Van Bibber Pioneers Electronic Newsletter
Volume 1, Number 10 · August 1997
Van Bibber Pioneers Electronic Newsletter
Volume 1, Number 10 · August 1997
Greetings from the editor: Apparently, my last call for new articles
worked like a charm. You can see the results of a lot of hard
work by several individuals below. My thanks to all who sent
articles or queries for this issue of the newsletter.
These past few weeks I have been surfing the Internet in search of sites related to the Van Bibber and related families and was astounded by the number of sites that the search engines located. Many of the home pages did not relate to genealogy (anything from dead professional wrestlers to horror movie producers to real estate sales), but there were many web sites that did contain genealogical information that related to our Van Bibber and related families. Some of the home pages are web sites done by our own subscribers and they contain GEDCOMS and other information on the Van Bibber and related families. I urge you to visit these home pages, if you have the capability, and see the work that these people have done. Some of the sites are by non subscribers, but nevertheless contain some valuable information. Other sites contain historical information about the Van Bibbers and related lines and are interesting and informative.
Many of these web sites are listed below in the body of the newsletter for your information, but I did not list queries that the search engines found at GENWEB sites because the queries were by subscribers to the Van Bibber Pioneers. I hope you will visit all of the web sites listed and perhaps find some missing ancestor or descendant of your Van Bibber or other family.
Don't forget to send me the sites on the Internet you find interesting even if they do not pertain to the Van Bibber and related families history and genealogy.
We now have one-hundred and six members.
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CONTENTS:
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NEW MEMBERS AND CORRECTION
Sandra Williams <[email protected]>
Reita Burress <[email protected]>
Calvin Ingram <[email protected]>
Barbara J. Brothers <[email protected]>
Gerry Peterson <[email protected]>
William Clarence Wheeler <[email protected]>
Dorthy Mack <[email protected]>
Marilyn Hopkins <[email protected]>
Donna Johnson Faucheaux <[email protected]>
Don Hockaday <[email protected]>
Jean Cotton <[email protected]>
Lisa Dorris <[email protected]>
Nancy Bowen <[email protected]>
Rena Nicks <[email protected]>
Correction
Gary Hawpe <[email protected]>
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DANIEL BOONE TO DEYLYNDA RITTER
By DeLynda Ritter <[email protected]>
Dear Cousins,
I think I finally figured out how to paste all my info to
e-mail. This info has all been researched by my ancestors. I
know it is long, but I'd like verification or changes on any dates.
Thanks, Delynda.
DANIEL BOONE (FAMOUS FRONTIERSMAN), DELYNDA RITTER'S GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT
GRANDFATHER.
DANIEL BOONE - BIRTH NOV. 2, 1734 (PENNSYLVANIA)
DEATH - SEPTEMBER 26, 1820 (ST. CHARLES CO., MO)
FATHER - SQUIRE BOONE - BIRTH NOV. 25, 1696 (DEVONSHIRE, ENGLAND)
GRANDFATHER - GEORGE BOONE III (ESQUIRE) - BIRTH 1666 (DEVONSHIRE,
ENGLAND)
DANIEL MARRIED REBECCA BRYAN ON AUGUST 14, 1756 IN NORTH CAROLINA
REBECCA BRYAN BOONE - BIRTH JANUARY 9, 1739
REBECCA'S FATHER - JOSEPH BRYAN
REBECCA'S GRANDFATHER - MORGAN BRYAN
DANIEL AND REBECCA'S CHILDREN:
1. JAMES BOONE - BIRTH MAY 3, 1757 - DEATH OCTOBER 10, 1773 (KILLED BY
INDIANS IN VIRGINIA ON FAMILY'S FIRST ATTEMPT TO REACH KENTUCKY)
2. ISRAEL BOONE - BIRTH JANUARY 25, 1759 - DEATH AUGUST 19, 1782 (KILLED IN BATTLE OF BLUE LICKS IN KENTUCKY BY INDIANS)
3. SUSANNAH BOONE - BIRTH NOV. 2, 1760 - MARRIAGE MARCH 1775 TO WILLIAM
HAYS IN VIRGINIA - DEATH OCTOBER 19, 1800 IN ST. CHARLES CO., MO
4. JEMIMA BOONE - BIRTH OCTOBER 4, 1762 IN NORTH CAROLINA
MARRIAGE OCTOBER 1782 IN NORTH CAROLINA TO FLANDERS CALLOWAY
DEATH IN 1829 IN MONTGOMERY CO., MO
5. LEVINA BOONE - BIRTH MARCH 23, 1766
MARRIAGE IN 1785 TO JOSEPH SCHOLL
DEATH APRIL 6, 1802 IN CLARK CO., KENTUCKY
6. REBECCA BOONE - BIRTH MAY 26, 1768 IN NORTH CAROLINA
MARRIAGE TO PHILIP GOE
DEATH JULY 14, 1805 IN CLARK CO. KENTUCKY (DIED IN HOME OF HER SISTER
LEVINA)
7. DANIEL MORGAN BOONE - BIRTH DECEMBER 23, 1769
MARRIAGE MARCH 2, 1800 TO SARAH GRIFFIN LEWIS IN ST CHARLES CO., MO
DEATH JULY 13, 1859 IN JACKSON CO., MO
8. JESSE BRYAN BOONE - BIRTH MAY 23, 1773
MARRIAGE TO CHLOE VAN BIBBER
DEATH IN 1820 IN ST. LOUIS, MO
9. WILLIAM BOONE - BIRTH JUNE 20, 1775
DEATH IN INFANCY
10. NATHAN BOONE - DANIEL'S SON (MY ANCESTOR)
NATHAN BOONE (SON OF DANIEL BOONE). DELYNDA RITTER'S GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT GRANDFATHER
NATHAN BOONE - BIRTH MARCH 2, 1783 (BOONE'S STATION - FAYETTE CO., KY)
DEATH - OCTOBER 16, 1859 (ASHGROVE GREEN CO., MO)
FATHER - DANIEL BOONE - BIRTH NOVEMBER 2, 1734 (PENNSYLVANIA)
GRANDFATHER - SQUIRE BOONE - BIRTH NOV. 25, 1696 (DEVONSHIRE, ENGLAND)
NATHAN MARRIED OLIVE VAN BIBBER ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1799 at Little Sandy, KY
OLIVE VAN BIBBER - BIRTH JANUARY 13, 1783 IN GREENBRIAR CO. KY
OLIVE'S FATHER - PETER VAN BIBBER
OLIVE'S MOTHER - MARGERY BOUNDS
OLIVE'S DEATH - NOVEMBER 12, 1858 IN ASHGROVE GREEN CO.MO.
NATHAN AND OLIVE'S CHILDREN:
1. JAMES BOONE - BIRTH JULY 3, 1800 - ST. CHARLES, MO
MARRIED POLLY ALLEN - AUG. 18, 1840
2. DELINDA BOONE - BIRTH FEB. 3, 1802 - ST. CHARLES, MO
DEATH - SEPT. 18, 1877 IN HANOVER, IL
MARRIED JAMES CRAIG - APRIL 29, 1819 AT FEMME OSAGE, ST. CHARLES, MO
(JAMES PREACHED THE FUNERAL FOR DANIEL BOONE)
3. JEMIMA BOONE - BIRTH MAR. 17, 1804
MARRIED HENRY ZUMALT - 1824
4. SUSANNAH BOONE (MY ANCESTOR) - MARRIED JOSEPH VAN BIBBER
SUSAN'S BIRTH - Mar. 8, 1806
MARRIED JOSEPH VAN BIBBER - MAR. 18, 1827 IN ST. CHARLES, MO.
(JOSEPH WAS JAMES VAN BIBBER'S SON - JAMES WAS OLIVE'S BROTHER)
SUSANNAH AND JOSEPH WERE 1ST COUSINS
5. NANCY BOONE - BIRTH MAR 4, 1808 - DIED YOUNG
6. EMILIA (MALINDA) - BIRTH SEPT. 22, 1810 - DIED YOUNG
7. OLIVE BOONE - BIRTH MAR. 18, 1812
MARRIED PHIL ANTHONY
8. BENJAMIN HOWARD BOONE - BIRTH MAR. 15, 1814 - DEATH FEB. 7, 1866
(BURIED AT PLEASANT HILL CEMETARY, DEFIANCE, MO)
MARRIED MARY E. STALLARD ON MAR. 12, 1840 - ST. CHARLES, MO
9. JOHN COBURN BOONE - BIRTH MAY 13, 1816 - MO.
DEATH IN 1902 IN CA.
MARRIED MOLLY WARDLOW IN CALIFORNIA IN 1851
MARRIED NANCY BRYSON/MCQUARRY IN 1867 IN AR.
