Doris May Martin's cremated remains were not initially taken after her death and were available at the Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related. In 2022 the ashes were received by a relative.
Her mother, Victoria Schwartz, was born in 1894 and immigrated to the US in 1914. Doris' father, Anton Peter Martin, a cabinet maker, was born in 1883 and immigrated in 1908. Their primary language was German. Sometimes they each said they were from Hungary, but at other times they claimed having been born in Romania. Perhaps considering themselves both Hungarian and Romanian is related to the long entangled history of these two areas. Anton & Victoria were married in Chicago on 3/8/1919 when she was 25 and he was 35.
Doris' siblings were all born in Chicago. They were: Marie Eva (born in 1920), Matilda Victoria (1922), and Theresa Barbara "Terry" (1927). About 1931 the family moved from Chicago to Portland.
Doris was born in Portland on 11/18/1936. She had a condition that at the time of her birth, was referred to as mongolism. Today it is called Down Syndrome or Trisomy-21. It is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome #21. It is associated with characteristic facial features, intellectual disability and, often, a heart condition. Older mothers are more likely to have a baby affected by Down syndrome than younger mothers. Victoria was 42 when Doris was born.
In 1939 Doris was living in Portland at 339 SE 27th Avenue. On 8/24/1939 at 2 years and 9 months old, Doris was admitted to the Oregon Fairview Home in Salem. This facility was originally called the Oregon State Institution for the Feeble-Minded, a residential, quasi-educational institution charged with educating people with developmental disabilities. In 1933 the facility was renamed Oregon Fairview Home and it was closed in 2000.
Doris was listed among the patients at institution on the census of 1940. After being a patient at Fairview for almost 3 years, she died there on 7/20/1942 at the age of 5. The cause of death was inanition, exhaustion from lack of nourishment — starvation. Because her remains were not claimed, her body was transported to the nearby Oregon State (Psychiatric) Hospital where she was cremated and where her ashes are still being held.
Just a few months before Doris' death, her father died on 2/3/1942 in Portland of heart failure due to a blocked artery. He was buried at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, a large Catholic cemetery in Portland. Decades later Doris' mother died at a Portland hospital on 8/11/1974 and was buried with her husband. Victoria was survived by three daughters: Marie Bighouse, Matilda Fellows and Terry Pardee as well as seven grandchildren. Marie died in 1998; Matilda in 2009, and Terry in 2019.
More information about the 3500 unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Her mother, Victoria Schwartz, was born in 1894 and immigrated to the US in 1914. Doris' father, Anton Peter Martin, a cabinet maker, was born in 1883 and immigrated in 1908. Their primary language was German. Sometimes they each said they were from Hungary, but at other times they claimed having been born in Romania. Perhaps considering themselves both Hungarian and Romanian is related to the long entangled history of these two areas. Anton & Victoria were married in Chicago on 3/8/1919 when she was 25 and he was 35.
Doris' siblings were all born in Chicago. They were: Marie Eva (born in 1920), Matilda Victoria (1922), and Theresa Barbara "Terry" (1927). About 1931 the family moved from Chicago to Portland.
Doris was born in Portland on 11/18/1936. She had a condition that at the time of her birth, was referred to as mongolism. Today it is called Down Syndrome or Trisomy-21. It is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome #21. It is associated with characteristic facial features, intellectual disability and, often, a heart condition. Older mothers are more likely to have a baby affected by Down syndrome than younger mothers. Victoria was 42 when Doris was born.
In 1939 Doris was living in Portland at 339 SE 27th Avenue. On 8/24/1939 at 2 years and 9 months old, Doris was admitted to the Oregon Fairview Home in Salem. This facility was originally called the Oregon State Institution for the Feeble-Minded, a residential, quasi-educational institution charged with educating people with developmental disabilities. In 1933 the facility was renamed Oregon Fairview Home and it was closed in 2000.
Doris was listed among the patients at institution on the census of 1940. After being a patient at Fairview for almost 3 years, she died there on 7/20/1942 at the age of 5. The cause of death was inanition, exhaustion from lack of nourishment — starvation. Because her remains were not claimed, her body was transported to the nearby Oregon State (Psychiatric) Hospital where she was cremated and where her ashes are still being held.
Just a few months before Doris' death, her father died on 2/3/1942 in Portland of heart failure due to a blocked artery. He was buried at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, a large Catholic cemetery in Portland. Decades later Doris' mother died at a Portland hospital on 8/11/1974 and was buried with her husband. Victoria was survived by three daughters: Marie Bighouse, Matilda Fellows and Terry Pardee as well as seven grandchildren. Marie died in 1998; Matilda in 2009, and Terry in 2019.
