The following is an excerpt from the book "The Mulkeys of America" by Philip Mulkey Hunt. The story was written by Wilma Breedlove (grandmother of Chris Webber who maintains this memorial page.)
"Martha H. Mulkey was born to John Thomas Mulkey and his wife, Hester Ann Gist, on April 26, 1851 in Missouri. She migrated to Oregon with her parents in 1852 or 1853.
She was married October 25, 1867 to Lawson Cyrus, at the home of her parents at Spencer Creek, Oregon. Philip Mulkey signed her marriage record on a Bible record page. At the bottom, an arrow pointed to a note, "Grandfather". That page is preserved to this day. With it is a list of her parents and their children. Also from their Bible is a record of Martha and Lawson's children, their births, deaths and marriages. It has been updated as years passed by family members.
Lawson Cyrus was born April 26, 1847 at Springfield, Illinois, to James and Margaret Cyrus. James settled on an Oregon Donation Land Claim on September 25, 1853 (Oregon Donation Land Claims Vol. III, No. 1304).
They were Christian people, saying grace at every meal so it is assumed that they attended church regularly if possible. Their Christian beliefs and way of life were taught to their children and reflect still on the present generation.
The first three children of Lawson and Marth were born at Harrisburg, Oregon. They were Norman, Wayman and George. The family moved to Washington Territory where Lilly, Ida, Edwin, Raymond, Forest and John were born, in Columbia County near Covello. One more child was born after Washington became a state: she was named Laurel.
In the spring of 1877 Martha went to visit her parents and recently married sister Mary Mulkey West who were living at Rock Creek, a few miles south of Arlington, Oregon, leaving Norman home with his father and taking the three other young ones along. During the visit a diptheria epidemic claimed all three. George and Lily May died on May 28, and Wayman on June 4th.
The three young children are buried in a plot about one mile east of the Rock Creek school. The single stone is enclosed in a fenced area which is maintained by descendants of the West family. The inscription on one side reads:
George W.
died May 28, 1877
Aged 4Ys. 6 Ms. 6 Ds.
____
Lillia May
died May 28, 1877
Aged 1 Ys. 8 Ms. 28 Ds.
The other side reads:
Wayman
died June 4, 1877
Aged 9 Ys. 4 Ms. 15 Ds.
And on the base is this brief poem
Tis hard to break the tender cord
Where love has bound the heart
Tis hard to speak the word
Must we forever part.
Upon arrival in Washington Territory on Jan. 4, 1873, Lawson and Martha settled on a homestead described as the NW 1/4 of Section 34, Township 11 N, Range 40 E of the Willamette Meridian. They were granted a Patent on the property on September 9, 1878.
Late in 1910 after the marriage of Laurel and John on the same day, the parents moved to Pomeroy in Garfield County, Wash., where they had a house in town. They left John and his wife, Nancy, on the home place, Ray on a farm a few miles distant, and Norman was already in Garfield County on a family owned property. Ida was already married and on her own.
On Jan. 11, 1921 Martha and Lawson devised their last will and testament spelling out exactly which property would go to each child. They directed that their burial be in the Covello cemetery near their homestead, "In a manner befitting our station in life and the circumstances of our estate."
Martha died December 10, 1921 at Pomeroy of myocarditis, and Lawson February 18, 1927 of pneumonia at Dayton where he had been for about a year. Impressive tombstones mark their plots in Covello Cemetery, near their sons' graves. They had enjoyed 54 years of marriage."
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Obituary
Mrs. Lawson Cyrus, an old settler of this county, but of late years a resident of Pomeroy, died at her home last Friday and her funeral occurred Monday. Interment was made in the family plot at the Covello cemetery.
The Cyrus family came here about forty years ago and is well remembered by old-timers. They took up a homestead near Covello and this is still farmed by one of the sons. Among the survivors of Mrs. Cyrus are her husband, Lawson Cyrus, of Pomeroy, two sons, R.R. and John Cyrus of this county, and a daughter, Mrs. Laura Barclay.
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This record has been merged with the one
Originally Created by: June Adams
Record added: Aug 22, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9348673
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"Martha H. Mulkey was born to John Thomas Mulkey and his wife, Hester Ann Gist, on April 26, 1851 in Missouri. She migrated to Oregon with her parents in 1852 or 1853.
She was married October 25, 1867 to Lawson Cyrus, at the home of her parents at Spencer Creek, Oregon. Philip Mulkey signed her marriage record on a Bible record page. At the bottom, an arrow pointed to a note, "Grandfather". That page is preserved to this day. With it is a list of her parents and their children. Also from their Bible is a record of Martha and Lawson's children, their births, deaths and marriages. It has been updated as years passed by family members.
Lawson Cyrus was born April 26, 1847 at Springfield, Illinois, to James and Margaret Cyrus. James settled on an Oregon Donation Land Claim on September 25, 1853 (Oregon Donation Land Claims Vol. III, No. 1304).
They were Christian people, saying grace at every meal so it is assumed that they attended church regularly if possible. Their Christian beliefs and way of life were taught to their children and reflect still on the present generation.
The first three children of Lawson and Marth were born at Harrisburg, Oregon. They were Norman, Wayman and George. The family moved to Washington Territory where Lilly, Ida, Edwin, Raymond, Forest and John were born, in Columbia County near Covello. One more child was born after Washington became a state: she was named Laurel.
In the spring of 1877 Martha went to visit her parents and recently married sister Mary Mulkey West who were living at Rock Creek, a few miles south of Arlington, Oregon, leaving Norman home with his father and taking the three other young ones along. During the visit a diptheria epidemic claimed all three. George and Lily May died on May 28, and Wayman on June 4th.
The three young children are buried in a plot about one mile east of the Rock Creek school. The single stone is enclosed in a fenced area which is maintained by descendants of the West family. The inscription on one side reads:
George W.
died May 28, 1877
Aged 4Ys. 6 Ms. 6 Ds.
____
Lillia May
died May 28, 1877
Aged 1 Ys. 8 Ms. 28 Ds.
The other side reads:
Wayman
died June 4, 1877
Aged 9 Ys. 4 Ms. 15 Ds.
And on the base is this brief poem
Tis hard to break the tender cord
Where love has bound the heart
Tis hard to speak the word
Must we forever part.
Upon arrival in Washington Territory on Jan. 4, 1873, Lawson and Martha settled on a homestead described as the NW 1/4 of Section 34, Township 11 N, Range 40 E of the Willamette Meridian. They were granted a Patent on the property on September 9, 1878.
Late in 1910 after the marriage of Laurel and John on the same day, the parents moved to Pomeroy in Garfield County, Wash., where they had a house in town. They left John and his wife, Nancy, on the home place, Ray on a farm a few miles distant, and Norman was already in Garfield County on a family owned property. Ida was already married and on her own.
On Jan. 11, 1921 Martha and Lawson devised their last will and testament spelling out exactly which property would go to each child. They directed that their burial be in the Covello cemetery near their homestead, "In a manner befitting our station in life and the circumstances of our estate."
Martha died December 10, 1921 at Pomeroy of myocarditis, and Lawson February 18, 1927 of pneumonia at Dayton where he had been for about a year. Impressive tombstones mark their plots in Covello Cemetery, near their sons' graves. They had enjoyed 54 years of marriage."
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Obituary
Mrs. Lawson Cyrus, an old settler of this county, but of late years a resident of Pomeroy, died at her home last Friday and her funeral occurred Monday. Interment was made in the family plot at the Covello cemetery.
The Cyrus family came here about forty years ago and is well remembered by old-timers. They took up a homestead near Covello and this is still farmed by one of the sons. Among the survivors of Mrs. Cyrus are her husband, Lawson Cyrus, of Pomeroy, two sons, R.R. and John Cyrus of this county, and a daughter, Mrs. Laura Barclay.
