Van Bibber Pioneers E-Newsletter, Vol 1, No. 11
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Van Bibber Pioneers Electronic Newsletter
Volume 1, Number 11   ·   September 1997


Greetings from the editor: The Van Bibber Pioneers will soon be one year old and its membership continues to grow as it seems does the size of the newsletter. I am going to send this document out to the subscribers in two parts because of the problems encountered with Issue No. 10. Hopefully, we will not have a repeat of those email problems. However, as the Internet grows and the availability of new and different email programs multiplies so does the chance of incompatibility of email formats. It is something we will have to continue to deal with.

This month there was a mini Van Bibber reunion in South Shore, KY. Cousins who had lost contact with each other over the years and distance got together for the first time in many years and part of the responsibility for that reunion belongs to this newsletter. The next issue of the Van Bibber Pioneers will have a short article concerning that reunion.

This issue contains a letter by an non-subscriber, but an avid Van Bibber researcher and reader of the newsletter, RoseAnne Kirby. I talked to RoseAnne on the phone the other night and she explained her enthusiasm about researching the colonial Van Bibber/Bebber family and some of the exciting things she has found on the early Van Bibbers. RoseAnne promised she would send me these findings for publication in the Van Bibber Pioneers and I believe we have some exciting new information forthcoming.

We now have one-hundred and nine subscribers.

The editor reserves the write to edit any contribution.

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CONTENTS:

New Members

Draper Manuscript

Letter From George Luther Boone

The 23rd Psalm For Genealogists

Naudine Family

Greenup County Kentucky

Sources and Documents of the Pennsylvania Germans: V

Document of William Van Burkelow

George L. Van Bibber

A Letter from RoseAnne Kirbey

Queries

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NEW MEMBERS

Marjory Miller <[email protected]>

Wayne L. VanBebber <[email protected]>

Sandra Quinn <[email protected]>

Agatha Ann Hartley <[email protected]>

Marty Grant <[email protected]> <http://users.aol.com/martygrant/index.htm>

Sandra Williams <[email protected]>

Linda Ames <[email protected]>, http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/a/m/e/Linda-Ames/index.html

Sarah Kathryn Mays <[email protected]>

Renewal

Cindy Johnson <[email protected]>

Cindy Parks <[email protected]>

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DRAPER MANUSCRIPT

By Dick Walker <[email protected]>

Here is a potential article on how to access the Draper Manuscripts. It is based on a talk I gave to the Siuslaw Genealogy Society (Florence, OR). It might be useful to readers of your newsletter. Sometime when you need some articles to help, remember, I still have two more sections of the Draper Manuscripts transcribed (S09 and S22) which I can send you when you want them. Just let me know.

Dick Walker

Genealogy Research in the "Mid-west" Using Draper's Manuscripts

Article by Dick Walker

All genealogists are continually searching for untapped sources of information to allow them to find out more about their ancestors. One source, which is not used as frequently as it should be, is the Draper Manuscripts. Lyman Draper (1815-1891) was an historian who focused on the

mid-west during the period from prior to the Revolutionary War through the mid-19th Century. His geographical focus was on KY, TN, IL, IN and OH. He collected papers from prominent people and asked descendants (generally Grandchildren) of people that had been involved in events of which he was attempting to prepare historical descriptions. Basically, if your family

was in the area described during the time frame described, make sure you look at the appropriate sections of the Draper Manuscripts.

The main problem in using the Draper Manuscripts is one of determining which microfilm roll to try to access. A book by Josephine L. Harper, "A Guide to the Draper Manuscripts," provides a description of each section of the Draper Manuscripts. Harper describes the 491 different sections into which the Draper Manuscripts have been divided. The Draper Manuscripts are available on microfilm through the LDS Family History Library. There are 147 reels of microfilm in the collection and the sections contained in each roll are defined in "The Library." Unfortunately, there has been no handy guide to translate between the descriptions in Harper and the microfilm reels.

I have spent several months researching two of my family lines using the Draper Manuscripts. In self defense, I have developed a guide to allow correlation between the Harper descriptions and the FHL microfilm reels.

Once you have accessed the microfilm roll containing the information desired, you still have the problem of going through the material page-by-page to find the information that is useful to you.

An example of material that is contained in the manuscripts, in Section S06, is included below. The news story describes an event involving a member of one of my family lines, the Van Bibber family. The actual description needs to be taken with a "grain of salt" because comments by others living at the time lead me to believe that journalism in 1880 contained some elements of sensationalism. Also note that the article is written when the baby in the story is a grandfather. Thus, the story has been reconstructed after a span of probably some 50 years. Several words

were not readable by me and I have noted them by placing a in their place.

>From Section S06, microfilm roll 0889195, page 343; Article from STATE JOURNAL, Nov. 12, 1880

"Van Bibber's Rock" and Its Thrilling Story.

Just below Kanawha Falls, in West Virginia, is an overhanging rock of immense size jutting out about one hundred feet over a seething whirlpool and it was once the scene of a remarkable adventure.

