Marcus’ cremated remains were not initally taken after his death and were available at the Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related. In 2018 his family requested and received his ashes. More information about unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/osh/Pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a short documentary film by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Marcus was born in July 1857 in Illinois (despite his death certificate saying he was born in 1859). His parents were both native of Ohio. His mother, Phoebe J. Thompson, was born about 1824 and his father, Marcus Hartwell, was born about 1821. They were married in Fairfield County, Ohio on 12/10/1846. Their children were: Mary J. (born in Ohio in 1847), Sarah “Roxana” (Ohio in 1853) and Marcus (Illinois in 1857). Given the gaps between the children there may have been others who did not survive childhood.
In 1856, before Marcus was born, his parents and sisters moved from Ohio to Milford, Illinois. About 5 months before Marcus’s birth, his father, a physician, died of pneumonia on 1/27/1857. Marcus’ mother died when he was about 6 months old. They were both buried in the Old Milford Pioneer in Milford, Illinois. Orphaned, Marcus and his sisters moved in with their maternal grandparents, Jesse & Phoebe Thompson, in Hebron, Licking County, Ohio. They were listed there during the 1860 census. Marcus was 3 years old.
During the 1870 census Marcus was 13, attending school and living in Hebron, Ohio with his grandfather and aunt Martha. His sisters were not with them. Mary had graduated from the Woman's College in Granville, Ohio in 1868 then settled in Newburg, New York where she began her career as an author writing stories for New York newspapers and magazines. About 1878 Mary married James Steele Catherwood, a grocer who later sold real estate. They had 2 children with one surviving childhood. About 1875 sister Roxana married John Theodore Smith. They moved briefly to California and by 1878 were farming in Oregon along the Columbia River Gorge. They had 7 children with 5 being alive in 1900.
During the 1880 census, Marcus was living in Hebron in the home of Martha Thompson, his matronly aunt who provided a home for Marcus and two of his cousins, Jessie and Martha Ricketts, the teenage children of Marcus’ aunt Eliza (Thompson) Ricketts. During that same (1880) census sister Mary and her husband were living in Indianapolis, Indiana. That same year sister Roxana and her family were in Bridal Veil, Multnomah County, Oregon.
In the 1880s Marcus moved to Oregon. By the time of the 1900 census Marcus was living alone in Bridal Veil near Roxane’s family. He was single and working as a day laborer. Back in the mid-west sister Mary was becoming a notable author specializing in fiction and children’s literature. She, her husband, and their daughter Hazel were living in Vermilion County, Illinois. Annually Mary visited the gravesite of her parents in Milford, Illinois, taking flowers and tending their graves. Mary died of cancer in Chicago on 12/26/1902.
By 1910 Marcus had moved to Wolf Creek, a small rural community in Josephine County in southern Oregon where he was living alone and mining for gold-bearing quartz. Roxana and her husband had retired from farming and moved to Portland, Oregon.
In 1917 Marcus was living 20 miles south of Wolf Creek in Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon. From Grants Pass on 11/3/1917, Marcus was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. After being a patient at the institution for less than 2 months he died there of cerebral arteriosclerosis on 12/30/1917. He was 60 years old. In 1920 Roxana and her husband were still living in Portland. She died there on 6/5/1922 and was buried at the Rose City Cemetery with her husband who had died in 1921.
Marcus was born in July 1857 in Illinois (despite his death certificate saying he was born in 1859). His parents were both native of Ohio. His mother, Phoebe J. Thompson, was born about 1824 and his father, Marcus Hartwell, was born about 1821. They were married in Fairfield County, Ohio on 12/10/1846. Their children were: Mary J. (born in Ohio in 1847), Sarah “Roxana” (Ohio in 1853) and Marcus (Illinois in 1857). Given the gaps between the children there may have been others who did not survive childhood.
In 1856, before Marcus was born, his parents and sisters moved from Ohio to Milford, Illinois. About 5 months before Marcus’s birth, his father, a physician, died of pneumonia on 1/27/1857. Marcus’ mother died when he was about 6 months old. They were both buried in the Old Milford Pioneer in Milford, Illinois. Orphaned, Marcus and his sisters moved in with their maternal grandparents, Jesse & Phoebe Thompson, in Hebron, Licking County, Ohio. They were listed there during the 1860 census. Marcus was 3 years old.
