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Brixey, Creed Taylor
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| LAST: Brixey
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FIRST: Creed
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MID: Taylor
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| GENDER: M
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| BORN: 29 Dec 1868
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DIED: 2 Jan 1945
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OCCUPATION: Farmer
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| BIRTH PLACE: Seymour, Webster Co., Missouri
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| DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
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NOTES:
1880 CENSUS - Creed T. Brixey, age 10, b. Missouri, is enumerated with father Barnby Brixey, age 38, b. Missouri, and Prissilla A., age 24, b. Alabama, along with Samuel, age 9, John T., age 7, Olive A., age 4, Walter, age 3, and Ora C., age 1, all born in Missouri
1st MARRIAGE - Creed Brixey m Lettia [unknown by compiler] ca. 1891-92
1920 CENSUS - Creed T. Brixey, age 51, occupation nurseryman, b. Missouri, is enumerated with wife Lettia, age 46, b. Missouri, along with Homer R., age 27, b. Oklahoma, Mary P., age 22, b. Arkansas, Clara F. M., age 17, b. Arkansas, and Helen L., age 10, b. Oregon, Jeane, age 6, b. Oregon.
2nd MARRIAGE - Sylvia Winifred Jones, 14 Sep 1924
1930 CENSUS - Creed T. Brixey, age 61, farmer, b. Missouri, is enumerated with his wife Sylvia W., age 46, b. Oregon, along with Winifred S., age 4 y's 8 m's, b. Oregon.
BIOGRAPHICAL (Source - ANNALS OF THE S. W. R. JONES FAMILY, pg 73):
"Sylvia Winifred Jones was married September 14, 1924, to Creet T. Brixey, who was born in Seymour, Missouri. His father was a Union soldier.....She and her husband, who is the originator of the Brixnut filbert, farm the old homestead on the Pacific Highway."
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OBITUARY:
Creed Taylor Brixey, former resident of this section and later of the Lake Labish district, died in Salem, January 2. He is survived by his widow, Sylvia [sic] W. Brixey; sons and daughters, Homer R. Brixey of McMinnville; Mrs. D.H. McGogy of Vancouver, Wash.; Mrs. A. K. Coats of Lodi, Calif.; Mrs. Carlton Baker Jr. of Downey, Calif.; Mrs. Rex Pressy of Collings, Calif.; and Mrs. Sylvia W. Cummings of Oakland, Calif; brothers and sisters, John Brixey of Sheridan; Aaron Brixey of Perkins, Okla.; Mrs. Ora Dunlap of Stillwater, Okla.; and Mrs. Olive Johnson of New Mexico. Funeral services will be held this (Friday) afternoon at 1:30 from the W.T. Rigdon chapel in Salem and interment will be in Pioneer cemetery south of Gervais.
[newspaper clipping, not cited]
CREED T. BRIXEY
Funeral services for Creed T. Brixey of Brooks, originator of the Brixnut filbert, who died at the Deaconess hospital in Salem Tuesday, will be held at Rigdon's mortuary in Salem Friday at 1:30 P.M. Interment will be at the Brooks cemetery.
Mr. Brixey was well known in horticultural circles for his experimental work in developing soft-shelled filberts. He originated the Brixnut in 1913, and it has since been adopted as a standard variety.
Born December 29, 1868, he was engaged in the nursery business near McMinnville from 1909 to 1925. Since then he has lived at Brooks.
Surviving are his widow, Sylva, Brooks; a son, Homer Brixey, McMinnville; six daughters, Mrs. Maude A. McGogy, Vancouver; Mrs. Clara Baker, Downey, Cal.; Mrs. Jean Pressley, Coalinga, Cal.; Mrs. Winifred Cummings, Oakland, and Mrs. Pebble Costa and Mrs. Helen Poulson, Lodi, Cal; a brother, John Brixey, Sheriday, and two sisters and a brother in Oklahoma.
Oregonian, The (Portland, Oregon) 4 Jan 1945, 13:4
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INSCRIPTION:
Brixey
Creed T.
1868-1945
[shares marker with Sylva]
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SOURCES:
Hollin
Saucy Survey & Photographs
1880 MO CENSUS (Douglas Co., Finley, pg 478B)
1920 OR CENSUS (Yamhill Co., PCt. #19, ED 454, sheet 1B) 1930 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., E. Gervais, ED 16, sheet 1A) ANNALS OF THE S. W. R. JONES FAMILY, pg 71
Oreg 4 Jan 1945, 13:4
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