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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Ann J. Darrah ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Ann J. Darrah
LAST NAME: Darrah FIRST NAME: Ann MIDDLE NAME: J. NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME: Kennedy AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE: Mrs. GENDER: F MILITARY: 
BORN: 7 Apr 1823 DIED: 10 Oct 1900 BURIED: 12 Oct 1900
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Housewife
BIRTH PLACE:  Ireland
DEATH PLACE: Liberty, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
IOOF - Annie J. Darrah, age 77 y's 6 m's 6 d's, born in Ireland, died near Liberty, Oregon from a burn, "deceased clothes caught fire in the absence of her son and burned her to death".
Rigdon - Funeral ordered by Jas. H. Darrah.
Note: Maiden name gleaned from DC of son, James H. Darrah.
1900 CENSUS - Anna Darrah, age 77, widow, b. Apr 1823 in Ireland, is enumerated in the home of her son, James H. Darrah, age 42, farmer, b. May 1858 in Ireland, year of immigration 1879, and his wife of 12 years, Mary G., age 32, b. Dec 1867 in Oregon, along with their daughter Anna, age 7, b. Aug 1892 in Oregon.
DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
OBITUARY: 
DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE; 
AN OLD LADY MEETS SUDDEN DEATH NEAR LIBERTY
Grandma Darrah Passes Away at the Home of Her Son and Her Clothing Ignites From an Open Fire. 
Mrs. Darrah, mother of James H. Darrah met her death at the home of her son on the J. H. Daniel farm near Liberty Wednesday afternoon under distressing circumstances, no one being with her at the time. The old lady was about 77 years of age and was blind and practically helpless. 
It became necessary to leave her alone for a short time Wednesday, the daughter-in-law Mrs. Darrah having an errand at a neighbor’s, and Mr. Darrah having business at Liberty postoffice, about half a mile away. Before going, he moved his mother’s chair back from the open fireplace before which she was sitting, and asked her to sit there until his return, to which she replied that she would. On his way back from the post office a short time afterward, Mr. Darrah stopped to speak with Mr. Daniel, whose home is close by, and then he noticed smoke issuing from his house. Running home, he found the body of his mother sitting upright in the chair, which had been moved close to the grate, and enveloped in flames from the clothing which had caught fire. The flames were extinguished but life was found to be extinct. It is thought that she moved closer to the fire and afterward that her death occurred suddenly from some natural cause, before her clothing caught fire, as there was no evidence of a struggle, and Mr. Daniel and his son had been in the immediate vicinity of the house.
Coroner Lane went out to the scene of the sad occurrence but on investigation saw no necessity for an inquest. Mrs. Darrah was born in Ireland, coming to America in her youth and settling in Pennsylvania. She has lived with her son for about 25 years. They came to Oregon in 1890, and have lived near Turner. About a month ago, they moved to the Daniel farm near Liberty. The funeral will be held from the home at Liberty at 2 p.m. Friday and burial will be in the Odd Fellows cemetery. 
Capital Journal 10 October 1900 3:3
INSCRIPTION: 
Ann J. 
Wife of 
John Darrah 
Apr. 7, 1823 
Oct. 10, 1900 
In Thee O Lord 
Have I Put My Trust
.
SOURCES: 
LR 
LD 
IOOF Register of Burials DAR pg 70 
1900 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Turner, ED 141, sheet 6A) 
CJ 10 October 1900 3:3
CONTACTS: 
LOT: 909 SPACE: 2 NW N½ LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.208' LATITUDE: W 123° 03.001'
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