[or-roots] Barnes family conection

[MMDSchwartz at cs.com]

Midge,

Since you brought up the Elisha Barnes family, you may be interested to know 
that my Marks family is connected.  

My GG-grandfather, Bluford Brookins Marks, was brother to Isaac Marks.  Isaac 
died in Indiana (or was it Illinois?).  Isaac's family, including his widow 
and children, crossed the Oregon Trail in 1853 as did Bluford and family.

One of Isaac's children was William Marks, an "early arrival" to Wasco (later 
Crook) County.  He waas father of Ginerva Marks, who married George W. 
Barnes, son of Elisha Marks.

I believe it was George W. Barnes who wrote an article in the 1905 History of 
Crook County which mentions that Bluford Marks and sons came to the 
Prineville area in 1869.  The article also states, "Uncle BLUFORD MARKS took up the 
place where JOHN CLAYPOOL now lives, and his two boys built the old log cabin 
that now stands on that place; it was one that ALEX HODGES took up."  Does anyone 
know where this place might be?

Incidentally, Isaac's daughter Sarah Jane Marks (sister to William) was 
married to Andrew Johnson Chapman, and they also crossed to Oregon in 1853.  Les, 
is there a Chapman connection here?

Marilyn Schwartz
Bellingham, WA

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