Sierra County Obituaries

Jane Kingdon

Submitted by Brad Sharpe

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Oroville Daily Register � February 24, 1923, Pg. 3 

PIONEER MATRON OF SCALES DEAD � La Porte, Feb. 23.---Mrs. Jane Kingdon, 
for many years a resident of Plumas and Sierra Counties, passed away at 
her home in Berkeley on February 12, at the ripe age of 81 years. Deceased 
was a native of Devonshire, England and came to the United states in her 
early childhood, with her parents, who made their home in Iowa. In January 
1863, she was united in marriage to Henry kingdom, who was engaged in mining 
near La Porte, at what is now known as Secret Diggings. Five years later 
they removed to Sierra county, near Scales, which place, with the exception 
of about seven years, remained their home ever since, until about two years 
ago when owing to her feeble health, Mrs. Kingdon remained in Berkeley with 
her eldest daughter, Mrs. Hubert Rowell. She is survived by her aged husband, 
Henry Kingdon, three daughters, Mrs. Hubert N. Rowell, Mrs. Alice S. Brown 
and Mrs. D. H. Syllvester, all of Berkeley; and one son, Richard Kingdon, of 
La Porte.