Vol. 36 ± July 2009 ± June 2010 Trail Breakers ± Vol. 36, July 2009 to June 2010 Clark County Genealogical Society, Vancouver, Washington TRAIL BREAKERS Vol. 36 (1 issue - 2009-2010) is the Clark County Genealogical Society (CCGS) is an publication of the Clark County educational service organization dedicated to the Genealogical Society, P.O. Box collection and publication of the heritage of Clark 5249, Vancouver, WA 98668-5249. Issues are being published annually if County. CCGS offers assista nce to genealogical an editor is available. Articles from this publication are indexed in researchers and family historians. PERSI. TRAIL BREAKERS¶ EDITOR: Membership chair is Pat LaRock: GENERAL MEETINGS: Anyone Jane Germann ptb4rk3 at yahoo.com. interested in family research is welcome to attend. 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Check your October, November, January, While the editor will take reasonable mailing label to see when your February and March and 7-9 pm effort to review presented material, neither CCGS nor editor of the Trail membership expires. during April, May, June and Breakers accept responsibility for September. Check our website to errors of fact or judgment in the verify time of meetings. *No general material submitted to and printed in CCGS EXECUTIVE BOARD: meetings in July, August, or the Trail Breakers. When errors are December. brought to our attention, efforts will President: Look for information concerning our be made to correct them. Garry Lucas Spring Seminar and/or Fall Seminar in our newsletter or on our website. CCGS will gladly exchange our Co-Vice Presidents: periodicals (Trail Breakers with or RESEARCH LIBRARY: without monthly Newsletter) with 'HQQLV³'RF´&ODUN other societies on a reciprocal basis. & Carol Clark The library is located at 717 Grand Blvd., Vancouver. Hours are MEDIA REVIEW: CCGS invites Recording Secretary: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 12:00 donations of genealogical books and Steve Cornick to 6:00 p.m.; Friday 10:00 a.m.-3:00 rd software for review. Send to CCGS p.m; 2nd and 3 Saturdays 10:00 Review Editor, P.O. Box 5249, Treasurer: p.m.to 3:00 p.m.; except holidays. Vancouver, WA 98668-5249 There is a $3.00 suggested donation Karen Frost (1/2 year) Larry Germann (1/2 year) for non-members. INTERNET WEB SITE: E-mail: [email protected] http//www.ccgs-wa.org. Asst. Secretary-Treasurer: Library phone: (360) 750-5688 See information about our Chat Room, Education Classes, Library Cheryl Brook Larry Germann (1/2 year) RESEARCH REQUESTS: holdings, Seminars, and other items of Research is limited to those books interest. published by CCGS for a nominal fee Immediate Past President: of $10.00 (includes up to 10 free Diana Cruz MEMBERSHIP: Membership is copies) for one hour's research. A list open to anyone interested in the RI WKH VRFLHW\¶V SXEOLFDWLRQV FDQ EH collection and preservation of family found on our web site. A list of area BOARD MEETINGS: Meetings are and regional history. It includes a researchers is available upon request. held at the CCGS Library Annex on subscription to the Trail Breakers, a nd Address requests to the attention of the 2 Monday. All members are nearly monthly Newsletter, a Alice Allen - Research, CCGS, PO welcome to attend. See monthly Directory, use of the CCGS library Box 5249, Vancouver, WA 98668- meeting schedule under General without a fee and checkout privileges 5249 or e-mail directly to Alice: Meetings. at the CCGS Library. [email protected]. Table of Contents Clark County Pensioners . 2 Elizabeth Ann McNamer Pierce Kills A Bear contributed by Doc and Carol Clark . 3 Cluster Genealogy and other Terms by Lethene Parks . 4 The Story of the Broken Tombstone by Patricia McKee Bauer . 5 Thursday Night Chat Room Success Story by Pat Bauer and Elinor Perlich . 6 Adam Livingston and the Story of the Wizard Clip by Richard Engstrom . 7 Was She Gertrud Elisabeth, or Catharina Elisabeth, or Anna Elisabeth? Who knows? by Gene Kuechman . 10 WŝĞƌƌĞŚƌLJƐŽůŽŐƵĞWĂŵďƌƵŶ͛Ɛ Post Mortem Journey by Sam Pambrun . 11 Letter from Helen Phinney Peterson to Judith Neuman about Col. William Craig by Glen A. Jones . 12 More about Christian Schweitzer of Canemah by Joe Staker . 16 Taking a Trip? by Jane Germann . 21 Old City Cemetery ;ƐǁƐĞĐƚŝŽŶĐŽŶ͛ƚͿďLJ'ĞƌƌLJ'ŝůŵĂŶ͘͘͘͘͘ϮϮ The Vancouver Independent abstracted by Jane Germann & others . 