More information about the 3500 unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Doris May Martin's cremated remains were not initially taken after her death and were available at the Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related. In 2022 the ashes were received by a relative.
Her mother, Victoria Schwartz, was born in 1894 and immigrated to the US in 1914. Doris' father, Anton Peter Martin, a cabinet maker, was born in 1883 and immigrated in 1908. Their primary language was German. Sometimes they each said they were from Hungary, but at other times they claimed having been born in Romania. Perhaps considering themselves both Hungarian and Romanian is related to the long entangled history of these two areas. Anton & Victoria were married in Chicago on 3/8/1919 when she was 25 and he was 35.
Doris' siblings were all born in Chicago. They were: Marie Eva (born in 1920), Matilda Victoria (1922), and Theresa Barbara "Terry" (1927). About 1931 the family moved from Chicago to Portland.
Doris was born in Portland on 11/18/1936. She had a condition that at the time of her birth, was referred to as mongolism. Today it is called Down Syndrome or Trisomy-21. It is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome #21. It is associated with characteristic facial features, intellectual disability and, often, a heart condition. Older mothers are more likely to have a baby affected by Down syndrome than younger mothers. Victoria was 42 when Doris was born.
In 1939 Doris was living in Portland at 339 SE 27th Avenue. On 8/24/1939 at 2 years and 9 months old, Doris was admitted to the Oregon Fairview Home in Salem. This facility was originally called the Oregon State Institution for the Feeble-Minded, a residential, quasi-educational institution charged with educating people with developmental disabilities. In 1933 the facility was renamed Oregon Fairview Home and it was closed in 2000.
Doris was listed among the patients at institution on the census of 1940. After being a patient at Fairview for almost 3 years, she died there on 7/20/1942 at the age of 5. The cause of death was inanition, exhaustion from lack of nourishment — starvation. Because her remains were not claimed, her body was transported to the nearby Oregon State (Psychiatric) Hospital where she was cremated and where her ashes are still being held.
Just a few months before Doris' death, her father died on 2/3/1942 in Portland of heart failure due to a blocked artery. He was buried at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, a large Catholic cemetery in Portland. Decades later Doris' mother died at a Portland hospital on 8/11/1974 and was buried with her husband. Victoria was survived by three daughters: Marie Bighouse, Matilda Fellows and Terry Pardee as well as seven grandchildren. Marie died in 1998; Matilda in 2009, and Terry in 2019.
More information about the 3500 unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Her mother, Victoria Schwartz, was born in 1894 and immigrated to the US in 1914. Doris' father, Anton Peter Martin, a cabinet maker, was born in 1883 and immigrated in 1908. Their primary language was German. Sometimes they each said they were from Hungary, but at other times they claimed having been born in Romania. Perhaps considering themselves both Hungarian and Romanian is related to the long entangled history of these two areas. Anton & Victoria were married in Chicago on 3/8/1919 when she was 25 and he was 35.
Doris' siblings were all born in Chicago. They were: Marie Eva (born in 1920), Matilda Victoria (1922), and Theresa Barbara "Terry" (1927). About 1931 the family moved from Chicago to Portland.
Doris was born in Portland on 11/18/1936. She had a condition that at the time of her birth, was referred to as mongolism. Today it is called Down Syndrome or Trisomy-21. It is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome #21. It is associated with characteristic facial features, intellectual disability and, often, a heart condition. Older mothers are more likely to have a baby affected by Down syndrome than younger mothers. Victoria was 42 when Doris was born.
In 1939 Doris was living in Portland at 339 SE 27th Avenue. On 8/24/1939 at 2 years and 9 months old, Doris was admitted to the Oregon Fairview Home in Salem. This facility was originally called the Oregon State Institution for the Feeble-Minded, a residential, quasi-educational institution charged with educating people with developmental disabilities. In 1933 the facility was renamed Oregon Fairview Home and it was closed in 2000.
Doris was listed among the patients at institution on the census of 1940. After being a patient at Fairview for almost 3 years, she died there on 7/20/1942 at the age of 5. The cause of death was inanition, exhaustion from lack of nourishment — starvation. Because her remains were not claimed, her body was transported to the nearby Oregon State (Psychiatric) Hospital where she was cremated and where her ashes are still being held.
Just a few months before Doris' death, her father died on 2/3/1942 in Portland of heart failure due to a blocked artery. He was buried at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, a large Catholic cemetery in Portland. Decades later Doris' mother died at a Portland hospital on 8/11/1974 and was buried with her husband. Victoria was survived by three daughters: Marie Bighouse, Matilda Fellows and Terry Pardee as well as seven grandchildren. Marie died in 1998; Matilda in 2009, and Terry in 2019.
More information about the 3500 unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
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