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Sarah (Denny) Goltra
Sept. 16, 1916; Oregonian, p 5
"Pioneer Woman Dies"
Albany, Or., Sept. 15
Mrs. Sarah Goltra, Oregon pioneer of 1852, a resident of Linn County for 64 years, died this morning at her home in this city at the age of 79. She had lived in Albany continuously for the past 43 years.
Mrs. Goltra was born in Ohio in 1836. She crossed the plains to Oregon with her parents when she was 16. The family located near Lebanon and there she was married in 1856 to W. H. Goltra. After residing on a farm a few years they came to Albany, where Mr. Goltra opened an implement house.
Mrs. Goltra was a member of the Methodist Church of this city. She is survived by her husband, W. H. Goltra, for many years one of Albany's leading business men and one of Linn County's leading capitalists, and the following children: Mrs. Benson Starr, of Pasadena, Cal.; Mrs. D. W. Rumbaugh, of Albany, and John O. Goltra, of Salem.
Mrs. Goltra's maiden name was Sarah Denny, and she was a member of one of the most prominent pioneer families of this section of the state. She was a sister of O. N. Denny, former Consul-General at Tien Tsin, China; Preston Denny, prominent Attorney of Salt Lake City, and Speaker of the House in the first State Legislature of Utah, and John Denny, who introduced China pheasants into the United States, all of whom now are deceased.
Sarah (Denny) Goltra
Sept. 16, 1916; Oregonian, p 5
"Pioneer Woman Dies"
Albany, Or., Sept. 15
Mrs. Sarah Goltra, Oregon pioneer of 1852, a resident of Linn County for 64 years, died this morning at her home in this city at the age of 79. She had lived in Albany continuously for the past 43 years.
Mrs. Goltra was born in Ohio in 1836. She crossed the plains to Oregon with her parents when she was 16. The family located near Lebanon and there she was married in 1856 to W. H. Goltra. After residing on a farm a few years they came to Albany, where Mr. Goltra opened an implement house.
Mrs. Goltra was a member of the Methodist Church of this city. She is survived by her husband, W. H. Goltra, for many years one of Albany's leading business men and one of Linn County's leading capitalists, and the following children: Mrs. Benson Starr, of Pasadena, Cal.; Mrs. D. W. Rumbaugh, of Albany, and John O. Goltra, of Salem.
Mrs. Goltra's maiden name was Sarah Denny, and she was a member of one of the most prominent pioneer families of this section of the state. She was a sister of O. N. Denny, former Consul-General at Tien Tsin, China; Preston Denny, prominent Attorney of Salt Lake City, and Speaker of the House in the first State Legislature of Utah, and John Denny, who introduced China pheasants into the United States, all of whom now are deceased.
https://sites.google.com/site/oregonpioneerobituaries/linn-county/sarah-denny-goltra
Sarah (Denny) Goltra
Sept. 16, 1916; Oregonian, p 5
"Pioneer Woman Dies"
Albany, Or., Sept. 15
Mrs. Sarah Goltra, Oregon pioneer of 1852, a resident of Linn County for 64 years, died this morning at her home in this city at the age of 79. She had lived in Albany continuously for the past 43 years.
Mrs. Goltra was born in Ohio in 1836. She crossed the plains to Oregon with her parents when she was 16. The family located near Lebanon and there she was married in 1856 to W. H. Goltra. After residing on a farm a few years they came to Albany, where Mr. Goltra opened an implement house.
Mrs. Goltra was a member of the Methodist Church of this city. She is survived by her husband, W. H. Goltra, for many years one of Albany's leading business men and one of Linn County's leading capitalists, and the following children: Mrs. Benson Starr, of Pasadena, Cal.; Mrs. D. W. Rumbaugh, of Albany, and John O. Goltra, of Salem.
Mrs. Goltra's maiden name was Sarah Denny, and she was a member of one of the most prominent pioneer families of this section of the state. She was a sister of O. N. Denny, former Consul-General at Tien Tsin, China; Preston Denny, prominent Attorney of Salt Lake City, and Speaker of the House in the first State Legislature of Utah, and John Denny, who introduced China pheasants into the United States, all of whom now are deceased.
Sarah (Denny) Goltra
Sept. 16, 1916; Oregonian, p 5
"Pioneer Woman Dies"
Albany, Or., Sept. 15
Mrs. Sarah Goltra, Oregon pioneer of 1852, a resident of Linn County for 64 years, died this morning at her home in this city at the age of 79. She had lived in Albany continuously for the past 43 years.
Mrs. Goltra was born in Ohio in 1836. She crossed the plains to Oregon with her parents when she was 16. The family located near Lebanon and there she was married in 1856 to W. H. Goltra. After residing on a farm a few years they came to Albany, where Mr. Goltra opened an implement house.
Mrs. Goltra was a member of the Methodist Church of this city. She is survived by her husband, W. H. Goltra, for many years one of Albany's leading business men and one of Linn County's leading capitalists, and the following children: Mrs. Benson Starr, of Pasadena, Cal.; Mrs. D. W. Rumbaugh, of Albany, and John O. Goltra, of Salem.
Mrs. Goltra's maiden name was Sarah Denny, and she was a member of one of the most prominent pioneer families of this section of the state. She was a sister of O. N. Denny, former Consul-General at Tien Tsin, China; Preston Denny, prominent Attorney of Salt Lake City, and Speaker of the House in the first State Legislature of Utah, and John Denny, who introduced China pheasants into the United States, all of whom now are deceased.
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