William C. Brown Cemetery ~ John E. Remington ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
Remington, John E.
LAST: Remington FIRST: John MID: E.
GENDER: M MAIDEN NAME:  TITLE: 
BORN: 15 Feb 1871 DIED: 9 May 1934 BURIED: 12 May 1934 (William C. Brown Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  Farmer
BIRTH PLACE:  Dallas, Polk Co, Oregon
DEATH PLACE: Sherwood, Washington Co, Oregon
NOTES: 

1880 OR CENSUS - R.C. Remington, age 49, occupation farmer, b. New York, is enumerated with Mary E., age 30, b. Oregon, along with Lucy, age 12, b. Oregon, Sarah, age 10, b. Oregon, John, age 8, b. Oregon, Marion, age 6, b. Oregon, Joseph, age 4, b. Oregon, and Masey, age 1, b. Oregon.

1900 OR CENSUS – John E. Remington (b Feb 1872, Oregon) enumerated with parents Rueben C. (b Dec 1830, New York, married 34y) and Mary E. (b Sept 1849, Oregon) and 3 siblings, Marion H. (b Feb 1874, Oregon), Joseph (b Jan 1876, Oregon) and Gilla (b June 1883, Oregon)

MARRIAGE – John Remington & Rose Evans md 6 Dec 1909, Polk co, Oregon

1910 OR CENSUS – John E. Remington (38y, b Oregon, married 0y, first marriage) enumerated with wife Rose (22y, b Oregon, second marriage)

1920 OR CENSUS – John Remington (48y, b Oregon, occupation laborer) enumerated with wife Rose (31y, b Oregon) and daughter Josie (9y, b Oregon)

1930 OR CENSUS – John Remington (59y, b Oregon, first married at age 38y, occupation tile worker) enumerated with wife Rose (41y, b Oregon, first married at age 17y) and daughter Josie (19y, b Oregon)

NOTE – wife Rose was born Aug 1888, daughter of Eliseph & Mary Rogers, and appears with her parents in 1900 census of Wasco Co, Oregon. She remarried 22 Jan 1936 at Vancouver, Clark co, Washington, to Andrew Swanson of Portland [Washington Marriage Records, Ancestry.com]

DISCREPANCY - DC gives year of birth as 1871, marker as 1872.

OBITUARY: 

Graveside services were held in the Brown cemetery Saturday for John Remington, who passed away last Thursday at his home in Sherwood. He was a brother of Joe Remington and Mrs Fay Brown of Salt Creek. Mr Remington, who was 64 years of age, died quite suddenly as the result of a heart attack. He is also survived by his widow and daughter Mrs Harold Roberts of Sherwood.

Itemizer Observer, Thursday, May 17, 1934, 1:5

INSCRIPTION: 

J.E.
Remington
1872-1934

SOURCES: 

Branigar Survey
Saucy Survey & Photographs
OSBH DC (Washington County 1934) #108
1880 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Dallas, ED 105, pg B2)

1900 OR CENSUS (Polk co, Dallas, ED 173, FA#170)

Oregon Marriage Index

1910 OR CENSUS (Polk co, Douglas, ED 239, sheet 3A)

1920 OR CENSUS (Polk co, Dallas, ED 379, sheet 2B)

1930 OR CENSUS (Washington co, Scholls, ED 52, sheet 6B)

IO, 17 May 1934, 1:5

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