Martha Elizabeth Humburg LAST NAME: Humburg FIRST NAME: Martha MIDDLE NAME: Elizabeth NICKNAME:  MAIDEN NAME: Butte AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3:  TITLE:  GENDER: F MILITARY:  BORN: Dec 1830 DIED: 11 Jul 1901 BURIED: 13 Jul 1901 ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Housewife BIRTH PLACE:  Germany DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon NOTES:  IOOF - Mrs. Martha E. Humburg, age 71 y's 7 m's, born in Germany, died in Salem, "Mrs. Humburg was a noble and devoted Christian woman". Name of father Christoph Butte Maiden name of mother Magdalena Meyer 1900 CENSUS - Martha Humburg, widow, age 70, b. Dec 1829 in Germany, is enumerated with her son William, single, age 47, b. July 1852 in Germany, occupation shoemaker, they immigrated to US in 1885. DISCREPANCY - marker gives year of birth as 1830, 1900 census as 1829. OBITUARY:  At the home of her son, Wm. Humburg, on Leslie street, near 24th, in Simpson’s Addition, Salem, Oregon, Thursday, July 11, 1901, at 7 p.m., Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Humburg, aged 71 years and 7 months, of a complication of diseases, after an illness of eight years.  Deceased was born in Germany, where she was married, and resided until 1885. Her husband died in that country, and she came to the United States with her son, Wm. Humburg, coming to this city 16 years ago. She has made her home with her son since that time. About 8 years ago she became ill, and since that time she has not left the house, growing gradually worse until she passed away as indicated above. She leaves, besides her son and his family, a brother, Wm. Butte, of this city, and a large circle of friends to mourn her demise. The funeral will be held from the family home tomorrow, at 10 a.m., Rev. J. Muellhaupt, of the German Reformed church officiating.  Oregon Statesman 12 Jul 1901 6:3 INSCRIPTION:  Martha Humburg  1830 - 1901 SOURCES:  LR  LD  IOOF Register of Burials  Rigdon #16  DAR pg 60 Saucy Survey & Photographs 1900 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Prospect Pct., ED 127, Sheet 4B)  OS 12 Jul 1901 6:3 CONTACTS:  LOT: 661 SPACE: 1 SW LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.161' LATITUDE: W 123° 02.920' IMAGES: