Olivia Zella (Bond) Duckworth (1885 - 1985)

Born 14 Aug 1885 in Irving, Lane, Oregon

Ancestors

Wife of Ansel Carlos Marsters — married 24 Jun 1910 in Irving, Lane, Oregon

Descendants

Died 24 Jun 1985 at age 99 in Milwaukie, Clackamas, Oregon

Biography

Daughter of Samuel Lincoln Bond and Belle Bushnell.^[1]

1985 Obituary: "Rite conducted for woman, 99. A private graveside service was held Friday in Eugene for Livia Bond Marsters-Duckworth. She died June 24 at the age of 99 at the Milwaukie Convalescent Home in Milwaukie. She was born Oct 14, 1885, in Irving, northwest of Eugene. She studied music and graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Oregon in 1910. She married Carlos Marsters and moved to the Portland area in 1910. After his death in 1933, she married Clarence Duckworth in 1948. She was a member of the Oregon Music Teachers Association and continued teaching piano into her 90s. She was a past president of the Hollywood Business and Professional Women and lived independently in her Hollywood District home near Portland until she was almost 99 years old. Surviving are three children, Mrs. Harlow Call of Arcata, Calif., Donald Marsters of Beavercreek and Mrs. Raymond Chaney of Oak Grove; seven grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorial contributions be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation or to the Lane County Pioneer Museum in Eugene."

Sources

1. ↑ "Oregon Births and Christenings, 1868-1929", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ5F-MQH : 12 February 2020), Levia Zelah Bond, 1885.

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSDX-DJ4 : Wed Oct 04 21:38:31 UTC 2023), Entry for Lincoln Bond and Belle Bond, 1900.
• "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLB4-VF7 : Wed Oct 04 14:25:10 UTC 2023), Entry for Lincoln S Bond and Belle M Bond, 1910.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107292743/livia-zelah-duckworth: accessed 05 October 2023), memorial page for Livia Zelah Bond Duckworth (4 Oct 1885–24 Jun 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 107292743, citing West Lawn Memorial Park, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by Cindy (contributor 47028599).
• Marsters History compiled ca. 1986 by Marcia Brund Allen of Cottage Grove, OR