Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Martha J. Boon ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
Martha J. Boon
LAST NAME: Boon FIRST NAME: Martha MIDDLE NAME: J. NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME: Hawkins AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE: Mrs. GENDER: F MILITARY: 
BORN: 11 May 1823 DIED: 13 Dec 1877 BURIED: 15 Dec 1877
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Housewife
BIRTH PLACE:  
DEATH PLACE: Silverton, Marion Co., Oregon (near)
NOTES: 
PROBATE - File #658. Intestate. Died 12 Dec 1877. Byron F. Boone named Adm. 01 Apr 1878. Children of deceased: John L. Boone, 34 San Francisco, CA; Melinda E. Morgan, 32, Portland; Amanda L. Cole, 20, East Portland; Henry D. Boone, 38, Salem; Wm. R. Boone, 28, Portland, Ella M. Johnson, 20, Calistoga, CA; Byron F. Boone 23, Marion Co.
OBITUARY: 
SUDDEN DEATH--Mrs. Boon, mother of H. D. Boon, of this city, died at her residence, about five miles east of Silverton, Thursday morning at five o'clock. She had enjoyed her usual health until two days before her death, when she was attacked with a kind of paralytic stroke. 
Daily Oregon Statesman 14 Dec 1877 3:1 

DIED--At the residence of her son, Byron Boon, near Silverton, Dec. 13th, Mrs. Martha J. Boon, relict of Hon. J. D. Boon, aged 54 years, 7 months and 2 days. The deceased was one of the pioneers of Oregon, having come to this coast with her husband in 1845. She leaves four sons and two daughters who will miss her wise counsels and gentle ways. The funeral service will take place from the State Street M.E. Church this morning at 10 o'clock. The friends and acquaintances of the family are invited to attend. 
Daily Oregon Statesman 15 Dec 1877 3:1
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DOS 14 Dec 1877 3:1 
DOS 15 Dec 1877 3:1
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