[or-roots] help needed les

[Gary Murray]

les:  ask me tomorrow.  i am beat.  kind of a racy story and it came down 
when i was in high school.  grad. in 1957 from parkrose high.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Murray" <gmurray1 at cox.net>
To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: [or-roots] help needed


> SORRY, THAT ISN'T IT.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Leslie Chapman" <reedsportchapmans at verizon.net>
> To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 5:11 PM
> Subject: RE: [or-roots] help needed
>
>
>> According to geographic names the one in Clackamas county got its name 
>> from
>> an Ogle who thought it looked like a rooster's comb, the one in Multnomah
>> county has no explanation for it's name. Okay this is too weird; USGS has
>> three Rooster "Rock" listings for summits, plus a peak and a comb, bu 
>> none
>> in Clackamas county by any name???
>>
>> Further there are two locations listed for populated places/PO's that are
>> just west of the state park, so I assume that must be the location meant 
>> in
>> the 1880 census.
>>
>> No Loudon's therein 1880, one family each in Gervais, Marion, Oregon,
>> Applegate, Jackson, Oregon and Williamsburg, Josephine, Oregon. plus 
>> William
>> H. LOWDEN   Other   S   Male   W   25   US   Carpenter  in Portland,
>> Multnomah, Oregon. Interestingly all three spouses are from Missouri, but
>> husbands one from Kentucky and two from Indiana.
>>
>> If you don't have any census info let me know, be glad to look for it.
>>
>> So what is your story about the name for Rooster Rock?
>>
>> Les  C
>>
>> Subject: Re: [or-roots] help needed
>>
>>
>> HI LES:  thanks for the info but its not the taylor's i am interested in 
>> but
>> the loudon's.  i think barb answered all the questions i had or most of
>> them.  thanks so much.
>> gary in az.
>> didn't know that taylor was as far east as rooster rock.  i am sure you 
>> know
>> the story as to how that rock got its name.  not sure it will be in any 
>> of
>> the books.
>>
>>
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