Cora Myrtle Farnham and Charles Richard Sylvester

CHARLES RICHARD SYLVESTER, son of MARIA LILIAN PARSLOW and PHILIP MALANCTON SYLVESTER, was born March 25, 1875 in Wisconsin,²⁵⁰ and died October 17, 1941 in Santa Clara County, California.²⁵⁰ He is buried in Mount Vernon Pioneer Cemetery, Springfield, Lane, Oregon.^{456, 7193}

He married CORA MYRTLE FARNHAM on December 24, 1917 in Lane County, Oregon.⁷¹⁹¹ She was born February 9, 1887 in Minnesota,⁷¹⁹² and died March 4, 1957 in Lane County, Oregon.⁸⁷⁶ She is buried in Mount Vernon Pioneer Cemetery, Springfield, Lane, Oregon.^{7192, 456}

• Descendant Reports
  • William Sutherland Descendant Report (Ancestor of Charles R. Sylvester)
  • Joseph Baker Descendant Report (Ancestor of Charles R. Sylvester)
  • Samuel Stanley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Charles R. Sylvester)

Personal Information

• Cora Myrtle Farnham was a member of the Christian Church, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon. ⁷¹⁹²

Work History

Clubs and Associations

Marriage Announcements and News

Eugene Daily Guard, December 27, 1917⁷¹⁹¹

Miss Myrtle Farnham, the postmistress of this place was married at high noon Monday, Dec. 24, to Charles Sylvester of Tailtcoos, Or. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester spent the summer on Tailtcoos Lake. They left immediately after the ceremony for their honeymoon trip.

Obituaries

Register-Guard, October 19, 1941⁷¹⁹³

SYLVESTER—Chas. R. Sylvester of Santa Clara, Cal., died Oct. 17. He has resided in Santa Clara for the past 6 years. Previously living in Walterville 10 years, where he operated a store. Born Nov. 25, 1875, in Wisconsin. He married Myrtle Farnham in Eugene in 1917. Survived by his wife, Myrtle, of Santa Clara; brother, Joe, of Portland; sisters, Mrs. Edna Ellefson, of Oak Grove, Or., and Clara Smith, of Portland. Funeral Monday, Oct. 20, 10:30 A. M., from the Pooles Chapel, Victor Morris officiating and interment in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery.

Register-Guard, March 4, 1957⁷¹⁹²

SYLVESTER—Cora Myrtle Sylvester of 14360 McKenzie Highway, passed away at a Eugene Nursing Home on March 4, 1957, at the age of 70 years. She was born February 9, 1887, in Minnesota, and came to Oregon when 10 years of age. She was a former school teacher at Dexter, and her husband Charles Sylvester operated a Grocery Store in Springfield for some years. She moved to Portland 15 years ago where she remained until about five months ago. She was a member of the Christian Church in Portland, and also a member of the Neighbors of Woodcraft. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles R. Sylvester in 1941. Surviving are four sisters, Eliza Trotter of Portland, Oregon, Grace Farnham of Tokyo, Japan, Ada Potter of Springfield, Oregon, and Bessie Wegner of Salem, Oregon; two brothers, Martin Farnham of Talent, Oregon, and Emmitt Farnham of Redding, California. Funeral service will be held at Buell Chapel on Wednesday, March 6, 1957, at 10:30 a.m., with Rev. Harold W. Lyman officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Those who wish may make contributions to The American Cancer Society, 429 S. W. 4th, Portland, Oregon.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 14, 18807010	Lincoln, Polk, Wisconsin	Charles Richard Sylvester Miranda Hills Melvina Sylvester Charles Richard Sylvester
April 25, 19104636	Springfield, Lane, Oregon	Charles Richard Sylvester Melvina Sylvester
January 11, 19204637	Pacific, Lane, Oregon	Charles Richard Sylvester Cora Myrtle Farnham
April 5, 19304639	Camp Creek, Lane, Oregon	Charles Richard Sylvester Cora Myrtle Farnham