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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Thomas Roberts
~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Thomas Roberts
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LAST NAME: Roberts
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FIRST NAME: Thomas
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TITLE: Mr.
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GENDER: M
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BORN: Abt 1841
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DIED: 18 Apr 1896
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BURIED: 19 Apr 1896
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DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
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NOTES: IOOF - Thomas Roberts, age 52, died at the Poor Farm;
Rigdon - Thos. Robinson, burial ordered by Marion Co.;
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DEATH CERTIFICATE:
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OBITUARY: At the poor farm near Salem, Saturday night, April 18, 1896, Thos Robinson, aged 52 years, of chronic diarrhea. Mr. Robinson lived on the Croisan place south of Salem for several years but has been an inmate of the poor house for about four years. Mr. Robinson has no relatives in the United States known to the officers of the poor farm. The funeral was conducted Sunday afternoon, burial in the county cemetery.
Daily Capital Journal 20 Apr 1896; 4:6
ROBERTS - At the county poor [farm, April 18th] 1896, Thos. Roberts, aged 52 years.
Deceased was admitted to the above institution on Tuesday last. He lived for a few months in a cabin on the Croisan place south of Salem, with another man who died there quite suddenly and under circumstances which caused a coroners inquest to be held. Roberts remains were buried in Rural cemetery Sunday.
He leaves a sister in California and a son in Crawfordsville, Iowa.
Oregon Statesman 21 April 1896 5:5
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INSCRIPTION: No marker found as of Sept 2002
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SOURCES: LR
IOOF Register of Burials
DCJ 20 Apr 1896 4:6
OS 21 April 1896 5:5
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LOT: 291
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LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.181'
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LATITUDE: W 123° 02.727'
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