Sage, Florence “Dovie”

1859 - 1932  (72 years)

• Name	Sage, Florence “Dovie”
  Birth	6 Nov 1859	Vinton County, Ohio
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	SAGE.F008
  _FGRAVE	103594819
  Death	11 Jun 1932	Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon
  	Cause: Shot by her husband
  Burial	Gilliland Cemetery, Sweet Home, Linn County, Oregon
  Person ID	I54351	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Sage, Joel H.
  Mother	Shriner, Caroline,   b. 1829, Ohio d. 1877, Clay County, Illinois (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F12358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dove, Joseph M.,   b. Dec 1847, Fountain County, Indiana d. Oct 1904 (Age 56 years)
  Children	1. Dove, Garrett Alton,   b. 19 Aug 1880, Paxton, Ford County, Illinois d. 22 Oct 1981, Yakima, Yakima County, Washington (Age 101 years)   2. Dove, Robert Bruce,   b. 2 Jan 1883, Plattsmouth Township, Cass County, Nebraska d. 10 Sep 1954, Salem, Marion County, Oregon (Age 71 years)   3. Dove, Lena Fidelia,   b. 20 Nov 1884, Nebraska d. 21 Jan 1982, Los Angeles County, California (Age 97 years)   4. Dove, Pearl Jennie,   b. 3 Jan 1894, Plattsmouth Township, Cass County, Nebraska d. 11 Dec 1979, Multnomah County, Oregon (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F19734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Nov 1859 - Vinton County, Ohio Death - Cause: Shot by her husband - 11 Jun 1932 - Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon Burial - - Gilliland Cemetery, Sweet Home, Linn County, Oregon  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  "Shoots His Wife Thinks Her a Burglar" "A tragedy, that brought forth the deepest sympathy of the entire community, was enacted at the Harry Ayers home, south east of Foster, Monday evening at about 10 o'clock, when Mr. Ayers mistook his wife, aged 71, for a burglar and probably fatally wounded her with a .38 calibre revolver. It seems that some one has been prowling around the Ayers home lately and removed several articles of value. Tiring of this, Mr. Ayers decided to use harsh means to stop it, so loaded up his gun in readiness for the next visit of the prowlers. Mr. Ayers had it understood with his wife that she should not get up in the night without telling him, but on Monday evening she did so not thinking. Mr. Ayers, after a hard days work, had retired comparatively early in the evening and about 10 o'clock he heard a noise in the kitchen. Awakening from a sound sleep, he did not notice that his wife was not in bed beside him. He called out, but his wife being somewhat deaf, evidently did not hear him and came walking right up to the bed. When she was within a few feet of him, he fired, she falling into his arms. Realizing what he had done, he placed the prostrate body in a chair and ran screaming to his nearest neighbor, J. D. Nichols for help. When he had informed Mr. Nichols of the accident he ran frantically back home. Dr. Langmack was summoned and found that the bullet had entered the body just above the heart, passed through a portion of the lung and lodged in the back. Keeping vigil all night long, Dr. Landmack had the wounded woman removed to the Lebanon Hospital Tuesday morning where she is in a very critical condition." Source: Garry Bondahl, September 7, 2001 from Sweet Home Genealogical Society