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 THE MCNEMEES AND TETHEROWS 363 "My father, Sol Tetherow, was born in Tennessee, March 25, 1800, so he was 45 years old when he headed westward with his prairie schooner for the Willamette valley. My mother's name before she married was Ibbie Baker. She was born September 15, 1806. They were married in 1823. They had 15 children and raised 10 of them, five boys and five girls. Yes, 15 children are quite a few, but in those days big families were the rule, not the exception. Now it's the other way around. A family of 15 gives you quite a chance to pick out names. My brother Amos was born on January 21, 1827. My sister Evaline, who was born March 27^ 1828, married Paul Hiltibrand, who crossed the plains with us in 1845. Lucinda, who was born August 1, 1830, married Bill Parker. Matilda was born October 30, 1832. My brother, Andrew Jackson Tetherow, was born June 20, 1834. I was next, and was born near Platte City, in Platte county, Missouri, March 6, 1836. Next after me came Thomas Benton Tetherow, born February 12, 1838; Emily, who was born January 21, 1840, married Harry Christian; David Atcheson and William Linn Tetherow, the twins, were born February 12, 1843; and they were followed by James K. Polk Tetherow, born on April 21, 1846. Martha was next. She was born May 25, 1848. After Martha came Cynthia Ann, born April 18, 1851. She married H. M. Johnson. "Sometime you must interview my niece, Mrs. L. O. Cottel, in Portland. She was born here in Polk county when Oregon had a provisional form of government. She has my father's Journal, kept while crossing the plains." Not long thereafter I visited Mrs. Cottel at her home in East Portland. In answer to my question she said: "My father, Paul Hiltibrand, came across the plains to Oregon in 1845. He was born in Ohio, June 7, 1823— 101 years ago. His father, John Hiltibrand, came to America in 1798, served in the war of 1812, and was