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Smith Cemetery ~ Margaret Louisa Gage ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Gage, Margaret Louisa
LAST NAME: Gage FIRST NAME: Margaret MIDDLE NAME: Louisa NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME: Gilliam AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
GENDER: F TITLE: 
BORN: 27 Sept 1826 DIED: 28 Jan 1876 BURIED:  ~ Smith Cemetery
OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Missouri
DEATH PLACE: Oregon
NOTES: 
Smith Cemetery records published by PCHS give name as Mrs Louisa Gage who died 28 Jan 1876. She is buried in the same lot as Neal Gage and Diana Read. This suggests that she was their mother Margaret Louisa (Gilliam) Gage. 
Name of Father: Cornelius Gilliam
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary Elizabeth Crawford
Parents are buried in Dallas Cemetery
Donation Land Claim 3664 - William Gage, Polk Co; b 1824/25 Ray or Clay co, Mo; arrived Oregon 28 Nov 1844; settled claim 30 Sept 1852; married Margaret L., 15 or 25 Sept 1841 or 1842, Andrew co, Mo; Aff: Alexander Gage, Mary Gilliam, Marcus D.L. Gilliam, Benj. F. Nichols
1850 OR CENSUS - Margaret Gaige (25y, b MO) enumerated with William (26y, b MO, occupation farmer), John (5y, b OR), Margaret (1y, b OR) and Cynthia (0y, b OR)
1870 OR CENSUS - Margaret Gage (44y, b MO), enumerated with William (45y, b MO, occupation farmer), John (25y, b OR), Cynthia (20y, b OR), Cornelius (18y, b OR), William (16y, b OR), Marcus (14y, b OR), Diana (12y, b OR) and Perry (10y, b OR)
Note - husband William Gage later moved to Mitchell, Wheeler Co, Oregon, where he died 9 June 1891; he is buried in Upper Mitchell Cemetery
DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
OBITUARY: 
INSCRIPTION: 
L. Gage
SOURCES: 
PCHS
Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims, Vol 2, entry 3664
1850 OR CENSUS (Polk Co, FA#35)
1870 OR CENSUS (Polk Co, Luckiamute, FA#625)
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