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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Frederick Arthur Legge ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Frederick Arthur Legge
LAST NAME: Legge FIRST NAME: Frederick MIDDLE NAME: Arthur NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE:  GENDER: M MILITARY: 
BORN: 16 Nov 1868 DIED: 2 Nov 1941 BURIED: 4 Nov 1941
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Architect
BIRTH PLACE:  Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
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SEE ALSO: Salem History website

PHOTOGRAPH NOTE: The photograph of the residence is shown courtesy of the Salem Public Library Special Collections photographs, dated 1940-1950, photographer Hugh Stryker, ID #HSTC241
DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
OSBH DC (Marion County 1941) #941 - Frederick Arthur Legge, male, married (Luella M. Legge), occupation architect, b. 16 Nov 1868 in Portland, Oregon, d. 2 Nov 1941 in Salem, Oregon (1499 State St.) at the age of 72 y's 11 m's 16 d's, name of father William T. Legge (b. Clark Co., Missouri), maiden name of mother Christine John, interment 4 Nov IOOF, undertaker Rigdon, informant Mrs. Luella M. Legge of Salem.
OBITUARY: 
At the residence, 1499 State street, Sunday, November 2, Fredrick Arthur Legge, aged 72 years. Husband of Luella M. Legge and father of Mrs. Wallace C. Griffith of Juntura, Ore., and Kenneth C. Legge of Portland; brother of Burton A. and Jesse H. Legge of Portland. Services will be held in the chapel of the W. T. Rigdon company Tuesday, November 4, at 10:30 a. m. Dr. J. C. Harrison will officiate. Concluding services in IOOF cemetery. 
Oregon Statesman 4 Nov 1941 5:1 

Funeral Rites Set Today for Architect. 
Funeral services for Frederick A. Legge, Salem architect who died Sunday at the age of 72 years, are to be at 10:30 this morning from the W.T. Rigdon chapel. Dr. J.C. Harrison will officiate, and burial will be in the Odd Fellows cemetery. Mr. Legge was born in Portland, son of pioneers. In 1889 he enrolled in Willamette university. Later he attended school in Philadelphia. 
In 1906 he established an architect's office here, and soon after in Portland also. In 1916 the Portland office was discontinued, to be reopened in 1922, with his son, Kenneth C. Legge, in charge. Buildings planned by Mr. Legge include man at the state Fairview home, first structures at the state school for the deaf, dormitories at Willamette University and the state school for the blind, early school buildings and stores. He was a member of the Masonic lodge, of the Al Kader shrine and formerly of the Oregon chapter of the American Institute of Architects.Survivors are the widow, Lucille; son, Kenneth of Portland; daughter, Mrs. Wallace Griffith of Juntura; brothers, Burton A. and Jesse, both of Portland. His late residence was at 1499 State street. 
Oregon Statesman 4 Nov 1941 pg 5
INSCRIPTION: 
Frederick A. Legge 
1868 - 1941
SOURCES: 
LR 
LD 
OSBH DC (Marion County 1941) #941 
S&H pg 70 
Saucy Survey & Photographs
OS 4 Nov 1941 5:1 
OS 4 Nov 1941 pg 5
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