Henry Ward Macomber 1850-1919

MACOMBER, WHITTEN, COOMBS

Posted By: Georgea Clinton (email)
Date: 5/11/2011 at 07:22:37

August 28, 1919 - Henry Ward Macomber, pioneer settler of Carroll county, and one of the state wide leaders ot the republican party in years gone by, passed away in Frenso, California, last Thursday, following a stroke of apoplexy from which he suffered for six days. Mr and Mrs. Macomber went to Fresno last December makng their home with their daughter Mrs A E Whitten.

Mr. Macomber was in the service during the civil war and an accident caused disability, and he was honorably discharged. He has been a resident of Carroll for almost forty-five years and had hundreds of friends and acquaintances. Charles and Frank L. Macomber, two sons who reside in Chicago, and the daughter with whom they were living, besides the widow, are the immediate members of the family who survive. C.S. Macomber, a brother of the deceased, is a resident of Ida Grove.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Macomber came from Chicago to attend the funeral. Miss Mabel Macomber, niece, came from Ida Grove, and the body was accompanied here by the daughter, Mrs. Whitten. The funeral was held from the Methodist church Tuesday afternoon at 2:30, Rev. Shepherd being in charge and interment was made in the Macomber lot in this city.

Henry Ward Macomber was born at Redfield, Maine, November 25, 1840. He died in Fresno, California, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. E. Whitten, on Thursday, August 21st. While still in his boyhood, his parents moved to Milo, Maine, where he resided until 1866. He was married January 18, 1859, to Kate S. Coombs, who survives him. Promptly at the outbreak of the Civil War he volunteered, continuing in the service until disqualified by an accidental injury.

He then returned to Milo where he operated a general store until 1866, when he removed to Clarence, Iowa. At Clarence he entered the hardware business in partnership with F.E. Dennett, who was later a resident of Carroll. When this partnership was dissolved, Mr. Macomber again took up general merchandising.

He sold out in 1873, studied law, was admitted to the bar and in the spring of 1874 located at Carroll, where he resided until last December, when he removed to Fresno, Calif. and he and Mrs. Macomber made their home with their daughter, Mrs. Whitten.

Mr. Macomber suffered a stroke of apoplexy on August 15 from which he rallied only so far as to regain consciousness, dying six days later.