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William Henry Harrison "Hat" Washburn
Jan 1841 – 1 Jul 1905
| Birth | Jan 1841 |
| Death | 1 Jul 1905 |
| Cemetery | Bluff View Cemetery Vermillion , Clay County , South Dakota , USA |
| Added by | sandra Ellington-Freeman on 18 Mar 2018 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28237777 |
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"Hat" Washburn Is Dead - Thrown From Horse and Succumbs to Injuries Received W.H.H. (William Henry Harrison) Washburn, familiarly known as "Hat" Washburn, died at his home in this city on Saturday morning last as the result of injuries received from being thrown from his horse on Friday evening. Just at supper-time "Hat" was riding his running horse, Iron Chancellor, on Market St, and was in front of the Lindholm barn when the horse was scared at some noise down the street and gave a little jump sufficient, however, to throw his rider off. "Hat" struck on the ground on his head and shoulder. He was assisted to the Lindholm barn and a doctor was summoned. He was then taken to his home in West Vermillion where he passed away the next morning at three o'clock. The doctor gives it as his opinion that a blood vessel was burst at the time of the fall from the horse and that caused death. "Hat" Washburn had long been a resident of Vermillion. His death rested from earth a man who a few years ago was very prominent in the racing world. He gained quite a reputation as a jockey, being better known among horsemen as "Hat" Washburn. In early days there wasn't a race meet in the Northwest but what Washburn was on hand with a string of trotters and runners. His greatest success came from the trotter Don Quixote. In the early days he was known as a picturesque character on the tracks in this vicinity. He devoted his early life to riding running horses and when "Hat" Washburn was up the patrons of the sport knew full well they would get a run for their money. He was a conscientious rider known for his fairness and faculty for rating the speed of the horse he undertook to guide. Back in the primitive days of South Dakota and Iowa racing when "Butcher," with the queen, Ella Rowette, used to hold sway, Washburn's fame as a pilot of runners blazed on the sky. When he became too old to ride furious races he took to the "bike." He picked up the trotter Don Quixote, a bay gelding of uncertain ancestry. Washburn trained him faithfully and started him in a slow class at Omaha. This was practically the last of Washburn's racing career. Mr. Washburn saw service during the Civil War. He enlisted Aug. 4, 1862 in Co. E, 74th Ill. Vol. Inf, as a musician, and was discharged on Dec. 6 of the same year, for disability. (His pension request was rejected because he served less than 90 days.) He, however, stayed around the army, and at different times was employed as a teamster. It was during this period of his life that he met with the accident that in a great part was responsible for his crippled condition. The funeral was held at the home of Mrs. Emma Lawson on Monday, and was in charge of Miner Post G.A.R. The services were conducted by Rev. C.S. Thomas. The burial was in Bluff View Cemetery. Dakota Republican, Vermillion, South Dakota, July 6, 1905 and Vermillion Plain Talk, Vermillion SD,July 6, 1905
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Co. E 74 Illinois Volunteer Infantry
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- Jane A.V. Washburn Cook 1837–1898
- Isaiah Washburn 1839–1921
- Henry Clay Washburn 1844–1919
- Vervelia E Washburn Cook 1847–1929
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- Elmer Hiram Washburn 1874–1945 FaG
- Leslie Washburn 1875–1897 FaG
- Orvie "Mud" Washburn 1876–1910 FaG
- Myrtle Washburn Sykes 1883–1926 FaG
- Harrison Leslie Washburn 1888–1949 FaG
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