The Indians were in hot pursuit of Van Bibber, a settler and man of distinction in those early times. He was hard pressed, and all access to the river below and above being cut off, he was driven to this jutting rock, which proved to be the jumping-off place for him. He stood on the

rock, in full view of the enemy above and below, who yelled like demons at the certainty of his speedy capture. He stood up boldly, and with his rifle kept them at bay. As he stood there he looked across the river, saw his friends - his wife and her babe in her arms - all helpless to render

assistance. They stood as if petrified with terror and amazement. She cried at the top of her voice.

"Leap into the river and meet me."

Laying her babe on the grass, she seized the oars and sprang into a skiff alone. As she neared the middle of the river, her husband saw the Indians coming in full force and yelling like demons.

"Wife, wife!" he screamed, "I'm coming; drop down a little lower." With this he sprang from his crag and descended like an arrow into the water, feet foremost.

The wife rested on her oars a moment to see him rise to the surface, the little skiff floating like a cork, bobbing about on the boiling flood. It was an awful moment; it seemed an age to her. Would he ever rise? Her earnest gaze seemed to penetrate darted her boat further

down the stream. He rose near her, in a moment the boat was alongside of him, and she helped him to scramble into it amid a shower of arrows and shot that the baffled Indians poured into them. The daring wife did not speak a word; her husband was more dead than alive, and all depended upon her strength being maintained until they could reach the bank. This they

did, just where she had started, right where the babe was still laying, crowing and laughing. The men pulled the skiff high on the land, and the wife slowly arose and helped to lift Van Bibber to his feet. He could not walk, but she laid him down by his babe, and then seating herself, she wept

wildly, just as any other woman would have done under the circumstances. That babe is now a grandfather, and the rock is called "Van Bibber's Rock" to this day.

Of interest, compare the news story above with the description below contained in the same section S06. It makes me wonder how many people jumped into the Kanawha (Kenhawa) River to escape the Indians?

>From Section S06, microfilm roll 0889195, page 185 ­ 199;

Ben Eulan's Leap

This was before 1792 - before Jos. Van Bibber was taken, & while Col. N. Boone was at Pt. Pleasant. Eulan went out a hunting on the hills about three quarters of a mile below the mouth of the Kenhawa - espied some Indians, some 5 or 6 perhaps, who chased him - & not thinking where he was going, found himself at full speed on the edge of the Ohio cliffs - & throwing his rifle down on the ground jumped down & into the top of a standing buckeye, some 63 feet (over sixty, certain) - (the limbs running up like the pine - soft & brittle) & this though it eased his fall, broke off several softer limbs of some size, two or three inches in size, & bending others, struck upon his feet. This was on a bench - thence made another leap to another bench or ledge - & thence to the flat land - one of these latter leaps being 18 feet, the other forgotten, - each time striking upon his feet. He had gone but a short distance, when becoming very sick & vomiting up blood (having broken some of the small blood vessels internally) & lay down behind a log, as he thought to die. Soon recovering a little, made his way to the Kenhawa river - crossed - & at Peter Van Bibber's, one of the nearest houses after crossing & Mr. Van Bibber who was the only person in town who bled persons , bled him in the forehead, both arms and both feet. Though no bones were broken, he was much bruised & system shocked. He soon recovered. He had formerly been an Indian trader & had in some way displeased the Indians & had to leave them - & he had

reason to think they would have put him to death had they ever got him - hence his motive for his leap. "The Indians," says Mr. Boone, who heard him say so, "had threatened to burn him." He was always afraid of being captured. He kept a small store at Point Pleasant. He then seemed to be above 25 years of age - small height, weighing about a hundred pounds. He settled near Greenupsburg subsequently, as a small farmer; and there he died about 1816 or '17 - a year or so before Jesse Boone removed from there to Missouri, which was 1818. Don't know of his children - one of his sons was a preacher. He had 3 or more sons - one was John, & 2 daughters.

Apl 25, 1790 may be regarded as the correct date of this incident.

The approach I would recommend in researching the Draper Manuscripts is to:

First, read through Harper's Guide to locate the sections you want to access. The indexing is not great but is certainly better than nothing.

Many names are not overlooked and the page numbers frequently have no relationship to those on a microfilm reel. However, considering the quality of some of the manuscripts, the difficulty in reading the many writing styles, and that those doing the indexing were volunteers, it is a great reference.

Second, use the following guide to determine which microfilm reel contains the sections of interest.

Third, Order the reels of interest from your local source. I have found that, even in a town of 6,000 that the LDS Family History library is an excellent source.

