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William Abernethy

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William Abernethy

Birth
New York, USA
Death
30 Dec 1916 (aged 85)
Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
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Sec 03, Lot 110, Grave 3
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Tombstone Reads:

WM ABERNETHY
SEPT. 16, 1831
DEC. 30, 1916
____________________
William Abernethy, aged 85 years, son of Oregon's first Governor and himself a pioneer of 1840, died at home in this city last Saturday.
Born in New York City in 1831 and when nine years old, came to Oregon with his parents who were members of a Methodist Missionary company of 50 people. On June 14, 1863 he married Miss Sarah Fidelia Gray at The Dalles. The family came to this city from Southern Oregon in 1904.
Survived by a widow and the following children: Mrs. Anna M Starr, Tacoma, Washington; Mrs. Caroline A Burgess, Seattle, Washington; William Abernnethy, Tacoma; Edward P S, of McKinley, Oregon; Mrs. Violet Swanton, Marshfield, Oregon; Miss Daisey Hahn, Multnomah, Oregon; Miss Camilla D Abernethy, Forest Grove; Mrs. Mizpah I Waterman, Welches, Oregon.
[Forest Grove Express, January 4, 1917]

Tombstone Reads:

WM ABERNETHY
SEPT. 16, 1831
DEC. 30, 1916
____________________
William Abernethy, aged 85 years, son of Oregon's first Governor and himself a pioneer of 1840, died at home in this city last Saturday.
Born in New York City in 1831 and when nine years old, came to Oregon with his parents who were members of a Methodist Missionary company of 50 people. On June 14, 1863 he married Miss Sarah Fidelia Gray at The Dalles. The family came to this city from Southern Oregon in 1904.
Survived by a widow and the following children: Mrs. Anna M Starr, Tacoma, Washington; Mrs. Caroline A Burgess, Seattle, Washington; William Abernnethy, Tacoma; Edward P S, of McKinley, Oregon; Mrs. Violet Swanton, Marshfield, Oregon; Miss Daisey Hahn, Multnomah, Oregon; Miss Camilla D Abernethy, Forest Grove; Mrs. Mizpah I Waterman, Welches, Oregon.
[Forest Grove Express, January 4, 1917]

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  • Added: Oct 4, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16004255/william-abernethy: accessed ), memorial page for William Abernethy (16 Sep 1831–30 Dec 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16004255, citing River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by Piper (contributor 46632224).