Randolph Hayes Stambaugh

RANDOLPH HAYES STAMBAUGH, son of CATHERINE ZIMMERMAN and JOSEPH H. STAMBAUGH, was born April 10, 1877 in Ashland, Nebraska, and died February 14, 1965 in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska. He is buried in Ashland Cemetery, Saunders County, Nebraska.⁴⁵⁶

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Obituaries

Omaha World-Herald, February 16, 1965²⁹⁵²

Randolph Stambaugh, Early Ashland Settler

Ashland, Neb. (AP) — Randolph Stambaugh, about 88, the last member of the family which settled in Ashland more than a century ago, died Monday at the farm home about a mile north of Ashland where he lived alone.

Mr. Stambaugh was one of 10 children born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stambaugh, who came in 1856 and wintered in Oreapolis near Plattsmouth. In the spring of 1857 they established a home in the community that became Ashland.

Mr. Stambaugh never married.

Ashland Gazette, February 18, 1965⁷⁸⁰²

R. H. Stambaugh, First Settlers' Last Child, Dies

The last child of the first settler in Saunders county died Sunday in the Wahoo hospital.

He was Randolph Stambaugh, 87, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stambaugh. The Stambaughs settled north of what is now Ashland in the spring of 1857, after spending a month at the spot in the previous fall, and were generally regarded as the first setters on the basis of their 1856 visit. THe Warbrittons and Aughes also came here in the spring of 1857. From this permanent settlement was dated Ashland's 1957 Centennial observance.

The Stambaughs had 10 children of whom Randolph (nicknamed "Rhiny") was the last survivor.

He was unmarried and lived on the old family property north of Ashland. He was born April 10, 1877. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 o'clock Thursday, Feb. 18, at the Marcy Chapel.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 3, 1880292	Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska	Joseph H. Stambaugh Catherine Zimmerman Ella Romine Stambaugh Emma Lincoln Stambaugh Lorenzo Grant Stambaugh Melissa Josephine Stambaugh Rose May Stambaugh Randolph Hayes Stambaugh
June 13, 18851835	Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska	Joseph H. Stambaugh Catherine Zimmerman John Adams Stambaugh Lorenzo Grant Stambaugh Melissa Josephine Stambaugh Rose May Stambaugh Randolph Hayes Stambaugh
April 25, 1910302	Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska	Randolph Hayes Stambaugh
January 20, 1920299	Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska	Randolph Hayes Stambaugh
April 14, 1930300	Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska	Randolph Hayes Stambaugh
April 3, 19509462	Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska	Randolph Hayes Stambaugh