Sarah Jane Jenkins and Andrew Masters were married on the Platte purchase in the fall of 1842 (she was only 16) and the following spring joined a wagon train bound for Oregon Territory. By October, they had yet to arrive at the Dalles and Sarah was expecting her first child.
Andrew and Sarah left the wagon train bound for Fort Walla Walla but lost their way in the mountains. After a cold and frightening night and losing their horses, they were rescued by some Indians for the price of the shirt Andrew was wearing.
Upon arriving at the Dalles, Sarah gave birth to a boy whom she named in honor of Dr. Marcus Whitman who had aided them at Whitman's station.
Sarah stayed with the missionaries as winter was approaching and Andrew continued on to the Willamette Valley to find them a suitable location. When he returned in the spring, the baby had died. Andrew and Sarah had many other trials and tribulations including losing everything in the Willamette River when their boat overturned on their journey there. They settled in the valley and continued to raise their family until deciding to try their luck with the gold miners in California. In 1849, they packed up the kids and their belongings and traveled to Sutterville (near Sacramento). Andrew mined for one day and decided he didn't like it and wanted to return to Oregon. Sarah said she wasn't going all the way back until she had the $10,000 in gold coin they had intended to make.
They sold the wagon and team and bought a hotel and for a year they made their living by selling room and board and meals to travelers. They then boarded a ship in San Francisco to return to their farm in the Willamette Valley. Upon entering the mouth of the Columbia River, their ship was sunk in rough water. All were rescued, but, once again, all their possessions were lost.
They began again to prosper on their land until one day Andrew was going down the road to a church meeting. He and his neighbor were having a dispute about Andrew's property lines and his cows being on the neighbor's land. The neighbor shot and killed Andrew and claimed self-defense and was acquitted.
Andrew and Sarah left the wagon train bound for Fort Walla Walla but lost their way in the mountains. After a cold and frightening night and losing their horses, they were rescued by some Indians for the price of the shirt Andrew was wearing.
Upon arriving at the Dalles, Sarah gave birth to a boy whom she named in honor of Dr. Marcus Whitman who had aided them at Whitman's station.
Sarah stayed with the missionaries as winter was approaching and Andrew continued on to the Willamette Valley to find them a suitable location. When he returned in the spring, the baby had died. Andrew and Sarah had many other trials and tribulations including losing everything in the Willamette River when their boat overturned on their journey there. They settled in the valley and continued to raise their family until deciding to try their luck with the gold miners in California. In 1849, they packed up the kids and their belongings and traveled to Sutterville (near Sacramento). Andrew mined for one day and decided he didn't like it and wanted to return to Oregon. Sarah said she wasn't going all the way back until she had the $10,000 in gold coin they had intended to make.
They sold the wagon and team and bought a hotel and for a year they made their living by selling room and board and meals to travelers. They then boarded a ship in San Francisco to return to their farm in the Willamette Valley. Upon entering the mouth of the Columbia River, their ship was sunk in rough water. All were rescued, but, once again, all their possessions were lost.
They began again to prosper on their land until one day Andrew was going down the road to a church meeting. He and his neighbor were having a dispute about Andrew's property lines and his cows being on the neighbor's land. The neighbor shot and killed Andrew and claimed self-defense and was acquitted.
Sarah Jane Jenkins and Andrew Masters were married on the Platte purchase in the fall of 1842 (she was only 16) and the following spring joined a wagon train bound for Oregon Territory. By October, they had yet to arrive at the Dalles and Sarah was expecting her first child.
Andrew and Sarah left the wagon train bound for Fort Walla Walla but lost their way in the mountains. After a cold and frightening night and losing their horses, they were rescued by some Indians for the price of the shirt Andrew was wearing.
Upon arriving at the Dalles, Sarah gave birth to a boy whom she named in honor of Dr. Marcus Whitman who had aided them at Whitman's station.
Sarah stayed with the missionaries as winter was approaching and Andrew continued on to the Willamette Valley to find them a suitable location. When he returned in the spring, the baby had died. Andrew and Sarah had many other trials and tribulations including losing everything in the Willamette River when their boat overturned on their journey there. They settled in the valley and continued to raise their family until deciding to try their luck with the gold miners in California. In 1849, they packed up the kids and their belongings and traveled to Sutterville (near Sacramento). Andrew mined for one day and decided he didn't like it and wanted to return to Oregon. Sarah said she wasn't going all the way back until she had the $10,000 in gold coin they had intended to make.
They sold the wagon and team and bought a hotel and for a year they made their living by selling room and board and meals to travelers. They then boarded a ship in San Francisco to return to their farm in the Willamette Valley. Upon entering the mouth of the Columbia River, their ship was sunk in rough water. All were rescued, but, once again, all their possessions were lost.
They began again to prosper on their land until one day Andrew was going down the road to a church meeting. He and his neighbor were having a dispute about Andrew's property lines and his cows being on the neighbor's land. The neighbor shot and killed Andrew and claimed self-defense and was acquitted.
Andrew and Sarah left the wagon train bound for Fort Walla Walla but lost their way in the mountains. After a cold and frightening night and losing their horses, they were rescued by some Indians for the price of the shirt Andrew was wearing.
Upon arriving at the Dalles, Sarah gave birth to a boy whom she named in honor of Dr. Marcus Whitman who had aided them at Whitman's station.
Sarah stayed with the missionaries as winter was approaching and Andrew continued on to the Willamette Valley to find them a suitable location. When he returned in the spring, the baby had died. Andrew and Sarah had many other trials and tribulations including losing everything in the Willamette River when their boat overturned on their journey there. They settled in the valley and continued to raise their family until deciding to try their luck with the gold miners in California. In 1849, they packed up the kids and their belongings and traveled to Sutterville (near Sacramento). Andrew mined for one day and decided he didn't like it and wanted to return to Oregon. Sarah said she wasn't going all the way back until she had the $10,000 in gold coin they had intended to make.
They sold the wagon and team and bought a hotel and for a year they made their living by selling room and board and meals to travelers. They then boarded a ship in San Francisco to return to their farm in the Willamette Valley. Upon entering the mouth of the Columbia River, their ship was sunk in rough water. All were rescued, but, once again, all their possessions were lost.
They began again to prosper on their land until one day Andrew was going down the road to a church meeting. He and his neighbor were having a dispute about Andrew's property lines and his cows being on the neighbor's land. The neighbor shot and killed Andrew and claimed self-defense and was acquitted.
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