Tag: Civil War

Wetherell, John Otis

Oregon City Enterprise, Friday, March 24, 1893
John O. Wetherell
On Thursday John O. Wetherell, county treasurer of Clackamas county, died at his home in Canemah of heart failure, aged 62 years, 3 months and 10 days.
Mr. Wetherell was born in Worcester county, Mass., in 1830 and moved with his parents to York state the following year, where he lived till he was thirteen years of age when they moved to Wisconsin where he was lived till after he was a man grown. In December he was married to Nellie Wetherell, a distant relative and two years later they moved to Martin county, Minn., which was in the midst of the Indian depredations of 1862 and ’63. Here he acted as frontier scout till the spring of 1864 when he entered the volunteer service as an artilleryman his first service being at Chattanooga as a private. He remained with the Army of the West till the close of the war and returned to his home in Minnesota with lieutenant’s stripes on his shoulder having been promoted for bravery in service. He afterwards moved to Missouri and Kansas in both of which states he held several offices of trust. In October 1885 he moved with his family to Oregon stopping at Oregon City till spring when he moved to Eugene where he lived till 1889 when he returned to this place where he has since lived. In April 1892 he was nominated by the republicans for county treasurer to which office he was elected in June following by a good majority.
For years he had not been strong and especially during the latter part of the summer he was in poor health. In the latter part of November he had a severe attack of spinal and heart trouble which nearly terminated fatally but from which he subsequently rallied and was able to visit his office a few times. On the 26th of December he had a severe attack from which he never recovered. After nearly three months confinement to his bed during all of which time he suffered intense pain and during the last two months of which he took almost no nourishment, he quietly passed to the great beyond on Thursday last leaving a wife and six children, Hattie, Myrtle, Maude, Opal, Gladys and Earle to mourn their loss.
Mr. Wetherell was a member of Multnomah Lodge, No. 1, A. F. & A. M. and of Meade Post No. 2 G. A. R. The funeral services were held at the house on Sunday afternoon and were conducted by the Masonic lodge of which he was an honored member. The remains were laid to rest in the Masonic cemetery and were followed thither by a large procession of Masons, members of the G. A. R. and citizens.
Mr. Wetherell was a quiet conservative citizen who was well and favorably known in this community. Those who knew him best esteemed him highest. While his death was not unexpected it falls with bitter severity upon his family and numerous friends.

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Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903
Wetherell, John O.
Pvt Co. F Regt. 1st
Minnesota Heavy Artillery
Oregon City or St. Mary’s
Oregon City, Oregon
Date of Death: Mar. 17, 1893

Civil War Pension Index: Wetherell, John O.
Widow: Wetherell, Nellie M.
F. Minn H. A.
1893 June 17, Widow, Application: 578595, Certificate: 410267, Oreg.

Name: John O . Wetherell
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Minnesota
Regiment: 1st Regiment, Minnesota Heavy Artillery
Company: F
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Second Lieutenant
Film Number: M546 roll 10

Name: John O Witherell
Age at Enlistment: 33
Enlistment Date: 15 Jul 1865
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Minnesota
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 14 Aug 1865.Enlisted in Company F, Minnesota 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment on 15 Jul 1865. Mustered out on 27 Sep 1865.
Birth Date: abt 1832
Death Place: Clackamas County, Oregon
Sources: Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-65, Research by Harold Slavik

Wendover, George Washington

Oregon City Enterprise, Friday, January 13, 1922
Civil War Veteran Has Hip Fractured
George Wendover, G. A. R. veteran, who fell at his home 412 Duane St., Friday and injured his hip, was taken to Portland Monday for x-ray to ascertain the nature of the fracture.
He had just come from town and had a dizzy spell and fell. He is 85 years old and served in the Civil War from beginning to end. He was with Sherman in his march to the sea.

