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Andrew Jackson, an early resident of Baker county, was found dead in a chair at his home in South Baker Monday of this week. He was 66 years of age. The deceased is survived by the widow, three daughters and a son. He was engaged in truck farming on a small tract in South Baker.
Oregon Trail Weekly
North Powder News
Saturday, January 14, 1928
At nine o’clock Sunday evening death claimed another well known citizen and pioneer sheepman of this community and Huntington. Oscar Jacobson died at the Protestant hospital in Baker that night. Death resulted after two months illness following a paralytic stroke. He had been in Portland receiving special clinic attention and was returned to the Baker hospital a week or so before death came.
Oscar Jacobson was born in Sweden February 25, 186l, and came to the United States when he was 16 years of age. About 45 years ago he moved to North Powder, where he entered the sheep business. He spent the remainder of his life in North Powder, Huntington and Baker. Mr. Jacobson lived in Baker for 10 years prior to four years ago, when he moved to Huntington. At the time of his death he owned ranches at Huntington and North Powder and city property in Baker. Mr. Jacobson was married to Thilda Olsen in Denver in 1893. He was a member of the Lutheran church and the Moose lodge.
The deceased is survived by his widow; three daughters, Mrs. E. F. Gay of Dayville, Mrs. Guy Lawton of Medford and Miss Ann Jacobson of Huntington; two sons, Walter and Lewis of Huntington; a brother, Charles of North Powder, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 in the Baker Funeral home, with Rev. E.H. Jahr of Lutheran church officiating. Interment was in Mr. Hope cemetery.
Many people from here and Huntington attended the funeral.
North Powder News - Oregon Trail Weekly
Friday, May 8, 1931
Transcribed by Charlotte Carper
Mrs. Oscar Jacobson Jr. died at the hospital in Ontario, Saturday, Dec. 24 following a very short illness. She took sick suddenly and was taken to the Ontario hospital where she was operated on three times but they were not successful.
Ruth Watkins was born in La Grande in 1902 and has lived in this community practically her entire life where she was well known and highly respected by all. She was married to Oscar Jacobson Jr. in 1920. She is survived by her husband, also her father, two sisters and five brothers, her mother, a sister and brother having passed away a few years ago.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Dec. 28, at 2 p.m. from the M.E. church of this town and interment was made in the North Powder cemetery.
Oregon Trail Weekly
North Powder News
Saturday, December 31, 1927
Mrs. B. F. Jeffers, formerly Mrs. Lydia Reeves, died in Olympia, Washington, Monday of this week, and interment took place in Union Thursday from the Undertaking Parlor.
Mrs. Jeffers was a former resident of Union, at which time she was known as Mrs. Lydia Reeves, wife of Vincent Reeves.
Mr. and Mrs. Reeves removed to La Grande from Union thence to Haines, where they resided up to the time of Mr. Reeves' death, which was seven years ago. She was married to Mr. Jeffers, who survives her. After her marriage, the deceased was a resident of Olympia.
She leaves no known relatives outside of the immediate family. A number of the former friends of the deceased came from La Grande to Union to be present at the funeral.
Sept 3, 1918
This information donated by Larry Rader
Caroline Emilia Jensen, wife of Ferdinand Jensen, died at the family residence Saturday at 11 o'clock in the evening. Death was sudden, following a short illness.
Mrs. Jensen had been a resident of La Grande for 20 years and leaves to mourn her loss, besides her widowed husband, two daughters; Helen and Edna; two sons; Henry and Edwin; and a brother, O.E. Rudd of Arbuckle, Cal.
Funeral services were held at the Snodgrass and Zimmerman chapel in La Grande Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Leif H. awes, of the Lutheran church, officiating. Burial took place in the Masonic cemetery.
Oregon Trail Weekly
North Powder News
Saturday, December 31, 1927
In memory of Jesse Jewell who died at Cove Oregon, April 25, 1894, age 53 years and 16 days.
