Adam FUDGE, Jr.

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Adam, Catherine and their children followed her brother, Benjamin Whitaker to Illinois. In the Fall of 1835 they emigrated to Putnam County, Illinois where they remained until the fall of 1836. They stayed in this area until March 7, 1847, when they joined Benjamin and family and headed west on the Oregon Trail crossing the continent to Polk County, Oregon where Adam secured a farm and engaged in its operation.

Mr. Fudge took a donation claim on the Territorial road between Salem and Corvallis consisting of 640 acres. Their trip west began by crossing the Missouri River at St. Jospeh and then proceeded by way of Platte River, Soda Springs, Green River, Snake River, the Barlow Toll Road through the Cascade Mountains, Grande Ronde Valley, across the Blue Mountains at the present site of Pendleton, and finally arrived in Polk County, Oregon.

Adam Fudge is listed in the 1840 Putnam Co., Ill. Census [page 11]

In March 1848 Adam went to California as a gold hunter, mining near Sutter's Mill.  After saving about $1,500. He started home on a sailing vessel, and was twenty-two days in reaching the mouth of Columbia River.  He died there on July 4, 1848 and was buried at Astoria.

Adam married Catherine Rachel WHITEAKER 30 Sep 1824, Washington, Co. VA. Catherine (daughter of Richard WHITAKER and Rachel BENTLEY) was born 4 May 1804, Washington, Co. VA; died 26 Aug 1868, Astoria, Clatsop Co., OR; was buried , Burch Family Cemetery, Polk. Co. OR. [Group Sheet]

1. Maria FUDGE was born 1825/26, Washington, Co. VA.
2. David FUDGE was born 1827/28, Washington, Co. VA.
3. Elizabeth FUDGE was born 1829, Washington, Co. VA.
4. John M. FUDGE was born 22 Jan 1832, Washington Co. VA; died 1892.
5. Catherine FUDGE was born Abt 1836, Putnam Co. IL.
6. James K. FUDGE was born 1839, Washington Co. VA.
7. William FUDGE was born 27 Apr 1840, Illinois; died 31 Jan 1917, Walla Walla, WA.
8. Susan FUDGE was born 1841, Cales Co. IL.
9. Julia FUDGE was born 1841, Cales Co. IL.
10. Amanda J. FUDGE was born 1843, Illinois; died 1915.
11. Adam FUDGE was born 27 Jun 1845, Illinois; died 20 May 1901, Walla Walla, WA.

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Adam married Elizabeth GARMEN. [Group Sheet]

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