Guide To The Draper Manuscripts

Series Volume Subject LDS microfilm #

A 7 George Michael Bedinger Papers (Sheperdstown, WV) 0889097

AA 1-2 Irvine papers, 1776-1834 0889098

B 1-5 Life of Daniel Boone, 1742-1799 0889099

BB 1-5 Simon Kenton papers, 1755-1836 0889100

BB 6-9 Simon Kenton papers, 1770-1815 0889101

BB 10-13 Simon Kenton and descendents 0889102

C 1-3 Boone manuscripts, ca 1600-1775 (U.S. & England) 0889103

C 4-6 Boone manuscripts, ca 1600-1775 (U.S. & England) 0889104

C 7-9 Boone manuscripts, ca 1600-1775 (U.S. & England) 0889105

C 10-12 Boone manuscripts, ca 1746-1779 (U.S. & England) 0889106

C 13-15 Boone manuscripts, ca 1780-1815 (U.S. & England) 0889107

C 16-18 Boone manuscripts, ca 1816-1820 (U.S. & England) 0889108

C 19-22 Boone manuscripts, ca various years (U.S. & England) 0889109

C 23-27 Boone manuscripts, ca 1738-1823 (U.S. & England) 0889110

C 28-31 Draper's miscellaneous notes, 1818-1890 0889111

C 32 Boone's miscellanies 0889111

C 33 Bryant's station and its founder William Bryant 0889111

CC 1-4 Kentucky manuscripts, various years 0889112

CC 5-7 Worsley papers, 1796-1824 (Kentucky) 0889113

CC 8 Worsley papers, 1775-1870 (Kentucky) 0889114

CC 9 William Whitley papers, 1775-1813 (Kentucky) 0889115

CC 10 John Filson's journals, 1785-1786 (Kentucky) 0889115

CC 11-12 Kentucky papers, various years 0889116

CC 13-17 Shane Collection, Kentucky and Ohio, 1807-1835 0889117

CC 18 Kentucky Gazette extracts, 1787-1788 0889117

CC 19 Scrapbook of newspaper extracts (Kentucky) 0889117

CC 20 Lexington assessment book, 1796-1896 (Kentucky) 0889118

CC 21-22 Letter books of James and Henry Wier, 1805-1824 0889118

CC 23 Spencer records, 1762-1783 (Kentucky) 0889118

CC 24 Thomas Hanson's journal, 1774-1777 (Kentucky) 0889118

CC 25 History of Kentucky by John Magill, 1832 0889118

CC 26-27 Scrapbook of newspaper extracts, 1794-1849 (Kentucky) 0889118

CC 28-30 Scrapbook of newspaper extracts, 1823-1852 (Kentucky) 0889119

CC 31 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1780-1862 (Kentucky) 0889120

