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Thomas W. Burton

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Thomas W. Burton

Birth
Canada
Death
29 Jan 1901 (aged 47)
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 34, Lot 61, Grave 2N
Memorial ID
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Thomas W. Burton of Woodstock [neighborhood in Portland, Oregon], died on 29 Jan 1901 at 12 o'clock at night at Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, Oregon, of injuries suffered in a 15-foot fall, on 28 Jan 1901, from a railway trestle under construction.

He was 47. He was born 20 Apr 1853 [1880 U.S. Federal Census shows a Thomas Burton, carpenter, in Portland, Oregon, born in Canada in about 1853.] Funeral Services were on 1 Feb 1901 at 2 P.M. at Taylor Street M.D. Church. Burial was on 1 Feb 1901 in Lone Fir Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.

Thomas was a carpenter, working for Wakefield & Jacobson. He was a member of Americus Lodge, No. 1, K. of P. [Knights of Pythias], and Prosperity Camp, No. 306, Woodmen of the World. Thomas was married and his wife was by his bedside.

Abstracted by Kaye on 11 Jan 2011 from five articles on Genealogy.com from "The Morning Oregonian" newspaper and the two photos taken by Kaye on 21 Jul 2009 of the headstone in Lone Fir Cemetery.
Thomas W. Burton of Woodstock [neighborhood in Portland, Oregon], died on 29 Jan 1901 at 12 o'clock at night at Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, Oregon, of injuries suffered in a 15-foot fall, on 28 Jan 1901, from a railway trestle under construction.

He was 47. He was born 20 Apr 1853 [1880 U.S. Federal Census shows a Thomas Burton, carpenter, in Portland, Oregon, born in Canada in about 1853.] Funeral Services were on 1 Feb 1901 at 2 P.M. at Taylor Street M.D. Church. Burial was on 1 Feb 1901 in Lone Fir Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.

Thomas was a carpenter, working for Wakefield & Jacobson. He was a member of Americus Lodge, No. 1, K. of P. [Knights of Pythias], and Prosperity Camp, No. 306, Woodmen of the World. Thomas was married and his wife was by his bedside.

Abstracted by Kaye on 11 Jan 2011 from five articles on Genealogy.com from "The Morning Oregonian" newspaper and the two photos taken by Kaye on 21 Jul 2009 of the headstone in Lone Fir Cemetery.

Inscription

"Tho Lost From Sight
To Memory Dear."
Includes partial showing of "Woodmen of the World" seal.


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  • Created by: Kaye
  • Added: Jan 11, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64093665/thomas_w-burton: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas W. Burton (20 Apr 1853–29 Jan 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64093665, citing Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by Kaye (contributor 46864183).