Morning Oregonian, October 9, 1928 (see obituary below – was actually his 90th birthday)
VETERAN WILL CELEBRATE HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY TODAY
Family Reunion to be Held at Home of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Wendover in Oregon City.
Oregon City, Or., Oct. 8 – George Washington Wendover, civil war veteran, will celebrate his 100th birthday anniversary tomorrow at his home at 202 Molalla avenue with a family reunion. Mr. Wendover has been looking forward with interest to the event, and to add to the pleasure was the arrival today of a son, Stephen Garrett Wendover, from Nez Perce, Idaho.
Although Mr. Wendover has reached his 100th year, he is still able to read the daily papers and books without the aid of glasses. He keeps up with the topics of the day and is looking forward to the day he will cast his vote for Herbert Hoover for president. Accompanying him to the polls will be his wife, Mrs. Ellen Wendover, who will be 82 years of age February 28, also a staunch supported of Hoover.
Civil War Days Recalled.
“I have voted the republican ticket since I have been able to vote,” said Mr. Wendover, “and will continue to do so if I live another 100 years. Even if Smith is from New York, my native state, I am going to vote for Herbert Hoover and for Charles Curtis for vice-president.”
Mr. Wendover well remembers events of his early day life and of the time he served with company K, 75th New York ifantry, and delights in relating the events of civil war days. He is of happy disposition, and gets a thrill when he reads an exciting story in a book or newspaper.
Mr. Wendover was born at Auburn, N. Y., October 9, 1828. In 1873, at Peru, Kan., Mr. Wendover married Mrs. Ellen Conklin, widow of Mervin Conklin, also a veteran of the civil war.
Mrs. Wendover Active.
To Mr. and Mrs. Wendover were born eight children: living are Willis Gilbert Wendover of Lolo hot springs, Mont; Mrs. Emma Cruzan, Oregon City; Stephen Garret Wendover, Nez Perce, Idaho; Mrs. James Martin, Oregon City; Mrs. Dan Graves, Mulino, and James Henry Wendover, Oregon City.
Thirty-one years ago Mr. Wendover and his family came to the northwest, settling at Colfax, Wash., and for the past eight years Oregon City has been their home.
Mrs. Wendover, an unusual woman for her age, is still active and is looking forward to the celebration of her 83rd birthday anniversary in February. Like her husband, she keeps up with the news of the day by reading the daily newspapers.

Sunday Oregonian, October 4, 1931
Veteran is 103 Years Old.
Oregon City, Or., Oct. 3 – George Washington Wendover of Oregon City, who has been confined in the Veterans’ hospital in Portland for the past year, will celebrate his 103d birthday anniversary at the hospital Friday, October 9. It is believed that Mr. Wendover is the oldest person in the state. Members of his family and civil war veterans will attend the birthday at the hospital. Mr. Wendover was born in New York state, October 9, 1828, and served in the civil war. He has been a resident of Oregon City nine years.

 

Oregon City Enterprise, December 31, 1937
CIVIL WAR VETERAN PASSES IN HOSPITAL
Death claimed another Civil war veteran of this county on Tuesday evening in the passing of Goerge Washington Wendover at the United States veterans’ hospital in Portland. He had lived at the hospital since 1931.

Frequently reported to be over 105, years old, Mr. Wendover was actually 95. He was born in Cayagua, N. Y. on October 9, 1843. On March 8, 1862, he enlisted as a private in company K, 75th regiment, New York volunteers, and served until November 19, 1864, when he was transferred to company C. He was discharged at Savannah, Ga., on August 31, 1865. Wearying of civil life after war service, he reenlisted in the United States army on September 16, 1868 and served in company F, sixth regiment, until honorably discharged on September 16, 1871.

Mr. Wendover and his wife, the late Ellen S. Wendover who died at the age of 88 on December 10, 1935, came west to Oregon in 1921. He was a member of Meade post No. 2, G. A. R., until the post was disbanded and then was given an honorary membership in Willamette Falls post No. 5, American Legion.

Surviving are three sons and three daughters, Mrs. James Martin; Mrs. W. S. Cruzan and James H. Wendover of this city; Mrs. D. W. Graves of Mulino; Willis Gilbert Wendover of Lolo Hot springs, Mont., and S. Garrett Wendover of Nez Perce, Idaho. A step-daughter, Jane Taylor, lives in Canada and there are several grandchildren.

Graveside funeral services will be held today t 2 o’clock at the family plot in Mountain View cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by Willamette Falls post No 5, American Legion, with Howard F. Hutchins, pastor of the Church of Christ, assisting. The Oregon City Funeral Home is in charge.

MILITARY:

Name: George Wendover
Death Date: 29 Dec 1936
Death Place: Portland
Spouse: Ellen
Certificate: 4196

Civil War Pension Index: Wendover, George W.
C & K 75 NY Inf.
S 42 V. R. C.
S 6 U. S. Inf.
1889 Aug 12, Invalid, Application: 721836, Certificate: 734775, Kans.

