
Nancy Jane BEAGLE (1836-1914): m1.
1851 Mancil Roundtree CRISP; m2. 1891 Wayman Clark HEMBREE; d/o
William and Lucinda (Thompson) Beagle; buried in McMinnville Masonic
Cemetery, Yamhill Co, OR with second husband;
"Nancy Beagle was born
in 1836, the daughter of William and Lucinda [Thompson] Beagle. She was seven
years old at the time of the 1843 crossing of the plains. The Beagles
left their St. Clair County, Missouri, home with the Applegates for the rendezvous
at Westport. There she and Charlotte "Lottie" Matheny [Kirkwood] and
began a life-long friendship. In 1851 at the age of fifteen, Nancy married
Mancil Roundtree Crisp, who died in the 1880's. In 1891 she married Waymon
Clark Hembree, who had crossed the plains in 1843 with his family. They
lived in Lafayette, Yamhill County, Oregon. Nancy died in 1914 at the age of
seventy-eight and was buried with the Hembrees in the Masonic Cemetery in McMinnville,
Oregon. Waymon died in 1920." [information provided by
Don Rivara. In addition to the present website his Sources included: [1]
Into the Eye of the Setting Sun, by Charlotte Matheny Kirkwood, published by
the Hewitt-Matheny-Cooper Family Association, pp. 7, 32, 141; [2] Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, on-line Family Search]
Oliver Hazzard Perry
"Perry" BEAGLE (1833-1927): m'd 1852 Mary Melvina CRISP; m2. 1891 Mrs.
R. E. CURTIS; s/o William and Lucinda (Thompson) Beagle; fought in Rogue Indian
War and was a miner throughout CA and ID; periodically resided in OR as
farmer and rancher; died while residing in State Veterans Home at
Roseburg and is buried there.;
"Perry" was born in Kentucky on
July 6, 1832, the son of William Beagle and Lucinda [Thompson] Beagle. In
1843 the Beagles joined with the Applegates in St. Clair County, Missouri, and
headed for the rendezvous to organize an emigrant party at Westport, Missoui.
The family first settled in the Tualatin Valley upon arrival in Oregon. While
there, Perry attended the school at Forest Grove run by Tabitha Brown. After
the Whitman Massacre, the Whitmans' adopted dauhter, Matilda Sager, attended
the school with him, as did the children of Squire Ebbert, Joe Meek, and David
Lennox. On April 27, 1852, Perry, age nineteen, married Mary Melvina Crisp,
daughter of a Major Crisp, who had served in the War of 1812. In 1855,
during the Rogue River Indian War, Perry enlisted in the company of Capt. Joseph
Bailey. In the fall of 1856, he and his family left their home six miles from
Eugene and moved to Jacksonville, in Southern Oregon, where gold had been discovered.
From there he moved to Suisun City in Solano County, California, but lost
his land there to the railroad. He then settled on the Russian River near Santa
Rosa, California. From there he moved to Humboldt County, California, where
he ran cattle. He and his brothers John and Jim participated in the Idaho gold
rush in 1862, selling out his land in Humboldt County and moving his family
to Yamhill County, Oregon. After awhile in the gold fields, Perry moved his
family to La Grande, Oregon, where he earned a livelihood packing supplies by
mule train to the mining camps. He then sold out his mule train to his
brothers and moved back to the Willamette Valley near McMinnville. In 1876 he
moved to Paradise Valley near Moscow, Idaho. There, for fifteen years, he freighted
goods from the railroad line to Moscow. After his wife died, he joined with
his brothers Frank and Ben prospecting and running a mule train. Later
he and they bought a ranch together and raised cattle and horses for eleven
years until they sold out and moved to Pendleton, Oregon. From there, he and
a sister and two brothers moved to Virginia, but they were not happy there.
