Skamokawa Eagle or Columbia River Sun-08 September 1917

GRAYS RIVER, Wash., Sept 8--Mary Jane Durrah, a pioneer resident of the 
Crooked Creek county    died at the home of her son, Elmer at Eden, 
Wash., on Saturday.         
  Mrs. Durrah was widely known in the lower end of the county and was 
highly esteemed by all who knew her.  She was born at Oakland, Oregon, 
December 1, 1859 and was united in marriage to Alex Durrah in 1877.  
Her husband passed away in December of 1915, the couple having lived 
and reared their family on the old farm home at Eden practically all of 
the time until his death.
  Mrs. Durrah is survived by her aged mother, Mary C. Adams of Kelso, 
Wash., and also by two brothers, Thomas M. Adams of Cathlamet, former 
Sheriff of Wahkiakum county; and Walter Adams of Kelso, Wash.
  A sister, Mrs. Alice Rulifson resides at Carrols, Washington. Besides 
these relatives, Elmer Durrah and Mrs. Hazel Ingalls, a son and 
daughter respectively, are still living at Eden while another son was 
drowned July 22, 1900.


Mary Jane (Adams) Durrah
Eden Valley Cemetery-Eden, Wa.
01 Dec 1859-01 Sep 1917
(As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society 2005 from 
original newspaper collection.)