CC 32 Draper's correspondence, 1838-1876 (Kentucky) 0889120

CC 33-34 Draper's correspondence, 1877-1887 (Kentucky) 0889121

CC 35 Western miscellany and Draper's notes, 1750-1827 0889121

CC 36 Recipes collected by Shane 0889121

D 1 Border forays, 1710-1782 0889122

DD 1-2 King's Mountain papers, 1775-1783 0889123

DD 3-4 King's Mountain papers, 1775-1783 0889124

DD 5-6 King's Mountain papers, 1775-1783 0889125

DD 7 King's Mountain papers, 1775-1783 0889126

DD 8-9 King's Mountain papers, 1775-1783 0889127

DD 10-11 King's Mountain papers, 1775-1783 0889128

DD 12-13 King's Mountain papers, 1775-1783 0889129

DD 14-15 King's Mountain papers, 1775-1783 0889130

DD 16-18 King's Mountain papers, 1775-1783 0889131

E 1-4 Brady and Wetzel manuscripts, 1759-1865 0889132

E 5-7 Brady and Wetzel manuscripts, 1759-1865 0889133

E 8-10 Brady and Wetzel manuscripts, 1759-1865 0889134

E 11-16 Brady and Wetzel manuscripts, 1759-1865 0889135

EE 1 London documents at Albany, 1722-ca1774 0889136

F 1-3 Joseph Brant's papers, ca1740-1807 (New York) 0889137

F 4-5 Brant manuscripts, 1778 (New York) 0889138

F 6-7 Sullivan's campaign, 1779 (New York) 0889139

F 8-9 Minisink battle, 1779 (New York) 0889140

F 10-11 Minisink battle, 1780-1793 (New York) 0889141

F 12 Brant's later years and death (New York) 0889141

F 13-15 Brant's relatives and descendents (New York) 0889142

F 13-15 Sir William Johnson papers (New York) 0889142

F 16-18 Brant manuscripts (New York) 0889143

F 19 Brant notes and letters (New York) 0889144

F 20-21 Original documents, 1771-1836 (New York) 0889144

F 22 Blacksnake papers and Draper's memoranda (New York) 0889144

FF 1-3 Mecklenburg Declaration by Draper, 1775 0889145

G 1 Brant miscellanies, ca1776-1849 0889146

G 2 Cherry Valley, Sullivan's campaign, Minisink, 1878-1879 0889146

GG 1 Mecklenburg Declaration, 1775 0889147

GG 2-3 Mecklenburg Declaration, 1775 0889148

H 1-3 Daniel Brodhead papers, 1775-1781 0889149

HH 1-2 Mecklenburg Declaration, miscellanies, 1775 0889150

J 1-2 George Rogers Clark manuscripts, various years 0889151

J 3 Sketch by Leonard Bliss of George Rogers Clark 0889151

J 4-5 Pogue and Menard papers 0889151

J 6-9 George Rogers Clark manuscripts, 1774-1786 0889152

J 10 George Rogers Clark manuscripts, various years 0889153

J 11-12 George Rogers Clark manuscripts, 1782-1818 0889154

J 13-15 George Rogers Clark manuscripts, 1771-1774 0889155

J 16 George Rogers Clark manuscripts, 1775-1776 0889156

J 17 Col. John Bowman's, 1777-1786 0889157

J 18 Illinois campaign, 1777-1778 0889157

J 19-20 Corn Island, 1778 0889157

J 21-22 Route to Kaskaskia, IL, 1778 0889158

J 23 Capture of Vincennes, IN, 1779 0889159

J 24-25 Route to Vincennes, IN, 1779 0889159

J 26 Building of Fort Jefferson; El Balme's expedition, 1780 0889160

J 27 Ft. Jefferson; original papers of John Girault 0889160

J 28 Clark's relief of St. Louis, May 1780 0889160

J 29 Bird's expedition; siege of Ft. Jefferson; Clark's preparation 0889160

J 30-34 Floyd's & Cochry's defect; Hay's Station massacre 0889161

J 30-34 Clark's life, etc.; relations with Spain 0889161

J 35-37 Clark's last years; Clark's officers & associates,1801-1818 0889162

J 38 Draper's miscellaneous memoranda, 1845-1891 0889163

J 39-42 Spanish documents, 1791-1795 0889164

J 43 Oliver Pollock case 0889165

J 44 David Todd & Mann Butler papers, 1810-1859 0889165

J 45 Henry Hamilton papers, ca1781 0889165

J 46 Original documents & miscellaneous letters, 1761-1788 0889165

J 47 Clark's original memoir & Bowman's journal, 1778-1779 0889166

J 48-51 Original documents, letters, etc., 1774-1781 0889166

J 52-55 Original documents, letters, etc., 1782-1892 0889167

J 56 Court-martial book, IL regiments, 1779-1781 0889168

J 57-58 Daniel Trabue's narrative, 1760-1781 0889168

J 59 Clark's memoir copied by Draper etc., 1775-1781 0889168

J 60 IL papers on Clark's campaign & Pollock's claims 0889168

J 61 Secretary's book for grant of land to IL regiment 0889169

J 62 Orderly book of the Continental army, 1778 0889169

J 63 Clark's orderly book, 1781-1782 0889169

J 64 Draper's miscellaneous notes, ca1774-1791 0889169

JJ 1 Newspaper extracts, 1752-1769 0889170

JJ 2-4 Newspaper extracts, 1761-1795 0889171

K 1-2 George Rogers Clark miscellanies, ca1781-1886 0889172

K 3 Congressional efforts to obtain Revolutionary claims 0889172

K 4 Roster of IL regiments, 1780 0889172

K 5 Clark vs Porterfield Supreme Court, 1844 0889172

KK 1 North Carolina papers, 1743-1874 0889173

L 1-2 Jonathan Clark papers (Virginia & Kentucky),1750-1811 0889174

LL 1 Paris documents at Albany, 1718-ca1764 0889175

M 1-5 William Clark papers, 1780-1822 0889176

M 6 Lewis & Clark Expedition, 1804 0889176

MM 1-3 Patterson papers, 1753-1827 0889177

N 1-2 William Croghan papers, 1752-1822 0889178

N 3 Revolutionary journals and company rolls, 1769-1818 0889178

NN 1-5 Pittsburgh and Northwest Virginia papers 0889179

NN 6-10 Pittsburgh and Northwest Virginia papers 0889180

O 1-2 Daniel Drake papers (Ohio), 1785-1852 0889181

OO 1 Pension settlements, ca1775-1783 0889182

P 1-3 Draper's biographical sketches 0889183

PP 1 Potter papers, 1747-1807 0889184

