IOOF Cemetery Corvallis Benton County

The newspaper lists his name as William Roak.

An article from the August 15, 1896 Corvallis

I guess I am to take on massive tasks solo. It took me about 4 weeks of working 2 to 7 hours a day to complete Phase 1 which was to alphabetize all the individuals listed in the Mid-Valley Genealogy Records.  I had to add up the 91 pages. 1,004 individuals have been listed, by me. That's pretty good! That's a lot of good work done. Four weeks worth of work. I knew it would take many days. I just had no idea how many. Cool Next, add/cross-check DAR records. DAR doesnt have plot numbers, just names and dates. Then check the Veterans list. Finally, go through the Find-A-Grave memorials one at a time to fill out, complete the list. FG currently lists 1,121 of which I must have recently added close to a hundred as I remember the figure was just a bit over 1,000 when I started. Taking a transcrption break tomorrow. I deserve it!!