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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Lewis Abrams ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Lewis Abrams
LAST NAME: Abrams FIRST NAME: Lewis MIDDLE NAME:  NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE: Mr. GENDER: M MILITARY: 
BORN: 29 Feb 1824 DIED: 11 Dec 1905 BURIED: 13 Dec 1905
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Dry Goods Merchant
BIRTH PLACE:  New Jersey
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
1880 OR CENSUS - Lewis Abrams, age 53, dry goods merchant, b. in NJ (both parents b. NJ), is enumerated with Phosia, age 25, b. Ore, Ida L. age 15, b. Oregon, Lottie, age 3, b. Oregon, and Walter C., age 1, b. Oregon;
Husband of Mary Shea.
Funeral ordered by Mrs. Abrams.
DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
OSBH DC (Marion Co., 1905) #1599
OBITUARY: 

ABRAMS -- At the home of D. F. Carnes, 575 Center St., Salem, on Monday, December 11, 1905, Lewis Abrams, aged 81 years, 9 months and 13 days.
Mr. Abrams was born February 29, 1824 in New Jersey.  His ancestors settled in New Jersey prior to the revolution.  His father Stephen Abrams, was born there and married Miss Letitia Conover, a native of his own state.  They had seven children, of whom five are now living.  They removed to Naples and resided in Scott county, Illinois, for a number of years and here the father died, aged 62, his wife having died previously.  The deceased was nine years of age when he went to live in Illinois, and although they located in Scott  after that county was divided they found themselves in Morgan county.
   The facilities for obtaining an education at the early day were limited, but Mr. Abrams secured a slight knowledge of the three R's in the little log school house.  When he became old enought to look out for himself he engaged as a boatman on the river and remainde in this position for three years but in 1849 started for California with oxen.  As he was young and adventurous, the trip was only a pleasant journey.  He went direct to the mines, in Eldorado and Placer counties, and mined on the American river.  He did a good deal of hard work, but was not rewarded by any great "finds."  The mining was carried on in winter and he suffered from exposure.  In 1863 he came to eastern Oregon and at Colville, Washington territory, was engaged in running a store, packing his supplies from Portland.  He was there for seven years and met with fair success, and from there he went to British Columbia.
   In 1867 he came to Salem and from there to Lincoln, Spring valley, where he purchased an interest in the store of Mr. J. D. Walling.  Later his partner was accidentally killed by a horse and Mr. Abrams became sole proprietor of the business.  In addition to his mercantile business he was been engaged for years in buying, storing and supplying grain.  His store and warehouse are situated on the banks of the Willamette, which affords a good avenure of transportation to Portland and the remainder of the country.  He has handled as much as 250,000 bushels of grain per annum, but the railroads have interfered with his business to some extent, although he continued to do a large and flourishing business until a few years ago, when his health failed.
   Mr. Abrams was the owner of a nice residence in Lincoln, which he built in 1868.  In 1870 he was appointed postmaster and has since coninuted in that office.
   He was married in Illinois in 1864 to Miss Mary Shea, a native of that state.  Mr. and Mrs. Abrams had one daughter, Lois, who is now Mrs. L. Rea Green and resides in Bellingham, Washington.  In 1869, after five years of Married life Mrs. Abrams died and her loss was deeply felt by her husband.  After remaining single for five years he married Miss Phosia Witten, a native of Oregon, daughter of Joshua E. Witten, a native of Tennessee and Oregon pioneer of 1852.  Mr. and Mrs. Abrams had three children: Lettitia, Carle and Chester.  Mr. and Mrs. Abrams are worthy members of the Methodist church.  Mr. Abrams joined this church when it was organized in his place and has since been a worthy member of it.  He has aided in building the house of worship and has done all in his power to assistin maintaining it in his county, and he was for years steward of the church.  In political matters he was a Republican.  He was a reliable citizen, widely known and held in high esteem by his fellow citizens in the county where he carried on his different business enterprises.  He conducted a warehouse in Salem before going to Lincoln and the building he occupied is now used by D. A. White & Son on Front street. 
    He was brought to Salem in order to be closer to his physician for treatment and was stopping at the home of D. F. Carnes on Center street, where he was stricken with his last illness.  The body was taken to the home at Lincoln, where the funeral services will be held at noon tomorrow, Rev. E. Gittens of the Leslie M. E. church of this city officiating.  Burial will be in Odd Fellows' cemetery south of Salem.  His wife and four children survive him.  Carl and Chester are well known in Company M, Oregon National Guard and has been a valued part of The Statesman force for two years. 
Oregon Statesman, Dec. 12, 1905, 5:1-2    

INSCRIPTION: 
Lewis Abrams
1824-1905
And we shall know 
Even as also we are known
 
SOURCES: 
LD
ODI
1880 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Bethel Pct., FA #71)
DAR pg 7
Hines pg 803-804
Rigdon Record Bk 3
OS Dec. 12, 1905, 5:1-2
CONTACTS: 
LOT: 203 SPACE: 2 SW LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.181' LATITUDE: W 123° 02.731'
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