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Thomas McCulloch Gobble

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Birth	:	2 Aug 1846 Abingdon, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	31 Jan 1926 Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Mountain View Cemetery, Columbus, Stillwater County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.6417007, -109.2727966
Description	:	Thomas McCulloch Gobble was born near Abingdon, Iowa, in a log cabin adjacent to the site of a building afterwards erected as the permanent home of the family. He came into the world April 2, 1846, a son of Thomas Wilson and Mary (McCulloch) Gobble, and he was named for his maternal grandfather, Thomas McCulloch, a pioneer of Iowa. Thomas McCulloch Gobble, the eldest son, was held in the highest esteem by his neighbors and friends at Clinton, and when he died he was president of T. M. Gobble & Company, although over eighty years old.He secured his early education... Read More	Thomas McCulloch Gobble was born near Abingdon, Iowa, in a log cabin adjacent to the site of a building afterwards erected as the permanent home of the family. He came into the world April 2, 1846, a son of Thomas Wilson and Mary (McCulloch) Gobble, and he was named for his maternal grandfather, Thomas McCulloch, a pioneer of Iowa. Thomas McCulloch Gobble, the eldest son, was held in the highest esteem by his neighbors and friends at Clinton, and when he died he was president of T. M. Gobble & Company, although over eighty years old.He secured his early education in the little log and brick schoolhouses of the locality. At the age of fourteen he became a clerk in the general store owned by his father. Later he extended his education under a private instructor, as at that time he expected to become a civil engineer and studied algebra, geometry and trigonometry. It was an early ambition of his to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, Thomas McCulloch, one of the first Iowa surveyors. On October 5, 1865, he entered Bryant and Stratton business college in Chicago. From that institution he graduated in April, 1866. During the following six months Mr. Gobble was in the employ of J. V. Farwell of Chicago. At the end of that time he returned to Iowa, and for eighteen months kept books in a general store in Fairfield. Afterwards he was employed as bookkeeper for John McWilliams, the first wholesale grocer in the City of Des Moines. On May 26, 1870, he was united in marriage with Delilah, Ream, of Abingdon. She was the daughter of Doctor and Mrs. Henry Ream, pioneer residents of Iowa, who came from Hagerstown, Maryland. In August, 1875, Mr. Gobble moved his family from Fairfield to Muscatine. After keeping books for six months for G. A. Garretson & Company there he and his brother, John M. Gobble, entered into a partnership, buying out the Garretson store. In 1884 he sold his interest in that business and on February 21 of the same year he moved his family to Clinton.T. M. Gobble & Company was inaugurated about March 1, 1884, in the Harding Building. Afterwards the store to the east was acquired and occupied. In 1891 the firm purchased two lots, at 119 and 121 Fifth Avenue, on which a brick plant was erected. On November 17, 1915, the Gobble plant, with several adjoining buildings, were destroyed by fire. Work was rushed on a new building, which has been occupied since April 19, 1916. In 1890 he was elected mayor and served two years. After several years of retirement from public duty his services were again demanded, and he was elected mayor in 1896, and served another two-year term. For many years he was a member of the Clinton police and fire commission board, of which he was chairman. In August, 1903, he purchased his first automobile, becoming one of the first drivers in Iowa, and he had been a constant driver ever since. Mr. and Mrs. Gobble celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary on May 26, 1920. It is said they had the distinguished record of being the only wedded pair in Iowa who both were natives of Iowa Territory and who had lived in the state their entire lives. Mr. Gobble had been identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church since he was fourteen years old. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mary Nellie Gobble and Cora Gobble, at home, a son, T. Wilson Gobble, of this city, a grandson, T. Wilson Gobble, Junior, and a granddaughter, Bonnie Ann Gobble. He leaves also a sister, Mrs. Margaret Schriner, of Los Angeles, and the following half-brothers and half-sisters: Lee T. Gobble, of Fairfield; Mrs. Annie Linder, of Fairfield; Frank Gobble, of Washington, Iowa; Wilson B. Gobble, of Colorado, and Mrs. Mabel Hawthorne, of Abingdon, Iowa. The funeral services for Mr. Gobble were held at his former residence at Clinton, Rev. J. K. Hawkins, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Clinton, having charge of them. Burial was made in Springdale Cemetery.

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Where is Thomas McCulloch Gobble's memorial?
Thomas McCulloch Gobble's memorial is located at: Mountain View Cemetery, Columbus, Stillwater County, USA.
When did Thomas McCulloch Gobble death?
Thomas McCulloch Gobble death on 31 Jan 1926 in Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 45.6417007
Longitude: -109.2727966

Family Members:

Parent

(unknow - unknow)

Spouse

Delilah Ream Gobble

(1846 - 1945)

Siblings

Margaret Jane Gobble Shriner

(1843 - 1928)

John McCulloch Gobble

(1849 - 1914)

(unknow - unknow)

Annie Mosely Gobble Linder

(1862 - 1934)

(unknow - unknow)

Children

Mary Nellie Gobble

(1871 - 1944)

Cora Gobble

(1878 - 1946)

Thomas Wilson Gobble

(1880 - 1958)

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