Served in Braggs Rifles, Wisconsin, Union Army during the Civil War. Grandfather of Cleve Largent.
From the July 1, 1921, Waurika News-Democrat
L.B. Upham Dies at His Home Here Monday
The death of L.B. Upham, known to his friends as Captain Upham at his home here Monday evening June 27, 1921, at 8:00 o'clock removes from our midst one of our oldest and best citizens. Captain Upham has been in failing health for some time but remained active until the last, though he retired from business about two years ago. He was taken suddenly ill Sunday morning and when the physician was called, he announced that his death was but a few hours away. The immediate cause of death was acute indigestion.
Captain Upham has led a most active life and until the time of his retirement about two years ago he came to his office regularly and worked as many hours as did most men many years his junior. He was a jolly, good natured man, always ready with a greeting for everybody. He enjoyed a joke and was always ready to participate in any fun making.
Deceased united with the Methodist Church early in life and remained faithful to his church vows, always being ready to further any movement for the upbuilding of his church and the moral betterment of his community. He was a man of strong convictions and was always ready to express them and to contend for what he believed to be right. He was careful and painstaking in his business and even in his declining years, his abstract work could be always relied upon.
L.B. Upham was born in Racine, Wisconsin, April 15, 1842, and died in Waurika June 27, 1921, aged 79 years, 2 months and 12 days. In 1865, he was married to Miss Abbie D. Blake, who survives him. With his wife, he came to Henrietta, Texas, in 1878, where he was engaged in the mercantile business until 1900, when he moved to Ryan and entered the abstract business. In the spring of 1912, he moved to Waurika, where he has since resided and where he was engaged in the abstract business until he retired from active business.
Captain Upham entered the Union Army at the age of 18 at the outbreak of the Civil War and fought on the side of the Union until the end of the war. He was in the Army of the Potomac and saw some of the hardest fighting of the war. He entered a private and rose to the rank of First Lieutenant.
Besides the aged widow, Captain Upham is survived by two sons and two daughters and a number of grandchildren and other relatives. The surviving children are: Mrs. Abbie Brown of Waurika, Mrs. Leon Gardner of Comanche, Oklahoma, W.B. Upham of McLain, Texas, and C.L. Upham of Panhandle, Texas. Mrs. Cleve Largent and Upham Cargill of Waurika are grandchildren. All of the children were present at the funeral.
Funeral services were conducted from the Methodist Church Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock by Rev. Moss Weaver, pastor of the local church. Interment was made in the family lot in Waurika Cemetery. The large attendance at the funeral and the many beautiful floral offerings are tokens of the high esteem in which Captain Upham was held by his neighbors and business associates.
Captain Upham was a member of Co. E of the Sixth [Wisconsin] Infantry [Regiment] made up entirely of Wisconsin troops with E.S. Bragg, Captain, in command and known as Bragg's Rifles.
Writing from headquarters Gibson's Brigade, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on October 7, 1862, General George B. McClellan in command of the Army of the Potomac said of Captain Upham's regiment conduct in the Battle of Antietam:
"It is with great gratification that the Brigadier General commanding announces to the Wisconsin troops the following endorsement upon a letter to his Excellency, the Governor of Wisconsin. His greatest pride will be to know that such encomiums from such a source are always merited:
"I beg to add to this endorsement the expression of my great admiration of the conduct of the three Wisconsin regiments in General Gibson's Brigade. I have seen them under fire acting in a manner that reflects the greatest possible credit and honor upon themselves and their state. They are equal to the best troops in any army in the world.
From the July 1, 1921, Waurika News-Democrat
L.B. Upham Dies at His Home Here Monday
The death of L.B. Upham, known to his friends as Captain Upham at his home here Monday evening June 27, 1921, at 8:00 o'clock removes from our midst one of our oldest and best citizens. Captain Upham has been in failing health for some time but remained active until the last, though he retired from business about two years ago. He was taken suddenly ill Sunday morning and when the physician was called, he announced that his death was but a few hours away. The immediate cause of death was acute indigestion.
Captain Upham has led a most active life and until the time of his retirement about two years ago he came to his office regularly and worked as many hours as did most men many years his junior. He was a jolly, good natured man, always ready with a greeting for everybody. He enjoyed a joke and was always ready to participate in any fun making.
Deceased united with the Methodist Church early in life and remained faithful to his church vows, always being ready to further any movement for the upbuilding of his church and the moral betterment of his community. He was a man of strong convictions and was always ready to express them and to contend for what he believed to be right. He was careful and painstaking in his business and even in his declining years, his abstract work could be always relied upon.
