Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Sarah Ann Donaldson ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
Sarah Ann Donaldson
LAST NAME: Donaldson FIRST NAME: Sarah MIDDLE NAME: Ann NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME: Smith AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE:  GENDER: F MILITARY: 
BORN: 11 Aug 1855 DIED: 4 Nov 1914 BURIED: 6 Nov 1914
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Housewife
BIRTH PLACE:  Wisconsin
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
Rigdon - both parents born in England, funeral ordered by R. O. Donaldson.
Name of father Edwin Smith
Maiden name of mother Mary A. Wookey
1900 OR CENSUS - Sarah Donaldson, age 44, mother of 4, b. Wisconsin, is enumerated with her husband of 20 years, Robert O., age 50, occupation farmer, b. Feb 1850 [1851] in Wisconsin, along with Ella, age 18, single, b. Dec 1881 in Oregon, W. B., age 16, b. Jun 1883 in Oregon, Ruby, age 14, b. Jun 1885 in Oregon, and Raymond, age 13, b. Jan 1887 in Oregon.
1910 OR CENSUS - Sarah Donaldson, age 54, mother of 4, b. Wisconsin, is enumerated with her husband of 29 years, Robert O., age 59, occupation planer (factory), b. Wisconsin, along with Ray, age 22, single, occupation planer (saw mill) , b. Oregon, and Bert W., age 26, single, occupation marine engineer, b. Oregon.
OBITUARY: 
Mrs. Donaldson Buried. 
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Ann Smith Donaldson was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Rigdon & Richardson’s chapel. Rev. Perry Frederick Schrock, pastor of the First Congregational church, officiating. 
The burial took place in the I. O. O. F. cemetery, under the auspices of the Degree of Honor lodge, of which the deceased was a member. 
The pallbearers were members of the Order of Eastern Star. They were Ernest Anderson, Milton L. Meyers, Paul Hauser, Charles Elgin, E. W. Howell and Hanley Culver. 
Oregon Statesman 7 Nov 1914 5:3
INSCRIPTION: 
Donaldson 
Sarah Smith 
1855 - 1914 
[shares marker with R. O. Donaldson] 
SOURCES: 
LR 
LD 
OSBH DC (Marion County 1914) #3076 
Rigdon Vol 7 #11
Saucy Survey & Photographs
1900 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Salem, ED 140, sheet 8B)
1910 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Salem, ED 225, sheet 9A)
S&H pg 41
OS 7 Nov 1914 5:3
CONTACTS: 
LOT: 608 SPACE: 2 NW S½ LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.201' LATITUDE: W 123° 02.894'
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