John W. Gesner LAST NAME: Gesner FIRST NAME: John MIDDLE NAME: W. NICKNAME:  MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3:  TITLE:  GENDER: M MILITARY:  BORN: 3 Apr 1848 DIED: 21 May 1884 BURIED: May 1884 ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Farmer BIRTH PLACE:  Oregon DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon NOTES:  IOOF - John W, Gessner, d. Piety Hill, Salem, of heart disease. 1870 CENSUS - John Gesner, age 22, farmer b. Oregon, is enuemrated with parents R. A. Gesner, age 55, farmer born in New York, and Mary, age 49, born in Kentucky, along with B. B., male, age 20, Vernon, male, age 18, Romelia, female, age 16, Sarah, age 14, Amelia, age 10, and Rebecca, age 5, all born in Oregon. 1880 CENSUS - John Gesner, age 32, farmer, b. Oregon. DISCREPANCY - original individual marker gives date of death as May22, shared monument gives date of death as May 21. OBITUARY:  No oituary found in Oregon Statesman INSCRIPTION:  John W. Gesner Born  Apr. 3, 1848  Died  May 21, 1884  (on North face of Gesner monument)  Individual marker: J.W. Gesner Born Apr. 3, 1848 Died May 22, 1884 SOURCES:  LR  LD  IOOF Register of Burials  1870 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., East Salem Pct., FA #456)  1880 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., East Salem Pct., FA #285)  DAR pg 81 Saucy CONTACTS:  LOT: 549 SPACE: 4 SW LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.209' LATITUDE: W 123° 02.876' IMAGES: