The Daily Guard newspaper
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
Friday Evening, May 8, 1903
OBITUARY; Page One
Leander Cruzan, a pioneer of Lane County, aged 61 years, 4 months and 28 days, died at his home near Zion, April 10, of jaundice.
Mr. Cruzan was born in Marshal county, Ind., Nov. 13th, 1841.
In 1853, at 11 years of age, he crossed the plains with his father (the late A.J. Cruzan) and located 12 miles west of Eugene. In 1859 the family removed to Pleasant Hill. July 12th, 1866, he married Miss Caroline Matthews, shortly after moving to Leaburg, where he kept the first post office established at that place for a number of years, thence to Lost Valley, where he built and fixed up a good and comfortable home. He was one of the most prominent, upright, industrious citizens of the community in which he lived. He was converted at an early age and joined the Methodist church. He was very sincere and bore his long sickness of over three years with patience and fortitude.
He was ever a loving husband and kind father. He leave a wife, three sons and four daughters to mourn his loss, besides two brothers and three sisters and numerous friends. The interment took place at Pleasant Hill.~~~~~~~
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
Friday Evening, May 8, 1903
OBITUARY; Page One
Leander Cruzan, a pioneer of Lane County, aged 61 years, 4 months and 28 days, died at his home near Zion, April 10, of jaundice.
Mr. Cruzan was born in Marshal county, Ind., Nov. 13th, 1841.
In 1853, at 11 years of age, he crossed the plains with his father (the late A.J. Cruzan) and located 12 miles west of Eugene. In 1859 the family removed to Pleasant Hill. July 12th, 1866, he married Miss Caroline Matthews, shortly after moving to Leaburg, where he kept the first post office established at that place for a number of years, thence to Lost Valley, where he built and fixed up a good and comfortable home. He was one of the most prominent, upright, industrious citizens of the community in which he lived. He was converted at an early age and joined the Methodist church. He was very sincere and bore his long sickness of over three years with patience and fortitude.
He was ever a loving husband and kind father. He leave a wife, three sons and four daughters to mourn his loss, besides two brothers and three sisters and numerous friends. The interment took place at Pleasant Hill.~~~~~~~
The Daily Guard newspaper
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
Friday Evening, May 8, 1903
OBITUARY; Page One
Leander Cruzan, a pioneer of Lane County, aged 61 years, 4 months and 28 days, died at his home near Zion, April 10, of jaundice.
Mr. Cruzan was born in Marshal county, Ind., Nov. 13th, 1841.
In 1853, at 11 years of age, he crossed the plains with his father (the late A.J. Cruzan) and located 12 miles west of Eugene. In 1859 the family removed to Pleasant Hill. July 12th, 1866, he married Miss Caroline Matthews, shortly after moving to Leaburg, where he kept the first post office established at that place for a number of years, thence to Lost Valley, where he built and fixed up a good and comfortable home. He was one of the most prominent, upright, industrious citizens of the community in which he lived. He was converted at an early age and joined the Methodist church. He was very sincere and bore his long sickness of over three years with patience and fortitude.
He was ever a loving husband and kind father. He leave a wife, three sons and four daughters to mourn his loss, besides two brothers and three sisters and numerous friends. The interment took place at Pleasant Hill.~~~~~~~
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
Friday Evening, May 8, 1903
OBITUARY; Page One
Leander Cruzan, a pioneer of Lane County, aged 61 years, 4 months and 28 days, died at his home near Zion, April 10, of jaundice.
Mr. Cruzan was born in Marshal county, Ind., Nov. 13th, 1841.
In 1853, at 11 years of age, he crossed the plains with his father (the late A.J. Cruzan) and located 12 miles west of Eugene. In 1859 the family removed to Pleasant Hill. July 12th, 1866, he married Miss Caroline Matthews, shortly after moving to Leaburg, where he kept the first post office established at that place for a number of years, thence to Lost Valley, where he built and fixed up a good and comfortable home. He was one of the most prominent, upright, industrious citizens of the community in which he lived. He was converted at an early age and joined the Methodist church. He was very sincere and bore his long sickness of over three years with patience and fortitude.
He was ever a loving husband and kind father. He leave a wife, three sons and four daughters to mourn his loss, besides two brothers and three sisters and numerous friends. The interment took place at Pleasant Hill.~~~~~~~
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