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<DIV>Hi Carroll, Living in SW Portland I have been out to this loving
little cemetery many times. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I also found a letter by my grandfather in the
Oregonian complaining about an attempt by the county to move this cemetery
because it wanted to straighten out 122nd avenue (I believe). </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Anyway I have been in contact with the current county administrators of
this and the other 14 pioneer cemeteries and she has been very helpful i.e. the
70 pages I mentioned earlier. But the problem I have incurred is
apparently there is no records between the founding of this cemetery in 1848 and
the beginning of the county administrator in 1949.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The Oregon Historical Society has a book about this cemetery but it only
lists names that appear in the headstones.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The issue I have is that my Great grand father and Great grand mother had
there marriage annul in 1906. The actual documents are in the Oregon
Archives in Salem. Both remarried. He died in Seattle, Washington
and she died on Oakland, California.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Now the dilemma. When you go the cemetery you see a head stone that
says Father and Mother. It has the dates (Year only) that I have
for my Great Grand Parents. (Birth and Death). But who is really
buried there? </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>And because my Great Grand mother died in 1930 and Great Grand Father died
in 1936. Divorces and annulments were taboo subjects during this
period in our history and they both remarried. So my dilemma.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Eugene Melvin</DIV>
<DIV>SW Portland, Oregon</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A
href="mailto:CARROLLOUC@aol.com">CARROLLOUC@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 19, 2004 9:18
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [or-roots] Re: [GFO] Powell
Grove Cemetery</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Hi Eugene - i have a brochure from the Mult. Co., Pioneer
Association which gives this info: Powell Grove Cemetery, aka
Central Grove Cemetery. est. 1848, 1.0 acre. </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>I knew this cemetery had a different name when I was growing up
and lived near there. It would seem like the cemetery records, what there
might have been, would have been transferred to Mult. Co. when they took over
the cemetery.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>I remember my parents and grandparents were not happy with the
name change, although we didn't have anyone buried there. It was just that my
grandparents had lived in Parkrose, probably from before 1930 and knew
some of the inhabitants. They felt the name should be left alone, but you know
how that goes.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Are you able to go to the cemetery and look around? It is a
pretty little oasis with Sandy and 122nd surrounding it. Perhaps some of the
stones would be helpful. I wonder if the Mult. Co. library or the OR
Genealogical Society would have any of the information as to the names of the
really old folks. Though it does seem like 70 pages would just about cover all
of them except for the old flat stones that have become covered by grass or
the inscriptions have worn away. I still haven't been able to find a stone for
my gr grandfather Cooper in the Multnomah Pioneer Cemeter yet but have
everyone else.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Just some thoughts on the subject to throw out.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Who are you looking for in the cemetery?</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Carroll (Cooper) Summers</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
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<DIV>The current administrators are very helpful. They gave me
everything they had from 1949 forward. In my case about 70
pages. But they had no records prior to 1949. I believe this
cemetery began in the late 1880's. </DIV>
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<DIV>Eugene Melvin</DIV>
<DIV>SW Portland, Oregon</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A
href="mailto:CARROLLOUC@aol.com">CARROLLOUC@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 18, 2004 11:29
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [or-roots] Re: [GFO]
Powell Grove Cemetery</DIV>
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<DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>The Pioneer Cemetery Association, located in Portland should
have records of the graves in this cemetery. I don't have the address or
phone number but you should be able to find it in your Portland phone
directory.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>I remember the cemetery well from growing up in Parkrose. The
cemetery wasn't always surrounded by roads as it is now but I don't know
just when that happened as I have lived in So. Oregon since
1949.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>My Dad's side of the family were all buried in the Multnomah
Park (now) Pioneer Cemetery. I was able to get information from the Cem.
Assoc. as well as a plot map, although I did know where most of the older
ancestors were buried. An annual Memorial Day trek while growing up and I
still visit it when I can.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Carroll (Cooper) Summers</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Is there any records as to who and when people
were buried there prior to 1949. It is my understanding that this
is the year the management of this cemetery change from the Powell Grove
Cemetery Association to Multnomah County.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Eugene Melvin</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>SW Portland,
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