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Date of death 1897[edit]

John Kelsay’s obituary was published January 28, 1897:

Albany Weekly Herald

PAGE 3

Albany, Oregon

Thursday, January 28, 1897

text:

Col. John Kelsay, one of Oregon's pioneer citizens and an attorney well known throughout the state, died at his home in Corvallis Tuesday night, after a brief illness of pneumonia. The deceased was a man of originality and genius. He was a lawyer of the old school, the soul of honor and possessing classical, courteous demeanor. He was held in high esteem by the members of his profession and the people who knew him. He was born in Wayne county, Kentucky, October 23, 1819; moved to Missouri in 1829; was a member of the house of representatives of Missouri in 1844, and began to practice law in 1846. He came to Oregon and settled at Corvallis, where be engaged in the practice of law. He served in the Rogue River Indian war of

1855-56, and rose to the command of the Second Regiment Oregon Mounted Volunteers, and took part in many severe

actions.

Colonel Kelsay was a member

of the Constitutional Convention, and in 1868 became justice of the supreme court of Oregon.

The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock

today at Corvallis. Several members of the bar in Albany will attend. Mundivaganti (talk) 13:23, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]