Obituaries of the descendents of Eliza Jane Matthews, daughter of William Matthews.

San Mateo County Times - Gazette, 1 Nov 1902:
			Death of Mrs. Robinson
    Mrs. J. L. Robinson, a native of Ohio aged 88 years, 2 months and 12
days, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Covert, last Friday and was
buried in the Union Cemetery on Sunday.  The funeral took place from the
Episcopal church at 2 o'clock and was attended by friends of the deceased.
Mrs. Robinson has lived in Redwood City many years and was loved and
respected by her many friends.  For a number years her husband was in
business here.  She had been ill for over a year and was entirely helpless
for some months past so that death came as a release from her suffering.
Besides two daughters, Mrs. Emma Covert of Redwood City and Mrs. Howard of
Oregon, she leaves a number of grandchildren.

San Mateo Times Gazette, 18 July 1891:
			J. L. ROBINSON'S DEATH
	   Sudden Demise of a Well-Known Citizen and Mason.
     John Logan Robinson died at the residence of H.M. Covert on Phelps
Street, Thursday at 7 o'clock p.m. while sitting on his easy chair, without
pain, his wife and daughter   with Mr. Covert and family being present.  Mr
Robinson had passed the sixty-ninth milestone of his earthly race, was born
in the State of Indiana, lived some time in Illinois, where forty years ago
he became an entered apprentice in a Masonic Lodge, and cast his lot in
California in 1861.  He came to this county fourteen years ago.  Up to two
years ago he worked at his trade when the malady that brought him to his end
began first to display itself.  Since the 1st of May he has been a very sick
 man, suffering extremely, a mystery to himself and others so that he
exacted a solemn promise of his friends that an autopsy should be made after
his death.  This was made yesterday morning by Drs. Ross, Barret, Froeman
and Loveland and revealed the fact that the cause of death was "cirrhosis of
the liver" a condition of Infiltration sympathetically affecting the lungs
and inducing dropsy.  The patient could not lie down and was compelled to
lean forward to secure immunity from suffocation.  Finally all pain passed
away and, closing his eyes, he slept the sleep that knows no waking, without
fear.  Mr. Robinson was a good citizen, a faithful husband, peaceable and
useful and Master Mason and member of San Mateo Lodge, No. 168 F. and A.M.
   The funeral takes place tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Masonic
Hall.

Marriage notice from the San Francisco Call: 

COVERT-ROBINSON-in this city at the Grand Hotel, September 13 by the
Rev.  Dr. Jewel, Marcus M. Covert to Emma W. Robinson, both of Oakland.

Redwood City Democrat, 17 October 1901, page 3:
   H.M. Covert, the well-known commission man, is suffering from a painful
illness at his home on Arguello Street.  The doctors entertain no hope of
his recovery and his death is hourly expected.


Redwood City Democrat, 24 October 1901, page 3.
			   HENRY M. COVERT
Henry Marcus Covert, the well known commission man and real estate agent,
passed away at his home in this city on Monday, having suffered for many
weeks from a painful ailment.  Mr Covert was in business in San Francisco
and at one time was counted among the prosperous speculators of the
metropolis, but his fortune was swept away in the San Diego land boom.  He
was a  native of Indiana, aged 62 years.  Mr. Covert married to Miss Amy
Robinson eighteen years ago and three children are the result of the union.
He had an excellent business ability and it was mainly through his advice
and efforts that the salt works near this city were launched, an undertaking
which promises to yield large returns to the investors.  The deceased will
be consigned to the grave today.  Services will be held at St Peters church
by Rev. Dr. McKenzie at 10 o'clock.  The interment will take place in Union
Cemetery.

Obit for Martha Jane Waters Howard from The Harney County Times:

Another well known and much respected pioneer woman of Harney County passed
over the Great Western Divide when Martha J. Howard of Drewsey died at the
home of Mr and Mrs. Frank Reider, in Ontario, on the morning of May 20,
1925.
    Mrs. Howard was born in Indiana in 1838; came to Oregon in 1863 and
taught school in Canyon City.  For the past 42 years she has resided near
Drewsey and was also the first teacher in the Drewsey public school.  Her
husband Thomas Howard was elected the first sheriff of Grant County.
     Her funeral was held last Friday from the Baptist church at
Burns......She was laid to rest in the Burns Cemetery by the side of her
husband who died in 1906.  She is survived by one son, Edward J. Howard, a
prominent stockman of Drewsey, and one sister living in California.
    Mrs. Howard was a true type of pioneer womanhood; just such that the
memories of her many noble acts and teachings will linger in the lives of
those who were fortunate in enjoying her acquaintance and comradship.  May
her sterling qualities of character be emulated by others.


Obituary of Mary Attabelle SHINN in the Daily Oregoneon:  

Died - At Astoria, August 29, Mary Attabella, daughter of Granville
and Martha J. Shinn, aged 2 years, 9 months and 5 days.

Thomas Howard obit from the Harney County Times:
    Mr. Thomas Howard, of Drewsey, one of the pioneers of Eastern Oregon,
died in this city on the 26th inst. of diabetic gangrene........
     Tom Howard, as he was familiarly known, was born in New York City May
11, 1833.  He came to California by way of the Isthmus in 1849, and from tha
t time until 1862 he was engaged in the butchering business in Chico and
Marysville.  In 1862 he with some others drove a bunch of beef steers from
Red Bluff, California to Grant County, Oregon.  They had started for the
mines at Boise, Idaho, but hearing of new diggings in the John Day country
they drove their beef to what is now Canyon City, arriving in time to see
thr first pan of gold washed out of Canyon Creek by Jack Powers, the
discoverer of the Canyon Creek placers.  For a number of years Mr. Howard
was a resident of Canyon City, and was elected the first sheriff of Grant
County, after its separation from Wasco, in 1866.  He moved from Canyon City
to Drewsey, in this county in 1883, where he engaged in the hotel business.
Since then, and for several years past he has lived on his stock ranch on
the Malheur river a few miles from Drewsey.
     Mr. Howard was a man of kindly heart, and was widely known in Eastern
Oregon.  He was a prominent democrat, ..........  He leaves a wife, Mrs.
Martha J. Howard, and an only son, Edward J. Howard, of Drewsey.

History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, Oregon:
		     Biographry of Thomas Howard
     This substantial and capable gentleman is one of the real builders of
the county of Harney, and it is quite proper that he should be accorded
representation in its history.  .....he was one of the gold seekers from New
York on a steamer to Panama and thence to SF, a 2 month trip from Panama to
the Golden Gate.  He mined for a time and then went at his trade in
Marysville and other places in the state.  In 1859 he went to Carson and
Virginia Cities, Nevada.  In the spring of 1862 Mr Howard was hired to
accompany a herd of cattle belonging to Job Dye to Florence, Idaho.  The
water around Harney lake being so high it was impossible to make headway so
they turned aside...coming to where Canyon city now stands.  They discovered
the first gold on the creek........Mr Howard was nominated for sheriff of
Wasco County on the Democratic ticket in 1864, but was defeated.  After
Grant County was cut off from Wasco County he was elected sheriff in 1866,
serving 6 years.


Bedrock Democrat (Grant Co., Oregon):  

Died - We are pained to learn of the death of little Jack
Howard, only child of Thomas Howard ex-Sheriff of Grant County.  He died
after a short illness, on the 23d of July, at Canyon City.

Stockton (California) Daily Independent, 4 November 1861, page 2:
   Married in this city, by the Rev. J.A. Anderson, in the Presbyterian
Church, October 30, Mr. Charles Buttrick to Miss Huldah Waters, both of San
Joaquin county.


Stockton Record, 2 March, 1915, page 4:
   Charles F. Buttrick died last evening at the age of 83 years after an
illness brought on by old age.  He had been a resident of Stockton for many
years.  The deceased was the father of John F. Buttrick of Alameda and
George H. Buttrick of this city.

