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YHHS Death Funeral Index www.yankeehillhistory.com Yankee Hill Historical Society Updated by tm 1/1/2018 Copy In Last Name First Source Archives Death Notices & Funerals Y/N 1 Abbey Fred Found dead in a cabin on the old Dan Williams place near Cherokee, age 72. Oroville Mercury 2‐15‐1935 Y 2 Adams Mrs. Mary Jane Resident of Butte County for 37 years, age 82, native of Illinois. Mrs. Roscoe McCloud is the Oroville Daily Register 4‐1‐ Y only child left. Buried at Cherokee cemetery. Also see funeral notice 4‐2‐1918. 1918 3 Adams Robert Marion Missing nearly a week was found in the West Branch by fisherman. He leaves a wife and one Oroville Register 8‐31‐1893 Y daughter. Some thought it might be suicide. Note: Obit has incorrect initial F. for middle name. 4 Adis Mrs. Maude Becraft Burial in Quincy cemetery for Mrs. Maude Becraft Adis of Browns Valley, a native of Crescent Feather River Bulletin 7‐19‐ Y Mills. Daughter of Will Becraft, 43 years old. 1934 5 Adler Pearl Complete text: Pearl Adler obituary. Passed away in a Danville convalescent hospital on Friday Golden Feather Echoes 9‐22‐ N evening. Mrs. Adler was a weekly subscriber to the GFE. Her survivors include her son James 1978 Langes of Yankee Hill. 6 Agnew Robert Died in Big Bend tunnel cave in after leg was amputated; age 36. Double funeral with Oroville Daily Register 2‐24‐ Y interment at Oroville cemetery. Big Bend Company arranged for a Christian burial. 1908 7 Alby A. M. Complete text: A. M. Alby died at Deadwood, Butte County on July Fourth. Oroville Register 7‐9‐1891 N 8 Alldredge Joseph Samuel Died in Nord from consumption. Leaves wife and two children, a father and mother, Mr. and Chico Daily Record 12‐10‐ Y Mrs. H. G. Alldredge, and one brother. 1905 9 Allen Benjamin F. Born in New Hampshire, age 66 years. Engaged in farming. First under Sheriff Butte county Oroville Daily Register 8‐4‐ Y ever had. Proprietor of the Union Hotel in Chico. Survived by widow Lettice N. (Woodsun) and 1903 nine children. 10 Alpaugh Mrs. Nettie (Salisbury) Died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. L. Dillon, in San Francisco. Crossed the plains in 1851 Chico Record 12‐6‐1910 Y with her parents and her brother, Jay Salisbury. See also funeral of Mrs. Nettie Alpaugh Chico Record 12‐7‐1910; pioneer of Butte county, interment in Chico cemetery. 11 Amais Ben Killed in the old Cherokee mine while working in a drift. Funeral took place at Cherokee. Daily Mercury 1‐18‐1890 Y 12 Anderson A. Native of Sweden who had been working on the Western Pacific, died of pneumonia at the Big Oroville Daily Register 9‐16‐ Y Bar hospital. Interment at Oroville cemetery. Also see funeral notice 9‐19‐1908. 1908 1 of 112 1/1/2018 YHHS Death Funeral Index www.yankeehillhistory.com 13 Anderson Cora Cora and her husband, Earl, were recipients last year of the Concow Grange "Outstanding Golden Feather Echoes 5‐11‐ y Citizens Award". The Cora Anderson Memorial Youth Camp Fund has been established to 1979 provide summer camp experience for the youth in the community, who otherwise might be denied this privilege. 14 Anderson Dora Daughter of Sheriff Anderson. She helped take care of her cousin about a year ago and it is Oroville Register 4‐5‐1894 Y thought she got consumption at that time; 24 years old. 15 Anderson Robert Allen Died at his home about 9 miles north of Chico. Former Sheriff of Butte County, Indian fighter, Oroville Daily Register 3‐2‐ Y rancher, and one of the most prominent residents of the state. Born in Missouri, crossed the 1915 plains to California in 1857. Wrote the book "Fighting the Mill Creek Indians". Survived by his wife and 5 children: Mrs. Alice Holmes of Chico, Mrs. Charles Kruger of Coos Bay Oregon, R. N. Anderson of Oroville, C. P. Anderson of Cana and Merle Anderson. Interment in Chico cemetery. See funeral notice 3‐3‐1915 16 Andrews Mrs. Robert Complete text: Mrs. Robert Andrews of Big Bend, died at Deadwood on Tuesday and was Oroville Register 5‐24‐1888 N buried at Big Bend today. She had been sick for some time and was at Deadwood for treatment. 17 Andrews Robert D. Pioneer prospector died of pneumonia, age 67. Born in New Jersey and came to California over Oroville Daily Register 2‐17‐ Y 40 years ago and mined in Butte and Plumas counties. Leaves two brothers, Mr. A. A. Andrews 1908 and Mr. John Andrews. Interment at Cherokee cemetery. Also see Chico Record 2‐16‐1908 and funeral notice Oroville Daily Register 2‐18‐1908. 