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Death Notices
& Obituaries
| Goodwin, William Wm. Goodwin, aged 85 years, father of Mrs.J. Draper residing at the corner of C and 20th streets, died of senile decay at his daughter’s residence Tuesday. The funeral will occur today at 10:30 a.m. in the Christian Church. The body will be shipped from Noice’s undertaking parlors to The Dalles, Oregon, where it will be interred beside the deceased’s wife, who died in 1890. Mr. Goodwin was one of the earliest settlers on the Pacific coast having lived in Oregon and on Bellingham Bay for the last forty years. Source: Unknown Contributed by John Brassfield |
| Goodwin, William Death Return Name of Deceased: Wm. Goodwin Date of Death: Dec. 10, 1902 Age Last Birthday: 85 Sex: Male Color: White Married, Single, Widow or Widower: Widower Place of Death: Whatcom Disease or Cause of Death: Uremia Birthplace: Peoria, Ill. Residence: Whatcom,W-- Occupation: Farmer Father’s Name: Father’s Birthplace: Mother’s Maiden Name: York Mother’s Birthplace: State of Washington, County of Whatcom, ss. I hereby certify that the above is a true return of the Death, and of the other facts there recorded. Dated at Whatcom, Washington, this 17 day of Dec. 1902 L.R. Markley, M.D. Source: Unknown Contributed by John Brassfield |
| Goodwin, Catherine GOODWIN—In this city Monday, May 27th, at 10 o’clock P.M. Catherine, wife of William Goodwin, aged 72 years. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church at 2 o’clock this (Wednesday) afternoon. Mrs. Goodwin has been a helpless invalid for more than fifteen years during which time she has received the constant and tender care of her bereaved husband. They were married February 17, 1839, or a little more than fifty years ago. About fifteen years ago she received a stroke of paralysis which rendered her helpless, but she has had the most affectionate care of both her husband and daughter, Mrs. H.H. Draper. Since that time she has had three other paralytic strokes, the last on the 20th of this month, being the immediate cause of her death. She joined the Methodist church in Oregon in 1858 and remained through life true to that faith. For fifteen years Mr. Goodwin has given his entire time to her, an example of devotion which puts to shame those doubters who think marriage is a failure, and illustrated that deep affection which abides through sickness and sorrow, through weal and woe, which promising to love, cherish and protect, smoothes the pathway of her who came to him a bright and happy girl, down the dark and desolate hills of helpless age, to the grave. Source: Unknown Contributed by John Brassfield |
| Goodwin,
Catherine Funeral Notice Died in The Dalles, May 27, 1880 Mrs. Catherine Goodwin, (Mother of Mrs. H.H. Draper), aged 72 years. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church, Wednesday, May 29, at 2 o’clock P.M. Friends of the family invited. Source: Unknown Contributed by John Brassfield |
| Robertson, Mrs.
William Near Antelope, Wasco County, on the 21st of April, Wm. Robertson, wife and child were riding in a wagon down Antelope hill, the little one saw a rabbit, and in its delight slipped from the mother's hands and fell out of the wagon. Mrs. Robertson sprang out and pushed the child away from the wheels, saving its life, but at the sacrifice of her own. Her head was almost crushed before the team could be stopped, and she died shortly afterwards. Source: Morning Oregonian (Portland, OR) - Monday, April 30, 1877 Contributed by Shauna Williams |
| Tarlton, William On Wednesday last, William Tarlton was found dead in Current crook canyon in southeast part of Wasco county. The cause of his death is unknown but he is supposed to have been thrown unknown but he is supposed to have been thrown from his buckboard while going down a steep hill and killed. Wednesday morning Mr. Tarlton had been at Antelope and had started for home on Muddy, which was the last seen of him until his body was found about 4 o'clock PM by Mr. Vandervert, lying by the side of the road Current creek canyon. Mr. Tarlton was an Englishman by birth and was about 40 years of age. Source: Morning Oregonian (Portland, OR) - Tuesday, April 22, 1890 Contriuted by Shauna Williams |
