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Birth of Henry
She has a brother Henry Chapman, he was 8 years older then her. He was a sick child, and it was Vittwia took care of him. When Vittwia was 12 yeras old Henry and the other brother Daniel started across the plain of Oregon. -
Vittwia St. Clair Chapman
She is born in Kentucky, her mothers name is Sarah Smeed Chapman and the fathers name is Samuel Chapman -
Children
The parents got 13 children, 12 lived tomaturity, but Vittwia is the only living now -
Moving
When Vittwia was 4 years old she moved to Burlington, Iowa. it was the first time she saw Idians -
prairie schooners
A few yeras later she saw of prairie schooners going westward with mottoes like these on canvas tops: California or Bust, and for Oregan -
Back to Kentucky
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Back to Iowa
The moved back just before the cevil war -
She bacam a nurse
and she helped when the Fort Sunter was fired down -
Henry and vittwia came to Southern Oregon
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Vittwia is 49 years old and she married Michael Mickelson.
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Michael Mickelson died.
Michael Mickelson died. Vittwia now ran her brother’s and husband ‘s ranch. -
Vittwia is now 83 years old.