John Newsom - Howell Prairie Cemetery - Salem, Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member ddtfamily
N 44° 59.386 W 122° 55.776
10T E 505549 N 4981815
Zinc marker for a Marion County pioneer
Waymark Code: WMK97K
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 03/03/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member silverquill
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This zinc headstone marks the grave of John William Newsom, former Marion County Surveyor and a pioneer who originally settled in the area in 1852. As indicated by the marker, Mr. Newsom was a Mason. The marker also contains an engraving of an anchor.

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Date of birth (optional): 04/30/1828

Date of death (optional): 10/13/1902

Headstone text (optional):
No pain, no grief, no anxious fear Can reach our loved one sleeping here

Additional Coordinates (optional): Not Listed

Website: Not listed
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