10. LEVICA BOONE - BIRTH JUNE 17, 1818 IN MO - DEATH JULY 24, 1854
MARRIED WILLIAM CAWLFIELD
11. MELCINA BOONE - BIRTH OCTOBER 1820 - MARRIED JAMES HOWARD (JAMES
DIED BEFORE TWO YEARS OF MARRIAGE ON JUNE 16, 1900) - THEN MARRIED
FRANKLIN FRAZIER BEFORE 1850
12. MARY BOONE-BIRTH JANUARY 22, 1822 IN ST. CHARLES, MO
DEATH - JUNE 13, 1915 (AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH, SHE WAS THE ONLY LIVING
GRANDCHILD OF DANIEL BOONE)
MARRIED ALFRED HOSMAN ON APRIL 23, 1841
13. SARAH BOONE - MARRIED WINFIELD WRIGHT
14. MAHALA BOONE - MARRIED ROBERT C. PRINTY
15. MELA BOONE - DEATH AS A CHILD
BOONE FAMILY CEMETERY - 2 MILES NORTH OF ASHGROVE, GREEN CO.,
MO
SUSAN BOONE VAN BIBBER (GRANDDAUGHTER OF DANIEL BOONE) DELYNDA RITTER'S GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT GRANDMOTHER
SUSAN BOONE - DAUGHTER OF NATHAN BOONE AND
OLIVE VAN BIBBER BOONE
Birth Mar. 8, 1806
FATHER - NATHAN BOONE (DANIEL'S SON)
GRANDFATHER - DANIEL BOONE - BIRTH NOVEMBER 2, 1781(PENNSYLVANIA)
SUSAN MARRIED JOSEPH VAN BIBBER - Mar. 18, 1827 (St. Charles Co. MO)
JOSEPH'S DEATH IN 1843 IN RANDOLPH CO. ARKANSAS
JOSEPH'S PARENTS: JAMES VAN BIBBER AND JANE IRVINE
(JAMES WAS SONE OF PETER VAN BIBBER JR. AND MARGERY BOUNDS. JAMES
WAS BROTHER TO OLIVE VAN BIBBER (SUSAN'S MOTHER). THIS MADE SUSAN
AND JOSEPH 1ST COUSINS
SUSAN AND JOSEPH'S CHILDREN:
1. LETITIA VAN BIBBER (MY ANCESTOR) GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER OF DANIEL BOONE
BIRTH - DECEMBER 2, 1829 IN CLAY CO., MO
MARRIED ARTHUR SHAVER - 1ST MARRIAGE
MARRIED ARTHUR BOLEN - 2ND MARRIAGE
MARRIED JAMES C. MAXWELL ON DECEMBER 18, 1856 IN GREEN CO., MO - 3RD
MAR.
2. JAMES VAN BIBBER - MARRIED CAROLINE STALEY
3. SARAH VAN BIBBER - MARRIED ALSEY WOODARD
LETITIA VAN BIBBER MAXWELL ( GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER OF DANIEL BOONE)
DELYNDA RITTER'S GREAT-GREAT-GREAT GRANDMOTHER
LETITIA VAN BIBBER - DAUGHTER OF SUSAN BOONE AND JOSEPH VAN BIBBER
LETITIA'S BIRTH DECEMBER 2, 1829 IN CLAY CO., MO
LETITIA'S DEATH DECEMBER 14 1899 IN RUDY, AR, CRAWFORD CO.
1ST MARRIAGE - ARTHUR SHAVER
2ND MARRIAGE - ARTHUR BOLEN
3RD MARRIAGE - JAMES C. MAXWELL ON DECEMBER 18, 1856 IN GREEN CO., MO
JAMES' BIRTH OCTOBER 31, 1829 IN TENNESSEE
JAMES' DEATH AUGUST 27, 1904 IN RUDY, AR, CRAWFORD CO.
LETITIA'S CHILDREN WITH MR. BOLEN:
1. CENTHA BOLEN - BIRTH IN 1846 IN ARKANSAS
MARRIAGE TO OWEN FORESTER NOVEMBER 3, 1864
2. MARY ELIZABETH BOLEN - BIRTH IN 1850 IN ARKANSAS, DEATH FEB. 1918 IN
OKLAHOMA
1ST MARRIAGE - RUFUS ALEXANDER SMITH
RUFUS' BIRTH 1846 IN TENNESSEE
RUFUS' DEATH SPET. 5, 1914 (LE FLORE CO.) MILTON, OK
MARY DIVORCED RUFUS IN 1890
2ND MARRIAGE TO ELVIN A. WHITE
3. JOSEPH L. BOLEN - BIRTH 1853 (SHOWN IN 1870 CENSUS AS JOSEPH MAXWELL)
BURIED IN HOT SPRINGS, AR
LETITIA AND JAMES' CHILDREN:
4. JOHN WESLEY MAXWELL - BIRTH DECEMBER 2, 1857 IN GREEN CO. MO
1ST MARRIAGE TO LETTIE ATWELL
2ND MARRIAGE TO CORDELIA LAMB IN 1904 IN HOBTOWN, CRAWFORD CO. AR
JOHN'S DEATH MAY 31, 1946 - BURIED AT GRACELAWN, VAN BUREN, CRAWFORD
CO., AR
5. LUCINA C. MAXWELL "CINA" - BIRTH FEBRUARY 22, 1860 IN SPRINGFIELD,
GREEN CO., MO
MARRIAGE TO JOSEPH FRANKLIN ROBERTS ON DECEMBER 1879
LUCINA'S DEATH IN 1934 TRENTON, GRUNDY, MO
BIRTH AUGUST 2,1863 SPRINGFIELD, GREEN CO. MO
MARRIAGE TO NELSON A. POPE ON DECEMBER 22, 1881 CRAWFORD CO., AR
BURIED AT HATFIELD CEMETERY, CRAWFORD CO., AR
7. JAMES S. MAXWELL - BIRTH 1869, DEATH 1889
SARAH ANGELINE MAXWELL POPE (GREAT-GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER OF DANIEL BOONE) DELYNDA RITTER'S GREAT-GREAT GRANDMOTHER
SARAH ANGELINE "ANNIE" MAXWELL - DAUGHTER OF LETITIA VAN BIBBER MAXWELL AND JAMES C. MAXWELL
SARAH'S DEATH DECEMBER 1, 1941 IN CRAWFORD CO., AR
ANNIE'S BIRTH - AUGUST 2, 1863 (SPRINGFIELD, MO)
ANNIE'S DEATH - DECEMBER 1, 1949 (ALMA, AR)
BURIED AT HATFIELD CEMETERY - MT. BURG, AR (CRAWFORD CO.)
MARRIAGE - NELSON A. POPE DECEMBER 22, 1881 LANCASTER, AR (CRAWFORD CO.)
