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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Almira Jakes ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Almira Jakes
LAST NAME: Jakes FIRST NAME: Almira MIDDLE NAME:  NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME: Graves AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE:  GENDER: F MILITARY: 
BORN: 9 Oct 1834 DIED: 3 Feb 1914 BURIED: 5 Feb 1914
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Housewife
BIRTH PLACE:  Canada
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
1870 NE CENSUS - Almira Jakes, age 34, b. Canada, is enumerated with husband John H., age 41, occupation farmer, b. England, along with George, age 15, b. Canada, Evangeline, age 14, b. Canada, Humphrey, age 12, b. Canada, John, age 10, b. Canada, Elizabeth, age 7, b. Nebraska, Jeannette, age 5, b. Nebraska, Theodore, age 3, b. Nebraska, Lorenzo, age 1, b. Nebraska, and Blanche, age 1, b. Nebraska.
1900 OR CENSUS - Almira Jakes, age 63, b. in Canada Oct. 1836, immigrated 1863, is enumerated with husband John Jakes, age 73, b. in England Mar 1827, occupation farmer, immigrated in 1852, they have been married 46 years, she is the mother of 12 children, 9 of whom are still living
1910 OR CENSUS - Almira Jakes, age 72, b. Canada, is enumerated with husband John Jakes, age 80, b. England, they have been married 50 years and she is the mother of 12 children, 7 of whom are still living, they immigrated to US in 1863, also enumerated is daughter Lizzie, age 44, single, b. Canada, a public school teacher.
DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
OSBH (Marion County 1914]) #473 - Almira Jakes, b. 9 Oct 1834 in Canada, d. 3 Feb 1914 in Salem, Oregon (1693 Winter St.) at the age of 79 y's 3 m's 24 d's, name of father: Abraham Grabes [Graves] (b. Canada), mother born in New York, interment 5 Feb, undertaker Rigdon-Richardson, informant not listed.
OBITUARY: 
At the family residence, 1693 South Winter street, February 3, 1914, Almira Jakes, aged 79 years. Funeral services will be held from the residence Thursday morning at 10:30. Rev. F.T. Porter will officiate and the interment will take place in City View [sic] cemetery. Deceased leaves a husband and several children. 
Oregon Statesman 4 Feb 1914 5:6 

Funeral Notice. 
The funeral of Mrs. Almira Jakes will be held from the residence today at 10:30 a.m. Rev. F. T. Porter, pastor of the First Christian church, will officiate. The interment will take place in the I.O.O.F. cemetery. 
Oregon Statesman 5 Feb 1914 4:2 

Mrs. Jakes Buried. 
Funeral services were held over the remains of Almira Jakes at 10 o’clock yesterday morning from the residence. Rev. F. T. Porter, pastor of the First Christian church officiated. The church choir rendered several selections. The burial took place in the I.O.O.F. cemetery. 
Oregon Statesman 6 Feb 1914 4:4
INSCRIPTION: 
SOURCES: 
J. Plant Register
OSBH (Marion County 1914]) #473
Rigdon record Vol. 6, #377 
1870 NE CENSUS (Gage Co., FA #289)  
1900 OR CENSUS (Linn Co., Jordan Pct., ED 44, sheet 8B) 
1910 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Salem ED 227. sheet 12A) 
OS 4 Feb 1914 5:6 
OS 5 Feb 1914 4:2 
OS 6 Feb 1914 4:4
CONTACTS: 
LOT: 021 SPACE: 2 SW N½ LONGITUDE:  LATITUDE: 
 
 

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