They returned to Oregon, where Perry settled in the Umpqua Valley. He
married Mrs. R. E. Curtis in 1891 and outlived her as well. He was ninety-five
and living in at the Soldiers" Home in Roseburg, Oregon, in 1927 when Fred
Lockley of the Oregon Journal interviewed him. He died that year and was buried
in the cemetery there." [information provided by
Don Rivara. In addition to the present website his Sources included: [1]
Conversations With Pioneer Men, by Fred Lockley of the Oregon Journal, compiled
by Mike Helm, 1996]
William M. BEAGLE (1808-1887): m'd
1831 Lucinda THOMPSON; s/o Thomas and Cecelia (Wine) Beagle; Beagle
family settled originally at Linnton; later moved to Umatilla Co;
buried Olney Cemetery, Pendleton, Umatilla Co, OR; William and Lucinda
had four more children after arrival--Francis Marian, William M.,
Benjamin Edward and Mancil Alexander;
"Born in 1808, the son of Thomas
and Cecilia [Wine] Beagle William was living in St. Clair County, Missouri,
when he joined with the Applegates to head to the rendezvous at Westport for
the 1843 emigration. He had married his wife, Lucinda [Thompson] Beagle
in 1831. Edward Lenox mentions that Beagle "sat up all night with Father
[David Lenox] and doctored him." In Oregon the family first settled at
Linnton, where West Linn now sits. Later the family moved to Umatilla
County, Oregon. There he was on the first town council of Pendleton, Oregon.
He is buried at the Olney Cemetery at Pendleton." [information provided by
Don Rivara. In addition to the present website his Sources included: [1]
Conversations With Pioneer Men, by Fred Lockley of the Oregon Journal, compiled
by Mike Helm, 1996, Rainy Day Press, pp.45, 48; [2] Overland to Oregon,by Edward
Lenox, pp. 36, 60, Ye Galleon Press, Fairfield, Washington. [Originally written
in 1904]]
BEALE FAMILY RESEARCHER:
George Polk BEALE (1824-1865): s/o
Charles and Anna (Kyle) Beale; returned east and emigrated again in
1852; became the first man hung in Salem when he was convicted of
murdering Daniel Delaney Sr. for his money
The Hanging of
Uncle George by Sarah Jane Bennett Mertz
The Murder Trial
by Sarah Jane Bennett Mertz
"George
Beale was a dark-skinned, black-eyed young man, the son of a slave-owner in
St. Clair County, Missouri. He had been born in 1824 in Boutetourt County, Virginia,
in 1824; so he was nineteen in 1843. In Missouri he taught school near the Applegates.
Jesse A. Applegate had been hit with a switch by him while his student. In 1843
Beale was hired by the Applegates as a teamster to drive a wagon containing
mainly flour and bacon. There was something not right about the man even in
1843. The Applegate children were told never to ride in the wagon he
drove. But Jesse A. disobeyed his parents and sat up next to Beale. Beale
became drowsy and Jesse took hold of the ox whip and was enjoying himself cracking
the whip over the oxen when he slipped off the leather trunk he was sitting
on and fell under the wagon and was run over. Another time Lisbon Applegate
sneaked into the wagon Beale drove and hid among the barrels. They were
going up a steep hill and Beale whipped the oxen to a fast speed. Suddenly
the wagon stopped and began to roll backwards. Beale jumped off the wagon
and the wagon rolled down the hill and crashed. Lisbon was covered with
flour and crying but no one realized then that the accident had ruined Lisbon's
life.
Beale returned
to St. Clair County, Missouri, after a few years in Oregon. There he met
his first wife, Sarah. They married March 12, 1848. In 1852 Beale again
crossed the plains and settled in Salem, Oregon. His wife died in 1855.
He later married Mariah S. Taylor, who had crossed the plains in 1852
in the same wagon train as Beale. In 1865 Beale was running a saloon in Salem. He became obsessed
with the money that Daniel Delaney, Sr. of the '43 migration had hidden somewhere.
He was determined to have it and manipulated a man named George Baker
into helping him steal the money and killing Delaney. They were
caught and hung in Salem. People came from miles around to watch the hanging.
Beale, who professed to have discovered Christ while in jail, read
a Bible passage to the crowd before being hung then dramatically threw the Bible
into the crowd saying he wouldn't need the book anymore. After the hanging,
the Salem Methodist establishement would not permit Beale to be interred in
their cemetery, so Daniel Waldo also of the '43 migration, incensed by their
refusal, told them, "Well, I don't profess to be a good Christian
like all of you. I'll bury him at my place." Beale's body was
loaded onto Waldo's farm wagon and taken to what is now called Waldo Hills
east of Salem and buried on the Waldo land claim, where a white rose blooms
every year to show where Beale lies. Beale was forty-one at the time of
his death, May 17, 1865. Jesse A. Applegate, then an attorney in Salem,
was fond of saying, "The only teacher who ever hit me got hanged."
