 1919 - 1987 (68 years) Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
James King Buell |
| Birth |
17 Jan 1919 |
Seattle, King, Washington, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Burial |
Oct 1987 |
River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States |
| Death |
19 Oct 1987 |
Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I140008 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
William Elijah Buell, b. 3 Oct 1888, Lyons, Clinton, Iowa, United States d. Jul 1972, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States (Age 83 years) |
| Mother |
Jessie Bernice King, b. 21 Dec 1889, Colorado, United States d. 6 Apr 1956, Riverside, California, United States (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage |
21 May 1917 |
Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States |
| Family ID |
F36399 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Mary Winifred Wilhelm, b. 12 Dec 1919, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States d. 2 Jul 2008, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States (Age 88 years) |
| Marriage |
26 Jul 1942 |
Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States |
| Family ID |
F36398 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
3 Dec 2025 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 17 Jan 1919 - Seattle, King, Washington, United States |
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 | Marriage - 26 Jul 1942 - Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States |
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 | Burial - Oct 1987 - River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States |
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| Death - 19 Oct 1987 - Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States |
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| Notes |
- Obituary:
Memorial service for James K. Buell, a Portland attorney, will be at Sun s et Hills Mausoleum. Mr. Buell died Monday at his cabin in Brightwood . H e was 68.
Born in Seattle, he lived in Portland most of his life. He was a gradua t e of Lincoln High School and the University of Oregon. He attended th e Un iversity of Oregon Law School and then entered the U.S. Navy, comple tin g services as an officer during World War II, with the firm of Griffi th , Phillips & Couglin. For many years, he and his firm represented Port lan d General Electric Co. and Portland Traction Co., a streetcar company .
He was a member of the Multnomah Athletic Club; the Arlington Club; th e O regon State Bar; the Multnomah County Bar Association; the American B ar A ssociation; Beta Theta Pi; and Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity.
He is survived by his wife, Nellie L. of Lake Oswego; son, James K. Jr . o f Portland; daughters, Kathleen Buell-Davis, Sally Anne , and Lisa, a ll o f Portland; stepson, Fred M. Davidson of Las Vegas, Nev.; stepmother , Reb ecca Ireland of Portland; and one granddaughter.
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