During the 1870 census Marcus was 13, attending school and living in Hebron, Ohio with his grandfather and aunt Martha. His sisters were not with them. Mary had graduated from the Woman's College in Granville, Ohio in 1868 then settled in Newburg, New York where she began her career as an author writing stories for New York newspapers and magazines. About 1878 Mary married James Steele Catherwood, a grocer who later sold real estate. They had 2 children with one surviving childhood. About 1875 sister Roxana married John Theodore Smith. They moved briefly to California and by 1878 were farming in Oregon along the Columbia River Gorge. They had 7 children with 5 being alive in 1900.
During the 1880 census, Marcus was living in Hebron in the home of Martha Thompson, his matronly aunt who provided a home for Marcus and two of his cousins, Jessie and Martha Ricketts, the teenage children of Marcus’ aunt Eliza (Thompson) Ricketts. During that same (1880) census sister Mary and her husband were living in Indianapolis, Indiana. That same year sister Roxana and her family were in Bridal Veil, Multnomah County, Oregon.
In the 1880s Marcus moved to Oregon. By the time of the 1900 census Marcus was living alone in Bridal Veil near Roxane’s family. He was single and working as a day laborer. Back in the mid-west sister Mary was becoming a notable author specializing in fiction and children’s literature. She, her husband, and their daughter Hazel were living in Vermilion County, Illinois. Annually Mary visited the gravesite of her parents in Milford, Illinois, taking flowers and tending their graves. Mary died of cancer in Chicago on 12/26/1902.
By 1910 Marcus had moved to Wolf Creek, a small rural community in Josephine County in southern Oregon where he was living alone and mining for gold-bearing quartz. Roxana and her husband had retired from farming and moved to Portland, Oregon.
In 1917 Marcus was living 20 miles south of Wolf Creek in Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon. From Grants Pass on 11/3/1917, Marcus was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. After being a patient at the institution for less than 2 months he died there of cerebral arteriosclerosis on 12/30/1917. He was 60 years old. In 1920 Roxana and her husband were still living in Portland. She died there on 6/5/1922 and was buried at the Rose City Cemetery with her husband who had died in 1921.
Marcus’ cremated remains were not initally taken after his death and were available at the Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related. In 2018 his family requested and received his ashes. More information about unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/osh/Pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a short documentary film by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Marcus was born in July 1857 in Illinois (despite his death certificate saying he was born in 1859). His parents were both native of Ohio. His mother, Phoebe J. Thompson, was born about 1824 and his father, Marcus Hartwell, was born about 1821. They were married in Fairfield County, Ohio on 12/10/1846. Their children were: Mary J. (born in Ohio in 1847), Sarah “Roxana” (Ohio in 1853) and Marcus (Illinois in 1857). Given the gaps between the children there may have been others who did not survive childhood.
In 1856, before Marcus was born, his parents and sisters moved from Ohio to Milford, Illinois. About 5 months before Marcus’s birth, his father, a physician, died of pneumonia on 1/27/1857. Marcus’ mother died when he was about 6 months old. They were both buried in the Old Milford Pioneer in Milford, Illinois. Orphaned, Marcus and his sisters moved in with their maternal grandparents, Jesse & Phoebe Thompson, in Hebron, Licking County, Ohio. They were listed there during the 1860 census. Marcus was 3 years old.
During the 1870 census Marcus was 13, attending school and living in Hebron, Ohio with his grandfather and aunt Martha. His sisters were not with them. Mary had graduated from the Woman's College in Granville, Ohio in 1868 then settled in Newburg, New York where she began her career as an author writing stories for New York newspapers and magazines. About 1878 Mary married James Steele Catherwood, a grocer who later sold real estate. They had 2 children with one surviving childhood. About 1875 sister Roxana married John Theodore Smith. They moved briefly to California and by 1878 were farming in Oregon along the Columbia River Gorge. They had 7 children with 5 being alive in 1900.
During the 1880 census, Marcus was living in Hebron in the home of Martha Thompson, his matronly aunt who provided a home for Marcus and two of his cousins, Jessie and Martha Ricketts, the teenage children of Marcus’ aunt Eliza (Thompson) Ricketts. During that same (1880) census sister Mary and her husband were living in Indianapolis, Indiana. That same year sister Roxana and her family were in Bridal Veil, Multnomah County, Oregon.
