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Note N2849 Index
Artemus was a farmer, and a lumberman. After living a few years in Thorndike, he and Meribah moved to Ashland and his parents' farm about 1844. They spent the rest of their lives there. A prominent citizen, Artemus served several years as a selectman of Ashland, and for 6 years was Collector of Taxes. They were active members of the local Baptist Church, and were also active in the temperance movement (Cutter, NEW ENGLAND FAMILIES [op.cit.], 137). Theirs was a large family: 4 children and at least 33 grandchildren.
In the 1850 Census of Ashland [op. cit.], Artemus' name appears as "Adams Coffin." Meribah's appears as "Marybah."
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Note N2852 Index
David (or Edward) Scriven is the first Scriven of whom we have knowledge. Using the several sources available to us, we estimate that he lived in the late 1200's and early 1300's. However, a Scriven Pedigree compiled in the mid-19th Century states that the earliest Scriven on record in Shropshire was not named DAVID, but WALTER. See the Notes for John Scriven (27 October 1623 - 2 October 1675).
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Note N2870 Index
One news article and an obituary notice in "The Redmond Spokesman" (Redmond, OR), 29 June 1944, tell of Charles, who apparently went by his middle name, William. The obituary indicates his date of death, that he had a widow named Ella, and four sons who survived him: Charles, Tom, Phil and Aaron. The obituary states that he moved to Bend from Cloquet, Carlton County, Minnesota, where he had moved after living in Saginaw (Saginaw County) and Bay City (Bay County), Michigan. He worked in sawmills for 50 years. In fact, the news article entitled "Bend Man Set Record for Continuous Work," indicates that he started sawmill work at age 11 in 1871
Charles (along with his brother, Thomas) worked with his step-father, Peter Steele, in Bay City. While in Saginaw, he was running a double edger machine when his partner quit to join Custer's 7th Cavalry. In 1900, he was in Baraga Township, Baraga County, Michigan. By 1911, he was in Gemmell, Koochiching County, Minnesota (about 60 miles south of International Falls). By 1922, he moved from Cloquet, Minnesota, to Bend, Oregon. There, he went to work as a tail sawyer for the Shevlin-Hixon Company. With the exception of two years (which he spent in Carson, Skamania County, Washington), he worked for that same company until 1944.
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Note N2871 Index
Many thanks to Mike Ciaramitaro of Ypsilanti, Michigan, for his excellent research on this family.
Thomas was a laborer, working with his brother, Charles, and Peter Steele, his step-father, in a sawmill in Bay City, Bay County, Michigan. He preferred to be known by his middle name, Jefferson.
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Note N2874 Index
Grace died in New York City, after being struck by an automobile. At the time, she was the Assistant Secretary for the Methodist Federation for Social Service. From 1906-1910, she attended the Chicago Training School for City, Home and Foreign Missions.
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Note N2875 Index
Charles worked in sawmills, both in the United States and Canada. For a number of years, he lived in Dalton Mills, Ontario, Canada. During World War I, he served in the Canadian military, enlisting 7 December 1916. At that time, he stated his occupation was sawyer, and that he was volunteering for forestry duty. He was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a 37 1/2 inch chest. During his service, stationed in France, he worked in a sawmill, and was assigned to a Scottish unit. That meant that he had to wear kilts (as the Scots did), and had to shave his legs for inspection
Charles is remembered as "happy-go-lucky, good-time Charlie." He was a very strong man, able to chin himself 10 times with either arm. He was also a very heavy drinker.
A hobby was bobsledding. He once made a bobsled with bandsaw blades. At one time, his was the champion bobsled in his area.
His second wife, Birdie, is said to have written a famous patriotic song during World War II, containing the words:
"There's a star-spangled banner waving somewhere in a distant land far away; only Uncle Sam's great heroes get to go there, where I also wish that I could live someday. I've seen Lincoln, Custer, Washington and Perry. I've seen Nathan Hale, Collin Kelly too. There's a star-spangled banner waving somewhere, waving over the land of heroes brave and true."
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Note N2876 Index
Aaron was a worker on the Canadian Pacific Railroad. He grew up in Gemmell, Minnesota, and lived in Winnipeg or Norman, Ontario, Canada. During World War I, he served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Co. D, 94th Battalion (No. 198276).
He died after being run over by a train.