Early Eugene Oregon Death Notices/Obituaries 1864-1902

If you are looking for recent deaths from the Eugene and Lane County Oregon area – please click this link to the Register-Guard.

The following names are from my first index I published and copyrighted about 10 years ago. I indexed deaths that were published in the Eugene Oregon newspapers prior to the start of the Oregon Death Index (1903). Only deaths with a Oregon connection were indexed. None of the dates overlap – see newspaper list below. If you are interested in getting copies of any of these listings, see my “Research Services” tab above. The search feature will find any name I have posted here. I will also continue to index and post the death listings from the Eugene Morning Register. I am now indexing the 1909 papers.

Oregon State Journal (Eugene OR): March 12, 1864 – December 1889
Eugene City Guard: January 1890 – December 1891
Daily Eugene Guard: January 1892 – June 1897
Eugene City Guard: July 1897 – February 4, 1899
Eugene Weekly Guard: February 11, 1899 – December 1902

Name, Issue date, page number, place of death

FOSTER, DOLABY MRS. 16 AUG 1892 4 CORVALLIS OR
FOSTER, J.H. 16 JUN 1888 5 ALBANY OR
FOSTER, MR. 20 APR 1867 3 BROWNSVILLE OR
FOSTER, ROBERT 13 JUL 1892 4 ALBANY OR
FOSTER, SAMUEL MR. 2 MAY 1885 5 IRVING OR
FOSTER, WM’S INFANT SON 1 JUL 1892 4 JUNCTION CITY OR
FOUNTAIN, JAMES 10 OCT 1894 4 WALTERVILLE OR
FOUNTAIN, MATILDA MISS 17 MAR 1894 4 GATE CREEK OR
FOUNTAIN, MINNIE MRS. 31 MAY 1902 6 LEABURG OR
FOUNTAIN, MRS. 5 MAR 1898 7 HENDRICKS OR
FOX, C.H. 28 JAN 1871 3 EUGENE OR
FOX, ESOP 27 DEC 1895 1 SALEM OR
FOX, HENRY 4 FEB 1893 4 ALBANY OR
FOX, RICHARD 13 FEB 1894 4 CORVALLIS OR
FRADY, W.R. MR. 17 SEP 1898 6 LORANE OR
FRAISER, E.J.’S MOTHER 15 JUN 1897 4 SAN FRANCISCO CA
FRAZIER, ALEXANDER MRS. 16 JUN 1897 4 SAN FRANCISCO CA
FRAKES, OLD MAN 3 JUN 1882 5 EUGENE OR
FRACEL, JOSEPH 25 DEC 1875 3 FORT KLAMATH OR
FRANCIS, C.A. 16 AUG 1902 8 MT TABOR OR
FRANCIS, SARAH V. MISS 17 JUN 1899 1 EUGENE OR
FRANCTOVITCH, A MAN 19 AUG 1892 1 ASTORIA OR
FRANK, ALFRED S. 31 JUL 1886 5 PORTLAND OR
FRANK, GEO. P.B. EX-MAYOR 25 AUG 1896 4 LONG BEACH WA
FRANK, HENRY 25 FEB 1882 1 EAGLE CREEK OR
FRANKENFELD, LOUIS 1 JAN 1898 1 MOHAWK OR
FRANKLAND, FRANK 5 JUL 1884 5 GARDINER OR
FRASIER, ALICE M.E. MISS 10 JUL 1899 7 SIUSLAW RIVER OR
FRASIER, E.J. 14 FEB 1891 5 SEATTLE WA
FRAZER, ANNE MRS. 25 MAR 1871 2 PORTLAND OR
FRAZER, EFFIE 15 APR 1899 2 BETHEL OR
FRAZER, J.A. HON. 21 JUL 1866 3 SALEM OR
FRAZER, N.L. MR. 26 APR 1890 5 EUGENE OR
FRAZER, NICHOLAS 15 FEB 1890 3 PENDLETON OR
FRAZER, RUSH 16 DEC 1882 5 HARNEY VALLEY OR
FRAZIER, JAMES’ 3YR SON 26 NOV 1895 1 PENDLETON OR
FREDERICKSON, OTTO 5 MAY 1900 7 COTTAGE GROVE OR
FREDRICK, JOHN 29 OCT 1870 2 SALT CREEK OR
FREDRICK, JOHN 5 NOV 1870 2 SALT CREEK OR
FREDRICKSEN, A.E. REV. 14 JAN 1882 5 PORTLAND OR
FREELAND, B.R. MRS. 2 APR 1887 5 CANBY OR
FREELAND, C.S. MRS. 24 NOV 1900 7 SPRINGFIELD OR
FREEMAN, B.H. 14 MAR 1885 5 MCKENZIE BRIDGE OR

Mr. Stephen New losses his life

“Occurres in Eugene in which Mr. Stephen New Losses his Life.

