Robert Enoch Mansfield’s cremated remains were never taken after his death and are still available at the Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related. More information about unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/osh/Pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a short documentary film by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
According to his death certificate Robert was born in Missouri on 10/13/1878, but other records indicate he was actually born on 10/13/1879. His mother, Margaret Rebecca Bohannon, was born in 1852 in Missouri. Robert’s father, John M. Mansfield, was 7 years younger than Margaret. He was born in 1859 in Tennessee. They were married on 8/21/1877 in Laclede County, Missouri. Robert was the first of their children.
In the census of 1880 Robert was 8 months old and living with his parents in Franklin, Laclede County, Missouri where they were farming. Over the next 12 years Margaret had 7 children with 6 being alive in 1900. Robert’s siblings included: William (born Missouri in 1882), Charley (Missouri in 1884), Oliver (Kansas in 1888), Lilia (Kansas in 1890) and Delia (Kansas in 1892). Given the gap between Charley and Oliver it is suspected that the child who died before 1900 was born about 1886.
At the time of the 1900 census Robert was living with his mother and siblings in Lone grove, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (current-day Oklahoma) where Robert’s family was farming. His mother reported she was a “widow,” but that was a euphemism for divorced or separated.
During the 1910 census Robert’s father was living in Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma with his new wife, Ella. In 1910 Robert was a single mariner living aboard the USS Mayflower based in the Navy Yards near Washington DC.
On 5/14/1914 Robert married Estella “Blanche” Rebo in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri. It was the first marriage for each of them. She was born in Missouri in 1891. By 1915 the moved to Bozeman, Montana where their first two sons were born. They were: John Bernard (born in May 1915), and Robert M. (about January 1918). In 1918 they moved to Oregon. When the World War I draft registration was collected in September 1918 Robert reported he and Blanche were living in Milwaukie, Multnomah County, Oregon near Portland. He was employed by the Continental Pipe Company. He was tall, of medium build with blue eyes and dark brown hair. In the census of 1920 Robert and Blanche were living in Portland with their first two children as well as Blanche’s parents and sister. Robert was a conductor for the city’s streetcar line. After that census their next three sons were born in Oregon: Cecil Lawrence (in 1920), Marshall Melvin (in 1921), and Gordon Ellis (about 1925).
In the 1930 census Robert, Blanche and their 5 children were living in Portland where Robert was a streetcar operator. Blanche’s brother, William Rebo, was living with them and working as a gardener. In the 1930s Blanche and Robert divorced and on 5/10/1938 she married Stanley William Eisfelder who died in August 1939.
At the time of the 1940 census Robert was 60 years old, unemployed and living with his sons Robert and Gordon in Portland. Young Robert was a truck driver and 15 year old Gordon was attending school. During that same 1940 census Blanche was also living in Portland. Her son 18 year old Marshall was living with her. She was said to be a widowed seamstress working for the WPA, a government program. Marshall was not attending school and was not employed. Son Cecil was living in Hayden Lake, Kootenai County, Idaho where he was working as a laborer at a summer camp.
In the World War II draft registration completed in 1942 Robert indicated he was working in the Portland Ship Yards and living with his son Robert who was his emergency contact person. Son Cecil was serving in the US Navy at that time (1942 - 1943). Son John was working aboard a sea-going vessel in the 1950s. He died in Los Angeles on 11/30/1957.
On 11/25/1962 Robert was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. After being a patient at the institution for 3 years he died there of pneumonia on 11/30/1965. He was 87 years old. He was reportedly widowed at that time, but he was not. On 10/12/1962 Blanche married LaRue K. Dimmick in Vancouver, Washington. She died on 10/23/1980 in Portland. Son Cecil died in San Francisco on 1/1/1973. Son Marshall died in Portland on 10/20/1998.
According to his death certificate Robert was born in Missouri on 10/13/1878, but other records indicate he was actually born on 10/13/1879. His mother, Margaret Rebecca Bohannon, was born in 1852 in Missouri. Robert’s father, John M. Mansfield, was 7 years younger than Margaret. He was born in 1859 in Tennessee. They were married on 8/21/1877 in Laclede County, Missouri. Robert was the first of their children.
In the census of 1880 Robert was 8 months old and living with his parents in Franklin, Laclede County, Missouri where they were farming. Over the next 12 years Margaret had 7 children with 6 being alive in 1900. Robert’s siblings included: William (born Missouri in 1882), Charley (Missouri in 1884), Oliver (Kansas in 1888), Lilia (Kansas in 1890) and Delia (Kansas in 1892). Given the gap between Charley and Oliver it is suspected that the child who died before 1900 was born about 1886.
At the time of the 1900 census Robert was living with his mother and siblings in Lone grove, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (current-day Oklahoma) where Robert’s family was farming. His mother reported she was a “widow,” but that was a euphemism for divorced or separated.