NELSON'S BIRTH - DECEMBER 15, 1856 LANCASTER, AR
NELSON'S DEATH - JANUARY 23, 1944
SARAH "ANNIE" AND NELSON'S CHILDREN:
1. ZORA POPE - BIRTH SEPTEMBER 15, 1884 (CRAWFORD CO., AR)
MARRIAGE - WIDNER S. DEATON AUGUST 14, 1904 IN CRAWFORD CO.,
BURIED AT OPOE CEMETERY, CRAWFORD CO, AR
2. JESSE POPE - BIRTH NOVEMBER 6, 1886 (CRAWFORD CO. AR)
MARRIAGE - WINNIE STONE ON MAY 30, 1908 IN CRAWFORD CO, AR
3. BENJAMIN HARRISON POPE (MY ANCESTOR) - BIRTH DECEMBER 29, 1888
(CRAWFORD CO, AR)
MARRIAGE TO MARY ANN HENDRICKSON ON APRIL 1, 1906
DEATH JUNE 22, 1956 IN VIAN, OK
4. WILLIAM ARTHUR POPE - BIRTH JANUARY 24, 1891 (CRAWFORD CO, AR)
MARRIAGE BERTHA ELLEN HILL ON JUNE 1, 1924 (CRAWFORD CO, AR)
5. MARY ETHEL POPE - BIRTH JANUARY 8, 1893 (CRAWFORD CO., AR)
MARRIAGE JERIMIAH "JERRY" DOYLE ON NOVEMBER 20, 1910
(CRAWFORD CO, AR)
6. ODA DELL POPE - BIRTH JULY 22, 1895 (CRAWFORD CO, AR)
MARRIAGE WILLIAM L. LEWIS DECEMBER 24, 1910 (CRAWFORD CO, AR)
1900 CENSUS LISTS THEY HAD 7 CHILDREN BUT ONLY 6 LIVING
BENJAMIN HARRISON POPE (GREAT-GREAT-GREAT GRANDSON OF DANIEL BOONE)
DELYNDA RITTER'S GREAT GRANDFATHER
BENJAMIN HARRISON POPE- SON OF NELSON A. POPE AND SARAH ANGELINE "ANNIE" MAXWELL POPE
BENJAMIN'S BIRTH - DECEMBER 29, 1888 (LANCASTER, CRAWFORD CO., AR)
BENJAMIN'S DEATH - JUNE 23, 1956 (VIAN, OK)KILLED BY CAR CROSSING STREET
MARRIAGE - MARY ANN HENDRICKSON ON APRIL 1, 1906 (TIM BETTERTON HOME, VIAN, OK)
MARY'S BIRTH - JANUARY 19, 1884 (ALMA, CRAWFORD CO., AR)
MARY'S DEATH - JULY 4, 1978 (DIED AT FT. SMITH, ARKANSAS HOSPITAL - HAD
BEEN IN NURSING HOME IN VIAN, OK - LIVED IN MARBLE CITY BEFORE THAT IN
DUPLEX WITH SISTER MATTIE NEXT DOOR)
BENJAMIN AND MARY'S CHILDREN:
1. BLANCHE MAY POPE - BIRTH FEBRUARY 25, 1907 IN DEAN SPRINGS, AR
MARRIAGE TO EARNEST RANDELL ON MAY 9, 1925
2. EDWARD GLYN POPE (MY ANCESTOR) - BIRTH MAY 22, 1908 IN DEAN SPRINGS,
AR
MARRIAGE TO GEORGIA ANN BENNETT ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1929
DEATH OCTOBER 10, 1978 IN VIAN, OK
3. ELSIE OPLE POPE - BIRTH JANUARY 18, 1910 IN DEAN SPRINGS, AR
MARRIAGE TO PUGEN EVANS AND JOHNNY LINDGREN
4. WILLIAM "CLARK" POPE - BIRTH MARCH 25, 1912 IN DEAN SPRINGS, CRAWFORD
CO., AR
MARRIAGE TO JOSIE BENNETT
5. MARY "AGNES" POPE - BIRTH JANUARY 15, 1914 IN DEAN SPRINGS, AR
MARRIAGE TO ALBERT EPPERSON ON JANUARY 1934
6. JAMES HARRISON POPE - BIRTH OCTOBER 30, 1915 IN MARBLE CITY, OK
MARRIAGE TO RUTH EPPERSON IN DECEMBER, 1935
7. EDITH KATHREAN POPE - BIRTH JANUARY 6, 1918 IN MARBLE CITY, OK
MARRIAGE TO RAYMOND HARRISON ON DECEMBER, 1939
8. FANNIE "PAULINE" POPE - BIRTH APRIL 13, 1923 IN MARBLE CITY, OK
MARRIAGE TO FRANK KINZEY ON JANUARY, 1938
DEATH NOVEMBER 29, 1974
I'D LOVE FOR SOME FEEDBACK ON THIS! - DELYNDA
P.S. CHECK OUT THE 2ND CHILD OF NATHAN BOONE (DELINDA). AND MOTHER
THOUGHT SHE MADE IT UP!
DyLynda Ritter
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DRAPER MANUSCRIPTS
By Dick Walker <[email protected]>
Here is the first segment of the Draper Manuscripts I transcribed. Words I could not understand have been replaced with "??". Misspelled words are transcribed as written.
It is from Section C23, Microfile No. 0889110. It consists of letters to Lyman Draper in response to Draper's questions about Daniel Boone. I looked for all the letters which contained references to the Van Bibber family. Remember, Draper was planning on writing a biography of Boone and this is the way he went about filling gaps in the historical record. Unfortunately, Draper's letters posing the questions were not always available.
Another problem is that the people being queried are usually the grandchildren of those who were involved in a particular action. Everything is "word of mouth."
The page numbers are those in the microfilm reel. This should help everyone find a particular letter if they so desire. One nice thing about the microfilm is that the signatures are included (as they are obviously not in my transcription). It could be a thrill seeing your ancestor's signature.
For your information, Draper never did publish his biography of
Daniel Boone. However, I found some of the same material included
in a biography of Boone written by someone else.
Letter from E. K. Scholl
Page 17:
Griggsville, Feb 25th 1861
Mr. L. Draper - dear Sir: yours of the 15th of the instant is before me and I shall to the best of my ability answer your interogatories in the order as stated: John Stuart was burnt or supposed to as the body of a man was found when some Indian had raided. 2nd, ?? I recalled the circumstance but not the name. 3rd, I remember hearing my father talk of all those men but not being connected, I cannot tell anything satsfactory.
Peter Scholl was born Sept. 15, 1754 , died Sept. 11, 1821 being
67 years lacking 4 day. He was born in Virginia in this connection
I will give you the biography of the father first. Jacob Scholl
was born in Germany. Came to ?? in an early day
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She had 4 children by ?Porris. ?Carity was born June 1809. Married Hugh Michael in Illinois in 1826. Both living in addition to the 12 children. They were all born in Clark Co., KY.
12. There is 2 sons of Uncle Joseph Scholl living in Caliway County, MO. To wit, Marquis & Joseph and one of Jesse Boon's sons who named Mathias. He is a grandson of the Boones, also a daughter.
13. Samuel Boon of Caliway County, MO is a son of George Boon. Isaac Vanbeber is dead. ?? K. Scholl is a son of Joseph Scholl. He was the son of Joseph, my uncle.
Please excuse my manner and bad spelling. I have not yet written
in proper and pretty
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Letter from L. W. Boggs
To Lyman Draper, Esq.
Roxobelle Farm, Napa Valley
Madison, Wisconsin Napa Co., CA, Jany 18, 1857
Dr Sir. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your esteemed favor of 22nd Nov last and have to tender you an apology for not attending to your previous communication on the same subject. I had aleays intended to do so after the receipt of your prior communication to reply, but neglected to do so, until I thought so much time had elapsed that perhaps the little
information I could give you would be of no service to you. I will now however with more promptness endeavor to make amends for my former neglect although I am fearful you will be somewhat disappointed by the unimportance of the facts commended - I will proceed at once to answer your several questions as far as it is in my power to do so.
To your 1st question. I answer we have not - I once had some old commissions?? of Col. Danl Boone in my possession. One was a commission as Cap'n in his Majesty's Service to command the several garrisons against the Shawnee Indians granted by Lord Viscount Dunmore, Gov. of Virginia, under the Colonial Govt. Another commission as Colonel signed by Patrick henry, Gov. of Virginia, a prior one as Major by some other Gov. of VA & one as Sheriff, Fayette County, KY, & perhaps some others that I do not remember.
These papers I sent to Washington at the time that the heirs of Col. D. Boone applied to Congress to place them on the same footing (as to pay and Land grants) as the heirs of the Officers of the Virginia line. As Col. Boone was not an officer of the Virginia line but served with them - these papers I confided to Wm H. Ashley, then a member of H. Rep. from Missouri -
the Bill passed the House but failed in the Senate - these old Commissions most likely remain in the archives of either the H of Rep or Senate at Washington. It would be propoer for me to remember here to remark that Col. Dan Boone has never received one dollar compensation either in land or money from the State of Virginia or the U. States for his military services, although he was some fourteen years engaged in such service - Your second question I am unable to answer - In realtion to your first question we are fortunate enough to have in our papers a record of the ages of Jesse B. Boone and wife and the ages of their children which I herewith enclose you - where Jesse B. Boone was born I do not know but presume he was born in Kentucky. I think on Stones now in Borbon County, KY. This is however uncertain - the date of the death of his oldest child you can very nearly ascertain as it died in infancy (it was a girl and named Jeramima on
the record it is painted Jeremiah, a mistake of the printer.) Harriett was born in 1794 so that there was only one year between the 1st and 2nd child.
Consequently the death of the 1st child must have occurred within 1, 2 or 3 months after it was born.
The date of Jesse B. Boone's marriage we have no means of ascertaining precisely, except from the record enclosed, he had married young, not more than 18 or 19 years of age. It must have been very early in 1792 or late in 1791, he was married to Cloe Vanbibber, a daughter of Col. John Vanbibber of Point Pleasant, VA. The death of his wife occurred in August 1822 in
Callaway Co., Missouri at the residence of her son-in-law, Col. Wyncook Warner. Jesse Boone herself died December 22, 1821 at St. Louis, Missouri, he was at the time of his death a member of the House of Rep. of Mo from Montgomery County, was taken sick during the session and died a few days after the adjournment. The corpse was taken to his home in Montgomery Co.
and burried the day after Christmas.
Jesse B. Boone migrated from Greenup County, Kentucky to Montgomery County,
Missouri in the Spring of 1815. In the War of 1812 & 1815, Jesse B. Boone was aide to Genl (afterwards Gov.) Disha of Kentucky in the Campaign of 1813 (Shelby's Campaign). He was at the Battle of the Thames. This I know personally as I was myself there at the same time & met with him frequently. I was then about 17 or 18 years of age. He toured our Company and requested permission to fight in our ranks at the skirmish (the day before the main battle at the bridge across the Thames. His own Brigade was in the rear that day but hearing the firing in front he got permission to leave and found the troops in front. Our boys were delighted to have him
for our company & he was joyfully welcomed. I have no knowledge
of what Indian fights or skirmishes in which he may have participated
in the Point Pleasant region
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at that time a sister of Mrs. Jeramiah Boone's. You may well imagine that the meeting was a joyful one on both sides. They were shortly afterwards married & many of their descendents reside now in Missouri & California. The girls in them days were better trained to woodcraft and
seems they had more presence of mind in emergencies than in the present day.
