Information on file with Shelby County Historical Society & Museum
A Fatal Accident
William Tarbet, aged 32 years, oldest son of Squire J.W. Tarbet of Kirby, met with a fatal accident last Saturday afternoon about 3 o'clock. He runs a saw and grist mill at Kirby, and last Saturday afternoon was grinding corn. He had been shelling the corn and having finished this part of the work went to throw the belt off from the sheller. He approached the belt near the big iron shaft and stepping on a cob his left foot slipped and was caught by the belt and instantly carried to the shaft and his leg wrapped around the shaft several times before the belt broke. The iron shaft is from 3 to 5 inches in diameter and only about 8 inches from the floor. The bones in his leg from the ankle to the knee were mashed in small pieces and protruded through the skin in two places. The leg was also broken above the knee, the bone protruding.
There was no one in the mill at the time except a little brother. The accident was over in almost an instant. Mr. Tarbet partly pulled his leg from around the shaft when J.M. Gentry arrived and assisted him. The unfortunate man was carried to his home. Drs. Saunders and Carson were summoned, who after making an examination decided that an amputation was the only hope of saving his life, so about 11 a.m. on Sunday the leg was taken off above the knee. He was conscious up to the time of the operation but never rallied afterward. The operation was performed by Dr. Gentry of this city, in the presence of Dr. Saunders of Hagers Grove, Dr. Gerard of Leonard and Drs. Carson and Chapman of this city. The supposition is that there were some internal injuries to the kidneys and bowels. Death came at 10 a.m. Monday.
He leaves a wife and two children, was a hard-working, honorable man; was a member of the Christian Church. He belonged to the Modern Woodmen order and carried a $2,000 life insurance policy in that order. The funeral took place from the residence at Kirby yesterday at 11 a.m. conducted by Rev. E.M. Crow. Burial at I.O.O.F. cemetery in this city with the honors of the Modern Woodmen order. A large procession followed the remains from Kirby to this city.
Shelby County Herald, Shelbyville, Missouri, 04 May 1898, Page 4, Column 6
OBITUARY.
Death in any form is perhaps the greatest calamity that falls to the lot of man, but when attended by circumstances such as surrounded the tragic death of William R. Tarbet, late of Kirby, Mo., it throws over the community a could so dark and gloomy that only the great hie thought developed in the life and teachings of man's Redeemer has power to restore that light.
William R. Tarbet was born in Rush county, Ind., Oct. 12, 1865. Was married to Nancy C. Minick in January, 1897. The fruit of his union is two children. Death came to him in the most tragic form May 2, 1898, at his home in Kirby.
The entire community feels heavily the loss of this good man. In his business relations Bro. Tarbet was a man of the strictest integrity. In his life he could look in the face of any man and say "I never intentionally did you an injury."
He had been an earnest member of the Christian church for seventeen years and in his church relations met every requirement made of him. The congregation at Berea, of which he was a member, will greatly miss the face and helpful service of Bro. Will Tarbet As husband and father he was devoted to the wife and children now so sadly bereft. All in all it is the voice of those who knew him best that William Tarbet was a noble, manly man. He leaves the companion, two lovable children, the father and mother, a number of brothers and sisters, and a multitude of devoted friends to mourn his death. Devotional exercises were held at the residence, conducted by the writer, after which the body was taken in charge by the Order of Modern Woodmen conveyed to the I.O.O.F. cemetery at Shelbyville, where it was buried according to the Ritual of the Order. The stricken relatives have the heartfelt sympathy of all.
E. M. CROW
Shelby County Herald, Shelbyville, Missouri, 11 May 1898, Page 1
A Fatal Accident
William Tarbet, aged 32 years, oldest son of Squire J.W. Tarbet of Kirby, met with a fatal accident last Saturday afternoon about 3 o'clock. He runs a saw and grist mill at Kirby, and last Saturday afternoon was grinding corn. He had been shelling the corn and having finished this part of the work went to throw the belt off from the sheller. He approached the belt near the big iron shaft and stepping on a cob his left foot slipped and was caught by the belt and instantly carried to the shaft and his leg wrapped around the shaft several times before the belt broke. The iron shaft is from 3 to 5 inches in diameter and only about 8 inches from the floor. The bones in his leg from the ankle to the knee were mashed in small pieces and protruded through the skin in two places. The leg was also broken above the knee, the bone protruding.
There was no one in the mill at the time except a little brother. The accident was over in almost an instant. Mr. Tarbet partly pulled his leg from around the shaft when J.M. Gentry arrived and assisted him. The unfortunate man was carried to his home. Drs. Saunders and Carson were summoned, who after making an examination decided that an amputation was the only hope of saving his life, so about 11 a.m. on Sunday the leg was taken off above the knee. He was conscious up to the time of the operation but never rallied afterward. The operation was performed by Dr. Gentry of this city, in the presence of Dr. Saunders of Hagers Grove, Dr. Gerard of Leonard and Drs. Carson and Chapman of this city. The supposition is that there were some internal injuries to the kidneys and bowels. Death came at 10 a.m. Monday.
