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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ George Joseph Colwell
~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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George Joseph Colwell
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LAST NAME: Colwell
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FIRST NAME: George
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MIDDLE NAME: Joseph
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BORN: Abt 1875
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DIED: Feb 1894
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BURIED: 20 Feb 1894
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BIRTH PLACE: Oregon
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DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
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NOTES: IOOF - George Joseph Colwell, age 19 y's 14 d's, born in Oregon, died in States Prison of typhoid fever, convicted in Jackson Co.
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OBITUARY: FUNERAL OF A CONVICT.
The funeral of the life-termer Colwell was held at the State Prison today at 10 a. m. Rev. Shulse, assisted by Rev. Grannis, Templeton and Messic conducted a very appropriate service. There was quite a large attendance from the city, mostly ladies. Respectable Christian burial was procured in Rural cemetery, paid for by Superintendent Downing and the prison employees. It was the first prison funeral ever held in the chapel.
Weekly Capital Journal 20 Feb 1894, 4:1
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SOURCES: LR
IOOF Register of Burials
WCJ 20 Feb 1894 4:1
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