Various Obituaries

- 1896

 

 

The Tabor Beacon

Tabor, Iowa

Various dates in 1896

 

 

Keenan, Baylor.  Little Baylor's death was announced Sunday night.  This came as a shock to all our town people.  Baylor was an unusually bright little fellow, loved by all who knew him, and his sudden taking away has cast a shadow of gloom over the entire community.  The stricken mother has the sympathy of all in her sorrow.  Two years ago, Mr. Keenan died, and since then Mrs. Keenan has had all her plans centralized in her darling child.  Little Baylor was 4 years old on 10 July 1895 and died last Sunday evening.  Tabor Beacon - 10 Jan 1896 (Thurman Cemetery, John Baylor Keenan s/o M.R. and S.B. 10 Jul 1891 - 5 Jan 1896)

 

Magle, Theodore.  A prominent and wealthy farmer about 43 or 44 years of age residing 6 miles north of Riverton was accidently killed Saturday about 2 P.M.  He was riding in his field when his horse rared up, the horn of the saddle striking Mr. Magle in the abdomen and it burst a blood vessel causing his immediate death.  Funeral was Tuesday.  Deceased leaves a wife and several children. Tabor Beacon - 31 Jan 1896 (Sidney Cemetery, Theodore S. Magel b. 24 Oct 1853 d. 25 Jan 1896

 

Rossiter.  The little 4 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rossiter who live 2 miles this side of Randolph, died on last Saturday of malignant scarlet fever and was buried in Tabor Cemetery.  Tabor Beacon - 31 Jan 1896

 

O'Bladen, Andrew, born in 1841, died Wednesday morning, making him in his 55th year.  He was raised in NY state and brought up by his parents in the Catholic Faith, and retained his views to the last.  In spite of some personal peculiarities, Andrew had many friends and those who knew him in his later years knew him as a very industrious man, attendingt strictly to his business at the North End Shoe Store.  Funeral services held at Congregational Church Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock and remains were laid to rest in the Tabor Cemetery.  Tabor Beacon - 31 Jan 1896.

 

Conrad, Mabel, wf /o M. S. Conrad died Wednesday 12 Feb 1896, the result of premature childbirth.  Mrs. Conrad was born near Sidney, her maiden name being Mabel Taylor.  She was taken at the age of 6 by Thomas Cloud and raised to young womanhood, being married to M. S. Conrad 6 Sep 1888.  One son, now 6 years old was the result of this union.  The funeral services were held Friday at the Presbyterian Church in Randolph, conducted by Rev. Brewer of Malvern.  Tabor Beacon - 14 Feb 1896

 

McClellan, Maggie May was born at Tabor 2 Sep 1895 and died 12 Feb 1896 after an illness of only a week.  Little Maggie was a beautiful baby and during her short life won the love of all who knew her.  The funeral took place from the Baptist Church on Friday with the services conducted by Pastor H. P. Fudge, assisted by Rev. Mr. Aiten after which the little body was tenderly laid to rest in the Tabor Cemetery. (Card of thanks signed by Frank and Sadie McClelland.  Tabor Beacon - 21 Feb 1896

 

Rhode, Albert, the 12 year old son of Dan Rhode, living 1 1/2 miles SW of Tabor, died Tuesday morning from the effects of scarlet fever.  The body was interred in the Tabor Cemetery Tuesday afternoon.  Tabor Beacon - 28 Feb 1896

 

Thompson.  Within 6 months, four children of Mr. and Mrs. Davie Thompson, living near Sidney, have died of scarlet fever, two having succumbed to the blighting breath of this dread disease last week, and one the week before.

 

Applegate, Mrs., wife of Caleb Applegate, living about 3 miles SW of Tabor on the Thurman road, died Saturday night from measles.  The funeral services were held at the house on Sunday and the remains were laid to rest in the Tabor Cemetery.  Mrs. Applegate was in her 40th year and leaves quite a family of small children to the care of the sorrowing husband.  Tabor Beacon - 13 Mar 1896

 

 

~ source: A few years ago Leland Smith of Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa, abstracted obituaries from the Tabor Beacon newspaper. Tabor is on the county line between Mills and Fremont County, therefore the paper printed obituaries from both counties. These were later microfilmed by the LDS Church on microfilm #1491976. 

~ transcribed and contributed by Cay Merryman,