Son of Zebulon & Letitia (Clarkson) Allphin.Brother of Ransom,Luke,Reuben,Zebulon,John,Dollie,Nancy & Rebecca.William Allphin had moved from Harrison and Campbell County,Ky areas to Marion Co, Ind around 1825 with his first wife Louvisa White, they were the parents of Green,Prior,Thomas, Jackson,Marion,America and Margaret.They settled near Indianaoplis, and while there he engaged extensively in the manufacture of brick; the Indiana State house and all the old buildings in Indianapolis were built of brick burned by him.Around 1835 they moved to Schuyler Co, Ill where Louvisa died in 1837.
After his mother's death, Tom did most of the work around the house and looked after the younger children. Then one day, his father told him that he was tired of living that way and was going to find a mother for the children. So saying, he saddled his horse and rode off. In about a week they saw him riding home with a strange woman mounted behind him. The children ran off into the woods and hid. But she started to cook a good meal and the smell of it soon brought them out again. Her name was Zella Wells and she made the children a good mother. She bore William three children who were Rachel,Lydia and Woodson. She died in Linn Co,Ore in 1848. After Zella's death, William married a Mrs. Phoebe Farrier. After Phoebe died, William hitched up and went a-courtin' again. He soon found another wife, Sarah Burbank, they were married Nov 4,1875 in Albany, Ore.
William Allphin was a member of the first Territorial Legislature, serving two terms.
Thomas Allphin had gotten "Oregon Fever" and his father William said that if Tom went he was going along. The wagon train with which the Allphins,McClains and Bowmans and others traveled to Oregon consisted of 100 ox teams and quite a lot of loose stock, which was herded along the way by the young folks who rode on horseback. They left Amazonia ,Mo ( north of St.Joseph) on the 25th day of April,1847 and had their last glimpse of the Missouri River on May 2nd.They reached Williamette Valley and made their last camp on Sept 24,1847. The captian of the wagon train was Nathaniel Bowman, a brother to Preston Bowman who married America Allphin. William Allphin settled Donation Land Claim #220 in Linn Co. Oct 1847.
After his mother's death, Tom did most of the work around the house and looked after the younger children. Then one day, his father told him that he was tired of living that way and was going to find a mother for the children. So saying, he saddled his horse and rode off. In about a week they saw him riding home with a strange woman mounted behind him. The children ran off into the woods and hid. But she started to cook a good meal and the smell of it soon brought them out again. Her name was Zella Wells and she made the children a good mother. She bore William three children who were Rachel,Lydia and Woodson. She died in Linn Co,Ore in 1848. After Zella's death, William married a Mrs. Phoebe Farrier. After Phoebe died, William hitched up and went a-courtin' again. He soon found another wife, Sarah Burbank, they were married Nov 4,1875 in Albany, Ore.
William Allphin was a member of the first Territorial Legislature, serving two terms.
Thomas Allphin had gotten "Oregon Fever" and his father William said that if Tom went he was going along. The wagon train with which the Allphins,McClains and Bowmans and others traveled to Oregon consisted of 100 ox teams and quite a lot of loose stock, which was herded along the way by the young folks who rode on horseback. They left Amazonia ,Mo ( north of St.Joseph) on the 25th day of April,1847 and had their last glimpse of the Missouri River on May 2nd.They reached Williamette Valley and made their last camp on Sept 24,1847. The captian of the wagon train was Nathaniel Bowman, a brother to Preston Bowman who married America Allphin. William Allphin settled Donation Land Claim #220 in Linn Co. Oct 1847.
Son of Zebulon & Letitia (Clarkson) Allphin.Brother of Ransom,Luke,Reuben,Zebulon,John,Dollie,Nancy & Rebecca.William Allphin had moved from Harrison and Campbell County,Ky areas to Marion Co, Ind around 1825 with his first wife Louvisa White, they were the parents of Green,Prior,Thomas, Jackson,Marion,America and Margaret.They settled near Indianaoplis, and while there he engaged extensively in the manufacture of brick; the Indiana State house and all the old buildings in Indianapolis were built of brick burned by him.Around 1835 they moved to Schuyler Co, Ill where Louvisa died in 1837.
After his mother's death, Tom did most of the work around the house and looked after the younger children. Then one day, his father told him that he was tired of living that way and was going to find a mother for the children. So saying, he saddled his horse and rode off. In about a week they saw him riding home with a strange woman mounted behind him. The children ran off into the woods and hid. But she started to cook a good meal and the smell of it soon brought them out again. Her name was Zella Wells and she made the children a good mother. She bore William three children who were Rachel,Lydia and Woodson. She died in Linn Co,Ore in 1848. After Zella's death, William married a Mrs. Phoebe Farrier. After Phoebe died, William hitched up and went a-courtin' again. He soon found another wife, Sarah Burbank, they were married Nov 4,1875 in Albany, Ore.
William Allphin was a member of the first Territorial Legislature, serving two terms.
Thomas Allphin had gotten "Oregon Fever" and his father William said that if Tom went he was going along. The wagon train with which the Allphins,McClains and Bowmans and others traveled to Oregon consisted of 100 ox teams and quite a lot of loose stock, which was herded along the way by the young folks who rode on horseback. They left Amazonia ,Mo ( north of St.Joseph) on the 25th day of April,1847 and had their last glimpse of the Missouri River on May 2nd.They reached Williamette Valley and made their last camp on Sept 24,1847. The captian of the wagon train was Nathaniel Bowman, a brother to Preston Bowman who married America Allphin. William Allphin settled Donation Land Claim #220 in Linn Co. Oct 1847.
After his mother's death, Tom did most of the work around the house and looked after the younger children. Then one day, his father told him that he was tired of living that way and was going to find a mother for the children. So saying, he saddled his horse and rode off. In about a week they saw him riding home with a strange woman mounted behind him. The children ran off into the woods and hid. But she started to cook a good meal and the smell of it soon brought them out again. Her name was Zella Wells and she made the children a good mother. She bore William three children who were Rachel,Lydia and Woodson. She died in Linn Co,Ore in 1848. After Zella's death, William married a Mrs. Phoebe Farrier. After Phoebe died, William hitched up and went a-courtin' again. He soon found another wife, Sarah Burbank, they were married Nov 4,1875 in Albany, Ore.
William Allphin was a member of the first Territorial Legislature, serving two terms.
Thomas Allphin had gotten "Oregon Fever" and his father William said that if Tom went he was going along. The wagon train with which the Allphins,McClains and Bowmans and others traveled to Oregon consisted of 100 ox teams and quite a lot of loose stock, which was herded along the way by the young folks who rode on horseback. They left Amazonia ,Mo ( north of St.Joseph) on the 25th day of April,1847 and had their last glimpse of the Missouri River on May 2nd.They reached Williamette Valley and made their last camp on Sept 24,1847. The captian of the wagon train was Nathaniel Bowman, a brother to Preston Bowman who married America Allphin. William Allphin settled Donation Land Claim #220 in Linn Co. Oct 1847.
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