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Hess, Regia D.
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| LAST: Hess
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FIRST: Regia
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MID: D.
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| GENDER: M
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| BORN: 15 May 1879
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DIED: 23 Jul 1889
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| BIRTH PLACE: Oregon
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| DEATH PLACE: Fairfield, Marion Co., Oregon
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NOTES:
1880 OR CENSUS - Regland Hess, age 1, b. Oregon, is enumerated with father David Hess, age 38, farmer, b. Oregon, and Kitty, age 19, b. Oregon, along with William H., age 4, and George, age 3, both born in Oregon.
DISCREPANY - Name is Regia on marker, Regland in 1880 Census, and Reginald in obit.
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OBITUARY:
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A Boy Falls From a Wagon and His Neck is Broken, Causing Instant Death.
A peculiarly sad and fatal accident was reported to this office yesterday morning about 3 o'clock, too late for that day's issue, by Dr. J. M. Keene, who came up with Thomas Kerr from Fairfield to procure a coffin for the victim of the occurrence.
Sam Kerr's threshing outfit was at work in the Millsap farm near the Willamette river in the vicinity of Fairfield, and some trouble existed about getting a sufficient amount of water, so it was determined to procure a supply from the river. They were informed that there was a good road down the river bank, so a water wagon was rigged up, to which four horses were attached and Sam Kerr and one of the machine hands drove to the river.
Reginald, the 9-year-old son of David Hess, mail carrier between Aurora and Fairfield, was around with the threshing crowd in boy style, and mounted the water wagon with the two men. The road proved to be one of those dangerous washouts, rough, rocky, and uneven, but they made the trip to the river without a mishap. Obtaining their load of water they started back, all riding. The horrible road was commented upon by the three and Sam Kerr, made the remark, "if I ever get out of this without breaking my neck, you can bet I'll never come back this road." He had scarcely finished the expression when the wagon capsized, the boy striking his head and breaking his neck. Besides this the heavy wagon fell upon him, breaking his thigh and otherwise mangling him, but he was probably impervious to suffering after the fall. His death must have been instantaneous. Mr. Kerr and the other man received some severe scratches and bruises, but were not seriously injured.
The terrible accident occurred between 5 and 6 in the evening. The body of the boy was conveyed to the stricken home and sympathizing friends offered such consolation as they could. Dr. Keene, who is attending to the harvest on the family homestead in that neighborhood, drove to Gervais that night to procure a coffin, but could not find none [sic] there, so he came up to this city as before stated.
In this calamity is another sad warning to parents to keep their children away from places where they have no business, and where the liabilities of danger are numerous.
Daily Oregon Statesman 25 Jul 1889 4:3
A Fatal Ride
A water wagon upsets and instantly kills a little Boy. About 6 o’clock last Wednesday Riginald [sic], the little son of Mr. Hess, the Fairfield and Aurora mail carrier, was instantly killed. The little boy was playing around the threshing machine of Mr. Kerr, which was at work on the farm of Wm. Millsappe, near Fairfield, when the water wagon started to the river for water, and boy like, he climbed on to the wagon and went with them The road leading down to the river from the bank is very steep and rough, so much so that the driver, Mr. Kerr, said he would never again go down there after water, if he escaped breaking his neck that trip. They were hardly half way up the hill when the wagon upset and little Hess was thrown violently to the ground, striking on his head and breaking his neck. The heavy wagon also fell on him breaking his thigh and otherwise bruising his body.
Woodburn Independent 27 Jul 1889
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INSCRIPTION:
Regia
D. Hess
Born May 15
1879
Died July 23, 1889
His cheeks are as a
Bed of spices as sweet
Flowers his lips like lilies
Dropping sweet smelling myrrh
May he rest in peace.
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SOURCES:
Saucy Survey & Photographs
1880 OR CENSUS (Yamhill Co., Wheatland, ED 135, pg 440A)
DOS 25 Jul 1889 4:3
WI 27 Jul 1889
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