Find A Grave - Jackson County

Beeson, John b. September 18, 1803 d. April, 1882
Social Reformer. One of the first Civil Rights advocates, he was the author of "John Beeson's plea for the Indians: His lone cry in the wilderness for Indian Rights". Published in 1981, written a hundred years earlier. (Bio by: RB)
Stearns Cemetery, Talent, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
Britt, Peter b. March 12, 1818 d. October 3, 1905
Peter Britt was a Swiss immigrant who came to America, and then to Oregon in 1852 with his photography equipment in a wagon. For 50 years he recorded the life and changes of Southern Oregon. His photographs and story were published in 1977 in a book titled "Photographer of a Frontier, the Photography of Peter Brett" by Alan Clark Miller. Peter Britt also participated in the agricultural changes in Oregon, planting fruit trees and opening Oregon's first winery. His varied career also...[Read More] (Bio by: RB)
Jacksonville Cemetery, Jacksonville, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
Caldwell, Erskine b. December 17, 1903 d. April 11, 1987
Author. Novelist known for the works "Tobacco Road" and "God's Little Acre". (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Cause of death: Unknown
Scenic Hills Memorial Park, Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
Durno, Dr. Edwin Russell 'Eddie' b. 1899 d. 1976
US Congressman. Elected to represent Oregon's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1961 to 1963. Also served as a Member of the Oregon State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Eastwood IOOF Cemetery, Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
Green, Edith Louise b. January 17, 1910 d. April 21, 1987
US Congresswoman. She left a substantial legacy on education and welfare policy, and women's issues because of her influence and hard work. Director of Public Relations, Oregon Education Associations; Democratic candidate for Secretary of State of Oregon in 1952; delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968, and served as Chairman of state delegation in 1960 and 1968; United States delegate to the Interparliamentary conference in Switzerland in 1958; congressional...[Read More] (Bio by: Oregonian)
Mountain View Cemetery, Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
High, Frank Charles b. 1875 d. December 13, 1966
Philippine Insurrection Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Served as a Private, U.S. Army, Company G, 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry. Near San Isidro, Philippine Islands, on May 16, 1899, he with 21 other scouts charged across a burning bridge, under heavy fire, and completely routed 600 of the enemy who were entrenched in a strongly fortified position. Of the 12 Medals of Honor awarded to Oregonians since the medals were first issued in the Civil War, he was one of only three given to...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Memory Gardens Memorial Park, Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
Holmes Sr., David Hugh b. August 22, 1889 d. March 23, 1950
David Holmes along with his brother David changed their name to Holmes in the 1930s from Rosenberg to Holmes in order to sell their fruit baskets in Germany. David Holmes was on a business trip en route to San Francisco, California when his automobile skidded and over turned eight miles south of Woodland California. Harry & David, the marketing brand for Medford's Bear Creek Corporation and its many enterprises, is perhaps the most widely known commercial name associated with Medford and the...[Read More] (Bio by: Rev. Kevin Airrington)
Eastwood IOOF Cemetery, Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
Holmes, Harry L b. May 6, 1891 d. July 24, 1959
Harry & David, the marketing brand for Medford's Bear Creek Corporation and its many enterprises, is perhaps the most widely known commercial name associated with Medford and the Rogue River Valley. Building on the tradition of giving gift boxes of fruit on Christmas and other holidays, Harry & David's "Fruit of the Month Club" (begun in the late 1930s), the "Tower of Treats" (1947), and other mail-order products are assembled and distributed at the company's large complex along U.S. Highway 99...[Read More] (Bio by: Rev. Kevin Airrington)
Eastwood IOOF Cemetery, Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
Maddox, Roselea Arbana b. August 15, 1925 d. April 15, 1998
Country Music Singer. Known as Rose Maddox, she was known for her flamboyant style, and colorful costumes. She started singing with her family in the late 1930's, and with her brothers formed the band "Maddox Brothers and Rose" that was popular in the 1940's and 1950's. She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame Art Gallery, and the Alabama State Country Music Hall of Fame. She continued singing into the 1980's, receiving a Grammy nomination for her CD "$35 and a Dream". (Bio by: Oregonian)
Scenic Hills Memorial Park, Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
Mason, Steve b. February 29, 1940 d. May 25, 2005
Poet. He wss the Poet laureate of the Vietnam Veterans of America. His searching verse was read at the 1984 dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Born Stephen R. Mason in Brooklyn, New York, to musician parents, he moved around the country in his youth. He joined the United States Army in 1960 and went to Vietnam six years later, returning to the United States in 1967 determined to go back. The Army sent him to officers' training school with the promise of another...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
Memory Gardens Memorial Park, Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
Mayer, Charlene 'Shorty' b. September 24, 1921 d. June 3, 1999
Professional Baseball Player. A utility player for seven seasons in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), she was one of the fastest runners in the circuit's history. Raised in coastal California, Charlene learned baseball from her father, earned notice as a singer, and worked as one of the first female DJs in the country. Joining the Marine Corps Reserve in 1944, she entertained the troops as a vocalist with the Dick Jurgens Orchestra then in 1946 tried out for the...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Eagle Point National Cemetery, Eagle Point, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
Plot: A1, 0, 28
Reames, Alfred Evan b. February 5, 1870 d. March 4, 1943
US Senator.
Siskiyou Memorial Park, Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
Rickard, Gen. Roy V. b. October 27, 1891 d. January 7, 1975
United States Army Major General. Born in Osseo, Wisconsin, he was commissioned a Lieutenant of Infantry in 1917, serving various provost assignments, in the Panama Canal Zone and the Philippines. In 1940, he shifted to field of supply, as Colonel in command of the G-4 Section 9th Corps Area at the Presidio of San Francisco. During World War II, he participated in the Kiska operation in the Aleutians as a landing force commander. Promoted Brigadier General in 1944, he served as commander of the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Eagle Point National Cemetery, Eagle Point, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
Plot: Sec.24 Grave 108
Tweed, George Ray b. July 2, 1902 d. January 16, 1989
World War II Military Figure. After the attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941, Japanese forces soon overran Guam Island in the Pacific. Tweed, then serving as a Navy chief radioman with several other U.S. personal slipped into the jungle rather than surrender. He became the only survivor after the others were captured and killed. He managed to elude Japanese soldiers for two years seven months, providing information to American forces that recaptured Guam Island in July 1944. His survival...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Eagle Point National Cemetery, Eagle Point, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
Plot: Section 14, Site 170

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