Salem, Ore.,
July 15-I.C. Needham, Oregon pioneer, for two terms county
commissioner of Marion county, widely known in this vicinity, died
at his home, this city, today, after an illness of four weeks.
The Alaska Citizen, Fairbanks Alaska August 5,
1912
©Shauna Williams |
COAST ITEMS
- James Menzie, an old and respected citizen of Portland, died
Friday at Salem, Or., after a short illness.
September 19, 1883 Nevada State Journal Reno
Nevada
©Robyn Greenlund |
BULLY SHOT TO
DEATH
He Beat Two Women and Spiked a Foreman.
Salem, Ore., November 13-At Detroit, in this county, Sunday
evening, L.D. Hedges was shot and killed by William Edler, a cook at
a logging camp.
Hedges had been the terror of the neighborhood for some time.
He beat several men and two women while under the influence
of liquor, and when remonstrated with by the foreman he jumped on
the latter with spiked boots and beat him severely.
Hedges had also knocked down Edler's wife.
Hedges went to his quarters for a gun and returned, renewing
the disturbance and firing shots, when Edler shot him dead.
Oakland Tribune, November 13, 1905
©Shauna Williams |
FARMER SLAIN
AND ROBBED OF $5000
Murderers Leave New Revolver As Only Clew[sic] to the Crime.
They Laid in Wait for the Victim in a Covered Bridge.
Salem, Ore., Nov. 3-J.E. Roberts, a wealthy farmer an real
estate operator of this city, was shot and fatally injured and
robbed last night of a sum of money thought to approximate $5000.
The murder occurred on a covered bridge near the State Reform
School, about two miles south of Salem. Roberts died within an hour
after he was shot without regaining consciousness.
The only clew[sic] left by the murderers was a new revolver
with three empty chambers. Corresponding to these two bullet holes
were found in Roberts' hat and the torn skull of the victim
accounted for the third.
GOING TO PAY FOR FARM
Roberts, who is in the habit of taking money in a grip to
various parts of Marion county to liquidate his obligations, was en
route to Turner, where it is stated by his relatives he was expected
to pay a balance on a farm near that place.
In the opinion of the police the robbers had learned of
Roberts' trip and lay in wait for him at the bridge. What took place
there is uncertain. Roberts' horse was found securely tied to
the bridge railing and it would appear from this he was hailed and
induced to leave his rig and after being inveigled on to the bridge
was shot.
HURRIED FOR AID
The dying man was found by Earl Gardner, who as he drove onto
the bridge descried Roberts' body. After ascertaining that Roberts
was still alive, Gardner hurried for aid, but when assistance
arrived, Roberts was all but dead and expired a few moments later.
Gardner stated that he believed his approach frightened the robbers
away, although he said he heard no shots. This would seem to be
bourne out by the fact that $230 in money was picked up near
Roberts' body.
Early reports circulated were that Roberts was robbed of but
$20, this being deduced from the fact that it first was believed by
his relatives that he was on the way to the home of a brother to
whom he owed $250.
Later investigation disclosed a memorandum in his clothing
which indicates very strongly that he had practically $5000 in his
grip and that he was bound for Turner instead of to his brother's
place.
Nov. 3, 1910 Oakland Tribune, Oakland California
©Shauna Williams |
SCANNELL-In Salem, Ore., John J., dearly beloved son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. J. Scannell, loving brother of Thomas, Mary, James and
Kathleen Scannell and Mrs. William Glynn, nephew of Mrs. M. Ahern,
cousin of Annie A---- and Mrs. G. Gilbert and Mrs. A. Wemmer a
native of Port Costa, aged 16 years, 8 months and 14 days.
August 7 1914 Oakland Tribune, Oakland California
Died
Scannell-In Salem, Oregon, August 6, 1914, John J. Scannell, beloved
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. Scannell, dearly beloved brother of
Thomas, Mary, James and Kathleen Scannell and Mrs. William Glynn,
nephew of Mrs. M. Ahern, cousin of Annie Ahern, Mrs. G. Gilbert and
Mrs. A. Wemmer, a native of Port Costa, Cal., aged 16 years, 8
months, 14 days.
Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to
attend the funeral Wednesday, August 12, 1914, at 9 o'clock a.m.,
from the residence of his aunt, Mrs. L. Ahern, 1170 Eight street,
thence to St. Patrick's Church, where a requiem high mass will be
celebrated for the repose of his soul, commencing at 9:30 o'clock
a.m. Interment, St. Mary's cemetery.
August 11, 1914 Oakland Tribune, Oakland
California
©Shauna Williams |
Friday
Bishop E.O. Haven died Tuesday afternoon, at Salem Oregon.
August 6, 1881 Saturday Herald, Decatur Illinois
©Shauna Williams |
Frederick Gustav Schwatka, one of the founders of Odd Fellowship in
the United States, died at Salem, Oregon, on the 13th. He was born
in Baltimore, Md., in 1810.January 19, 1888 The
Elyria Democrat, Elyria Ohio
©Shauna Williams |
Enoch
C. Churchill [PICTURE OF Mr. Churchill] OLD RESIDENT IS DEAD MARION
COUNTY MAN PASSES AWAY IN 79TH YEAR. Late Enoch Chester Churchill
Spent Large Part of Long Life in Salem. SALEM. Or. March 3
(Special.)— Enoch Chester Churchill, since the year 1847 a resident
of Marion county, died suddenly here yesterday. Mr. Churchill was
born in Boone county, Illinois, on September 16, 1841. Six years
later he crossed the plains in company with his parents and located
on a donation land claim in the vicinity of Hubbard. There he
continued to reside until the year 1861, when he moved to Salem,
where he had since made his home. He enlisted in Company B. First
Oregon in November, and was discharged after active service in 1864.
Mr. Churchill was twice married, his first wife being Alvera
Thomas, to whom he was wedded on November 1,1868. There are two
living children from this union, Mrs. Edward Patterson of Salem and
Arthur A. Churchill of Keyport, N. J. His second wife was Sarah
McKinney whom he married on April 1, 1883. He is survived by his
widow and three children by his second wife. They are Eldon C
Churchill and Walter A. Churchill of Portland and Mathel Churchill
of Salem. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Sedgwick. Post,
Grand Army of the Republic, of this city, and Protection lodge No.
2. Ancient Order of United Workmen, funeral arrangements are being
held in abeyance pending the arrival of his son from Keyport.
During his early residence in Salem Mr. Churchill was engaged in the
sash and door business.
[The Oregonian, 6 Mar 1920 - Submitted
by K. Torp] |
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Name of Deceased: Carrie Geneva
Jastad
County Name: Marion
State: OR
Newspaper:
Chehalis
Submitters Name: D. Woolcott
Obit:
SUBLIMITY, Ore. - A service was held Thursday at Greenwood Memorial
Park, Centralia, for Carrie Geneva Jastad, who died Sunday, March 3,
in a Sublimity nursing home. She was 94.
Mrs.
Jastad, a retired cook, was born Sept. 5, 1890, in Monroe, Utah. A
member of the Eagles Auxiliary, she resided in Chehalis, Washington
from 1940 to 1984. Mrs. Jastad was preceded in death by her
husband, George Jastad, and a daughter, Irene (Jastad) Holmquist.
Survivors include four grandchildren, Darren Holmquist of Bend,
Ore., Dawn and Dana Holmquist, both of Salem, Ore., and Darci
Holmquist of Stayton, Ore., and a son-in-law, Jon Holmquist, also of
Stayton.
Weddle Funeral Home of Stayon was in
charge of arrangements.
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NAME: Ellen Nora (nee Crosley) Keller
COUNTY: Marion
STATE: OR
NEWSPAPER: Statesman
DATE: Wednesday, August 12, 1964
Nora C. Keller - Late resident
of 968 Ventura St. N., Aug. 9 in a local nursing home. Survived by
sons Harry C. Keller, Oklahoma, Walter H. Keller, Tennessee, and
John L. Keller, Salem; daughters Mrs. Dorothy Wilson, Salem, Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth Smith, Tennessee; 15 grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren. Services Wed., Aug. 12 at 11 AM at the W. T.
Rigdon Chapel. Rev. A. M. Halvorsen officiating. Interment, Belcrest
Memorial Park.