| Gordon, Thomas Two young men, Joseph D. Walker and Thomas Gordon, living in Wasco County, who had been long been on bad terms, met on Monday. An old quarrel was renewed and several shots were fired on each side. Gordon was shot through the head and instantly killed. Walker was also seriously wounded, but is in custody. The trouble arose over the disputed possession of a tract of land. Source: Evening Observer (Dunkirk, NY) - Thursday, October 30, 1884 Contributed by Shauna Williams |
| Hoffman, John BANKROBBER DEAD John Hoffman, Suspected of Robbing an Oregon Bank, Dies on His Way to Spot Where Money is Hid. The Dalles, Ore., Oct. 16-The body of John R. Hoffman was found yesterday about a miles from the Tygh Valley store, on the Mays ranch, death being due to an overdose of morphine. The remains were found near a creek, where he had evidently lain down to rest and expired. Hoffman was arrested about a year ago near Tygh by Wasco county officials, suspected of being the highwayman who held up the Woodburn (Ore.) bank in broad daylight a few months previous. At his examination he was able to prove an alibi and satisfy the court that he had been on the ranch of Morrow & Keenan, near Grizzly, the day of the bank robbery. It is believe by the county officers here that Hoffman was the right man and that he had a cache of money somewhere in the neighborhood of Tygh to which he was working back. A check for $75, issued August 23, 1906, by the First National bank of Prineville, was found on his person, indicating that he had been working in Crook county during the summer. Source: Fairbanks Evening News (Fairbanks, AK) - Tuesday, October 16, 1906 Contributed by Shauna Williams |
| Sexton, Guy COMMITS SUICIDE Young Son of the City Marshal of The Dalles, Oregon, Takes His Life For Reasons Unknown. The Dalles, Ore., Oct. 16-Guy Sexton, second son of City Marshal Sexton, committed suicide last night at his home in this city, by shooting himself in the temple with a pistol. No cause for the suicide is known. He was a well known young man, aged 21. Source: Fairbanks Evening News (Fairbanks, AK) - Tuesday, October 16, 1906 Contributed by Shauna Williams |
| Jones, Owen SLAYS BROTHER The Dalles, Ore., Nov. 7- Dave Jones, Tygh Ridge rancher, has confessed shooting his brother and attempting to destroy the body by setting fire to a barn, Sheriff Harold Sexton of Wasco county said tonight. Source: Helena Independent (Helena, MT) - Sunday, November 8, 1936 Contributed by Shauna Williams |
| Johnson, Mrs. James Portland, Oregon, February 27. Mail advices from Pay creek, Wasco county, bring information that Mrs. Jas. Johnson, wife of a farmer on Dr. Baldwin's ranch, was burned to death on Tuesday night. She was standing near an open fire-place when her clothes caught fire and every stitch was burned off. Source: Idaho Tri Weekly Statesman (Boise City, ID) - Tuesday, February 28, 1882 Contributed by Shauna Williams |
| Harman, William Harman, William, blacksmith, North Water near Wolcott, res same [died, The Dalles, Oregon. May 15, 1890, aged 84.] Source: 1843 Chicago Directory updated with death dates in 1896 (Chicago, IL) Contributed by Kim Torp |
| McFarland, Eliza MRS. Eliza MCFARLAND A Former Resident of Richland County Dies in Oregon Older residents of this community will remember Mr. and Mrs. Isaac McFarland, who resided in this city many years ago, but in the '50's removed to the west. The Dalles (Ore.) Chronicle of April 15, contains the following obituary sketch of Mrs. McFarland: Mrs. Eliza McFarland, one of the oldest and best respected pioneers of this community, died at her home in this city Friday night after a prolonged illness at the age of 86 years. Eliza Sirpless was the daughter of James and Mary Sirpless and was born in Washington village, Richland County, O., Jan. 7, 1817, and lived the earlier years of her life in that state. On May 21, 1832, she was married to Isaac McFarland. In the year 1850 they moved to Knox county, Illinois, and in 1852 the family crossed the plains to Oregon. Settling in Oregon City, Mrs. McFarland's husband and sons saw service in the Roque River, Indian War, moving in 1854 to the Dalles and making that their permanent home. In Mrs. McFarland's home near Fort Dalles were held the first services conducted by a Methodist minister in this community, a half dozen persons attended each service. From these meetings presided over by the Rev. Mr. Kelley, long since dead, grew the prosperous parish of the First Methodist church of this city. Mr. McFarland died in 1869. Of her eleven children but three survive-E.B. McFarland, of Portland; Albert McFarland, of Seattle, and Charles, of Wyeth. Mrs. Eliza McFarland's mother died in 1850. Her father, James Sirpless, was married again to Mrs. Martha Ann McBride and to them were born five children, of whom three survive-Albert B. Sirpless and Mrs. Nellie Beeler, of Lawrence, Kas., and William E. Sirpless, of Greenwich. Source: Unknown Contributed by Unknown |
