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Robert Amber

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Robert Amber

Birth
Rush County, Indiana, USA
Death
18 Aug 1900 (aged 74)
Wabash County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Urbana, Wabash County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Robert Amber came to Wabash Co. Indiana about 1837 with other members of his family. He married Permelia Freeman, daughter of George A. Freeman, on Dec. 31, 1846 in Wabash Co. Indiana. The land that is now Half Acre/Long 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 for health reasons at Indianapolis on Mar. 1, 1864. Robert Amber is the brother of my gr. gr. grandmother, Martha (Amber) Freeman.
Robert Amber came to Wabash Co. Indiana about 1837 with other members of his family. He married Permelia Freeman, daughter of George A. Freeman, on Dec. 31, 1846 in Wabash Co. Indiana. The land that is now Half Acre/Long 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 for health reasons at Indianapolis on Mar. 1, 1864. Robert Amber is the brother of my gr. gr. grandmother, Martha (Amber) Freeman.

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'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.'

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  • Created by: James Snow
  • Added: Jun 15, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27580473/robert-amber: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Amber (26 Apr 1826–18 Aug 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27580473, citing Half Acre Cemetery, Urbana, Wabash County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by James Snow (contributor 47007479).