Mount Union Stories: Julian A. George (1876-1927)
Read the obituary for Julian A. George, a 50-year-old farmer who crawled under a fence and accidentally shot himself in the chest when he pulled a gun through after him.
Mount Union Stories: Eliphalet ‘Lytle’ Follett (1899-1920)
In this week’s installment, read about the tragic death of 21-year-old Lytle Follett, who died in 1920 after an accidental shooting on a hunting trip in the Alsea mountain region.
Mount Union Stories: Henry M. Ambler (1857-1925)
In this week’s Mount Union Stories, read about real estate agent Henry Ambler, a native of England who came to the United States in 1884, settled in Oregon and died in Philomath in 1925.
Mount Union Stories: Charles W. Wright (1871-1919)
Published as it appeared on June 12, 1919, in the (Corvallis) Weekly Gazette-Times, Page 3, Column 5. The remains of the late Charles Wright arrived in Corvallis on the 4:35 train from Portland and were taken to Bovee’s funeral parlors,…
Mount Union Stories: Henry Schrepel (1844-1917)
Published as it appeared on Nov. 29, 1917, in the (Corvallis) Weekly Gazette-Times, Page 4, Column 7. Henry Fred Schrepel, a native of Ohio, born of German parents, and a resident of Oregon and Benton county for a number of…
Mount Union Stories: James Robinson (1840-1905) and Sarah Robinson (1850-1921)
In this week’s installment, read obituaries for James and Sarah Robinson, a husband and wife who died 16 years apart and are buried at Mount Union Cemetery. The couple lived for many years near Wren.
Mount Union Stories: Rosa A. Nichols (1845-1915)
In this week’s installment, read the obituary for Rose Nicholls, who died at age 70 in 1915.
Mount Union Stories: Thomas E. Moore (1895-1903)
This week’s Mount Union Stories shares the story of a 7-year-old boy who died of dropsy in 1903 and was buried next to his father, who had died the previous year by drowning in the Willamette River.
Mount Union Stories: Eleanor Gellatly (1876-1899)
In this week’s installment, read Eleanor Gellatly, who suffered for years following an attack of typhoid fever and died in 1899 at age 22.
Mount Union Stories: William H. Freed (1837-1916)
In this week’s Mount Union Stories, read the obituary for William H. Freed, who in his younger years got caught up in the Gold Rush and in later years, worked as a builder in Grants Pass before retiring to Philomath.
Mount Union Stories: Lucy J. Allen (1856-1884)
In this week’s Mount Union Stories, read about the short life of Lucy J. Allen, daughter of a Philomath preacher and a Kings Valley teacher, who died during the summer of 1884.
Mount Union Stories: Wilmina Wyatt (1848-1922)
Read a published item about the death of Wilmina Wyatt, who died in the fall of 1922 following a short illness.
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