| Kennedy, Nancy KENNEDY—Near Nansene, in this county, May 1, 1890, Miss Nancy Kennedy, aged 35 years. Source: Times Mountaineer (The Dalles, OR) - Saturday, May 3, 1890 Contributed by Kathie Marynik |
| Mitchell, Benjamin B. F. Mitchell Succumbs – Funeral This Afternoon for Late Mosier Resident After an illness of more than eight months, B. F. [Benjamin Franklin] Mitchell died in Gladstone at 12:30 o’clock Thursday morning. Mr. Mitchell was brought to Gladstone last November from his home in Mosier, OR. Born in Iowa in November 1861, Mr. Mitchell was married November 15, 1897, in The Dalles to Effie L. Ponting, who survives. He has been a member of Willamette Falls camp no. 148, Woodmen of the World, for the last 37 years. Besides the widow, Mr. Mitchell is survived by a son and daughter, Joseph Mitchell of Baker, and Mrs. Maude Petty of Camas, WA, who arrived here last Saturday. Two stepdaughters also survive, Mrs. Hester Rutherford of Highland, and Mrs. W. B. Stokes of Oregon City. Funeral services will be held from the chapel of Holmans & Pace this afternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev. Paul de F. Mortimore of the Gladstone Christian Church will officiate, and Woodmen will have charge of services at the graveside at Mountain View Cemetery. Source: Oregon City Morning Enterprise (Oregon City, OR) - Friday, February 21, 1930 Contributed by Kathie Marynik |
| Rutherford, Eva The little daughter [Eva Pearl] of Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford was burned to death Friday afternoon. The father was away, and the mother left the children, a little girl of two and a half years, and a baby, alone while she went for the cows. Upon returning, she saw to her horror her little girl enveloped in flames. The fire was quickly extinguished but the child was too badly burned to live and expired almost immediately. Source: The Dalles Optimist Boyd News (The Dalles, OR) - Thursday, October 25, 1906 Contributed by Kathie Marynik |
| Moore, John Died- At Celilo, Wasco County, Oct. 22d, John Moore, a resident of Newakum, Lewis County, W.T., aged 48 years. Source: Weekly Oregonian (Portland, OR) - Saturday, November 1, 1862 Contributed by S. Williams |
| Bauer, George The Dalles, Ore. – George H. Bauer, aged 54 years, recently died at his residence at Eight Mile. He had been ailing since early spring and was confined to his bed two weeks. He came to The Dalles from Washington county, Ore. 17 years ago. He came to the state from New York about 34 years ago and settled near Hillsboro. He leaves three children. Source: The Spokesman Review (Spokane, WA), Friday, September 6, 1907 Contributed by Robyn Greenlund |
| McGill, Son A boy about 11 years of age, a son of Mr. McGill, residing at Oak Grove, Wasco county, died last week from the effects of poison. While at school he and some other boys dug some roots and ate them, and it is supposed that he got hold of some white camas, which is very poison. He was taken sick before he got home, and told the others that he had eaten the roots to make him sick so that he would not have to work. The doctor was sent for but was unable to do anything to save him. He died in about a week after eating the roots. Source: The Oregonian (Portland, OR) - Saturday, June 19, 1875 Contributed by Robyn Greenlund |
| Job, Samuel Obit: Died at his home in Wamie, Waso County, Or., Aug. 7, 1887, Samuel Job, in his 76th year. The subject of this notice was born in White County, Tenn., Sept. 22, 1812 and moved to Clay County, Mo.; in early life. There he married a Miss. Rosanna Roberts, who survives him. He moved to Clackamas county, Or., in 1852, lived there twelve years, thence to Linn county, thence to this county, where he ended his pilgrimage. They had born to them one son, who died at the age of 17 years. He leaves an aged companion and an aged sister and a host of friends who will remember his many acts of hospitality as an old pioneer. Source: Morning Oregonian, (Portland, OR) - Friday, August 12, 1887 Contributed by Candi Horton |
