[GRATION OF 1844. BIOGRAPHICAL. 469 oward County, Missouri, in October 1835, Nathaniel Ford, of whose settlement in Polk County I have spoken, after rents, in 1844. a In 1849 the family removed useful and honorable life, died at Dixie, in that county, January 9, 1870, at anoma County, since which time they have the age of 75 years. Lucinda Ford, his wife, died January s, but 4, 1874, aged 74 principally in stock-raising. In their years. Dallas Times, Jan. 15, 1870; Salem Statesman, Jan. 16, 1874. Frank M. Asbill, Samuel in 1834, discovered Round Walker, who had served 23 years in the army of the United States, and emi- grated in 1844, settled near Salem, where he lived 26 years, and accumulated g County, Ireland, was born Feb. 14, 1824. a comfortable property. He died July 20, 1870, at St Joseph's hospital, Van- n 1828, and went from Canada to Missouri couver. Vancouver Register, July 23, 1870. Joel Crisman, a native of Virginia, Iled to begin life for himself, ant engaged died in Yamhill County, Aug. 16, 1875, aged 80 years. E. E. Parrish, onth to cut cord-wood. born At 18 he was em- in West Virginia, Nov. 20, died in Linn County, Oct. 24, 1874. -; but hearing of the prospective donation of E. B. Magruder, a native of Maryland, for a long time a resident of determined to go to Jackson the new country, and County, died July 1875, at Jacksonville, aged 74 years. He was the independent colony under Gilliam, and identified with early enterprises in southern Oregon. With him emigrated to to making rails. Two years afterward lie Oregon Theophilus R. Magruder, also a resident of southern Oregon, In 1848 he and a went to the California mines, merchant. He died Oct. 5, 1871, aged 39 years. Theophilus Magruder .nd infant re- child the same winter. In 1850 sided for several years at Cresent City, California. bo his home 5 miles south of Salem. His Jas B. Stephens was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1806. [ain in 1865 Miss Harricet At Scheoffer. When the age of 8 years he removed with his father to Indiana, where he aized in 1873 he was elected master for his remained until he was 26, when he made another westward movement, and h he has ever been heartily interested. Mr located on the Mississippi River, opposite Fort Madison, where he supplied I vigor, enjoying the reward of a temperate the steamboats with wood and continued to reside for 11 !years. Emigrating Press, in Or. Cultivator, in 1844 June 15, 1876. to Oregon with his family, in the autumn of 1845 he bought a tion of 1844 settled on land the Luckiamute in claim on the east bank of the Willa.nette, opposite Portland, which is et. When the town of Dallas was laid off now the site of East Portland, and where he still resides. Overton, who ,, first store, and had first hotel, and remained claimed oii the other side, but wished to leave the country, offered Stephens nt when eastern his Oregon was opened up by land for $200, but the latter having no money, and nothing to depend on o that section and aided in its development. except his trade, which was coopering, declined. It was after this offer that o Oregon, died in he 1872. His son, Henry purchased East Portland at an administrator's sale, Lovejoy being the cher, and his other children were scattered seller. Nesmith was present for the purpose of bidding, but learning that Portland Oregonian, Jan. 17, 1874. Stephens desired the place for his business, and to make a home, the former ble gentleman and excellent citizen,' died gave way. This was during his term as judge of probate, the sale being *h 7, 1879, where he had under lived since 1844. his order. The incident illustrates the generous spirit of the men of 1843. Xinto's Early Days, MS., 32. Oregon in November 1844, removed from Franklin Sears was born in Orange County, New Jersey, Juiie 28, 1817. Astoria, and took the land claim adjoining At the age of 10 years he removed with his parents to Saline County, where ch became a part of the town of Astoria. he left them to join the emigration to Oregon in 1844. The following year )ria, where he held several offices of trust, he went to California, and settled in Sonoma County, where he held a large ,Ss of milling, salmon fishing and caining, farm. 6, while on a visit to his son, James WN. Isaac N. Gilbert, a native of New York, was born at Rushville, June 27, at Walla Walla, he passed suddenly away 1818. He went to Illinois when still a very young man, and from there 99th of September, at the age of 60 years. emigrated to Oregon at the age of 27, in company with 3 others. .t Astoria. Walla He Walla Union, in Salem took a land claim 2 miles north-east of Salem, and in 1850 married Miss Marietta Stanton, daughter of Alfred Stanton, an immigrant of 1847. Gil- lpe who came to Oregon bert and took a claim was the first county clerk of Marion county, holding the office for 3 'olumbia, where St Helen years, now stands, and and was for a time surveyor of the county. He made the first plat of ned to Knighton in 1847. the town of Salem. He laid out the road from Salem to Philip Foster's, )ut emigrated from Missouri. at He remained the foot of the Cascade Mountains, in 1846. He was one of the four original ten he returned to founders the States to bring out of the Congregational church in Salem in 1852; and during his life is attempt to drive sheep overland from one of its principal supporters. He died March 20, 1879, at his t home in that one of the Shaws in 1844 drove 16 Salem. Or. Pioneer Assoc., Trans., 1878, 82-3. [A to kill for mutton by the way; finding Mrs Henrietta Gilliam Coad, daughter of Cornelius Gilliam, and wife of other stock, and buffalo Samuel being plenty, he Coad, died at Salem, March 30, 1875, aged about 32 years. Mrs td to Benicia, California. Watt had no Pauline Ford Boyle, third daughter of Nathaniel Ford, died in November carding-machine and sheep than the gold 1874 of consumption. H. C. Jenkins, in alluding to her death, remarked 'body who could go to the mines, and he that of the Ford family of 13 who crossed the plains in 1844 with him, only f introducing a useful manufacture. But 2 were then left. Elijah Bunton died in 1861, on the Walla Walla River, me into the tountry, until finally he con- during the gold excitement. His widow married a Mr Watson. Mrs Keziab y, which was finally established at Salem Watson died March 19, 1874, at Weston, in Umatilla County. Mrs Mary llen-mill on the Pacific Jane coast of the United Roberts Rogers, wife of Clark Rogers, died March 4, 1875, aged 43 alem. years. Portland P. C. Advocate, March 25, 1875.