Name of Father: Fredrick Staiger

Maiden Name of Mother: Frederica Barbara Stark

Parents are buried in Salem Pioneer Cemetery

1860 MO CENSUS – Pauline Staiger (20y, b Pennsylvania) enumerated with Frederick (54y, b Wurtemburg, occupation carder), Frederica (49y, b Wurtemburg), John (22y, b Pennsylvania, occupation shoemaker), Sophia (15y, b Pennsylvania), William (13y, b Pennsylvania), Emiline (11y, b Missouri), Auguste (8y, b Missouri) & Frederick (15y, b Missouri)

MARRIAGE - A. J. Purvine of Polk Co., & Paulina Staiger, m 3 May 1870 at house of Mr. Staiger; H. M. Wallwer, M.G. Wit: A. J. Daugherty & J. F. Staiger.
1870 OR CENSUS – Pauline Purvine (32y, b Pennsylvania) enumerated with Andrew (35y, b Illinois), Jorden (11y, b Oregon) and Cyrus (9y, b Oregon)

1880 OR CENSUS - Pauline Pervine [Purvine], age 44, b. Germany, is enumerated with husband Andrew J. age 46, occupation farmer, b. Illinois, along with Jordan, age 21, occupation farm laborer, b. Oregon, Syrus, age 18, occupation farm laborer, b. Oregon, Ida F., age 9, b. Oregon, George A., age 8, b. Oregon, Emily, age 6, b. Oregon, Gerty, age 4, b. Oregon, Arthur, age 2, b. Oregon, and John F., age 10 months, b. August in Oregon. 
DISCREPANCY - 1880 Census gives place of birth as Germany, DC gives place of birth as Pennsylvania.

1900 OR CENSUS – Pauline Purvine (b Oct 1839, Pennsylvania, married 30y, mother of 6 children, all living) enumerated with husband Andrew J. (b Nov 1833, Ill) and 4 children, Albert (b May 1872), Emma (b Apr 1873, Oregon), John F. (b June 1879, Oregon) and Ida Willis (b Feb 1871, Oregon, married 9y but husband not with family)

1910 OR CENSUS – Pauline F. Purvine (72y, b Missouri, widowed, mother of 6 children, all living) enumerated with son Monroe (32y, b Oregon) and a boarder William Riley (25y, b Texas)

Mrs Pauline Purvine, 81, pioneer resident of Salem, passed away at her home, 891 N Winter street, at eight o’clock Monday morning. Renowned as the “mother of the Purvines” Mrs Purvine is mourned by many, both friends and relatives. With her parents and brothers and sisters, Mrs Purvine came to this country in 1863, and has resided since in this county. Pauline F. Staiger was born in Beaver county Pennsylvania, October 26, 1838. She was the second child of a family of seven all of whom have passed beyond excepting one brother, William Staiger of this city. The family emigrated to Missouri in 1845 and in the year of 1863 crossed the plains and arrived in Aurora, Marion county, Oregon, in October of that year, where the family resided as members of the Keil colony of that place until December 1866, when they moved to Salem. She married Andrew J. Purvine May 3, 1867, and until the death of her husband in 1908 resided at the home farm near Zena, Oregon. After the death of the husband she moved to Salem, making her home with her daughters. She is survived by the following children: Ida W. Willis, wife of Col Percy Willis of Boston; Albert, Mrs E.T. Prescott, Mrs J.A. Remington, Monroe and Fred Purvine, all of this city. Burial will be at Zena cemetery at 11:30 o’clock Wednesday morning, the funeral party leaving Webb & Clough chapel at 10:30 am. Rev Lovell will officiate.

Capital Journal, Monday, December 22, 1919, 10:1

Pauline F. Staiger
1838 - 1919
[shares marker with Andrew]

Janssen Compilation
Saucy Survey & Photographs
OSBH DC (Marion County 1919) #720

1860 MO CENSUS (Shelby co, Bethel, FA#72)

Marion Co.Oregon Marriage Records Vo. I, 1849-1871, pg 82

1870 OR CENSUS (Polk co, FA#325) 
1880 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Bethel, ED 102, pg 441C)

1900 OR CENSUS (Polk co, Spring Valley, ED 172, FA#21)

1910 OR CENSUS (Polk co, Spring Valley, ED 252, sheet 2B)

CJ, 22 Dec 1919, 10:1