I believe that I have now answered all your questions as fully as I was able to and if the information will be of any service to you we will be grateful. The paper you have sent requesting my own and my wife's signature, not withstanding our great desire to oblige you, I do not really
see how we can certify to a matter we have not seen, although we are confident that you would not publish anything that could cause us to regret having given you this evidence of our confidence. We have therefore concluded to oblige you in this matter & would be pleased to receive a copy of the work when published & the copy of 2 vols. of collections published
by the Wisconsin Hist Society of which you are Editor. Wishing
you success in your enterprise of lushing a happing this life.
I am respectfully, L. M. Boggs.
Postmark: "Napa City, Cal. Fsh 3"
Rec'd March 5th, 1857
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Williamsburg, Callaway Co., MO, April 25th 1867
Mr. Lyman C. Draper: Sir,
In response to inquiries I will give you such information as I have been able to get hol of. Old Sammy Boone is still living though getting quite frail with the weight of age. Capt. Isaac Van Bebber is living though I'm quite unable to inform you of his whereabouts - the vigilance and energy of a detective would hardly keep the "run" of him, for he is literally cosmopolitan in his habits and in proof of the assertion I will mention that he has been in the following places in the last two years to wit: Montana, Washington, Utah, oregon, California, Kansas, nebraska, Illinois,
Canada, Maine, Alabama, Tennessee, and the Sandwich Islands and
I know not what others. he was here a month or two during the
winter and went from here to St. Joseph and spoke of going from
there to Denver City. He promised to write to me but so far has
failed to do so. Maj. Ewing Van bebber is living in California.
It was the Captain I presume from whom you rec'd teh letters of
which you spoke. The old Major Isaac Van Bebber, the father of
Isaac and Ewing has been dead 27 years - J. M. Boone and Mrs.
James L. Henderson are living. Stephen Hempstead I think is dead.
Major John Gibson is living - I could not find out positively
where. Col. Nathan
From Huron Burt
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When Boone's brother Edward was killed, and B. escaped by killing the Huron dog, and reach'd home (Spring '80) in the night as the ten (?) heart-rending intelligence of Dan'l Boone left a widow and five children.
? was in fine fruit and our succeeding to cold winter; Spring came out fine in plenty part-, safe, wild plums, nuts, and bundles of good corn and pumpkins.
Elizabeth Hays (daughter of Wm Hays, and grand-daughter of Col. Daniel Boone) was the first white person born at Boonesboro and ? ? married Isaac Van Bebber and moved to Missouri.
? net was Lydia Nelson, daughter of Edward Nelson.
From Mrs. Rachael Denton, March 1844.
Page 108-1085
Danville, Oct 16, 1853
Mr. Draper, Dear Sir,
I yesterday received your note of the c-ullom (?) and on which you requested me to give you some of the memories of my parents and grandparentage? which I will do so far as my memory serves me at present.
My grandfather Van Bebber was born in Maryland, 12 miles from Baltimore and before he married, him and his two brothers emigrated to Greenbriar, Virginia. Their names as follows: my Grandfather Isaac, Mathias and James.
Shortly after they went to Virginia, Isaac went over into North Carolina and there mrrried a planter's daughter by the name of Davis, and I have heard my father speak of hard feelings that arose bwteen Davis and his son-in-law about matters of religion. Davis and his family belonged to the high church of England and Van Bebber called himself a convert from that church which Davis knew nothing about. At the time my Grandfather and grandmother were married, which caused my a great deal of satisfaction an ill feeling between Davis and his son-in-law which lasted during the lifetime of my Grandfather, my Grandfather being an old Side Baptist preacher. So after his death his father-in-law came over and had his grandchildren christened high churchmen, with the exception of the three eldest, Nancy, Patty and Peter, who obstinately refursed to accept to belong to the High Church of England.
John, James and Isaac (that was my father) they were christened. My grandmother still belonging to that church. Now my father always gave his birth on his account was 1771, Oct 12 and was born in Greenbriar country, and died in 1840 at his son-in-law's, G. W. Burt, in Callaway Co., MO. His father was killed by the Indians on big conkaway in 1772, and in 1842, there was an old man stayed at my house by the name of Gluze moving with hs son-in-law from Powell's Valley, TN and he had in his possession an old family Bible that he stated to me that he bought at Howard Eakin, my fathers Brother-in-laws sale, it having been my Grandfather's Bible and
there I saw the record of my grandfathers vaunduly (?), the births of his children in his own hand, write as ? and I then took the date down ? on my father's birth as that record gave it. Isaac was born 1768, that is the record of my Grandfather to gather with the record of the death of my
Grandfather. Now my Grandmother after the death of my Grandfather married a man by the name of Griffin and my father being the youngest to live with his uncle until James Davis, a wealthy tobacco planter in North Carolina where he remained until he was grown. He then returned to see his relatives; there fell in with Colonel Andrew Louis and three of Andrew Louises sun; Louis Wetzel, who were bound for Big Kanawha it being the frontier of Virginia in defense of their colonel being the brother of Capt. Charles Louis that was eventually mortally wounded in the same engagement that my Grandfather fell and died in thirty hours after he was carried from the battleground. My father's notions was then if he could get to kill three Indians he would have full revenge for them having killed his father.
So after they got down to Galapelice, him and Davis (?) Wetzel was sent out as spies, so they reconoitered the country raound about, and in a very short time they became well acquainted with the country and Wetzel being well acquainted with Indian hunting and, as they was out there when the fine of a gun Wetzel proposed to my father that he should remain there and
he would proceed alone and would see what he could discover. My father was anxious to accompany him when Wetzel told him that two men was easier discovered than one, and if he got in to alynadeal of dannger where their was many Indians he could out-run them, and if his ammuition held out, he cared not, for all he wanted was, that they would promise him, he would
shot and run and load, and as long as ammunition held out, he could have fun, and when that gave out, their was but one Indian that could run near as fast as he could. Get him in a chase after him, he intended to scalp him after getting him out of reach of the balance of the warriors, so after
giving many reasons, my father consented to remain their intil sundown, at which time Wetzel was to certainly return. After Wetzel had left, he saw a deer coming crippling along and behind it he discovered an Indian trailing the deer, the deer passed within thirty yards of him, and he waited until the Indian came within forty yards of him when he fired upon him. The Indian sprang forward fetched a?ore and fell upon the ground. He had ? fast loaded his gun and then approached his victim with a great deal of coution, and while viewing him he heard Wetzel coming, and he then discovered him, he ran up, and informed that their was plenty of Indians making for that
spot and for them to make good their retreat, Wetzel taking with him the Indian's powder horn and pouch that contained the balls. When they returned that night, they found some ?one recruits had got their heads by Simon Kenton and Neal Washburn (?) that I have talked a great deal of. He was a great Indian fighter. The next day the party of Kenton in which their was a celibrated man for Indian hunting by the name of Neal Washburn. My father described him as being big, possessed of a great deal of personal strength and a man of undaunted courage and never-tiring energy and excellent marksman and good unbadimador (?). Then teen in numbers all started for the point where Indians had been seen the evening before. When they came to the spot where this Indian was killed, they discovered that o party of Indians had removed him. so they followed up until they found where he hd been concealed under driftwood and was raised, and Kenton drew his legin and put them on and wore them himself. My father then continued in the service for
five years. He was in many engagements closely fought by our American
troops headed by General Anthony Wayne. Most some portion of the
time with Mr. Breckinridge that is still living in St. Louis City.
I have stayed at Mr. Breckinridge with my father and have when
? my father and him told of their services together during the
time Wetzel and my father had been in close engagements and had
been successful. Wetzel, when in company with a man by the name
of lure fishing in a canoe with out their rifles only one mile
from the past, was fired upon by some Indians. Wetzel being shot
through the left arm which resulted in Wetzel loosing his left
arm, which made him unfit for service. I saw Louis Wetzel in 1818.
He stayed all night with my father and I heard them talk til midnight
and many of their encounters I will try to send you, and you must
have some patience with me as I have written this in a ?unk and
shall be still in a fury having a great deal to do and a wife
to hunt up and many between now and Christmas, and you can't put
this together until you get the balance so far as W is concerned
which will close when I tell you what Wetzel said to my father
when he held his arm while Dr. Sagnin took it off.
Yours in haste, Isaac Van Bebber.
Write to Albert G. Boone, Westport, MO, he is a grandson of Col.
Daniel Boone, and an old acquaintance of my father. His father,
Jesse Boone, died at St. Charles in our first State legislature
in 1820. Look over the incoherant manner this is put together
and expect the next to be worse.