Submitted by Kathie Marynik |
NAME: Martha Jean (nee Stokes)
Cooper
COUNTY: Marion
STATE: OR
NEWSPAPER: Salem
Statesman-Journal
DATE: Tuesday, August 25, 1987
Martha
Jean Cooper
Martha Jean
Cooper, 65, of Salem, died Thursday. She was born in Oregon City.
She attended the Good Samaritan Hospital Nursing School and
Clackamas Community College. She was a retired clerical specialist
with the State Department of Veteran’s Affairs and a former member
of the Clackamas County Election Board. Survivors include her
daughters Elizabeth A. Cooper and Clairean G. Smith, both of Salem,
and Martha “Bunny” Ivie, Portland. At her request, no services will
be held. Inurnment will be at the Portland Memorial Mausoleum,
Portland. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Submitted by Kathie Marynik |
NAME: Alice Mary (nee Thun)
Blankenship
COUNTY: Marion
STATE: OR
NEWSPAPER:
Sheridan Sun
DATE: Thursday, November 17, 1977 A
LICE MARY
BLANKENSHIP
Graveside
services were held Tuesday, November 15, in Green Crest Memorial
Park of Sheridan with Adamson’s Sheridan Funeral Home directing for
Alice Mary Blankenship, 67, of 2630 Church St., Salem, who died
Saturday in a Salem nursing home. Mrs. Blankenship was born October
2, 1910, in Tillamook, the daughter of Fred and Molly Hushbeck Thun.
She married Orion C. Blankenship in Vancouver, Wash., and they lived
on Rt. 1, Willamina, until his death in 1958. She moved to Salem in
1959 and had been confined for many years due to a series of
accidents and to severe arthritis. She is survived
by two daughters, Clara Schooler of Lincoln City and Bonny Redding
of Bend; three brothers, Lee Thun of Tillamook, Floyd Thun of San
Monica, Cal., and Clark Thun of Cloverdale; eight grandchildren, and
two great-grandchildren.
Submitted by Kathie Marynik |
Name of Deceased: Rebecca Blanche
Dokken
County Name: Marion
State: OR
Newspaper:
Statesman-Journal
Date: Nov 2 1982
Obit: Obituary
published in Statesman-Journal, Salem (OR), Nov 2 1982:
Blanche
Dokken, 95 , of 382 Cameo St NW, died Sunday. She was a longtime
Salem resident and member of Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors
include daughters, Ethel Bailey of Lakeside, Montana and Eloise
Legge of Indianapolis, Indiana; sister, Jeanette Stroh of Honolulu,
Hawaii. Services will be at 3:30 pm Wednesday in Virgil T Golden
Mortuary. Private interment will be in Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum.
The family suggest contributions to the American Cancer Society.
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MURDERER HANGED Salem, Ore., July 2 -
Protesting his innocence to the last, Joe Anderson, who was
convicted of the murder of Harry Logan in Portland in 1908, was
hanged this afternoon. He died fourteen minutes after the drop fell.
Source: The Salt Lake Herald - July 3, 1909
Submitted by
Sandy Davis |
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NAME:
Florence Ella (nee Hushbeck) Norton
COUNTY: Marion
STATE: OR
NEWSPAPER: Silverton
Appeal Tribune
DATE: April 28, 1950
Mrs. Florence Norton
Mrs. Florence Norton, 60, died suddenly at her home on Hobart Road
on Tuesday. Funeral services will be held today at 1 o’clock from
the Memorial Chapel of the Ekman Funeral Home. Rev. G. T. Bratvold
will officiate, and interment will be at Belcrest Cemetery. Mr.
Norton was born in California and has lived in this vicinity for
about 16 years.
Survivors are three sons,
Elmer of Cannon Beach, Boyd of Cloverdale, Oscar of Prineville; two
brothers, Ray Hushbeck of Cloverdale, Lewis Hushbeck of Tillamook;
one sister, Mrs. Molly Thun of Tillamook; and 11 grandchildren.
Submitted by Kathie Marynik
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NAME:
Elmer L. Norton
COUNTY: Marion
STATE: OR
NEWSPAPER: Capital
Journal
DATE: Monday, April 4,
1977
Elmer L. Norton
Elmer L. Norton, 65, of 4966 Delight St. N., died Saturday at his
residence after an illness. He was born in Woods, north of Pacific
City, and came to Salem from Madras in 1974. Before moving to Madras
in 1965, he had logged for many years along the coast. He was a
member of the American Legion and a veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his widow, Ruby, Salem; daughters, Diane
Hardaway, Salem, and Shirley C. Clark, Brooks; sons, Robert, US
Navy, Honolulu, and Jack Elkhart, IN; a sister, Helen Lacey,
Portland; and a brother, Boyd Norton, Stayton; and eight
grandchildren. Services will be at 2 PM Wednesday in Virgil T.
