Hello! First, I would like to say please email me at BethHolcomb@cox.net since this is my aunt account and do not want to mess up her settings. Thank you for your understanding!
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I have found recently, that a distant uncle and aunt were both are on the 1900 Census as follow:

Reservation, Umatilla County, Oregon, District 182

residence: Umatilla Indian Reservation
Umatilla, Oregon

Samuel B Neil and Mary Louise Box are listed #22 household

My curiosity has the best of me.. but would white folks be living on reservation? or is this the proof I been trying to find that they were Native Indians?

I do know in 1870, that the brother to both of these above, William James Neal and his wife, Rosanna; were also both living in Umatilla County, Oregon in Walla Walla Precinct; #157-#143. Post Office: Cayuse ((in the far left corner of the paper I have, PageNo. 21))

**The family would interchange the name Neil and Neal quite a bit. Please do not let this confuse you any. /smile**

What is this trying to tell me? or am I thinking all wrong about this family being Native Indians despite the stories we heard... I can provide more information if needed later!

Again, please email me directly at bethholcomb@cox.net since this is my aunt's account and I do not want to mess up her settings! Thank you for your understanding!!

Beth~