Yours,
Isaac Vanbibber
Page 109-1094
Danville, April 30th, 1854
Mr. Draper, Dear Sir. Answer to your letter. William Hays was
born and raised in Ireland, and came to America with his mother
and grandfather when he was about 16 years old. His mother being
a widow
Dick Walker
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JAMES VANBEBBER AND HANNAH HOOVER
By William Clarence Wheeler <[email protected]>
The info listed below is from my Family Tree Maker file and is
my link with VanBebber that my mother believes could correct based
on James Stonewall's stories. I may or may not have a second
VanBebber link through James Stonewall's grandmother, Sarah.
Descendants of James Vanbebber
. 1 VANBEBBER, James src: Gary R. Hawpe FGS 12 Sep 1992 via Marshall
+HOOVER, Hannah src: Gary R. Hawpe FGS 12 Sep 1992 via Marshall
.. 2 VANBEBBER, Hannah b: 30 Jan 1802 in Claiborne Co., TN d: 17 Aug 1877 in SV West Cemetery-Macoupin Co., IL
.... +OWENS, James G. b: 11 Apr 1800 d: 26 Dec 1878 in SV West
Cemetery-Macoupin Co., IL
.... 3 OWENS, George W. b: 02 Dec 1823 in TN src: Gary R. Hawpe FGS 12 Sep 1992 via Marshall 1623 Scottsdale Dr., Arlington, TX 76018
....... +UNKNOWN, Minerva Jane b: Aft 1823 in ? src: Gary R. Hawpe FGS 12 Sep 1992 via Marshall 1623 Scottsdale Dr., Arlington, TX 76018 d: 05 Mar 1876 in SV West
Cemetery-Macoupin Co., IL
.... 3 OWENS, John b: 30 Aug 1825 in TN src: Gary R. Hawpe FGS 12 Sep 1992 via Marshall 1623 Scottsdale Dr., Arlington, TX 76018
.... 3 OWENS, Isaac Asbury b: 05 Jun 1827 in TN src: Gary R. Hawpe
FGS 12 Sep 1992 via Marshall 1623 Scottsdale Dr., Arlington, TX 76018 d: 07 Apr 1908 in SV West Cemetery-Macoupin Co., IL
....... +STEELEY, Elizabeth m: 17 Nov 1853 mrg end: Bef 1855 rel end: Death of one spouse
.... *2nd Wife of Isaac Asbury Owens:
....... +HENDERSON, Susannah m: 04 Nov 1855
.... 3 OWENS, Martha Emaline b: 16 Dec 1829 in TN src: Gary R. Hawpe
FGS 12 Sep 1992 via Marshall d: 05 Jul 1886 in Adams Township, Gage Co., NE
....... +WHEELER, James Richard b: 09 Apr 1822 in Barren Co., KY [Earl B] or Whitley/Knox Co., KY [Marshall R] src: Dorothy Van Doren Wheeler's Chart m: 24 Feb 1848 Macoupin Co., IL d: 09 Feb 1904 in Scottville, Macoupin Co., IL; burial at Adams, Gage Co., NE
....... 4 WHEELER, Mary Jane b: 1851 in IL src: Earl B Wheeler's Family Group Sheet
d: 25 Feb 1886 in Adams, Gage Co., NE
.......... +WOODS, Michael T. src: Earl B Wheeler's Family Group Sheet m: 13 Jun 1875 ....... 4 WHEELER, John Marshall b: 26 Aug 1852 in Springfield, Sanganon Co., IL src: Earl B. Wheeler's Family Group Sheet d: 19 Apr 1931 in South Gate, Los Angeles Co.,, CA
.......... +PIPER, Dora Adaline b: 25 Sep 1865 in Palmyra, Macoupin Co., IL src: Earl B. Wheeler's Family Group Sheet m: 29 Dec 1887 Beatrice, Gage Co., NE d: 01 Sep 1934 in Inglewood, Las Angeles Co., CA; Inglewood Cemetary
....... 4 WHEELER, Martha A. b: 31 Oct 1859 in IL src: Marshall R's Book page 6
.......... +WIGGINS, James A. b: Jul 1857 in IL src: Marshall R's Book page 6 m: 21 Aug 1879 Macoupin Co., IL d: 03 Aug 1937
....... 4 WHEELER, James Stonewall b: 13 Jan 1862 in Palmyra, Macoupin
Co., IL src: Floyd Earl's Family Group Record sent Earl Bryan Wheeler d: 13 Feb 1946 in Roswell, Chaves Co., NM; South Park Cemetary
.......... +ROSS, Claudia Evelyn b: 30 Aug 1865 in Quincy, Adams Co., IL m: 22 Mar 1888 Firth, Lancaster Co., NB d: 20 Jul 1936 in Roswell, Chaves Co., NM; South Park Cemetery
....... 4 WHEELER, Elizabeth Maude b: 14 May 1870 in Macoupin Co., IL src: Marshall R Wheeler's Book dtd 1994 p-7 d: 17 Sep 1904 in Pickrell, Gage Co., NE; Pleasantview Cemetery
.......... +MARKO, Frederick C. b: 25 Nov 1861 src: Earl B. Wheeler's Husband's Ancestral Chart m: 05 May 1907 Pickrell, Gage Co., NE d: 1907 in Pickrell, Gage Co., NE .... 3 OWENS, Benjamin Franklin b: 20 Feb 1831 in TN src: Gary R. Hawpe FGS 12 Sep 1992 via Marshall 1623 Scottsdale Dr., Arlington, TX 76018
....... +WALKER, Jane m: 09 Aug 1854
.... 3 OWENS, Thersa A. b: 12 Sep 1833 src: Gary R. Hawpe FGS 12 Sep 1992 via Marshall 1623 Scottsdale Dr., Arlington, TX 76018 d: 22 Feb 1886 in SV West Cemetery-Macoupin Co., IL
....... +BERRYMAN, Felix J. m: 26 Aug 1880
.... 3 OWENS, Mary Elizabeth b: 12 May 1835 src: Gary R. Hawpe FGS 12
Sep 1992 via Marshall 1623 Scottsdale Dr., Arlington, TX 76018
....... +WHEELER, Joshua III b: Jan 1834 src: Marshall R Wheeler's
Book dtd 1994 p-40; 1313 Ardenwood Road, Austin, TX 78722
.... *2nd Husband of Mary Elizabeth Owens:
....... +WHEELER, Joshua III m: 23 Aug 1857
.... 3 OWENS, China Minerva b: 27 Apr 1837 in IL src: Gary R. Hawpe
FGS 12 Sep 1992 via Marshall 1623 Scottsdale Dr., Arlington, TX 76018 d: 07 Mar 1913 in SV West Cemetery-Macoupin Co., IL
....... +WALKER, James A. m: 04 Jan 1858
.... 3 OWENS, Nancy M. b: 02 Oct 1839 in IL src: Gary R. Hawpe FGS 12
Sep 1992 via Marshall 1623 Scottsdale Dr., Arlington, TX 76018 d: 12 Apr 1880 in SV West
Cemetery-Macoupin Co., IL
....... +DUGGER, Isaac
.... 3 OWENS, William M. b: 12 Jul 1842 in IL src: Gary R. Hawpe FGS 12 Sep 1992 via Marshall 1623 Scottsdale Dr., Arlington, TX 76018 d: 1933 in SV West
Cemetery-Macoupin Co., IL
....... +CROWFORD, Lucinda Augeline m: 26 Oct 1867
I have yet to contact Gary R. Hawpe [FGS 12 Sep 1992] 1623 Scottsdale Dr., Arlington, TX 76018. I knew James Stonewall when I was a very small boy but can not remember him ever talking about his mother's family.
I have lots of work yet to do before I should publish any of my
tree. You are welcome to use anything from my web page that you
would like. A lot is unproved at this point and is so noted.
Bill Wheeler :o)
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VAN BIBBER MARRIAGES
By Gary Hawpe < [email protected]>
VanBebber, Calvin - VanBebber, Barthena Jan 17, 1850 Linn Co. Mo.
VanBebber, Vardaman - Dotson, Ellen F. Apr 02, 1845 Linn Co. Mo.
VanBebber, Mary J.- Bennett, William Nov 21, 1843 Linn Co. Mo.
VanBebber, Nancy - Bailey, William Mar 15, 1857 Linn Co. Mo.
VanBebber, Granville - VanBebber, Margaret J. Jan 20, 1859 ? Mo.
VanBebber, James H. - Hooker, Ruth A. Mar 24, 1865 Linn Co. Mo.
VanBebber, Nancy K. - Kincaid, John L. Dec 31, 1848 Ray Co. Mo.
VanBebber, John H.- Baker, Matilda Dec 01, 1853 Ray Co. Mo.
VanBebber, George M. - Lamb, Serepta J. Mar 01, 1866 Ray Co. Mo.