During the 1910 census Robert’s father was living in Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma with his new wife, Ella. In 1910 Robert was a single mariner living aboard the USS Mayflower based in the Navy Yards near Washington DC.
On 5/14/1914 Robert married Estella “Blanche” Rebo in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri. It was the first marriage for each of them. She was born in Missouri in 1891. By 1915 the moved to Bozeman, Montana where their first two sons were born. They were: John Bernard (born in May 1915), and Robert M. (about January 1918). In 1918 they moved to Oregon. When the World War I draft registration was collected in September 1918 Robert reported he and Blanche were living in Milwaukie, Multnomah County, Oregon near Portland. He was employed by the Continental Pipe Company. He was tall, of medium build with blue eyes and dark brown hair. In the census of 1920 Robert and Blanche were living in Portland with their first two children as well as Blanche’s parents and sister. Robert was a conductor for the city’s streetcar line. After that census their next three sons were born in Oregon: Cecil Lawrence (in 1920), Marshall Melvin (in 1921), and Gordon Ellis (about 1925).
In the 1930 census Robert, Blanche and their 5 children were living in Portland where Robert was a streetcar operator. Blanche’s brother, William Rebo, was living with them and working as a gardener. In the 1930s Blanche and Robert divorced and on 5/10/1938 she married Stanley William Eisfelder who died in August 1939.
At the time of the 1940 census Robert was 60 years old, unemployed and living with his sons Robert and Gordon in Portland. Young Robert was a truck driver and 15 year old Gordon was attending school. During that same 1940 census Blanche was also living in Portland. Her son 18 year old Marshall was living with her. She was said to be a widowed seamstress working for the WPA, a government program. Marshall was not attending school and was not employed. Son Cecil was living in Hayden Lake, Kootenai County, Idaho where he was working as a laborer at a summer camp.
In the World War II draft registration completed in 1942 Robert indicated he was working in the Portland Ship Yards and living with his son Robert who was his emergency contact person. Son Cecil was serving in the US Navy at that time (1942 - 1943). Son John was working aboard a sea-going vessel in the 1950s. He died in Los Angeles on 11/30/1957.
On 11/25/1962 Robert was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. After being a patient at the institution for 3 years he died there of pneumonia on 11/30/1965. He was 87 years old. He was reportedly widowed at that time, but he was not. On 10/12/1962 Blanche married LaRue K. Dimmick in Vancouver, Washington. She died on 10/23/1980 in Portland. Son Cecil died in San Francisco on 1/1/1973. Son Marshall died in Portland on 10/20/1998.
Robert Enoch Mansfield’s cremated remains were never taken after his death and are still available at the Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related. More information about unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/osh/Pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a short documentary film by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
According to his death certificate Robert was born in Missouri on 10/13/1878, but other records indicate he was actually born on 10/13/1879. His mother, Margaret Rebecca Bohannon, was born in 1852 in Missouri. Robert’s father, John M. Mansfield, was 7 years younger than Margaret. He was born in 1859 in Tennessee. They were married on 8/21/1877 in Laclede County, Missouri. Robert was the first of their children.
In the census of 1880 Robert was 8 months old and living with his parents in Franklin, Laclede County, Missouri where they were farming. Over the next 12 years Margaret had 7 children with 6 being alive in 1900. Robert’s siblings included: William (born Missouri in 1882), Charley (Missouri in 1884), Oliver (Kansas in 1888), Lilia (Kansas in 1890) and Delia (Kansas in 1892). Given the gap between Charley and Oliver it is suspected that the child who died before 1900 was born about 1886.
At the time of the 1900 census Robert was living with his mother and siblings in Lone grove, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (current-day Oklahoma) where Robert’s family was farming. His mother reported she was a “widow,” but that was a euphemism for divorced or separated.
During the 1910 census Robert’s father was living in Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma with his new wife, Ella. In 1910 Robert was a single mariner living aboard the USS Mayflower based in the Navy Yards near Washington DC.
On 5/14/1914 Robert married Estella “Blanche” Rebo in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri. It was the first marriage for each of them. She was born in Missouri in 1891. By 1915 the moved to Bozeman, Montana where their first two sons were born. They were: John Bernard (born in May 1915), and Robert M. (about January 1918). In 1918 they moved to Oregon. When the World War I draft registration was collected in September 1918 Robert reported he and Blanche were living in Milwaukie, Multnomah County, Oregon near Portland. He was employed by the Continental Pipe Company. He was tall, of medium build with blue eyes and dark brown hair. In the census of 1920 Robert and Blanche were living in Portland with their first two children as well as Blanche’s parents and sister. Robert was a conductor for the city’s streetcar line. After that census their next three sons were born in Oregon: Cecil Lawrence (in 1920), Marshall Melvin (in 1921), and Gordon Ellis (about 1925).
In the 1930 census Robert, Blanche and their 5 children were living in Portland where Robert was a streetcar operator. Blanche’s brother, William Rebo, was living with them and working as a gardener. In the 1930s Blanche and Robert divorced and on 5/10/1938 she married Stanley William Eisfelder who died in August 1939.
