Gooding County ID Archives Obituaries.....Vader, George B. June 26, 1914 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/idfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Katie Young kdebleeker@earthlink.net November 28, 2005, 4:12 pm Gooding, Idaho 1914 George B. Vader Obit Card of Thanks We want to extend thanks to the many friends who so kindly aided us in our recent bereavment. L. S. Vader Mrs. Mary F. Berry Guy H. Lemmon George Vader Passed Away George Vader was born at Bennington, New York, December 6, 1819. When he was four years old his people moved to Ellington, Chautauqua county, near Lake Chautauqua. At this time there were no railroads in western New York; it was a forest around the land, and was considered far west. At the age of 22 he went down the Allegheny and Ohio rivers to St. Louis, then up the Mississippi to Moline. Worked for two years at the saw and lumber mills around Moline. He took up a quarter section of land 18 miles above Rock Island, but gave up same and went back to where a colony of people from Olean N.Y. had settled near Moline on the Rock river. He suffered with ague all winter and was glad to take the stage in the spring for Chicago, on his trip to New York by way of the lakes. At this time Chicago was just a small shipping point for grain, consisting of a few warehouses, blacksmith shop and a few other buildings. He took the boat for Buffalo, N.Y. After this he worked on the river as a raftsman, piloting a raft for about four years. He was married October 12, 1847 to Olive Bronson at Carrolton, N.Y. For several years he lived on a small stream in western New York called Tunan Gaunt, one of the headwaters of the Allgheny, logging and rafting in the spring and shingling winter. In 1849 he started for California, during the gold exitement. When about 50 miles from home at Warren on Allegheny river, he was cabled in trying to land a raft on which he had taken passage. He was so badly disabled that he had to return home. At the age of 38 he left New York for Henry County, Ill. He was this time accompanied by his family. They took passage on a raft as far as Cincinati. There they left the raft and went by boat to Moline, from there overland to Genesee, Ill. Here he bought a quarter section of land. He lived there for 10 years. In 1867 he moved to Green county, Iowa, following Horace Greeley's advice again, to move to the prairies. In the year 1884 he came to Idaho. After staying two years he returned to Iowa to bring his family west. During the first year in Idaho, he carried the mail on horseback from Bliss to Payne's (now Lewis Ferry) on the Snake river. He has been a pioneer all his days, has assisted in conquering and developing this country from the east to the west; finally in his declining years he found the mecca of his life in the beautiful Hagerman valley on the Snake river. There were few settlers there, but this fertile valley nestled within the bosom of the earth hundreds of feet below the surrounding country, with its thousands of springs sparkling from the clifts was an inspiration to him; he saw its possibities and its future. He filed upon a quarter section of land and planted trees and shrubs. His orchard became famous for its high class and favored fruits and is now one of the beauty spots of Idaho. The immense fruit crops of this ranch show the result of the labors begun by this sturdy pioneer. Tho Mr. Vader has been quite feeble for several years his death was a surprise to every one. On Friday June 26th at four-o-clock his life suddenly and peacefully passed away. The funeral services were held at the Park Opera House Sunday June 28th and was attended by a large gathering of people from all parts of the Valley. He leaves many relatives and a host of friends to mourn his departure. Mr. Vader was 94 years old. Mother Love Mother love hath this unlikeness to any other love. Tender to the object, it can be infinitely tyrannical to itself and thence all its power of self- sacrifice.----Lew Wallace File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/id/gooding/obits/v/vader18nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/idfiles/ File size: 4.4 Kb