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This record has been merged with the one
Originally Created by: June Adams
Record added: Aug 22, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9348673
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The following is an excerpt from the book "The Mulkeys of America" by Philip Mulkey Hunt. The story was written by Wilma Breedlove (grandmother of Chris Webber who maintains this memorial page.)
"Martha H. Mulkey was born to John Thomas Mulkey and his wife, Hester Ann Gist, on April 26, 1851 in Missouri. She migrated to Oregon with her parents in 1852 or 1853.
She was married October 25, 1867 to Lawson Cyrus, at the home of her parents at Spencer Creek, Oregon. Philip Mulkey signed her marriage record on a Bible record page. At the bottom, an arrow pointed to a note, "Grandfather". That page is preserved to this day. With it is a list of her parents and their children. Also from their Bible is a record of Martha and Lawson's children, their births, deaths and marriages. It has been updated as years passed by family members.
Lawson Cyrus was born April 26, 1847 at Springfield, Illinois, to James and Margaret Cyrus. James settled on an Oregon Donation Land Claim on September 25, 1853 (Oregon Donation Land Claims Vol. III, No. 1304).
They were Christian people, saying grace at every meal so it is assumed that they attended church regularly if possible. Their Christian beliefs and way of life were taught to their children and reflect still on the present generation.
The first three children of Lawson and Marth were born at Harrisburg, Oregon. They were Norman, Wayman and George. The family moved to Washington Territory where Lilly, Ida, Edwin, Raymond, Forest and John were born, in Columbia County near Covello. One more child was born after Washington became a state: she was named Laurel.
In the spring of 1877 Martha went to visit her parents and recently married sister Mary Mulkey West who were living at Rock Creek, a few miles south of Arlington, Oregon, leaving Norman home with his father and taking the three other young ones along. During the visit a diptheria epidemic claimed all three. George and Lily May died on May 28, and Wayman on June 4th.
The three young children are buried in a plot about one mile east of the Rock Creek school. The single stone is enclosed in a fenced area which is maintained by descendants of the West family. The inscription on one side reads:
George W.
died May 28, 1877
Aged 4Ys. 6 Ms. 6 Ds.
____
Lillia May
died May 28, 1877
Aged 1 Ys. 8 Ms. 28 Ds.
The other side reads:
Wayman
died June 4, 1877
Aged 9 Ys. 4 Ms. 15 Ds.
And on the base is this brief poem
Tis hard to break the tender cord
Where love has bound the heart
Tis hard to speak the word
Must we forever part.
Upon arrival in Washington Territory on Jan. 4, 1873, Lawson and Martha settled on a homestead described as the NW 1/4 of Section 34, Township 11 N, Range 40 E of the Willamette Meridian. They were granted a Patent on the property on September 9, 1878.
Late in 1910 after the marriage of Laurel and John on the same day, the parents moved to Pomeroy in Garfield County, Wash., where they had a house in town. They left John and his wife, Nancy, on the home place, Ray on a farm a few miles distant, and Norman was already in Garfield County on a family owned property. Ida was already married and on her own.
On Jan. 11, 1921 Martha and Lawson devised their last will and testament spelling out exactly which property would go to each child. They directed that their burial be in the Covello cemetery near their homestead, "In a manner befitting our station in life and the circumstances of our estate."
Martha died December 10, 1921 at Pomeroy of myocarditis, and Lawson February 18, 1927 of pneumonia at Dayton where he had been for about a year. Impressive tombstones mark their plots in Covello Cemetery, near their sons' graves. They had enjoyed 54 years of marriage."
_________________________________________
Obituary
Mrs. Lawson Cyrus, an old settler of this county, but of late years a resident of Pomeroy, died at her home last Friday and her funeral occurred Monday. Interment was made in the family plot at the Covello cemetery.
The Cyrus family came here about forty years ago and is well remembered by old-timers. They took up a homestead near Covello and this is still farmed by one of the sons. Among the survivors of Mrs. Cyrus are her husband, Lawson Cyrus, of Pomeroy, two sons, R.R. and John Cyrus of this county, and a daughter, Mrs. Laura Barclay.