Q 1-2 Draper's historical miscellanies, 1720-1887 0889185

Q 3 The west in revolution 0889186

Q 4 Draper's letter book, 1843; notes for letters, 1862-1863 0889186

Q 5 Memoranda. Miscellaneous notes on persons and events 0889186

Q 6 American manuscripts of the Revolution, 1780-1783 0889187

Q 7-8 Newspaper clippings from English newspapers, 1758-1801 0889187

QQ 1-3 Preston papers, 1731-1774 0889188

QQ 4-5 Preston papers, 1775-1791 0889189

QQ 6 Military receipt book, 1757-1766 0889189

R 1-3 Draper's memoranda books, 1844-1879 0889190

RR 1-3 Rudolph-Ney papers, various years 0889191

RR 4-7 Rudolph-Ney papers, various years 0889192

RR 8-10 Rudolph-Ney papers, various years 0889193

S 1-4 Draper's notes, 1843-1850 0889194

S 5-9 Draper's notes, 1851-1860 0889195

S 10-14 Draper's notes, 1860 0889196

S 15-18 Draper's notes, 1860-1863 0889197

S 19-22 Draper's notes, 1863-1868 0889198

S 23-26 Draper's notes, 1868 0889199

S 27 Notes on Revolutionary patriots, 1839-1843 0889200

S 28-31 Draper's notes, 1841-1845 0889200

S 32-33 Draper's notes, 1844-1845 0889201

SS 1-5 Sheperd papers, 1755-1794 0889202

T 1-9 Forsyth papers, 1804-1833 0889203

TT 1 South Carolina manuscripts, 1777-1781 0889204

U 1 Frontier Wars: Sandy Creek expedition, 1756 0889205

U 2 Defence of the border, 1777-1778 0889205

U 3 Gen. Butler papers, 1754-1788 0889205

U 4-7 Gen. Butler papers, including War of 1812 papers 0889206

U 8-10 Gen. Richard Butler papers; War of 1812 paper 0889207

U 11-12 notes on southern Indian tribes 0889208

U 13 Thomas Blake's journal in Sullivan's expedition 0889208

U 14-18 Frontier war treaties and journals, 1755-1815 0889209

U 19-20 Sullivan's expedition journals, notes, 1779-1831 0889209

U 21-24 Chronicles, original manuscripts, Indian treaties, etc. 0889210

UU 1 South Carolina in the Revolution miscellanies, 1776-1876 0889211

V 1 Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina papers 0889212

VV 1-2 Sumter manuscripts, ca1743-1832 0889213

VV 3-4 Sumter manuscripts, 1774-1832 0889214

VV 5-6 Military events and pension statements, 1780-1832 0889215

VV 7 Accounts and letters in Sumter manuscripts, 1780-1832 0889216

VV 8-10 Pension statements and speeches, 1791-1832 0889217

VV 11-13 Various military events and speeches, various years 0889218

VV 14-15 Various military events and speeches, various years 0889219

VV 16 Sumter manuscripts including Henry Laurence 0889220

VV 17 Loyalists of the American Revolution, ca1780-1782 0889221

VV 18-20 Sumter manuscripts and descendents 0889222

VV 21 Memoranda of Sumter's life, etc., various years 0889223

VV 22 Revolutionary heroes, etc., various years 0889223

VV 23 McJunkins narrative & manuscripts, various years 0889223

VV 24 Pearson, Philip Edward 0889223

W 1-2 Harmar papers, ca1778-1799 0889224

WW 1-4 John Cleves Symmers papers, 1787-1827 0889225

X 1-3 Harrison papers, various years 0889226

X 4-5 Harrison papers, various years 0889227

XX 1-3 Tennessee manuscripts, 1783-1794 0889228

XX 4-5 Tennessee manuscripts, 1783-1794 0889229

XX 6-7 Tennessee manuscripts, 1854-1886 0889230

Y 1-9 Hinde papers, 1787-1883 0889231

Y 10-19 Hinde papers, 1787-1883 0889232

Y 20-27 Hinde papers, 1787-1883 0889233

Y 28-34 Hinde papers, 1787-1883 0889234

Y 35-40 Hinde papers, 1787-1883 0889235

Y 41 Hinde papers, 1787-1883 0889236

YY 1-6 Tecumseh papers, 1768-1823 0889237

YY 7-10 Tecumseh papers, 1768-1823 0889238

YY 11-13 Tecumseh papers, 1768-1823 0889239

Z 1 Illinois manuscripts, 1842-1868 0889240

ZZ 1-4 Virginia papers, 1753-1873 0889241

ZZ 5-9 Virginia papers, 1753-1873 0889242

ZZ 10-16 Virginia papers, 1753-1873 0889243

Dick Walker

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LETTER FROM GEORGE LUTHER BOONE

By Genny Sharrah <[email protected]>

Below is a copy of a letter from George L. Boone (Nancy Linville Boone;

John Boone; George Boone; Squire Boone; George Boone III), written in 1904

and the preface for it sent to me by cousin Paul Hanson. I would like to

thank Paul for sharing this with us and his wife Gloria for the time she

spent typing it up.

Genny

GEORGE LUTHER BOONE

Great-grandson of Daniel Boone

"He continued the Trail West"

1971

George Luther Boone

And

Mourning Ann Boone

Printed for one of your great-grandchildren, by one of your great-grandchildren.

Alta Boone Gould

Donald M. Viles

The following pages is a copy of a letter written by George Luther Boone

to the Oregon historian, Eva Emery Dye.

George Luther Boone, Great-grandson of Daniel Boone, married Mourning Ann

Young, March 31, 1852. George was 26, Mourning Ann was 13. They had 14 children.

They settled on a land grant on Yaquina bay, and here, on a promontary, they built a great white house that could be seen for several miles.

The apples from their fine orchard, and the delicate native oysters that grew in great beds in the shallow waters adjacent to the land, were well known in San Francisco where they were delivered by sailing vessel.

Great-grandfather and grandmother

Many of your apple trees, that you planted over one hundred years ago, still bloom in the spring, and still bear the delicious fruit you loved so well.

