John’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.
John was born in Iowa about 1865. His father, Rodney H. Love, Sr., was born in 1841 in Virginia. John’s mother, Sarah “Belle” Hughes, was born in Iowa in 1843. Rodney & Belle were married about 1860. Their children (all born in Iowa) included: Rodney (born in 1862), John (in 1865), Alfred E. “Fred” (in 1868) and George (in 1870). George died before the age of 10.
At the time of the 1870 census John was 5 years old living with his parents and 3 brothers in Flint River, Des Moines County, Iowa. The Love family was farming next door to John’s maternal grandmother and some of her children. In the 1870s the Love family moved to Oregon. During the 1880 census John, his parents and 2 brothers were living in Portland, Oregon. His father was a blacksmith, brother Rodney (age 17) was a cigar maker, 15 year old John was working as an upholsterer and Fred (age 12) was attending school. John’s father died on 2/6/1912. He was buried at the Jones Pioneer Cemetery in Portland.
John’s brother Fred started out in a life of crime at an early age. In 1879 he was arrested for using obscene language at age 11. He escalated his criminal behavior and in 1886, at 18, he was arrested for stabbing someone, vagrancy & theft. In 1889 he was arrested for fighting then brother Rodney was arrested for assisted Fred in escaping from prison. Over time Fred became a notorious safe breaker. About 1904 Fred was imprisoned in Idaho for burglary for which he was sentenced to serve 15 years. Two years later he escaped and in 1908 he was recaptured. In 1920 he was shot in the back but refused to revealed who did it. He died two years later on 3/9/1922. He was buried at the Jones Pioneer Cemetery in Portland where his father was buried.
Meanwhile John’s brother Rodney had severe mental health problems. In 1891 he was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. He was released, but by 1893 he was re-admitted. He was released again and drifted to Arkansas where he wandered into a strange house one night. He was mistaken for a burglar and was shot in the arm. To save his life his arm was amputated. He returned to Oregon and was later committed to the asylum again. On 4/3/1907 Rodney died at the institution in Salem. His remains were unclaimed and he was buried at the asylum cemetery. His body was later exhumed, cremated and the cremains were lost. All cremains of people who died before 1914 have been lost.
On 1/5/1916 John was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, the same institution in which his brother Rodney died 9 years earlier. John reportedly had melancholia (aka depression). He was listed among the patients at the state hospital on the census of 1920. His mother and brother Fred were living in Portland at that time. After being a patient at the institution over 11 years John died there of tuberculosis on 6/2/1927. He was 62 years old.
In the 1920s John’s mother became an inmate in the Multnomah County Poor Farm. The counties had the responsibility of caring for the poor. The Multnomah County facility was in Troutdale east of Portland. It encompass 345 acres and its population peaked at 614 in 1935. In 1982, the county closed the entire facilities. Today the farm is McMenamin’s Edgefield, a hotel, restaurant, golf course and entertainment facility. On 5/22/1929 Belle Love was transferred to the state mental hospital in Salem where John and Rodney died. She had out-lived her husband and all of her children. Belle died at the asylum on 1/2/1933. Her name is not on the list of unclaimed cremains, but it is not known where she was buried or who might have dealt to those arrangements. Note: John’s first cousin Orrel Hughes Jordan (daughter of John’s mom’s brother George) was institutionalized in the Iowa State Hospital before 1910. She was released before 1920.
John was born in Iowa about 1865. His father, Rodney H. Love, Sr., was born in 1841 in Virginia. John’s mother, Sarah “Belle” Hughes, was born in Iowa in 1843. Rodney & Belle were married about 1860. Their children (all born in Iowa) included: Rodney (born in 1862), John (in 1865), Alfred E. “Fred” (in 1868) and George (in 1870). George died before the age of 10.
At the time of the 1870 census John was 5 years old living with his parents and 3 brothers in Flint River, Des Moines County, Iowa. The Love family was farming next door to John’s maternal grandmother and some of her children. In the 1870s the Love family moved to Oregon. During the 1880 census John, his parents and 2 brothers were living in Portland, Oregon. His father was a blacksmith, brother Rodney (age 17) was a cigar maker, 15 year old John was working as an upholsterer and Fred (age 12) was attending school. John’s father died on 2/6/1912. He was buried at the Jones Pioneer Cemetery in Portland.
