Edith May Newton

The first born to her parents, her early years of life she lived near Davenport Iowa, then near Newton Jasper County Iowa until coming by horse and wagon to Gold Hill Oregon at age 8 or 9 where the family homesteaded on Drumners Gulch, Sardine Creek near Gold Hill, Oregon. She attended the old Washington School in Medford and later taught school in Jackson County, Oregon. Regular attenders at the M.E. Church she met Jesse. After their marriage, performed by her father-in-law Thomas Starns, a Methodist minister in Central Point, Oregon, she wrote a diary account of their wedding trip from Central Point to Monroe, Oregon, a trip 186 miles 10 days, stopped at uncle Jess B Lewis' in Cottage Grove and stayed all night, stopped near Goshin and had dinner with uncle Felix Garred's then stayed the night, stopped at aunt Lizzie Taylors for dinner at Junction City then travelled on to Maggie Brownings in Monroe Oregon. After spending some time there with relatives, they moved about where her husband could find work, Pelican Bay, California, Sherman County, Grants Pass, Oregon, Central Point, Oregon, Gold Hill, Oregon and Culver, Oregon. Her first child (Thomas) was stillborn and another died at birth. She raised 8 children. Lily May Aug 14 1896 married Robert Walter Dusenberry, Ida Fay Jan 13 1898 married Howard E Wharton, Edith Evagene Jan 10, 1901 married Ivan L Smith, Susan Mildred Aug 12 1902 married Harold Victor Miller then Hans Nils Jacobsen, Robert Edgar July 31 1906 married Florence Eva (Flossie Parker), Maude Elizabeth April 3 1909 married Simmie Tapley, Jesse Lee Newton Jan 30 1911 married Hazel L Milner, and Myrtle Ruth February 18, 1916 married Donald Harmon. After her husband's death she lived in Pacific Grove, California and in Gold Hill, Oregon with her widowed daughter Susan's family. Her Christian faith was always put into practice for neighbors and friends as well as her own family. She is buried alongside her husband in the family plot at Rock Point Cemetery, Gold Hill, Oregon.

