Jennie (Neff) Sullivan's cremated remains were not initially taken after death and were available at Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related. In 2021 a relative received the ashes.
Jennie Belle Neff was born in Marietta, Ohio on 4/7/1868 to John Neff and Eliza Jane Boyd. Her father, a farmer, was born in Ohio about 1842 and her mother was born in Ireland in 1837. They were married on 7/4/1865 in Belmont County, Ohio. Jennie was the second of their children. Her siblings (all born in Ohio) included: Margaret Catherine (born in 1866), James Henry (1870), George Jacob (1873), Mary L. (1876) and John Boyd (1877).
During the census of 1870, Jennie was 2 year old, living with her parents and siblings in Marietta, Ohio. During the census of 1880, the Neff family was farming in the same area, however Jennie was not listed in the home. This may have been a clerical error. She would have been 12 years old.
Jennie and her parents spent from 1882 to 1889 on a farm in Rock Creek, Kansas, before the farm failed and they returned to Zanesville. The oldest daughter, Margaret, married Charles McDivitt in Kansas and stayed there.
It is not known what became of Jennie's father. There is one unconfirmed story that he died in 1893 in Idaho. At any rate, by 1896 her mother was listed as a widow. Jennie's mother and younger siblings James, George, Mary and John were living in Zanesville, Ohio about 50 miles northwest of their previous home in Marietta. Jennie's brothers were all working as house painters. During the 1900 census, Jennie was working in Denver, Colorado as a servant in the home of physician Alexander Bowen and his family. Jennie's mother died on 5/9/1902 and was buried in Zanesville.
On 7/3/1902 in Colorado, Jennie married George F. Sullivan, a miner. He was born in Canada about 1865 and immigrated to the US in 1886. His parents were native of New York. It was the first marriage of each of them. They had no children. In the 1910 census, Jennie and George were living in Triple Creek, Teller County, Colorado where George was a laborer. In the 1920 census, Jennie was listed with her cousin Mary Moore in Greenley, Colorado and working as a servant in a private home. Jennie was reportedly married but George was not living in the home.
At least by early 1930, Jennie was living in Roseburg, Douglas County in southern Oregon. Her brother John Boyd Neff was also living in Roseburg which may have been why Jennie was drawn to that area. On 6/15/1930 Jennie was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. On 8/9/1930, after having been a patient for just 2 months, she died of "exhaustion of melancholia" at the institution. Melancholia was the archaic medical term meaning depression. The term "exhaustion" served as a catchall word that gave little clue as to the actual cause of death. Her death certificate said she was a widow, but it is not known what became of George Sullivan. Jennie was survived by her 5 siblings who were living throughout the United States.
In 1933 Jennie's brother James died in Ohio. Her brother George married Nellie and they had three daughters: Mary, Helen, and Genevieve. He was living in New Jersey in 1940, but it is not known what became of him after that. Jennie's sister Mary, a music teacher, never married and died in Los Angeles County California in 1949. Jennie's oldest sister Margaret Neff married Charles McDivitt. They had 5 daughters: Beulah, Lillie, Mary, Verna, and Rose. Margaret died in 1951 in Kansas. Jennie's youngest brother John Neff married Lillian Bloomer in 1902. They had at least two daughters: Lucia and Mary. John & Lillian divorced then John married Georgia Miller in Montana in 1916. They had at least three sons: William, Robert and Jack. In 1930 they were living in Roseburg, Oregon. John's wife Georgia died in Roseburg in 1936. Sometime after that John moved to New Mexico where he died in 1959.
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.
Jennie Belle Neff was born in Marietta, Ohio on 4/7/1868 to John Neff and Eliza Jane Boyd. Her father, a farmer, was born in Ohio about 1842 and her mother was born in Ireland in 1837. They were married on 7/4/1865 in Belmont County, Ohio. Jennie was the second of their children. Her siblings (all born in Ohio) included: Margaret Catherine (born in 1866), James Henry (1870), George Jacob (1873), Mary L. (1876) and John Boyd (1877).
During the census of 1870, Jennie was 2 year old, living with her parents and siblings in Marietta, Ohio. During the census of 1880, the Neff family was farming in the same area, however Jennie was not listed in the home. This may have been a clerical error. She would have been 12 years old.
Jennie and her parents spent from 1882 to 1889 on a farm in Rock Creek, Kansas, before the farm failed and they returned to Zanesville. The oldest daughter, Margaret, married Charles McDivitt in Kansas and stayed there.
