of a federal territory with the start of the Cayuse War. On March 4, 1848, Meek set off with Ebbert accompanying him on the journey. The two arrived in St. Louis, Missouri, on May 4 with Meek representing himself as an envoy from the Republic of Oregon. Ebbert was never reimbursed for the expenses incurred on the trip. Later life After returning from the nation's capitol, he settled on his farm with his wife Fanny. She was the sister of Meek's Native American wife Virginia, and George and Fanny had three children. Ebbert was one of the first purchasers of town lots in Hillsboro, Oregon, along with Ralph Wilcox, David T. Lenox, Alvin T. Smith, and others in the early 1850s. His land claim in Washington County was adjacent to what became the town of Orenco, Oregon, and is the site of much of the Orenco Station development in Hillsboro. George Ebbert died on October 1, 1890, and was buried at the West Union Baptist Church Cemetery in West Union, Oregon. The Washington County Museum has a George Ebbert Society. References External links New York Times obituary Champoeg Meetings Members of the Provisional Government of Oregon People from Augusta, Kentucky Politicians from Hillsboro, Oregon 1810 births 1890 deaths American fur traders Mountain men Oregon pioneers Burials in Oregon