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Jesse Starns and Edith Newton were married in Central Point, Jackson County, Oregon. On June 21, 1893 Jesse's father, a Methodist Minister performed their wedding ceremony. About a week after the newly weds were united in Marriage they started on a trip to Monroe, Benton County, Oregon. Jesse's oldest sister Margaret Elizabeth Browning, they called Maggie, lived there. This account was extracted from Ediths diary by her son Robert Starns. Mothers diary of their wedding trip with horse Denmark and buggy. " June Thurs, 29, 1893 -Started from the Central Point camp ground at 1:30 pm. Passed through Tolo and Gold Hill. Stopped at B F Millers for dinner. Started from there around 4 o'clock pm. Passed through the towns of Rock Point and Woodville (now Rogue River). Stopped to camp about 8 o'clock within a mile of Grants Pass at Bob Dean's place, having traveled 20 miles. June 30, Friday started again on our journey at 9 am. Passed through Grants Pass and stopped a while. Started on, crossed over one mountain. Stopped about 12:30 for dinner, about 8 or 10 miles from Grants Pass. Started on about 2:30, crossed the Grave Creek mountains passed by the village of Leland. Crossed over two more mountains, came down into a valley, passed Cyote Creek to a town or railroad station called Wolf Creek. Stopped at 7pm to camp for the night, on the bank of Wolf creek, having traveled about 20 miles from Grants Pass. July 1, 1893 - Saturday. Started from Wolf Creek this morning, crossed over a mountain. Ascended another mountain wose descent was quite steep and long. Stopped for morn in Cow Creek valley on the bank of Cow Creek. Afternoon we passed through Cow Creek valley, ascended a small Mt. and entered the Cow Creek Canyon. which was a very narrow and steep canyon about 10 miles in length. We traveled about 7 miles through the canyon and stopped for the night near a farm house, having come 20 miles from Wolf Creek. July 2 - Sunday. Left our camping place about morn and drove three miles and camped for the rest of the day near the town of Canyonville. This is a small town, situated just at the mouth of the Canyon. July 3 - Monday drove into town and stopped a while to get the horse shod. Started again on our way about noon. Drove about a mile and crossed the South Umpqua river. Followed down the river, came insite of the Callapooia mts. which are not very high but are quite barren and rocky. After driving nine miles we crossed Myrtle Creek and passed the town of Myrtle. This town is neasr the railroad which now follows the wagon road most of the way. After leaving Myrtle, crossed oveer a mountain, passed through a valley along the So. Umpqua river. stopped about an hour to rest in the afternoon. Started on, passed through a small R. R. Station called Ruckles. Stopped to camp for the night, within 7 miles of Roseburg. Broke the single tree and had to stop. Traveled about 20 miles. July 4 - Tuesday - Started from camping place early and drove into Roseburg Went to E. L. Thompsons, did not find them at home. Drove through town and got some provisions, then came on. Drove a few miles and stopped for dinner near a town or small R. R. station called Winchester. Crossed a long bridge over the North Umpqua River. Drove a few miles farther to the town of Wilbur, stopping only at the black-smith shop to get the buggy wheel repaired. Drove 9 miles to the town of Oakland. Crossed the Callapoua River, went about a mile and camped for the night, having traveled 27 miles. Total miles so far, 110. July 5, 1893 Wednesday. Started from camp, crossed over a mountain, passed through a small valley, over another mt. drove a few miles and stopped for dinner. Drove several miles and passed through the town of Drain, went on about seven miles and passed a R. R. staton and logging camp called Comstock on Pass Creek, drove two miles and camped for the night, having traveled about 25 miles. July 6, Thur. Drove seven miles to Cottage Grove and stopped at Uncle Jess B. Lewis', stayed all night. July 7 - Friday. Left Cottage Grove, crossed the coast Fork stream. Drove ten miles, passed through Creswell a town and R.R. Station. Drove several miles further, passed a small town called Goshen, went about a mile and stopped for dinner. After dinner drove about a mile to Uncle Felix Garred's (Phelix Jerad) stayed all nght, having traveled about 19 miles. July 8 - Sat. Started this morning early, went three miles, passed through the city of Eugene. Past through Irving, drove 1 - 3 miles to Junction City. Stopped at Aunt Lizzie Taylor's for dinner. After noon drove to the depot and got our trunk and started on the Maggie Browning's. Arrived at our destination (Monroe) about six o'clock, havbing traveled about 25 miles todahy. Total 186 miles - 10 days - 24 towns.

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Funeral services will be held in the Hall Funeral Parlor Chapel in Grants Pass at 2 p.m. Monday for Mrs. Edith May Newton Starns, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Susan Miller, in Gold Hill, Thursday. Interment will be at Rock Point Cemetery at Gold Hill. Mrs. Starns was born September 27, 1875, at Newton, Iowa, and came to Oregon with her parents at the age of seven, settling on Sardine Creek. She attended the old Washington school in Medford and later taught in this county. She was married to Jesse D. Starns, June 21, 1893. Ten children were born to the union, eight of whom survive. Mr. Starns died October 15, 1936, while the family was living in Grants Pass. Surviving children are Robert Starns, Pacific Grove, Calif; Jesse L. Starns, Grants Pass; Mrs. Lily Dusenberry, Mrs. Susan Miller, Mrs. Evagene Smith, Gold Hill; Mrs. Ida Wharton, Medford; Mrs. Maude Tapley, Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Ruth Harmon, San Francisco; four sisters, Mrs. Lulu Dusenberry and Mrs. Nora Wait, of Gold Hill, Mrs. Besse Elhart, of Ashland, and Mrs. Mary Sutherland of Portland; a brother, William T. Newton of Palo Alto, Calif; 30 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, also survive.