| Birth: | Apr. 26, 1826
Rush County
Indiana, USA | | Death: | Aug. 18, 1900
Wabash County
Indiana, USA | 
Robert came to Wabash County with other members of his family in 1837. Robert Amber married Permelia Freeman, the daughter of George A. Freeman, on Dec. 31, 1846 in Wabash Co. Indiana. The land that is now
Half Acre Cemetery was owned by Robert Amber at the time of the establishment of
the cemetery. Robert was elected Justice of the Peace in 1876 and 1880 and also served
in the Union Army during the Civil War, enlisting as a private in Co. B, 118th Reg't, Indiana Infantry on Sept. 2, 1863. He was mustered out of that unit at Indianapolis on Mar. 1, 1864.
Family links:
Parents:
William Amber (1794 - 1872)
Sarah Groves Amber (1792 - 1833)
Spouse:
Permelia Freeman Amber (1829 - 1914)
Children:
Cynthia Ann Amber Dunfee (1848 - 1913)*
William Edward Amber (1852 - 1871)*
Margery Amber Stewart (1855 - 1917)*
Mary Amber Guynn (1857 - 1881)*
Samuel Amber (1859 - 1936)*
Joseph Amber (1863 - 1897)*
Robert Lincoln Amber (1864 - 1895)*
Emanuel Amber (1868 - 1950)*
Matilda Jane Amber (Keel) Long (1873 - 1957)*
*Calculated relationship
Inscription:
'The lonely ones who feel
The wound of broken ties
Will find sweet comfort in the theme
He lives no more to die.
And when we gather at the river
Where those long parted meet
Among the shining angel number
That loved one we shall meet.'
| | | Burial:
Half Acre Cemetery
Urbana
Wabash County
Indiana, USA |
Created by: James Snow
Record added: Jun 15, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 27580473 |
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