Born in North Powder, Union, Oregon, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Ritchie McLaren
and Elizabeth Ellen (Tally) Woolery
Sister of
Frances H MacLaren [half], Ernest MacLaren [half], Sarah Mabel (McLaren) Harlan [half], Ella Wetmore MacLaren [half], Mary L MacLaren [half], Gilbert Drake MacLaren [half], Ira Gerber [half], Eva V (Gerber) MacDonald [half], Lee Gerber [half], Sylvia Lulu (McLaren) Wilson, Joseph Ritchie McLaren and Earnest Irvine McLaren
Wife of
Charles Alvin Caviness
— married
4 Aug 1934 in Vancouver, Clark, Washington
[children unknown]
Died
at age 58
in Douglas, Oregon, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Jul 2020
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Biography
Retha was born in 1909. She passed away in 1967.
Sources
"United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLY1-TS5 : Sun Mar 10 20:02:22 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph R McLaren and Eliza E McLaren, 1910.
"United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4Z1-L1F : Sat Mar 09 22:39:47 UTC 2024), Entry for Henry Wilson and Eliza Wilson, 1920.
"Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMB-KFMZ : 28 November 2018), Charles A Caviness and Retha J Mc Laren, 4 Aug 1934, Clark, Washington, United States, Washington State Archives, Olympia; FamilySearch digital folder 100369084.
The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Oregon, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 18. Name: Ritha Jewel Caviness Gender: Female Relationship to Draftee: Wife Registration Place: Oregon, USA Next of Kin: Charles Alvin Caviness. Ancestry.com. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
"Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ44-NDG : 11 December 2014), Retha J Caviness, 10 Sep 1967; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Douglas, Oregon, certificate number 12846, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.
"Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZJNW-K8MM : Mon Mar 11 02:20:56 UTC 2024), Entry for Retha Jewel Caviness and Joseph McLaren, 10 Sep 1967.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTWL-5NR : 15 July 2020), Retha Caviness, Sep 1967; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Retha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Retha:
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~12.50%
Jennifer McLaren
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Rachel Monroe :
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~0.39%
Loren Mullins :
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