VanBebber, Prudence E. - Hamilton, George W. Feb 04, 1886 Ray Co. Mo.
VanBebber, William H. - Grimes, Sarah C. Mar 21, 1853 Ray Co. Mo.
VanBebber, William H. - Pryor, Caroline V. Oct 02, 1884 Ray Co. Mo.
VanBebber, Nimrod C. - Borden, Adeline Jul 01, 1867 Ray Co. Mo.
VanBebber, Barbara - Mayes, Thomas D. Dec 06, 1855 Ray Co. Mo.
VanBebber, Martha J. - Kincaid, Franklin L. Feb 27, 1853 Ray Co. Mo.
VanBebber, James H. - Baker, Elizabeth J. Feb 14, 1865 Ray Co. Mo.
VanBebber, Pryor L. - Kincaid, Lydia A. Oct 10, 1867 Ray Co. Mo.
VanBebber, Pryor L. - Hutchings, Mary M. Sep 17, 1878 Ray Co. Mo.
VanBebber, Emily E. - Kincaid, Richard Dec 16, 1860 Ray Co. Mo.
VanBebber, Julia A. - Campbell, Joseph Feb 24, 1866 Ray Co. Mo.
VanBebber, Sarah F. - Harmon, John Apr 15, 1866 Ray Co. Mo.
VanBebber, William F. - Craven, Susan G. Dec 21, 1881 Ray Co. Mo.
VanBebber, Celestia A. - Kincaid, George B. Sep 20, 1893 Ray Co. Mo.
VanBebber, James - Rutherford, Martha Mar 24, 1880 ? Mo.
VanBebber, James - Hardey, Loretta Oct 14, 1906 Caldwell Co. Mo.
VanBebber, Christina - Blew, Elisha N. Jul 23, 1876 Caldwell Co. Mo.
VanBibber, Eriwn - Bosher, Mary May 08, 1853 Callaway Co. Mo.
VanBibber, Mary J. - Rigg, Joseph E. Dec 16, 1856 Pettis Co. Mo.
VanBibber, Margaret N. - Fisher, Frances M. May 19, 1853 Pettis Co. Mo.
VanBibber, Jeffrey J. - Spurgen, Sarah J. Jan 24, 1864 Pettis Co. Mo.
VanBibber, George B. - Turley, Elizabeth Apr 12, 1868 Pettis Co. Mo.
VanBibber, Lucinda - Lomax, Ashal Oct 15, 1848 Callaway Co. Mo.
VanBibber, Melissa - Hutts, Lorenzo D. Jan 12, 1837 Callaway Co. Mo.
VanBibber, Noah - Carter, Elizabeth Oct 25, 1853 St. Charles Co. Mo.
VanBibber, Olive - Stultz, Casper Jan 16, 1853 Warren Co. Mo.
VanBibber, William - Thoroughman, Frances Oct 23, 1851 Warren Co. Mo.
VanBibber, Margaret - Williams, Lewis Jun 22, 1855 Warren Co. Mo.
VanBibber, Nancy - Gardyne, David Feb 25, 1862 Warren Co. Mo.
VanBibber, Ezekiel - Clowers, Rebecca J. Oct 30, 1866 St. Charles Co. Mo.
VanBibber, James D.- Staley, Caroline Feb 28, 1854 Greene Co. Mo.
VanBibber, Sarah - Woodward, Alsa Nov 23, 1848 Greene Co. Mo.
VanBibber, Letitia - Shaver, Arthur Apr 17, 1843 Randolph Co. Ark.
VanBibber, Felicity B. - Nebergall, Presley V. Jan 27, 1859 Nicholas Co. WV
VanBibber, Nathan B. - Mays, Sarah H. Dec 17, 1866 Nicholas Co. WV
VanBibber, John C.R. - Taylor, Catherine May 18, 1865 Nicholas Co. WV
VanBibber, Olive B. - Keenan, Robert Feb 05, 1824 Nicholas Co. WV
VanBibber, Nancy B. - Girdner, Alexander A. Jul 22, 1877 Hunt Co. Tx
VanBibber, Elizabeth - Francis, James A. Jul 22, 1866 Hunt Co. Tx
VanBibber, Martha E. - Miller, Pleasant Sep 12, 1869 Hunt Co. Tx
VanBibber, James M.R. - Nellis, Emma J. Oct 15, 1868 Muscatine
Co. Iowa
Gary Hawpe
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VAN BIBBER RECORDS
Gary Hawpe <[email protected]>
Subject: Blanche Rooke Reynolds
John VanBibber and Chloe Staniford
Hannah VanBibber and Goodrich Lightfoot Slaughter
Miriam VanBibber and John Reynolds
VanBibber Reynolds and Elizabeth P. Buster
Henry William Reynolds and Ellen (Anne) Whiteker
James W. Reynolds and Blanche A. Rooke
Kanawha County, West Virginia Marriage Book #1, Page #128, Line
#74
James W. Reynolds - 21 years - b. Kanawha Co.
Blanche A. Rooke - 19 years - b. Kanawha Co.
Married: March 28, 1878 in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
Kanawha County, West Virginia Register of Deaths (R-S) 1939 -
1948.
REYNOLDS, BLANCHE ROOKE: Female - White - Widowed - Born: 18 Feb 1859 at Malden,WV - Died: 11 Dec 1944 Malden, WV - Buried: 15 Dec 1944 Spring Hill cemetery,
Charleston, WV - Dau. of Elza Rooke b. Malden, WV and Frances Mitchell b.
Malden, WV - Cause: Hemorrhage contributory carcinoma of left breast -
Occupation: retired - Informant: Mrs. Wm. Ruffner of Malden. WV.
Note by this researcher: James W. Reynolds had a brother Thomas W. Reynolds,
who married Blanche's sister, Fannie Rooke. (GRH)
Subject: Eugene B. Norton
John VanBibber and Chloe Staniford
Hannah VanBibber and Goodrich Lightfoot Slaughter
Chloe S. Slaughter and James Norton
Eugene B. Norton and Alice E. Alderson
Fayette County, West Virginia Marriages, Bk. (1865 - 1886) Pg.
#7. Ln. #50.
Eugene B. Norton - 31 years - single - b. Kanawha Co. - res. Kanawha Co. -
parents: James & Chloe Norton.
Alice E. Alderson - 18 years - single - b. Fayette Co. - res. Fayette Co. -
parents: George & Eliza Alderson.
Married on July 3, 1867 in Fayette County, West Virginia by W. McGraw, minister
of gospel.
Subject: James Henry Keenan
Peter VanBibber Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Matthias VanBibber and Margaret Robinson
Olive Boone VanBibber and Robert Keenan
Thomas P. Keenan and Lucy Margaret Painter
James Henry Keenan
Nicholas County, West Virginia Index and Register of Deaths No. 4 (1950 -
1967). Pg. #96.
JAMES HENRY KEENAN: Male - White - Widowed - Born: 7 Mar 1885 in Nicholas Co.,
WV. - Died: 4 May 1963 Drennen, WV. - Buried: 6 May 1963 Keenan cemetery,
Drennen, WV. - Son of Thomas Keenan and Margaret Painter - Cause: Uremia -
Occupation: Miner - Informant: Margaret Stephenson of Drennen,
WV.
Subject: John Morris Death Register
Peter VanBibber Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Matthias VanBibber and Margaret Robinson
Felicity VanBibber and Moses M. Hill
Felicity VanBibber Hill and John H. Morris
John Hansford Morris and Nina Tucker
Henry Hansford Morris
Kanawha County, West Virginia Register of Deaths (M-P) 1938 -
1948.
JOHN HANSFORD MORRIS: Male - White - Widower - Born: 1 Aug 1873 at Belva, WV -
Died: 24 Jul 1940 Mountian State Hospital Charleston, WV - Buried: 26 Jul 1940
Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, WV - Son of John Morris b. Belva, WV and
Feletica Hill b. Belva, WV. - Cause: Myocardial insufficiency - Occupation:
Accountant - Informant: Mrs. N.S. Flournoy of Charleston, WV.
Kanawha County, West Virginia Register of Deaths (M-P) 1938 -
1948.
HENRY HANSFORD MORRIS: Male - White - Married - Born: 14 Oct 1904 at St.
Albans, WV - Died: 23 Oct 1941 St. Albans, WV - Buried: 24 Oct 1941 Teays Hill
Cemetery, St. Albans, WV - Son of John H. Morris b. WV and Nina Tucker b. KY -
Occupation: Time Keeper Carbide and Carbon Co. - Cause: Coronary Thrombosis -
Informant: Catherine Flornoy of Charleston, WV.
