Collection of Nebraska pioneer reminiscences . Forty-niner and while onhis way to California was taken sick, died, and was buried bythe side of the Oregon trail. In February, 1891, a letter ap-peared in a Boston paper from Rev. S. Goldsmith of Fairbury,Nebraska, saying that he had seen a grave with the inscriptionGeo. Winslow, Newton, Ms. AE. 25 cut on a crude head-stone, and that he was ready to correspond with any interestedparty as to the lone grave or its silent occupant. This lettercame to the notice of the sons of George Winslow, and theyplaced Mr. Goldsmith in communication with David S
Collection of Nebraska pioneer reminiscences . Forty-niner and while onhis way to California was taken sick, died, and was buried bythe side of the Oregon trail. In February, 1891, a letter ap-peared in a Boston paper from Rev. S. Goldsmith of Fairbury,Nebraska, saying that he had seen a grave with the inscriptionGeo. Winslow, Newton, Ms. AE. 25 cut on a crude head-stone, and that he was ready to correspond with any interestedparty as to the lone grave or its silent occupant. This lettercame to the notice of the sons of George Winslow, and theyplaced Mr. Goldsmith in communication with David Staples, ofSan Francisco, California, who was a brother-in-law of GeorgeWinslow and a member of the same company on the overlandjourney to California. Mr. Staples WTote him about the organization of the company,which was called the Boston and Newton Joint Stock Associa-tion, and the sickness and death of George Winslow; but afterthis they heard nothing further from the Nebraska man. Mrs. Winslow asked me if I knew anything of the grave. I 168. Mrs. Charles B. Letton Eighth State Eegent, Nebraska Society, Daughters of the American Revohition. 1907-1908 THE SONS OF GEORGE WINSLOW 169 did not, but promised to make inquiries regarding it on my re-turn home. Soon after reaching home, Judge and Mrs. Letton came downfrom Lincoln and as guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hansen wewere all dining together. The conversation turned to the tripMrs. Letton and I had enjoyed together, and we told the storyof the talk with Mrs. Winslow. To my great surprise and pleas-ure Judge Letton said, Why, Mrs. Steele, I remember seeing,many years ago, close by the Oregon trail, somewhere near thehead of Whiskey Run, a grave marked with a red sandstone,and it is probably the grave you are searching for. I believeMr. Hansen can find it. A few days after this Mr, Hansen reported the finding of thegrave. He said the headstone had been knocked down by amower and dragged several rods away, and that he had replacedit
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