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BURCH, Emily Pankey, Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune, Tuesday, 11
Jan 1910, Gold Hill Items, p. 3   Friends here were shocked
Sunday to hear of the death of the estimable and respected lady,
Mrs. Emily Pankey Birch, of Sam's Valley, at her late residence
in Sam's Valley. She was attacked with a slight stroke of
paralysis just one week before her death, which occurred Sunday
evening. The attack became acute and grew worse until she
succumbed. The deceased was born on the old home of her father,
the late James Pankey, June 20, 1863, where she has resided all
her life, excepting two years she resided with her husband,
Robert Birch, in California. She and Mr. Birch were married three
years ago last Christmas in this county, and soon after left to
engage in mining in the Sacramento valley. They returned to the
hold home last year to reside. Her father, the late James Pankey,
came to Oregon from Illinois in 1853, settling in Polk county,
and came to this county in 1859 and settled on this estate, where
he and his wife resided till their death several years ago. On
their death, Mrs. Birch acquired the old homestead.

She leaves two brothers and two sisters - Louis Pankey of
Ashland, Thomas Pankey of Sam's Valley, Mrs. James Fredenburg of
Sam's Valley and Mrs. J. N. Smith of Central Point. Interment was
made January 11, at Sam's Valley, Rev. Fredenburg of that place
officiating.