Note 117 — JOURNAL OF TRAVELS OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS (continued 2)
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Jacob C. Caplinger was born in Virginia in 1815, of German descent. In 1837 he removed to Illinois, in 1841 marrying Jane Woodsides. After reaching the settlements, the Caplingers remained at Oregon City until 1847, when they purchased a farm near Salem, where they were living in 1892.—Ed.