The beautiful Yaquina still ebbs and flows past Boone's Point, and the picnic ground at the water's edge, remains a picnic ground today.

ALTA BOONE GOULD

Yanquina Lincoln Co. Oregon

March 18th 1904

Mrs. Eva Emma Dye Oregon City

Dear Madam. Your favor of the 14th inst Received. Asking me to give you a sketch of our Family, as I am a very Poor hand to Write I will try and do the best I can. In Order to make things as Plain as I can I will begin as far Back as I can Recollect. My Fathers Name was Alphonso Boone. Born in Kentucky he being the son of Jessie Boone. Jessie Boone being the son of Daniel Boone. Making Daniel Boone my Great Grand Father. I never saw my Grand Father only an Oil Painting Life size he left with his sister Harriet Baber in Jefferson City Mo. Hiram Baber was Secretary of State. There was but One of Daniel Boones sons that I Ever saw, that was Col. Nathan Boone belonging to the Army he being Daniel Boones youngest son, Was stationed at Fort LeaVenworth when I left the states in 1848. Albert Gallatin Boone was a Brother of my Father he Lived in Westport, Jackson Co. Mo. 4 Miles from Kansas City, was in the Mercantile Business there for several yearshe moved to Colorado he Died in Denver City. My Father had Four sisters Harriet Baber of Jefferson City, Mo. Minerva Warner, of Weston, Mo. Emily Henderson of Fulton Mo and Panthea Boggs Ex Gov of Mo. My Father moved

from Kentucky in 1818 Settled in Montgomery Co Mo. where I was Born on the 6th dayof June 1826. In 1839 we moved to Jefferson City, Mo My Mother died whilst I quite young. In 1846 My Father and uncle Lilburn W. Boggs, started for Oregon, on Bear River Lilburn W. Boggs took the California trail and our Folks the Oregon trail the Emigrants that took the California Road with the Exception of a few was snowed in with the Donner Party which you will Remember. Our Folks came in the southern Rout by the way of Klamath Lake Comeing to the canyon in southern (Oregon) they had to Leave their wagons and cache their goods and wade about twelve miles through the Water and over big Boulders. My Father had with his things

Cached at the Far End of Canyon Daniel Boones Compass and all of his surveying instruments the Emigrants went back the next spring the Indians had found the things Cached they got nothing Our Folks Packed One Ox with Clothing they got into the Willamette Valley at the Crossing of Marys River on Christmas day whent down to Lacreol where there was a few

settlers. My sister chloe taught school that winter I guess it was the first one taught outside of the Missions. They then took Claims down on the River below Butevulle, George K, Curry and Chloe Boone was married in March 1848 they Lived in Oregon City where he Edited a paper My Father went to the mines in the spring of 49 My Brother in law Thomas Norris and Jessie

Boone My eldest Brother stopped on the Claims. After my Father went to the Mines Mr. Curry moved up on My Fathers Claim My sister Mrs Norris is Living at Myrtle Point Coos Bay. You ask aboutn the Winter of 52-53. The winter of 52-53 was pretty hard on stock there was about one foot snow.

People had not Raised much feed then the Pack trains was running Erika and Jacksonville Some trains was Loaded with Flour they tried to feed the Mules Flour it Balled up in their Mouths it was no go they Bought all the straw out of the bed ticks to feed them. You asked about the Capital was Located the Capital was first Located at Corvallis and was then moved to

Salem.

Now I will Explain why I did not come with the emigration in 46. I went to the rocky Mountains in the spring of 1845 in the Employ of a fur Company, was stationed at Fort Pueblo on the Head (of) the arcansas River a traders Post ther is now a Large city the Pueblo. Our Business was to trade for Bufaloe Robes and Beaver after trading in the Shenne (Chyenne

village all Winter in a village of One thousand Lodges of Shienne and Sioux I went across the Mountain to Taos New Mexico was there but a couple of days when they got the news that was declared the Mexicans wanted what traders and trappers to take the oath of allegiance we Left and went back to the Fort on the arcansas River the trains was getting Ready to start

down to the States with the furs. The company wanted me to go down with the train. After getting down to the Missouri river at Kansas City had been there a couple of days a Company came from Jefferson City on ther way to Fort Leavenworth to be mustered in the service knowing most all of the Co they put at me to go with them I went to fort Leavenworth and was

mustered in the service and started for Mexico.

