Melissa Josephine Stambaugh and Albert W. Waybright

ALBERT W. WAYBRIGHT was born September 15, 1857 in Crab Bottom, Highland, Virginia,⁷⁸⁴⁰ and died September 4, 1929 in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska.⁷⁸⁴⁰ He is buried in Ashland Cemetery, Saunders County, Nebraska.⁴⁵⁶

He married MELISSA JOSEPHINE STAMBAUGH on October 17, 1891 in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska,⁷⁸⁴⁰ daughter of CATHERINE ZIMMERMAN and JOSEPH H. STAMBAUGH. She was born May 26, 1868 in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska,⁴⁵⁶ and died October 20, 1958 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska.⁴⁵⁶ She is buried in Ashland Cemetery, Saunders County, Nebraska.^{456, 4343}

• Descendant Reports
  • John Heilman Descendant Report (Ancestor of Melissa J. Stambaugh)
  • Felix Stambach Descendant Report (Ancestor of Melissa J. Stambaugh)
  • Georg Michael Romich Descendant Report (Ancestor of Melissa J. Stambaugh)
  • John Zimmerman Descendant Report (Ancestor of Melissa J. Stambaugh)
  • Jacob Meyer Descendant Report (Ancestor of Melissa J. Stambaugh)

Children of MELISSA JOSEPHINE STAMBAUGH and ALBERT W. WAYBRIGHT:

1. JOHN H. WAYBRIGHT, b. December 22, 1892, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska;^{56, 456} m. HAZEL TRUE ALYEA on March 2, 1918 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska^{456, 1890}; d. November 18, 1985, Wessington Springs, Jerauld, South Dakota.^{56, 456}
2. RALPH WARD WAYBRIGHT, b. November 1, 1893, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska;^{56, 6481} m. ALICE GERTRUDE CAREY on June 2, 1935 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska⁶⁴⁸²; d. October 7, 1980, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska.⁶⁴⁸¹
3. ESTHER ROSE WAYBRIGHT, b. May 18, 1897, Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska;⁴⁵⁶ m. HERBERT EDWARD SABIN on June 6, 1928 in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska⁶⁴⁸⁰; d. July 10, 1980, Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado.⁴⁵⁶



Personal Information

Albert W. Waybright

• was mill manager at Weeping Water in Ashland⁷⁸⁴⁰
• was a member of the Masonic Lodge⁷⁸⁴⁰
• was a member of the Methodist Church. ⁷⁸⁴⁰

Melissa J. Stambaugh

• was a member of the Baptist Church. ⁴³⁴³

Obituaries

Plattsmouth Journal, September 16, 1929⁷⁸⁴⁰

OBITUARY

Albert Waybright was born at Crab Bottom, Virginia, Sept. 15, 1857, and died at Ashland, Nebr., Sept. 4, 1929. He came west in 1879 to Plattsmouth, and later removed to Weeping Water to take charge of a mill, and after that to Ashland where he followed a similar occupation. Later the mill was combined with the light plant and he ran both until about five years ago.

He was married to Josephine Stambaugh, Oct. 17, 1891, at Ashland, Nebr., and to this union three children were born: John Waybright of Wessington Springs, S. D., Ralph W. Waybright of Ashland, Nebr., and Mrs. Herbert Sabin, of Node, Wyo.

Mr. Waybright was baptised in the Methodist church in infancy, and affiliated with the church. He was also a member of the Masonic order.

He leaves to mourn his departure his wife, three children, and on brother, Robert, of Crabbattom, Vr.

The funeral service was held at the home last Friday afternoon and was conducted by Rev. W. N. Wallis. A mixed quartet sang two numbers and Mrs. C. Crouse and Miss Bertha Crouse sang a duet.

The Masons attended the service in a body and also conducted the service at the grave. Burial was in the Ashland cemetery.

Ashland Gazette, October 30, 1958⁴³⁴³

Mrs. Waybright Buried Thursday

Funeral services were held at the Marcy Chapel Thursday afternoon, Oct. 23, for Mrs. Josephine Waybright, 90, who died Oct. 20 in Lincoln. She was the daughter of Joseph Stambaugh, first settler in the Ashland community in 1857.

Mrs. Warren Robinson sang "Abide With Me" and "Ivory Palaces," accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Howard Anderson. Pallbearers were Sam Rhotten, W. F. Sanders, Otis Ballou, and John Graham. Burial was in Ashland Cemetery.

Josephine Stambaugh, daughter of Joseph and Catherine Stambaugh, was born May 26, 1868, on their homestead just north of the present site of Ashland. She spent her whole life in this community, and completed the educational courses then available here.

On Oct. 5, 1891, she married Albert Waybright. He operated a water-powered grist mill and later an electric plant. He died Sept. 4, 1929.

Three children were born to them: John Waybright of Wessington Springs, S. D.; Ralph Waybright of Lincoln; and Mrs. Esther Sabin of Node, Wyo. She is also survived by seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; by one brother, Randolph Stambaugh of Ashland; and many nieces and nephews.

She was a member of the Baptist church.

For some years Mrs. Waybright spent the summers at her home north of town and the colder months at the home of her son, Ralph, in Lincoln. She spent the summer of 1958 in Lincoln, also, and it was there she failed suddenly and was hospitalized for one day at Lincoln General hospital where death occurred Oct. 20.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
August 3, 18701513	Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska	Joseph H. Stambaugh Catherine Zimmerman Mary Jo/Jane Stambaugh George Washington Stambaugh John Adams Stambaugh Ella Romine Stambaugh Emma Lincoln Stambaugh Lorenzo Grant Stambaugh Melissa Josephine Stambaugh
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
June 18, 1900303	Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska	Albert W. Waybright Melissa Josephine Stambaugh John H. Waybright Ralph Ward Waybright Esther Rose Waybright
April 30, 1910299	Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska	Albert W. Waybright Melissa Josephine Stambaugh John H. Waybright Ralph Ward Waybright Esther Rose Waybright
January 31, 1920302	Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska	Albert W. Waybright Melissa Josephine Stambaugh Ralph Ward Waybright Esther Rose Waybright