The Klickitat County Agriculturist, Goldendale, WA., September 7, 1928, page 1
"The Death Of Janet St. Lawrence, Pioneer, 1878"

     Mary Buckley was born June 5, 1842, Mautzen, Kanton Lucerne, Switzerland. She emigrated to the United States in 1888, and landed in Alleghany county, Penn.
     From there she came to San Francisco in 1896. She then came to Portland, in 1898. Leaving Portland she came to reside at Camas. In 1902 she came to reside on her homestead at Appleton, Klickitat county, where she lived continuously until her death, on Aug. 29, 1928, in the 87th year of her age.
     She leaves to mourn her loss 10 children, who are living, and four have preceded her.
     Those living are Mrs. Wirth of Penn.; Mrs. Kerry Shapp of Penn; Mrs. N. Dawson of Portland; Mrs. Mary Wright of Klickitat; and one son Mike, who resides in Chicago. The other four reside in France and Switzerland.
     Interment took place in the Appleton cemetery, on Saturday, Sept. 1, with Rev. D.A. Storey in charge of the services, and Undertaker Chapman directing the funeral.
     Her husband passed away in 1905.

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