Webber, Josephine Family Of
WEBBER, LUNDQUIST, HOLZER, JOST
Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 10/3/2007 at 11:18:52
I was in a flea market in Sioux Falls and for a very nominal amount I bought this entire box of photos, old scrapbook album pages. It was a "gold mine" of information. I spotted that right away. I love rescuing these types of items at antique/flea markets and have had much success in the past reuniting the treasures with present day family members.
This box of STUFF are all from the same family-that is obvious from the content. As you would suspect, some of the old photos are not identified-but many of them are!! It appears that these items belonged to the family of Dr. Wm. Webber (who lived at Sioux Falls, S.D.) I am not sure when he died but I do know he was alive to celebrate his 91st birthday in 1958. There are great snapshots of him with his family members at that time in his life.I have done some research online. I would love to get this box of treasures back to the correct family. If you are family member and are interested, please contact me and we can discuss the nature of returning them to you. I will gladly sell it to the right family member for what I paid for it plus postage.
The mother of Dr. Wm. Webber was Mrs. Josephine Webber. Her obit items from the local newspaper are pasted in the album along with wonderful photos of her, her home and other family members---Larchwood, IA.
Larchwood is in Lyon County...not very far from Sioux Falls. Hopefully the treasures I rescued will bring JOY to a family researcher today!!
Larchwood Woman
Who Was On Gold
Rush Dies; Age 93Larchwood, Ia., Feb. 21. --- Mrs. Josephine Webber, who at the age of 8 went with her parents to California in a covered wagon in the gold rush of 1849, is dead at the age of 93. She died Tuesday and funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday in the Community church here, with the Rev. T. H.
Harding officiating.Mrs. Webber came to Larchwood in 1889. She grew wonderful flowers in her garden and visitors from long distances were known to have visited her place on account of it's beauty. Mrs. Webber recalled her experiences in the gold rush vividly.
She is survived by two sons, two daughters, 18 grandchildren, and 30 great grandchildren.
BURIED AT LARCHWOOD
Larchwood, Ia., Feb. 26. --- Glowing tributes to Josephine Webber, pioneer here, for her work with flowers in her garden, were paid at funeral services held Friday in the Community church. She had a garden which attracted interest for miles around.Mrs. Webber, 93 years old, had resided here since 1889. She was born in Vicksburg, Miss., and when 8 years old went with her parents on the gold rush to California in a covered wagon.
She is survived by two sons: William, Sioux Falls, and Leon, Seattle; two daughters, Clara E. Holzer, Sioux Falls, and Josie E. Lundquist, Larchwood; and an 85 year old brother at Matton, Ill., and 18 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren.
~source: Old newspaper clippings found in a Webber scrapbook purchased in a flea market store, Sioux Falls,S.D.
~Note: The 1900 Census lists this Josephine, widowed, Larchwood, IA...with three of her children in the household. In 1900 Census she stated that her birth mo/year was March 1841.
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