L.B. Upham was born in Racine, Wisconsin, April 15, 1842, and died in Waurika June 27, 1921, aged 79 years, 2 months and 12 days. In 1865, he was married to Miss Abbie D. Blake, who survives him. With his wife, he came to Henrietta, Texas, in 1878, where he was engaged in the mercantile business until 1900, when he moved to Ryan and entered the abstract business. In the spring of 1912, he moved to Waurika, where he has since resided and where he was engaged in the abstract business until he retired from active business.
Captain Upham entered the Union Army at the age of 18 at the outbreak of the Civil War and fought on the side of the Union until the end of the war. He was in the Army of the Potomac and saw some of the hardest fighting of the war. He entered a private and rose to the rank of First Lieutenant.
Besides the aged widow, Captain Upham is survived by two sons and two daughters and a number of grandchildren and other relatives. The surviving children are: Mrs. Abbie Brown of Waurika, Mrs. Leon Gardner of Comanche, Oklahoma, W.B. Upham of McLain, Texas, and C.L. Upham of Panhandle, Texas. Mrs. Cleve Largent and Upham Cargill of Waurika are grandchildren. All of the children were present at the funeral.
Funeral services were conducted from the Methodist Church Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock by Rev. Moss Weaver, pastor of the local church. Interment was made in the family lot in Waurika Cemetery. The large attendance at the funeral and the many beautiful floral offerings are tokens of the high esteem in which Captain Upham was held by his neighbors and business associates.
Captain Upham was a member of Co. E of the Sixth [Wisconsin] Infantry [Regiment] made up entirely of Wisconsin troops with E.S. Bragg, Captain, in command and known as Bragg's Rifles.
Writing from headquarters Gibson's Brigade, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on October 7, 1862, General George B. McClellan in command of the Army of the Potomac said of Captain Upham's regiment conduct in the Battle of Antietam:
"It is with great gratification that the Brigadier General commanding announces to the Wisconsin troops the following endorsement upon a letter to his Excellency, the Governor of Wisconsin. His greatest pride will be to know that such encomiums from such a source are always merited:
"I beg to add to this endorsement the expression of my great admiration of the conduct of the three Wisconsin regiments in General Gibson's Brigade. I have seen them under fire acting in a manner that reflects the greatest possible credit and honor upon themselves and their state. They are equal to the best troops in any army in the world.
Served in Braggs Rifles, Wisconsin, Union Army during the Civil War. Grandfather of Cleve Largent.
From the July 1, 1921, Waurika News-Democrat
L.B. Upham Dies at His Home Here Monday
The death of L.B. Upham, known to his friends as Captain Upham at his home here Monday evening June 27, 1921, at 8:00 o'clock removes from our midst one of our oldest and best citizens. Captain Upham has been in failing health for some time but remained active until the last, though he retired from business about two years ago. He was taken suddenly ill Sunday morning and when the physician was called, he announced that his death was but a few hours away. The immediate cause of death was acute indigestion.
Captain Upham has led a most active life and until the time of his retirement about two years ago he came to his office regularly and worked as many hours as did most men many years his junior. He was a jolly, good natured man, always ready with a greeting for everybody. He enjoyed a joke and was always ready to participate in any fun making.
Deceased united with the Methodist Church early in life and remained faithful to his church vows, always being ready to further any movement for the upbuilding of his church and the moral betterment of his community. He was a man of strong convictions and was always ready to express them and to contend for what he believed to be right. He was careful and painstaking in his business and even in his declining years, his abstract work could be always relied upon.
L.B. Upham was born in Racine, Wisconsin, April 15, 1842, and died in Waurika June 27, 1921, aged 79 years, 2 months and 12 days. In 1865, he was married to Miss Abbie D. Blake, who survives him. With his wife, he came to Henrietta, Texas, in 1878, where he was engaged in the mercantile business until 1900, when he moved to Ryan and entered the abstract business. In the spring of 1912, he moved to Waurika, where he has since resided and where he was engaged in the abstract business until he retired from active business.
Captain Upham entered the Union Army at the age of 18 at the outbreak of the Civil War and fought on the side of the Union until the end of the war. He was in the Army of the Potomac and saw some of the hardest fighting of the war. He entered a private and rose to the rank of First Lieutenant.
Besides the aged widow, Captain Upham is survived by two sons and two daughters and a number of grandchildren and other relatives. The surviving children are: Mrs. Abbie Brown of Waurika, Mrs. Leon Gardner of Comanche, Oklahoma, W.B. Upham of McLain, Texas, and C.L. Upham of Panhandle, Texas. Mrs. Cleve Largent and Upham Cargill of Waurika are grandchildren. All of the children were present at the funeral.
