| Last Name:
RIDER |
First:
Granville |
Middle: C. |
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Lot # : 77 |
Plot # : 12 |
Gender: M |
Maiden Name: |
| Born: Jan. 18,
1833 |
Died: July 19,
1914 |
Burial Date:
July 19, 1914 |
Notes:
Oregon
Pioneer of 1851 Details in obituary
differ from ledger and monument. Ledger Notes: Age:
81 Years Nativity:
Tennessee
Obituary: Sherwood News-Sheet July 24, 1914
Mr. and Mrs. Rider
The last sad rites were
performed over the bodies of Mrs. and Mrs. Granville C. Rider last
Sunday afternoon in the Pleasant Hill cemetery, who died at their
home in Portland only a few hours apart, the wife going first. Rev.
John Foster of the local Congregational church officiated at the
funeral.
Granville C. Rider was born in Missouri in 1833, and
moved to Oregon in 1851, where he has since lived.
Mary Ellen Westfall was born near Mt. Pleasant, Iowa,
January 29, 1845, moving to Oregon with her parents in 1852.
This couple were married in 1861. To the couple two
children were born, Nancy E. and Johnny C. Rider, who died at the
ages of seven and four respectively. Mary Ellen Rider died
last Friday, July 17 at the age of 69 years 5 months and 18 days.
Granville C. Rider died July 18, 1914, at the age of 81 years.
Two brothers of the wife are left to mourn their loss
besides a host of friends. |
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Monument Survey |
| Monument Material:
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Marble monument with sandstone base |
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Auxiliary Stones: |
None |
| Monument Problems:
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Was loose, but was
re-secured in 5/08; minor edge chips on monument and base |
| Engraving:
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Legibility reduced due to lichen; Lower RIDER is carved in relief |
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Illustrations: |
Border decoration |
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Flower
Containers: |
None |
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Other Remarks: |
Carved base |
| Inscriptions, facing East:
GRANVILLE C.
RIDER
BORN JAN. 18,
1833
DIED JULY 19, 1914
AGED 81 Y'RS. 6 MO'S.
AND 1 DAY
RIDER |
| Date Surveyed:
10-07-06 |
Surveyor:
C. Lehan |
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