Last Updated on November 18, 2011 by Funeral for Estella Levy, 81, Union, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Beth Israel Cemetery Chapel under arrangements of Colonial Mortuary. Burial will be there. Ms. Levy was born Nov, 21, 1881; in Union. She died Tuesday at Pendleton. She was a member of a pioneer family. […]
Original images, and index, of Thomas B. Yarbrough’s store ledger which he kept while conducting business in Honey Grove, Texas. Volume 1 covers the years of 1 Jan 1883-Jul 1884.
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Last Updated on November 18, 2011 by Edna Levy Dies: Long-time Resident Miss Edna R. Levy, 82, of Union died in a local hospital yesterday following a long illness. Funeral services will be held at Colonial Mortuary, Portland, Friday afternoon at 2:30 with Rabbi Julius Nodel officiating, burial in Beth Israel cemetery. Remains may be
Last Updated on November 18, 2011 by Funeral services for Gus S. Levy, 83, 1900 Resort St., will be conducted at Beth Israel Cemetery in Portland. Mr. Levy, one of Eastern Oregon’s most prominent pioneer pharmacists was born to Adolph and Babette Levy March 11, 1880 at Union, and died this morning at St. Elizabeth
Last Updated on November 18, 2011 by Union Pioneer Has Passed On Union, July 19.- Mrs. Babette Levy, one of Union county’s pioneers passed on at her home last evening at the close of an extended illness. Mrs. Levy has been a resident of Union for many years and her death comes as a sad
Last Updated on November 18, 2011 by Adolph Levy Is Dead Passes Away at Portland Saturday Morning Mr. Adolph Levy died at The Good Samaretan hospital in Portland at 1 o’clock Saturday morning, the funeral taking place Sunday afternoon from the residence of his brother, Ludwig Levy in Portland. The funeral ceremonies were attended by
Last Updated on February 21, 2015 by Dennis Throughout the Southeastern United States can be found “old families” in rural areas whose appearance is not quite the same as the European or African peoples who colonized the region, but also not what a person with substantial indigenous ancestry looks like either. In earlier times they
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Last Updated on November 30, 2011 by Miss Lillie Levy’s Death The city was cast in a gloom Monday morning by the sudden announcement of the death of Miss Lillie Levy. Lillie was highly esteemed by all who know her and will be sadly missed by our people whose sympathies are with the relatives in
Being a history of the descendants of Richard Dexter of Malden, Massachusetts, from the notes of John Haven Dexter and original researches. Richard Dexter, who was admitted an inhabitant of Boston (New England), Feb. 28, 1642, came from within ten miles of the town of Slane, Co. Meath, Ireland, and belonged to a branch of that family of Dexter who were descendants of Richard de Excester, the Lord Justice of Ireland. He, with his wife Bridget, and three or more children, fled to England from the great Irish Massacre of the Protestants which commenced Oct. 27, 1641. When Richard Dexter and family left England and by what vessel, we are unable to state, but he could not have remained there long, as we know he was living at Boston prior to Feb. 28, 1642.
Last Updated on February 24, 2014 by Dennis Narrative of the captivity of Alexander Henry, Esq., who, in the time of Pontiac’s War, fell into the hands of the Huron Indians. Detailing a faithful account of the capture of the Garrison of Michilimacki-Nac, and the massacre of about ninety people. Written by himself. When I
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Last Updated on November 18, 2011 by Death Claims Union Pioneer Leon Levy, 79, of Union, pioneer merchant and breeder of thoroughbred cattle, died Friday at La Grande, where he had been ill for 11 months. Mr. Levy was born May 3, 1863, in Pacheco, Cal., and came to Oregon in 1878 with his family.
Last Updated on May 29, 2013 by Dennis Mr. Fernand Levy, well known in San Mateo business ‘and social circles not only as the president and founder of Levy Brothers but as a man who takes a sincere interest in all matters of public importance. The firm of Levy Brothers exemplifies the saying that “Rome