18 Ansel Joel Ward Age 81 years, died at Pentz yesterday, lived at Pentz for more than 50 years. Veteran of the Oroville Daily Register 8‐26‐ Y Mexican War. He enlisted in the 15th Ohio Infantry in 1847 and served under Gen. Taylor. He 1904 was also postmaster at Pentz for many years. Born October 4, 1823 in Fultonham, Muskingum county, Ohio. Interment at Cherokee. See also Daily Mercury 9‐14‐1904 and Chico Enterprise Record 11‐7‐2017. 19 Arbuckle James Monroe Native of Montpelier, Vermont, age 78. He came to California in the early "fifties" and spent Oroville Mercury 6‐24‐1897 Y much of his life in this vicinity. Married Mrs. Lockerman and has lived at Pentz more than 25 years. He suffered from depression and shot himself through the chest and survived 3 days. Buried beside his wife in Merrithew cemetery. 20 Armstrong James Hunter Died at Cherokee Flat September 22, age 38 years, 11 months and 25 days. Born in Boston, MA Weekly Butte Record 12‐14‐ Y September 28, 1828. Died after being thrown from a horse and falling upon the blade of an 1867 axe, which he was carrying. 21 Arnopizes A. J. "Spiker" Came to Butte County in 1849 and mined at Long's Bar near Banner Mine most of that year. Oroville Daily Register 1‐9‐ Y Later he was a partner of the late Manoah Pence of Messilla Valley and also mined with L. A. 1904 Snow at Kimshew; age 74. 22 Asbill Priece, infant child Complete text: Died at the Ranchera, May 22, 1898, Priece, the infant child of John Asbill and Chico Enterprise 5‐27‐1898 N wife, aged 11 months and 23 days. (The interment took place at the Indian burying ground this afternoon at 3 o'clock). 2 of 112 1/1/2018 YHHS Death Funeral Index www.yankeehillhistory.com 23 Atherton Mrs. Flora Age 20 years, died at Concow on March 7 of consumption. Funeral took place at the Concow Oroville Mercury 3‐13‐1901 Y cemetery. 24 Athole Frederick Complete text: Died in Cherokee, September 18, 1881, Frederick Athole, aged 73 years. Weekly Mercury 9‐23‐1881 N 25 Ayers Lewis Henry Former superintendent of the Banner mine and member of Oroville lodge No. 103 F and A.M., Oroville Register 4‐20‐1893 Y died in San Francisco of stomach cancer. To be buried by the fraternity in San Francisco; He was a well known miner of Butte County and had lived here many years. See funeral 4‐27‐1893 26 Bacon Patrick Fatal accident with 200 yards of the flume falling at Flea Valley. He was crushed under the Weekly Mercury 7‐6‐1877 Y timber and died. Bacon was from Ireland and 30 years old. 27 Bader Charles California pioneer, resided in Cherokee and Magalia; member of Colonel Stevenson's regiment Oroville Daily Mercury 3‐29‐ Y arriving in San Francisco March 1847; 9 surviving children. Buried in Cherokee, died March 27 1883 at his daughter's home (Mrs. George B. Mowry). See funeral same page. 28 Bader Emma Complete text: Died at Cherokee, Feb. 4th, Emma, daughter of C. W. and Mary Bader, aged 17 Weekly Mercury 2‐7‐1879 N months. 29 Bader George Younger brother of Supervisor H. F. Bader died in Cherokee. Oroville Register 5‐2‐1889 Y 30 Bader John Another old‐timer gone, John Bader of Magalia; one of the early settlers of Butte having Oroville Mercury 7‐13‐1898 Y emigrated here in 1852. He was born in Prussia on August 1, 1827 and was 70 years, 11 months and 7 days at the time of his death. He settled in Magalia many years ago and has been involved in farming and mining. He was never married and had been an invalid for the past two years. Uncle to Henry Bader of Cherokee, Charles Bader of Magalia and Mrs. Geo. B. Mowry. Funeral and interment took place at Magalia. 31 Bader Johnny Died of pneumonia after a brief illness in Cherokee. Oroville Register 4‐19‐1888 Y 32 Bader Johnnie Complete text: Died at Cherokee May 18, 1889, Johnnie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bader, Oroville Register 5‐23‐1889 N aged 4 months. 33 Bader Nellie Frances Complete text: Died at Cherokee, March 28th, Nellie Francis, youngest daughter of Charles Weekly Butte Record 4‐1‐ N and Elizabeth Brader (Bader), aged 1 year, 5 months and 5 days. 1871 34 Bader Nellie May At Magalia, Dec. 7, 10 year old daughter of Charles W. and Mary Bader. Weekly Mercury 12‐11‐1885 Y 35 Bagley James Complete text: James Bagley obituary. Passed away Wednesday, March 7, in a Gridley Golden Feather Echoes 3‐9‐ N Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Nellie. Mr. Bagley was a resident of the Yankee Hill area for 1979 the past several years.