Note by this researcher: Mrs. N.S. Flournoy and Catherine Flornoy, the
informant for both deaths, is Catherine Morris Flournoy the daughter of John
Hansford Morris and Nina Tucker and the sister to Henry. John and Nina had
only these two children. (GRH)
Subject: John VanBibber Slaughter
John VanBibber and Chloe Staniford
Hannah VanBibber and Goodrich Lightfoot Slaughter
John VanBibber Slaughter and Eliza Ann Swazey
Hannah VanBibber Slaughter and William Henry Manning
The Manning Families of New England and Descendants From the Settlement in
America to Present Time, by William H. Manning, Salem Press Company, Salem,
Mass. 1902.
William Henry Manning b. 10 Sep 1828 Bethany, Wayne Co., Pa. d. 10 Feb 1890
Keokuk, Lee Co., IO. son of James Manning and Charity Brink Wilder m. 7 Apr 1859to Hannah VanBibber Slaughter b. 11 Nov. 1839 Farmington, VanBuren Co., IO. d.
24 Nov 1888 the daughter of John V. Slaughter and Eliza Swazey. Children:
1. Maude Alice Manning b. 25 Feb 1861 at Bonaparte, Iowa; res Chicago 1900.
2. Grace Ethel Manning b. 01 Jan 1863 at Des Moines, Iowa; res NY city.
3. Charity Eliza Manning b. 15 Sep 1865 at Farmington, Iowa.
4. Blanche Henrietta Manning b. 26 Aug 1868 at Farmington, Iowa.
In my personal records I have John VanBibber Slaughter marrying Eliza Ann
Swazey on December 20, 1838 in Farmington, VanBuren Co., Iowa.
(GRH)
Subject: Marian Walker Slaughter
John VanBibber and Chloe Staniford
Hannah VanBibber and Goodrich Lightfoot Slaughter
John VanBibber Slaughter and Eliza Ann Swazey
Marian Walker Slaughter and Richard Thomas Cresap
The History of the Cresaps, revised edition, compiled by Joseph Ord Cresap and
Bernarr Cresap, foreword by Frank Tallmadge, Published by The Cresap Society,
Gallatin, Tennessee 1987. Pg. 273 & 313.
559. RICHARD T. CRESAP, b 1837 in MD - m 1862, Mariam Slaughter - d 1925. He
moved from Hagerstown, MD, to Bonaparte, IA, in 1856.
1584. Annie Laura Cresap, b 1863 d 1958.
1585. Ellsworth Byron Cresap, b 1865 - d 1940.
1586. Charles Perry Cresap, b 1868 - d 1929.
1587. Edward F. Cresap, b 1872 - d 1950. Not married.
1588. Jessie M. Cresap, b 1876 - d 1971.
1589. Hallie C. Cresap, b 1878 - m 1901, John Burr, Jr. (sp) - d 1903.
1590. Dollie E. Cresap, b 1881 - d 1972.
1591. Richard T. Cresap, b 1884 - m 1923, Rose Sabotka (sp) - d 1971.
Served as deputy sheriff of Los Angeles County, California.
From page #273: Richard T. Cresap was the son of Daniel Hanson Cresap and his
first wife Eliza Hendrickson.
In my personal records I have Marian Walker Slaughter marrying Richard Thomas
Cresap on December 25, 1862 in Farmington, VanBuren Co., Iowa.
(GRH)
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CENSUS RECORDS
By GARY R HAWPE <[email protected]>
For the Newsletter:
Dear VanBibber researchers,
My name is Gary R. Hawpe and I have been researching the VanBibber family since the later part of 1988. Over the last almost nine years I have recorded thousands of VanBibber descendants on the census records. I have tried to record every male VanBibber from the 1850 census up to the latest 1920. On the male Vanbibbers I feel comfortable in saying I have located about 95% of them during this time span. There are a few I've not been able to locate, since not all states were soundexed for the census year 1910. When the females married I have also tried to trace their families down to the 1920 census. Basically, if they are a VanBibber descendant I have tried to trace them.
I'm currently a Sergeant Major in the USMC and stationed in Iwakuni, Japan which I arrived over here last month. My unit plans to arrive back in the states the first part of January at our home base Miramar, California (San Diego). My family lives in Draper, Utah where I plan on retiring in a couple of years. I brought all my census records on disk and occupy myself of an
evening doing some updating on them. The reason I am writing this letter to the VanBibber newsletter is I want to be able to help you with the census records on your VanBibber family. I have spent countless hours of researching, recording, and typing of these records. They are all on disk and are there for the asking. I start with the individual when he or she first shows up on a
census (1850) and up to the 1920 census or until they died. I try to list their parents, whom and when they married, birth and death dates if known, and where buried. All of my files are formatted in Lotus Amipro so hopefully if you don't use this program you can convert to it. Please start off by limiting yourself to five census records as I do not know what the reaction is
going to be. Plus we will be on the road a lot come the end of this month as we plan on spending time in Australia, Okinawa, and Korea.
The information I will need from you is the person's name (male or female) their parents and spouse if known. If you know the state this could also be helpful.
The following are the female lines I have done a lot of census research on:
Peter VanBibber and Ellinor VanBibber - FULFER, LIFORD, KING/ZUMWALT.
John VanBibber and Margaret Chrisman - RENFRO, WAGLEY, ROGERS, KINCAID, SHARP,
ROSS, OWENS.
Isaac VanBibber and Elizabeth Hays - HICKERSON, ESTILL, TUNNELL, BURT, DAVIS,
SAMPSON.
George Dixon and Sophrina VanBibber - DIXON, CLEM, DAVIS.
John Jesse VanBibber and Rachel Greenlee - SMITH, HART, TILLIS, SAYRE.
Matthias VanBibber and Margaret Robinson - HILL, NEBERGALL, KEENAN.
Jacob VanBibber and Sarah Miller - HENSLEY, HANEY, JEFFORDS.
James VanBibber and Lois Reynolds - LAWSON, THOM, GAMMON.
Jesse B. Boone and Chloe VanBibber - BABER, BOONE, CURRY, MUSICK, WARNER,
BOGGS, HENDERSON.
Goodrich Slaughter and Hannah VanBibber - REED, REYNOLDS, SLAUGHTER, FRY,
NORTON.
John Reynolds and Miriam VanBibber - PUTNEY.
Andrew Donnally and Marjory VanBibber - DONNALLY, LEWIS, FRY,
TRUSLOW.
If your family name does not appear above do not let that stop you from requesting. Every female VanBibber that I have recorded has her own census record and I may not of listed her if she is further down the line. Give it a try, the most I can say is I don't have them recorded yet. And let's not forget the YOAKUM family. Yes, I have them too! Just ask Earl Quintrell or
Steve Smith. If you are off the YOAKUM line I want you to know
I have over 1,000 individuals on census records from MARTHA VANBEBBER
and GEORGE YOAKUM. This includes the ones from Sangamon County,
Illinois who Steve Smith says are Martha's descendants too. If
I didn't believe you were correct Steve, I wouldn't of recorded
them. Anyway, they are here for the asking and I will send them
to you over the e-mail as a file attachment.
Gary R. Hawpe.......Iwakuni, Japan
<[email protected]> Iwakuni, Japan
<[email protected]> Draper, Utah - My son forwards me any mail I get here but try
to use the Iwakuni address.
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BOONE ANNOUNCEMENT
By B. J. Gill <[email protected]>
Dedicated to the study of the family and preservation of Boone related artifacts and locations. As a non-profit organization of genealogists, historians, and descendants, it will also host the biennial Boone Family Reunion in Kentucky next year!
For membership information: Send a SASE (#10) to The Boone Society,
P.O. Box 500642, Atlanta, GA 31150-0642
Barbara Gill, Director
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VAN BIBBER DEATHS
By Gary R. Hawpe <[email protected]>
VANBIBBER DEATHS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA (1905 - 1929)
State of California Department of Public Health Bureau of Vital Statistics and Data Processing. Volume VIII (V-Z) California Death Index (1905 - 1929).
