At his residence on Mt. Eureka, Feb. 27, 1896, Alexander H. Poland, who had been sick since the 16th with LaGrippe Pneumonia. Mr. Poland was 63 years of age and a native of Tennessee. He later lived in Illinois, Kansas, and in the early 1880s settled in Cowlitz County, WA.
He was a very affectionate husband, a very kind and loving father, and a kind and obliging neighbor. His neighbors considered that they have lost one of their best citizens and friends and they deeply sympathize with the family in their bereavement.
Mr. Poland came to Carrollton with his family on March 26, 1881, and located on the mountain which has since been named Mt. Eureka, where he was living at the time of his death.
When Uncle Sam called for help in the early sixty's, Mr. Poland was the first to respond to his call and served till the war was over, when he received an honorable discharge. He was a Veteran of the Civil War. Alexander served with the Union 28th Illinois Infantry Company E from October 5, 1864, and mustered out on October 4, 1865.
The funeral service was conducted in the Shanghai church by Rev. C. C. Pratt, of Kalama.
A large and sympathetic concourse of friends followed the corpse to its resting place, the Mt. Pleasant cemetery. The grave was covered with beautiful wreaths and bouquets of flowers.
Mr. Poland was a member of the G.A.R. Post at Kelso under whose auspices he was buried.
He leaves a wife and ten children to mourn his loss, five of the children are now living at home.
At his residence on Mt. Eureka, Feb. 27, 1896, Alexander H. Poland, who had been sick since the 16th with LaGrippe Pneumonia. Mr. Poland was 63 years of age and a native of Tennessee. He later lived in Illinois, Kansas, and in the early 1880s settled in Cowlitz County, WA.
He was a very affectionate husband, a very kind and loving father, and a kind and obliging neighbor. His neighbors considered that they have lost one of their best citizens and friends and they deeply sympathize with the family in their bereavement.
Mr. Poland came to Carrollton with his family on March 26, 1881, and located on the mountain which has since been named Mt. Eureka, where he was living at the time of his death.
When Uncle Sam called for help in the early sixty's, Mr. Poland was the first to respond to his call and served till the war was over, when he received an honorable discharge. He was a Veteran of the Civil War. Alexander served with the Union 28th Illinois Infantry Company E from October 5, 1864, and mustered out on October 4, 1865.
The funeral service was conducted in the Shanghai church by Rev. C. C. Pratt, of Kalama.
A large and sympathetic concourse of friends followed the corpse to its resting place, the Mt. Pleasant cemetery. The grave was covered with beautiful wreaths and bouquets of flowers.
Mr. Poland was a member of the G.A.R. Post at Kelso under whose auspices he was buried.
He leaves a wife and ten children to mourn his loss, five of the children are now living at home.
Bio by: Flaghead
Family Members
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Joseph M. Poland
1857–1884
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Ruthadora Poland Rulifson
1862–1908
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George Alexander Poland
1864–1954
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James E. Poland
1867–1940
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Eunice Belle Poland Jenkins
1869–1952
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Silas Monroe Poland
1871–1936
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Emeline Poland Barber
1872–1946
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Mary Jane Poland Jenkins Schaefer
1873–1966
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Maude Miranda Poland Adams
1877–1967
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Ellen Ward "Ella" Poland Randall Hill
1879–1907
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William Harvey Poland
1882–1954
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