OBITUARY: Samuel R. Stevens, Jackson County, Oregon ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ********************************************************************************* Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by Elizabeth Corethers 17 Feb 2003 *************************************************************************** Jacksonville (Oregon) Post, Saturday, 6 February 1909, p. 4 DEATH OF A PIONEER NATIVE SON Samuel R. Stevens who was injured Tuesday evening, January 26, by being kicked by a horse, died at the home of his son in Klamath Falls last Friday. His right leg was broken off and an operation was necessary, making an amputation above the knee. His death was due to excessive loss of blood and serious internal injuries. Samuel R. Stephens [sic] was born in Jackson county, Oregon, on December 6, 1859. He first came to Klamath county 22 years ago, and after an absence returned here two years ago and has been making his home with his son G. W. Stevens. Mrs. Mary E. Garrett, now residing at Bilaterally, was the wife of Mr. Stevens. They were divorced in 1891. The deceased is also survived by two brothers and two sisters living at Myrtle Creek, one brother at Medford and one in Humboldt County California. Samuel R. Stephens was the third male child born in Jackson county, Oregon, says the Klamath Falls Herald. - Tidings.