Name: George W . Wendover
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: New York
Regiment: 75th Regiment, New York Infantry
Company: C,K
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film Number: M551 roll 149

Returns from Regular Army Service 1869-1878
George Wendover, Private, 1 May 69, Co F, 6th Regiment of Infantry

New York Muster Roll Abstracts:
Wendover, G. W.
Trans Roll Nov 18 ’61
Transferred from Co. K to Co. C, Nov 18 ’64
(Mustered Out) 31 Aug 65, Pvt with Co at Savannah Ga

New York in the Civil War:
Wendover, George W. – Age 19 years. Enlisted March 8, 1862, at Butler to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. K, June 25, 1862, re-enlisted as a veteran March 28, 1864; transferred to Co. C, November 19, 1864; mustered out with company, August 31, 1865, at Savannah, Ga.

Wells, Peter G.

Oregon City Enterprise, Friday, July 17, 1914
VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR DIES MONDAY
Peter G. Wells, a veteran of the Civil war and for 24 years a resident of Oregon, died at his home in Gladstone at 6:40 o’clock Monday evening, following a stroke of paralysis three years ago. Friday evening he suddenly grew worse. The funeral will be held at 1 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Gladstone Christian church.
He had always been active in the affairs of the local post of the Grand Army of the Republic. Several years ago he organized the fife and drum corps and he had taken a prominent part in other enterprises of the post. He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Sadie Gault, of Gladstone, and one sister in the west, Mrs. George Grout, of Washougal, Wash.
He was born November 6, 1846, at Waupun, Wis., September 17, 1864 he enlisted in the Thirteenth Wisconsin infantry and served until the end of the war. In 1890 he moved to Oregon with his family and settled in Clackamas county, where he lived continuously until his death.

Oregon Death Index:
Name: Peter G Wells
Death Date: 13 Jul 1914
Death Place: Clackamas
Certificate: 3610

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Civil War Pension Index: Wells, Peter G.
Widow: Wells, Emma
E 13 Wis. Inf.
1891 Apr 24, Invalid, Application: 1014838, Certificate: 1030496, Oregon
1914 Aug 15, Widow, Application: 1032792, Certificate: 784525 Oregon

Name: Peter G . Wells
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Wisconsin
Regiment: 13th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry
Company: E
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film Number: M559 roll 32

Name: Peter G Wells
Residence: Wisconsin
Enlistment Date: 27 Sep 1864
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Wisconsin
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, Wisconsin 13th Infantry Regiment on 27 Sep 1864.Mustered out on 13 Jun 1865.
Death Date: 13 Jul 1914
Death Place: Clackamas County, Oregon
Sources: Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion, Research by Harold Slavik

Weir, Evan P.

Morning Enterprise, April 9, 1921
E.P. Ware of Woodburn, died suddenly at his home Thursday morning from heart trouble.
Mr. Ware was born in Missouri July 14, 1846, and came to Oregon from that state in 1892, first settling in Portland, where he remained until moving to Woodburn.
Deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. Susan Ware, of Woodburn; two sons, Walter P. Ware, of Woodburn; Madison E. Ware of Portland, Oregon; a brother, William Ware, of Missouri. He also leaves a niece, Mrs. E. L. Shaw of this city, and a nephew, A.J. Ware, also of Oregon City. His brother, J. M. Ware, died in Oregon City eight years ago.
The remains are to be brought to Oregon City Saturday and funeral services will be held from the Baptist Church Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock with the Rev. Willis Pettibone, pastor, officiating. Internment will be in the family plot in Mountain View Cemetery.

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Civil War Pension File:
Weir, Evan P.
P. D 45 and B 50 Mo. V. I.
Died April 7, 1921
Airlie, Oregon

Military Headstone Request:
Evan P. Weir
Pvt.
D
45th Missouri
Died Apr 7, 1921
Mountain View Cemetery, Oregon City

Name: Even P . Weir
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Missouri
Regiment: 50th Regiment, Missouri Infantry
Company: F B
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film Number: M390 roll 51

Name: Evan P . Weir
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Missouri
Regiment: 45th Regiment, Missouri Infantry
Company: D
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
Alternate Name: Even P./Weir
Film Number: M390 roll 51

Name: Even P Weir
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Missouri
Service Record: Enlisted in Company F, Missouri 50th Infantry Regiment.
Sources: Index to Compiled Military Service Records

Name: Evan P Weir
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Missouri
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, Missouri 45th Infantry Regiment.
Death Place: Clackamas County, Oregon
Sources: Index to Compiled Military Service Records, Research by Harold Slavik

Webb, (James) Hanley

Family history shows name as James Hanley Webb
Born 3/29/1825, Lawrence County Ohio.
Married: Elizabeth Skeen

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Civil War Pension Index: Webb, Hanley Jr.
Widow: Webb, Elizabeth
E 23 Mo Inf
1890, Jan 3. Widow, Application No. 412103, Certificate No. 318960, Mo.

