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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Martha Barker
~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Martha "Marthy" Barker
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| LAST NAME: Barker
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FIRST NAME: Martha
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NICKNAME: Marthy
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GENDER: F
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| BORN: Abt 1843
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DIED: 4 Jun 1915
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BURIED: 6 Jun 1915
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| ETHNICITY: African American
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OCCUPATION: Family Service
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| BIRTH PLACE: Mississippi
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| DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
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NOTES:
IOOF - Marthy Barker.
NOTE - Salem Pioneer Cemetery Black Pioneer Omnibus dedicated by the Oregon Northwest Pioneers on 1 Feb 2007.
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DEATH CERTIFICATE:
OSBH DC (Marion County 1915) #2441 - Martha Barker, female, black, widow, occupation "mammy nurse", b. Mississippi, d. 4 Jun 1915 in Salem, Oregon (Salem, Hospital) at the age of 72 years, names of parents not known by informant, interment 6 Jun, undertaker Terwilliger, informant D. I. Howard of 757 Center St. Salem.
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OBITUARY:
Faithful Colored Servant Dies
"Mammy," the aged colored servant whom the D. I. Howard family brought from the south a year ago, died yesterday at a local hospital, after twenty years of faithful service in a family where she was much respected. Her unexpected death has brought a shock of grief to her employers. Although 72 years old, who was well and hearty until a short time ago, when she was injured by a fall, resulting in paralysis. Every attention was given her and hopes were entertained up to her death of her recovery. Mammy's real name was Mrs. Martha Barker and her only relative is a daughter, Julia, in Mississippi, well past the half century mark, whom she had not heard from for some time. The funeral services will be held from the Terwilliger Cottage undertaking parlors today at 9:30 a.m. Rev. Carl H. Elliott will officiate. Interment will be in Odd Fellows' cemetery.
Oregon Statesman 6 Jun 1915 5:4, 5
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INSCRIPTION:
No individual marker.
Her name was placed on the Salem Black Pioneers Memorial Monument in 2007
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SOURCES:
LR
IOOF Register of Burials
J. Plant Register
OSBH DC (Marion County 1915) #2441
Saucy Survey & Photographs
OS 6 Jun 1915 5:4, 5
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| LOT: 912
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SPACE: N½
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LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.223'
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LATITUDE: W 123° 03.000'
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