Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Guilford D. PEEBLES ************************************************************************ Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, June 2005 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ OBITUARY Guilford D. Peebles This estimable citizen died suddenly Saturday, Jan. 6, 1912, at his farm home three miles southeast of this city. He was the only child of Deacon Hibbard and Mary Green Peebles, and was born in Hermitage, Wyoming county, New York, Jan. 13, 1844. His father came from New York to Wisconsin in October 1845, leaving his wife and little son in Michigan. They joined him in May following, in 1846, when they settled upon a farm in York township, Green county, and here Mr. Peebles grew up to manhood. Sept. 29, 1864, he enlisted as a soldier in Company B, 3rd Wisconsin Volunteers. He was at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15, 1864, at the time of the great battle between Generals Thomas and Hood. He was taken prisoner at the capture of a railroad train in Kentucky, Dec. 23, and was paroled on the field. The parole was not recognized by his commanding officer, and he joined the regiment Jan. 8, 1865, at Savannah, Ga. He was in the campaign through North and South Carolina under Sherman, and in the engagement at Robertsville, S. C. Jan. 29, 1865, and at Averysboro, N. C., March 16, and at Bentonville on March 19, though not under fire. He also was in line at the grand review Washington, May 24, 1865. After returning home at the close of the war he lived at home with his parents. Dec. 1870, he was united in marriage to Miss Adeline Saddler, and they lived at the old home with his parents during their life. During the winter of 1871, Mr. Peebles was converted in their home and united with the Free Baptist church of York Prairie, and upon the death of his father was elected deacon to succeed his father who had served in that capacity for many years. In March, 1898, Mr. and Mrs. Peebles moved from Green county to Evansville, Rock County, and settled on the farm about three miles southeast of the city, they have continued to live. Upon their removal to this place they at once united with the Evansville Free Baptist church, and as deacon, trustee, and above all, a faithful disciple of his Christ and Lord, has endeared himself to all his brethren, and gained the respect and honor of all who knew him. He will be missed in the church, and the quarterly and yearly meeting of his chosen people. There have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Peebles, two sons, Floyd who survives his father and Royal who died Aug. 17, 1910. Mr. Peebles had been well as usual this winter, and was in the city and spent some time with his pastor talking over church matters of interest. Saturday morning he arose as usual, did his barn work, came in the house and sat down, but soon was taken with a sensation as of pressure of extreme cold upon his chest and arms. The ever watchful and faithful wife worked with warm water and chafing to overcome this condition, and saying he felt better and that he would lie down and maybe go to sleep, he did so and his wife who was alone with him, busied herself for a few moments in preparation for dinner, but upon coming to him to see how he was resting, found him just going out into the fuller life for which he had lived. And thus another man of God has gone from us. The funeral was held Tuesday at 11 a.m. from the free Baptist church, conducted by his pastor, Rev. C. H. Myers, assisted by Rev. Mrs. Ellen A. Copp, a former pastor. The interment was in Maple Hill Cemetery. January 11, 1912, Evansville Review, p. 4, col. 1 & 2, Evansville, Wisconsin