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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Leland G. Hendricks
~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Leland G. Hendricks
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| LAST NAME: Hendricks
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FIRST NAME: Leland
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MIDDLE NAME: G.
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| BORN: 31 May 1891
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DIED: 15 Sep 1916
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BURIED: 18 Sep 1916
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OCCUPATION: Newspaper Editor
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| BIRTH PLACE: Oregon
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| DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
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DEATH CERTIFICATE:
OSBH DC (Marion 1916) #458 - Leleand G. Hendricks, male, single, occupation Newspaper Editor, b. 31 May 1891 in Oregon, d. 15 Sep 1915 in Salem, Oregon (Willamette River) at the age of 25 yr's 3 m's 15 d's, name of father Robert J. Hendricks (b. Oregon), maiden name of mother Amelia D. Geisey (b. Oregon), interment 18 Sep, undertaker Rigdon-Richardson, informant R. J. Hendricks of Salem, Oregon.
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OBITUARY:
LELAND G. HENDRICKS DROWNED LAST NIGHT;
Went Swimming Yesterday Evening,
Clothing Found in Bath House Body is Recovered --
The body of Leland Hendricks was found this afternoon at 3:15 o’clock just across the river from the bath house on the opposite shore. Leland G. Hendricks, managing editor of the Salem Statesman, and son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Hendricks, disappeared yesterday afternoon about 5:30 o’clock while bathing at the Denison bath house and is believed to have been drowned. He was last seen by Errol Byrnes and Oscar Gingrich about 5:30 o’clock on the floating platform dressed in his bathing suit. His long absence was noted about 8 o’clock and upon investigation, his clothes were found in one of the dressing rooms at the bath house. It had been Mr. Hendricks' custom for some time to take a swim before beginning his work in the evening and upon leaving the office in the afternoon stated that he was going to take a bath and also, had a date to keep. The latter statement gave the vague hope that he had taken a canoe or launch up or down the river, but this hope vanished as the hours wore on and no encouraging word was received. Although an all night search was made and parties were out dragging the river, his body had not at a late hour this afternoon been found. The river close to the bath house was searched with grappling hooks and several boats searched up and down the stream in the hope of finding him on one of the islands or opposite shore. This morning one of the harbor policemen of Portland and a professional grapple arrived with his grappling hooks and began work in the hope of finding the body under the floating platform. Divers have also been searching in the vicinity of the boat house, but up to a late hour this afternoon the body had not been recovered. Leland Hendricks was a bright young newspaper man of much promise, a graduate of the State university and school of journalism, where he was very popular and won many honors from his fellow students. His death has cast a gloom over a large circle of friends and acquaintances.
Oregon Statesman 16 September 1916
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INSCRIPTION:
Leland G. Hendricks
1891 - 1912
[shares monument with Robert and Emilie]
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SOURCES:
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OSBH DC (Marion 1916) #458
Saucy Survey & Photographs
S&H pg 67
Rigdon Records v. 7 no.351
OS 16 September 1916
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| LOT: 936
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SPACE: 3 SW
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LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.187'
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LATITUDE: W 123° 03.004'
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