Below is an incomplete list of the emigrants and trains of 1849.  I will add commentary of this years emigration at a later time.  All women are listed by their maiden name (if known) EVEN if they were married at the time of emigration.

AGER, George Kingsley: m'd 1859 SYMONS, Nancy; reportedly drove cattle west in 1849

BICKERS FAMILY RESEARCHER:
BICKERS, Henry C. (1817- ): m'd 1852 [ ], Melinda; s/o Benjamin and Joanna (Martin) Bickers

BOOTHBY FAMILY RESEARCHER:

BOOTHBY, Caroline E. (c1845- ): m'd 1869 HALEY, Maxmillian; d/o Reason and Mary (Waller) Boothby

BOOTHBY, Emily C. (c1840- ): m'd 1857 DENNIS, Thomas J.; d/o Reason and Mary (Waller) Boothby

BOOTHBY, Harrison Brunk (c1840-c1901): m'd 1874 FERGUSON, Sarah; s/o Reason and Mary (Waller) Boothby

BOOTHBY, Jane Catherine (1838-1915): m1. 1854 DURAN, William T. (emigrant of 1847); m2. 1884 MCFARLAND, John H.; d/o Reason and Mary (Waller) Boothby; moved to eastern Oregon in 1865

BOOTHBY, Mary E.(c1842- ): m'd 1859 GWINN, James Lewis; d/o Reason and Mary (Waller) Boothby

BOOTHBY, Permelia Ann (1848-1939): m'd 1869 BRADLEY, William P.; d/o Reason and Mary (Waller) Boothby

BOOTHBY, Reason Rounds (1812-1884): m'd 1835 WALLER, Mary Ann; operated Boothby House Hotel in Eola, Polk Co, OR

BROOKS FAMILY RESEARCHER:
BROOKS, John M.: m'd HARPER, Martha Rebecca; s/o John M. and Betsey (Courts) Brooks Jr.

BRUNK FAMILY RESEARCHER:
BRUNK, Harrison (1812-1895): m'd 1838 WALLER, Emily Carter; settled at Eola, Polk Co; the Brunks were farmers and their farm house first completed in 1861 is now a Polk Co museum

BRUNK, Hugh McNary (1844-1923): m'd c1895 SHENFIELD, Ella; s/o Harrison and Emily (Waller) Brunk; twin of William Harrison Brunk; died in Salem, Marion Co, OR

BRUNK, James W. (1847- ): unmarried; s/o Harrison and Emily (Waller) Brunk

BRUNK, Margaret (1840-1923): unmarried; in 1895 Harrison Brunk was petitioned to take care of his daughter, Margaret, who was an invalid, it was agreed that Margaret would go to live with her sister, Laura McDaniel; died in San Luis Obispo, CA; d/o Harrison and Emily (Waller) Brunk

BRUNK, Mary Ellen (1847-1901): m'd 1873 GRUBB, Caswell Walker; d/o Harrison and Emily (Waller) Brunk; Mary and her husband died at Drain, Douglas Co, OR and are buried there

BRUNK, William Harrison (1844-1915): m1. [ ]; m2. HOCKENHOUSE, Louise; twin of Hugh McNary Brunk; died in Salem, Marion Co, OR; s/o Harrison and Emily (Waller) Brunk

BRUTSCHER FAMILY RESEARCHER:
BRUTSCHER, Sebastian (1826-1922): crossed the Oregon Trail in 1849 with Col. Loring's Regiment of Mounted Riflemen; was discharged at Oregon City and settled in Yamhill Co.

CANNON FAMILY RESEARCHER:
CANNON, George Washington (1812-1895): m'd 1835 ROBINSEN, Mary

CARROLL, Elmira: m'd 1832 STRINGER, Bluford

DENNEY/DENNY FAMILY RESEARCHER:
DENNEY, Rebecca: m'd 1851 FANNO, Augustus

DENNEY, Robert:

DENNEY, Thomas Hicklin: m'd KING, Berilla

FINDLEY, Nancy (1810-1890): m'd 1829 HASKIN, William Anson; d/o David Sr. and Janet (Ritchie) Findley; cutoff for CA; died in St. Helena, Napa Co, CA

FITZHUGH FAMILY RESEARCHER:
FITZHUGH, Eliza Jane (1847-1890): m'd CAREY, Jesse; d/o Solomon and Polly (Dickey) Fitzhugh

FITZHUGH, George (1844-1919): m'd COX, Sarah Bell; s/o Solomon and Polly (Dickey) Fitzhugh

FITZHUGH, John (1835-1903): m1. TURPIN, Mattie; m2. CANFIELD, Emily; s/o Solomon and Polly (Dickey) Fitzhugh

FITZHUGH, Martha Frances (1832-1906): m1. DAVIS, []; m2. SHAW, Theodore H.; d/o Solomon and Polly (Dickey) Fitzhugh

FITZHUGH, Nancy Catherine (1832-1920): m1. SHAMBROOK, []; m2. MARTINDALE, Alston; d/o Solomon and Polly (Dickey) Fitzhugh

