Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Chester W. Abrams ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
Chester W. Abrams
LAST NAME: Abrams FIRST NAME: Chester MIDDLE NAME: W. NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE:  GENDER: M MILITARY: WWI
BORN: 1884 DIED: 9 Jun 1924 BURIED: Jun 1924
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Fireman
BIRTH PLACE:  Lincoln, Polk Co., Oregon
DEATH PLACE: Glens Falls, Warren Co., New York
NOTES: 
IOOF - Chester Abrams, age 39, died in Salem [sic] of exhaustion.
OBITUARY: 
CHESTER ABRAMS DIES SUDDENLY.
Brother of Salem Man Succumbs Following Operation in New York.
Word was received last night of the sudden death of Chester W. Abrams in the hospital at Glens Falls, N.Y., following a sudden illness and operation yesterday afternoon for intestinal trouble.
Chester Abrams was born and raised at Lincoln, Polk county, just north of Salem. He lived in Salem for a number of years and was a former employee of The Statesman Publishing company. At the outbreak of the war he was a member of the Seattle fire department and enlisted in the air service, serving for more than a year overseas. He was returned to America disabled and spent many months in a New York hospital following an operation from which he never entirely recovered. He later engaged in the auto accessory business in Buffalo, and for the past year has traveled for the LaFrance Fire Engine company, Elmira, NY. It was while on a trip for his company that the sudden and fatal illness overtook him.
He was a son of Mrs. T. E. Abrams, 1465 Chemeketa street, Salem, and a brother of Miss Letitia and Col. Carle Abrams, and was unmarried.
The body will be brought to Salem for burial.
Oregon Statesman 10 Jun 1924 5:6

CHESTER W. ABRAMS DIES AT GLENN FALLS
Chester W. Abrams, son of Mrs. T. E. Abrams of 1465 Chemeketa street, and a brother of Miss Letitia and Col. Carle Abrams, of this city, died in a hospital at Glen Falls, N.Y., yesterday following a sudden illness and operation yesterday for intestinal trouble, according to word received here.
Mr. Abrams was born and raised near Lincoln, Polk county. He lived in Salem for a number of years and was employed by the Statesman Publishing company.
At the time of the call to arms in the late war, he left his position as a member of the Seattle Fire Department and enlisted in the air service and served more than a year overseas. He returned disabled and spent a number of months in a New York hospital. Following a short time that he was a traveling representative for a fire engine concern.
The remains will be brought to Salem for Interment.
Capital Journal 10 Jun 1924 7:4 

At Glenn Falls, N.Y., June 9, 1924, Chester M. [W.] Abrams, son of Mrs. T. E. Abrams of 1465 Chemeketa street, and brother of Col. Carle Abrams and Miss Letitia Abrams, all of this city. The remains are being forwarded to Salem. Announcement of funeral services will be made from the Rigdon mortuary. 
Oregon Statesman 12 Jun 1924 3:3
INSCRIPTION: 
Chester W.
1884-1924

[plot has American Legion star] 
SOURCES: 
LR
LD
IOOF Register of Burials
OS 10 Jun 1924 5:6
CJ 10 Jun 1924 7:4 
OS 12 Jun 1924 3:3
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LOT: 203 SPACE: 3 NW LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.181' LATITUDE: W 123° 02.731'
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