Robert Niblo (1902)
NIBLO, BAKUS
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Date: 10/23/2009 at 16:38:07
Winterset Madisonian – November 20, 1902
Pg 1In Memoriam—Robert Niblo
Robert Niblo was born in county Monahan, Ireland, Sept. 22, 1841, died Nov. 15, 1902, aged, therefore 61 years, 1 mo, 23 da. When he was 6 years of age he came with his parents to America and found a home in Rhode Island. In 1855 he came to Iowa and settled in Jones county, where he lived for 20 years. In March 1875 he came with his family to Madison county and located in Jackson township, where he lived till March 1902, when he moved to Winterset.
On July 1, 1863 he was married to Miss Gertrude A. Bakus. To them were born 8 children, 5 sons and 3 daughters. Two of the children have gone before him to the better world—1 little daughter who died at 6 years of age, and a son, Fred, who met death by accident just 1 year and 8 months before his father was called home.
Soon after coming to Madison county Mr. Niblo became a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ and united with the United Presbyterian church of Union, now Pitzer, of which congregation he remained a faithful and consistent member till a few months ago, when he removed his membership to the United Presbyterian church of this city.
Mr. Niblo was of devout religious life, he loved his Master and his church, and delighted to come to the house of God. He made the bible his companion, and many an hour he spent in reading the will and mind of his Heavenly Father.
Mr. Niblo was a man whose word was as good as his bond. He was a man marked as a man of honor and integrity. His life was straight in every respect. One always knew where to find him. If he told you a thing one day you knew that he hadn’t faced about some other way the next day. He was active in working for the moral interest of the community; and one of the last things of a public nature that he did was to carry about a petition looking to the protection of the young men of the community against certain evils that are creeping into our city. His heart was set on protecting the people from their moral foes. Mr. Niblo lived a worthy life and died in the faith of Jesus—gone to be forever with his Lord.
------------------------Winterset Madisonian - November 20, 1902
Pg 1DEATH BY HEART FAILURE
Robert Niblo Expires Suddenly While Engaged in Appraising Land in Crawford Township
Robert Niblo, of this city, died very suddenly last Saturday at 9 a.m. while acting in the capacity of sheriff juror in the condemnation proceedings of the Cunningham land which is crossed by the survey of the Des Moines Southern Railway company. The jury, selected by Sheriff Breeding were A. R. Tate, L. M. Bertholf, Bert Bardrick, Geo. Grout, Zack Oglesbee and Robert Niblo Sr. They began work Friday morning on the Cunningham land in Union township following they survey which runs parallel with Cedar Creek in a northeasterly direction. The jurors were accompanied by Sheriff Breeding, Jas. P. Steele, attorney for the railroad company and John A. Guiher, attorney for J. P. and John Cunningham. Friday night the party with the exception of Mr. Guiher lodged in Patterson. On arising Saturday morning Mr. Niblo remarked to his roommate, Mr. Tate, that he had felt poorly during the night but was now better. They resumed the previous day’s work at 8 o’clock and about 9 o’clock when at a point about one-half mile south of Cedar Valley school house Mr. Niblo fell to the ground and expired almost instantly. A few minutes previous to his death he joked good naturedly with Mr. Guiher and was apparently feeling well and in the best of spirits. His body was carried to James Hulbert’s, the nearest neighbors, and a messenger telephoned the sad news to Winterset. Undertaker Lowe took charge of the remains and arrived in Winterset soon after four o’clock in the evening.
Burial services were held Tuesday from the United Presbyterian church of which the deceased was a member. Mr. Niblo was an early settler and well to do farmer of Jackson township and removed to Winterset last March to retire from active work. He was widely known throughout Madison county and held in high esteem by all who knew him.
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PattersonRobt. Niblo, one of the railroad appraising jurors and who stayed all night in our place last Friday night and after going to their work the next morning a few miles north of here, died quite suddenly from heart failure. His body was taken to his home in Winterset by an undertaker.
Note: Burial was made in the Winterset cemetery.
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