Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Rebecca Jane Bales ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
Rebecca Jane Bales
LAST NAME: Bales FIRST NAME: Rebecca MIDDLE NAME: Jane NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME: Mathis AKA 1: Frederickson AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE:  GENDER: F MILITARY: 
BORN: 15 June 1854 DIED: 4 Jul 1926 BURIED: 7 Jul 1926
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Des Moines, Iowa
DEATH PLACE: Long Beach, Pacific Co, Washington
NOTES: 

Marriage of Parents James Mathis and Mahala Miller md 18 May 1837, Burlington, Des Moines Co, Iowa

1870 IA CENSUS Rebecca Mathis (16y, b Iowa) enumerated with James (52y, b Kentucky occupation farmer), Mahala (50y, b Kentucky), George (20y, b Iowa), James H. (18y, b Iowa), Joseph (14y, b Iowa), Abel (12y, b Iowa), Sophia (7y, b Iowa) and Charles (4y, b Iowa)

1st MARRIAGE - Rebecca J. Mathis md William A. Fredrickson 9 Jun 1872 in Polk Co., Iowa.

1880 KS CENSUS - Rebecca Fredrickson, age 25, widowed, occupation farming, b. Iowa, is enumerated with Frank, age 5, b. Iowa, Wiliam, age 4, b. Iowa, and Eddie, age 2, b. Kansas.

2nd MARRIAGE ca 1885 to William Wallace Bales

1900 AR CENSUS Rebecka J. Bales (b June 1846, Indiana, married 14y, mother of 7 children, 4 living at time of census) enumerated with husband William N. (b Oct 1842, Indiana, occupation farmer), 2 children, Elmer W. (b July 1886, Kansas) and Josie Q. (b Apr 1879, Kansas), granddaughter Jennie Fowler (b Mar 1884, Kansas) and mother-in-law [of William] Mele Mathis (b May 1820, Kentucky, widowed)

1910 OR CENSUS Rebecca Bales (55y, b Iowa, second marriage, mother of 6 children, 4 living at time of census enumerated with husband William (65y, b Indiana, married 24y, second marriage, occupation retired farmer), and son Elmer (23y, b Kansas, occupation telephone lineman)

1920 CENSUS - Rebecca Bales, age 65, b. Iowa, is enumerated with husband William W., age 75, b. Indiana, in the home of David and Margaret Cade.
OBITUARY: 

Rebecca J. Bales died July 4 at Long Beach, Wash., at the age of 73 years. She is survived by six sons, Frank Fredrickson, of Iowa, Ed Fredrickson, Idaho, J. W. Fredrickson, Long Beach, N. O. Bales, Salem, John Bales, Minnesota, one daughter, Josephine Shults, Medford. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 7, at 10 am, from the Rigdon & Son mortuary.

Statesman Journal, 6 Jul 1926, pg 3
INSCRIPTION: 

Rebecca J. Bales
1853 - 1926
SOURCES: 

LR
LD
S&H pg 1
Saucy Survey & Photographs

Washington DC (1926 Pacific Co) #42

Iowa Marriage Records (Ancestry.com)

1870 IA CENSUS (Polk Co, Douglas, FA#11)

Iowa Marriages, 1851-1900
1880 KS CENSUS (Rooks Co., Ash Rock, ED 263, pg 8D)

1900 AR CENSUS (Benton co, Beatie, ED 2, sheet 3B)

1910 OR CENSUS (Polk co, Eola, ED 241, sheet 10B)

1920 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., West Salem, ED 366, sheet 5B)

SJ 6 Jul 1926, pg 3
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