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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Martha R. Carden ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Martha R. Carden
LAST NAME: Carden FIRST NAME: Martha MIDDLE NAME: R. NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME: Pierpont AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE:  GENDER: F MILITARY: 
BORN: 6 Mar 1859 DIED: 6 Dec 1944 BURIED: 9 Dec 1944
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Housewife
BIRTH PLACE:  Tyler Co., West Virginia
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
Name of father William Pierpont
Maiden name of mother Elizabeth Wells
1900 OR CENSUS - Martha Carden, age 41, mother of 8 children, b. Mar 1859 in Virginia, is enumerated with her husband of 19 years, David, age 48, occupation day laborer, b. Jul 1851 in Wisconsin, along with Viola M., age 16, b. Mary 1884 in Nebraska, Walter L., age 11, b. Dec 188 in Nebraska, Sarah E., age 8, b. Jan 1892 in Oregon, Mary E., age 7, b. Mar 1893 in Oregon, and Fred W., age 4, b. Jun 1896 in Oregon.
1910 CENSUS - Martha Carden, age 50, occupation hotel chambermaid, b. Virginia, , is enumerated with her husband of 30 years, David Carden, age 65, occupation odd jobs, b. Wisconsin, along with Sarah, b. Oregon, age 18, Freddy, age 14, b. Oregon, and Nella, age 8, b. Oregon, in the home of daughter Viola, and her husband Augustus Rosenbaum.
DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
OSBH DC [Marion 1944] #439 states Martha Carden was born in Tyler Co., W. Va. On Mar. 6, 1859, daughter of William Pierpont and Elizabeth Wells. She was 84 years, 9 months of age, the widow of David Carden. Informant was Mrs. Viola Rosenbaum, Salem.
OBITUARY: 
At her home, 1855 Berry street, Wednesday, December 6, Mrs. Martha Carden. Survived by five daughters, Mrs. Angie Thomas of Lebanon, Mrs. Mary Shirley [DeShirlia] and Mrs. Nell Roley, both of Portland, and Mrs. Viola Rosenbaum and Mrs. Sarah Vinson of Salem; two sons, Will Carden of Oregon Coity and Fred Carden of Gladstone, Ore., and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, December 9 from the Clough-Barrick chapel, with Rev. Clay Pomeroy officiating. Interment in IOOF cemetery. 
Oregon Statesman 8 Dec 1944 5:2 
Capital Journal 7 Dec 1944 16:8
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No marker

SOURCES: 
LR 
J. Plant Register
OSBH DC (Marion 1944) #439
1900 OR CENSUS (Linn Co., Albany, ED 39, sheet 9B) 
1910 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Salem, ED 227, sheet 6B) 
OS 8 Dec 1944 5:2 
CJ 7 Dec 1944 16:8
CONTACTS: 
LOT: 943 SPACE: 1 SW S½ LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.229' LATITUDE: W 123° 03.011'
 
 

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