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liaiid, dying at tlie home oL' lier daughter, Mrs. Cauuou, uear Cottage Crove in l-a,iie Co., Sept. 30, 1870. Portland Adv., October 15, 1870.

Mrs. Alice Claget Alosier, born in New York, May 31, 1794, removed with her parents to Indiana, where she married Daniel Hosier in 1830, with whom she came to Clackamas County, Oregon. She spent the last years of her life with her son Elias, her husband having died before her. Her death oceui-red July 2, 1870. Id., September 10, 1870.

Mrs. Pollj' Grimes Pattou was born September 23, 1810, in Fredei-ick Co., Md. She was the daughter of Joshua and Ellen Grimes, and removed with them to Adams Co., Ohio, where she was married to Matthew Patton in April, 1830, who soon after removed with her to La Fayette, Indiana, and in 1839 to Davis Co., Mo., whence they went to Oi-egon and settled" in Portland. She died January 7, 1868. Id., Jan. 11, 1868.

James Johnson was born April 4, 1809, in Tenn. He moved to Ohio in 1841, and thence to Oregon in 1847, settling in the Tualatin plains, and died August 20, 1870.

Mrs. Anna Clarke was born in Dearborn Co., Ind., February 26, 1823. At the age of 16 she married Jason S. Clark, with whom she came to Oregon. She was the mother of 7 children. In 1865 they removed to White River Valley, in Wash- ington, where Mrs. Clark died Ang 13, 1867. Id., Sept. 7, 1867.

Mrs. Susan Bowles White was born in Frederick Co., Md., Sept. 18, 1793. She was the daughter of Rev. Jacob Bowles of the Methodist church. She married Dr. Thomas White, and eventuallv settled at French Prairie, where she died August 13, 1867.

Chandler Cooper, born 1823, was a native of Vt, He moved with his parents- to Ind., when a boy, and at the age of 24 to Oregon. Settling in Yamhill, he mar- ried Alvira Frve, by whom he had 3 children. He died March 24, 1865, at his home in Yamhill. Id. April 29, 1865.

Peter SehoU was born in Clarke Co., Kj^, in 1809, when young went to 111., and thence to Oregon. He settled at Scholl's Ferry in Washington Co. He died November 23, 1872. Id., Nov. 28, 1872.

Elias Buell, born July 20, 1797, in the State of New York. At the age of If/ he removed with his parents to Ind., where he married Sarah Hammond, October 15, 1817. In 1835 he went west as far as Louisa Co., Iowa, where he resided until 1847, when he came to Oregon and settled in Polk Co., in the spring of 1848, where he lived until his death, November 14, 1871. Id. November 30, 1871.

Mrs. Emeline Buell Blair, wife of T. R. Blair, and daughter of Eliza Buell, was born in Tippecanoe Co., Ind., Feb. 29, 1829. She married Mr. Blair in Ore- gon in 1850 ; and died July 6, 1877, leaving several children. Id., August 9, 1877.

Mrs. ]\Iargaret McBride Woods, born May 27, 1809, in Tenn., was a daughter of Elder Thomas and Nancy McBride. The family removed to Missouri in 1816, where Margaret was married to Caleb Woods in 1828, and emigrated with him to Oregon in company with her brother, Dr. James McBride, and his family. The sons of this marriage were two, George Lemuel Woods, who was Governor of Oregon for one term, and James C. Woods, merchant. She died at her home in Polk Co., January 27, 1871. Caleb Woods has since resided at Columbia City on the Columbia river. Id., February 25, 1871.

Benjamin E. Stewart, youngest of 11 children, was born near Newark, Ohio, April 18, 1815. He wa.s apprenticed to a saddler and engaged in this business at Pindley, Hannock Co., where he married Ann Crumbacker, September 28, 1837. Before coming to Oregon he lived for several years in Putnam Co., Ohio. He settled finally in Yamhill Co., on a farm, where he died of injuries received by a fall, on the 18th of August, 1877, leaving a wife and three sons and three daugh- ters. Id. September 6, 1877.

Susanna T. Hurford wife of Joseph E. Hurford, born in Va., died at Port- land in the 58th year of her age, August 19, 1877. Id., August 23, 1877.

Joseph Jeffers was born in Wa.shington, D. C, October 17, 1807, rem