Golden Mortuary, with interment in Belcrest Memorial Park.
Submitted by Kathie Marynik
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NAME:
Boyd Emery Norton
COUNTY: Marion
STATE: OR
NEWSPAPER: Salem
Statesman Journal
DATE: January 12, 1990
Boyd Emery Norton
Nov. 20, 1913—Jan. 11,
1990
STAYTON—Boyd Emery Norton, 76, died Thursday. He was born in
Tillamook and was raised in the Oregon City-Canby area, living in
Stayton the past 40 years. He was a road foreman for Parkett Logging
Co. for 20 years. He was in the Army Corps of Engineers and helped
build Detroit Dam. He married Hazel Quilhot on May 6, 1939 in
Stevenson, WA. He was on the board of Directors for the North
Santiam Credit Union for 10 years.
Survivors include his wife; and daughters, Beth McDonald of
San Angelo, TX; Penne Bilyeu of Lyons; and Darlene Gaub of Salem.
Memorial services will begin at 1 PM Saturday at Weddle Mortuary.
Interment will be in Lone Oak Cemetery. Contributions may be made to
the Lyons Ambulance Fund.
Submitted by Kathie Marynik
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NAME:
Hazel Della (nee Quilhot) Norton
COUNTY: Marion
STATE: OR
NEWSPAPER: Salem
Statesman Journal
DATE: December 21, 1992
Hazel Della Norton
Aug. 29, 1914—Dec. 19, 1992
STAYTON—Hazel Della Norton, 78, died Saturday in Salem. She was born
in Albany and had lived in the Willamette Valley all her life. She
graduated from Stayton High School and had lived in Stayton for the
past 41 years. She married Boyd E. Norton on May 6, 1939, in
Stevenson, WA. He died in 1990. Survivors include her daughters,
Beth McDonald of San Angelo, TX, and Penne Bilyeu of Lyons; eight
grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services will begin at
1 PM Wednesday in Weddle Mortuary. Private interment will be in Lone
Oak Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Lyons Ambulance Fund.
Submitted by Kathie Marynik
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NAME:
Jay M. Lacey
COUNTY: Marion
STATE: OR
NEWSPAPER:
Statesman-Journal [Salem]
DATE: Sunday, July 22,
1979
Jay M. Lacey
Jay M. Lacey, 76, 4719 13th Ave. N, died Thursday in a
local hospital. Born in Colorado Springs, CO, he came to Salem from
Sacramento, CA, five years ago. He was a member of the Operating
Engineers Local No. 3 in San Francisco, CA, and had been a
construction worker. Survivors include wife, Helen; son, John L.,
Salem; sister, Edna Gallagher, Anderson, CA; and two grandchildren.
Services will be 10:30 AM in Howell-Edwards-Doerksen Mortuary and
interment in City View Cemetery. The family suggests contributions
to the American Cancer Society.
Submitted by Kathie Marynik
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Oregon-- Following are the
particulars of the late fatal accident at Salem, as given by the
Record; Taylor Hardy was the engineer at the Capital Lumbering
Company's mill on the city levnu [sic?], having occupied that
position off and on for two years. Yesterday morning as he was
adjusting the belt to start the supply pump, some bolt on the main
shaft caught his clothes, or they were caught by the belt, his body
being whirled around with each revolution of the shaft, striking the
timbers. Mr. Forsyth, who was assisting him, shut off the steam as
soon as possible, but it was too late to save his life. He remains
were terribly broken. He breathed a few minutes but showed no
consciousness. The Odd Fellows took charge of the remains, and sent
for his friends in Polk county, above Independence. He was a member
of Buena Vista Lodge. Mr. Hardy was about 32 years of age and a man
of excellent character. (Submitted by Robyn Greenlund Date:
1869-08-30; Oregonian) |
Name of Deceased: Cyril
Theodored Forrette County Name: Marion State: Ore
Newspaper: Statesman Journal Date: 1996
Submitters Name: Pat Esterday Obit: STAYTON - Cyril
Forrette, 79, died Monday. Born in West Stayton, he owned a
lumber mill, as well as logging and bulldozing businesses. He
built ponds and did land clearing in the area, including on the
sites of Stayton Union and Regis high schools. He enjoyed
fishing and hunting. His wife, Marjorie, died in July.