Webb, Hanley Jr.
E 23 Mo Inf
1880 May 3, Invalid, Application: 359470, Certificate: 224637, no State

Name: Hanley Webb
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Missouri
Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, Missouri 23rd Infantry Regiment.
Sources: Index to Compiled Military Service Records

Name: Hanley Webb
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Missouri
Regiment: 23rd Regiment, Missouri Infantry
Company: E
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film Number: uM390 roll 51

Watkins, James Perry

Oregon City Enterprise, Friday, May 2, 1918
JAMES WATKINS WAS EARLY PIONEER AND CIVIL WAR VETERAN
J. P. Watkins, one of the earliest Oregon pioneers, died suddenly at Tacoma, Friday. His daughters, Mrs. J. C. Pollans, of West Linn, and Mrs. J. R. Johnson, of Clackamas, were advised of his death Friday, and they believe their father was on his way to this city to visit with them, as he had been at the Soldiers’ Home at Orting, Wash.
Mr. Watkins was born in Indiana and was 75 years of age. He came across the plains with his parents in the early days. At the breaking out of the civil War, Mr. Watkins enlisted in Company E., First Oregon Infantry and under command of Captain F. O. McCown and First Lieutenant John B. Dimick. At the close of the war Mr. Watkins returned to Oregon City to make his home, and resided here many years. He has been at the Soldier’s Home for some time, where he had many friends among the old white haired veterans.
Mr. Watkins is survived by the following children: Albert Watkins, of Portland; J. O. Watkins, of Asotin, Wash.; J. F. Watkins, of Portland; J. H. Watkins, of Monroe, Wash.; Mrs. J. C. Pollanz, of West Linn, Oregon; Mrs. J. R. Johnson, of Clackamas, Oregon.
He also leaves eighteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. His grandchildren in Portland are Roy Watkins, Mrs. Harold Nelson and Blanche Watkins; of Clackamas are Mrs. May Elkin, Melvin Johnson but at present at Castle Rock, Ralph and Clara Johnston, Percy Pollanz, a student at the Oregon Agricultural College, and Jacob Jr. of West Linn. Albert Johnston, a grandson, is a member of Company C, 162 Infantry now in France. One of his great-grandchildren is Evelyn Nelson.

Washington Select Death Certificates:
Name: J .P . Watkins
Gender: Male
Age: 75
Estimated birth year: abt 1843
Death Date: 25 Apr 1918
Death Place: Tacoma, Pierce, Washington
Father: Wm. Watkins
Mother: Sarah Smith
FHL Film Number: 1992537
Reference ID: 456

Early Oregonians:
Name: James Perry Watkins
Birth Date: 10 May 1842
Birth Place: Iowa, USA
Death Date: 25 Apr 1918
Death Place: Pierce, Washington, USA

MILITARY:

Name: James P . Watkins
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Oregon Territory
Regiment: 1st Regiment, Oregon Infantry
Company: E
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film Number: M553 roll 1

Name: James P Watkins
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Oregon
Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, Oregon 1st Infantry Regiment.
Sources: Index to Compiled Military Service Records

Washburn, Andrew J.

Oregon City Enterprise, Friday, November 20, 1896
DIED – At his home in Parkplace on Saturday, November 14, 1896, Andrew J. Washburn, aged 64 years, 2 months and 17 days.
Mr. Washburn came to Oregon fifteen years ago from New York after living in East Portland and Eastern Oregon for some years he moved with his family to Parkplace in 1890 and engaged with his son-in-law Geo. Hamilton in general merchandise business. He was a man of strict integrity and one who made friends with all who came to know him. He leaves a wife and one daughter, Mrs. Geo. Hamilton, to mourn the loss of a devoted husband and kind father.
The funeral services took place Sunday at 11 a. m. in the hall of Multnomah Lodge No. 1, A. F. and A. M. of which order the deceased was an honored member.
The services opened with a beautiful song, rendered by a choir of the leading singers of Oregon City, after which Miss Mabel Raglan sang that wonderful sympathetic song, “One Sweetly Solemn Thought.”
The remains were inclosed in a handsome casket and on being brought into the room were placed in the center of the hall where the casket was covered with many appropriate offerings of flowers. In addition to the members of the lodge and of the the family, there were present a number of friends who had come to show their regard for the family and the memory of the deceased.
A brief address was then delivered by Rev. Henderson of Portland, in which he touched on the noble character of the deceased and the patriotism he had displayed in going to the defense of his country in the days of ’61.
Then followed the grand and impressive burial rites of the Masonic order, conducted under the direction of Worshipful Master J. H. Walker. With the close of the services the pall bearers, Capt. J. T. Apperson, E. E. Williams, A. F. Parker, Jos. Lynch, Sidney Smyth and W. H. H. Samson bore the casket to the hearse whence it was taken to the Masonic cemetery where the closing rites of the order were rendered.

