Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ William H. Foss ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
William H. Foss
LAST NAME: Foss FIRST NAME: William MIDDLE NAME: H. NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE: Mr. GENDER: M MILITARY: 
BORN: Abt 1858 DIED: 30 Nov 1914 BURIED: 5 Dec 1914
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Farmer
BIRTH PLACE:  Illinois
DEATH PLACE: Multnomah County, Oregon
NOTES: 
OSBH DC (Multnomah County 1914) #744 - Wm. H. Foss, male, widower, occupation Farmer, b. Illinois, d. 30 Nov 1914 in Multnomah Co., Oregon (Multnomah Farm) at the age of 56 years, name of father Jos. H. Foss (b. Illinois), maiden name of mother Malinda English (b. Illinois), interment IOOF 4 Dec 1914, undertaker J. P. Finley.
OBITUARY: 
At Portland, Oregon, Nov. 30, 1914, William Foss. The remains will be brought to Salem and the funeral services will be held upon the arrival of two sons from eastern Oregon. The burial will take place in the I.. O. O. F. cemetery Deceased was a pioneer of Oregon having come west with his parents some time in the early forties. The family took up a donation land claim in Howell Prairie adjoining that of Captain S. N. English, an early arrival in the state and grandfather of the deceased. In his youth Mr. Foss was active in the agricultural life of the Willamette valley. 
In 1860 or 1870 he was engaged in the livery business in Salem. For the past few years his health had been failing and he made his home with a daughter, Mrs. Ralph Duncan, in Portland. He will be remembered by many of the old settlers throughout the county. 
Daily Oregon Statesman 3 Dec 1914 3:4.
INSCRIPTION: 
No marker
SOURCES: 
LR 
OSBH DC (Multnomah County 1914) #744 
DOS 3 Dec 1914 3:4
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