♀ Ruth Burress

1819 - 1878

 

Butter, Burris

Ruth Burress
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Parents
Spouse
Michael Plaster
Michael Plaster
1813 - 1892
Children

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Date:


1857

Description:


The Plasters were pioneers on the Oregon Trail from Missouri to Oregon, a journey of 2,000 miles. In the "Oregon Biographical Index", it mentions that Ruth Burress and her husband Michael Plaster traveled to Oregon in 1857 from Gentry, Missouri over the plains. This photo is not of them, but of some travelers from that time period. See gallery for more info on the Oregon Trail: https://johnsonfamily.talldude.net/ruth-burress-124/gallery/oregon-trail/all

Location:

Oregon

Sources:

  1. Oregon Trail - Wikipedia
    (event)
  2. Ruth Burress - Oregon, Biographical and Other Index Card File, 1700s-1900s
    (birth, children, death, immigration, location, marriage, name, occupation, parents)

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