Oregon City Courier, November 20, 1896
Andrew J. Washburn, aged 64 years 2 months and 17 days, died at Parkplace on Saturday morning. Funeral services were held at Masonic hall on Sunday at 11 a.m. He left a widow and one daughter, Mrs. George A. Hamilton. He was until recently engaged in business at Parkplace. The day before he was taken sick he returned from a trip to the mountains and feeling good he over ate, which caused his last sickness.

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Headstones Proved for Civil War Veterans:
Washburn, Andrew J.
Pvt Co I, Regt. 24th
New York Infantry
Cemetery Oregon City or St. Mary’s
Oregon City, Oregon
Date of Death: Nov. 14, 1896

Name: Andrew J . Washburn
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: New York
Regiment: 24th Regiment, New York Infantry
Company: I
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film Number: M551 roll 148

Name: Andrew I Washburn
Residence: Oswego, New York
Age at Enlistment: 28
Enlistment Date: 21 Sep 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Oswego, New York
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company I, New York 24th Infantry Regiment on 21 Sep 1861.Mustered out on 04 Jan 1862 at Upton’s Hill, VA.
Birth Date: abt 1833
Death Date: 14 Nov 1896
Death Place: Clackamas County, Oregon
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General, Research by Harold Slavik

New York, Town Clerks’ Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865
Name: Andrew Jackson Washburn
Birth Date: 15 Sep 1832
Birth Place: Oneida County, New York
Father: Stotard Washburn
Mother: Polly Armon
Residence Place: Oswego, New York
Enlistment Date: 18 Sep 1861
Enlistment Location: Ellington, Chautauqua, New York
Regiment: 24th Infantry
Company: I
Rank: Private
Race: White
Marital Status: Married

Warren, Charles E.

Oregon City Enterprise, April 3, 1874
DEATH OF CHAS. E. WARREN
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Chas. E. Warren, who died at his residence in this city last Saturday evening of small-pox. Mr. Warren was the eldest son of Hon. Henry Warren, and a young man who had just entered active life. He was admitted to the bar in 1870, and for the time he has been in practice, had gained a high standing as an attorney. He was a young man of warm and generous impulses, and won the esteem and confidence of all who knew him. He was married about two years ago, and now leaves a wife and infant daughter. The sad death has cast a gloom over our entire city, and deep and heartfelt is the sorrow for the loss of one who was so beloved and respected. His family and relatives have the sympathies of our citizens and they feel deeply with them in their affliction. Elsewhere we publish the proceedings of the various organizations to which Mr. Warren belonged, and we can only add that the sorrow expressed by them is universal among all our citizens. The sorrow of the wife and relatives of Mr. Warren is indeed great and few can imagine the pain it has caused them to pass from day to day, during his illness, within a few feet of a loved husband and son, in the very agonies of death, without even the poor privilege of visiting him and administering to his wants. They have one consolation, that all was done that could be to save him and relieve his sufferings. But a few days ago, Charles was among us in his usual happy spirit. Now he lies in the city of the dead. And while we feel deeply the blow, let us trust that he is in a better and happier land, and that his spirit has found rest with the Giver of all things.

WELL ATTENDED. – Dr. J. W. Norris, the physician who attended the late Chas. E. Warren, deserves great credit for the able and diligent manner he attended to him. Even at the risk of his own life, he was almost in constant attendance, and did all that human skill could for him. Few men would have risked so much. And while his skill could not avert the hand of death, the friends and relatives of the deceased cannot fail to be grateful to him for his exertions to overcome the fatal disease. The Doctor deserves the thanks of our whole community for his faithfulness.

