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William Nelson Luckey

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William Nelson Luckey

Birth
Allen County, Indiana, USA
Death
1 May 1908 (aged 73)
Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
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Suggested edit: this record should clear up exactly where he is buried.

William Nelson Luckey in the Oregon, U.S., Early Oregonians Index, 1800-1860
Name: William Nelson Luckey
Birth Date: 14 Dec 1834 [14 Dec 1833]
Birth Place: Allen, Indiana, USA
Death Date: 1 May 1908
Death Place: Hood River, Oregon, USA
Cemetery: Mountain View Cemetery

The above contributed by: Kerry (48011981) Dec. 18, 2021
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I discovered today, Dec. 18, 2021, that William is buried in Hood River County Cemetery which was originally called Knights of Pythias Cemetery. I also found that this cemetery is considered part of Mountain View Cemetery in Hood River now. Although it is part of, and/or, managed by Mountain View Cemetery there is a separate listing on Find A Grave for this "Hood River County Cemetery". William's wife is buried in Hood River County Cemetery. I moved William's page from Mountain View Cemetery to Hood River County Cemetery on Find A Grave.

Neither William or his wife are listed in the extensive Idlewilde Cemetery index nor are they listed in the Mountain View Cemetery index in Hood River. Williams' obit says he was buried in Idlewilde. I forget where I found that he and his wife were buried in Mountain View? Maybe they are not in either?! Obits are wrong every now and then. They are not a very reliable source for absolutely proving something.

The following obit was contributed by= Jeffrey Bryant (#46919897)
Obituary-
The Hood River Glacier, May 7, 1908, page 8
Wm. N. Luckey
The news of the death of Wm. N. Luckey May 1 came as a shock to the people of Hood River, although it was generally known that the physicians held no hope for his recovery.
The funeral services were held from Nichols' chapel Monday afternoon and a large concourse of friends were present to pay their last respects to their friend who had been loved by all who knew him.
Rev. W. C. Gilmore, pastor of the Riverside Congregational church, conducted the services and made a few comforting remarks to the mourners.
Interment was made in Idlewilde cemetery under the direction of J. E. Nichols. The pall bearers were: S. F. Blythe, Geo. Coe, J. W. Henrick, D. A. Turner, J. H. Dukes and Geo. P. Crowell.
Wm. Luckey was born in 1835 and crossed the plains in 1850 with his father and uncle. They came to The Dalles with loaded wagons and crossed the rapids at Cascades in Indian boats, swimming the horses and cattle over. Later they went to Vancouver, where the family spent the winter on a farm and where Mr. Luckey was in a mine in Lane county. In 1877 the family came to Hood River, and he and his brother, James, built a mill. They were in Southern Oregon three years and six years ago came to Portland and a year ago to Hood River, where he has lived with his son.
He leaves to mourn his loss, J. C. Luckey, of Portland, Wm. and J. J. Luckey, of this city, and Lester and Bessie Luckey of Portland, besides three daughters and one son in Seattle. The only ones who could attend the funeral were Will and Lester, of Portland.
Suggested edit: this record should clear up exactly where he is buried.

William Nelson Luckey in the Oregon, U.S., Early Oregonians Index, 1800-1860
Name: William Nelson Luckey
Birth Date: 14 Dec 1834 [14 Dec 1833]
Birth Place: Allen, Indiana, USA
Death Date: 1 May 1908
Death Place: Hood River, Oregon, USA
Cemetery: Mountain View Cemetery

The above contributed by: Kerry (48011981) Dec. 18, 2021
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I discovered today, Dec. 18, 2021, that William is buried in Hood River County Cemetery which was originally called Knights of Pythias Cemetery. I also found that this cemetery is considered part of Mountain View Cemetery in Hood River now. Although it is part of, and/or, managed by Mountain View Cemetery there is a separate listing on Find A Grave for this "Hood River County Cemetery". William's wife is buried in Hood River County Cemetery. I moved William's page from Mountain View Cemetery to Hood River County Cemetery on Find A Grave.

Neither William or his wife are listed in the extensive Idlewilde Cemetery index nor are they listed in the Mountain View Cemetery index in Hood River. Williams' obit says he was buried in Idlewilde. I forget where I found that he and his wife were buried in Mountain View? Maybe they are not in either?! Obits are wrong every now and then. They are not a very reliable source for absolutely proving something.

The following obit was contributed by= Jeffrey Bryant (#46919897)
Obituary-
The Hood River Glacier, May 7, 1908, page 8
Wm. N. Luckey
The news of the death of Wm. N. Luckey May 1 came as a shock to the people of Hood River, although it was generally known that the physicians held no hope for his recovery.
The funeral services were held from Nichols' chapel Monday afternoon and a large concourse of friends were present to pay their last respects to their friend who had been loved by all who knew him.
Rev. W. C. Gilmore, pastor of the Riverside Congregational church, conducted the services and made a few comforting remarks to the mourners.
Interment was made in Idlewilde cemetery under the direction of J. E. Nichols. The pall bearers were: S. F. Blythe, Geo. Coe, J. W. Henrick, D. A. Turner, J. H. Dukes and Geo. P. Crowell.
Wm. Luckey was born in 1835 and crossed the plains in 1850 with his father and uncle. They came to The Dalles with loaded wagons and crossed the rapids at Cascades in Indian boats, swimming the horses and cattle over. Later they went to Vancouver, where the family spent the winter on a farm and where Mr. Luckey was in a mine in Lane county. In 1877 the family came to Hood River, and he and his brother, James, built a mill. They were in Southern Oregon three years and six years ago came to Portland and a year ago to Hood River, where he has lived with his son.
He leaves to mourn his loss, J. C. Luckey, of Portland, Wm. and J. J. Luckey, of this city, and Lester and Bessie Luckey of Portland, besides three daughters and one son in Seattle. The only ones who could attend the funeral were Will and Lester, of Portland.

Gravesite Details

When William died Hood River was part of Wasco County. Hood River County had not been formed yet. He was buried in Knights of Pythias Cemetery which is now part of Mt View Cemetery.



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