Stockton Record, 3 March 1915, page 6.
   In Stockton, March 1, 1915.  Charles F. Buttrick, beloved father of John
F. Buttrick of Alameda and George H. Buttrick of Stockton; a native of New
Hampshire, aged 83 years, 4 months and 15 days.
   (The funeral will take place tomorrow, Wed, March 3rd, from Warren &
Smith's funeral chapel.  Interment will be in Rural Cemetery.  Funeral
private.)

San Francisco Chronical 7/19/62:
     In Yountville, July 18 1962.  Richard Harley Covert, beloved husband
of Harriet J. Covert; loving brother of Ora Hamilton and John R. Covert.
    Services will be held on Friday afternoon July 20 at 2:00 o'clock at
Halsted & Co., 1123 Sutter Street.

Stockton Record, 8 May 1961, page 1:
		 G.H. Buttick, 98, Area Native, Dies
    Funeral services for George Howe Buttrick, 98, of 443 S. Regent, who
died Saturday, will be held at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow in the Scottish Rite
Temple.
    Mr Buttrick died in a local nursing home after an extended illness.  He
was born in Lathrop.
   Mr. Buttrick has been a member of Charity Lodge of Odd Fellows 73 years
and currently was serving his 49th consecutive year as secretary of the
Morning Star Masonic Lodge.  He had been a Mason since 1889 and held the
coveted 33rd degree..
     Mr. Buttrick also served for 37 years as secretary of the Scottish Rite
Bodies.
   Mr. Buttrick retired in 1939 after serving 43 years as chief engineer at
the Stockton State Hospital.
   When he was still a child, he moved with his family to Watsonville.  At
the age of 18, he returned to Stockton and worked as a fireman on dredgers
and threshers, and aboard a river tug.
   Since his retirement from the hospital he devoted his time largely to
Masonic activities.
   Mr Buttrick, probably the oldest living Mason in California, was named
worshipful master of the Morning Star Lodge in 1905 and secretary in 1912, a
post he held until his death.
   Mr. Buttrick was the husband of the late Grace Buttrick.  Surviving is a
son, Harold Buttrick, of Oakland....

Stockton Record, 12 October 1942, page 7:
		     Death Summons Grace Buttrick
		 Suffers Heart ill in Patriotism Task
    Mrs. Grace E. Buttrick, wife of George H. Buttrick, 443 South Regent
Street, died Sunday morning after a heart attack Saturday night at 7
o'clock.
   Mrs. Buttrick, a member of the staff of attendants at the Stockton State
Hospital 24 years and in recent years in charge of cottage 1, responded to a
call for volunteer workers to help a local cannery with its tomato pack
Saturday night.  While receiving instructions at the cannery after taking
her station, Mrs. Buttrick suffered a heart attack and fainted.  She was
rushed to Dameron Hospital.  She was one of a group of women who responded
to the call for workers in a spirit of patriotism.
   Besides her husband, veteran secretary on Morning Star Lodge of Masons,
Mrs. Buttrick is survived by a cousin, James Frazer and a nephew, James Cox,
Stockton; two sisters, Mrs James Cox of Stanley, Wis, and Mrs. Dan McManus
of Eau Claire, Wis.  Mrs. Buttrick was a native of Wisconsin.

Madera (California) Daily Tribune, Thursday, January 14, 1965
			    ROBERT RAMSAY
Robert Ramsay, 58, a native Californian, died at a local hospital Wednesday
morning of a recent illness.  He has been employed at Yosemite National Park
for the past four years, and prior to that he lived in North Fork for 18
years.  He was a member of the VFW Post no. 2971 and of EL Portal.
Mr. Ramsay is survived by his wife, Mae; his mother, Mrs. Ora Hamilton of
Venice, and two sisters, Mrs. Alfred Crawford of Pacific Palisades and Mrs.
Mary Elliot of Palm Springs.
Funeral Services will be at 12 noon Friday in the Jay Chapel, with burial in
the North Fork District Cemetery.


