OBITUARY for Harry Webb
Son of Dakatoa Territory's First White Child - Milbank, D - July 31, 1974 - Wednesday
Funeral services for Harry Pratt Webb, 84, were held Monday, July 29, 1974, at 10 a.m. at St. Lawrence Church with the Rev. Fr. John Nielorski officiating and burial in St. Lawrence Cemetery.
Pallbearers were grandsons Dean Webb, Lawrence (Bud) Webb, Richard Webb and Eldon Redfish, John Williamson and Pete Giessinger.
Rosary Services were held Sunday evening at 8:30pm in St. Lawrence Church.
Mr. Webb died at the hospital July 26, 1974, after a short illness. Mr. Webb was born in Sioux City, Iowa, Sept 23, 1889, the son of Silas and Laura Pratt Webb. The family moved to Vermillion when he was small and he attended school there. In 1907 they moved to Eagle Butte to set up a tent restaurant and lodging facility for early homesteaders. Mr. Webb's mother was the first white child born in Dakota Territory in 1861. She was also one of the first students at the University of South Dakota and later taught school in a log cabin in Vermillion. Mr. Webb's father was one of the first University of South Dakota professors and was a surveyor by occupation before he and his wife decided to abandon their careers in education and go further west.
Mr. Webb was married to Louise Rousseau June 28, 1913, at Eagle Butte and she survives. The couple lived there until 1928 when they moved to Pierre. In 1939 they went to Oklahoma and in 1954 came to Milbank where they resided at 226 West Milbank Avenue. Mr. Webb was a talented man who could do almost anything. He was a butcher, worked in construction, worked for Boeing during the war in Oklahoma and had a fruit farm there. After he did that and moved to Milbank his mammoth garden became his career. An interesting man with many tales of the old west to tell, he was a favorite with young and old alike. He was also an artist in the kitchen and endowed his children and grandchildren with his flair for cooking.
Besides his wife, Mr. Webb is survived by his son Orville, Milbank; a daughter Dorothy, Mrs. Emil Redfish, Winner; a sister, Luella Webb, Winner; 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. He was proceeded in death by his parents, a brother and a sister.
---Harry and Louise lived in Eagle Butte until they moved their family to Pierre, SD, where Louise worked in the serving room and as a Matron of the Pierre Indian School, which was also attended by their children. Sometime later, while they were living in Pierre, the school was destroyed by fire. After the fire, Harry and Louise moved to Oklahoma, where Louise worked in another Indian school.
(Harry died 2 weeks following a severe stroke)
Son of Dakatoa Territory's First White Child - Milbank, D - July 31, 1974 - Wednesday
Funeral services for Harry Pratt Webb, 84, were held Monday, July 29, 1974, at 10 a.m. at St. Lawrence Church with the Rev. Fr. John Nielorski officiating and burial in St. Lawrence Cemetery.
Pallbearers were grandsons Dean Webb, Lawrence (Bud) Webb, Richard Webb and Eldon Redfish, John Williamson and Pete Giessinger.
Rosary Services were held Sunday evening at 8:30pm in St. Lawrence Church.
Mr. Webb died at the hospital July 26, 1974, after a short illness. Mr. Webb was born in Sioux City, Iowa, Sept 23, 1889, the son of Silas and Laura Pratt Webb. The family moved to Vermillion when he was small and he attended school there. In 1907 they moved to Eagle Butte to set up a tent restaurant and lodging facility for early homesteaders. Mr. Webb's mother was the first white child born in Dakota Territory in 1861. She was also one of the first students at the University of South Dakota and later taught school in a log cabin in Vermillion. Mr. Webb's father was one of the first University of South Dakota professors and was a surveyor by occupation before he and his wife decided to abandon their careers in education and go further west.
Mr. Webb was married to Louise Rousseau June 28, 1913, at Eagle Butte and she survives. The couple lived there until 1928 when they moved to Pierre. In 1939 they went to Oklahoma and in 1954 came to Milbank where they resided at 226 West Milbank Avenue. Mr. Webb was a talented man who could do almost anything. He was a butcher, worked in construction, worked for Boeing during the war in Oklahoma and had a fruit farm there. After he did that and moved to Milbank his mammoth garden became his career. An interesting man with many tales of the old west to tell, he was a favorite with young and old alike. He was also an artist in the kitchen and endowed his children and grandchildren with his flair for cooking.
Besides his wife, Mr. Webb is survived by his son Orville, Milbank; a daughter Dorothy, Mrs. Emil Redfish, Winner; a sister, Luella Webb, Winner; 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. He was proceeded in death by his parents, a brother and a sister.
---Harry and Louise lived in Eagle Butte until they moved their family to Pierre, SD, where Louise worked in the serving room and as a Matron of the Pierre Indian School, which was also attended by their children. Sometime later, while they were living in Pierre, the school was destroyed by fire. After the fire, Harry and Louise moved to Oklahoma, where Louise worked in another Indian school.