Survivors include his daughters, Marita Barnes of Everson,
Wash., Pamela Lierman of Stayton and Kathy Stover of
McMinnville; son, Alan Forrette of Stayton; 14 grandchildren;
and three great-grandchildren. Rosayr will be at 7 p.m.
Thursday, and Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday, both in Immaculate
Conception Church in Stayton. Arrangements are by Weddle
mortuary. Contributions; the church.
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Death of Pioneer Woman of Salem
Salem, Ore – Sept. 3, Mrs. Caroline Wright, wife of John G. Wright
of this city, died today at Seattle of heart failure. Deceased was a
well-known and highly esteemed pioneer resident of Salem. Caroling
Cross was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cross, and was born in
Danville, Ill., in 1841. She crossed the plains with her parents in
1852, and lived in Salem since that time. In 1858 she was married to
John G. Wright, a pioneer Salem merchant. She leaves two children,
Mrs. Ella Rosenberg of Seattle and State Senator George S. Wright of
McMinnville. She was a sister of William Cross of Portland, James
Cross of Tacoma, Mrs. Edna [sic?] O'Donald of Salem and half-sister
of E.C. Cross of Salem. The Spokesman Review, Sept. 6, 1907,
Spokane, Washington (Submitted by Robyn Greenlund) |
Salem, Ore. – Sept. 3 – Judge John B.
Waldo, pioneer jurist, legislator and farmer, died at his home in
the Waldo hills last night, after and illness of two weeks. He had
been in serious condition since the middle of last month, when he
went on a trip through the Cascade mountains. It is supposed that
while riding horseback he suffered internal injuries which resulted
in his death. Judge Waldo was born on the Old Waldo homestead in the
Waldo hills October 6, 1844. The Spokesman Review, Sept. 6, 1907,
Spokane, Washington (Submitted by Robyn Greenlund) |
Friday, January 5, 1900 Daily Eugene
Guard (Eugene, OR) SALEM PIONEER DEAD Mrs. Joseph Churchill Passed
Away at the Age of 81 SALEM, Or., Jan. 4 – Mrs. Joseph Churchill
died at her home in Salem this morning at the age of 81. Deceased
was born in Ohio, came to Oregon from Illinois in 1847, and has
lived in Salem since 1861. Her husband died in 1897. She leaves
three children, E. C. Churchill, C. N. Churchill and Mrs. George
Smith, all of Salem. (Submitted by Jim Dezotell)
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Lane Native Dies in Salem Theodore
(Tip) Rowland, 83, former draftsman with the Oregon State Highway
Department, and a native of Lane County, died Saturday in Salem,
where he was making his home. Funeral services were at the Rigdon
Mortuary Tuesday, and interment followed in the Pleasant Hill
Cemetery in Lane County. Rowland attended old Monmouth College in
Oregon and was a graduate civil engineer. For some years he taught
school in Oklahoma Territory. Returning to Oregon, he went into
engineering. At one time he was in business in Portland as an
architect and draftsman, and later was with the United States
engineers in the Celilo canal survey. He finished his active career
as a draftsman with the state highway department where he was
employed for many years. Rowland was a son of L. B. and Elizabeth
Rowland, early Oregon pioneers. His father fought in the Rogue
River Indian war. He had never married. Among surviving relatives
are cousins, Mrs. May Kuykendall and Otto Rowland of Eugene; and
nephews, Edgar Rowland of Los Gatos, Cal., Jesse Rowland of Los
Angeles, and Reed Rowland of Portland. (Submitted by Jim Dezotell)
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Miss Marie D’Arcy, Of Salem, Goes To
Rest
Salem, Or., June 27 – Miss Marie Frances D’Arcy died at
her home here
early this morning, after an illness lasting but a
short time.