In the 1880s Marcus moved to Oregon. By the time of the 1900 census Marcus was living alone in Bridal Veil near Roxane’s family. He was single and working as a day laborer. Back in the mid-west sister Mary was becoming a notable author specializing in fiction and children’s literature. She, her husband, and their daughter Hazel were living in Vermilion County, Illinois. Annually Mary visited the gravesite of her parents in Milford, Illinois, taking flowers and tending their graves. Mary died of cancer in Chicago on 12/26/1902.
By 1910 Marcus had moved to Wolf Creek, a small rural community in Josephine County in southern Oregon where he was living alone and mining for gold-bearing quartz. Roxana and her husband had retired from farming and moved to Portland, Oregon.
In 1917 Marcus was living 20 miles south of Wolf Creek in Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon. From Grants Pass on 11/3/1917, Marcus was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. After being a patient at the institution for less than 2 months he died there of cerebral arteriosclerosis on 12/30/1917. He was 60 years old. In 1920 Roxana and her husband were still living in Portland. She died there on 6/5/1922 and was buried at the Rose City Cemetery with her husband who had died in 1921.
Marcus was born in July 1857 in Illinois (despite his death certificate saying he was born in 1859). His parents were both native of Ohio. His mother, Phoebe J. Thompson, was born about 1824 and his father, Marcus Hartwell, was born about 1821. They were married in Fairfield County, Ohio on 12/10/1846. Their children were: Mary J. (born in Ohio in 1847), Sarah “Roxana” (Ohio in 1853) and Marcus (Illinois in 1857). Given the gaps between the children there may have been others who did not survive childhood.
In 1856, before Marcus was born, his parents and sisters moved from Ohio to Milford, Illinois. About 5 months before Marcus’s birth, his father, a physician, died of pneumonia on 1/27/1857. Marcus’ mother died when he was about 6 months old. They were both buried in the Old Milford Pioneer in Milford, Illinois. Orphaned, Marcus and his sisters moved in with their maternal grandparents, Jesse & Phoebe Thompson, in Hebron, Licking County, Ohio. They were listed there during the 1860 census. Marcus was 3 years old.
During the 1870 census Marcus was 13, attending school and living in Hebron, Ohio with his grandfather and aunt Martha. His sisters were not with them. Mary had graduated from the Woman's College in Granville, Ohio in 1868 then settled in Newburg, New York where she began her career as an author writing stories for New York newspapers and magazines. About 1878 Mary married James Steele Catherwood, a grocer who later sold real estate. They had 2 children with one surviving childhood. About 1875 sister Roxana married John Theodore Smith. They moved briefly to California and by 1878 were farming in Oregon along the Columbia River Gorge. They had 7 children with 5 being alive in 1900.
During the 1880 census, Marcus was living in Hebron in the home of Martha Thompson, his matronly aunt who provided a home for Marcus and two of his cousins, Jessie and Martha Ricketts, the teenage children of Marcus’ aunt Eliza (Thompson) Ricketts. During that same (1880) census sister Mary and her husband were living in Indianapolis, Indiana. That same year sister Roxana and her family were in Bridal Veil, Multnomah County, Oregon.
In the 1880s Marcus moved to Oregon. By the time of the 1900 census Marcus was living alone in Bridal Veil near Roxane’s family. He was single and working as a day laborer. Back in the mid-west sister Mary was becoming a notable author specializing in fiction and children’s literature. She, her husband, and their daughter Hazel were living in Vermilion County, Illinois. Annually Mary visited the gravesite of her parents in Milford, Illinois, taking flowers and tending their graves. Mary died of cancer in Chicago on 12/26/1902.
By 1910 Marcus had moved to Wolf Creek, a small rural community in Josephine County in southern Oregon where he was living alone and mining for gold-bearing quartz. Roxana and her husband had retired from farming and moved to Portland, Oregon.
In 1917 Marcus was living 20 miles south of Wolf Creek in Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon. From Grants Pass on 11/3/1917, Marcus was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. After being a patient at the institution for less than 2 months he died there of cerebral arteriosclerosis on 12/30/1917. He was 60 years old. In 1920 Roxana and her husband were still living in Portland. She died there on 6/5/1922 and was buried at the Rose City Cemetery with her husband who had died in 1921.
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