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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Eliza Evans
~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Eliza Evans
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| LAST NAME: Evans
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FIRST NAME: Eliza
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| MAIDEN NAME: Vincent
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| BORN: 17 Aug 1842
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DIED: 12 Feb 1911
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BURIED: 13 Feb 1911
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OCCUPATION: Housewife
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| BIRTH PLACE: Couthill County of Cavin, Ireland
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| DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
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NOTES:
1870 CENSUS - Eliza Evans, age 28, b. Ireland, is enumerated with husband Joseph G. Evans, age 30, occupation clerk, b. Canada, and John A. Evans, age 8 m's, b. Oregon. Also enumerated with the family is George W. Collins, age 35, b. Ireland; 1880 Census - Eliza Evans, age 38, b. Ireland, is enumerated with husband, J. G. Evans, age 40, b. Canada, occupation milkman, and children John A., age 10, Jane Margaret, age 8, Mary M., age 6, J. G. Jr., age 4, and David W., age 3, all born in Oregon, also enumerated with the family are Harvey Jenkins, age 20, hired man, b. Eng., and Sarah Harpole, age 18, b. Oregon, servant.
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DEATH CERTIFICATE:
OSBH DC (Marion County 1911) #472 - Eliza Vincent Evans, female, married, b. 1843 in Ireland, d. 12 Feb 1911 in Salem, Oregon (Capital & Mill Sts.) at the age of 68 years, name of father Vincent (b. Ireland), interment IOOF 13 Feb 1911, undertaker - W. T. Rigdon, informant Wm. D. Evans of Salem, Oregon.
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OBITUARY:
OREGON PIONEER IS CALLED BY DEATH.
Mrs. Eliza Evans dies after Long and Useful Life
Buried Yesterday. At her home, Capitol and Mill streets, Salem, Oregon, Sunday, February 12, 1911, at 5 a.m., Mrs. Eliza Vincent Evans, aged 68 years, passed away after a long illness. Mrs. Evans had been a resident of Salem since 1866, and had a wide circle of friends. She was a member of the First Methodist church. She is survived by four children; John A. Evans of Seattle, J. G. Evans Jr. of Portland, and Miss Minnie and William Evans of Salem, the latter the manager of the Commercial Book store. The funeral was held yesterday at 2:30 from the W. T. Rigdon undertaking parlors, conducted by the Rev. R. N. Avison. Interment was made in I.O.O.F. cemetery. Mrs. Evans was born in Couthill county of Cavin, Ireland, and at the age of 8 years came with her parents to Ontario, Canada. She was married in 1866. She came to Oregon by way of the Isthmus of Panama, being on the vessel that was sunk off Point Reyes, and suffering all the horrors of shipwreck. Her first home in Oregon was just south of Salem in the hills.
Daily Oregon Statesman 14 February 1911 8:2
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INSCRIPTION:
Mother
Eliza Vincent
wife of
Joseph G. Evans
Cootehill Co., Cavan Ireland
Aug. 17, 1842
Salem, Ore Feb 12, 1911
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SOURCES:
LR 636
LR 663
OSBH DC (Marion Co., 1911) #472
Saucy Survey & Photographs
1870 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., S. Salem Pct., pg 94, FA #743)
1880 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., East Salem Pct., FA #298)
DOS 14 Feb 1911 8:2
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| LOT: 636
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SPACE: 1 SE
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LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.178'
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LATITUDE: W 123° 02.908'
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