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Samuel Sampson Guiberson (1908)

GUIBERSON, RATLIFF, GREEN, FEND

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 2/21/2010 at 09:21:50

Winterset Reporter
Thursday, July 30, 1908
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Death of S. S. Guiberson

Capt. Samuel S. Guiberson, one of the old residents of Winterset, died last Friday at the Soldiers’ Home in Marshalltown, after an illness of about a year. Mr. Guiberson had been suffering for some months without making any advancement towards recovery, and he conceived the notion that if he were taken to the hospital at Marshalltown, he would get better. In order to do all that was possible for him and to grant his wish, the family consented and a few weeks ago he was taken to Marshalltown but to no avail.

Samuel S. Guiberson was born April 4, 1835, and came with the family to Madison county in early pioneer times. He enlisted in Company A of the 39th Iowa infantry August 8, 1862, was made a corporal, afterwards promoted to a lieutenancy and still later made captain of the company.

Feb. 22, 1861, he married Miss Martha Ratliff. To them was born five children, two of them are dead. The three living ones are Mrs. Green, of Des Moines, Mrs. Fend, of Oklahoma, and George R., of Winterset.

The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon and were conducted by Rev. ReQua, of the M. E. church.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Thursday, July 30, 1908
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Death of S. S. Guiberson

Samuel Sampson Guiberson was born in Ohio, April 4th, 1835 and died July 24, 1908. He came with his family to Winterset in early pioneer times and did the hard work and endured the hardships of a pioneer. He handled most of the material which entered into the construction of the old Guiberson homestead, which for the past fifty years has been a landmark on Gospel Ridge.

He heeded the call of his country in time of national peril and enlisted in the 39th Iowa volunteers in August 1862. He was a noncommissioned officer from the start and was afterward promoted, first to the office of lieutenant and then captain of Co. A. This position he held to the close of the war.

He was in command of the company during the memorable March through Georgia and during the severe engagement in North Carolina His comrades who survive speak in the most complementary terms of his services as a soldier and social demeanor as a comrade.

He was married to Miss Martha Ratliff February 22, 1861. There was born in the family five children, to of whom are dead. One daughter, Mrs. Green, resides in Des Moines, another, Mrs. Fehd, lives in Oskaloosa, Geo. R. is still at home.

The funeral services occurred at the home Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev. Mr. ReQua.

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