Thomas J. Holvey LAST NAME: Holvey FIRST NAME: Thomas MIDDLE NAME: J. NICKNAME:  MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3:  TITLE: Mr. GENDER: M MILITARY:  BORN: 12 Dec 1861 DIED: 1 Oct 1885 BURIED: 4 Oct 1885 ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Carpenter BIRTH PLACE:  Cuyahoga Falls, Summit Co., Ohio DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon NOTES:  IOOF - Thomas Holvey, b. Calhuaga [sic - Cuyahoga] Falls, Ohio, died in Salem of blood poisoning, deceased died at the house of D. C. Howard. 1870 OH CENSUS - Thomas J. Holvey, age 9, b. Ohio, is enumerated with James, age 42, occupation coal miner, b. England, along with Mary, age 18, b. Wales, Samuel, age 14, occupation coal miner, b. Ohio, William, age 12, b. Ohio, and James, age 7, b. Ohio. Also enumerated with the family is Elizabeth Morgan, age 72, b. Wales. OBITUARY:  VERY SICK -- A carpenter named Thos. Holvey was working at the Indian school a few days since and accidentally broke the skin on the back of his hand in a very small spot, but he took no notice of the scratch.  A few days later, however, his hand began to swell and pain him, and the swelling and pains soon spread to his arm. The doctors pronounced the trouble erysipelas, and say that the young man may be expected to die now at most any time. He is an Odd Fellow in good standing and came to this city from Ohio about a year ago. He is lying at the residence of Capt. D. C. Howard, on Marion street, East Salem. Weekly Oregon Statesman 2 October 1885 5:4 HOLVEY -- At the residence of Capt. D. C. Howard on Marion street, between 13th and 14th, yesterday morning Oct. 1, 1885, Thomas J. Holvey, aged 24 years, 9 months and 24 days, of erysipelas.  Mr. Holvey came to this city in April 1884 from Texas where he had gone in December 1883 from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, where his parents now reside.  A telegram was sent them yesterday announcing his demise, and should they not decide to have the body taken there for burial it will be interred in the Odd Fellows cemetery here, by that order, some time today.  Announcement of which will be made in another column.  He was a very young man, a carpenter by trade, and since his stay in this city has made many friends. Weekly Oregon Statesman 9 Oct 1885 8:3 INSCRIPTION:  Thomas J. Holvey Died Oct. 1, 1885 Aged 24 years, 9 months, 20 days SOURCES:  LR LD IOOF Register of Burials DAR pg 44 1870 OH CENSUS (Summit Co., Cuyahoga Falls, FA #358) WOS 2 October 1885 5:4 WOS 9 Oct 1885 8:3 OS 10 Jan 1886 (Necrological listing) CONTACTS:  LOT: 430 SPACE:  LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.212' LATITUDE: W 123° 02.835'