Kamber, Abbie (Miss), 1884 or 85-1939

KAMBER

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/15/2021 at 18:29:04

From the Alton Democrat, September 22, 1939:

Miss Abby Kamber, daughter of Alton’s pioneer photographer, passed on at her home in Denver on Sept. 9th, according to a letter from her brother Earl to his aunt, Mrs. Peter Goebel. No details were given, only that his sister’s passing was a great shock to his mother and himself. Miss Kamber had taught in the Denver schools for many years. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Anna Kamber, and her brother Earl, both of Denver.

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Her FindaGrave.com page has Abbie A. Kamber, born 1885, buried 11 September 1939 in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver.

The 1900 U.S. census for Alton, Iowa shows Abbie, age 15, born October 1884 in Iowa, with her parents, John (39, a photographer) and Annie (35) Kamber and her brother Earl (8). The 1930 census shows her (age 45, single) as a public school teacher in Denver, living with her brother Earl (38, single), a watchmaker,. and her mother Anna (65).