Does anyone have a relative in their line that traveled on the Oregon Trail?

Question

If you do, I'd love to know names and stories!

Answer 1

I don't personally have a relative that traveled on the Oregon Trail, but I've been researching my house and its owners. The lady the house was built for, Marilla (Huntley) Lee, was only 5 years old when she traveled with her father, baby brother and step mother. Her mother had died and she was to lose her step mother just as they reached Oregon near Willow Springs. Her father never remarried. She was most likely shuttled between her uncles families as they all lived in adjoining properties in Looking Glass Valley, near Roseburg. She married J.D.B. Lee (an emigrant on the trail in 1852) when she was only 14. Not only did she raise her three children, but she also took in her step-mother's sister's 1 year old son (Joseph Doyle) when her aunt and uncle died. And then later, when her daughter in law died, she raised three of her grandchildren. To me she is a real hero as she faced such challenges throughout her life. She watched Oregon go from a territory, to a state. She lived in log cabins without any conviences, then moved to a new area where there were no towns, no roads and very few people (probably less than 100 within a 20 mile square area) and then, near the end of her wonderful life, she had aspired to owning a very comfortable, large home. She must have hated tending a fireplace, as she didn't have one in the house. It used oil heat even though it was built in 1905.
There were over 3000 people who came to Oregon in 1847, many of whom went on to become leading citizens in Oregon, Washington and California. But to me, Marilla is the most special.

Answer 2

Nope but I used to like playing that game on the computer! lol :)

Answer 3

nope

Answer 4

yes but they died of chlorea as i visited chimney rock.

Answer 5

I have no Idea.