The Tabor Beacon
Tabor, Iowa
29 Nov 1895
Gardner, Benjamin F., died at the home of his oldest daughter, Mrs. Sarah Pearse, Saturday evening, 26 Nov 1895, age 85 years 11 months 21 days.
Born at Lee, Berkshire Co MA, 5 Dec 1809. Left an orphan at the early age of 9. At the age of 25 he was joined in marriage to Miss Abigail Dibble of Lee.
Their oldest child was born near Stockbridge. He then removed in 1838, to Ohio, and resided at Williamsfield and Gustovis (Trumble Co.). From thence he removed to Clog, Washington Co IA in 1849.
Removed to Galesburg IL where he resided 6 years. He joined a colony going to College Springs, IA then decided to go on to Tabor, where he arrived in 1856.
Injured in a severe accident while quarrying rock for a barn which permanently crippled him. He retired from farming in 1881. Three years ago while residing with oldest daughter at Beatrice, NE, he was
stricken with paralysis. He wanted to spend his last days in Tabor so returned a month before he died. An aged invalid wife, 2 daughters and son-in-law and 10 grandchildren survive.
Funeral services held at the Congregational Church conducted by Rev. Q. C. Todd who had formerly made his home in their family.
~ 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
