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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Nancy Colwell
~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Nancy Colwell
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LAST NAME: Colwell
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FIRST NAME: Nancy
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MAIDEN NAME: Penrith
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AKA 1: Penworth
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GENDER: F
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BORN: 25 Mar 1841
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DIED: 7 Jun 1928
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BURIED: 9 Jun 1928
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OCCUPATION: Housewife
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BIRTH PLACE: New York
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DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
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NOTES: 1880 MN CENSUS - Nancy Colwell, age 39, b. New York, is enumerated with husband William, age 47, occupation farmer, b. Pennsylvania, along with Cassious M., age 22, occupation laborer, b. Minnesota, William Jr., age 21, laborer, b. Minnesota, Charles E., age 19, laborer, b. Minnesota, John B., age 17, laborer, b. Minnesota, Jennie H., age 16, b. Minnesota, Ella T., age 14, b. Minnesota, Lillian M., age 13, b. Minnesota, and Frank M., age 6, b. Minnesota.
1910 ID CENSUS - Nancy Colwell, age 68, mother of 9 children 7 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. New York, is enumerated with her husband of 30 years, William, age 80, b. Pennsylvania, along with Casis M. [Cassious], age 29, occupation laborer, b. Minnesota, and William E., age 27, occupation laborer, b. Minnesota. [note - the sons ages are way off what they are shown to be in other census records]
1920 OR CENSUS - Nancy Colwell, age 78, widowed, b. New York, is enumerated with sons Cassious, age 61, single, occupation laborer, b. Minnesota, and William, age 59, single, b. Minnesota.
DISCREPANCY - DC gives place of birth as Wisconsin, census records give place of birth as New York.
DISCREPANCY - Her DC and DC of son John give her maiden name as Penrith; DC of sons Cassious and William, give her maiden name as Penworth.
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DEATH CERTIFICATE: OSBH DC (Marion County 1928) #423 - Nancy Colwell, female, widowed, b. 25 Mar 1841 in Wisconsin, d. 7 Jun 1928 in Salem, Oregon (265 N. Com'l St.) at the age of 87 y's 2 m's 12 d's, name of father Penrith (b. England), interment 9 Jun, undertaker Clough-Huston, informant Mrs. M. Rigler of Salem, Oregon.
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OBITUARY: Nancy Colwell died at her residence, 265 North Commercial street on June 7, at the age of 87 years. She is survived by the following sons and daughters: Jennie McCauley and Charles Colwell, both of Washington, Jack Colwell of Springfield, Oregon, and Mrs. Ella Staples, Mrs. M. Rigler and C. M. Colwell, all of Salem. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock under the direction of Clough-Huston and company, Rev Howe officiating. Interment will be in the I. O. O. F. cemetery.
Oregon Statesman 9 Jun 1928 5:8.
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INSCRIPTION: Colwell - curbed plot, no marker shown in lot diagram.
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SOURCES: LR
OSBH DC (Marion County 1928) #423
1880 MN CENSUS (Brown Co., Leavenworth, ED 29, pg 114C)
1910 ID CENSUS (Bonner Co., Newport, ED 295, sheet 4B)
1920 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Salem, ED 341, sheet 3A)
OS 9 Jun 1928 5:8
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LOT: 744
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SPACE: 4 NE
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