BURIED ALIVE WHILE AT WORK

A Fatal Accident Happened Monday Evening caused by the in-caving of a sewer ditch – other news.

A little after 5 o’clock.  Monday evening, a fatal accident occurred between Seventh and Eight streets in Eugene, which caused one Stephen New, a newcomer to loose his life.  The accident was brought about by the caving in of the dirt above the big sewer ditch which has been dug in the alley along back of the John B. Coleman property.  The contractors for the main sewer are M S Barker and W B Mummy, the sub-contractors for 1000 feet ending on eight street are Hawley, Bilghton and Oleson.  The ditch was dug sometime last week and the pipe laid therein and most of the cribbing removed to be used further on.  It was discovered by the city surveyor that a slight mistake had been made and that the pipe would have to be dug out and lowered about six inches. It is said that some of the men refused to go in as they considered it dangerous on the account of the removal of the cribbing but Mr. New said he feared no danger.  Alford Whitney was working along side of New when the accident occurred and several men were scattered along the line.  Mr. Whitney says he heard the dirt coming and jumped just in time.  Mr New was less fortunate, the dirt covering him up to the neck with several tons of dirt and rock pressure.  He exclaimed ”dig me out”.  “This time I am caught in a tight place,”  but before the dirt could be removed life had taken its flight. The unfortunate man came here from Tillamook county and leaves a wife and seven children who are said to be very poor.”  Oregon State Journal (Eugene) October 14, 1899, pg. 5, col. 4. 

I could not find any additional information on this gentleman, if you know where he is buried or where his family went, please let me know.

Mary McClure Crow, Oregon Pioneer dies Feb. 6, 1901

Coyote Creek Covered Bridge near Crow Oregon.

“Death of Grandma Crow.

Mary McClure Crow, better known as “Grandma Crow”, died at her home at Lorane, Oregon, Wednesday, February 6, 1901, aged 90 years 5 months and 25 days. She was well-known in this city, having made her home at intervals with her daughter, Mrs. F.W. Folsom.

Deceased was born in Kentucky August 12, 1810. She married John Crow and with husband and ten children crossed the plains with ox teams to Oregon in 1852 and settled in the upper Siuslaw valley on donation land claim where she has resided continuously every since. Her husband died in 1869. She joined the M.E. church in 1815 (?) and has always lived a consistent Christian life and died happy in her faith. She was laid to rest by the side of her husband in the Crow cemetery near Lorane, February 8. Grandma Crow was the mother of twelve children, seven of whom survive her. Richard Crow, B.F. Crow, Wm. N. Crow, J.H Crow all of Lorane; Mrs. Fred Folsom, of Junction City, Ore; Mrs. L.E. Thompson of Guy, Wash, and Mrs. Mary E. Brown, of Everett, Wash.”   Junction City Times, Feb. 16, 1901, pg. 5, col. 3.

Click this link to find other family members buried at the Crow Family Cemetery.  Cemetery information lists her has Mary McClure Kent Crow.  Kent being her parents name.

Junction City Oregon Election Held to Bring Electric Lightening!

“Now for Electric Light.

At the special election held in this Monday the people by a vote of two to one decided in favor of lighting the city with electric light. The vote was 56 in the affirmative and 28 negative. By this vote the council is authorized to contract for electric light for street purposes for a period of ten years at monthly rate of $ 50.

The Harrisburg city council decided Thursday to contract for lights on the same terms. By dividing the expense of building and operating a plant with Harrisburg is probably the only way we could secure lights on as favorable terms as on the present plan.

Nearly all the business firms of the city and a large number of private citizens have signified their willingness to contract for light for private use.

This action on the part of the city is a move in the right direction and will in the future result in great good from a progressive and financial standpoint. It will enhance the valve of real estate and attract capital and new residents to the city. Junction City Times, March 23, 1901, pg. 5, col. 3.

Mrs. Lydia Watkins – Lane County Oregon native – Dies Feb. 23, 1881

“OBITUARY

The funeral services of Mrs. Lydia Watkins were held at the house of the late James Watkins, in this city.  Thursday, the 24th inst.  She died at Roseburg on the 23d inst., and her remains were brought to this place for interment in the family lots in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.

Mrs. Lydia (Cummings) Watkins was born in Lane County, Oregon, Jan 27th, 1854.  She confessed the Lord and became a Christian at Grand Prairie in the summer of 1869; was married to Mr. J.C. Watkins of Roseburg, Dec. 4, 1870; and after a protracted illness and suffering for three long years, without a mummer, she fell asleep in Him whom she had faithfully trusted, Feb. 23rd, 1881.  She died as she had lived, a faithful affectionate, Christian wife, whose special life work was to make others happy.  Roseburg and Harrisburg papers please copy.” Oregon State Journal (Eugene), Feb. 26, 1881, pg. 5 col. 3.  University of Oregon, Knight Library, Newspaper Collection.

“DEATH OF MRS. LYDIA WATKINS.

Mrs. Lydia Watkins, wife of Mr. J.C. Watkins, died at her home in Roseburg last Wednesday morning after a lingering illness of three years.  Her remains were brought to this place on Thursday morning and laid to rest in the Odd Fellows Cemetery at three o’clock in the afternoon, the funeral taking place at the residence of the late James Watkins.  Mrs. Watkins was well-known and highly esteemed by the people of this place, having resided here several years with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cummins, and leaves a large number of relatives and friends to mourn her early departure.  Her husband, who attended the funeral of his father at this place only two weeks ago.  has the sympathy of the entire community in his great bereavement.”  Oregon State Journal (Eugene, OR) Feb. 26, 1898, pg. 5, col. 3.  University of Oregon Knight Libary, Newspaper Collection.

The Eugene Pioneer Cemetery (aka Odd Fellows Cemetery) lists the following Watkins.  Mrs. Lydia Watkins, born Oregon and died Feb. 23, 1881.  John Cyrus Watkins born Dec. 5, 1847 and died Feb. 12, 1919 in Eugene Oregon.  James F. Watkins, born in Virginia and died Feb. 11, 1881.  Mrs. Sarah H. Watkins, born Oct. 7, 1863 and died Aug. 16, 1927 in Eugene, Oregon.

 

Early Eugene Oregon Death Notices/Obituaries 1864-1902

If you are looking for recent deaths from the Eugene and Lane County Oregon area – please click this link to the Register-Guard.

The following names are from my first index I published and copyrighted about 10 years ago. I indexed deaths that were published in the Eugene Oregon newspapers prior to the start of the Oregon Death Index (1903). Only deaths with a Oregon connection were indexed. None of the dates overlap – see newspaper list below. If you are interested in getting copies of any of these listings, see my “Research Services” tab above. The search feature will find any name I have posted here. I will also continue to index and post the death listings from the Eugene Morning Register. I am now indexing the 1909 papers.

Oregon State Journal (Eugene OR): March 12, 1864 – December 1889
Eugene City Guard: January 1890 – December 1891
Daily Eugene Guard: January 1892 – June 1897
Eugene City Guard: July 1897 – February 4, 1899
Eugene Weekly Guard: February 11, 1899 – December 1902

Name, Issue date, page number, place of death

FISK, JUDGE 7 DEC 1901 5 MAPLETON OR
FITCH, C.A. 9 NOV 1902 4 LAKEVIEW OR
FITCH, C.W. JUDGE 27 JAN 1883 5 EUGENE OR
FTICH, SARAH D. MRS. 21 DEC 1897 4&5 EUGENE OR
FITCH, SARAH D. MRS. 21 DEC 1897 7 EUGENE OR
FITZWATER, J.H.’S 2YR DAUGHTER 13 SEP 1902 7 LEBANON OR
FLANNAGAN, P. 16 DEC 1871 2 EUGENE OR
FLAVEL, GEO. CAPT 5 JUL 1893 4 ASTORIA OR
FLEEMAN, ADLINE J. 6 AUG 1898 10 EUGENE OR
FLEMING, FRANK B. 10 JUN 1895 4 SAN FRANCISCO CA
FLEMING, FRANK B. 11 JUN 1895 4 SAN FRANCISCO CA
FLEMMING, DICK 6 MAY 1871 2 PORTLAND OR
FLETCHER, GEO. MRS. 29 SEP 1877 3 EUGENE OR
FLETCHER, NANCY J. MRS. 28 MAR 1874 3 EUGENE OR
FLETCHER, ORMOND 17 SEP 1898 8 MULTNOMAH CO OR
FLETCHER, ORMOND 17 DEC 1898 4 PORTLAND OR
FLETCHER, WORDEN P. 10 JAN 1891 5 OAKSDALE WA
FLINT, ADDISON R. 20 MAR 1894 4 PORTLAND OR
FLINT, MILLARD 6 JUL 1889 5 LANE CO OR
FLORENCE, FLORA MRS. 16 APR 1896 1 PORTLAND OR
FLOWER, JAMES 28 OCT 1892 1 PORTLAND OR
FLOWER, MR. 20 FEB 1892 4 COTTAGE GROVE OR
FLYNN, CHAS I. 9 NOV 1902 10 BAKER CITY OR
FOLEY, A.N. DR. 1 OCT 1881 5 EUGENE OR
FOLEY, BERSHEBA MRS. 20 JAN 1872 3 EUGENE OR
FOLEY, MARGARET A. 22 OCT 1870 3 SPENCER BUTTE OR
FOLEY, MATT N. 20 OCT 1900 1 HOOD RIVER OR
FOLSOM, CHARLES FREDERICK 3 OCT 1868 2 EUGENE OR
FOLSOM, PHEBE A. MRS. 3 JUN 1871 3 EUGENE OR
FOLSOM, PHEBE MABEL 5 AUG 1871 3 EUGENE OR
FORBES, ANTON 11 APR 1885 5 PORTLAND OR
FORBES, C.M. 13 AUG 1895 4 PORTLAND OR
FORBES, RALPH J. 25 OCT 1902 5 MOHAWK OR
FORBES, ROBERT L. 31 MAR 1894 1 ISABEL OR
FORD, B.A. DR. MRS. 3 APR 1880 5 PORTLAND OR
FORD, ELIZA MRS. 14 JUL 1900 5 IRVING OR
FORD, SCHUYLER 2 APR 1887 5 ALBANY OR
FOREMAN, SAM 5 AUG 1895 1 PENDLETON OR
FORREST, GEORGE 21 SEP 1896 4 SALT LAKE CITY OR
FORREST, MARTHA ANN MRS. 24 JUL 1869 3 EUGENE OR
FOSHAY, ALEX 3 DEC 1894 4 GERVAIS OR
FOSS, EMMA MRS. 17 OCT 1896 1 SIUSLAW OR
FOSTER, A.A. 1 JUN 1901 6 JUNCTION CITY OR
FOSTER, DANIEL B. 4 FEB 1882 5 PORTLAND OR

Former Cottage Grove Mayor, passes August 11, 1901

Barn sign near Cottage Grove Oregon
Slide show Bruce/Flickr

“O.F. Knox Dead.

O.F. Knox, a prominent citizen of Lane County, died at his Eugene home, Sunday, August 11, 1901, of pneumonia. Mr. Knox was a son of Samuel Knox, deceased, who was one of the earliest settlers in Lane county, the old donation claim being located in the upper Willamette valley near Cottage Grove, where the subject of this sketch was raised. For several years O.F. Knox engaged in school teaching, later he went into the hardware business at Cottage Grove in which he was engaged until about a year ago, when he sold out and went to Eugene to reside, still giving his fine farm near Cottage Grove considerable of his personal attention.

At the election a year ago he tied H.R. Kincaid for the office of county judge of Lane county, Mr. Kincaid being given the office on the official count. Mr. Knox served as mayor of Cottage Grove several terms, was a man of sterling qualities and was held in the highest esteem by all who knew him.

He leaves a wife and five children to mourn their great loss, besides numerous other relatives and friends.  The funeral services were held at Cottage Grove Monday and were very largely attended.” Junction City Times, August 11, 1901, pg. 5, col. 5.

This is another example that if there is not a newspaper on file for the place your family member lived – check for newspapers in surrounding areas.  Junction City is another small community about 4o miles north of Cottage Grove carried this informative obituary for Mr. Knox.