With your permission Gloria I will post this, then we can build on that. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: <gloriamlh@juno.com> To: <ORWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 12:44 PM Subject: [WASHINGTON] Re: Pioneer cemetery, info and query > My 4th ggrandfather, 4th ggrandmother, 3rd ggrandfather, 3rd > ggrandmother, and one of their daughters and her husband, plus relatives > of my 3rd ggrand mother are buried in the Old Pioneer cemetery, and I was > very dissappointed not to be able to attend, but the living need to take > precedence at times, and my nieces wedding was a priority... anyway... > this is my bit... I just hope they do it again so I can be present... > Henry B. (Bennett) Collins b. apr 1809 d. apr 1900 wife Eliza Lorraine > Montgomery Collins b. 1810 married 1832 in Ashtabula Ohio > Captain/ 1st LT (civil war, Union )A.M. (Alvin Montgomery) Collins b. > 1833 Crawford co PA d. 1917 wife Lydia Crandall Collins b 1834 in Medina > co Ohio m. 1852 in Wisconsin, d. 1912 ... Alvin was a Carpenter /wheel > wright/scaffold builder for the justice system, and a Court Bailiff for > the Grand Jury > Lydia Collins had a brother who was county Judge, possibly one of the > first ones, in Hillsboro...his name was Judge Rodolph Crandall and he > was a Captain in the civil war, Union, and a Minnesota State legislator > befor moving to OR Alvin and Rodolph were both members of the Masonic > Brotherhood, and Judge Crandall's name is carved in the cornerstone of > the courthouse. He also planted a bunch of trees to line the city's main > street. Alvin and Rodolph were both Justices of the Peace in Hillsboro > and both performed marriages in the 1870's etc... > Frances Collins Rassmussen and husband John were farmers , I have their > obits, she died of goiter during an operation, and I would like to know > more about them if anyone out there on list is related...she was sister > to Evalett Collins Hoffman Williams, who lost husband Mark Hoffmann very > early to unknown causes, and remarried Ed williams who d. 1911 of TB and > is buried in Laurel cemetery. I would also like to know anything about > Mark Hoffman and his death is anyone has any thing... Ed and Eva married > in 1889 in Portland so Mark died bet 1885 and 1888 in Hillsboro, or in > Portland, I think. Thank you listers... this has been a wonderful topic. > gloria > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > > > ==== ORWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the USGenWeb Project site > http://www.usgenweb.com > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.515 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 9/1/03