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Some of the readable parts:
...These are all children of
Anderson Cockrill & Rebecca - who crossed the plains -- they were 75 years
of age when they made the trip -- all settled in or around S. Rosa.
Rebecca (Jesse Bardin dug her grave and was buried in
Salinas age 95 years) was daughter of Col. Joseph...
...Train of relatives - 30 wagons - left May 1, 1853 land
S. Rosa in Sept. Later part of 1853. One birth (Led born Humbold Sinks Aug 25)
No deaths - Henry Beaver helped in leading train. Larkin Cockrill & family
- Harrison Cockrill family - Wm Cockrill family - Henry Beaver & family -
Jack Blackburn family <?> Wm Cockrill - Tom Cockrill father others
Uncles - < Mrs Loraine Beaver (Lorain Cockrill) Harrison Cockrill
Nets father -- crossed out > Col. Hagen married Lucinda Cockrill
eldest daughter of Anderson & Rebecca who came first with Col. Hagens &
located Petaluma. He then returned East for the train then they moved to Ukiah
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...many friendly who stole cattle &
begged no harm - each family about 3 drawn by 2 oxen -
Came to the So Platt where they met with severe - wagons
circled & fires inside - wagon crossed river by Ferry swam cattle - the old
Pioneer Route Northern Route landed at Sac. Left over milk in churn & back
wagon at night butter - at one time Lurania Beaver was ill & Mr Beaver
returned 100 miles for doctor from next train - Dr. stayed 1 wk in camp had to
put floaters on wagon crossing Sac River Oxen swimmin a few drowning Oxen died
& cows (gee - right Haw to left back -back) put in milk cows for awhile,
they <?> said <?> Antelope buffalo killed & Parie
fire our way on road <?> backfires &
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