After getting down from the Mountains I found that my folks and uncle Lilburn Boggs had started for Oregon after taking Santa Fee went down the Del Norte River then across the mountains in to the Navajo Indians on the head waters helia (Gila) that Puts into the Gulf of California. After making a treaty with the Navaho Indians we back to the Del Norte and down

to Alpaso where we had our first scrap from there to Chihuahua where we had the Battle of Sacramento. From Chihuahua went to the Lower Country and Joined General Taylor and Wool at Monterey where they had just Fought the Battle of Beuna Vista As our (time) was out having Enlisted for one year Gen Taylor Ordered us to Matamoras and the gulf to Brasos Ileana where to

shipping on an Old Merchantman across the gulf to New Orleans where we was discharged Paid off took steamers up the Mississippi to St. Louis then up the Missouri Col Doniphans First Reg Mo came all back traveling four thousand five hundred miles in 13 months after selling goods all winter in Albert G Boones store I started to Oregon on the first of April going to St Joseph 17 wagons came on their way to Oregon crossed the Missouri river Organized a Company they stuck it on to me to take charge of the Company and started on our Journey. We overtook a small Company that was just a head of us they were in camp having trouble there was young man and his wife he undertook to drive a team for a man they had Fallen out the man that owned the team had turned him and his wife out on the Plains and no way for them to get back or a head the other teams being all full they could not take them in I give him up my team as I had Plenty Provissions

if ever there a man glad he was on North Platt we were moving Joseph Meek came up with a small escort he to dinner with me he was on his way to Washington with Dispatches he said the Indians had Broke out and killed the Missionarys at Whitmans Station said there was a small Company of Volunteers at Whitmans station we came on the Fort Hall. It was in Charge

of Capt Grant of the Hudson Bay, he told us it would not be safe for Less than One Hundred Wagons to Come in together we went into Camp that night held a Counsel and there was five of us agreed to Come ahead to see if we could get through by traveling by night we started with one Pack Horse I had Fremonts Guide it told where the trail turned off on the Umatilla to go to whitmans station as we intended to go there on Reaching the Umatilla we intended to start that night we camped in the willows we saw a party comeing down the trail we saw they were whites we hailed them they were Just down from the station were on their way to the Emigrant Road to see that it was clear of Indians, they said there was a small Company of Volunteers stationed at the Dalles and as they had just made a treaty they thought we could get there safely After getting to Dalles we were Entirely out of Provissions we found a man there by the name of Nathan Olney was ready to start to the Valley with a bunch of horses. He had a Klickatat wife. He had about a doz Indians to drive horses we Lived from the Dalles to Oregon City on Cammas. It had been steamed and Dried that was in the Fall of 1848. There was one store Owned by the Hudson Bay all their good came from England and only Grist mill in the Country was there I will tell

you what kind of tabacco they had it was put up on Coils just like rope and about the size of inch Rope it was sold by the Fathom or yard and as strong as acquafortis. Mr. Curry was publishing a paper there then. I will (tell) you a few names that were Living there then. Mr. McLoughlin,

W.G.TVault, Mr. Hood, Sidney Moss, Gov A ernathey, William McKay, Mr. McKinley. In the spring of 49 W.G. T'Vault and myself started to California mines, went into Umpqua and waited for company. in a couple of days a Company came from Clackamas County amoungst them Mr. Officer Mr Dickey and others, had to fight our way all through the Rouge Rive Country got one of our men shot, Mr. Calha. Whilst Living on the border and in the Mountains I got to know all of the Old traders and Trapper, the Bents, Carson Fremont Fitspatric Bill williams Beckwith. I see Beckwith's name mentioned in the Papers as guide He was a negro. I forgot to state that I

first heard of the Discovery of the mines I saw a Trader on Bear River in a Shake Indian village he said a Party had just Passed there and told him they and discovered gold in Cal. The first news they got in Oregon of the mines a vessel came into the Columbia that Brought the news. The mines was discovered I think in Feb. 1848.

Now I will stop for I have about wore you. Hoping you can find something that will be of Interest if you should come the Maquina any time we would be Pleased to have you come and see us

Yours truly

George L. Boone

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THE 23RD PSALM FOR GENEALOGISTS

From the Internet

Genealogy is my pastime, I shall not stray

It maketh me to lie down and examine half- buried tombstones

It leadeth me into still courthouses,

It restoreth my ancestral knowledge

It leadeth me in the paths of census records and ships

Passengers lists for my surnames' sake

Yea, though I walk through the shadows of research libraries and microfilm readers,

I shall fear no discouragement; for a strong urge is within me

It demandeth preparation of storage space for the acquistion of countless documents

It anointest my head with burning midnight oil,

My family group sheets runneth over

Surely birth, marriage and death dates shall follow me all the days of my life;

And I shall dwell in the house of a family history seeker forver.

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NAUDINE FAMILY

From the Internet

       416. Elias NAUDAIN, born Abt. 1680 in La Tremblade, France; died Abt. November 1749. He was the son of 832. Elias NAUDAIN and 833. Jahel ARNAUD. He married 417. Lydia LeRoux July 21, 1715 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

       417. Lydia LeRoux, born Abt. 1694; died Aft. May 02, 1743. She was the daughter of 834. Peter LeRoux and 835. Alida Vryman.

Notes for Elias NAUDAIN:

He immigrated to England with his parents in 1682 and was naturalized on 8 Mar 1682. After his father's death he immigrated to Rhode Island in about 1686 and moved with her and her second husband, Jacob Ratier, to New York City in 1691, when the Narragansett Colony disbanded.

