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John Henry Dorgan

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John Henry Dorgan

Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
21 Feb 1943 (aged 70)
Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
Burial
San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.2658768, Longitude: -120.6692963
Plot
73, Row 12, section E
Memorial ID
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Obituary from The Atascadero News, Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, CA, dated Friday, February 26, 1943, page 8:

John Dorgan Dies After Long Illness
Rosary Recited at Gray's Chapel Tuesday, With Mass at Church
John Henry Dorgan of Traffic Way passed away Sunday, Feb. 21, following a long illness. Funeral mass was held at St. Rose Catholic Church in Paso Robles on Wednesday morning at ten o'clock, followed by interment at the San Luis Obispo Catholic Cemetery. Recitation of the Rosary took place at Gray's Chapel on Tuesday evening at 7:30.
Mr. Dorgan was born in Boston on May 6, 1872, and was over 70 years of age at the time of his death. He had lived in California seven years, of which two were spent in Atascadero.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Etta May Dorgan, of Atascadero; a son, Raymond Dorgan, of Potlatch, Wash.; a daughter, Mrs. Raneta Rose Drake, of Santa Margarita; a sister, Mrs. Mamie Moran, of Woodland; a brother, Maurice Dorgan, of Portland, Ore., and five grandchildren.

In May 1907, John Henry Dorgan received his land patent from the federal government for homesteading 156.18 acres in Adams Co., WA:

Accession/Serial #: 0603-313 BLM Serial #: WA NO S/N
Names
Patentee: JOHN HENRY DORGAN
Survey
State: WASHINGTON
Acres: 156.18
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer
Issue Date: 5/25/1907
Land Office: Spokane
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: Yes
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: May 20, 1862: Homestead EntryOriginal (12 Stat. 392)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 8325
Misc. Doc. Nr.: 13681
Accession/Serial Nr.: 0603-313
BLM Serial Nr.: WA NO S/N

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Parts Sec./
Block Township Range Fract.
Section Meridian State Counties Survey
Nr.
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S½ NE 18/ 18-N 33-E No Willamette WA Adams
SENW 18/ 18-N 33-E No Willamette WA Adams
2 18/ 18-N 33-E No Willamette WA Adams
Remarks: LOT 2 OR SWNW QUARTER


Trancription of John's death certificate:

Bk 21, pg 353, doc # 1959004507
John Henry Dorgan, b. May 6, 1872; 70 yrs,9 mo, 15 days; d. 21 Feb 1943; 5:45AM in Atascadero General Hospital, Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County, Calif.; 2 years in community; 7 years in state; Vet - No; Soc. Sec # - No; White; Male; Married; Wife - Etta May Ethredge Dorgan; age 61; birth place - Boston, Mass.; Retired Rail Road Man - Section Forman; Father - William Dorgan, b. Ireland; Mother- Catherine Murphy; b Ireland; Informant- Mrs Raneta Rose Drake, Santa Margarita, Ca. Burial - San Luis Obispo Catholic Cemetery; Usual Residence - Ca, San Luis Obispo, Atascadero, Traffic Way [street]; Immediate cause - Pulmonary Oedema 4 days; Due to - Chronic Cardiac; Asthma - years.

Obituary from The Atascadero News, Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, CA, dated Friday, February 26, 1943, page 8:

John Dorgan Dies After Long Illness
Rosary Recited at Gray's Chapel Tuesday, With Mass at Church
John Henry Dorgan of Traffic Way passed away Sunday, Feb. 21, following a long illness. Funeral mass was held at St. Rose Catholic Church in Paso Robles on Wednesday morning at ten o'clock, followed by interment at the San Luis Obispo Catholic Cemetery. Recitation of the Rosary took place at Gray's Chapel on Tuesday evening at 7:30.
Mr. Dorgan was born in Boston on May 6, 1872, and was over 70 years of age at the time of his death. He had lived in California seven years, of which two were spent in Atascadero.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Etta May Dorgan, of Atascadero; a son, Raymond Dorgan, of Potlatch, Wash.; a daughter, Mrs. Raneta Rose Drake, of Santa Margarita; a sister, Mrs. Mamie Moran, of Woodland; a brother, Maurice Dorgan, of Portland, Ore., and five grandchildren.

In May 1907, John Henry Dorgan received his land patent from the federal government for homesteading 156.18 acres in Adams Co., WA:

Accession/Serial #: 0603-313 BLM Serial #: WA NO S/N
Names
Patentee: JOHN HENRY DORGAN
Survey
State: WASHINGTON
Acres: 156.18
Metes/Bounds: No

Title Transfer
Issue Date: 5/25/1907
Land Office: Spokane
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: Yes
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: May 20, 1862: Homestead EntryOriginal (12 Stat. 392)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 8325
Misc. Doc. Nr.: 13681
Accession/Serial Nr.: 0603-313
BLM Serial Nr.: WA NO S/N

Aliquot
Parts Sec./
Block Township Range Fract.
Section Meridian State Counties Survey
Nr.
--------------------------------------

S½ NE 18/ 18-N 33-E No Willamette WA Adams
SENW 18/ 18-N 33-E No Willamette WA Adams
2 18/ 18-N 33-E No Willamette WA Adams
Remarks: LOT 2 OR SWNW QUARTER


Trancription of John's death certificate:

Bk 21, pg 353, doc # 1959004507
John Henry Dorgan, b. May 6, 1872; 70 yrs,9 mo, 15 days; d. 21 Feb 1943; 5:45AM in Atascadero General Hospital, Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County, Calif.; 2 years in community; 7 years in state; Vet - No; Soc. Sec # - No; White; Male; Married; Wife - Etta May Ethredge Dorgan; age 61; birth place - Boston, Mass.; Retired Rail Road Man - Section Forman; Father - William Dorgan, b. Ireland; Mother- Catherine Murphy; b Ireland; Informant- Mrs Raneta Rose Drake, Santa Margarita, Ca. Burial - San Luis Obispo Catholic Cemetery; Usual Residence - Ca, San Luis Obispo, Atascadero, Traffic Way [street]; Immediate cause - Pulmonary Oedema 4 days; Due to - Chronic Cardiac; Asthma - years.



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  • Added: Apr 2, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107744572/john_henry-dorgan: accessed ), memorial page for John Henry Dorgan (6 May 1872–21 Feb 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 107744572, citing Old Mission Cemetery, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA; Maintained by Joan (contributor 47528113).