OBITUARY.
Charles E. Warren, eldest son of Hon. Henry Warren, died at Oregon City, March the 28th, 1874, agaed 27 years, 5 months and 19 days. He was born in Clinton county, Missouri, on the 9th day of October 1846, and in 1847, while yet an infant, he was brought across the plains to this State by his parents. His childhood was spent at McMinnville, Yamhill county, where he received the rudiments of his education. In 1864 he responded to the call for volunteers, and served his county for one year, at the expiration of which he resumed his studies at the McMinnville College. He next attended the Commercial College in San Francisco, Cal., where he graduated in 1867. After his return to Oregon he entered into the study of law with Messrs. Mitchell and Dolph of Portland. In 1870 he was admitted to the bar of Oregon, after which he established himself at Oregon City. Somewhat later he was also admitted to practice in the District Court of the United States. In 1872 he was married to Miss Ellen Saffarans of Oregon City, now widowed after a happy wedded life of less than 18 months. After being settled, Mr. Warren was rapidly gaining in the esteem and confidence of the community. For one so young in years, he enjoyed a large share of patronage, and met with marked success in his profession. Prospects of advancement, of usefulness, of distinction were unfolding before him, when suddenly, all was cut short by death. His last illness was one of great suffering, increased by the sad necessity of being separated from all his loved ones. Yet he bore all with fortitude, and resignation to the will of his heavenly Father. His last words while conscious – words of unspeakable comfort to his bereaved parents – were “Tell my father I die trusting in the Savior.” Mr. Warren was a member of the order of Odd Fellow, under whose supervision his remains were buried. He was a young man of energy, integrity and more than ordinary ability. His mourning relatives have the heart-felt sympathy of the whole community. His death is felt to be a public loss, and his memory will long be cherished by all who knew him.
Rev. A. J. W.

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Name: Charles E Warren
Rank at enlistment: Corporal
State Served: Oregon
Service Record: Enlisted in Company B, Oregon 1st Infantry Regiment.
Sources: Index to Compiled Military Service Records

Name: Charles E . Warren
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Oregon Territory
Regiment: 1st Regiment, Oregon Infantry
Company: B
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Corporal
Film Number: M553 roll 1

Ware, James Matthew

Oregon City Enterprise, Friday, June 21, 1895
A very pleasant family reunion was held at the residence of H. W. May on Seventh street, last Sunday and a splendid dinner was served. The affair was given partly in honor of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ware as they are visiting the latter’s son, Postmaster S. R. Green and her other children living in this city. Those present were: John Green and family, H. C. Green and family, C. A. Rands and family, Mrs. Ed. Shaw, Miss Lou Ware, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ware, H. W. May and family, and S. R. Green and family. This is the first time that the family of mother sons and daughters have all been together for fifteen years.

Morning Enterprise, August 31, 1911
J. M. WARE SERIOUSLY ILL
Stepfather of S. R. Green Stricken While Visiting Daughter
J. M. Ware, father of Mrs. E. Shaw and step-father of S. R. Green, was taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital in Portland Wednesday for treatment. Mr. Ware was stricken while visiting his daughter, Mrs. C. A. Rands, of Palouse, Wash. He is being attended by Dr. Sommer.

Oregon City Enterprise, Friday, November 28, 1913
PIONEER DIES AT OREGON CITY HOME
J. M. Ware died Tuesday at his home in this city after an illness of two and one-half years. Death was due to cancer. Mr. Ware was born in Missouri, May 2, 1844, and had been a resident of Oregon City since 1867. He is survived by a widow, one son and three daughters: Rev. A. J. Ware, of Aberdeen, Wa; Mrs. E. L. Shaw, of Oregon City; Mrs. C. A. Rands and Mrs. Ed Wiley of Palouse, Wa.
The funeral will be held at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon from the United Brethren Church: Bishop H. L. Barkley officiating. Mr. Ware is also survived by four step-children: Mrs. Eva May, H. C. Green, West Linn: J. V. and A. R. Green, of Oregon City.

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Only partial records exist for the 7th Missouri Infantry, CSA. Family history shows that Ware enlisted in Company G, 7th Missouri Infantry – only five names are found in the records for this company and do not include Ware.

Records also show that Ware’s birth name was Weir. A note in his family history states that he served in Company I, 7th Missouri Infantry.

Other notes from a family tree entry: According to records he was a Confederate in the Civil War, was captured, took an immigrant train to the state of Oregon. He set up a stagecoach route there. His mother and family moved and he could not locate them by mail.