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Gholson, Edmond Francis
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| LAST NAME: Gholson
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FIRST NAME: Edmond
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MIDDLE NAME: Francis
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| BORN: 4 Feb 1834
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DIED: 5 Jul 1918
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BURIED: ~ Jennings Cemetery
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| BIRTH PLACE: Iowa
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| DEATH PLACE: Zena, Polk Co., Oregon
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MARRIAGE - "Edward F. Gholdson [sic] & Miss Martha Ann Earnest, m 05 Sep 1854; William B. Earnest, J. P. pg 34"
1870 OR CENSUS - Edmon Gholson, age 35, occupation saw mill worker, b. Iowa, is enumerated with Martha, age 33, b. Kentucky, along with Rachel, age 14, b. Oregon, Wm., age 11, b. Oregon, Jas., age 8, b. Oregon, and Ella, age 2, b. Oregon.
1900 OR CENSUS - Edmon F. Gholson, age 66, occupation farmer, b. Feb 1834 in Iowa, is enumerated with his wife of 45 years, Martha A., age 62, mother of 7 children 5 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. Mar 1838 in Kentucky, along with William F., age 9, b. Feb 1889 in Washington.
DISCREPANCY - name given variously as Edmon, Edmond and Edward
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DEATH CERTIFICATE:
OSBH DC (Polk County 1918) #66 - Edward [Edmond] Francis Gholson, male, widowed, farmer, b. 4 Feb 1834 in Iowa, d. 5 Jul 1918 near Zena, Oregon at the age of 84 yrs 5 ms 1 day, name of father not given, maiden name of mother Watt, interment 7 Jul, undertaker T. W. Rigdon, informant Mary Holdredge.
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OBITUARY:
Died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. N.H. Alderman, of Zena, Polk county, July 5, 1918, Edward [Edmund] F. Gholson, at the age of 84 years.
He is survived by one son and three daughters: William Gholson of Ward, California; Mrs P.E. Holdridge, of Yamhill county; Mrs J. Soan and Mrs N.H. Alderman of Polk county. J.A. Darr of Salem is a nephew.
Mr Gholson was Salem’s first ferryman. He crossed the plains from Iowa in 1852, settling near Salem. The funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Alderman home and will be conducted by the Rev McKinley of Zena. Burial will be in the Ernest cemetery.
Capital Journal (Saturday) 6 Jul 1918, 8:4
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INSCRIPTION:
Edmond Francis Gholson
1834 - 1918
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Branigar Survey
ODI
Polk County Oregon Marriage Records, 1849-1879, pg 8
1870 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., PO Lincoln, FA #410)
1900 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Spring Valley, ED 172, sheet 2B)
CJ 6 Jul 1918, 8:4
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