| Pettyjohn, Cecil The desperado who was killed at The Dalles by Artie Harriman while the latter was defending his ranch home, was positively identified as Cecil Pettyjohn by his half-brother, Thomas Pettyjohn. Source: The Ontario Argus (Ontario, OR) Thursday, June 19, 1913 Contributed by Jim Dezotell |
| Dufur, A. J. A Prominent Oregonian Death of the Hon. A. J. Dufer, Founder of the Town of Dufur The Dalles, Or., June 6 – The Hon. A. J. Dufur, for many years a prominent resident of Oregon, died at the residence of his daughter, in Dufur, 15 miles south of The Dalles, yesterday afternoon. He had been failing for several years, and his death was not entirely unexpected. The funeral services will take place in Dufur tomorrow, and the remains then taken to Portland for interment Saturday in Lone Fir cemetery. He left three sons and one daughter, all residents of this county. - - (A. J. Dufur was born September 17, 18[?], in Williamstown, Vt. He lived in that state till 1855, when he emigrated to Wisconsin, where he remained four years, being elected member of the Wisconsin legislature in 1857. In 1859 he started across the plains, and reached Portland in the fall, settling on Columbia Slough. For many years he was a resident of East Portland. In 1872 he moved to Wasco county, and with his sons founded the present town of Dufur. He resided in Wasco county off and on since that time, but for the last eight years lived continuously with his daughter. Mr. Dufur was chosen a member of the Oregon legislature in 1862: served two terms as president of the State Fair Association, and in 1876 was commissioner for Oregon to the Centennial exposition.) Source: The Oregonian (Portland, OR) - Friday, June 7, 1895 Contributed by The History of Today |
| Condon, Edward Died – Edward G. Condon died in Dalles City, Feb. 29th, aged 18 years. The deceased was a young man of more than ordinary promise. His death was sudden and unexpected, although he had been sick for some weeks with pneumonia. He was [?] of Rev. Thomas Condon, of that place. |
| Mack, Julius Eastern Oregon Pioneer Julius O. Mack, one of the best known residents of Eastern Oregon, died at his home at The Dalles Sunday afternoon, after a short illness, from pneumonia. Mr. Mack was about 50 years of age. Source: The Bend Bulletin (Bend, OR) - Friday, May 15, 1903 |
| Lewis, B. F. B. F. Lewis, a pioneer of Lake county, died at The Dalles, this state, on the 28th ult. From a stroke of apoplexy. Lewis was a well-known character in this county, and will be remembered as the driver of the Lakeview-Paisley stage about fifteen years ago. He had been in his usual health until stricken, and died almost instantly. Since 1893 he has resided in the Dalles, making his home with his daughter, Mrs. Jas. Moore. Another daughter, Mrs. C. A. Graces, of Prineville, also survive him. Source: Lake Co. Examiner (Lakeview, OR) - Thursday, October 11, 1900 |
| Southern, Elizabeth Mrs. Elizabeth Southern died last Saturday at the residence of Horace Rice, of this city, aged 71 years. The deceased was the mother of C.H. Southern and Mrs. George Rice of Boyd, and widow of Martin Southern, also of Boyd, who died about 22 years ago. She had only been ailing for about ten days. She was an exceptionally good Christian woman and the esteem in which Aunt Beth, as she was familiarly called, was held was witnessed by the large concourse of friends and neighbors that followed the remains to their last resting place yesterday in the Bolton cemetery, near Boyd. The funeral services were held at the Boyd church and were conducted by Troy Shelly, of Hood River, an old-time friend of the deceased. Source: The Dalles Daily Chronicle (The Dalles, OR) - Tuesday, May 8, 1900 |
| Nelson, Elizabeth This certainly seems to be the harvest time for the grim reaper who is choosing for his garner the ripened sheafs and the aged pioneers and fathers and mothers of this vicinity are rapidly passing away. The last to be called was Mrs. Elizabeth Nelson, who died at the home of her son-in-law Wm. Hastings, at Boyd last evening about 7:30 o'clock. She had been ill but a week, the infirmities of age probably being the cause of her demise, for she had reached three score and twenty years. Elizabeth McKeand was born in Wigtownshire, Scotland January 9, 1822 and was married to James Nelson October 27, 1846. Together they came to American in December 1879 and to Oregon in 1880, settling on Dutch Flat, where Mr. Nelson died on the 7th of July 1900. Since that time she has made her home with her daughters Mrs. W.J. Harriman and Mrs. Hastings, dying at the home of the latter. Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, of whom 6 are living - Jessie Nelson of The Dalles; Thomas Nelson of Portland; Mrs. Wm. Hastings of Boyd; Mrs. Ben Nicholson of California; D.D. Nelson of Dutch Flat; and Mrs. W.J. Harriman of Endersby. The funeral will take place tomorrow at Eight Mile. Source: The Dalles Daily Chronicle (The Dalles, OR) - Wednesday, March 19, 1902 |
| Harriman, W. J. Easter morn dawned anything but brightly for W.J. Harriman and his family of seven children, for at 8 pm the evening before, the dread destroyer had entered their home and removed from the circle the wife and mother. A week before she was comparatively well, having but a slight cold, which seemed to develop into grippe, but which, when the physican was called, proved to be pneumonia. It will be remembered that Mrs. Harriman had but a few weeks ago recovered from a siege of typohoid fever, and her constitution was not strong enough to withstand the awful disease, which finally snatched her from a husband and family of seven children, the oldest of whom is 15 and the youngest 10 months. Realizing that she must go she expressed anxiety concerning her children and gave directions about them. Jane H. Nelson was born in Glasserton, Wigstownshire, Scotland December 6, 1864. She came with her parents to American in December of 1879 and in March 1888 was married to W.J. Harriman and they made their home at Endersby until they removed to this city last fall. In 1887 she united with the Congregational Church, which was organized at Fairview by the late E.P. Roberts. The funeral took place at the family home on the East Hill this afternoon at 2 pm and was conducted by Rev D.V. Poling. Pallbearers were Messrs W.H. Moody, E.M. Williams, P.W. Wilson, Levi Chrisman, W.A. Johnston, and G.C. Blakeley. Source: The Dalles Daily Chronicle (The Dalles, OR) - Wednesday, April 6, 1904 |
| Nelson, Jessie Mrs. Jessie Nelson, age 67 years died at the home of her son near Fairbanks Saturday morning after an illness of more than a year. Funeral services were held this morning at the residence and the burial took place in the 8 mile cemetery. The deceased was a native of Scotland and was well known and highly respected in the community which she resided. Source: The Dalles Chronicle (The Dalles, OR) - Monday, January 17, 1916 |
| Bolton, Herbert Death Claims Herbert Bolton Community is Saddened by Death of Prominent Young Business Man The sad news of the death of Herbert S. Bolton was made known yesterday afternoon. Mr. Bolton was suddenly taken ill Monday afternoon in his office at the court house with an acute attack of peritonitis. His condition gradually became worse until the end came yesterday afternoon. When all hope for his recovery was given up, word was sent to relatives, who surrounded his bedside when the spark of his young life passed away. Herbert Bolton was 28 years of age. He was born June 1, 1887 in Goldendale, but moved to The Dalles with his parents when a small lad. A severe attack of typhoid fever, 10 years ago, left him in a weakened condition and he never had been strong since then. His sudden illness Monday, however, was entirely unexpected and the announcement of his death was a shock to the entire community. He leaves a young widow and one small son, Herbert S., Jr. The deceased was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Bolton of this city and was a brother of Mrs. Grant Mays of Portland and Mrs. B.C. Olinger of this city. He was recently appointed manager of The Dalles Abstract company to succeed his father, who retired. He was formerly a deputy sheriff of Wasco county. Source: The Dalles Chronicle (The Dalles, OR) - Thursday, May 25, 1916 |
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