New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-09
OBITUARY
JOHN REEFS.

The death OF John Rees, which oc-
Cured in the township of Cambria, Blue
Earth county, last Thursday night, re-
moves from the ranks of the old settlers
of this region one of Minnesota's terri
torial pioneers, veteran of the Civil
War and for more than half century
resident of this vicinity. Death was due
to old age and general failure of health.
The Saturday previous to his demise he
suffered a paralytic stroke, which no
doubt fastened his end, as he lapsed into
a state of coma from which he never
awakened.
The deceased was born in the year
1926 in South Wales, Great Britain, and
came to America in 1848. Being a
carpenter by trade he at first found en-
ployment in the larger centers of the
East, until he answered the call of the
free and open West on the year 1857,
when he came to Minnesota and settled
on a homestead in Cambria township.
He had hardly settled in his new home
when the call for volunteers summoned
him to the colors of his adopted country
and he enlisted as member of Company
E, Ninth Minnesota Infantry, serving
until the close of the war. When the
conflict between North and South
was over he returned to his Cambria
home and soon thereafter was joined in
wedlock to Mrs. John Roberts OF South
Bend, MINI. Six children were born
of this union, namely Mrs. David Davis,
Glendive, Mont; Mrs. Peter Espensen,
Winthrop, Mimi; Mrs. Hugh Edwards,
Cambria, Mimi; Annie Esther and
William, who still reside on the old home
stead. Mrs. Rees preceded her husband
in death several years ago, leaving the
aged father in the care of his children,
and everything that tended to make his
declining years more comfortable was
done by them. He was a kind father
and husband, an upright and charitable
neighbor and a worthy christian, whom
all who knew will miss and mourn. He
was for many years member OF the
Salem church of Cambria.
The funeral services were held Monday
afternoon from the late home of the de-
ceased and interment was made at the
Cambria cemetery by the side of his wife.
Rev. E. w. Grifiths was in charge of the
services.
BENEDICT BANGERTER, SR.
Last Sunday at Mankato occurred the
death of Benedict Bangerter, ST., one of
the territorial pioneers of Minnesota and
one of the first settlers of Brown county,
as we'll as one of the defenders of the
settlement of New Ulm at the time of the
Indian Massacre. He had been a
sufferer from Bright's disease for some
time, but was only seriously i'll for week
previous to his death.
Benedict Bangerter was born at Berne,
Switzerland, May 5, 1884. He came to
America as young man OF twenty and
first located in Illinois, but in 1856 came
to Minnesota and two years later to New
Ulm, where the same year he was
married to Miss Marie Sahli, who sur
wives him. The young couple located on
a farm in Sigel township, near what is
known as Hummel's Lake, where they
lived until the Indian outbreak in 1862.
When the first news of the hostile Reds
reached him he was slow to move away
from his homestead, as he had always
been on the most friendly terms with the
Sioux, but when neighbor after neighbor
fled to the settlement he too sought
safety with his wife and two children in
New Ulm and alter when the Indians
attacked joined the ranks of the defender
attacked joined the ranks of the defen-
ders. After the Indians had withdrawn
from the settlement he visited his farm
and found everything destroyed, the
buildings burned and the stock either
driven off or killed. Discouraged by this
experience he decided to again take up
the shoemakers' trade he had followed
before coming West and moved with his
family to Mankato, where he has con-
Quoted a shoe and mercantile business
up to the time of his death. He is sur
vived by two sons and eight dau hters,
Benedict Bangerter, Jr., William Ban
gerter, Misses Anna, Emma and Minnie
Bangerter, Mrs. A. F. Schmidt, Mrs. T.
C.. Nicholson and Mrs. G.. R. Zimmer-
man, all of Mankato; Mrs. P G. Lindell
of Waseca and Mrs. T. X. Jones Of Fargo.
There are nine grandchildren, four
being children Of Bdn Bangerter, Jr two
of Mrs. P. G.. Lindell and three OF Mrs.
A. F. Schmidt. One of the grandchildren
is married, this being Mrs. Herbert Hold
son of Judson, formerly Miss Margaret
Bange1ter, and she has two children, thus
making Benedict Bangerter, ST., great
grandfather.
Funeral services waro hold from thu