He leaves a wife and two children, was a hard-working, honorable man; was a member of the Christian Church. He belonged to the Modern Woodmen order and carried a $2,000 life insurance policy in that order. The funeral took place from the residence at Kirby yesterday at 11 a.m. conducted by Rev. E.M. Crow. Burial at I.O.O.F. cemetery in this city with the honors of the Modern Woodmen order. A large procession followed the remains from Kirby to this city.
Shelby County Herald, Shelbyville, Missouri, 04 May 1898, Page 4, Column 6
OBITUARY.
Death in any form is perhaps the greatest calamity that falls to the lot of man, but when attended by circumstances such as surrounded the tragic death of William R. Tarbet, late of Kirby, Mo., it throws over the community a could so dark and gloomy that only the great hie thought developed in the life and teachings of man's Redeemer has power to restore that light.
William R. Tarbet was born in Rush county, Ind., Oct. 12, 1865. Was married to Nancy C. Minick in January, 1897. The fruit of his union is two children. Death came to him in the most tragic form May 2, 1898, at his home in Kirby.
The entire community feels heavily the loss of this good man. In his business relations Bro. Tarbet was a man of the strictest integrity. In his life he could look in the face of any man and say "I never intentionally did you an injury."
He had been an earnest member of the Christian church for seventeen years and in his church relations met every requirement made of him. The congregation at Berea, of which he was a member, will greatly miss the face and helpful service of Bro. Will Tarbet As husband and father he was devoted to the wife and children now so sadly bereft. All in all it is the voice of those who knew him best that William Tarbet was a noble, manly man. He leaves the companion, two lovable children, the father and mother, a number of brothers and sisters, and a multitude of devoted friends to mourn his death. Devotional exercises were held at the residence, conducted by the writer, after which the body was taken in charge by the Order of Modern Woodmen conveyed to the I.O.O.F. cemetery at Shelbyville, where it was buried according to the Ritual of the Order. The stricken relatives have the heartfelt sympathy of all.
E. M. CROW
Shelby County Herald, Shelbyville, Missouri, 11 May 1898, Page 1
Information on file with Shelby County Historical Society & Museum
A Fatal Accident
William Tarbet, aged 32 years, oldest son of Squire J.W. Tarbet of Kirby, met with a fatal accident last Saturday afternoon about 3 o'clock. He runs a saw and grist mill at Kirby, and last Saturday afternoon was grinding corn. He had been shelling the corn and having finished this part of the work went to throw the belt off from the sheller. He approached the belt near the big iron shaft and stepping on a cob his left foot slipped and was caught by the belt and instantly carried to the shaft and his leg wrapped around the shaft several times before the belt broke. The iron shaft is from 3 to 5 inches in diameter and only about 8 inches from the floor. The bones in his leg from the ankle to the knee were mashed in small pieces and protruded through the skin in two places. The leg was also broken above the knee, the bone protruding.
There was no one in the mill at the time except a little brother. The accident was over in almost an instant. Mr. Tarbet partly pulled his leg from around the shaft when J.M. Gentry arrived and assisted him. The unfortunate man was carried to his home. Drs. Saunders and Carson were summoned, who after making an examination decided that an amputation was the only hope of saving his life, so about 11 a.m. on Sunday the leg was taken off above the knee. He was conscious up to the time of the operation but never rallied afterward. The operation was performed by Dr. Gentry of this city, in the presence of Dr. Saunders of Hagers Grove, Dr. Gerard of Leonard and Drs. Carson and Chapman of this city. The supposition is that there were some internal injuries to the kidneys and bowels. Death came at 10 a.m. Monday.
He leaves a wife and two children, was a hard-working, honorable man; was a member of the Christian Church. He belonged to the Modern Woodmen order and carried a $2,000 life insurance policy in that order. The funeral took place from the residence at Kirby yesterday at 11 a.m. conducted by Rev. E.M. Crow. Burial at I.O.O.F. cemetery in this city with the honors of the Modern Woodmen order. A large procession followed the remains from Kirby to this city.
Shelby County Herald, Shelbyville, Missouri, 04 May 1898, Page 4, Column 6
OBITUARY.
Death in any form is perhaps the greatest calamity that falls to the lot of man, but when attended by circumstances such as surrounded the tragic death of William R. Tarbet, late of Kirby, Mo., it throws over the community a could so dark and gloomy that only the great hie thought developed in the life and teachings of man's Redeemer has power to restore that light.
William R. Tarbet was born in Rush county, Ind., Oct. 12, 1865. Was married to Nancy C. Minick in January, 1897. The fruit of his union is two children. Death came to him in the most tragic form May 2, 1898, at his home in Kirby.
The entire community feels heavily the loss of this good man. In his business relations Bro. Tarbet was a man of the strictest integrity. In his life he could look in the face of any man and say "I never intentionally did you an injury."