NAME SEX - AGE - PLACE OF DEATH - DEATH
DATE
VanBebber, Calvin M - 91 - Mendocino Co. - 14 Nov 1911
VanBebber, Esmereld F - 67 - Sonoma Co. - 28 Sep 1920
VanBebber, Frederick E. M - 45 - Sonoma Co. - 15 Oct 1922
VanBebber, Harry M - 34 - Humboldt Co. - 21 Dec 1929
VanBebber, James W. M - 35 - Sonoma Co. - 12 Dec 1918
VanBebber, Martha M. F - 80 - Los Angeles Co. - 14 Feb 1929
VanBebber, Peter M - 65 - Sonoma Co. - 27 Dec 1912
VanBibber, Arthur E. M - 08 - Los Angeles Co. - 04 Mar 1929
VanBibber, Correne F - 21 - Los Angeles Co. - 26 May 1929
VanBibber, Doris I. F - 04 - Los Angeles Co. - 04 Dec 1927
VanBibber, Harold M - 27 - Los Angeles Co. - 01 Feb 1928
VanBibber, Louis A. M - 54 - Los Angeles Co. - 19 Dec 1918
VanBibber, Lutishey F - 47 - Orange Co. - 06 Jul 1927
VanBibber, Phillip M - 42 - Los Angeles Co. - 06 Apr 1925
VanBibber, Robert M - 32 - Riverside Co. - 28 May 1911
VanBibbler, Mildred F - 79 - Santa Cruz, Co. -
08 Jun 1919
(Mildred's name was spelled "VanBibbler" but I think she is one of
ours. Gary)
Gary R. Hawpe
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INTERNET WEB PAGES
By Bruce Logan <[email protected]>
Agnes - Margaret Zurbach
<http://home.dwave.net/~skeeter/genealogy/persons.html>
1790 Russell Co., VA Personal Property Tax List
<http://www,uibet,bet/~horseman/1790russell.html>
1811 Greenup Co., KY Census
<https://sites.rootsweb.com/~kygreenu/database/1811.htm>
Ancestors of Jeffrey Van BURRESS (By Reita Burress)
<http://www.public.usit.net/rburress/genpage.htm>
Baltimore Co. MD Gen. Soc. Family Folders
<http://www.serv.com/bcgs/ascii/bcgsvfff.txt>
Busser Genealogy
<http://www.hal-pc.org/~billb/>
Cabaniss - Jones - Cobb - Doval Genealogy (By Susan Bradford)
<http://members.tripod.com/~smcb/index.html>
Cactus Patch (By Darleen Flanigan)
<http://www.primenet.com/~darleen/index.html>
Cazier - Van Bibber
<http://err.ethz.ch/~cazier/genealogy/history.html>
Claiborne Co., Acts of TN
<http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/v.htm>
Daniel Boone's Family
<http://cgibin1.erols.com/fmoran/daniel.html>
Darrell Smith's Smith Home Page (By Darrell Smith)
<http://www.getaway.net/dsmith/smith>
Dr. W. C. Van Bibber
<http://w.sptimes.com/tampabaycom/chronicles/name/name.1.wi>
Dutch Given Names
<http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~churchh/chfmntro.html>
eGo George Washington's South Carolina Journey
<http://www.ego.net/us/sc/myr/history/wash4.htm>
Fayette-Summers Counties Historical Photos
<http://www2.newriver.net/historical_photos.html>
First Families of Anne Arundell and Baltimore Counties in Maryland
<http://bl-12.rootsweb.com/~mdannear/fistfam.htm>
FTP Index of Surnames
<http://ftp.cosmos.org/HTML/surnames.htm>
George Keith (Part 2)
<http://www.mindspring.com/~kwattles/keith2.html>
Germantown Historical Society
<http://libertynet.org/~gencap/germantown.html>
Guthrie Genealogy
<http://www.wtrt.net/~corky/Guthrie.html>
Herman OP DEN GRAEF-Greitgen PLETJES
<http://www.goodnet.com/~gjbivin/html/fam00948.htm>
Claiborne Co., TN
<http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/ww1clai3.htm>
Landa VANBEBBER
<http://www.interaktv.com/genealogy/d0069/l13849.html>
Isaac Hockaday Descendants (By Don Hockaday)
<http://www.panam.edu/dept/csl/hockaday/Isaac_tree.htm>
Mennonite Researchers
<http://www.prairienet.org/mennonite/MinnoLink/MFRI.txt>
Mrs. Elizabeth Ellsberry's Catalog
<www.execpc.com/~pipesb/elsbery.htm>
Nicholas County Marriages 1817 -
<http://www.cyberplanet.net/bill/nicholas/Nicmar.html>
Nicholas County West Virginia Surnames
<http://svis.org/Shirley/Surnames.htm>
Oaths of Fidelity in MD
<http://mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/refserv/stagser/ssu900/html/:>
Pacheco Cemetery
<http://www.compuology.com/cagenweb/conscpaccem.htm>
Payne Genealogy (By Joe Payne)
<http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/5273/genealogy.htm>
PENNEBAKER History
<http:// www.communique.net/~pepbaker/penneb00.htm>
Ray County 1850
<http:incolor.inetnebr.com/gbrown/ray1850.html>
Robert Benge
<http://www.users.mis.net/~chesnut/pages/bobbenge.htm>
Ruth Halderman's Home Page (By Ruth Halderman)
<http:/www.geocities.com/WallStreet/5601/index.html>
San Francisco Call Newspaper Marriages 1881
<http://dcn.davis.ca.us/~feefhs/fdb2/1881/sf1881m.html>
Scott Hannah's Home Page (By Scott Hannah)
<http://home1.gte.net/slhannah/HTML/d0003/g0000245.html>
Slavery in Southern Industry
<http://www.us.net/upa/guides/slavec1.htm>
The Computerized Ancestor
<http://www.sanbachs.com/cdi.html>
The Hutchinson Home Page
<http://www.irvine.quik.com/kenvsmith/hutchnsn.htm>
The Ingram Family Genealogy Page (By Calvin Ingram)
<http://www.inficad.com/~cingram/indes.html>
The Schumacher Genealogical Society
<http://www.schumacher.no/>
Van Bibber Park
<http://ozma.jefferson.co.us/dpt/openspac/vbp.htm>
W460 Wheeler Genealogy Searchable Data Base (By William Clarence Wheeler)
<http://www.zianet.com/files/users/wheelerwc/>
Wisconsin Repository
<http://www.wvlc.wvnet.edu/history/reposits_not_wv/wisconsin.html?>
Yoakum, Yokum, Yocum Genealogy in Missouri
<http://incolorinetnebr.com/gbrown/yoakum.html>
Editor's note: If any of these prove inaccurate let me know and I will send you the link by e-mail.
Also, you may have to dig a little to find the Van Bibber/Van
Bebber information.
The home pages with notations, i.e., parentheses are sites owned
by our subscribes. If I missed your site and you would like
me to list it in the next newsletter let me know.
Bruce Logan
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CORRECTION
From: DeLynda Ritter <[email protected]>
Thanks to a keen eye, I as informed of a few mistakes on my family line I posted. Under Nathan Boone's daughter, Melcina I show her first husband James' date of death as June 16, 1900. Actually, this was Melcina's date of death.
Also, I show on Letitia Maxwell's page that her child Sarah Angeline Maxwell's death as 1941. But I show Sarah's death on her own page as 1949. The 1949 date is the correct one. The first entry was a typo.
And, I've been questioned on Daniel's date of birth. I'd like some feed back. My records have always shown Nov. 2, 1734. I've seen on the Internet that it is listed as Dec. 22, 1734. I looked this up in the World book Encyclopedia and it shows Nov. 2, 1734, also. Does anyone
have any info on this?
Delynda Ritter
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QUERIES
Paula Uthe <[email protected]>
Query #1
I am trying to document direct father-son lineage for the following:
Calvin Van Bibber born about 1816 in Claiborne TN who married Barthena Van Bibber (his cousin), in 1850 in Ray Co. Missouri. Calvin died in 1911 in Mendocino CA.
His father: Jacob born abt 1786 Botetourt VA . Married Catherine Guthrie 1818 - Claiborne TN
His father: Peter born Aug 1757 Botetourt. Married Eleanor Van Bibber (his cousin), in June 1785 in VA
Peter is the son of Isaac and Sarah Davis. Eleanor is the daughter of Peter and Marjery Bounds.
Isaac and Peter are the sons of Peter and Ann Honriette.
Can anyone furnish information, such as copies of bible pages,
wills that would reference the familia linkage, obits, etc.
Query #2
Does anyone know the whereabouts of a family bible that was in the possession of Margaret Felicity Van Bibber Carden ( she was the daughter of Andrew Donnally).
Margaret married James Burrus Carden.
Paula Uthe
From: Barbara J. Brothers <[email protected]>
Any connections to Peter Van Bibber b. abt 1680 and/or William and Jane Rentfroe b. abt 1680? I am descended from: Esther Van Bibber b. abt 1710 m. James Rentfroe b. abt 1710>Mary Rentfroe b.1736 in Virginia d. 1806 Coles Creek, near Natchez, Mississippi m. abt 1754 James Cole b.4-30-1732 Newcastle, Delaware or Chester, Penn. d. May 19, 1794 Coles Creek, near Natchez, Miss.
The first two children of James Cole and Mary Rentfroe were born abt 1756-1758, Black Water River, Bedford County, Virginia. Third, fourth, and fifth children were born 1760-1764 at Ash Pole Swamp, Bladen County, N.C.; the last three were born 1766-1770 in Craven County, South Carolina
Would like information on Van Bibber and Rentfroe--the above is
about the extent of my information on those two lines. (I do have
a lot of information on the Cole line).
Barbara Brothers
From Barbara Gill <[email protected]>
Allice LOGAN, b. 1867? in Montgomery County, MO, married George
Meade LaHUE, 3 Dec, 1884. Parents: Francis M. LOGAN and Varillia
Elizabeth COSHOW. Died 15 Sept 1948. Looking for any additional
information on ancestors!
Barbara Gill
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