JOSEPH GRIFFITH "JO" BIXBY
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POWERS ADDITION
LOT : 1
ROW : 2
GRAVE # 14
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Joseph Griffith "Jo" Bixby
b. March 3, 1868
Assumption, Christian County, Illinois
d. January 28, 1928
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
buried: January 30, 1928
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FATHER
Lorenzo Pierce Bixby
(1832-1899)
MOTHER
Martha Jane Starr
(1837-1904)
MARRIED
Ida A. Eyman
(1868-1894)
September 1, 1891
Macon County, Illinois
Bonnie Adele Bartholomew
(1879-1961)
December 22,1904
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri
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CHILDREN
with Ida
with Bonnie
Jane Avery Bixby
(1905-1915)
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HISTORY OF POWERS ADDITION
Most of the land on the west side of the
original Greenwood cemetery was owned by Orlando Powers. As with many pioneer families, they chose
a spot on their property to bury their loved ones. The spot the Powers family picked was right next
to Block 8, at the west boundry of Greenwood. There are stones dating back to the 1850's.
Around 1878 that section of land was annexed to Greenwood cemetery. The lot looks like one
big section, but is actually two. On the east side of the section is Block 8. On the west side is
the Powers Addition. If you stand at the south end of the section and look north you will see 4
trees in a direct line with the fence to the north. That is the original property line of Greenwood.
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The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
24 JAN 1928 * page 5
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