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Democratic Times (Jacksonville, OR)
March 17, 1880
DIED
March 17th, Dorcas, wife of Isaac Fredenburg in the 81st year of her age. (Willamette Valley papers please copy.)
Thus again are we called upon to mourn the loss of one of advancing years, reminding us all that we are only mortal and that sooner or later we must all be prepared to meet the dread call and thankful should we be if we have fought as good a fight as the deceased and gained like her the commendation of our Savior, in the words: "Well done thou good and faithful servant." Dorcas Basset was born in 1799, and 1818 was married at Cincinnati to Isaac Fredenburg. The family moved to Oregon in 1864. Her husband, six years her senior still survives and is a resident of Ontario county, New York.* He served during the war of 1812 in the New York Militia and is now a pensioner. Besides her husband, Mrs. Fredenburg leaves 9 children 52 grand children 20 great grand children to mourn her loss. Rest in Peace.
*This is not correct. Isaac was living in Jackson County Oregon at the time of his wife's death. The family lived in Ontario County, New York prior to moving to Kentucky after the War of 1812.
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The Medford Mail
November 27, 1903
City Happenings
Nehemiah Fredenburg died at his home near Big Butte, on Thursday of last week. Burial took place on Saturday. Mr. Fredenburg was seventy years of age and has been a resident of Jackson county for many years.
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Southern Coos County American
August 13, 1925
Died - Mrs. Flora E. (Fredenburg) Brack, a resident of this section since 1872, died on the Brack homestead on the Middle Fork Monday. Burial on the old home place beside her husband. Flora E. Fredenburg was born May 6, 1854 in Indiana. In her early youth her family moved to Missouri and after a short residence there came to Oregon, settling first in the Grand Round Valley, then later at Brownsville for a short time. Jan. 23, 1870 she married Phillip Brack and then came to Coos county and took up a homestead, which place she made her home thereafter. Leaves 8 children: Daniel N., Los Angeles; W. H., Portland; Mrs. Susie Norton, Bandon; Mrs. A. O. Taylor, Mapleton, Ore.; Thomas, Elmer and Cass and Mrs. Sam Ocheltree, Myrtle Point. Also 2 brothers, Henry and Eli Fredenburg and a sister, Mrs. Mary Higginbotham, Wash.
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Myrtle Point Enterprise
April 22, 1910
Died - Philip Brack, who would have been 82 years of age next September died at his home on the Middle Fork, April 20, 1910. The funeral was held yesterday and was conducted by Rev. Thos. Barklow. In the death of Philip Brack of the Middle Fork another of the county pioneers have passed away, he having been one of the 2 survivors of the wreck of the Schooner Lincoln which went ashore near the Coos Bay bar in Jan. 1852. The other and now sole survivor of the wreck is Harry H. Baldwin who was at a North Bend hospital the last heard of by Myrtle Point friends. The Lincoln was carrying 35 U. S. Dragoons under the command of Lieutenant Stanton when she was wrecked. After the wreck the soldiers and sailors secured provisions from the boat and from the Indians who were curious about the strange white men. They remained on Coos bay for more than a month then left for Port Orford, which was their destination, joining comrads there, who had given them up as drowned. Mr. Brack remained in Port Orford for 2 years as a dragoon and was in the fight at Big Bend on the Rogue River in which Capt. Tichnor took part. He afterwards came to the Coquille valley locating on the homestead which was his home at the time of his death. Mr. Brack was born in Germany in Sept. 1828. His wife's maiden name was Flora Fredenberg. There are 7 children, 2 sons and 5 daughters: William H., Daniel N., Mahhalia, Susannah R., Mary E., Emma V. and Margaret C.
"Pioneer History of Coos and Curry Counties"
by Orvil Dodge
BRACK, Phillip was born in Germany Sept. 1828, and came to Coos Co. in June 1852, and settled on the Middle fork of the Coquille river. His wife's maiden name was Flora Fredenberg, born May 6, 1854, and their children's names are: William H., born April 30, 1871; Daniel N., Sept. 28, 1873; Mahhalia, Nov. 12, 1875; Suzannah B., Aug. 18, 1877; Mary E., May 7, 1880; Emma V., Sept. 29, 1890; Margaret C., March 26, 1893. He was on the schooner Lincoln the account of which will be found on another page, when she was cast ashore.
"A Century of Coos and Curry" by Emil R. Peterson and Alfred Powers
BRACK, Phillip, b. Germany 1828; to Coos 1852; member First U. S. Dragoons on schooner "Captain Lincoln," wrecked just north of Coos Bay entrance January 1852. With others, made way overland to Port Orford. When mustered out two years later, he settled on Middle Fork of the Coquille. Married Florence Fredenburg. Children: William H., Daniel N., Mahhalia, Suzannah B., Mary E., Emma V., Margaret C.