One day his small daughter told her father after been struck by her teacher
with a ruler, "My teacher hit me. Why don't they hang her?' [information provided by
Don Rivara. In addition to the present website his Sources included: [1]
"'Recollections of My Childhood," by Jesse A. Applegate; [2] Skookum-An
Oregon Pioneer Family's History and Lore, by Shannon Applegate, Beech Tree Books,
William Morrow, New York, 1988]
William Kyle BEALE (1814-1869): s/o Charles and Anna (Kyle) Beale; was indicted on assault after attacking Dr. William Bailey; Bailey and Beale had spent the night drinking wine when an argument ensued; Beale left house but when Bailey went outside to investigate a noise he was hit on the head and stabbed in the shoulder; Beale was acquitted for lack of evidence; there is no indication that he ever returned east; served under Capt. Nesmith in a company sent to Southern Oregon to protect the settlers during the Indian uprisings.
*4) Oliver BEAULIEU : member of Fremont's party
Rachel BELDEN (c1833- ): m'd 1863 Nathan BROOKS; black girl who accompanied Mrs. Daniel Delaney as a companion; later married and raised a family in Salem; well respected
William BENNETT: to OR in 1843, wintered over and left for CA 1844
Louis BERGEVIN (1812-1876): m'd Magdeleine SERVANT; came from Canada in 1843 and settled near present day St. Paul, OR.; described as a prosperous man, generous with his neighbors and kindly disposed
*4) Jean Baptiste BERNIER : creole French; member of Fremont's second expedition; also accompanied Fremont on his first expedition; engaged at St. Louis, MO; when party later split into two parties for exploration he stayed with Fremont
Nicholas BIDDLE : "Nicholas turned south at the Platte River to go to Taos, then a town of the Mexican province of New Mexico. [information provided by Don Rivara. In addition to the present website his Sources included:[1] A Day With the Cow Column, by Jesse Applegate, Ye Galleon Press, Fairfield, Washington, in the Appendix, a list of the heads of the families and men old enough to bear arms, prepared by James W. Nesmith, Orderly Sergeant]
David T. BIRD : wintered in OR and left for CA in 1844
George BLACK (1814- ):
J. P. BLACK .:
Mr. BLASER : this may be Joseph Blaser
BLEVINS FAMILY RESEARCHER:
Alexander BLEVINS (1809-1896): m1.
1833 Emeline ZUMWALT ; m2. 1839
Levina VANDERPOOL; s/o Greenberry and Mary (Riley) Levins; settled originally
in what later became Washington Co; by 1850 Alexander is shown in Polk county
but by 1860 he is enumerated in the Contra Costa County, CA census; Alexander
resided in California until his death in San Joaquin County Dec 24, 1896 Blevins
Interview 1879
Catherine BLEVINS (1823- ): m'd 1839 John Gordon BAKER; Catherine was born in MO June 1823; her parents are unknown at this time; Catherine settled with her husband in Yamhill county and is found in the McMinnville Pct through 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880; by 1900 she is still in the same area as head of household so it appears John had died by this time; Catherine was the mother of 7 children but by 1900 only 3 of them were still living
Eli BLEVINS (1833- ): m'd 1858 Mary Jane GORDON; s/o Alexander and Emeline (Zumwalt) Blevins; 1850 Eli is living with father in Polk Co; 1860 he is living in Lane Co with his wife and son in the household of his father-in-law; by 1870 Mary Jane has remarried and no records on Eli can be found so it is assumed he has died by that time
Nancy BLEVINS (1840-1863): m'd 1858 William GARRETT; d/o Alexander and Levina (Vanderpool) Blevins; Nancy is living with her parents in Polk County in the 1850 census but by 1860 she is found living in Contra Costa, CA with her husband; she reportedly died in 1863
William Riley BLEVINS (1842-1937): m1. 1868 Louisa POTEET; m2. 1892 Lavina WHITE; s/o Alexander and Levina (Vanderpool) Blevins; is found living with parents in Polk County in 1850; by 1860 living in Contra Costa County, CA; in 1880 he is living in Douglas County and appears to have returned to California at some point as he died there Aug 28, 1937 in Placer County, CA; it is believed he was divorced from his first wife; buried in Old Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Placer Co, CA
