[or-roots] Powell Grove Pioneer Cemetery

[Sandra Carter]

I have a step-great grandmother who is buried in Vancouver beside her first husband and not beside my great grandfather in Oregon. The reason is her and her first husband lost a young son to cancer and bought a family plot when he died years before they died. So when each of them died, even though they were both married to someone else, they are now buried with their son. Sandi
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Eugene Melvin 
  To: or-roots ; ORFORUM-L 
  Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 10:36 AM
  Subject: [or-roots] Powell Grove Pioneer Cemetery


  Powell Grove Pioneer Cemetery

   

  This cemetery was established in 1848 and is located at Northeast 122nd and Sandy Boulevard, Portland, Oregon.  Multnomah County started managing this cemetery in 1948 and Suzie Busiz was kind enough to give me a complete copy of my family file, which consisted of 75 pages.

   

  And now for the problem that I need help with I put out to this wonderful group of researchers.

   

  The Metro Pioneer Cemetery has no records for this cemetery prior to 1948.  The Oregon Historical Society has a book "Oregon Guide to Genealogical Sources" authored by "Lenzen" which list on page 242 this cemetery and states it is on microfiche reel number 16 but does not state where this reel can be found and the Oregon Historical Society does not have this particular reel.

   

  The GFO has a book, which lists this cemetery, but it is just made up of information taken from the headstone located at the cemetery. And to make matters worse the headstone in questions says:

   

  MELVIN

  FATHER            MOTHER

  1856-1936                  1861-1930

   

  Now the Father in question is Edgar Nicols Melvin born 27 Oct 1858 and died 28 Nov 1936 (Info from Death Certificate).  The Mother is (I HOPE) Alice Delcina (KITTELL) Melvin born 6 Sep 1861 and died 1930.

   

  I know they got divorce on 6 Jul 1906.  And family records I have say Alice died in Oakland, California in 1930

   

  Plus I found a second marriage license for Edgar dated 14 Nov 1911 to a Maria J Mills born 27 May 1857 of Eugene, Oregon at time of marriage.  I have not found a death certificate or a divorce certificate for this marriage.  

   

  So far I have gone thru the January thru June 1930 issues of the Oakland Tribune looking at death notices with no luck.  And I am waiting for the second half of that year newspaper to continue my search.

   

  Bottom line is this.  Assuming the "Mother" in question is Alice when and where did she really died?  And a family mystery is if Alice is buried here why?  He divorced her 24 years early because she would not live on a homestead.  She wanted to live in a big city, i.e. Portland.

   

  Any help, clues or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

   

  Eugene Melvin

  Portland, Oregon

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