Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Alvin Baird Buren ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
Alvin Baird Buren
LAST NAME: Buren FIRST NAME: Alvin MIDDLE NAME: Baird NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE: Mr. GENDER: M MILITARY: Civil War - Union
BORN: 19 Aug 1839 DIED: 24 Feb 1904 BURIED: 26 Feb 1904
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Undertaker; Furniture dealer
BIRTH PLACE:  St Louis Co., Missouri
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
IOOF - A. B. Buren, age 63, died in Salem of paralysis, business man of Salem.
OSBH DC (Marion County 1904) #159 - A. B. Buren, male, occupation Landlord, d. 24 Feb 1904 in Salem, Oregon.
Spouse: Mrs. Mary Lewis Buren (deceased).
1893 Directory of Salem shows A. B. Buren & Son in the furniture, carpets and house furnishing business. 
1900 OR CENSUS  - Alvin B. Buren, widowed, age 59, b. Aug 1840 in Missouri, occupation undertaker, is enumerated with daughter, Lida, age 16, b. May, 1884 in Missouri; Funeral ordered by Max Buren;
OBITUARY: 
HIS LAST BATTLE; 
A. B. BUREN, PIONEER MERCHANT, CAPITULATES TO A VIOLENT ATTACK OF PARALYSIS; 
Suffered for Two Years but Was Bed Fast Less Than Two Weeks--
Served Three Years in Union Army and Has Since Led an Active Business Life Until Few Years Ago 
A.B. Buren, one of Salem’s most honored and exemplary citizens, died at his home on the corner of Court and High streets, in this city, at 8:45 o’clock last night, of paralysis, after an acute illness of less than two weeks. He had been ailing and suffering from a complication of diseases for over two years, but not until February 11 was he attacked by the disease which so quickly caused the end. For several days past his life hung by a thread and the anxious watchers realized that the end was only a matter of hours, or days at best. Deceased was born in St. Louis county, Missouri, August 19, 1840, and spent the first thirty years of his life on his father’s farm, the place of his birth. In 1871 he was married and moved to Trenton, where he engaged in the furniture and undertaking business. By his business ability and close application he soon built up a large and profitable business. In 1889 he made a tour of the Pacific coast states and was so pleased with Salem that he purchased the corner property where he has lived up to the time of his death, and returning, immediately closed out his business and moved with his family to this city where he again entered the furniture business and invested in other enterprises. During the Civil War he was a member of the Union army, serving three years as a private in a Missouri volunteer regiment, and has since been prominently identified with the G. A. R., although he never transferred his membership to the local organization. He also was a member of the Odd Fellows in Trenton, keeping up his membership until his death. The deceased was an energetic business man and was closely identified with the business interests and public enterprises of the city until his retirement from active duties of life on account of ill health in 1894, when he was succeeded in the furniture business by his son, Max, who later formed the partnership of Buren & Hamilton. Since retiring from business he has led a quiet life, enjoying some of the fruits of his early toil. His beloved wife preceded him to the better land about five years ago. The issue of the union consisted of two children, Miss Leda Buren and Max O. Buren, both of whom survive to mourn their loss, and are residents of this city. The funeral services will be held from the residence Friday, February 26 at 2 o’clock p.m., and the remains will be interred in the family burial ground in the Odd Fellows Rural Cemetery. 
Oregon Statesman 25 Feb 1904 1:5,6
INSCRIPTION: 
Alvin Baird Buren 
Born 
Aug. 19, 1839 
Died 
Feb. 24 1904 
Age 64 y's 6 m's 5 d's 

(South face of monument shared with Mary Buren)
SOURCES: 
LR 
IOOF Register of Burials 
OSBH DC (Marion County 1904) #159 
Rigdon Bk 3 #10
Saucy marker photos 
1893 Directory of Salem pg 58 
1900 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Salem Pct., ED 130, sheet 6B) 
OS 25 Feb 1904 1:5,6
CONTACTS: 
LOT: 496 SPACE: 1 SW S½ LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.161' LATITUDE: W 123° 02.865'
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