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Minerva Jane Oram

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Minerva Jane Oram

Birth
Death
17 Aug 1915 (aged 95)
New Market, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
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Obituary
Mrs. Minerva Orem, colored, died at the home of her son, Rev. E. B. Orem, New Market, on Tuesday night about 9:30 o'clock, aged about 96 years. General debility was the cause of her death. She is survived by four sons.

The funeral will take place on Friday afternoon at two o'clock, with services in the M. E. church, conducted by Rev. S. A. Lewis. The pallbearers will be William Dorsey, Samuel Ways, George Sprigg, Dennis and Nicholas Sewell, and Elias Wineberry. Interment will be made in the cemetery adjoining the church. W. E. Falconer of New Market is the funeral director.

Source: The Daily News (Frederick, MD), Thursday, August 19, 1915

NOTE: The obituary spelled her last name as "Orem" but other references use "Oram."

NOTE: The M. E. Church has been relocated and is no longer adjacent to this cemetery.
Obituary
Mrs. Minerva Orem, colored, died at the home of her son, Rev. E. B. Orem, New Market, on Tuesday night about 9:30 o'clock, aged about 96 years. General debility was the cause of her death. She is survived by four sons.

The funeral will take place on Friday afternoon at two o'clock, with services in the M. E. church, conducted by Rev. S. A. Lewis. The pallbearers will be William Dorsey, Samuel Ways, George Sprigg, Dennis and Nicholas Sewell, and Elias Wineberry. Interment will be made in the cemetery adjoining the church. W. E. Falconer of New Market is the funeral director.

Source: The Daily News (Frederick, MD), Thursday, August 19, 1915

NOTE: The obituary spelled her last name as "Orem" but other references use "Oram."

NOTE: The M. E. Church has been relocated and is no longer adjacent to this cemetery.


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  • Added: Jul 5, 2019
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200844073/minerva_jane-oram: accessed ), memorial page for Minerva Jane Oram (Dec 1819–17 Aug 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 200844073, citing New Market African-American Cemetery, New Market, Frederick County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by MVD (contributor 49146428).