Mr. Jewell was borne in Buttler county, Ohio, April 9, 1841, came to Illinois with his father, in the year '59, residing there until the war 1861. He enlisted, at the age of 23, serving three years, then re-enlisting and serving until the close of the war, 1865. He then married Miss Sarah Hetchler, September 21?, 1865, at Lincoln, Ill., uniting with the Methodist church at that place living there 11 years. He came to Cove, Oregon, 1876, where he has resided until his death. He joined the Baptist church at Cove, December 4, 1892, of which he has been a faithful member.
He was the father of 10 children - one having preceded him to the Heavenly home- five sons and four daughters, remaining. One daughter married, living at Enterprise, Oregon. He was an affectionate husband and loving father leaving a wife, 9 children and many friends to mourn his loss.
A FRIEND
Eastern Oregon Republican
Tuesday, May 1, 1894
With feelings of sorrow we announce the death of Amos K. Jones, editor of the Oregon Scout and postmaster at Union, Oregon, which occurred at his home in Union on Monday night, January 2nd, 1900, from congestion of the lungs, the result of a previous illness.
He was a man who always appreciated a favor shown him, especially by members of the craft, and was ever ready and anxious to return it when opportunity offered. His death is a great loss to the newspaper fraternity of eastern Oregon and especially so to the people of Union and the Grande Ronde Valley generally, where he has for so many years labored so successfully in their interests. Our most sincere sympathy is extended to the family and relations of our deceased friend, with whom we mourn in their sad affliction.
Cove Ledger Thursday January 5, 1899
Funeral Held Here For Edna X. Jones
Funeral services were held Wednesday for Edna X. JONES, 68, who passed away at her home on Saturday, April 30. The retired telephone company employee died after a short illness.
Services were conducted at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in La Grande with Rev. William S. Woodman officiating. Burial was at the Cove Cemetery. Arrangements and services were under the direction of Dempsey's Funeral Chapel.
She was born in Cove on October 9, 1897 and had lived in Union County her entire life.
Survivors include one brother, Tom JONES of Haines, Ore.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary VANSISKLEN of Morgan Hill, Calif., and Mrs. Dora PORTER, Nipomo, Calif.; one niece Betty BOITANO, Las Gades, Calif.; two nephews, Bryle ANDERSON, Croville, Calif., and John JONES, Sacramento, Calif; one step-sister, Mrs. Mona WARING, Portland, Ore.; a step-father, Carl GASSETT of Gibray, Calif; and numerous other relatives and friends.
Eastern Oregon Review, May 5, 1966
Submitted by:
Holly Vonderohe
JONES-At Summerville, July 12th at the home of his son-in-law Charles Downes, Mr. J.E. Jones aged 71 years.
Eastern Oregon Republican, Thursday
July 25, 1889
Roy (Big Smoke) Jordan, of 1808 Third St., died Saturday, March 1, at his home. Mr. Jordan was a retired Union Pacific Railroad engineer. He was 66.
Mr. Jordan, was born April 9, 1913 at Scranton, Ark., the son of George and Rachel (Keimmamer) Jordan. On June 2, 1933, he was married to Catherine Kaup at Stillwater, Okla., They moved to La Grande in 1939.
Mr. Jordan was a member of La Grande Elks Lodge #433; La Grande Eagles Aerie #259; Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; and a life member of Union Pacific Oldtimers Club.
Survivors include his wife of La Grande; sons, Bobby C., Spokane, Wash.; Brad S. Gresham; daughters, Mrs. Gene (Patricia) Peterson, of La Grande; Mrs. Bob (Caroline) Schie, Portland; brother, George C., Nampa, Idaho; sisters, Maude Adams, Ardmore, Okla.; Lula Hankins, Ponca City, Okla.; six grandsons; four granddaughters; numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Services are scheduled Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Daniels Valley Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Henry Beegan of Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church and the La Grande Elks Lodge #433 officiating. Vault interment will follow at Calvary cemetery.
The Observer, La Grande, OR
Monday, March 3, 1980
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