[or-roots] Homestead of George Charles Gillespie

[Leonard Couch]

Old Chief Joesph is buried at the foot of Wallowa Lake about 2 miles from
the town of Joesph. Which right now some developer wants to build houses
right near there.

Leonard Couch 
Auburn Washington ( I was rasied in Wallowa Oregon).


> [Original Message]
> From: W David Samuelsen <dsam at sampubco.com>
> To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
> Date: 4/9/2005 12:47:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Homestead of George Charles Gillespie
>
>
>
> Nancy Lee Adams wrote:
> > Clyde,
> > Maybe your great grandfather, George C. Gillespie came back in 1877 & 
> > patented the land then.
> > After the Nez Perce were sent off to Oklahoma & Kansas.
>
> No. Only the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce was sent to Oklahoma and Kansas
> and finally to Washington state. The Idaho bands are still on the Nez
Perce 
> Reservation in Idaho.
>
> To this day Chief Joseph the younger is still buried in Washington.
> The one that's near Enterprise is that of his father Chief Joseph the
elder.
>
> David Samuelsen
>
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