John’s brother Fred started out in a life of crime at an early age. In 1879 he was arrested for using obscene language at age 11. He escalated his criminal behavior and in 1886, at 18, he was arrested for stabbing someone, vagrancy & theft. In 1889 he was arrested for fighting then brother Rodney was arrested for assisted Fred in escaping from prison. Over time Fred became a notorious safe breaker. About 1904 Fred was imprisoned in Idaho for burglary for which he was sentenced to serve 15 years. Two years later he escaped and in 1908 he was recaptured. In 1920 he was shot in the back but refused to revealed who did it. He died two years later on 3/9/1922. He was buried at the Jones Pioneer Cemetery in Portland where his father was buried.
Meanwhile John’s brother Rodney had severe mental health problems. In 1891 he was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. He was released, but by 1893 he was re-admitted. He was released again and drifted to Arkansas where he wandered into a strange house one night. He was mistaken for a burglar and was shot in the arm. To save his life his arm was amputated. He returned to Oregon and was later committed to the asylum again. On 4/3/1907 Rodney died at the institution in Salem. His remains were unclaimed and he was buried at the asylum cemetery. His body was later exhumed, cremated and the cremains were lost. All cremains of people who died before 1914 have been lost.
On 1/5/1916 John was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, the same institution in which his brother Rodney died 9 years earlier. John reportedly had melancholia (aka depression). He was listed among the patients at the state hospital on the census of 1920. His mother and brother Fred were living in Portland at that time. After being a patient at the institution over 11 years John died there of tuberculosis on 6/2/1927. He was 62 years old.
In the 1920s John’s mother became an inmate in the Multnomah County Poor Farm. The counties had the responsibility of caring for the poor. The Multnomah County facility was in Troutdale east of Portland. It encompass 345 acres and its population peaked at 614 in 1935. In 1982, the county closed the entire facilities. Today the farm is McMenamin’s Edgefield, a hotel, restaurant, golf course and entertainment facility. On 5/22/1929 Belle Love was transferred to the state mental hospital in Salem where John and Rodney died. She had out-lived her husband and all of her children. Belle died at the asylum on 1/2/1933. Her name is not on the list of unclaimed cremains, but it is not known where she was buried or who might have dealt to those arrangements. Note: John’s first cousin Orrel Hughes Jordan (daughter of John’s mom’s brother George) was institutionalized in the Iowa State Hospital before 1910. She was released before 1920.
John’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.
John was born in Iowa about 1865. His father, Rodney H. Love, Sr., was born in 1841 in Virginia. John’s mother, Sarah “Belle” Hughes, was born in Iowa in 1843. Rodney & Belle were married about 1860. Their children (all born in Iowa) included: Rodney (born in 1862), John (in 1865), Alfred E. “Fred” (in 1868) and George (in 1870). George died before the age of 10.
At the time of the 1870 census John was 5 years old living with his parents and 3 brothers in Flint River, Des Moines County, Iowa. The Love family was farming next door to John’s maternal grandmother and some of her children. In the 1870s the Love family moved to Oregon. During the 1880 census John, his parents and 2 brothers were living in Portland, Oregon. His father was a blacksmith, brother Rodney (age 17) was a cigar maker, 15 year old John was working as an upholsterer and Fred (age 12) was attending school. John’s father died on 2/6/1912. He was buried at the Jones Pioneer Cemetery in Portland.
John’s brother Fred started out in a life of crime at an early age. In 1879 he was arrested for using obscene language at age 11. He escalated his criminal behavior and in 1886, at 18, he was arrested for stabbing someone, vagrancy & theft. In 1889 he was arrested for fighting then brother Rodney was arrested for assisted Fred in escaping from prison. Over time Fred became a notorious safe breaker. About 1904 Fred was imprisoned in Idaho for burglary for which he was sentenced to serve 15 years. Two years later he escaped and in 1908 he was recaptured. In 1920 he was shot in the back but refused to revealed who did it. He died two years later on 3/9/1922. He was buried at the Jones Pioneer Cemetery in Portland where his father was buried.
Meanwhile John’s brother Rodney had severe mental health problems. In 1891 he was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. He was released, but by 1893 he was re-admitted. He was released again and drifted to Arkansas where he wandered into a strange house one night. He was mistaken for a burglar and was shot in the arm. To save his life his arm was amputated. He returned to Oregon and was later committed to the asylum again. On 4/3/1907 Rodney died at the institution in Salem. His remains were unclaimed and he was buried at the asylum cemetery. His body was later exhumed, cremated and the cremains were lost. All cremains of people who died before 1914 have been lost.
On 1/5/1916 John was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, the same institution in which his brother Rodney died 9 years earlier. John reportedly had melancholia (aka depression). He was listed among the patients at the state hospital on the census of 1920. His mother and brother Fred were living in Portland at that time. After being a patient at the institution over 11 years John died there of tuberculosis on 6/2/1927. He was 62 years old.
In the 1920s John’s mother became an inmate in the Multnomah County Poor Farm. The counties had the responsibility of caring for the poor. The Multnomah County facility was in Troutdale east of Portland. It encompass 345 acres and its population peaked at 614 in 1935. In 1982, the county closed the entire facilities. Today the farm is McMenamin’s Edgefield, a hotel, restaurant, golf course and entertainment facility. On 5/22/1929 Belle Love was transferred to the state mental hospital in Salem where John and Rodney died. She had out-lived her husband and all of her children. Belle died at the asylum on 1/2/1933. Her name is not on the list of unclaimed cremains, but it is not known where she was buried or who might have dealt to those arrangements. Note: John’s first cousin Orrel Hughes Jordan (daughter of John’s mom’s brother George) was institutionalized in the Iowa State Hospital before 1910. She was released before 1920.
John was born in Iowa about 1865. His father, Rodney H. Love, Sr., was born in 1841 in Virginia. John’s mother, Sarah “Belle” Hughes, was born in Iowa in 1843. Rodney & Belle were married about 1860. Their children (all born in Iowa) included: Rodney (born in 1862), John (in 1865), Alfred E. “Fred” (in 1868) and George (in 1870). George died before the age of 10.
At the time of the 1870 census John was 5 years old living with his parents and 3 brothers in Flint River, Des Moines County, Iowa. The Love family was farming next door to John’s maternal grandmother and some of her children. In the 1870s the Love family moved to Oregon. During the 1880 census John, his parents and 2 brothers were living in Portland, Oregon. His father was a blacksmith, brother Rodney (age 17) was a cigar maker, 15 year old John was working as an upholsterer and Fred (age 12) was attending school. John’s father died on 2/6/1912. He was buried at the Jones Pioneer Cemetery in Portland.
John’s brother Fred started out in a life of crime at an early age. In 1879 he was arrested for using obscene language at age 11. He escalated his criminal behavior and in 1886, at 18, he was arrested for stabbing someone, vagrancy & theft. In 1889 he was arrested for fighting then brother Rodney was arrested for assisted Fred in escaping from prison. Over time Fred became a notorious safe breaker. About 1904 Fred was imprisoned in Idaho for burglary for which he was sentenced to serve 15 years. Two years later he escaped and in 1908 he was recaptured. In 1920 he was shot in the back but refused to revealed who did it. He died two years later on 3/9/1922. He was buried at the Jones Pioneer Cemetery in Portland where his father was buried.
Meanwhile John’s brother Rodney had severe mental health problems. In 1891 he was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. He was released, but by 1893 he was re-admitted. He was released again and drifted to Arkansas where he wandered into a strange house one night. He was mistaken for a burglar and was shot in the arm. To save his life his arm was amputated. He returned to Oregon and was later committed to the asylum again. On 4/3/1907 Rodney died at the institution in Salem. His remains were unclaimed and he was buried at the asylum cemetery. His body was later exhumed, cremated and the cremains were lost. All cremains of people who died before 1914 have been lost.
On 1/5/1916 John was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, the same institution in which his brother Rodney died 9 years earlier. John reportedly had melancholia (aka depression). He was listed among the patients at the state hospital on the census of 1920. His mother and brother Fred were living in Portland at that time. After being a patient at the institution over 11 years John died there of tuberculosis on 6/2/1927. He was 62 years old.
In the 1920s John’s mother became an inmate in the Multnomah County Poor Farm. The counties had the responsibility of caring for the poor. The Multnomah County facility was in Troutdale east of Portland. It encompass 345 acres and its population peaked at 614 in 1935. In 1982, the county closed the entire facilities. Today the farm is McMenamin’s Edgefield, a hotel, restaurant, golf course and entertainment facility. On 5/22/1929 Belle Love was transferred to the state mental hospital in Salem where John and Rodney died. She had out-lived her husband and all of her children. Belle died at the asylum on 1/2/1933. Her name is not on the list of unclaimed cremains, but it is not known where she was buried or who might have dealt to those arrangements. Note: John’s first cousin Orrel Hughes Jordan (daughter of John’s mom’s brother George) was institutionalized in the Iowa State Hospital before 1910. She was released before 1920.
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