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McCallister, Lela Vera
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| LAST: McCallister
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FIRST: Lela
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MID: Vera
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| GENDER: F
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MAIDEN NAME: Burright
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TITLE: Mrs.
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| BORN: 3 Mar 1888
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DIED: 29 Dec 1974
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BURIED: 2 Jan 1975
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| BIRTH PLACE: Custer Co., Nebraska
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| DEATH PLACE: Marion Co., Oregon
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NOTES:
OSBH DC (Marion County 1974) #19400 - name of spouse, Albert
Name of father Cornelius Burright
Maiden name of mother Sarah Wilmoth
1900 OR CENSUS - Lelia [sic] Burright, age 12, b. Mar 1888 in Nebraska, is enumerated with father Cornelius, age 57, occupation farmer, b. Jan 1844 in Ohio, and his wife of 15 years, Sarah, age 34, mother of 8 children 7 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. Feb 1866 in Virginia, along with Chamelin, age 14, b. Feb 1886 in Nebraska, Edith, age 10, b. Oct 1889 in Nebraska, Earnest, age 8, b. Jul 1891 in Oregon, Christ., age 5, b. Jul 1894 in Oregon, Bryan, age 3, b. Sep 1896 in Oregon, and Duey [Dewey], age 1, b. Sep 1898 in Oregon.
MARRIAGE - C.B. McCallister of Marion County, OR and Lela Vera Burright of Polk County were married by H. Holman, Justice of the Peace 1 Nov 1905 at Polk County Courthouse; witnesses: E.M. Smith and A.N. Holman were present. Recorded 1 Nov 1905... E.M. Smith, County Clerk.
(Source - Joyce Patterson)
1930 OR CENSUS - Lela McCallister, age 45, married at age 18, b. Oregon [sic], is enumerated with Cassius B., age 55, married at age 28, occupation farm laborer, b. Washington, along with Leo, age 23, b. Oregon, Raymond, age 16, b. Oregon, Juanita, age 15, b. Oregon, Norman, age 13, b. Oregon, and Alfred, age 11, b. Oregon.
BIOGRAPHICAL:
(Source - Joyce Patterson)
Lela's parents Cornelius and Sarah died in Polk Co., Oregon and are buried in Hilltop Cemetery. The children [through Edith] were born on Cornelius and Sarah's homestead in Victoria Springs, Custer County, NE. Most records show they were born Merna which is just a few miles from Victoria Springs. The family left the area which is 8 miles North of Broken Bow in 1890 by steam engine train to Albany, Linn Co., Oregon. They settled Sodaville out of Albany.
NOTE - Photo of Lela, circa 1910 in the hop fields, is courtesy of Joyce Patterson.
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OBITUARY:
Lela McCallister late resident of 2577 Fisher Rd, NE, Salem, Sun, Dec 29th in a local hospital at the age of 86 years. Survived by daughter, Juanita Terry, Salem; sons, Norman McCallister, Raymond McCallister and Alfred McCallister, all of Salem and Leo McCallister, Marquam, Ore., brothers, Glen Burright, Ernest Burright, Chris Burright, Manley Burright, Roy Burright, Bryan Burright, all of Salem and Dewey Burright, Portland, sister, Ella Cummings, Hoquiam. Wash.
Graveside services will be Thursday, Jan 2nd at 3:00 p.m. at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Salem, under the direction of the Rigdon-Ransom Colonial Chapel, Cottage at Chemeketa NE, Salem.
Newspaper clipping, not cited
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INSCRIPTION:
No marker found
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SOURCES:
Newspaper clipping, not cited
Rigdon Records
1900 OR CENSUS (Linn Co., Sodaville, ED 52, FA 11A)
1930 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Fairgrounds, ED 31, sheet 10B)
Joyce Patterson
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