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Spring Valley Cemetery ~ Phebe McGrew ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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McGrew, Phebe
LAST NAME: McGrew FIRST NAME: Phebe MIDDLE NAME:  NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME: Walling AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
GENDER: F TITLE: 
BORN: 30 Sept 1844 DIED: 14 Sep 1919 BURIED:  (Spring Valley Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Iowa
DEATH PLACE: Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon
NOTES: 

1850 OR CENSUS – Phebe Walling (6y, b Iowa) enumerated with Jesse (34y, b Virginia, occupation farmer), Eliza A. (28y, b New York), Olive (8y, b Iowa), John (4y, b Iowa), Benjamin F. (2y, b Oregon), Ann Wise (22y, b New York) and Elias Robbins (24y, b Indiana)

1860 OR CENSUS - Phebe Walling, age 15, b. Iowa, 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,  John, age 13, b. Iowa, Benjamin, age 11, b. Oregon, A. A. (female), age 9, b. Oregon, Stelly, age 5, b. Oregon, J. D., male, age 3, b. Oregon, and Florence, age 1, b. Oregon.
MARRIAGE - John W. McGrew & Phebe Walling, md 14 OCt 1866 at house of Thomas B. Sheldens; B. F. Burch., L. P. Wit: S. Watson, Jr. & David M. Guthrie.
1870 OR CENSUS - Pheobe McGrew, age 26, b. Iowa, is enumerated with John, age 28, occupation merchant, b. Indiana, along with Emmet, age 2, b. Oregon, and Mabel, age 4 mos, b. Oregon. Also enumerated with the family are John Walling, age 23. b. Iowa, Geo. Walling, age 23, b. Wisconsin, Lewis Abrams, age 45, b. New Jersey, and Chas. Bean, age 30, b. Tennessee. 

1880 OR CENSUS – Phebe McGrew (36y, b Iowa) enumerated with husband John W. (38y, b Indiana, occupation dry goods merchant) and 5 children, all born in Oregon, Emmet V. (12y), Mabel (10y), Curtis A. (8y), Jessie (5y) and Florence (1y); also with family was Thomas McCarty (32y, b Oregon, occupation laborer)

1900 OR CENSUS – Phoebe McGrew (b Sept 1844, Iowa, widowed, mother of 5 children) enumerated with 3 children, E.V. [Emmett] (b Sept 1869, Oregon, widowed, occupation merchant), Curtis A. (b Apr 1873, Oregon, occupation merchant) and Florence J. (b Nov 1879, Oregon); also with family was Emmett’s daughter Lavena (b Dec 1894, Oregon)

1910 OR CENSUS – Phoebe McGrew (66y, b Iowa, widowed, mother of 5 children) enumerated with daughter Florence J. (25y, b Oregon, occupation seamstress) and granddaughter Lavena (16y, b Oregon)

NAME Spelling Variations - Phebe; Phoebe; Pheobe

DEATH CERTIFICATE: 

OSBH DC (1919 Multnomah co) #2519 Foeba W. McGrew, female, widowed; b 30 Sept 1844, Iowa; father Jesse Walling (b W Va); mother b W Va; d 14 Sept 1919, 988 Union Ave N, Portland, age 74y 11m 14d; lived in town 1y9m; cremated Mt Scott [marker at Zena]; informant C.A. Ball, 963 14th, Portland

OBITUARY: 

McGREW – At the residence, 988 Union avenue North, September 14, Phoebe McGrew, aged 74 years, beloved mother of Mrs. Jesse E. Ball and Miss Florence McGrew, both of this city, Mrs. Mabel Briner and Curtiss A. McGrew, both of Talent, Or. Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 18, at 8 . M., at the chapel of Miller & Tracey.
Oregonian, The (Portland, Oregon) 16 Sep 1919, pg 21

INSCRIPTION: 

Phebe W.
McGrew
1844 - 1919
[shares marker with Florence]

SOURCES: 

Janssen Compilation
Saucy Survey & Photographs 

OSBH DC (1919 Multnomah co) #2519

1850 OR CENSUS (Polk co, FA#161)

1860 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Spring Valley, FA #224)
1870 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Lincoln, FA #418)
Polk Co., Oregon Marriage Records, 149-1879, pg 36

1880 OR CENSUS (Polk co, Perrydale, ED 102, FA#173)

1900 OR CENSUS (Multnomah co, Portland, ED 81, sheet 9A)

1910 OR CENSUS (Multnomah co, Portland, ED 232, sheet 4B)

Oreg 16 Sep 1919, pg 21

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