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Washington Irving BabbVeteran
- Birth
- Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
- Death
- 4 Sep 1925 (aged 80)Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA
- Burial
- Mount Pleasant,Henry County,Iowa,USAShow MapGPS-Latitude: 40.9508266, Longitude: -91.5440651
- Plot
- lot 11 blk 18 sp w-3
- Memorial ID
- 27905455View Source
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Sept 8, 1925
Hold Funeral of W. I. Babb
Services for Former Iowa District Junge Held on Labor Day
MT. PHEASANT, la., Sept. 8— Funeral services were held here yesterday 'for Washington I. Babb, former district judge, state representative and democratic leader, who died at his home in Aurora,Ill.. The services were held at the home of Congressman W. F. Kopp, Mr. Babb's nephew.
Mr. Babb had made his home in Illinois for ten years.
He served one term on the twentieth district bench, was a Henry county member of the Iowa house, and candidate for governor on the democratic ticket in 1896. He was the first grand commander of the Knights Templar of Iowa, a memberof the G. A. R., and was for fifty-two years a trustee of Iowa Wesleyan college.
Sept 8, 1925
Hold Funeral of W. I. Babb
Services for Former Iowa District Junge Held on Labor Day
MT. PHEASANT, la., Sept. 8— Funeral services were held here yesterday 'for Washington I. Babb, former district judge, state representative and democratic leader, who died at his home in Aurora,Ill.. The services were held at the home of Congressman W. F. Kopp, Mr. Babb's nephew.
Mr. Babb had made his home in Illinois for ten years.
He served one term on the twentieth district bench, was a Henry county member of the Iowa house, and candidate for governor on the democratic ticket in 1896. He was the first grand commander of the Knights Templar of Iowa, a memberof the G. A. R., and was for fifty-two years a trustee of Iowa Wesleyan college.
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Washington Irving Babb, Oct 2, 1844, Sept 4, 1925
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Washington Irving Babb, b. 2 Oct 1844, Des Moines Co., IA, d. Sep 1925, Aurora, Kane Co., IL, bur. 7 Sep 1925, m. Alice Bird, 9 Oct 1873, Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., IA, G.A.R. Marker
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- Originally Created by:Flint River Company of 1850
- Added: Jun 29, 2008
- Find a Grave Memorial ID:
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27905455/washington_irving-babb: accessed), memorial page for Washington Irving Babb (2 Oct 1844–4 Sep 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID27905455, citing Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant,Henry County,Iowa,USA;Maintained by A K Hoyer (contributor50460464).
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