Deceased was a sister of Attorney P. H. D’Arcy of
this city, and for
the past 30 years taught in the public schools
of Salem. During her
30 years of teaching Miss D’Arcy rarely
missed a day until a short
time ago where she was compelled to
resign on account of poor health.
She was born in 1858. She is
survived by her brothers, P. H. D’Arcy
of this city, and W. J.
D’Arcy of Idaho and one sister, Miss Teresa
D’Arcy of Salem.
Wednesday, June 28, 1911
The Eugene Daily Guard (Eugene, OR)
Submitted by Jim Dezotell |
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Old Pioneer Dies
Brother In Law of Constable Cox Passes Away
Lived on Farm Near Silverton – was 80 Years of Age and Worth
About $50,000, Mostly in Land
A telegram from Silverton last night to Constable William Cox
told of the death of his brother-in-law, Wright Foshay, aged 80
years. The deceased [leaves] his widow, who is Mr. Cox's sister, two
daughters, Mrs. August Linholm, and Mrs.Hugh Smith.
The deceased was probably worth in the neighborhood of $50,000,
said Mr. Cox. He came here years ago from new York state. Twenty
years ago he bought the old donation that was taken up in 1846 by
Mr. Cox's father. Part of this has been sold, but there still
remains some 180 acres of very fertile farming land.
Coos Bay Times. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 1915, pg. 2 (Submitted by Robyn
Greenlund)
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Name of Deceased: Charles M.
"Scotty" Campbell
County Name: Marion
State: OR
Newspaper: unknown
Obit: Scotty Campbell, 77, died
Friday, April 21, 2000. Born in Fruitland, Idaho, he earned a
bachelor's degree from South Idaho College of Education and a
master's degree in education from the University of Oregon. He was a
teacher, assistant superintendent in Woodburn, director of
admissions at Chemeketa Community College and principal of a junior
high school. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of
Woodburn and the Woodburn Jaycees. He enjoyed gardening, golf and
traveling.
Survivors include his wife Roberta (Schmalz), whom
he married in 1954. daughter, Gale of West Linn, son, Greg of
Tualatin; brother, Don Campbell of Cascade, Idaho; and two
grandchildren.
Services were Tuesday at the First
Presbyterian Church. Arrangements were by Simon-Woodburn Funeral
Chapel. (Submitted by a friend of free genealogy) |
December 18, 1924
The times is
again called upon to list several deaths which have occurred since
our last issue. Obituaries will appear later.
Mrs. Lydia
Sunderland died at Salem December 15th. Funeral was held in Sheridan
December 17th.
(Submitted by Dianne H.) |
The Times-Herald (Burns, OR) Saturday,
October 30, 1920 Mills Graduate Is Dead Miss Ellen Geary, for
several years a resident of Portland, died here yesterday morning
after an illness of many months. She was a graduate of Mills college
and for some time librarian of the Astoria library. Miss Geary is
survived by two brothers, Dr. John W. Geary of Burns and Dr. E. P.
Geary of Portland, and two sisters, Mrs. Martha Perham and Mrs. Anna
Worth, both of this city. Funeral services will be held at Eugene
this afternoon. – Portland Oregonian. Note to Researcher: Geary,
Ellen Electa b. Jan. 10, 1855 d. Oct. 25, 1920 Marion co. bur.
Masonic Cemetery, EUGENE (Submitted by Jim Dezotell) |
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The Oregonian
(Portland, OR)
Tuesday, October 29, 1895
W. W. Brooks died, after a short illness at his
home in the Waldo Hills, eight miles east of here [Salem],
yesterday. He was an old settler, 79 years of age, and
a zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He
is said to have given $25,000 to the Taylor missionary work in
Africa.
A widow survives him, also a daughter, Mrs.
Starr, of Medford, and a brother, Absalom, of this county.
(Submitted by Jim Dezotell)
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The Oregonian
(Portland, OR)
Friday, December 27, 1895
Death of Esau Fox
SAELM, Or., Dec. 26 – News of the suicide of
Esau Fox, at the asylum farm Tuesday evening, was obtained from an
unofficial source today. Fox went to his room in the
third story about 6 o’clock, and, hoisting a window, hurled himself
to the ground, breaking his neck. He was committed from
Josephine county in April, 1894. Fox was one of
Oregon’s first settlers. He was 94 years old.
Fox valley, Linn county, was named in honor of him.