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This record has been merged with the one
Originally Created by: June Adams
Record added: Aug 22, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9348673
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"Martha H. Mulkey was born to John Thomas Mulkey and his wife, Hester Ann Gist, on April 26, 1851 in Missouri. She migrated to Oregon with her parents in 1852 or 1853.
She was married October 25, 1867 to Lawson Cyrus, at the home of her parents at Spencer Creek, Oregon. Philip Mulkey signed her marriage record on a Bible record page. At the bottom, an arrow pointed to a note, "Grandfather". That page is preserved to this day. With it is a list of her parents and their children. Also from their Bible is a record of Martha and Lawson's children, their births, deaths and marriages. It has been updated as years passed by family members.
Lawson Cyrus was born April 26, 1847 at Springfield, Illinois, to James and Margaret Cyrus. James settled on an Oregon Donation Land Claim on September 25, 1853 (Oregon Donation Land Claims Vol. III, No. 1304).
They were Christian people, saying grace at every meal so it is assumed that they attended church regularly if possible. Their Christian beliefs and way of life were taught to their children and reflect still on the present generation.
The first three children of Lawson and Marth were born at Harrisburg, Oregon. They were Norman, Wayman and George. The family moved to Washington Territory where Lilly, Ida, Edwin, Raymond, Forest and John were born, in Columbia County near Covello. One more child was born after Washington became a state: she was named Laurel.
In the spring of 1877 Martha went to visit her parents and recently married sister Mary Mulkey West who were living at Rock Creek, a few miles south of Arlington, Oregon, leaving Norman home with his father and taking the three other young ones along. During the visit a diptheria epidemic claimed all three. George and Lily May died on May 28, and Wayman on June 4th.
The three young children are buried in a plot about one mile east of the Rock Creek school. The single stone is enclosed in a fenced area which is maintained by descendants of the West family. The inscription on one side reads:
George W.
died May 28, 1877
Aged 4Ys. 6 Ms. 6 Ds.
____
Lillia May
died May 28, 1877
Aged 1 Ys. 8 Ms. 28 Ds.
The other side reads:
Wayman
died June 4, 1877
Aged 9 Ys. 4 Ms. 15 Ds.
And on the base is this brief poem
Tis hard to break the tender cord
Where love has bound the heart
Tis hard to speak the word
Must we forever part.
Upon arrival in Washington Territory on Jan. 4, 1873, Lawson and Martha settled on a homestead described as the NW 1/4 of Section 34, Township 11 N, Range 40 E of the Willamette Meridian. They were granted a Patent on the property on September 9, 1878.
Late in 1910 after the marriage of Laurel and John on the same day, the parents moved to Pomeroy in Garfield County, Wash., where they had a house in town. They left John and his wife, Nancy, on the home place, Ray on a farm a few miles distant, and Norman was already in Garfield County on a family owned property. Ida was already married and on her own.
On Jan. 11, 1921 Martha and Lawson devised their last will and testament spelling out exactly which property would go to each child. They directed that their burial be in the Covello cemetery near their homestead, "In a manner befitting our station in life and the circumstances of our estate."
Martha died December 10, 1921 at Pomeroy of myocarditis, and Lawson February 18, 1927 of pneumonia at Dayton where he had been for about a year. Impressive tombstones mark their plots in Covello Cemetery, near their sons' graves. They had enjoyed 54 years of marriage."
_________________________________________
Obituary
Mrs. Lawson Cyrus, an old settler of this county, but of late years a resident of Pomeroy, died at her home last Friday and her funeral occurred Monday. Interment was made in the family plot at the Covello cemetery.
The Cyrus family came here about forty years ago and is well remembered by old-timers. They took up a homestead near Covello and this is still farmed by one of the sons. Among the survivors of Mrs. Cyrus are her husband, Lawson Cyrus, of Pomeroy, two sons, R.R. and John Cyrus of this county, and a daughter, Mrs. Laura Barclay.
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This record has been merged with the one
Originally Created by: June Adams
Record added: Aug 22, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9348673
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