Rambow, William Henry

Passed: 1936-12-27

Age: 78

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1937-01-08

Information: Funeral services for William Henry Rambow were held from the family residence at Mt. Alto on Tuesday afternoon of last week with Rev. J. M. Fox, of Ravenswood, a long time friend of the deceased, in charge and the body was taken to the Lockhart cemetery for burial.  The Cottageville A.F. & A. M. Lodge of which Mr. Rambow was a member of long standing, conducted it's service at the grave.  Mr. Rambow was born in the province of Mecklenberg, Germany on July 1, 1859.  He came to the United States with his parents when he was but fourteen years of age.  On September 28, 1887 he was married to Emma Gertrude Polsley, of Letart, W. Va.  The widow and two daughters, Mrs. Samuel L. Burke, of Portsmouth, Ohio, and Mrs. Lewis H. Miller, of Ripley, survive.  Four children preceded the father in death.  Other surviving relatives include several granddaughters and one grandson.  He was a member of the Hopewell Baptist church and one of the county's well known farmers.  When a young man he began work in the rolling mills and within a short time was a skilled workman in iron and steel and was employed in mills at Birmingham, Alabama, Springfield, Illinois, and Clifton, West Virginia.  Later in life he came to his farm at Mt. Alto, where he spent the remainder of his life and put into practice the farming traits he had learned in his native Germany where he was born and spent his boyhood in the famous farming district of that country.  He served as a member of the Board of Education in Union district and was always active in civic affairs of his section of the county.  In his death the county loses an outstanding citizen. [Betty Kessel McIntyre obit collection]