He had been an earnest member of the Christian church for seventeen years and in his church relations met every requirement made of him. The congregation at Berea, of which he was a member, will greatly miss the face and helpful service of Bro. Will Tarbet As husband and father he was devoted to the wife and children now so sadly bereft. All in all it is the voice of those who knew him best that William Tarbet was a noble, manly man. He leaves the companion, two lovable children, the father and mother, a number of brothers and sisters, and a multitude of devoted friends to mourn his death. Devotional exercises were held at the residence, conducted by the writer, after which the body was taken in charge by the Order of Modern Woodmen conveyed to the I.O.O.F. cemetery at Shelbyville, where it was buried according to the Ritual of the Order. The stricken relatives have the heartfelt sympathy of all.
E. M. CROW
Shelby County Herald, Shelbyville, Missouri, 11 May 1898, Page 1
A Fatal Accident
William Tarbet, aged 32 years, oldest son of Squire J.W. Tarbet of Kirby, met with a fatal accident last Saturday afternoon about 3 o'clock. He runs a saw and grist mill at Kirby, and last Saturday afternoon was grinding corn. He had been shelling the corn and having finished this part of the work went to throw the belt off from the sheller. He approached the belt near the big iron shaft and stepping on a cob his left foot slipped and was caught by the belt and instantly carried to the shaft and his leg wrapped around the shaft several times before the belt broke. The iron shaft is from 3 to 5 inches in diameter and only about 8 inches from the floor. The bones in his leg from the ankle to the knee were mashed in small pieces and protruded through the skin in two places. The leg was also broken above the knee, the bone protruding.
There was no one in the mill at the time except a little brother. The accident was over in almost an instant. Mr. Tarbet partly pulled his leg from around the shaft when J.M. Gentry arrived and assisted him. The unfortunate man was carried to his home. Drs. Saunders and Carson were summoned, who after making an examination decided that an amputation was the only hope of saving his life, so about 11 a.m. on Sunday the leg was taken off above the knee. He was conscious up to the time of the operation but never rallied afterward. The operation was performed by Dr. Gentry of this city, in the presence of Dr. Saunders of Hagers Grove, Dr. Gerard of Leonard and Drs. Carson and Chapman of this city. The supposition is that there were some internal injuries to the kidneys and bowels. Death came at 10 a.m. Monday.
He leaves a wife and two children, was a hard-working, honorable man; was a member of the Christian Church. He belonged to the Modern Woodmen order and carried a $2,000 life insurance policy in that order. The funeral took place from the residence at Kirby yesterday at 11 a.m. conducted by Rev. E.M. Crow. Burial at I.O.O.F. cemetery in this city with the honors of the Modern Woodmen order. A large procession followed the remains from Kirby to this city.
Shelby County Herald, Shelbyville, Missouri, 04 May 1898, Page 4, Column 6
OBITUARY.
Death in any form is perhaps the greatest calamity that falls to the lot of man, but when attended by circumstances such as surrounded the tragic death of William R. Tarbet, late of Kirby, Mo., it throws over the community a could so dark and gloomy that only the great hie thought developed in the life and teachings of man's Redeemer has power to restore that light.
William R. Tarbet was born in Rush county, Ind., Oct. 12, 1865. Was married to Nancy C. Minick in January, 1897. The fruit of his union is two children. Death came to him in the most tragic form May 2, 1898, at his home in Kirby.
The entire community feels heavily the loss of this good man. In his business relations Bro. Tarbet was a man of the strictest integrity. In his life he could look in the face of any man and say "I never intentionally did you an injury."
He had been an earnest member of the Christian church for seventeen years and in his church relations met every requirement made of him. The congregation at Berea, of which he was a member, will greatly miss the face and helpful service of Bro. Will Tarbet As husband and father he was devoted to the wife and children now so sadly bereft. All in all it is the voice of those who knew him best that William Tarbet was a noble, manly man. He leaves the companion, two lovable children, the father and mother, a number of brothers and sisters, and a multitude of devoted friends to mourn his death. Devotional exercises were held at the residence, conducted by the writer, after which the body was taken in charge by the Order of Modern Woodmen conveyed to the I.O.O.F. cemetery at Shelbyville, where it was buried according to the Ritual of the Order. The stricken relatives have the heartfelt sympathy of all.
E. M. CROW
Shelby County Herald, Shelbyville, Missouri, 11 May 1898, Page 1
Inscription
W. R.
TARBET
DIED
MAY 2. 1898.
AGED
32Y. 6M. 20D.
Family Members
Siblings
-
![]()
James Henry Tarbet
1867–1936
-
![]()
John Marshall Tarbet
1869–1932
-
![]()
Charles Francis Tarbet
1872–1946
-
![]()
Mary Jane Tarbet
1874–1954
-
![]()
George Marion Tarbet
1874–1938
-
![]()
Samuel Thomas Tarbet
1876–1878
-
![]()
Walter Earl Tarbet
1879–1951
-
![]()
Jesse Elmer Tarbet
1882–1964
-
![]()
Bessie T Tarbet Justice
1882–1908
-
![]()
Thomas H. Tarbet
1884–1967
-
![]()
Grover Cleveland Tarbet
1884–1941
-
![]()
Ida Josephine Tarbet
1889–1972
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
