Ancestors of Kenneth Dellinger: Germans; Scots; Irish; English; Welsh.
Below, DELLINGER, goes to 1650 immigrants from Germany.
Next, ANDERSON and JONES - back to Scotland and Robert Bruce.
BARCHUS is Irish and BACON is English: on the Oregon Trail in 1864.
SHERRILL: could be English, Irish or Scot. On the Oregon Trail in 1852.
EVANS: on the Oregon Trail in 1852. These Evans are from Wales.
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Who Was in
the Wagon Train from Wapello County in 1852?
Richard Evans, age 54, Farmer
Nancy (Toone) Evans, Wife; age 52
Edward Evans, Son; age 22, single, Farmer
Mary Ann
(Evans) Sherrill, Daughter; age 19
James Sherrill, Son-in-Law; age 22, Farmer
Mary Jane Holloway, Granddaughter; age 1
Mary Ann Kyniston, Cousin; age 7
William L.
Holloway, Son-in-Law. age 25, m. Eliza Jane Evans
Eliza Jane (Evans) Holloway, Daughter; died by Sept. 1952
Jacob
Thompson, friend; age 33, Farmer
Rhoda (Evans) Thompson, Cousin; age 28, m. J. Thompson
James Thompson, age 7
Amelia Caroline Evans, age 16, m. James Parker in Oregon
James Parker, m. Amelia, settled in Marion County, Oregon
William P.
Leach, in-Law; age 32, Farmer
Polly Ann (Martin) Leach, in-Law; age 31, m. William Leach
Rachael Leach, age 7
James Leach, age 5
David Leach, age 1
Thomas J.
Martin, in-Law; age 27, brother of Polly Leach
Selena (Plough) Martin, age 26, m. Thomas Martin
John Martin, age 13
Mary J Martin, age 8
Henry
Williams, age 54, Farmer
Mary E. (Buchanan) Williams, age 50, m. Henry Williams
Mary Williams, age 22, daughter of Henry & Mary Williams
Smith Williams, age 25, Farmer, son of Henry & Mary Williams
Arrenia Louise (Jones) Williams, age 22, m. Smith Williams
Mary E Williams, newborn
So yesterday we showed you a few of the descendants of Richard Evans, Oregon Trail Pioneer. We have been looking at his life once he arrived in Oregon, and showed you the line from his son Edward who came with him on the Oregon Trail, and farmed next door to him.
Today I want to show you some of the descendants of Sarah Bacon Barchus Daniels, Oregon Trail Pioneer. If you click on "descendants of Sarah" above, you will go to WikiTree and see her descendants down to the sixth generation! I tried to post it here, but the format will not work with eblogger.
Below, is a family tree for a descendant of Sarah Bacon. His name was Jerry Barchus, a great-grandson of Constant Barchus, and he lived on the oldest Donation Land Claim Farm in Oregon.
Remember to click once on the image to see the larger version!
Here is a tree I've created in the past week I wonder how many of these descendants of Richard Evans know that he crossed the Great Plains in 1852, on the Oregon Trail.
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| The four names on the right side of the image are Oregon Trail Pioneers. CLICK ONCE ON THE IMAGE TO SEE LARGER VERSION |
from 1850 in Wapello county, back in Iowa?"
"Yes, I wanted my own copy of the questions, and my answers, also my son David's next door. Did you want to see it, James?"
"Yes, I've wondered if our farms will do as well here as in Iowa."
"You can be sure that, outside of the weather, it is the farmer, and not the farm, that makes the difference. My first farm was in Lawrence County, Indiana. The weather in the winter was harsh but the farm produced our necessities and more."
"I met you and your family in Iowa, and I know it was tough for many people there, but your farm was prospering."
"Yes, because I had experience in farming, and because I showed up there early on, in 1846, and claimed 160 acres under the ScripWarrent Act of 1847. The Scrip we got from the government for soldering basically paid for our farm. Here, I'll show you how we did by 1850, when they took the farming census." **
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| US Federal Census 1850, Wapello County, Iowa, Farm Schedule, a snippet from Ancestry.com CLICK ONCE TO ENLARGE IMAGE |
"It says you had eleven working oxen, and your son David had none. I guess he borrowed your oxen teams." "Yes, it was easier that way, to have one person training them. Here is a small booklet I've been saving for you on how to train oxen. You know I can't read, but I picked it up at the fair when I thought you could use it. We all traveled together and used my trained teams, but you will want to have your own oxen that you trained yourself." "You are right about that, and thank you. I'll read this *booklet."
"You had 200 acres there, but only half in production." "Yes, every acre we farmed had to be reclaimed from raw land, and as you've seen here, it is just plain hard work." "Richard, if I can learn as much as you already know about farming, and apply it like you have done, my family will prosper."
** Here is a summary of Richard's farm production in 1850:
100 acres under production; 100 acres unimproved; 2 horses; 2 milk cows; 11 working oxen; 13 other cattle; 22 sheep; 100 swine; 220 bushels of wheat; 3,000 bushels of Indian Corn; 200 bushels of oats;
*If you want to see what Richard learned from the booklet, click here for a pdf on training oxen. It is more fascinating than you might think.
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"I don't see how you can make anything with these rates. You pay a tax -"
"Yes, I paid a tax of $5 - five dollars! tax last year James. They charge me a dollar for the license and other fees that add up to $2.85. But travelers would lose a day going around by the nearest bridge, so we have a lot of passengers, and it adds up to good business."
"Even if we all have to work at a side business, I have hope that we will prosper in this valley."
"Amen to that, James."