At the time of the 1940 census Robert was 60 years old, unemployed and living with his sons Robert and Gordon in Portland. Young Robert was a truck driver and 15 year old Gordon was attending school. During that same 1940 census Blanche was also living in Portland. Her son 18 year old Marshall was living with her. She was said to be a widowed seamstress working for the WPA, a government program. Marshall was not attending school and was not employed. Son Cecil was living in Hayden Lake, Kootenai County, Idaho where he was working as a laborer at a summer camp.
In the World War II draft registration completed in 1942 Robert indicated he was working in the Portland Ship Yards and living with his son Robert who was his emergency contact person. Son Cecil was serving in the US Navy at that time (1942 - 1943). Son John was working aboard a sea-going vessel in the 1950s. He died in Los Angeles on 11/30/1957.
On 11/25/1962 Robert was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. After being a patient at the institution for 3 years he died there of pneumonia on 11/30/1965. He was 87 years old. He was reportedly widowed at that time, but he was not. On 10/12/1962 Blanche married LaRue K. Dimmick in Vancouver, Washington. She died on 10/23/1980 in Portland. Son Cecil died in San Francisco on 1/1/1973. Son Marshall died in Portland on 10/20/1998.
According to his death certificate Robert was born in Missouri on 10/13/1878, but other records indicate he was actually born on 10/13/1879. His mother, Margaret Rebecca Bohannon, was born in 1852 in Missouri. Robert’s father, John M. Mansfield, was 7 years younger than Margaret. He was born in 1859 in Tennessee. They were married on 8/21/1877 in Laclede County, Missouri. Robert was the first of their children.
In the census of 1880 Robert was 8 months old and living with his parents in Franklin, Laclede County, Missouri where they were farming. Over the next 12 years Margaret had 7 children with 6 being alive in 1900. Robert’s siblings included: William (born Missouri in 1882), Charley (Missouri in 1884), Oliver (Kansas in 1888), Lilia (Kansas in 1890) and Delia (Kansas in 1892). Given the gap between Charley and Oliver it is suspected that the child who died before 1900 was born about 1886.
At the time of the 1900 census Robert was living with his mother and siblings in Lone grove, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (current-day Oklahoma) where Robert’s family was farming. His mother reported she was a “widow,” but that was a euphemism for divorced or separated.
During the 1910 census Robert’s father was living in Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma with his new wife, Ella. In 1910 Robert was a single mariner living aboard the USS Mayflower based in the Navy Yards near Washington DC.
On 5/14/1914 Robert married Estella “Blanche” Rebo in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri. It was the first marriage for each of them. She was born in Missouri in 1891. By 1915 the moved to Bozeman, Montana where their first two sons were born. They were: John Bernard (born in May 1915), and Robert M. (about January 1918). In 1918 they moved to Oregon. When the World War I draft registration was collected in September 1918 Robert reported he and Blanche were living in Milwaukie, Multnomah County, Oregon near Portland. He was employed by the Continental Pipe Company. He was tall, of medium build with blue eyes and dark brown hair. In the census of 1920 Robert and Blanche were living in Portland with their first two children as well as Blanche’s parents and sister. Robert was a conductor for the city’s streetcar line. After that census their next three sons were born in Oregon: Cecil Lawrence (in 1920), Marshall Melvin (in 1921), and Gordon Ellis (about 1925).
In the 1930 census Robert, Blanche and their 5 children were living in Portland where Robert was a streetcar operator. Blanche’s brother, William Rebo, was living with them and working as a gardener. In the 1930s Blanche and Robert divorced and on 5/10/1938 she married Stanley William Eisfelder who died in August 1939.
At the time of the 1940 census Robert was 60 years old, unemployed and living with his sons Robert and Gordon in Portland. Young Robert was a truck driver and 15 year old Gordon was attending school. During that same 1940 census Blanche was also living in Portland. Her son 18 year old Marshall was living with her. She was said to be a widowed seamstress working for the WPA, a government program. Marshall was not attending school and was not employed. Son Cecil was living in Hayden Lake, Kootenai County, Idaho where he was working as a laborer at a summer camp.
In the World War II draft registration completed in 1942 Robert indicated he was working in the Portland Ship Yards and living with his son Robert who was his emergency contact person. Son Cecil was serving in the US Navy at that time (1942 - 1943). Son John was working aboard a sea-going vessel in the 1950s. He died in Los Angeles on 11/30/1957.
On 11/25/1962 Robert was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. After being a patient at the institution for 3 years he died there of pneumonia on 11/30/1965. He was 87 years old. He was reportedly widowed at that time, but he was not. On 10/12/1962 Blanche married LaRue K. Dimmick in Vancouver, Washington. She died on 10/23/1980 in Portland. Son Cecil died in San Francisco on 1/1/1973. Son Marshall died in Portland on 10/20/1998.
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