Oregon Journal

  • Born

    She was born in Kentucky.
  • Moved to Burlingtion, Iowa.

    She was four years old when they moved to Burlington, and it was the first time she saw some Indians.
  • prairie schooners

    She saw a lot of prairie schooners going westward with mottoes like these on the canvas top: "California or burst" and "For oregon"
  • Moving back to Kentucky

    In the early 50s they moved back to Kentucky.
  • 1853

    When she was 12 years old, Henry and her mother Danil started across the plains for Oregon. Daniel got a job drivning a praire schinner for Enoch Walker. While Henry who was 20 drove a wagon for Enoch´s brother, Fruit Walker.
  • Before the Civil war

    Before the civil war het moved back to Iowa.
  • She was 20 years

    When she was 20 years Fort Sumter was fired on, and like most young women, she was anxious to do all she could for the young men who were fighting for ther convictions.
  • Henry

    44 years ago Henry and She came Southern Oregon.
  • 1890

    When i was 49 years old, she married Michael Mickelson.