It is not known what became of Jennie's father. There is one unconfirmed story that he died in 1893 in Idaho. At any rate, by 1896 her mother was listed as a widow. Jennie's mother and younger siblings James, George, Mary and John were living in Zanesville, Ohio about 50 miles northwest of their previous home in Marietta. Jennie's brothers were all working as house painters. During the 1900 census, Jennie was working in Denver, Colorado as a servant in the home of physician Alexander Bowen and his family. Jennie's mother died on 5/9/1902 and was buried in Zanesville.
On 7/3/1902 in Colorado, Jennie married George F. Sullivan, a miner. He was born in Canada about 1865 and immigrated to the US in 1886. His parents were native of New York. It was the first marriage of each of them. They had no children. In the 1910 census, Jennie and George were living in Triple Creek, Teller County, Colorado where George was a laborer. In the 1920 census, Jennie was listed with her cousin Mary Moore in Greenley, Colorado and working as a servant in a private home. Jennie was reportedly married but George was not living in the home.
At least by early 1930, Jennie was living in Roseburg, Douglas County in southern Oregon. Her brother John Boyd Neff was also living in Roseburg which may have been why Jennie was drawn to that area. On 6/15/1930 Jennie was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. On 8/9/1930, after having been a patient for just 2 months, she died of "exhaustion of melancholia" at the institution. Melancholia was the archaic medical term meaning depression. The term "exhaustion" served as a catchall word that gave little clue as to the actual cause of death. Her death certificate said she was a widow, but it is not known what became of George Sullivan. Jennie was survived by her 5 siblings who were living throughout the United States.
In 1933 Jennie's brother James died in Ohio. Her brother George married Nellie and they had three daughters: Mary, Helen, and Genevieve. He was living in New Jersey in 1940, but it is not known what became of him after that. Jennie's sister Mary, a music teacher, never married and died in Los Angeles County California in 1949. Jennie's oldest sister Margaret Neff married Charles McDivitt. They had 5 daughters: Beulah, Lillie, Mary, Verna, and Rose. Margaret died in 1951 in Kansas. Jennie's youngest brother John Neff married Lillian Bloomer in 1902. They had at least two daughters: Lucia and Mary. John & Lillian divorced then John married Georgia Miller in Montana in 1916. They had at least three sons: William, Robert and Jack. In 1930 they were living in Roseburg, Oregon. John's wife Georgia died in Roseburg in 1936. Sometime after that John moved to New Mexico where he died in 1959.
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.
Jennie (Neff) Sullivan's cremated remains were not initially taken after death and were available at Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related. In 2021 a relative received the ashes.
Jennie Belle Neff was born in Marietta, Ohio on 4/7/1868 to John Neff and Eliza Jane Boyd. Her father, a farmer, was born in Ohio about 1842 and her mother was born in Ireland in 1837. They were married on 7/4/1865 in Belmont County, Ohio. Jennie was the second of their children. Her siblings (all born in Ohio) included: Margaret Catherine (born in 1866), James Henry (1870), George Jacob (1873), Mary L. (1876) and John Boyd (1877).
During the census of 1870, Jennie was 2 year old, living with her parents and siblings in Marietta, Ohio. During the census of 1880, the Neff family was farming in the same area, however Jennie was not listed in the home. This may have been a clerical error. She would have been 12 years old.
Jennie and her parents spent from 1882 to 1889 on a farm in Rock Creek, Kansas, before the farm failed and they returned to Zanesville. The oldest daughter, Margaret, married Charles McDivitt in Kansas and stayed there.
It is not known what became of Jennie's father. There is one unconfirmed story that he died in 1893 in Idaho. At any rate, by 1896 her mother was listed as a widow. Jennie's mother and younger siblings James, George, Mary and John were living in Zanesville, Ohio about 50 miles northwest of their previous home in Marietta. Jennie's brothers were all working as house painters. During the 1900 census, Jennie was working in Denver, Colorado as a servant in the home of physician Alexander Bowen and his family. Jennie's mother died on 5/9/1902 and was buried in Zanesville.
On 7/3/1902 in Colorado, Jennie married George F. Sullivan, a miner. He was born in Canada about 1865 and immigrated to the US in 1886. His parents were native of New York. It was the first marriage of each of them. They had no children. In the 1910 census, Jennie and George were living in Triple Creek, Teller County, Colorado where George was a laborer. In the 1920 census, Jennie was listed with her cousin Mary Moore in Greenley, Colorado and working as a servant in a private home. Jennie was reportedly married but George was not living in the home.
