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GARRABRANT, Stocton 1856-1924

GARRABRANT, STOCTON

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 1/12/2013 at 00:19:43

[Waterloo Evening Courier, Monday, June 9, 1924]

STOCTON GARRABRANT
DIES UNEXPECTEDLY;
FUNERAL TOMORROW

Funeral services for Stocton Garrabrant, 68, who died while alone in his cottage on the Cedar above Sans Souel sometime before noon Saturday, will be from O'Keefe & Towne chapel Tuesday at 2:30 pm. Rev. A.B. Curran will officiate and burial will be in Fairview.

For the last few years, Mr. Garrabrant and his brother, Will, lived together in the cottage up the river, devoting their time largley to clam digging and fishing. Saturday morning Stocton was not feeling well and said he would not arise for a time. His brother took the launch and went down to purchase groceries. Upon his return shortly before noon, he found Stocton lying in bed dead. Heart disease had caused his death.

Surviving are three sons, Fred S., LaPorte City; W.A. Beaumont, Texas and W.E., Waterloo; and two brothers, Will and Ira, Waterloo.

Mr. Garrabrant was a pioneer blacksmith and had spent practically all his life in Waterloo. He was born January 28, 1856 in a covered wagon while his parents were in Indiana on an overland emigration from New Jersey to Iowa. He was the firstborn in the family. After arriving in Waterloo, the father started a blacksmith shop.

Two other sons were born, Ira and Will and they survive. When the boys grew up, Stocton and Will entered the blacksmith shop and conducted the business after the father retired. About 15 years ago, Stocton also retired, after he had operated the shop on Water street, back of the union mill, for many years.

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NOTES:

Parents: Jacob Garrabrant (1831-1912), and
Jane Stocton Garrabrant (1837-1907)

(Credit: L. Bowman)


 

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