Huntsville (Alabama) Times:
    Retired U.S. Army Col. John Rodney M. Covert, 77, of Huntsville, died
Saturday at his residence.  The funeral will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the
Bicentennial Chapel with the Rev. George Wood officiating.
    Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery, Laughlin Funeral home
directing.
    Col. Covert retired from the Army after 32 years of service, which
included work at MICOM.  He was a member of the Office of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff in Washington and was a battalion commander in Thule, Greenland.
He also served as a Hawk Missal commander in Germany.  Col. Covert was a
Mason and a Shriner and a member of the Society of Sigma XI and National
Sojourners.
    Survivors include his wife, Tommie Moody Covert; a son, John Rodney
Covert of Acton, MA; a daughter, Kathleen C. Yawn of Gurley; ..........a
sister, Barbara Covert Taylor of Dunsmuir, Calif.; and three grandchildren.

Idaho Statesman:
Edward W. "Ned" Howard, 84, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2002, at home
with his family. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April
10, in the Drewsey Community Church. Family members will gather at the
Drewsey Cemetery following services for his inurnment. Ned was always
supportive of his family. He will be truly missed by all who knew and loved
him. He was born Jan. 15, 1918, near Drewsey, Ore., to Edward J. Howard and
Ida Ward Howard. He grew up there, leaving only for school, graduating from
Weiser, Idaho, High School. Marjorie M. Miler became his wife May 10, 1940,
a union lasting nearly 62 years. He enjoyed ranching for more than 40 years,
then moved to Boise where he retired after 15 years from the Bench Sewer
District. Ned shared his lifelong love of horses with family and friends. He
was known for raising fine horses and respected for his abilities in their
training. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Howard of Boise; daughter and
family, Cheryl and Arthur Guglielmo of Olympia, Wash.; special
brother-in-law and family, Chas and Norma Miler of Drewsey, Ore.; and many
loving nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by both
parents; brother, Thomas Howard; and sister, Evelyn Connor. The family
suggests memorial contributions be made to the Drewsey Cemetery Board, c/o
Anne Clark, Drewsey, Ore. 97904; or a charity of your choice. 

Rhoda Middleton (Covert) Diridon obituary
Publication unknown, received from Kathleen (Covert) Yawn:

Rhoda Middleton (Covert) Diridon, a longtime resident of Dunsmuir, died on
August 11, 1994.  She was 81.
was born on February 25, 1913.  Her father, John Robinson Covert, arrived in
Redwood City by wagon train in 1852 and later founded the now Stauffer
Chemical Company salt works.  Her mother, Alice Cochran Middleton, arrived
in the late 1860's to become orchardists led by noted U.C. Medical School
Professor Dr. Edward Cochran.  They settled in Millikin Corners, now
Lawrence Station, in northern Santa Clara.
Her husband's, Claude Diridon, family arrived in the late 1800's from Italy
to become prominent in the Bay Area.  She and her family lived the
traditional "California Dream" of working hard, seeking education and
enjoying life.
arrived in McCloud in 1932 with her father who worked for W.R. Hearst on the
Wintoon Estate.  They settled in Dunsmuir, where she met and married her
husband, a non-commisioned officer with the Civillian Conservation Corps, in
1937.
accomplished pianist, she played the organ, conducted the choir and taught
Sunday School at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Mount Shasta from the time
she was married there until recently.  She also taught piano and voice in
the communtiy and presented concerts for Dunsmuir civic celebrations.
She was a long-time member of the Ldy's Trainmen's Club and Eastern Star,
and past-president of the Dunsmuir Women's Club.  She was always ready to
help with community programs and those in need.
eldest son, Rod, currently chairs the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors.  Her
daughter, Claudia lives in Dunsmuir with her husband Richard Wagner, a
Southern Pacific Conductor.  Her youngest son, Tom, is co-owner of Carlmont
Associates, a real estate brokerage in Belmont.
She passed away on August 11th after a valiant bout with cancer.  She lived
in Dunsmuir for 62 years, and is survived by her husband, Claude, a retired
Southern Pacific trainman with 38 years of service.