895 N 17th 

695 N 17th 

Hazel Coshow was born on October 18, 1889, in Albany, Oregon, to Oliver P. and Elizabeth (Kay) Coshow. Her father later served as Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Hazel married Knaffle Pickens on June 14, 1911, in Roseburg, Oregon. Before their marriage, Knaffle worked as a dry goods clerk in the grocery business. The couple had two children, Lola Dale and Robert, both born in Roseburg. 

By 1920, the Pickens family had relocated to Salem, where they rented a home at 305 South 14th Street. Knaffle was employed as a shipping clerk at the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill. During the late 1920s to 1930s, Hazel periodically worked in the finishing department at the mill as a seamstress while Knaffle advanced to the roles of assistant manager and later secretary-treasurer. In 1930, the couple owned a home at 695 North 17th Street in Salem, where their children attended high school, and Hazel’s brother, Fred Coshow, lived with them. 

By 1940, Hazel and Knaffle, both in their 50s, were living alone in Salem. Knaffle continued his work at the woolen mill until their retirement in the early 1950s. They then spent two years living with their daughter in Coos Bay before moving to Portland. Knaffle passed away on October 4, 1956, at the age of 69 in Portland, Oregon. 

Hazel succumbed to cancer on June 2, 1965, at the age of 75, in Milwaukie, Oregon. She was interred alongside her husband in Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial Mausoleum. At the time of her death, Hazel was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and belonged to the Chadwick Chapter of the Eastern Star. 

1924  Pickens Knaffle H. (Hazel), shipping clerk, TKWM, r 895 N 17th 

1927  Pickens Knaffle H. (Hazel), assistant manager, TKWM, r 895 N 17th 

1929  Pickens K.H. (Hazel), assistant manager, TKWM, r 895 N 17th 

1930  Pickens Knaffle H. (Hazel C.), secretary, TKWM, 695 N 17th 

1932  Pickens Knaffle H. (Hazel C.), secretary, TKWM, 695 N 17th 

1941-55  Pickens Knaffle H. (Hazel C.), secretary-treasurer, TKWM 695 N 17th 

1956 Pickens Knaffle H. (Hazel C.), 695 N 17th  

1910  Hazel Coshow. Age: 19. Birth Date: Oct 1889 in Oregon. Home in 1910: 707 Oregon St. Roseburg, Oregon. Single, daughter to HOH. Additional household members: Oliver P. Coshow, age 46 (father), Elizabeth K. Coshow, age 44 (mother), Dale L. Coshow, age 14 (sister), Leone B. Coshow, age 11, Bertha K. Fisher, age 30 (sister), Ralph B. Fisher, age 2 (nephew).  

1920  Hazel Pickens. Age: 30. Birth Year: abt 1890 in Oregon. Home in 1920: South 14th St., Salem Ward 4, Marion, Oregon. Married, wife to HOH. Additional household members: Knaffle H. Pickens, age 33 (husband), Lola Dale Pickens, age 6 (daughter), Robert C. Pickens, age 4 (son).  

1930 Hazel Pickens. Age 40. Birth Year: abt 1890 in Oregon. Home in 1930: 695 N. 17th St., Salem, Marion, Oregon. Married, wife to HOH. Additional household members: Knaffle Pickens, age 43 (husband), Loladale Pickens, age 16 (daughter), Robert Pickens, age 15 (son), Fred Coshow, age 34 (roomer).  

1940 Hazel Pickens. Age: 50. Birth Year: abt 1890 in Oregon. Home in 1940: 696 17th St., Salem, Marion, Oregon. Married, wife to HOH. Additional household member: Knaffle H. Pickens, age 53 (husband).  

1950  Hazel Pickens. Age: 60. Birth Date: abt 1890 in Oregon. Home in 1950: 695 N. 17th St., Salem, Marion, Oregon. Married, wife to HOH. Occupation: Keeping House. Additional household member: Knaffle H. Pickens, age 63 (husband).  

Knaffle Haynes Pickens. Birth: 30 Nov 1886 in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon. Death: 4 Oct 1956 (aged 69) Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. Burial: Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. Memorial ID: 228880215 

The World [Coos Bay, OR] 5 Oct 1956, p. 2 – Obituary, Knaffle 

Oregon Statesman 4 June 1965, p. 20 – Obituary, Hazel 

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