Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Ella Eudora Olmstead ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
Ella Eudora Olmstead
LAST NAME: Olmstead FIRST NAME: Ella MIDDLE NAME: Eudora NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME: Friend AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE:  GENDER: F MILITARY: 
BORN: 14 Oct 1851 DIED: 11 Jul 1920 BURIED: 13 Jul 1920
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Housewife
BIRTH PLACE:  McComb Co., Michigan
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
Name of father William Friend
MARRIAGE - to Homer E. Olmstead, circa 1871
1900 MI CENSUS - Ella E. Olmstead, age 48, mother of 8, b. Oct 1851 in Michigan, is enumerated with her husband of 29 years, Homer E., age 50, occupation farmer, b. Apr 1850 in Michigan, along with Tibbie M., age 22, b. Sep 1877 in Michigan, Frank O., age 16, b. Sep 1883 in Michigan, Homer C., age 14, b. Mar 1886 in Michigan, Clyde A., age 12, b. Apr 1888 in Michigan, and Vera E., age 4, b. Nov 1895 in Michigan.
OBITUARY: 
Mrs. Ella Olmstead Dies at Her Home in Salem. 
Mrs. Ella E. Olmstead, wife of H. E. Olmstead, died at her home 1331 North Seventeenth street, Sunday after suffering for eight years with Brights disease. She was 67 years old. 
Besides her husband she leaves four sons; Homer C. Olmstead of Africa where he is a missionary; Frank O. Olmstead of California; Clyde A. Olmstead of Lebanon, Argy [sic - Arza] Olmstead of Spokane and one daughter, Mrs. Zela [sic- Vera] Smith of Clatskanie. 
The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock in charge of the Terwilliger Funeral home, from the Seventh Day Adventist church. Rev. A. R. Bell will conduct the services. Burial will be in Odd Fellows cemetery. 
Oregon Statesman 13 Jul 1920 5:5
INSCRIPTION: 

No marker

SOURCES: 
LR 
IOOF Register of Burials 
OSBH DC (Marion County 1920) #479 
1900 MI CENSUS (Van Buren Co., Covert, ED 138, pg 1A
OS 13 Jul 1920 5:5
CONTACTS: 
LOT: 523 SPACE: 2 SW LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.228' LATITUDE: W 123° 02.864'