John BOARDMAN : traveled with a pack company led by Joseph B. Chiles that turned off at Fort Hall for California; at Fort Boise, a group of horsemen from the party turned southward via the Malheur River to explore a way into northern California; at this point Boardman, Johnson and Winter continued on to Oregon by the established route; Utah Historical Society Quarterly Vol II p.99-121 "Journal of John Boardman"
N. BOGGART:
Henry BOGGUS : (name seen spelled as Baggas, Boygus, etc.; believed to have emigrated again in 1845 via the Meek Cutoff; was one of 15 men to explore the possibility of a Southern Route
Jean Baptiste Zacharie BOLDUC ( -1848): left Canada for the west via Cape Horn in 1842, arriving the next year; after mission to Puget Sound he took charge of the newly established Boys' School at St. Paul, Marion Co; the school closed during the gold rush and never reopened; died in Marion County in 1848
Ruby Crawford BOND (1808-1900): m'd 1827 Jesse LOONEY; d/o Jesse and Susannah (Crain) Bond; gave birth to stillborn twins on the trail; settled with husband and children near Jefferson, Marion Co, OR; was of a wealthy Revolutionary War family and a direct descendant of George Walton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence; member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church; described as a "woman of much strength of character and one possessing strong mental qualities....was very entertaining and witty. She was blessed with a remarkable memory and upon her 91st birthday she declared she was the youngest one there"
Pierre BONNIN (c1816 - ): m'd 1846 Louisa RONDEAU; m2. 1855 Rose WAGNER; m3. 1865 Salome RAYMOND; emigrated from Montreal, CN; settled at St. Paul, Marion Co where he raised his family until 1880 when he moved to Lewis Co, WA
Almeda BOYD (1820-1872): m'd 1840 John MANNING; Alamed married John Manning after the death of his first wife (Lovisa Collier). She went to CA in 1849 with her husband and several of their children. The family is listed in the 1850 and 1860 Sonoma Co census records. Almeda died in Sonoma Co in 1872 and John in 1873
L. T. BOYD (1832 - ):
Levi BOYD :
Thomas BOYER (1834- ):
James BRAIDY : (also seen as James BRADY); reportedly deceased by 1853
George BROCK (1812- ): m'd c1836 Martha [maiden name unknown]; enumerated in 1850 Washington Co, OR census records as George Brock; name also listed as George Brooke and George Brooks in some sources
John Privity BROOKS (1821-1865): m1. 1849 Mary Ann THOMAS; m2. 1856 Isabelle MCKAY; s/o Dickerson and Hannah (Kemp) Brooks; John P. Brooks was b. 19 Oct 1821 in Worcester Co, Mass; became one of the first public school teachers; participated in the first newspaper; his petition for divorce from Mary Thomas Brooks states that his said wife at this time is "labouring under a secondary symptom of the veneral disease"... and it is "impossible for said petitioner to bear longer with his said wife".. (note: the doctors wife, Mrs. Bailey, voiced her own opinion as to how said wife got the disease); however, his marital entanglement was solved by an unusual night meeting of the legislature that voted him a divorce; his business association with the firm of Brooks and Barlow was discontinued when the business was destroyed during the great flood; he moved to Washington Co where he died Dec 1865
Martin T. BROWN (1822-1851): m'd 1850 Lucy B. RICHARDSON; enumerated in 1850 Benton County, OR census living next door to Benjamin Richardson; died in August 1, 1851
Orus BROWN (1800-1874): m1. 1825 Theresa DAVIS; m2. 1833 Lavina WADDELL; s/o Rev. Clark and Tabitha (Moffatt) Brown; returned to MO in 1845 and brought family to Oregon in 1846; resided in Washington Co for 20 years; moved to Marion Co and resided there until his death; (also see 1846)
Thomas A. BROWN:
Anna May BURNETT : m'd Frank MARTIN
Armistead L. BURNETT (1839-1862): m'd 1860 Flora M. JOHNSON; s/o Peter and Harriet (Rogers) Burnett; removed to CA in 1848
Dwight Jay BURNETT (1829- ): m'd 1849 Mary Susan WILCOX; s/o Peter and Harriet (Rogers) Burnett; removed to CA in 1848
John May BURNETT (1837-1916): m'd 1863 Ellen Theresa CASEY; s/o Peter and Harriet (Rogers) Burnett; removed to CA in 1848
Martha Letitia BURNETT (1834-1908): m'd 1851 Caius Tacitus RYLAND; d/o Peter and Harriet (Rogers) Burnett; removed to CA in 1848
Peter Hardman BURNETT (1807-1895):
m'd 1828 Harriet B. ROGERS; s/o George and Dorothy (Hardeman) Burnett; prior to his emigration in 1843, Burnett
was a store-keeper whose business depended on the farm trade, business
was poor and his wife was suffering from ill health; decided to travel
to Oregon country; traveled with wife, six children and three wagons;
elected captain at Kansas River crossing; after one week was succeeded
by William Martin; settled in Clackamas Co; laid out town of Linnton in
winter of 1843-44 with M.M. McCarver; in 1848 organized a "California
Party" at Oregon City which included 150 men and 50 women; first
American governor of California; recollections published in
"Recollections of An Old Pioneer"
Romietta Jewett BURNETT (1835-1910): m'd 1853 William Thompson WALLACE; d/o Peter and Harriet (Rogers) Burnett; removed to CA in 1848
Sallie Constantia BURNETT (1841-1861): m'd 1860 Francis POE; d/o Peter and Harriet (Rogers) Burnett; removed to CA in 1848
Amon BUTLER : not found in the 1850 census; was listed in some sources as Amos Butler
Joseph Willard BUZZELL : m'd 1844 Frances Margaret KELSEY; m2. 1859 Mary MOORE; Joseph went to CA and settled near Stockton where he built Buzzell's Tavern, one of the first stopping places in the area. He reportedly died May 1864, at sea off the coast of San Mateo, CA
*4) John A. CAMPBELL : member of Fremont's party; turned back for home on September 22; note, there appears to have been two John Campbells
*4) John G. CAMPBELL : m'd 1846 Rothilda E. BUCK; member of Fremont's party; became a partner with Ransom Clark in his first farming venture in Yamhill Co; moved to Portland, Multnomah County where he was partners with Smith in a store; it was above his store that the first Mason's Lodge was chartered in Nov 1850; appointed by Dr. Robert Newell to be Indian Agent for the Nez Perce Indians at Lapwai Agency
*[4] Christopher "Kit" CARSON : joined the Fremont Exedition at a little Mexican pueblo on the Arkansas River; when party later split into two partys for exploration he stayed with Fremont
Catherine CARY (1840-1843): d/o Miles and Cyrene (Taylor) Cary; died Aug 15th at Fort Bridger after a short illness
Miles CARY (1811-1858): m'd 1831 Cyrene B. TAYLOR; settled at Lafayette in Yamhill Co; reportedly brought a black slave girl with them but she is not enumerated in the household by the 1850 Census
Miles R. CARY (1843-1872): s/o Miles and Cyrene B. (Taylor) Cary; Miles was born Jan 2, 1843 and was just a baby during the emigration; he is shown at home and unmarried in the 1850, 1860 and 1870 Yamhill Co census; Miles died Feb 22, 1872 and is buried in the Masonic Cemetery, Lafayette, Yamhill Co, OR
William H. CARY (1840- ): s/o Miles and Cyrene B. (Taylor) Carey
Adoniram "Ad" Judson CASON (1829-1892):
m'd Eliza J. GLOVER; s/o Fendall and Rebecca (Holladay) Cason; settled
at Oregon City, Clackamas Co; farmer ; " Ad was Clackamas Co bridge superintentdent"
[information provided by John Ridgeway]
"Adoniram crossed the plains
in 1843 with his parents. They settled on land that is now part of the
city of Gladstone in Clackamas County, Oregon. Adoniram inherited the
portion of the land with his parents' home on it when his father died
in 1860. "Ad" built a new home there in 1861-62, using some
of the lumber from his parents' old home. This house still stands. He
was a gunsmith and had a shop at the north end of the old toll bridge where
the present 82nd Street Bridge now stands. He had bought the bridge from
Charles T. Kellogg. Ad and his wife had five children: Homer Cason,
Charles Cason, George Cason, Katherine Cason, and Addie Cason. Ad wanted
to insure his children's education, so he built a small school on his property
in 1869. This portion of the Cason land is now Chataqua Park in Gladstone."
[information provided by
Don Rivara. In addition to the present website his Sources included: