The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-01-08
Bx-Judge Isaac Kinney Krickbaum Dead.

Bx-Judge Isaac Kinney Krickbaum Dead.
This highly respected neighbor
and citizen passed away peacefully
last Monday afternoon at half past
3 O'Clock, aged IT years, 10 months
and IL days. He was widely known
through business transactions and
by reputation. But we knew him
in higher sense. For forty-one
years we were his nearest neighbor,
and adtoined properties. His
mother, whose maiden name was
Anna Kinney, was married to Philip
K. Krickbaum March "a, 1924 and
died in October 1878; and the latter |
died, Nov. 10, 1886. Six children
blessed this union-Isaac K. Susan
c., Mary A., Samuel P, Margaret
and Elmira; all of whom are de-
ceased except Susan c. widow of
the late Peter Laubach, who was
born Sept. 80, 1926. The father
of the subject of this sketch was
born in Montgomery County Nov.
10, 1898 and was Of German de-
scent and came from Catawissa
township to Benton in the year
1919, and 1920 built cabin, and
cleared up the farm which the de-
ceased inherited at the death of his
father. His educational opportu-
mites were limited, but we'll i'm
proved. attending school at Cambria,
Catawissa and later the district
school, called Cranberry Marsh, "
at Hamiline. He taught district
school term or two, served as
Justice of the Peace II conse cutive
years, was elected Associate Judge
OF Columbia County in 1877 in
which capacity he served FIVE years.
He was married to Miss Susannah
Drum, Feb. %, 1866, aud who died
in the Spring of 1898. The Judge
was man of marked and decided
characteristics, and of irreproach-
able character. He had his pre-
judices and favoritisms. and never
minced words in the expression Of
them. He was very positive man,
and hence, it was but natural, that
he should encounter negatives. He
was generous, charitable, benevo-
lent and hospitable, and withal a
kind and obliging neighbor. He
was one of Benton's best and
staunchest citizens. He had high
ideals of life, and enjoyed himself
in all of its walks in which duty
and circumstances placed him.
He possessed the happy faculty
of presence of mind in times of
danger and excitement. He told
the writer, at the time it occurred,
during Molly McGuireism, as he
.. was returning from the coal region
market, to which he had taken a
load of produce, he was met and
halted, in a lonely and secluded
/, spot on the mountain, by gang OF
; thugs, who demanded his money.
, The Judge said to them: "You
, are such a fine looking set of boys,
: and so we'll dressed, you certainly
s don't want my money" This
= melted the thugs, and the leader
> said: II guess We'll let him go.
Thus he thwarted the purpose oi
/ the highwaymen.
He was always willing to lend q
helping hand to the poor and needy
Upon entering the sick room of the
dying man the last Sunday of hi:
life, he said to us, lam still with
you." To which we replied, "l
hope you will remain with us {
great while YETI" when he said, 60.
will accept it, if it is the Lord
will" 4" A more cheerful person a
deaths door, it has never been ou
privilege to witness. He gazet
over into eternity with the SAM
complacency as he would over th
ordinary affairs of daily life. H
was conscious to the last momen
and expected momentarily the end
His earthly career, though ended
was exemplary and praiseworthy
His virtues were of sterling qualit,
and worthy of imitation. While W
all hoped that he would speedil.
recover from the effects of his ex
perience with his team, turn 70
the worse terminated his life.
His industrious habits should b
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