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Note: o St Clair County, Illinois near Belleville where he becaeme a farmer. The rest of his children except one where born there. The last being born in Oregon. William Engle's first trip across the plains he was the captain of a wagon train, starting March 18, 1845 and arrived in Oregon City in the middle of December. Took his donation land claim of 640 acres in what is now Molalla. After Martha's death he returned by way of Cape Horn and the Mississippi river to Missouri where he married again. In 1851he accompanied another wagon train leaving in April and arriving in Oregon City in October. The William Engle family settled the southeast claim corner in 1846. Engle was a carpenter by trade, and his first house was made from hand-hewn logs. He used traditional carpentry methods learned in the homeland. At the time, there were no sawmills in the area to provide lumber. Engle was married to Martha Chance, daughter of William Clark of Lewis and Clark fame. She died in 1849 leaving her husband and six children. Engle eventually sold the clad to Oliver Robbins. The Robbins were a well-known Molalla family that later ran a highly profitable store in town. 1860 census lists William with his 4th and final wife (who incidentially was also his first cousin) 1860 census: CENSUS YR: 1860 STATE: Oregon COUNTY: Clackamas DIVISION: Upper Mollalla 13 August 1860, Engle William 72 Farmer b. Maryland Engle Susan 50 b. Virgina Engle Augustus 23 b Illinois also (not sure connection, but lived in same town) Engle Henry 29 Farmer b. Illinois Engle Nancy H. 22 b. Illinois Engle Clarence 4 b. Oregon Engle Emma 1 b. Oregon
Note: William Engle served in the war of 1812. In 1820 he and his family (of 4 children) moved t
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