(Submitted by Jim Dezotell)
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The Oregonian
(Portland, OR)
Monday, December 14, 1896
Northwest Dead
Jonas Laufman died Saturday at the Indian
training school, at Chemawa, of pneumonia, at the age of 52 years.
He left a widow and eight children, two of whom are residents
of Illinois, the other being at the school.
Mr. Laufman held the position of plumber at the
school, having been appointed in 18[?]8. He was a
sober, industrious citizen, and had a large number of friends and
acquaintances.
Submitted by Jim Dezotell
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Milton Shannon
Dies In Texas
Former sheriff and county judge of Marion
County and a Pioneer
Milton Shannon died at his home in San Antonio,
Texas, October 2, 1903, after a short illness.
Mr. Shannon came to Oregon by way of the
Isthmus of Panama, in 1850, and located in Marion county.
He was sheriff of Marion county in the early
‘50’s, and served with honor to himself and the county.
Soon after that he was elected county judge of
Marion county on the Democratic ticket. He moved to
Benton county in 1865, and lived at Monroe where he kept a general
merchandise store for year. He sold his interests at
Monroe about 1890, and soon thereafter removed to Texas, where he
resided until his death, at the time of which he lived with his
brother, John Shannon.
The deceased was well known in Eugene, having
often visited here with his brother, the late Wesley Shannon.
All old-time residents know him, and will regret to hear of
his death. – Eugene Guard
The Daily Journal (Salem, OR)
Friday, October 9, 1903
Submitted by Jim
Dezotell
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The Oregonian (Portland, OR)
Saturday, December 28, 1985
John Nibler, One of the Old
Residents of Gervais.
John Nibler, one of the pioneer
residents of Gervais, died suddenly
Tuesday morning of what was
supposed to be a paralytic stroke. He was
born in Bavaria,
September 22, 1824, and came to America in 1847,
settled in
Wisconsin, where he resided ten years. Afterward he went
to
Minnesota, and thence came to Oregon in 1861, coming across the
plains by ox team with a party of 70 families. He first settled near
St. Paul, in Marion county, and when Gervais was laid out as a town
he
went there, in 1872, where he lived until his death.
Submitted by Jim Dezotell |
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The Oregonian
(Portland, OR)
Saturday, June 8, 1895
Mary A. Newman, an inmate of the asylum,
committed suicide by hanging last night. A rope was
constructed of bedding and one end tied to the bars over the
transom. She was found at 5:30 this morning.
A coroner’s jury exonerated the management. Mrs.
Newman was 36 years old, ad was committed the second time from
Albany two weeks ago.
Submitted by Jim Dezotell
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Death From a Fall – Thursday’s
Statesman: A week ago Wayne T., the 10
year old son of Rankin
Edgar, of near Marion, fell and injured his
head, producing
concussion of the brain, from which he died yesterday.
Daily Eugene Guard (Eugene, OR)
Thursday, January 5, 1893
Submitted by Jim Dezotell |
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Funeral Obsequies
The remains of Elbert Parker Watt, who died at
Dallas Texas, January 29, reached Salem on the early train this
morning. The last sad rites will be held at the First
Presbyterian church tomorrow, Sunday, afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.
In the absence of Dr. Ketchum, the services will be conducted
by Rev. W. C. Kantner, pastor of the First Congregational church.
Daily Capital Journal (Salem, OR)
Saturday, February 4, 1905
Submitted by Jim
Dezotell
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The Bend Bulletin (Bend, OR)
Friday, May 29, 1903
Died At Great Age
Joseph
Bashaw, who, as near as can be figured out, was at least 115
years old, was found dead in bed at the home of his stepson, near
Sidney. He was probably the oldest man in Oregon. He was a Frenchman
by birth and served in the French wars of 1806-15, under Napoleon.
He
drove an ox team to Oregon in 1847, and was then a gray haired
man.
Submitted by Jim Dezotell |
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Daily
Capital Journal (Salem, OR)
Tuesday, June 9, 1896
State News
D. E. Pease, a pioneer resident of
this county, died at his home at Skipanon. Death resulted from
enlargement of the liver. The deceased was born in Orange county,
N.Y., in 1820, and crossed the plains in 1849, arriving in the fall
of that year.
Submitted by Jim Dezotell
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