Jackson County OR Archives Obituaries.....Mingus, Conrad May 25, 1900 ************************************************ 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: Elizabeth C jaxsearch@hotmail.com May 14, 2006, 12:06 am Medford (Oregon) Mail, Friday, 1 June 1900, City Happenings, p. 7, c. 4 Conrad Mingus, one of the best known citizens of the county, and formerly a resident of Medford, died at his home in Ashland, on Friday of last week, aged seventy-eight years. He was born in the state of North Carolina, May 6, 1822 and crossed the plains to the Pacific coast, settled in California in 1850. He moved to Oregon and established his home in the Rogue river valley in 1868, and lived on a large and fertile farm near Medford, until taking up his residence in Ashland about twelve years ago. He was married September 13, 1862, to Lavina Dollarhide, who together with four children, Dr. Everett Mingus, of Marshfield, Frank Mingus, of Idaho, and the Misses Clara and Daisy Mingus, of Ashland, survive him. Deceased was an honest, upright man and there are friends in all parts of the valley who deeply mourn his loss. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/jackson/obits/m/mingus1525gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb