Gaylord Benjamin MALLETT

Gaylord Benjamin MALLETT

Male 1875 - 1949  (73 years)


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  • Name Gaylord Benjamin MALLETT 
    Birth 21 Oct 1875  Manstin, Juneau County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 21 Oct 1875  Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Photo Abt 1900  Portland, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    James Mallett Family
    James Mallett Family
    This photo may have been taken c. 1900, shortly after the family arrived in Portland.

    Back row, left to right:

    Frederick James Mallett, Martha Helen (Mallett) Cohoon, Orcelia (Mallett) Rinker, & William Henry Mallett.

    Front Row, left to right:

    Elizabeth Henrietta (Mallett) Brice, Lydia Orcelia (Williams) Mallett, Gaylord Benjamin Mallett, James Frederick Mallett, and Sarah (Mallett) Sylvester.

    Courtesy Bud Irwin.
    Census 10 Jan 1920  Blind Slough Precinct, Clatsop County, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • He was a Farmer, and owner of the farm that he worked. The household consists of Gaylord and his "Partner" James Galloway, who was described as a Farm Hand on Partner's farm.
    Census 13 Apr 1930  Ascot Acres, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Gaylord was no longer a Farmer, but was workig as a Teamster for a Dairy. His marital condition was "D", and he either lived alone or with his nephew George W Mallett and his wife Anna. They were eiither enumerated in the same dwelling as Gaylord as a separate household, or they lived right next door. Gaylord owns the house he lives in and it is worth $900.00.

      George and Anna both worked in a Laundry; he was a "Wringerman", she an "Ironer".
    SW Group
    UKC 1881
    Residence 21 Apr 1934  Portland, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation Bef 13 Jan 1949  Oregon Shipbuilding, Portland, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Welders helper. 
    Residence Bef 13 Jan 1949  8710 E Burnside Street, Portland, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 13 Jan 1949  Portland Sanitarium, Portland, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Cause of Death: Carcinoma of the liver. An operation had been conducted Dec 31, 1948 that discovered the carcinoma. At the time of his death, he had also been suffering from malnutrition for 2 months.
    Burial 17 Jan 1949  Columbian Cemetery, Portland, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • The funeral director was Miller & Tracey, 714 SW 20th Pl.
    Person ID I588  Southwest
    Last Modified 16 Nov 2020 

    Father James Frederick MALLETT,   b. 29 Mar 1828, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1909, 879 Syracuse Street, Portland, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Lydia Orcelia WILLIAMS,   b. 14 Jun 1834, Harrisburg, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1915, 1275 Burrage Street, Portland, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 6 Jul 1853  Eagle Harbour, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F21  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lydia,   b. Est 1875 
    Marriage Est 1900  [1
    Divorce Bef 1920  [1, 2
    • The 1920 census enumerator appears to have written an "M" under the marriage column but overwritten it with a "D", indicating that he was divorced. There was also only he and his partner living there.
    Family ID F632  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Oct 1875 - Manstin, Juneau County, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Oct 1875 - Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPhoto - Abt 1900 - Portland, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 10 Jan 1920 - Blind Slough Precinct, Clatsop County, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 13 Apr 1930 - Ascot Acres, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 21 Apr 1934 - Portland, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Welders helper. - Bef 13 Jan 1949 - Oregon Shipbuilding, Portland, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Bef 13 Jan 1949 - 8710 E Burnside Street, Portland, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Jan 1949 - Portland Sanitarium, Portland, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 17 Jan 1949 - Columbian Cemetery, Portland, Oregon, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S125] Mallett, Gaylord Benjamin, Death Certificate 720 (Jan 25 1949), Oregon State Archives, 800 Summer St NE, Salem, Oregon, USA, 97310, 503 373 0701. Hereinafter cited as Mallett, Gaylord, Death Certificate.

    2. [S301] Federal Census of the United States, 1920, database with images, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com/), household of Gaylord B Mallett, Blind, Clatsop, Oregon, Page 4B, dwelling 90, family 90, original record held by National Archives and Records Administration (NARA.).

    3. [S302] Federal Census of the United States, 1930, database with images, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com/), household of Gaylord B Mallett, Ascot Acres, Multnomah, Oregon, Page 7B, dwelling 211, original record held by National Archives and Records Administration (NARA.).

    4. [S107] William H. Mallett, Portland Journal, Portland, Oregon, USA, Apr 21 1934. Portland Public Library, Main Branch, Portland, Oregon, USA. Hereinafter cited as Journal.