Marion-Multnomah-Baker County OR Archives Obituaries.....Coffey, John April 17, 1902 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Eellitta Stone russetred@msn.com December 16, 2009, 11:39 am The Oregonian April 23, 1902 NORTHWEST DEAD OREGON PIONEER OF 1856 John Coffey, who died at Gervais, April 17, was an Oregon pioneer of 1856. He was born in Mobile, Ala., in 1846. In 1856 his parents moved to St. Paul, Marion County. The son’s early life was spent on a farm. He then went to Portland and worked at the blacksmith and wagon-making business. His next move was to Baker City, where he engaged in fruit raising and resided until his last illness, when he went to Gervais. He is survived by three sisters - Mrs. Catherine Kerr, of St. Paul; Mrs. Mary Young, of Sumpter, and Mrs. Ellen Hanigan, of Gervais. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/marion/obits/c/coffey4067gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb