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other of James D. Smith – an over-lander on the same trip…. James D. Smith could well have been John’s olderbrother. They are 13 years apart. James was married to Elizabeth M. Wright. But in the entry before James wasHenry Smith, married to Susan T. Wright. James and Henry could have been brothers who married sisters, acommon practice in that era. This would mean that Henry Smith was the younger brother of J.B. Smith…. James D.and Elizabeth Smith settled at Lewisville, a short distance south of Monmouth. This was primarily a ChristianChurch community. Their son, John married into the Lewis clan. James lived out his days at Lewisville.”Ref: Pioneer Preacher Profile: John Burris Smith born in 1816 in Madison Co., Kentucky (immigrated to Oregonvia Applegate Trail 1846), in 1840 in Lewis Co., Missouri married Emily Thorp: Children: Cinderella, Melissa,Mary, Ellen and one son, William. (Came to Oregon [Territory] with 3 children – sired 13) (Settled in Monmouth,Polk Co., OR).(211) See notes (210) & (212).(212) Ref: [PDF] Chapter Twelve – Terrible Canyon: “Forty-one year old Smith party leader William Smith wassaid to have dropped dead from being both under-nourished and overly exhausted, while in the midst of standingthere encouraging his fellow-Smith party members to carry on with their efforts and to not give up. His widow Ellenwas left with a family of nine young children to care for, all under age seventeen. … William Smith’s nine-year olddaughter, Angeline Smith (Crews), in her later remembrances correctly identified her father as the Smith who haddropped dead suddenly. This is confirmed by the fact that the James and Henry Smith brothers are known to havesurvived the canyon and lived to old age in the settlements. According to William Smith’s daughter Angeline, herSmith family was not actually related to the man she and her siblings referred to throughout their lives as ‘Uncle’Henry, due to his special relationship in looking out for them after their father William Smith’s sudden death in thecanyon. (This author’s Smith family records agree entirely with her recollection in this regard.)…. Thorntonnaturally assumed that all the Smiths in the ‘Smith’ party were related, but unfortunately he did not provide any‘given’ names in describing them. The first ‘Mr. Smith’ mentioned by Thornton in connection with William Smithcould have been either of the brothers James or Henry Smith, but was most likely James Smith and his wifeElizabeth, who always wore the tell-tale ‘old sun-bonnet’ described by Thornton.”(213) John Brisbin was the father-in-law of the Rice Dunbar who was married to Jane Miller Brisbin. They had eightchildren with them on the trail. Monday morning, (Oct. 25) another death was added to the already long list of trailcausalities. A Mr. (sic) Brisbane was yoking his oxen to the wagon when he is seen to stagger and fall. Othersrushed to assist him to his feet and found when they picked him up that he was dead. “Reaching western Oregon latein December, Mrs. Savage's father, exhausted, became sick and died. His body was buried in Cow Creek Canyon.",see: [Obit of Frances Ann Brisbin Savage]. It is fairly certain John Brisbin is buried nearby where the little 14 yearold girl (Martha Leland Crowley) is buried. Frances Ann Brisbin on Jun 18, 1846 married Morgan R. Savage on thetrail.Ref: John Brisbin 1781-1846 – Brisbin – Family History & Genealogy: John Brisbin (son of William and SarahMoore Brisbin) born Feb. 18, 1781 Pennsylvania died Oct. 26, 1846 Cow Creek Canyon, Oregon Territory, marriedMary Miller born in Pennsylvania died c. 1834: Children: Sarah Moore born Feb.9, 1804 PA, Mary Bashley bornFeb. 4, 1807, Jane Miller born Jan. 22, 1809 PA, Elizabeth Boyd born Sep. 24, 1811, Nancy Craig born Nov. 5,1813 PA, William Moore born Aug. 18, 1815 PA, Alexander born May 13, 1818 PA, John Calvin born Mar. 18,1822, Charles Wesley born Jul. 25, 1825 IL, & Frances Ann born IL.
(214) Ref: The Applegate Trail Interpretative Center: “Martha Leland Crowley, 16years old, died of Typhoid Fever during encampment and was buried on the north side of what was to becomeknown as ‘Grave Creek’".(215) Ref: Wikipedia Encyclopedia: is a genus of at least 14 species of flowering plants in the familyEricaceae. Many well-known plants of the Ericaceae family live in temperate climates, such as cranberry, blueberry,huckleberry and various heaths and heathers.(216) Ref: Wikipedia Encyclopedia: “Prunus is a genus of trees and shrubs, which includes the plums,cherries, peaches, apricots and almonds. Within the rose family Roseacea, it was traditionally placed as a subfamily,the Prunoideae (or Amygdaloideae), but was sometimes placed in its own family, the Prunaceae (or Amygdalaceae).More recently it has become apparent that Prunus evolved from within subfamily Spiraeoideae. There are around430 species spread throughout the northern temperate regions of the globe.”(217) Ref: Wikipedia Encyclopedia: “The genus Cornus comprise a group of 30-50 species of mostlydeciduous woody plants growing as shrubs and trees, mostly known as dogwoods; some species are herbaceousperennial plants and a few of the woody species are evergreen.”(218) Ref: Wikipedia Encyclopedia: “Castanea, refers to a plant genus including the chestnuts andchinkapins.”(219) Jacob Manley Currier crossed the plains in 1846 with his brother-in-law A.L. Humphrey and two sistersElizabeth B. & Sally Foster. He settled on a donation claim near Corvallis. Maria Foster had crossed the plains withher in 1845 and she died when her son William A. was eight years of age. He was the eldest of four children.Ref: The Centennial history of Oregon, 1811-1912 Vol. 4 by Joseph Gaston, ….: Jacob Manley Currierborn Feb. 12, 1827 Irsburg, Vermont; in Aug. 1850 married Maria Foster (daughter of Andrew Foster)born Apr. 11, 1834 Conhocton Co., OK died c. 1859: Children: William Andrew born Oct. 12, 1851Corvallis, Benton Co., O.T., Lorena, Manley Cromwell born Jul. 6, 1856 Benton Co., O.T., & AnnaMaria (died at 1 year of age).Ref: Oregon History Online 2: “In May 1846, with his two sisters and a brother-in-law, Judge AugustusL. Humphrey, Jacob M. Currier migrated to Oregon Territory. The John Baker family and JosephAlexander traveled West with them. The party arrived in Corvallis, December 5, 1846. Currier took out aclaim at Dallas in the autumn of 1847.”Ref: The Centennial history of Oregon, 1811-1912 Vol. 4 by Joseph Gaston, ….: Jacob Manley Currierborn Feb. 12, 1827 Irsburg, Vermont; in Aug. 1850 married Maria Foster (daughter of Andrew Foster)born Apr. 11, 1834 Conhocton Co., OK died c. 1859: Children: William Andrew born Oct. 12, 1851Corvallis, Benton Co., O.T., Lorena, Manley Cromwell born Jul. 6, 1856 Benton Co., O.T., & AnnaMaria (died at 1 year of age).Ref: Rescue Efforts, Ch. 14:: Internet: “Teenagers Elizabeth and Jacob Currier, who were traveling withtheir sister Sally Ann Currier Humphrey and her husband Augustus Humphrey (whom Thorntonmentioned earlier as being the only one to have come through the canyon with his wagon and team fullyintact) claimed to be the first wagon through the canyon, their three wagons having crossed Mary's Riveron December 5.”Ref: Emigrants to Oregon in 1846” compiled by Stephenie Flora: Augustus L. Humphrey in 1845married Sally Ann
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