FITZHUGH, Phoebe Elizabeth (1827-1901): m'd CULVER, James R.; d/o Solomon and Polly (Dickey) Fitzhugh

FITZHUGH, Polly Mary (1838- ): m'd ANDERSON, Daniel; d/o Solomon and Polly (Dickey) Fitzhugh

FITZHUGH, Solomon (1804-1884): m'd 1826 DICKEY, Polly Miriam; served in Oregon Senate 1860-1863; acquired DLC in Douglas Co

FOX  FAMILY RESEARCHER:
FOX, Charles E. (c1827- ): was the town proprietor of Rainier, OR; apparently emigrated as a teamster with a group of soldiers

GIBSON  FAMILY RESEARCHER:
GIBSON, Daviess: worked in Portland as a carpenter upon arrival; went to CA gold fields with Ingalls brothers; returned via Isthmus of Panama, arriving late in fall of 1850; was capt. of train in 1852

*1: GIBSON, Randolph C. (1810- ): m'd c1843 OWENS, Mary Susan

*1: GLOVER, Family:

*1: GRAVES, Family:

GUERIN FAMILY RESEARCHER:
GUERIN, Jean Francois (1809-c1867?): m'd 1851 MCKAY, Isabelle; awarded citizenship in 1861, Multnomah Co; settled donation land claim in Marion Co in 1851 (webmaster note: it is believed that Guerin may have been in the territory much earlier and came back to settle in 1849-- any information pro or con on his arrival date would be appreciated)

INGALLS, Arthur: went to CA gold fields; returned east via Isthmus of Panama, arriving late in the fall of 1850

INGALLS, Elizabeth: m'd BUTLER, []

INGALLS, Henry: went to CA gold fields; returned east via Isthmus of Panama, arriving late in the fall of 1850

INGALLS, Joseph: m'd c1851 GIBSON, Delilah; went to CA gold fields; returned east via Isthmus of Panama, arriving late in the fall of 1850

INGALLS, Roxia: m'd 1849 KEISER, []

INGALLS, Rufus and the building of Fort Vancouver

LIVERMORE, Maria ( - 1862): m'd 1847 WALLER, Thomas Orville

MILLER, Father: brother of Samuel Miller of 1850 emigration

MILLER, James:

MILLER, Jeff:

MINIER, Abraham T.: was actually emigrant to CA in 1845 where he stayed with family until removing to OR in 1849

MONTGOMERY FAMILY RESEARCHER:
MONTGOMERY, John (1779-1868): m'd 1820 MOORE, Ellen; to CA in 1849 with 5 children, one son-in-law and a young granddaughter; stayed in CA until 1851 when they removed to Linn Co, OR; most members of this family stayed in OR but a few settled near Walla Walla, WA

MOORE, Ellen (1801-1887): m'd 1820 MONTGOMERY, John

OWENS, Mary Susan ( -1850): m'd c1843 GIBSON, Randolph C.

ROBINSEN, Mary (1813-1894): m'd 1835 CANNON, George Washington; d/o Rev. William and Susannah Robinson who were emigrants of 1847

STRINGER FAMILY RESEARCHER:
STRINGER, Bluford (1809- ): m'd 1832 CARROLL, Elmira; s/o William Reuben and Delilah (Owen) Stringer; mother was a pioneer of 1851; started from Peoria Co, IL; settled Linn Co, OR

STRINGER, Elizabeth A. (c1842- ):

STRINGER, Ephraim Bluford (c1835):

STRINGER, James (c1844- ):

STRINGER, Jeral (c1840- ):

STRINGER, John W. (1834-c1866):

STRINGER, Julia A. (c1848- ):

STRINGER, Lewis (c1838- ):

STRINGER, Sylvester (c1846- ):

TALBOT, C.B. (1840- ): oldest s/o Mr. and Mrs. Talbot; claims to have been the first newsboy in the NW, working first for the Oregonian and eventually adding other newspapers to his list.

TALBOT, Daughter:

TALBOT, Mr.:  family left home near Monmouth, IL 04 Mar 1849 with 2 wagons, 4 yoke oxen, 2 span horses, a mare and a cow; when they arrived they had a wagon bottom and the wheels of the light wagon, one ox of the original team, the mare and a cow.  Shortly after arrival the ox fell in a pit and was killed and the mare was killed by wolves; family included the parents, 3 sons (including C.B.) and a daughter; family arrived 14 Nov 1849 across the river from Portland

TALBOT, Mrs:

TALBOT, Son1:

TALBOT: Son2:

WALLER, Emily Carter (1820-1888): m'd 1838 BRUNK, Harrison; d/o Thomas and Jane Waller; father died in 1830 and mother came in 1847 emigration

WALLER, Thomas Orville (1822-1913): m1. 1847 LIVERMORE, Maria; m2. 1879 ATTERBURY, Rachel; s/o Thomas and Jane (McNary) Waller; built first store at Eola, Polk Co, OR; spent a short time in eastern Oregon and then returned to Polk Co where he was in business for years

WHEELER, Truman ( - ): s/o Deland and Margaret (Court) Wheeler; brothers came in 1847 and 1848; Truman died enroute near Salt Lake, Ut

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