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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ James Madison Munkers ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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James Madison Munkers
LAST NAME: Munkers FIRST NAME: James MIDDLE NAME: Madison NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE:  GENDER: M MILITARY: 
BORN: 23 Dec 1842 DIED: 19 Jul 1915 BURIED: Jul 1915
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Platte Co., Mo.
DEATH PLACE: Newport, Lincoln Co., Oregon
NOTES: 

Name of father Benjamin Munkers
Maiden name of mother Mary Crowley

1st MARRIAGE James M. Munkers and Mary J. Ford md 1 Aug 1865 at house of John Ford in Salem; A.F. Waller, MG.

1870 OR CENSUS James M. Munkers (26y, b Missouri) enumerated with Mary W. (24y, b Missouri), Sarah M. (4y, b Oregon), Walter (3y, b Oregon), Minnie (10m, b Aug 1869, Oregon), Bey (70y, b Tennessee, occupation farmer) and Mary (68y, b Tennessee); also with family was George W. Hagan (36y, b Ohio, occupation laborer)

2nd MARRIAGE James M. Munkers, over 21, and Romelia Gesner, over 18, m 3 Jan 1877 at house of R.A. Gesner; P.S. Knight, MG. Wit: Sarah M. Gesner & T.C. Davidson. Aff: Thos C. Davidson

1880 OR CENSUS James Munkers (37y, b Missouri, occupation farmer) enumerated with wife Romelia (26y, b Oregon) and 4 daughters, Lulu M. (13y, b Oregon), Winnie (10y, b Oregon), Jessie W. (2y, b Oregon) and Josephine (b Sept 1879, Oregon)

1900 OR CENSUS James M. Munkers, age 58, occupation farmer, b. Dec 1841 in Missouri, is enumerated with his wife of 23 years, Romalia, age 50, mother of 6 children 4 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. Mar 1850 in Oregon, along with Jessie M., age 22, b. Oct 1877 in Oregon, Josephine. age 20, b. Sep 1879, Jerry O., age 18, b. Nov. 1881, and Gordon, age 8, b. Jun 1891 in Oregon.

1910 OR CENSUS J.M. Munkers (68y, b Missouri, married 33y) enumerated with wife Romelia (56y, b Oregon, mother of 5 children, 4 living at time of census) and 4 children, Jessie (32y, b Oregon), Josephine (30y, b Oregon), J.O. (28y, b Oregon, occupation farmer) and Gordon (18y, b Oregon, occupation farmer)

DEATH CERTIFICATE: 

OSBH DC (Lincoln County 1915) #5024 - James Madison Munkers, male, married, Farmer, b. 23 Dec 1842 in Clay County, Missouri, d. 18 Jul 1915 in Newport, Oregon at the age of 72y 6m 25d, name of father Benjamin, maiden name of mother Mary Crowley, interment 19 Jul, undertaker Hollingsworth of Toledo, Oregon, informant Romelia Munkers of Halsey, Oregon.

OBITUARY: 

PIONEER IS LAID AT REST.
J. M. MUNKERS WHO CROSSED PLAINS IN 1846, BURIED AT SALEM
Salem, Or. July 19 - The funeral of J. M. Munkers; a pioneer of 1846 who died at Newport Sunday, was held here today, the interment being in Odd Fellows cemetery. Mr. Munkers was born in 1841 in Platte co., Mo, and crossed the plains with his parents when he was (?) years old. The family took up a donation land claim near Salem, where Mr. Munkers lived until 1901, when he moved to Jackson county. He went to Brownsville to live in 1910, his home being there at the time of his death.
Mr. Munkers is survived by his widow, who before marriage was Miss Romelia G. Gesner, daughter of R. A. Gesner, a pioneer of 1845; three daughters, Mrs. Lula Marquam, and Mrs. Minnie Cox of Portland and Miss Josie Cox of Brownsville, two sons, Jerry and Gordon Munkers of Brownsville; two sisters, one of whom is Mrs. M.E. Estes of Salem, and a brother Benjamin Munkers of Scio.
OHS Scrapbook, #53, p. 94

Died at Newport, Oregon, July 18, 1915, J.M. Munkers, of a complication of diseases, at the age of 75. J.M. Munkers was born in Platte County, Missouri, December 24, 1840. When 5 years of age his parents crossed the plains in and settled on a donation claim 3 miles southeast of Salem where the deceased lived until 1901 when he moved to Ashland, Jackson County, where he resided until 1910 when he removed to Brownsville, Linn County, where he resided at the time of his death. He is survived by his widow Romella Gesner Munkers, a daughter of R.A. Gesner, a pioneer of 1845. Two daughters, Mrs Lulu Marquam and Mrs Minnie Cox, of Portland, and Jerry, Gordon and Josephine, all of Brownsville, a sister Mrs L.E. Estes of Salem, and a brother Benjamin Munkers of Scio. Mr Munkers was a devout Christian and a member of the Congregational denomination. He was a kind husband and father and a good citizen, always taking an active interest in matters of public concern.

Brownsville Times, Friday, July 23, 1915, 2:4

INSCRIPTION: 

Munkers
James M.
1842 - 1915

SOURCES: 

LR
LD
OSBH DC (Lincoln County 1915) #5024
S&H pg 73
Saucy Survey & Photographs

Marion Co, Oregon, Marriage Records, 1849-1871, page 49

1870 OR CENSUS (Marion Co, E Salem, FA#458)

Marion Co, Oregon, Marriage Records, 1874-1879, page 24

1880 OR CENSUS (Marion Co, E Salem, ED 80, FA#329)

1900 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., E. Salem, ED 127, sheet 7B)

1910 OR CENSUS (Linn co, S Brownsville, ED 193, sheet 4A)

Oreg 6 Jan 1877 2:2
OHS Scrapbook #53 pg 94

Brownsville Times, 23 July 1915, 2:4

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LOT: 651 SPACE: 1 SW LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.186' LATITUDE: W 123° 02.911'
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