30 Delinquent Tax Sale transcribed by DeAnn Wilson . 29 Those Tricky Indexes by Jane Germann . 37 Genealogy is good for your health! by Jane Germann . 38 Index of the Atlas of Clark County Washington 1928 by several volunteers . 46 Index . 61 Past presidents . inside back cover Honoring our founding members . back cover Congratulations to our new officers! President ² Stephen Cornick Co-Vice Presidents ² ´'RFµDQG&DURO&ODUN Secretary ² Sherry Warren Treasure ² Larry Germann Assistant Sec. Treas. ² Cheryl Brooks Trail Breakers ± Vol. 36, July 2009 to June 2010 Clark County Genealogical Society, Vancouver, Washington Clark County Pensioners ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂƚǀĂƌŝŽƵƐůŝďƌĂƌŝĞƐǀĂƌLJŐƌĞĂƚůLJ͘zŽƵ͛ůůŶĞǀĞƌŬŶŽǁǁŚĂƚLJŽƵŵŝŐŚƚƌƵŶŝŶƚŽĂƚĂůŝďƌĂƌLJ͘KŶĞƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞĂƚƚŚĞ>ŝbrary in Eastern Oregon State College in La Grande, Oregon, was The Executive Documents, Senate Document 84 Volume 5, List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883; giving the name of each pensioner, the cause for which pensioned, the post-office address, the rate of pension per month, and the date of original allowance, Washington: Government Printing Office. 1883. Reprinted by Erma Lee Skyles Brown, 145 24th Street S.E., Salem, Oregon 97301, Price $5.00, 1974. Below are listed the pensioners for Clarke County: No. of Name of Pensioner Post-office Cause for which pensioned Monthly Date of Certificate address Rate Original allowance 115,912 Dorman, Thomas Fern Prairie chr. diarrhea, &c $ 8.00 July, 1882 121,568 Abbey, Chas. H. La Center dis. lungs 12.00 Jun, 1874 80, 525 Gaither, Joseph do g.s.w. face, loss rt eye and injury to 18.00 Mar., 1868 the left eye 189,017 Peterson, John do g.s.w. r. thigh 4.00 Aug., 1881 668, 920 Cahill, William do w. high, r. thigh, & shd 17.00 July, 1866 7,487 Moon, Mary J. do widow 8.00 Mar., 1880 96,944 Corwin, Asa do injury to back 8.00 Apr. 1869 11,761 Buchanan, Manius do chr. diarr., dis. liver 4.00 May, 1863 154,801 Otwell, Thomas P. do injury to abdomen 4.00 Aug., 1878 52,565 Wetrick, Joseph do part. loss finger, wd. side 8.00 Nov., 1865 220,431 Prutzman, Jacob D. Vancouver g.s.w. l. hip 4.00 Nov., 1882 9,308 Murphy, William do loss fore finger r. hand 8.00 Dec., 1860 184,910 Fesler, Curtis do inj. l. arm & spine 18.00 Mar., 1881 110,801 Henslee, Martin C. do total blindness 72.00 Oct., 1878 8,685 Ziegel, Henry do ͙͙ 4.00 Mar., 1857 165,635 Clark, Martin do dis. of eyes 18.00 Mar., 1880 125,505 Cox, Hiram do g.s.w. r. shld 4.00 July, 1876 204,293 Dole, Samuel E. do chr, diarrhea 8.00 Mar., 1882 104,601 Forbush, Pascal do ͙͙ 24.00 May, 1873 154,953 Fleming, Marshal do g.s.w. back 12.00 Aug., 1878 4,012 Lewis, James R. do ͙͙ 24.00 Apr., 1867 190,096 Jackson, Delia do widow 8.00 Oct., 1880 13,040 Baker, William do ͙͙ 18.00 Feb., 1868 221,085 Butler, Thomas do Injury to abdomen 4.00 Nov., 1882 116,308 Livingstone, John do g.s.w. r. side 4.00 Apr., 2872 118,653 Sparks, Edwin do loss fore finger and hand 18.00 Sept., 1882 49,534 Young, Lewis do loss sight l. eye, imp. vision r. eye 16.00 Sept., 1865 197,387 Wood, James R. do loss sight l. eye 4.00 Nov., 1881 11,163 Irwin, Calvin C. do g.s.w. r. leg, l. thigh 8.00 Apr., 1863 70,766 Davis, Robert W. do g.s.w. l. hand 10.00 Sept., 1866 ͙͙ Phillips, Marshal S. do wd. l. shoulder & lung 18.00 ͙͙ 165, 456 Harley, Daniel L. do rheumatism 4.00 Mar., 1880 2 Trail Breakers ± Vol. 36, July 2009 to June 2010 Clark County Genealogical Society, Vancouver, Washington ELIZABETH ANN McNAMER PIERCE KILLS A BEAR ͞ŽĐ͟ĂŶd Carol Clark are currently co-vice-ƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŽĨůĂƌŬŽƵŶƚLJ'ĞŶĞĂůŽŐŝĐĂů^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ͘ŽĐ͛ƐŵĂƚĞƌŶĂůŐƌĞĂƚ-great- grandaunt was written up in ŽůůŝĞƌ͛ƐDĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ and Outdoor Life. Their e-mail is cclark6446 at comcast.net; their address is 4721 NE 66th Ave., Vancouver, WA 98661-2427. The articles are shared below. COLLIER'S MAGAZINE, September 23, 1944: (Picture of Mrs. E.A. Pierce holding garden hoe and bear skin) - Here we have a photo of Mrs. E.A. Pierce of Welches, Oregon. Mrs. Pierce is seventy-two years old and in the photo she's holding a hoe in her right hand, and the pelt of a large bear. And here's the story, relayed to us by Mr. Fred Lockley of Portland, Oregon. Mrs. Pierce was hoeing in her garden, minding her own business.