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Spring Valley Cemetery ~ Jesse Dutton Walling ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Walling, Jesse Dutton
LAST NAME: Walling FIRST NAME: Jesse MIDDLE NAME: Dutton NICKNAME: Bird
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
GENDER: M TITLE: Jr.
BORN: 28 Jan 1857 DIED:  7 Jul 1940 BURIED:  (Spring Valley Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  Farmer
BIRTH PLACE:  Zena, Polk Co., Oregon
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 

1860 OR CENSUS - J. D. Walling, age 3, b. Oregon, is enumerated with J. D., age 44, occupation farmer, b. Virginia, and E. A., age 37, b. New York, along with Olive, age 18, b. Iowa, Phebe, age 15, b. Iowa, John, age 13, b. Iowa, Benjamin, age 11, b. Oregon, A. A. (female), age 9, b. Oregon,Stelly, age 5, b. Oregon, and Florence, age 1, b. Oregon.

1870 OR CENSUS – Jesse Walling (13y, b Oregon) enumerated with Eliza A. (47y, b New York), Benjamin (22y, b Oregon, occupation farmer), Emma (19y, b Oregon), Estelle (17y, b Oregon), Ann (15y, b Oregon), Florence (10y, b Oregon), Loraine (8y, b Oregon), Alice (6y, b Oregon), Grant (4y, b Oregon) and Jennie (2y, b Oregon); also with family was Charles Cotton (26y, b Missouri, occupation laborer)

1880 OR CENSUS – Jesse B. Walling (23y, b Oregon, occupation artist) enumerated with mother Eliza A. (55y, b New York, widowed) and 6 siblings, all born in Oregon, Amy W. (28y), Florence (21y), Dilla L. (19y), Alice (17y), Grant (15y) and Jennie (12y)

MARRIAGE – J.D. Walling & Cora Loose m 17 Oct 1885 at residence of J. Harritt by J. Harritt, MG. Wit: C.W. Beckett & F. Loose

1900 OR CENSUS - Jesse Walling, age 43, occupation farmer, b. Jan 1857 in Oregon, is enumerated with his wife of 15 years, Cora E., age 37, mother of 5, b. Aug 1862, b. Oregon, along with Eva, age 13, b. Oct 1886 in Oregon, Fred C., age 12, b. Feb 1888 in Oregon, Jessie D., age 10, b. Nov 1889 in Oregon, Gertrude, age 9, b. Sep 1891 in Oregon and Ethel, age 7, b. Mar 1893 in Oregon.
1910 OR CENSUS - Jesse D. Walling, age 52, occupation farmer, b. Oregon, is enumerated with his wife of 25 years, Cora, age 47, mother of six children 5 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. Oregon, along with Eva M., age 23, widowed, b. Oregon, Jesse D., age 20, single, occupation farmer, b. Oregon, Gertrude L., age 19, b. Oregon, Ethel, age 17, b. Oregon, and Harold C., age 5, b. Oregon.

1920 OR CENSUS – Jesse Dutton Walling (65y, b Oregon, occupation farmer) enumerated with wife Cora (58y, b Oregon) and son Harold (19y, b Oregon)

1930 OR CENSUS – Jesse D. Walling (73y, b Oregon, married at age 26y, occupation farmer) enumerated with wife Cora M. (67y, b Oregon, married at age 20y)

1940 OR CENSUS – Jesse D. Walling (83y, b Oregon) enumerated with wife Cora (77y, b Oregon); family was living in same house in 1935  

DEATH CERTIFICATE: 

OSBH DC (Polk County 1940) #63 - Jesse D. Walling, male, farmer, married (Cora), b. 28 Jan 1857 at Zena, Oregon, d. 7 Jul 1940 in Salem, Oregon (Rt. 1 Box 145) at the age of 83 yrs 5 m's 9 days, name of ather Jesse D. Walling (b. W. Virginia), maiden name of mother Eliza Ann Wise (b. New York), interment Zena; informant Jesse Walling of Salem, Oregon. 

OBITUARY: 

SALEM, Juy 7 (Special) - J. D. (Bird) Walling, 83, native of Oregon, died at his home near Zena Sunday.
Mr. Walling was born on his father's donation land claim. He was graduated from Willamette university and later was engaged in the photographic business at Zena. For the past many years he had operated a farm.
Surviving are the widow, Cora Wallin; three daughters, Mrs. Eva Purvine, Amity; Mrs. Gertrude Stewart, Oswego; Mrs. Ethel Mott, Salem, and two sons, Jesse D., Salem, and Harold C., Portland. He also leaves a brother, Grant, of Dayton, and a sister, Mrs. Alice Pomeroy, Kimberly, Idaho.
Funeral services will be held at the Clough-Barrick Chapel here Wednesday afternoon, with interment in the Zena cemetery.
Oregonian, The (Portland, Oregon) 8 Jul 1940 9:6

INSCRIPTION: 

Walling
Jesse D.
1857 - 1940
[shares marker with Cora]

SOURCES: 

Janssen Compilation
Saucy Survey & Photographs
OSBH DC (Polk County 1940) #63
1860 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Spring Valley, FA #224) 

1870 OR CENSUS (Polk co, FA#324)

1880 OR CENSUS (Polk co, Bethel, ED 102, FA#85)

Polk Co, Oregon, Marriage Records, 1879-1888, page 25

1900 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Spring Valley, ED 172, sheet 3A)
1910 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Spring Valley, ED 252, sheet 1B) 

1920 OR CENSUS (Polk co, Spring Valley, ED 365, sheet 2B)

1930 OR CENSUS (Polk co, Spring Valley, ED 4, sheet 2A)

1940 OR CENSUS (Polk co, Spring Valley, ED 27-42, sheet 1A)

OREG 8 Jul 1940 9:6

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