John’s cremated remains were not initally taken after his death and were available at the Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who was related. In 2015 his ashes were claimed by a relative. More information is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Despite what his death certificate says, John was born in Indiana in 1878. His parents were Matilda Rhodes and Samuel Babb, both natives of Ohio.
At the time of the 1880 census John was 3 years old and living in Wolcottville, LaGrange County, Indiana with his widowed mother and his siblings. His siblings include William H. (born in Indiana in 1860), Andrew A. (Illinois about 1868), Charles E. (Indiana about 1868), Aaron A. (Illinois about 1870), Albert Franklin (Illinois in 1871), and Mary Myrtle (Illinois in 1873).
During the censuses of 1930 & 1940 he was single and unemployed living in Deer Island, Columbia County, Oregon.
On 2/11/1944 was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. After living at the institution for about 4 years 9 months, he died there of “senile exhaustion.”
Despite what his death certificate says, John was born in Indiana in 1878. His parents were Matilda Rhodes and Samuel Babb, both natives of Ohio.
At the time of the 1880 census John was 3 years old and living in Wolcottville, LaGrange County, Indiana with his widowed mother and his siblings. His siblings include William H. (born in Indiana in 1860), Andrew A. (Illinois about 1868), Charles E. (Indiana about 1868), Aaron A. (Illinois about 1870), Albert Franklin (Illinois in 1871), and Mary Myrtle (Illinois in 1873).
During the censuses of 1930 & 1940 he was single and unemployed living in Deer Island, Columbia County, Oregon.
On 2/11/1944 was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. After living at the institution for about 4 years 9 months, he died there of “senile exhaustion.”
John’s cremated remains were not initally taken after his death and were available at the Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who was related. In 2015 his ashes were claimed by a relative. More information is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
Despite what his death certificate says, John was born in Indiana in 1878. His parents were Matilda Rhodes and Samuel Babb, both natives of Ohio.
At the time of the 1880 census John was 3 years old and living in Wolcottville, LaGrange County, Indiana with his widowed mother and his siblings. His siblings include William H. (born in Indiana in 1860), Andrew A. (Illinois about 1868), Charles E. (Indiana about 1868), Aaron A. (Illinois about 1870), Albert Franklin (Illinois in 1871), and Mary Myrtle (Illinois in 1873).
During the censuses of 1930 & 1940 he was single and unemployed living in Deer Island, Columbia County, Oregon.
On 2/11/1944 was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. After living at the institution for about 4 years 9 months, he died there of “senile exhaustion.”
Despite what his death certificate says, John was born in Indiana in 1878. His parents were Matilda Rhodes and Samuel Babb, both natives of Ohio.
At the time of the 1880 census John was 3 years old and living in Wolcottville, LaGrange County, Indiana with his widowed mother and his siblings. His siblings include William H. (born in Indiana in 1860), Andrew A. (Illinois about 1868), Charles E. (Indiana about 1868), Aaron A. (Illinois about 1870), Albert Franklin (Illinois in 1871), and Mary Myrtle (Illinois in 1873).
During the censuses of 1930 & 1940 he was single and unemployed living in Deer Island, Columbia County, Oregon.
On 2/11/1944 was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. After living at the institution for about 4 years 9 months, he died there of “senile exhaustion.”
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