(Harry died 2 weeks following a severe stroke)
OBITUARY for Harry Webb
Son of Dakatoa Territory's First White Child - Milbank, D - July 31, 1974 - Wednesday
Funeral services for Harry Pratt Webb, 84, were held Monday, July 29, 1974, at 10 a.m. at St. Lawrence Church with the Rev. Fr. John Nielorski officiating and burial in St. Lawrence Cemetery.
Pallbearers were grandsons Dean Webb, Lawrence (Bud) Webb, Richard Webb and Eldon Redfish, John Williamson and Pete Giessinger.
Rosary Services were held Sunday evening at 8:30pm in St. Lawrence Church.
Mr. Webb died at the hospital July 26, 1974, after a short illness. Mr. Webb was born in Sioux City, Iowa, Sept 23, 1889, the son of Silas and Laura Pratt Webb. The family moved to Vermillion when he was small and he attended school there. In 1907 they moved to Eagle Butte to set up a tent restaurant and lodging facility for early homesteaders. Mr. Webb's mother was the first white child born in Dakota Territory in 1861. She was also one of the first students at the University of South Dakota and later taught school in a log cabin in Vermillion. Mr. Webb's father was one of the first University of South Dakota professors and was a surveyor by occupation before he and his wife decided to abandon their careers in education and go further west.
Mr. Webb was married to Louise Rousseau June 28, 1913, at Eagle Butte and she survives. The couple lived there until 1928 when they moved to Pierre. In 1939 they went to Oklahoma and in 1954 came to Milbank where they resided at 226 West Milbank Avenue. Mr. Webb was a talented man who could do almost anything. He was a butcher, worked in construction, worked for Boeing during the war in Oklahoma and had a fruit farm there. After he did that and moved to Milbank his mammoth garden became his career. An interesting man with many tales of the old west to tell, he was a favorite with young and old alike. He was also an artist in the kitchen and endowed his children and grandchildren with his flair for cooking.
Besides his wife, Mr. Webb is survived by his son Orville, Milbank; a daughter Dorothy, Mrs. Emil Redfish, Winner; a sister, Luella Webb, Winner; 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. He was proceeded in death by his parents, a brother and a sister.
---Harry and Louise lived in Eagle Butte until they moved their family to Pierre, SD, where Louise worked in the serving room and as a Matron of the Pierre Indian School, which was also attended by their children. Sometime later, while they were living in Pierre, the school was destroyed by fire. After the fire, Harry and Louise moved to Oklahoma, where Louise worked in another Indian school.
(Harry died 2 weeks following a severe stroke)
Son of Dakatoa Territory's First White Child - Milbank, D - July 31, 1974 - Wednesday
Funeral services for Harry Pratt Webb, 84, were held Monday, July 29, 1974, at 10 a.m. at St. Lawrence Church with the Rev. Fr. John Nielorski officiating and burial in St. Lawrence Cemetery.
Pallbearers were grandsons Dean Webb, Lawrence (Bud) Webb, Richard Webb and Eldon Redfish, John Williamson and Pete Giessinger.
Rosary Services were held Sunday evening at 8:30pm in St. Lawrence Church.
Mr. Webb died at the hospital July 26, 1974, after a short illness. Mr. Webb was born in Sioux City, Iowa, Sept 23, 1889, the son of Silas and Laura Pratt Webb. The family moved to Vermillion when he was small and he attended school there. In 1907 they moved to Eagle Butte to set up a tent restaurant and lodging facility for early homesteaders. Mr. Webb's mother was the first white child born in Dakota Territory in 1861. She was also one of the first students at the University of South Dakota and later taught school in a log cabin in Vermillion. Mr. Webb's father was one of the first University of South Dakota professors and was a surveyor by occupation before he and his wife decided to abandon their careers in education and go further west.
Mr. Webb was married to Louise Rousseau June 28, 1913, at Eagle Butte and she survives. The couple lived there until 1928 when they moved to Pierre. In 1939 they went to Oklahoma and in 1954 came to Milbank where they resided at 226 West Milbank Avenue. Mr. Webb was a talented man who could do almost anything. He was a butcher, worked in construction, worked for Boeing during the war in Oklahoma and had a fruit farm there. After he did that and moved to Milbank his mammoth garden became his career. An interesting man with many tales of the old west to tell, he was a favorite with young and old alike. He was also an artist in the kitchen and endowed his children and grandchildren with his flair for cooking.
Besides his wife, Mr. Webb is survived by his son Orville, Milbank; a daughter Dorothy, Mrs. Emil Redfish, Winner; a sister, Luella Webb, Winner; 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. He was proceeded in death by his parents, a brother and a sister.
---Harry and Louise lived in Eagle Butte until they moved their family to Pierre, SD, where Louise worked in the serving room and as a Matron of the Pierre Indian School, which was also attended by their children. Sometime later, while they were living in Pierre, the school was destroyed by fire. After the fire, Harry and Louise moved to Oklahoma, where Louise worked in another Indian school.
(Harry died 2 weeks following a severe stroke)
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