Erwin Frederick Hosford

1820 - 1892  (72 years)

• Name	Erwin Frederick Hosford
  Born	6 Aug 1820
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Dec 1892
  Person ID	I50056	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2001

  
  

  Father	Wylly Hosford
  Mother	Lucia Osborn
  Family ID	F18576	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Emert,   b. Jul 1846, , Gentry, Missouri ,   d. 1919  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	28 Jun 1858	, Polk, Oregon
  Children	1. Lucia Melinda Hosford,   b. 14 Aug 1860, , Polk, Oregon ,   d. 6 Oct 1929  (Age 69 years)   2. Walter Scott Hosford,   b. Aug 1862, , Polk, Oregon ,   d. 1931  (Age ~ 68 years)   3. Olive E. Hosford,   b. 1864, , Polk, Oregon   4. Willis Emert Hosford,   b. 1869, , Polk, Oregon ,   d. 1949  (Age 80 years)   5. Minnie H. Hosford,   b. 1872, , Polk, Oregon   6. Stella Hosford,   b. 1878, , Polk, Oregon ,   d. 19 Aug 1880  (Age 2 years)   7. Ethel Hosford,   b. Sep 1881, , Polk, Oregon ,   d. 1968  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Family ID	F18572	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Erwin F. was in the Battle of Bloody Island in the American River near Sacramento, California. Being in the vicinity of Sutter's Mill in 1849 when the gold was discovered, he spent two years there mining. He cleared $16,000.00. Mary Jane's wedding ring was made from some of the gold Erwin mined. A great granddaughter was wearing the ring in 1993. ---------- Reference: "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 264, 265.