LAMBERT, Jerry 18__ - 1898

LAMBERT, HEDGE

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:23:27

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, March 30, 1898
Page 3, Column 7

GLENDALE.

Editors Ledger:--Jerry LAMBERT, a man well known in the county, died Saturday morning, March 26th. Death came while he was dressing himself. His wife, who had been about her morning's work, found him dead by the bedside. Mr. LAMBERT was born in Tennessee, as near as he could determine, sixty-eight years ago, and when but a boy was taken by his master to Arkansas. He always took pride in the reflection that he had rendered conscientious service while a bond servant, and that he maintained the confidence of his different masters to such a degree that he never was subjected to the whip. During the war the unsettled times in Arkansas presented the opportunity of escaping to Helena, where he attached himself to the Fourth Iowa cavalry, and his cheerful, obliging disposition made him the friend of almost every man in the regiment. He served as Major Pierce's valet, and at the close of the war came home with the major and soon after married Miss Sallie HEDGE of Mt. Pleasant, with whom he lived a happy life of more than thirty years, and who lives to mourn the loss of her husband. Mr. LAMBERT was a member of the Free Methodist church, and in all the relation of life evidenced the sincerity of his religious profession. Rev. John Lute preached the funeral sermon at the Parsonsville church, and notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather Sunday afternoon, the church was filled with friends of the deceased, who thus showed their respect to their long time neighbor. …

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"Jefferson County Republican"
Friday, April 1, 1898
Page 1, Columns 3 and 4

Glendale.

On Saturday morning the 26th, while dressing himself, Jerry LAMBERT fell dead. His wife, who had been out about the mornings work, found him beside the bed unconscious. Mr. LAMBERT was born a slave, in Tennessee 68 years ago. While yet a boy, his master moved with him to Kansas, whence, during the troublous time of war, he escaped to Helena and attached himself to the 4th Iowa Cavalry, serving as valet to Major Pierce, with whom he came to Iowa at the close of the war, and soon after married Miss Sallie HEDGE, of Mt. Pleasant, with whom he lived a happy life of more than thirty years. Mr. LAMBERT was an earnest, conscientious, religious man, esteemed by all who knew him. Rev. John Lute preached the funeral sermon at Parsonsville, and notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather Sunday afternoon, the house was filled with friends, who thus showed the esteem in which the deceased had been held. The interment was in the Union cemetery. …

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