At least by early 1930, Jennie was living in Roseburg, Douglas County in southern Oregon. Her brother John Boyd Neff was also living in Roseburg which may have been why Jennie was drawn to that area. On 6/15/1930 Jennie was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. On 8/9/1930, after having been a patient for just 2 months, she died of "exhaustion of melancholia" at the institution. Melancholia was the archaic medical term meaning depression. The term "exhaustion" served as a catchall word that gave little clue as to the actual cause of death. Her death certificate said she was a widow, but it is not known what became of George Sullivan. Jennie was survived by her 5 siblings who were living throughout the United States.
In 1933 Jennie's brother James died in Ohio. Her brother George married Nellie and they had three daughters: Mary, Helen, and Genevieve. He was living in New Jersey in 1940, but it is not known what became of him after that. Jennie's sister Mary, a music teacher, never married and died in Los Angeles County California in 1949. Jennie's oldest sister Margaret Neff married Charles McDivitt. They had 5 daughters: Beulah, Lillie, Mary, Verna, and Rose. Margaret died in 1951 in Kansas. Jennie's youngest brother John Neff married Lillian Bloomer in 1902. They had at least two daughters: Lucia and Mary. John & Lillian divorced then John married Georgia Miller in Montana in 1916. They had at least three sons: William, Robert and Jack. In 1930 they were living in Roseburg, Oregon. John's wife Georgia died in Roseburg in 1936. Sometime after that John moved to New Mexico where he died in 1959.
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.
Jennie Belle Neff was born in Marietta, Ohio on 4/7/1868 to John Neff and Eliza Jane Boyd. Her father, a farmer, was born in Ohio about 1842 and her mother was born in Ireland in 1837. They were married on 7/4/1865 in Belmont County, Ohio. Jennie was the second of their children. Her siblings (all born in Ohio) included: Margaret Catherine (born in 1866), James Henry (1870), George Jacob (1873), Mary L. (1876) and John Boyd (1877).
During the census of 1870, Jennie was 2 year old, living with her parents and siblings in Marietta, Ohio. During the census of 1880, the Neff family was farming in the same area, however Jennie was not listed in the home. This may have been a clerical error. She would have been 12 years old.
Jennie and her parents spent from 1882 to 1889 on a farm in Rock Creek, Kansas, before the farm failed and they returned to Zanesville. The oldest daughter, Margaret, married Charles McDivitt in Kansas and stayed there.
It is not known what became of Jennie's father. There is one unconfirmed story that he died in 1893 in Idaho. At any rate, by 1896 her mother was listed as a widow. Jennie's mother and younger siblings James, George, Mary and John were living in Zanesville, Ohio about 50 miles northwest of their previous home in Marietta. Jennie's brothers were all working as house painters. During the 1900 census, Jennie was working in Denver, Colorado as a servant in the home of physician Alexander Bowen and his family. Jennie's mother died on 5/9/1902 and was buried in Zanesville.
On 7/3/1902 in Colorado, Jennie married George F. Sullivan, a miner. He was born in Canada about 1865 and immigrated to the US in 1886. His parents were native of New York. It was the first marriage of each of them. They had no children. In the 1910 census, Jennie and George were living in Triple Creek, Teller County, Colorado where George was a laborer. In the 1920 census, Jennie was listed with her cousin Mary Moore in Greenley, Colorado and working as a servant in a private home. Jennie was reportedly married but George was not living in the home.
At least by early 1930, Jennie was living in Roseburg, Douglas County in southern Oregon. Her brother John Boyd Neff was also living in Roseburg which may have been why Jennie was drawn to that area. On 6/15/1930 Jennie was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. On 8/9/1930, after having been a patient for just 2 months, she died of "exhaustion of melancholia" at the institution. Melancholia was the archaic medical term meaning depression. The term "exhaustion" served as a catchall word that gave little clue as to the actual cause of death. Her death certificate said she was a widow, but it is not known what became of George Sullivan. Jennie was survived by her 5 siblings who were living throughout the United States.
In 1933 Jennie's brother James died in Ohio. Her brother George married Nellie and they had three daughters: Mary, Helen, and Genevieve. He was living in New Jersey in 1940, but it is not known what became of him after that. Jennie's sister Mary, a music teacher, never married and died in Los Angeles County California in 1949. Jennie's oldest sister Margaret Neff married Charles McDivitt. They had 5 daughters: Beulah, Lillie, Mary, Verna, and Rose. Margaret died in 1951 in Kansas. Jennie's youngest brother John Neff married Lillian Bloomer in 1902. They had at least two daughters: Lucia and Mary. John & Lillian divorced then John married Georgia Miller in Montana in 1916. They had at least three sons: William, Robert and Jack. In 1930 they were living in Roseburg, Oregon. John's wife Georgia died in Roseburg in 1936. Sometime after that John moved to New Mexico where he died in 1959.
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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