Estelle Oury
b. 8 January 1865, d. 11 November 1899
Father | Robert Oury1 |
Mother | Harriett Daily2 |
Birth | 8 Jan 1865 | Estelle Oury was born on 8 Jan 1865.3 |
| | Estelle's full name was Roberta Estelle, however as an adult she appears to have preferred her middle name, using it in several variations. Her obituary and her 1897 marriage record spell the name Estella, however, her headstone reads Estelle. Both variations are used interchangeably in this report. Her 1889 marriage record uses Stella. A book on the Sanders Family refers to her as Essie.4 |
Marriage | 24 Mar 1889 | She married first Harry Buchanan Dunn, son of Thomas Edmiston Dunn and Caldedonia V. Sanders, on 24 Mar 1889 in Smyth County, Virginia.1 |
Divorce | 12 Oct 1895 | Estelle and Harry were divorced on 12 Oct 1895. Although Estelle filed the divorce papers the couple's 2 children were ordered to live with Harry.5,6 |
| | It is not known exactly how or why Estelle left Virginia and moved to Klamath County, Oregon or if her children visited her while she was there. It has been reported that she made the trip west in reply to an ad from a marriage agency; this is consistent with oral family tradition.7 |
Marriage | 22 May 1897 | She married Dr. Stacy M. Hemenway on 22 May 1897 at the Hotel Linkville in Klamath County, Oregon.8,9 |
| 22 May 1897 | She was 32 and he was 61. |
Death | 11 Nov 1899 | Estelle died from an overdose of chloral hydrate on 11 Nov 1899 in Klamath Agency, Klamath County, Oregon.3 |
Burial | | She was buried at Ft. Klamath Cemetery in Klamath County, Oregon.10 |
Citations
- [S60] Thomas Hockett and Shelia Steele Hunt, Smyth Co. VA Marriages 1851-1891 & 1860 Census, p. 53. H. B. Dunn, 29, book keeper & Stella Oury, 25, d/o Robt & Harriet, 24 Mar 1889.
- [S575] Jenny Dunn, "Oury Family," e-mail to Diana Powell, 16 June 2006.
- [S1536] "Death of Mrs. Hemenway", undated clipping from the Klamath Republican newspaper.
- [S575] Jenny Dunn, "Estella Dunn Questions," e-mail to Diana Powell, 27 Jul 2006. Jenny provides Estelle's first name.
- [S52] Letter, Carolyn Ryburn to Diana Powell, Jan. 2004.
- [S575] Jenny Dunn, "Question and Update," e-mail to Diana Powell, 15 Jul 2006. Jenny cites Washington County VA Chancery Order Book M 1895-1897.
- [S1537] Carol Crandall, Klamath Basin Cemeteries, p. 30. The transcription of Estelle's stone includes this note by the compilers: DAR note: ".... Came out from some matrimonial agency to marry him" [Dr. Hemenway].
- [S575] Jenny Dunn, "Estelle's Marriage Cert," e-mail to Diana Powell, 27 Jul 2006. Jenny's email included a scanned image of Estelle and Stacy's marriage certificate from Klamath County.
- [S16] The hotel was located in Klamath Falls which was called Linkville until 1893.
- [S575] Jenny Dunn, "Question and Update," e-mail to Diana Powell, 15 Jul 2006.
- [S52] Letter, Carolyn Ryburn to Diana Powell, 10 May 2001.
- [S575] Jenny Dunn, "Question and Update," e-mail to Diana Powell, 15 Jul 2006. Jenny's email included a scanned image of Georganna Dunn Gorsline's death certificate issued by the Tennessee State Dept. of Health.