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Ebenezer CENTER
(Abt 1776 –1835)
Mary Ann FETTER
(Abt 1789 –1857)
Samuel CENTER
(1824 –1888)
Elizabeth EVANS
(1824 –1874)
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William Evans CENTERS
(1846 –1931)

 

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1. Frances E. GAGE

2. Emily Jane THRUSH

William Evans CENTERS 1
  • Born: 12 March 1846, Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon Territory, USA 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
  • Marriage (1): Frances E. GAGE on 7 November 1869 in Jackson County, Oregon, USA
  • Marriage (2): Emily Jane THRUSH on 1 January 1895 in Douglas County, Oregon, USA
  • Died: 18 September 1931, North Bend, Coos County, Oregon, USA at age 85 8 9 10 13 14 15
  • Buried: 20 September 1931, Camas Valley, Douglas County, Oregon, USA 9 10

bullet   Cause of his death was Apoplexy.

bullet   Other names for William were William CENTER, William E. CENTER,11 William Evan CENTER,2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 16 17 William CENTERS,12 William Evens CENTERS and William E. CENTORS.18

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bullet  Death Notes

2:30 A.M. at 1072 Lombard St., North Bend; Age at death 85 years, 6 months, 18 days.

bullet  Burial Notes

Thrush Cemetery

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bullet  Recorded Events in His Life

  • He has conflicting birth information of 12 March 1845 and Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon Territory, USA. 12 18

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  • He appeared on the 1850 US Federal Census on 28 January 1850 in Marion County, Oregon Territory, USA. 12

Mary Centers     60      F                 O
Johnathan "      22      M   F'r   1000   Ills
Lucie     "      20      F                 "

Samuel Centers   27      M   F'r   1000   Ills
Elizabeth "      26      F                Tenn
Polly     "       7      F                Mo
William   "       4      M                O.T.
Morris    "       3      M                 "
Isaac     "      10/12   M                 "

  • He appeared on the 1860 US Federal Census in 1860 in Eden, Jackson County, Oregon, USA. 2
  • He appeared on the 1870 US Federal Census in 1870 in Jackson County, Oregon, USA. 3
  • He appeared on the 1880 US Federal Census in 1880 in Looking Glass, Douglas County, Oregon, USA. 4
  • He appeared on the 1900 US Federal Census in 1900 in Camas Valley Precinct, Douglas County, Oregon, USA. 5
  • He appeared on the 1910 US Federal Census in 1910 in Newport, Coos County, Oregon, USA. 6
  • He worked as a teamster hauling and cutting wood on 9 January 1920 in Pony Slough, Coos County, Oregon, USA. 11

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  • He appeared on the 1920 US Federal Census on 9 January 1920 in Pony Slough, Coos County, Oregon, USA. 11

Center, William E   Head       M  W  73        M   Oregon   U.S.     U.S.     Teamster  Hauling & cutting wood
------  Emily J     Wife       F  W  50        M   Oregon   Ohio     Iowa     None
------  Arthur G    Son        M  W  22        S   Oregon   Oregon   Oregon   Teamster  Hauling & cutting wood
------  Walter A    Son        M  W  18        S   Oregon   Oregon   Oregon   Teamster  Hauling & cutting wood
------  Dolly J     Daughter   F  W  17        S   Oregon   Oregon   Oregon   Domestic  Not working
------  Edward E    Son        M  W  14        S   Oregon   Oregon   Oregon   None
------  Rhoda       Daughter   F  W  13        S   Oregon   Oregon   Oregon   None
------  Raymond     Son        M  W   9 10/12  S   Oregon   Oregon   Oregon   None
------  Elenor      Daughter   F  W   5  6/12  S   Oregon   Oregon   Oregon   None

  • He worked as a sawmill laborer on 20 January 1920 in North Bend, Coos County, Oregon, USA. 18

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  • He appeared on the 1920 US Federal Census on 20 January 1920 in North Bend, Coos County, Oregon, USA. 18

Centors William E     Head       M  W  74  M   Oregon   United States    United States   laborer  Sawmill
------- Emily J       wife       F  W  50  M   Oregon   Unknown (U.S.)   Iowa            none
------- Arthur G      son        M  W  22  S   Oregon   Oregon           Oregon          laborer  Sawmill
------- Walter G      son        M  W  18  S   Oregon   Oregon           Oregon          laborer  Sawmill
------- Dollie Jane   daughter   F  W  17  S   Oregon   Oregon           Oregon          none
------- Edward O      son        M  W  14  S   Oregon   Oregon           Oregon          none
------- Rhoda         daughter   F  W  13  S   Oregon   Oregon           Oregon          none
------- Raymond       son        M  W   9  S   Oregon   Oregon           Oregon          none
------- Elnor         daughter   F  W   5  S   Oregon   Oregon           Oregon          none

  • He worked as a graveling contractor in 1921 in North Bend, Coos County, Oregon, USA.
  • He appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census in 1930 in North Bend, Coos County, Oregon, USA. 7 Age: 84. Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  • He had a residence before 18 September 1931 in North Bend, Coos County, Oregon, USA. 13
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William married Frances E. GAGE, daughter of Jesse GAGE and Diona YOUNG, on 7 November 1869 in Jackson County, Oregon, USA. (Frances E. GAGE was born in May 1853 in Benton County, Oregon Territory, USA 3 19 20 21 and died in 1895 in Oregon, USA.)


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William next married Emily Jane THRUSH, daughter of Abraham Lincoln THRUSH and Rhoda ANTHONY, on 1 January 1895 in Douglas County, Oregon, USA. (Emily Jane THRUSH was born on 9 April 1869 in Tenmile, Douglas County, Oregon, USA,5 8 11 18 22 23 24 25 26 died on 17 June 1956 in North Bend, Coos County, Oregon, USA 8 13 and was buried in 1956 in Camas Valley, Douglas County, Oregon, USA.)


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bullet   Sources   bullet

  1. Kirsty M. Haining.
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  3. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls; and Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870, NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, National Archives, Washington, DC), Year: 1870; Census Place: , Jackson, Oregon; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
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