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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ George Renhold Matthes ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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George Renhold Matthes
LAST NAME: Matthes FIRST NAME: George MIDDLE NAME: Renhold NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE:  GENDER: M MILITARY: 
BORN: 24 Oct 1867 DIED: 19 Aug 1939 BURIED: 23 Aug 1939
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  New London, Wisconsin
DEATH PLACE: Artesia, Los Angeles Co., California
NOTES: 
Name of father John Martin Matthes
Maiden name of mother Augusta Pilger
1880 OR CENSUS - Renhold Matthes, age 13, b. Wisconsin, is enumerated with father Martin Matthes, age 42, occupation farmer, b. Prussia, and mother Augusta, age 35, b. Prussia, along with Paulina, age 11, b. Wisconsin, Edward, age 9, b. Wisconsin, Mary, age 7, b. Wisconsin, Lewis, age 3, b. Wisconsin, and Lorens, age 1, b. Oregon.
MARRIAGE - to Mary E. Bragg 25 Jan 1908 in Multnomah Co., Oregon
DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
OBITUARY: 
George R. Matthes, 71, at the residence in Artesia, Calif., August 19. 
Survived by wife, Mrs. Marie Matthes; daughter, Mrs. Marie Olson, grandson, John Olson, jr., of Portland; sister, Mrs. W. A. Mumper of Salem; brothers, Ed A., Lewis C., Frank B., Willard, James L., all of Salem; J. L. Matthes of Kent, Services will be held from the Clough-Barrick chapel Wednesday, August 23, at 1:30 p.m.  Rev. Guy L. Drill will officiate. Interment IOOF cemetery.
Oregon Statesman 22 Augusst 1939 5:3

George R. Matthes Dies in California.
LAKE LABISH.  Word of the death of George R. Matthes, former resident here, was received by friends this week from Artesia, Calif., where he has lived for the past 20 years.
Matthes was born October 24, 1867, at New London, Wis., and came to Oregon with his parents in November, 1877.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Marie Matthes of Artesia, Calif.; his daughter, Mrs. Marie Hansen; grandson, John Hansen, jr., both of Portland; sister, Mrs. Marie Mumper; brothers, Edward, Frank and Wilard, all of Salem; brother, James of Kent.
Oregon Statesman 25 August 1939 13:2
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George R. Matthes
1867 - 1939
SOURCES: 
S&H pg 8
1880 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Sublimity, ED 87, pg 16D)
Oregon State Archives (Oregon Historical Records Index)
OS 22 August 1939 5:3
OS 25 August 1939 13:2
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LOT: 008 SPACE: 5 NE LONGITUDE:  LATITUDE: 
 
 

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