| Last Name |
Smith [Howe] |
| First Name |
Sarah “Sadie” |
| Middle Initial |
Elizabeth |
| Born |
10 Sep 1870 in Jackson County, Oregon |
| Home Addresses (Salem) |
Waller and 17th Street (parent’s residence)
177 Center Street (boarder)
e s 16th 1 s Ferry (1st res as newlywed)
w s 13th 2 n Mission (Lot 2, block 9, University addition)
369 13th Street |
| Died |
5 Oct 1958 in Lane County, Oregon |
| Place Buried |
Rest Haven Memorial Park in Eugene, Lane, Oregon |
| Spouse |
Claire Joel Howe |
| Date of Marriage |
10 Dec 1895 in Salem, Marion, Oregon |
| Children |
Edith Edna (Howe) Butt (1903-1984)
Eugene Claire Howe (1906-1983)
Grace Gladys (Howe) Wilson (1909-1960)
Lois Mildred (Howe) McDonald (1913-1992) |
| Dates of Employment |
1893-1895 |
| Job(s) at TKWM |
Burler, Finisher |
| Life Story
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Sarah Elizabeth “Sadie” Smith worked at the TKWM by 1893, maybe earlier. She was a burler. It’s likely she met her future husband, Claire Joel Howe at the mill. He worked in the finishing department. Sadie’s brother William H. Smith also worked at the TKWM as a dryer and a finisher.
Sarah Elizabeth Smith was born in Oregon on 10 Sep 1870 to parents Francis Marion and Mahala (McCallister) Smith. Both of her parents are listed as early Oregonians. The family was living in Table Rock, Jackson County, Oregon in the 1860 census and in Union Town, Jackson County, Oregon in the 1880 census. Her father was a trapper and a miner.
Sarah was one of nine children, five boys and four girls, all born in Jackson County, Oregon. The family moved from there to Salem, Oregon before 1888. A notice in the Statesman Journal on 23 Mar 1888 gives judgement against Frank M Smith for debts owed and his property sold. On 27 Sep 1901, at the family’s home on Waller and 17th St in Salem, OR Sarah’s father committed suicide. He was distraught over gambling debts. His wife Mahala would live another fourteen years. Both parents are buried at City View Cemetery in Salem, OR.
Sarah Elizabeth “Sadie” Smith married Claire Joel Howe on 10 Dec 1895 at the home of Bud Chapman, with only immediate family present. Their marriage announcement in the Statesman Journal mentioned they were among the employees of the Salem woolen mill, holding lucrative positions prior to its destruction by fire a few weeks before their wedding. The couple moved into a little cottage on Sixteenth street following their nuptials. The cottage had been placed in readiness by the groom.
Nothing found on Sadie working outside of the home after their marriage. Sadie’s husband, C. J. Howe, worked at the TKWM for 15 years. On 20 Feb 1906 articles of incorporation were filed in the county clerk’s office incorporating the Eugene Woolen Mill Co. The incorporators were T. B. Kay, E. Koppe, Arthur W. Lord and C. J. Howe. Claire Joel Howe moved his family to Eugene and became a foreman at the Eugene Woolen Mill in 1906. He later became vice president of that mill and spent the rest of his working life there. He retired in 1949.
Claire and Sadie Howe raised four children. Their oldest daughter, Edith Edna (Howe) Butt was born in Salem in 1903. The next three children were all born in Eugene, OR. A son, Eugene Claire Howe, born in 1906; and two more daughters, Grace Gladys (Howe) Wilson born in 1909, and Lois Mildred (Howe) McDonald born in 1913.
Sarah Elizabeth “Sadie” passed on 5 Oct 1958 in Springfield, Lane County, Oregon, at the age of 88. Her husband, Claire Joel Howe passed away six years earlier, on 23 Mar 1952 at the age of 79. They are buried at the Rest Haven Memorial Park in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon. |
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| References |
| Name |
Remarks |
| Salem City Directories |
1893 Smith, Miss Sadie, burler TKWM Co, bds 177 Center |
| Federal / County Census Records |
1880 Sarah E. Smith. Age 9. Birth Date: Abt 1871. Birthplace: Oregon. Home in 1880: Union Town, Jackson, Oregon, USA. Race: White. Gender: Female. Relation to HOH: Daughter. Marital Status: Single. Father’s Name: Francis Smith. Father’s Birthplace: Illinois. Mother’s Name: Mahala Smith. Mother’s Birthplace: Virginia. Occupation: At Home. Additional household members: Francis Smith (father) 47, Mahala Smith (mother) 46, Davis Smith (brother) 16, Martha M. Smith (sister) 15, Charles W. Smith (brother) 12, Hardin Smith (brother) 7, Ralph Smith (brother) 5 and William H. Smith (brother) 2.
