The Oregon Journal

By marcus97

  • 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

  • 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

  • Vittwia is 49 years old and she married Michael Mickelson.

  • Michael Mickelson died.

    Michael Mickelson died. Vittwia now ran her brother’s and husband ‘s ranch.

  • Vittwia is now 83 years old.