[or-roots] Looking for my ggggf

[Denise Merritt]

1832 is a bit early for anyone to die in Umatilla County Oregon, unless they were an Indian.  There were not alot of white men in that area and Umatilla definitely wasn't formed that early.  Oregon wasn't even a state yet.  The earliest wagon trains with "families" came about 1842.  There were some other folks that came earlier but not with a "wagon train" group per se (more the explorers and fur traders than family groups).  (A fantastic site on Oregon migrators is http://www.oregonpioneers.com/ortrail.htm )  There are some early territorial census records for Oregon

1850 is the first federal (rather it is called Territorial) census  (summary at http://gesswhoto.com/census.html ) but there is also a 1845 & 1849 partial state census  (see http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/oregon.htm )


1861 is a more typical migration time - although there are alot of people who migrated earlier - 1852 is the largest year of immigration to Oregon.

Denise 
(some of my ancestors came in 1844 with another bunch in 1852)
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: dgoodma02 at comcast.net 
  To: or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us 
  Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 11:27 AM
  Subject: Re: [or-roots] Looking for my ggggf


  There is evidence that the entire Goodman Family moved west in 1861 or so on the Oregon Trail

  --
  Bob Goodman 
  USAF Retired 
  University Place, Washington

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    From: "Darlene Casteel" <dcasteel at masterpiece.metrobbs.com> 

    Whoa -- Which is it?  Jr. born in 1832 in IL or died in 1832 in Oregon?  And if he was born in Illinois in 1832, seems to me that probably his father never did make it out west??
    Darlene
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      From: dgoodma02 at comcast.net 
      To: Oregon Group 
      Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 11:21 AM
      Subject: [or-roots] Looking for my ggggf


      My ggggf was George Washington Goodman Sr.  He was born 17 Apr 1779 in VA and died 28 sept 1853 in Coles Co. IL.  His son George Washington Goodman  Jr. was born in 1832 in IL and died in Umatilla OR 
      I have reason to believe that George Sr. was in Oregon in the late 1700s to early 1800s, but can't document it.  However if George W Jr. died in Umatilla in 1832  I'm pretty sure that his father had been in the vacinity.
      I have access to Heritage Quest and have checked the US Census Records there but can find nothing on George W Goodman Sr in Oregon.
      Can Ya'll Help?
      .

      --
      Bob Goodman 
      USAF Retired 
      University Place, Washington
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