Elba B. Lamborn 1850-1917

LAMBORN, VANKIRK, MCCLINTOCK, BURNHAM, SIMONDS, CLEVERLY, SHELLA

Posted By: S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 2/27/2011 at 13:45:31

Elba B. Lamborn, a prominent and progressive farmer of Franklin township died Saturday forenoon, Sept. 22, 1917, at his farm home. He had been sick for several weeks and several times his life had been despaired of, but he was thought to be improving and the trained nurse who had been attending him for several weeks was discharged. The end came suddenly.

Elba B. Lamborn was born on May 28, 1850, in Champaign Co., Ohio. When a child he came with his parents to Iowa and attended school at Hardin and Waukon. Later he attended a business college at Milwaukee. He returned and lived with his parents on the farm until 1871 when he went to Luana and was employed as a clerk and otherwise until 1881 when he went into a store of his own which he conducted for four years. He sold the business and returned to the farm where he [illegible] until 1888 when he went to Chicago and was in the employ of the American Express Co. for two years [illegible] returned to Iowa at his father's request and took charge of the homestead until 1898 when he purchased [illegible] where he has since lived.

Mr. Lamborn has been twice married. [Illegible] 17, 1872, he wedded Miss [illegible] VanKirk. Mrs. Lamborn passed away on the 14th of July, 1890, [illegible] three children -- Mrs. C.H. [surname illegible, starts with "Si"], Momence, Ill.; Harry V. of Minneapolis and Don E. of Luana. Mr. Lamborn's second marriage was on June [illegible] when he was married to Miss [Gertrude?] Eliza McClintock. To this union one child was born, Miss Imo A., who makes her home with her parents.

The funeral was held from the family home Tuesday forenoon. Interment in the Luana cemetery.

~Postville Review, September 21, 1917 (obit & photo)
~Note: the dark shadow/line that is apparent in the photo of Mr. Lamborn, extended down into the obituary, obscuring some some of the text.

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added by Connie Ellis:
Elba B. Lamborn was the son of Nathan Lamborn and Laura Burnham. Laura's obituary is on this board.

Elba married - Mary Van Kirk
Children: Mrs. Charles Simonds of Momence, Illinois according to Laura Lamborn's obituary, in addition to Harry V. and Don Lamborn.

Elba's 2nd marriage was to Gertrude Eliza McClintock on June 4, 1894. She was the daughter of William McClintock and Ann Cleverly. Gertrude was born 26 April 1869 at Frankville, Iowa and died 1920 in Clayton County, Iowa

In Donald Lamborn's obituary, it says that he had a sister, a Mrs. Edmund Shella of Jasper, Minnesota. This could be Imo A. Lamborn.

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