Orin Barker Coldwell (1875 - 1964)

Born 28 Nov 1875 in Salem, Marion County, Oregon, United States

Ancestors

Died 31 Jan 1964 at age 88 in Oregon, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Occupation, Electrical engineer. Resides (1908) at 350 Jackson Street, Portland, Oregon

Birth

Oregon delayed birth record for Orin Barker Caldwell:

Birth: 28 Nov 1875 in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States

Parents: Edward Lothrop Caldwell and Fannie Aurelia Barker ^[1]

Resience

1910 US Census; 24 Apr 1910; 504 Spring, Portland City, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States

Orin B Coldwell, Head, M, 34, New York, manager-street car firm

Anna E Coldwell, Wife, F, 33, Oregon

Ruth E Coldwell, Daughter, F, 3, Oregon

Nellie H Miller, Domestc, F, 15, Colorado ^[2]

Death

From FindAGrave memorial. Shared stone with Anna E. Coldwell and Ruth E. Coldwell. Gravestone inscription: Orin B. Coldwell; Nov. 28, 1875; Jan. 31, 1964. ^[3]

Orin Barker Coldwell was born 28 Nov 1875 in Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA and died 31 Jan 1964 (aged 88) in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. He is buried at River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA.

O. B. Coldwell Dies At 88. O. B. Coldwell, 88, a former vice president of Portland General Electric Co., died Friday in a local nursing home. Funeral arrangements are in charge of J. P. Finley & Son.

Mr. Coldwell retired in 1940 after 53 years with PGE. He started as an office boy in 1892 and, with a few interruptions, worked his way up through most operating jobs in the firm to vice president of engineering by 1916. He held that position for 24 years, during which time he supervised construction of three hydroelectric plants on the Clackamas River and a steam generating plant in Portland. He was a consultant for PGE several years after retirements.

Mr. Coldwell was born Nov. 28, 1875, in Salem and moved to Portland as a child. He lived at 1514 SW Spring St. He was a member of the Arlington Club, Multnomah Athletic Club, University Club, Mr. Tabor No. 42, AF&AM, Al Kadar Shrine, and Rotary. He was past president of Portland Rose Festival Association.

He is survived by one son, William, St. Helens, and two daughters, Ruth Coldwell and Mrs. Frank Caskey, Portland. [The Oregonian, 1 Feb 1964, p11]

Spouse:

Anna Elizabeth Harmar Coldwell 1876-1954

Children:

Ruth Evelyn Coldwell 1906-1974

Sources

1. ↑ “Oregon Deaths, 1842-1952 and Delayed Births, 1844-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZPP-RDC : 10 March 2018), Fannie Aurelia Barker in entry for Orin Barker Caldwell, 28 Nov 1875; citing Birth, Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States, 28 Nov 1875, state and county archives, Oregon; FHL microfilm 2,230,786.
2. ↑ “United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLYV-T34 : accessed 19 June 2019), Nellie H Miller in household of Orin B Coldwell, Portland Ward 5, Multnomah, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 167, sheet 16A, family 411, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1286; FHL microfilm 1,375,299.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 June 2019), memorial page for Orin Barker Coldwell (28 Nov 1875–31 Jan 1964), Find A Grave: Memorial #130045358, citing River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA ; Maintained by FriendsofRiverView (contributor 47910568) .