Clackamas-Multnomah-Marion County OR Archives Obituaries.....Blodgett, R.P January 25, 1912 ************************************************ 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: Sheron Faynor nitwittwin@hotmail.com October 21, 2006, 11:38 am Sherwood News Sheet February 1,1912 R.P Blodgett,died at 196 Wilson street,Salem,oregon,Thursday,january 25,1912,at the age of 59 years,2 months and 25 days He was born in Berlin,Marquette(now Green Lake) County,Wisconsin,November 1,1852.November 25,1874,he wa unite in marriage to Miss Julia E Rowe at Mason City,Iowa.To this union were born seven children,three of whom preceded him to the better land,four surviving,together with his faithful wife,to mourn his loss.They are Mrs Ed Simmons,Mrs C.H Peterson of Salem,B.F Blodgett,Boyceville,Wisconsin,and Ira Blodgett of Salem,besides five brothers and one sister,S.M Blodgett,Cumberalnd,Pennsylavania,A.J Blodgett,Ione,California,mrs A.J Cushing,Rockford,Washington,S.S. Blodgett,Seattle,Washington.S.S. Blodgett,Knapp,Wisconsin and W.N Blodgett,Irving,Oregon He came to salem,April 15,1911,leaving the cold winters and hot summers of the middle west for a more genial climate.By hard work and frugality he had laid by enough of this worlds goods to supply each need and expected to enjoy the remaining years of his life in the comforts he had so richly earned;but it was not to be so.But to the land that is fairer than day he has gone and awaits our coming ,and surely we can say with the Master"An enemny hath donethis" Mr Blodgett is an uncle of Mrs E.O Shepherd File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/clackamas/obits/b/blodgett2272gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb