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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Jane Hitchens
~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Jane Hitchens
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| LAST NAME: Hitchens
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FIRST NAME: Jane
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| MAIDEN NAME: Wren
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| TITLE: Mrs.
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GENDER: F
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| BORN: 4 Jan 1825
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DIED: 1 Jul 1905
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BURIED: 2 Jul 1905
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OCCUPATION: Housewife
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| BIRTH PLACE: Red Ruth, England
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| DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
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NOTES:
Rigdon Records, Bk 3, #27: Mrs. Hitchens, d. July 1, 1905, age 86, funeral ordered by Wm. Staiger, burial in I.O.O.F cemetery.
1880 OR CENSUS - Jane Hitchen, age 56, b. England, is enumerated with Samuel, age 53, occupation farm worker, b. England, along with S., male, age 17, b. Wisconsin, George, age 15, b. Wisconsin, and N., female, age 12, b. Wisconsin.
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OBITUARY:
DEATH OF A GOOD WOMAN
Mrs. Jane Hitchens Passes Away at Home of Her Daughter, Mrs. William Staiger.
Mrs. Jane Hitchens died yesterday morning at 10:30 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Staiger, corner of Union and High streets.
Deceased was born in Red Ruth, England, January 4, 1825, and came to this country at the age of twenty years, making her home at Mineral Point, Wisconsin. She was married to Samuel Hitchens, and all their children were born there. In 1880 they came to Oregon, living at Buena Vista, Polk county, for a time, then going to Corvallis, where the deceased resided till the last ten years. Her husband died at Corvallis thirteen years ago. He had held the office of city treasurer for a number of terms. In Wisconsin he had been a miner. During the past ten years Mrs. Hitchens had made her home in Salem with her daughter. Besides Mrs. Staiger, deceased leaves three daughters, Mrs. E. E. Paddock of Independence, Mrs. C. O. Lee of Albany and Mrs. Laura Goldsworthy of Mineral Point, Wisconsin.
The funeral will be held from the Staiger home this afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. W. C. Kantner officiating. The burial will be in the I. O. O. F. cemetery.
Mrs. Hitchens was a deeply religious person all her life. In her early days she was a member of the Methodist church. After settling in Corvallis she joined the Congregational church there and since her residence in Salem she has been a member of the First Congregational church of this city. No one ever approached the marge of the dark river with greater confidence or deeper peace. She was perfectly satisfied to go if it was the will of the father. Her whole life had been a peaceful one. Her lord had led her all the way and she feared not that he would desert her at the last. She had lived in an atmosphere of prayer. Her fervent and eloquent prayers will ever be remembered by members of her church. Her life had been a benediction, and in her going to the brighter shore she had only one regret, and that her children might mourn her departure, which to her mind was merely a folding of the drapery about her and lying down to pleasant dreams, or taking a little journey to the better country beyond the portals of what we call death.
Daily Oregon Statesman 2 Jul 1902 5:6-7
Funeral of Mrs. Hitchens.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Jane Hitchens was held from the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Staiger, corner of Union and High streets, Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock, the services being conducted by Rev. W. C. Kantner of the First Congregational church.
The large gathering of sorrowing friends who had assembled to pay a last tribute of respect to the departed reflected the high esteem in which the good woman was held during her lifetime. Many beautiful floral pieces were donated by the friends as an expression of love and respect. The remains were laid to rest in the Odd Fellows’ cemetery.
Oregon Statesman 4 July 1905 pg 3
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INSCRIPTION:
Jane Hitchens
Jan. 5, 1825
July 1, 1905
(on SW face of monument shared with Sam'l Hitchens)
Also - single marker "Mother"
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SOURCES:
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Rigdon Records, Bk 3, #27
Saucy
1880 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Buena Vista & Luckiamute, ED 107, pg 10B)
DOS 2 Jul 1902 5:6-7
OS 4 July 1905 pg 3
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| LOT: 571
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SPACE: 2 SW S½
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LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.160'
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LATITUDE: W 123° 02.888'
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