3. ORA ANN² WILSON (JAMES H¹) was born 03 Jul 1902 in Kansas, and died 11 Nov 1986 in Umatilla, Oregon⁸. She married HAROLD BENJAMIN COE 09 Sep 1921 in Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, son of SAMUEL COE and SUSANNAH FRAZIER. He was born 06 Jun 1900 in Oregon, and died 09 Dec 1974 in Milton Freewater, Umatilla, OR^9,10.

Notes for ORA ANN WILSON:

1920 Census OR Umatilla Precint 10 ED 149 Pg 7B

line 53

4 33 39 Wilson Jack Head MW 31 S NE IL Germany Carpenter House

---------, Ora Sister FW 17 S KS IL Germany

---------, Ruth Sister FW 13 S KS IL Germany

---------, Rex Brother MW 11 S KS IL Germany

---------, Laura Sister FW 7 S OR IL Germany

More About ORA ANN WILSON:

Burial: Milton-Freewater IOOF Cemetery, Umatilla, Oregon¹¹

Census 1: 1905, Rawlins County Kansas(See Father)

Census 2: 1910, KS Rawlins Herndon ED 158 pg 4B(See Mother)

Census 3: 1920, OR Umatilla Precint 10 ED 149 Pg 7B

Census 4: 1930, OR Umatilla Pct 11 Dist 15 Pg 64A(See Husband)

Notes for HAROLD BENJAMIN COE:

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record

about Harold Coe

Name: Harold Coe

City: Not Stated

County: Umatilla

State: Oregon

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1900

Race: White

Roll: 1852148

DraftBoard: 0

Nearest relative: Susan H Coe,mother,Milton,Umatilla,Ore.

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OBIT - 1974 - HAROLD B. COE

Funeral services were held Monday Dec 9, in the First Christian Church for Harold B. Coe, 74, of 827 College Ave., prominent wheat farmer and cattle rancher who died at his home Friday, December 6, Rev.Volus McEachern, Grace Presbyterian.Church officiated.

Honorary pall bearers were Theodore Kassemeyer, Dr. Duane Hedin, Jesse Edwards, Hadley Akins, Al Herndon, Kirk Casper, Glen Payne, Veryl Winn, Herchel Fullerton, Russel Blacker, Harold Harder, Leigh Price, Roy Daggett, Eber Howard, Bob Howard and Bick Snow. Active pall bearers were Arnold Coe, Bill Coe, Tim Coe, Jim Coe Ned Coe and Tom Coe.

Sacred selections by C.W. Wrinkle were "Amazing Grace" and "In the Garden". Mrs. Fred Etling was organist.

Mr. Coe was born on Couse Creek June 6, 1900, the son of Samuel K. and Susan Frazier Coe, who were early pioneers of Milton-Freewater. On Sept. 9, 1921 he married Ora Ann Wilson in Pendleton. He worked a short time for Milton Sash and Box Co., and later moved to the Coe farm where they lived and farmed for 22 years. After moving to a home on S. Main Street, Mr. Coe continued to farm and formed a partnership with his children called Harold Coe and Son Co. He and his wife have resided at their present home the past 13 years.

Mr. Coe was a member of BPOE Lodge No.287, Walla Walla, the Flood Control District Farm Bureau, Eastern Wheat League; served as chairman of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation for three years; member Oregon Cattlemen's Association; past member of M-F Rotary Club; active in the affairs of the Junior Livestock Show. He was director of the M-F Pea Festival 13 terms. He was recipient of the Senior Agriculture award January 1972 and Mrs. Coe was named Woman of the Year in 1970.

Survivors are his wife, Ora Ann, at the home; sons, Don, M-F, Leland, Elk Grove, DA; daughters, Mrs. Gilbert (Dorothy) Sada, Clarkston, WA; Mrs. Gordon (Henriette) Quinn, Joseph; sisters, Mrs. Clyde (Mary) Harris, Pendleton, Mrs. Will (Lina) Craig, Pendleton; brother Elmo Coe, M-F, 12 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Burial was in the Milton-Freewater Cemetery under the direction of Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home.

Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Our Lady of Providence Child Center, Portland.

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1930 Census OR Umatilla Pct 11 Dist 15 Pg 64A (16 April Gerald G Groves)

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70 76 Coe Harald C Head MW 29 M 21 Oregon Ohio Texas Farmer Wheat Farm

-------, Ora A Wife FW 27 M 19 Nebraska Illinois Germany

-------, Dorothy M Daughter WF 6 S Washington Oregon Nebraska

-------, Donald H Son 4 0/12 S Oregon Oregon Nebraska

-------, Henrietta H Daughter FW 2 10/12 S Oregon Oregon Nebraska

-------, Leland E Son MW 2/12 S Oregon Oregon Nebraska

Wilson Rex H (ab) Bro-in-law MW 22 S Kansas Illinois Germany none

More About HAROLD BENJAMIN COE:

Burial: Milton-Freewater IOOF Cemetery, Umatilla, Oregon¹²

Census 1: 1900, OR Umatilla Milton Dist 114 Pg 134B(See Father)

Census 2: 1910, OR Umatilla S Milton Dist 265 Pg 205A(See Father)

Census 3: 1920, OR Umatilla Pct 10 Dist 149 Pg 47(See Mother)

Census 4: 1930, OR Umatilla Pct 11 Dist 15 Pg 64A

Marriage Notes for ORA WILSON and HAROLD COE:

Sept. 23, 1971

HAROLD COE'S CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY.

Mr. and Mrs Harold Coe were honorees at a wedding reception in celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary, Sunday, Sept. 5, in the social rooms of the Grace Prebyterian Church in Milton-Freewater. About 250 friends and relatives attended.

The reception was hosted by their children, Mr. and Mrs Gilber Sada, Clarkston, WA, Mr. and Mrs Don Coe of Milton-Freewater, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Quinn, Joseph, and Mr. and Mrs. Leland Coe of Sacramento, CA.

Orah Wilson and Harold Coe were united in marriage in Pendleton at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Thim, at a 4 o'clock afternoon ceremony, Sept. 9, 1921. The Rev. W.A. Gressman, of the Christian Church in Pendleton officiated.

Coe was employed by the Milton Sash and Door and Box Company in Milton where they took up housekeeping. Their first child, daughter Dorothy, was born in Glenwood, WA while they camped there one summer in a tent. The Coe Family returned to Milton in October, moving to the Coe ranch family home, where Harold was born and raised, on Couse Creek in November. They lived there for 22 years, where Donald, Henrietta and Leland were born.

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More About HAROLD COE and ORA WILSON:

Marriage: 09 Sep 1921, Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon

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