1900 Sada E Howe. Age 28. Birth Date: Sep 1871. Birthplace: Oregon. Home in 1900: 369 13th Street, Salem, Marion, Oregon. Race: White. Gender: Female. Relation to HOH: Wife. Marital Status: Married. Spouse’s Name: Clare J Howe. Marriage Year: 1896. Years Married: 4. Father’s Birthplace: Arkansas. Mother’s Birthplace: Illinois. Additional household members: Clare J Howe (head of house) 25.
1910 Sadie Howe. Age 39. Birth Date: 1871. Birthplace: Oregon. Home in 1910: West Sixth St, Eugene, Lane, Oregon. Race: White. Gender: Female. Relation to HOH: Wife. Marital Status: Married. Spouse’s Name: Clare J Howe. Father’s Birthplace: Tennessee. Mother’s Birthplace: Illinois. Additional household members: Clare J Howe (head of house) 37, Edith Howe (daughter) 6. Eugene Howe (son) 3, Grace Howe (daughter) 0.
1920 Sarah Howe. Age 49. Birth Year: 1871. Birthplace: Oregon. Home in 1920: 6th Avenue West, Eugene, Lane, Oregon. Race: White. Gender: Female. Relation to HOH: Wife. Marital Status: Married. Spouse’s Name: Claire J Howe. Father’s Birthplace: Tennessee. Mother’s Birthplace: Illinois. Additional household members: Claire J Howe (head of house) 46, Ada Howe (daughter) 16, Eugene Howe (son) 13, Grace Howe (daughter) 10, Lois Howe (daughter) 6.
1930 Sadie Howe. Birth Year: 1871. Gender: Female. Race: White. Age: 59. Birthplace: Oregon. Marital Status: Married. Relation to HOH: Wife. Home in 1930: 860 Ferry, Eugene, Lane, Oregon. Age at First Marriage: 25. Father’s Birthplace: Tennessee. Mother’s Birthplace: Illinois. Additional household members: Claire Howe (head of house) 56, Eugene H Howe (son) 23, Lois Howe (daughter) 16.
1940 Sarah Hare. Age 69. Estimated Birth Year: 1871. Gender: Female. Race: White. Birthplace: Oregon. Marital Status: Married. Relation to HOH: Wife. Home in 1940: 860 Ferry Street, Eugene, Lane, Oregon. Oregon Residence in 1935: Eugene. Resident on farm in 1935. Occupation: Housekeeper. Additional household members: Clarke J Hare (head of house) 65.
1950 Sarah Howe. Age 79. Birth Date: 1871. Gender: Female. Race: White. Birth Place: Oregon. Marital Status: Married. Relation to HOH: Wife. Home in 1950: 860 Ferry, Eugene, Lane, Oregon. Occupation: Unable to Work. Additional household members: Clair Howe (head of house) 76. |
| WW1 Draft Registration |
Claire Joel Howe. White. Birth Date: 19 Nov 1873. Residence Date: 1917-1918. Street Address: 750 6th Ave W. Residence Place: Lane County, Oregon, USA. Physical Build: Medium. Height: Medium. Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown. Relative: Sadie Elizabeth Howe. |
| County Marriage Record |
Sadie E Smith. Gender: Female. Marriage Age: Over 18. Event Type: Marriage. Event Date: 10 Dec 1895. Event Place: Marion, Oregon, USA. Spouse: Claire J Howe. Spouse Gender: Male. Spouse Marriage Age: Over 21 |
| Oregon Death Index |
Sadie Howe. Death Date: 5 Oct 1958. Death Place: Lane. Spouse: Claire. Certificate: 11683 |
| Find-a-Grave |
Sarah Elizabeth “Sadie” Smith Howe. Birth: 10 Sep 1870. Birth Place: Oregon. Death Date: 5 Oct 1958. Death Place: Lane County, Oregon. Cemetery: Rest-Haven Memorial Park in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon. Memorial ID: 68922365
Claire Joel Howe. Birth: 19 Nov 1874. Birth Place: Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan. Death Date: 23 Mar 1952. Death Place: Lane County, Oregon. Cemetery: Rest-Haven Memorial Park in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon. Memorial ID: 68922390 |
| Digital Newspapers |
Weekly Oregon Statesman 23 Mar 1888, p. 2. Sheriff’s sale judgement against Francis M Smith for debts owed.
Statesman Journal 28 Sep 1901, p. 2. Suicide of a Pioneer (Sadie’s father)
Statesman Journal 11 Dec 1895, p. 8. Married – Howe-Smith
Morning Register 21 Feb 1906, p. 2. Woolen Mill Company Files Articles of Incorporation
Statesman Journal 25 Feb 1906, p. 4. Eugene Woolen Mill Incorporators
The Eugene Guard 24 Mar 1952, p. 5 Claire J Howe – Obituary
The Eugene Guard 7 Oct 1958, p. 15 Mrs. Sadie Howe – Obituary |
| WHC Materials |
M3 1966-001 Mill Records |