Funeral services were conducted from the Methodist Church Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock by Rev. Moss Weaver, pastor of the local church. Interment was made in the family lot in Waurika Cemetery. The large attendance at the funeral and the many beautiful floral offerings are tokens of the high esteem in which Captain Upham was held by his neighbors and business associates.
Captain Upham was a member of Co. E of the Sixth [Wisconsin] Infantry [Regiment] made up entirely of Wisconsin troops with E.S. Bragg, Captain, in command and known as Bragg's Rifles.
Writing from headquarters Gibson's Brigade, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on October 7, 1862, General George B. McClellan in command of the Army of the Potomac said of Captain Upham's regiment conduct in the Battle of Antietam:
"It is with great gratification that the Brigadier General commanding announces to the Wisconsin troops the following endorsement upon a letter to his Excellency, the Governor of Wisconsin. His greatest pride will be to know that such encomiums from such a source are always merited:
"I beg to add to this endorsement the expression of my great admiration of the conduct of the three Wisconsin regiments in General Gibson's Brigade. I have seen them under fire acting in a manner that reflects the greatest possible credit and honor upon themselves and their state. They are equal to the best troops in any army in the world.
From the July 1, 1921, Waurika News-Democrat
L.B. Upham Dies at His Home Here Monday
The death of L.B. Upham, known to his friends as Captain Upham at his home here Monday evening June 27, 1921, at 8:00 o'clock removes from our midst one of our oldest and best citizens. Captain Upham has been in failing health for some time but remained active until the last, though he retired from business about two years ago. He was taken suddenly ill Sunday morning and when the physician was called, he announced that his death was but a few hours away. The immediate cause of death was acute indigestion.
Captain Upham has led a most active life and until the time of his retirement about two years ago he came to his office regularly and worked as many hours as did most men many years his junior. He was a jolly, good natured man, always ready with a greeting for everybody. He enjoyed a joke and was always ready to participate in any fun making.
Deceased united with the Methodist Church early in life and remained faithful to his church vows, always being ready to further any movement for the upbuilding of his church and the moral betterment of his community. He was a man of strong convictions and was always ready to express them and to contend for what he believed to be right. He was careful and painstaking in his business and even in his declining years, his abstract work could be always relied upon.
L.B. Upham was born in Racine, Wisconsin, April 15, 1842, and died in Waurika June 27, 1921, aged 79 years, 2 months and 12 days. In 1865, he was married to Miss Abbie D. Blake, who survives him. With his wife, he came to Henrietta, Texas, in 1878, where he was engaged in the mercantile business until 1900, when he moved to Ryan and entered the abstract business. In the spring of 1912, he moved to Waurika, where he has since resided and where he was engaged in the abstract business until he retired from active business.
Captain Upham entered the Union Army at the age of 18 at the outbreak of the Civil War and fought on the side of the Union until the end of the war. He was in the Army of the Potomac and saw some of the hardest fighting of the war. He entered a private and rose to the rank of First Lieutenant.
Besides the aged widow, Captain Upham is survived by two sons and two daughters and a number of grandchildren and other relatives. The surviving children are: Mrs. Abbie Brown of Waurika, Mrs. Leon Gardner of Comanche, Oklahoma, W.B. Upham of McLain, Texas, and C.L. Upham of Panhandle, Texas. Mrs. Cleve Largent and Upham Cargill of Waurika are grandchildren. All of the children were present at the funeral.
Funeral services were conducted from the Methodist Church Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock by Rev. Moss Weaver, pastor of the local church. Interment was made in the family lot in Waurika Cemetery. The large attendance at the funeral and the many beautiful floral offerings are tokens of the high esteem in which Captain Upham was held by his neighbors and business associates.
Captain Upham was a member of Co. E of the Sixth [Wisconsin] Infantry [Regiment] made up entirely of Wisconsin troops with E.S. Bragg, Captain, in command and known as Bragg's Rifles.
Writing from headquarters Gibson's Brigade, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on October 7, 1862, General George B. McClellan in command of the Army of the Potomac said of Captain Upham's regiment conduct in the Battle of Antietam:
"It is with great gratification that the Brigadier General commanding announces to the Wisconsin troops the following endorsement upon a letter to his Excellency, the Governor of Wisconsin. His greatest pride will be to know that such encomiums from such a source are always merited:
"I beg to add to this endorsement the expression of my great admiration of the conduct of the three Wisconsin regiments in General Gibson's Brigade. I have seen them under fire acting in a manner that reflects the greatest possible credit and honor upon themselves and their state. They are equal to the best troops in any army in the world.
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