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Montgomery Cemetery ~ Thomas J. Sullivan ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Thomas J. Sullivan
LAST NAME: Sullivan FIRST NAME: Thomas MIDDLE NAME: J. NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
GENDER: M TITLE: Jr.
BORN: 9 Apr 1881 DIED: 15 Aug 1938 BURIED: 18 Aug 1938 (Montgomery Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  Farmer
BIRTH PLACE:  Polk Co, Oregon
DEATH PLACE: Monmouth, Polk Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
Name of father Thomas J. Sullivan
Maiden name of mother Sarah Catherine Hooker
1900 OR CENSUS - Thomas J. Sullivan, age 19, single, b. Apr 1881 in Oregon, is enumerated with Thomas J., age 67, occupation farmer, b. Oct 1832 in Missouri, and Sarah C., age 50, mother of 8 children, b. May 1850 in Oregon, along with Ira H., age 22, single, occupation farmer, b. Aug 1877 in Oregon,  Elva R., age 15, b. May 1885 in Oregon, and Sussie L., age 6, b. Oct 1893 in Oregon. Also enumerated with the family is Parmas P. Hooker, age 84, identified as father-in-law [of Thomas, Sr.], widow, b. Dec 1816 in New York.
1930 OR CENSUS - Thomas J. Sullivan, age 48, single, occupation farm partner, b. Oregon, is enumerated as brother, in the home of Ira H. Sullivan, age 50, occupation farmer, b. Oregon and his wife Gertie, age 46, b. Oregon, along with their 2 children [step-children to Ira], Bethel Waterhouse, age 13, b. Oegon, and Daniel Waterhouse, age 8, b. Oregon.
DISCREPANCY - DC gives place of birth as Arkansa, 1930 census gives place of birth as Oregon.
DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
OSBH DC (Polk County 1938) #103 - Thomas Sullivan, male, single, farmer, b. 9 Apr 1881 in Arkansas, d. 15 Aug 1938 in Monmouth, Oregon at the age of 57 y's 4 m's 6 d's, name of father Thomas J. Sullivan (b. Arkansas), maiden name of mother Sarah C. Hooker (b. Oregon), interment: 18 Aug 1938 in Montgomery Cemetery, undertaker Henkle & Bollman, informant Ira Sullivan of Monmouth, Oregon.
OBITUARY: 
Thomas J. Sullivan, 57, well known resident of Polk county, passed away Monday evening at the home of his brother, Ira Sullivan, near McTimmonds Valley. He had been in poor health for the past year. Mr Sullivan was born April 9, 1881, on the old McTimmonds DLC and had resided in this county all his life. He was engaged in farming, in partnership with his brother, Ira. He never married. He is survivied by two brothers, George of Woodland, Wn, Ira of McTimmonds Valley, three sisters, Mrs Jennie Orrahood of Castle Rock, Wn, Mrs Wilbur Rhoades, Pedee, and Mrs Charles Trueax, Bridgeport. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2:00 pm from the Henkle & Bollman chapel in Dallas. Interment was made in the Montgomery cemetery.
Itemizer Observer, Thursday, August 18, 1938, 1:5
INSCRIPTION: 
Brother
Thomas J. Sullivan, Jr.
1881 - 1938
SOURCES: 
Saucy Survey & Photographs
OSBH DC (Polk County 1938) #103
1900 OR CENSUS (Polk Co, Luckiamute, ED 176, sheet 4A)
1930 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., Pedee, ED 22, sheet 3A)
Itemizer Observer, 18 Aug 1938, 1:5
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