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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Gideon B. Davidson
~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Gideon B. Davidson
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| LAST NAME: Davidson
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FIRST NAME: Gideon
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MIDDLE NAME: B.
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GENDER: M
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| BORN: 15 Oct 1840
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DIED: 24 Feb 1912
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BURIED: 26 Feb 1912
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OCCUPATION: Farmer; Real Estate Agent
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| BIRTH PLACE: Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois
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| DEATH PLACE: Buena Vista, Polk Co., Oregon
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NOTES:
1880 OR CENSUS - Gideon Davidson, age 40, occupation woodchopper, b. Illinois, is enumerated with wife M., age 33, b. Iowa, along with Albert, age 11, b. Oregon, Walter, age 9, b. Oregon, Minnie, age 7, b. Oregon, Nettie, age 7, b. Oregon, Tillis, age 6, b. Oregon, and Harvey, age 2 months, b. Oregon.
1900 OR CENSUS - Gideon Davidson, age 57, occupation farmer, b. Oct 1840 in Illinois, is enumerated with his wife of 37 years, Merinda, age 53, mother of 10 children 7 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. Sep 1847 in Iowa, along with Walter, age 29, single, occupation logger, b. Oct 1870 in Oregon, Harvey, age 20, b. Apr 1880 in Oregon, and Arley, age 17, b. Oct 1882 in Oregon.
1910 OR CENSUS - Gideon B. Davidson, age 68, occupation garden laborer, b. Illinois, is enumerated with his wife of 46 years, Marinda, age 62, mother of 10 children 7 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. Iowa, along with Harvey, age 29, b. Oregon, and Arlie, age 27, b. Oregon.
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DEATH CERTIFICATE:
OSBH DC (Polk County 1912) #374 - Gideon B. Davidson, male, married, occupation farmer, b. 15 Oct 1840 in Peoria, Illinois, d. 24 Feb 1912 in Buena Vista, Oregon at the age of 71 y's 4 m's 9 d's, name of father Green Davidson, maiden name of mother Nancy Million, interment 26 Feb, undertaker C. W. Henkle, informant Nettie Squires of Portland, Oregon.
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OBITUARY:
G.B. Davidson of Buena Vista, who died Saturday, February 25th [sic], 1912, was born in Peoria, Ill, October 15, 1840. He crossed the plains to Oregon in 1849 and settled at Dayton on a homestead where he spent the early years of his life. He was married to Marinda DeHaven, at Fairfield, Oregon, in 1863. To this union ten children were born of whom seven are living. Mr. Davidson has resided at and near Buena Vista for many years. His death came Saturday as the result of a long illness.
Monday morning short funeral services were conducted at the home after which the remains were taken to Salem and interred in the IOOF cemetery. He was over seventy years of age.
Independence Enterprise, Friday, 1 Mar 1912, 1:4
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OSBH DC (Polk County 1912) #374
1880 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Jefferson, ED 79, pg 18B)
1900 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Buena Vista, ED 177, sheet 15B)
1910 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Buena Vista, ED 238, sheet 1A)
IE 1 Mar 1912, 1:4
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| LOT: 308
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SPACE: 2 SE S½
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