OBITUARY: James W. Marksbury, Gold Hill, Jackson County, Oregon 

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Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune, Monday, 8 Jul 1918, p. 4

MARKSBURY - James W. Marksbury, for many years a resident of Gold Hill and
prominent in political affairs of Jackson county, died June 28 at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Miller, at Halsey, Ore., from pneumonia. He was born
in Kentucky. In 1884 he came to Oregon, settling in Gold Hill. In 1906 he
moved to Eugene, and later to Cottage Grove. Mr. Marksbury was an Odd
Fellow of long standing and also a member of the A.O.U.W. He leaves a widow
and four children - George, a merchant in Cottage Grove; Ben, who left
Friday for Fort McDowell; Orville, who lives in Washington, and Mrs.
Miller, who conducts a millinery store in Halsey. Mr. Marksbury was 69
years old.