J.M. Matthes - Pioneer Cemetery - Salem, Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member ddtfamily
N 44° 55.210 W 123° 02.826
10T E 496282 N 4974082
Zinc headstone marking the grave of J.M. Matthes
Waymark Code: WMKFD3
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 04/06/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 2

This zinc headstone marks the grave of Prussian immigrant John Martin Matthes. The marker is in good shape other than the top ornament is cracked and slightly askew. His obituary reads:

MATTHES - At the farm home, near Whiteaker, on May 27, 1896, of heart trouble, John M. Matthes, aged 57. Mr. Matthes was an old resident of Oregon, having resided on his farm, near Whiteaker for twenty years. Mr. Matthes was a good husband and father, and was loved by all who knew him. The bereaved family have the sincere sympathy of the community in which they live. -Daily Capital Journal, Jun 9, 1896


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Date of birth (optional): 11/08/1838

Date of death (optional): 05/25/1896

Headstone text (optional):
NO PAIN, NO GRIEF, NO ANXIOUS FEAR, CAN REACH OUR LOVED ONE SLEEPING HERE.


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