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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ William Holcomb ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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William Holcomb
LAST NAME: Holcomb FIRST NAME: William MIDDLE NAME:  NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE:  GENDER: M MILITARY: 
BORN: 1843 DIED: 16 Jun 1896 BURIED: 17 Jun 1896
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Laborer
BIRTH PLACE:  North Carolina
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 

IOOF - William Holcomb, age 53, died in Salem of tumer [sic] of stomach.
1880 OR CENSUS - William Holcomb, age 40, laborer, b. North Carolina, is enumerated with wife M. E., age 26, b. Oregon, along with children Wm., age 7, b. Oregon, and Leona, age 4, b. Oregon.
MARRIAGE - "William Holcomb, over 21 & Mary E. Williamson, over 21, m 13 May 1885 at house of & By Wm. S. Harrington, M. G. Aff: W. A. Benson. Wit: William A. & Nellie Benson #2981 pg 5".
DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
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OBITUARY: 

HOLCOMB - At the residence on Chemeketa street, Salem, June 16, 1896, Wm. Holcoomb, Sr., aged 53 years.
Deceased has been a resident of this city for several years and is widely known. He leaves a wife and two children, Wm. Holcomb, Jr., who resided in Portland, and Mrs. Ona Copeland, who resided in Yamhill county.
Daily Capital Journal 16 Jun 1896, 4:4
INSCRIPTION: 
William Holcomb 
Died 
June 16, 1896 
Aged 53 years 
We miss thy kind and willing hand 
Thy fond and earnest care 
Our home is dark without thee 
We miss thee every where
SOURCES: 
LR
LD
IOOF Register of Burials  
DAR pg 78 
Saucy Survey & Photographs
Marion Co. Oregon Marriage Records, 1884-88, Vol V, pg 1 
1880 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., South Salem Pct., FA #4)
DCJ 16 Jun 1896, 4:4
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LOT: 951 SPACE:  LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.188' LATITUDE: W 123° 03.019'
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