Clackamas-Multnomah County OR Archives Obituaries.....Saylor, Dr Alfred L April 7, 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, 11:00 am Sherwood news Sheet April10,1912 In Memoriam Dr Alfred L Saylor died April 7,1912,at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland.Dr Saylor was born in Ottawa,Iowa,July 19,1847,being 63 years,8 months,and 18 days old at the time of his death. In 18714 he was married to Miss Susan Griffith,who preceeded him in death on February 24th,this year. To mourn his departure from this life he leaves three sons and one daughter,with three brothers and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held in the Congregational Church at this place Tuesday afternoon,the Reverands Cowman and Whitlock having charge,and on the early train Wednesday morning relatives and friends left with remains for McMinnville where internment took place beside his wife in the Saylor family lot in Masonic Cemetary immediately following the arrival of the train. He was one of Oregons pioneers,coming across the plains with his parents in his boyhood.He received most of his education at McMinnville College,but finished his medical education ina Chicago institution,ranking among the pioneer physicians of this state and was Surgeon general in the State militia for eight years,during the administration of Governor Penoyer,holding the title of Colonel.He was also a member of G.A.R having served his country in the rebellion,the Masonic Lodge,Woodmen of the World and United Artisans. He has lived in Sherwood for many years,where along with practice of medicine he was engaged in the drug business with his eldest son File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/clackamas/obits/s/saylor2267gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb