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George W. Schaeffer

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George W. Schaeffer

Birth
Death
21 Apr 1857 (aged 31)
Burial
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA GPS-Latitude: 45.5859275, Longitude: -122.6775825
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One of the earliest burials in the Columbian Cemetery.

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Excerpt The Oregonian Friday Aug. 24, 1990

George W. Schaeffer, who died April 21, 1857, at the age of 31 years, 2 months and 6 days, according to his tombstone, and just 7 months and 27 days after marrying Mary C. Love. She soon was married again, to Benjamin Stafford, a builder, and all of them are buried in Columbian Cemetery.

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Born Tuesday, April 21, 1857

Died Thursday, February 15, 1826

One of the earliest burials in the Columbian Cemetery.

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Excerpt The Oregonian Friday Aug. 24, 1990

George W. Schaeffer, who died April 21, 1857, at the age of 31 years, 2 months and 6 days, according to his tombstone, and just 7 months and 27 days after marrying Mary C. Love. She soon was married again, to Benjamin Stafford, a builder, and all of them are buried in Columbian Cemetery.

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Born Tuesday, April 21, 1857

Died Thursday, February 15, 1826


Inscription

G. W. SCHAEFFER
DIED
April 21 1857
AGED
31y's 2m's 6d's

Gravesite Details

There is a poem on the stone



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