Apparently he became a mariner, as had his father and his stepfather. He was in Delaware by 1717 and he and Lydia probably moved there in 1715 or 1716, soon after their marriage. Elias bought and sold several tracts of land, and the deeds sometimes described his as a resident of Appoquinimink Hundred, Delaware and sometimes as of St. Georges Hundred, Delaware, and they usually described him as a mariner. In 1735 he acquired farmland known as the "old Naudain

homestead," which was located near Taylor's Bridge in Appoquinimink Hundred, and which, except for the period 1816-1827, remained in his descendants' hands into the 20th Century. He has been described as "a man of high character and of prominence in the community" and sat in

the first synod of the Presbyterian Church in America.

       Children of Elias NAUDAIN and Lydia LeRoux are:

 i. Elias NAUDAIN, born 1716; died Bef. November 03, 1743; married Esther Van Bebber.

 Notes for Elias NAUDAIN:

He had died by 3 Nov 1743, as that is when his widow settled his estate.

 ii. Ledya NAUDAIN, born 1718.

 Notes for Ledya NAUDAIN:

She died young.

 208iii. Andrew NAUDAIN, born 1720; died 1769; married Susan.

 iv. Arnold NAUDAIN, born 1723; died August 06, 1796; married Catharine Allfree January 01, 1750/51.

 Notes for Arnold NAUDAIN:

He owned a large amount of land, was a member of the legislature in 1763, and was said to have been "a man of very large stature." He and Catharine died on the same day and were burined in a single grave near the front door of Old Drawyer's Church, near Odessa, Delaware.

 v. Robert NAUDAIN, born 1729; died Abt. 1759.

 Notes for Robert NAUDAIN:

He never married.

 vi. Charles NAUDAIN, born 1732; died August 1766; married Ann.

 Notes for Charles NAUDAIN:

His will indicates that at his death he owned a plantation and at least four slaves.

 vii. Lydia NAUDAIN, born 1734; married (1) Thomas Deakyne 1755; married (2) Isaac Stidham Bef. 1770.

 viii. Cornelius NAUDAIN, born Abt. 1736; died March 01, 1798; married (1) Gooding; married (2) Mary Schee.

 Notes for Cornelius NAUDAIN:

He was the only son to whom his father did not devise real property, leaving him money instead. Cornelius was especially close to his brother Robert, choosing him as his guardian and being the devisee of Robert's real property. When he died, Cornelius owned about 230 acres in Appoquinimink Hundred, Delaware.

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GREENUP COUNTY KENTUCKY

From: Genny Sharrah <[email protected]>

Segment 1:

From: Eastern and Southeastern Kentucky Book page 84

Greenup County Kentucky

Daniel Boone

The next above settled the celebrated Colonel Daniel Boone. But before detailing my recollections of the Boone family , I wish to preface them with a few remarks of the general nature:

Before Kentucky became organized into a state, she was under the laws of Virginia whose land policy authorized individuals, under authority of land warrant issued by her, to take up land for his own private use. The individual then got a surveyor to run around the land which he wished to take up, had the corners, distances and courses all noted and then got his survey, with his warrant, recorded in the office where ht law required them to be recorded. The first survey recorded held the land. In such a way of doing business it would lap over on each others surveys. Had states concocted a system to produce litigation and trouble in this country, it is difficult

to conceive how they could have produced on more effectual for the purpose than the land policy of Virginia.

Col. Boone, in a conversation with my father, gave the following account of his Kentucky land failure: He got his warrant and laid it on a tract of 4,000 acres of choice land lying on the waters of a stream called Elkhorn.

Apprehending no danger he omitted for some time to get his warrant and survey recorded. In the meantime, Robert Johnston (Johnson), the father of Richard M. Johnston, afterwards Vice President of the United States, laid his warrant on the land covered by Boone's and being a prompt man to attend to his own interests in these matters, got his warrant and survey recorded.

Suit was entered to decide who should hold the land, and after litigating the matter for some time, one day they met in the street. Said Johnston, "Boone, I will keep you out of that land as long as I live, but to settle the matter and end our lawing, I will give you for your claim, 400 acres on the Ohio river one mile about the mouth of Little Sandy for which I will give you a Warrantee (sic) deed." Boone rejected Johnston's proposition and went and told his lawyer what Johnston had proposed. His lawyer advised him by all means to accept Johnston's offer, which he ultimately did. Boone then left Kentucky with his family and moved to Big Kanawha, lived there sometime, then moved back down here about 1800. Their children's names were Daniel, Jr.,

Jesse, Nathan. Previous to coming here Daniel (Junior) had gone to Missouri.

Who he married I never knew. Jesse married Chloe Van Bibber. They had two

children when they came here, viz: Harriet and Alphonso, and, as I stated in a former letter, after they came here Nathan married Olive Van Bibber.

They built a rough log cabin in which they lived until the Colonel moved away. In the meantime, Jesse built a "hewed" log house about 20 by 30 (feet), two stories high, with a shingle roof. This was the first shingle-roofed dwelling house built in the county. At this time the Colonel's eyes had begun to fail. I remember being there one day with my father. Their attention was attracted by a an object on the other side of the river and Colonel Boone got his spectacles to ascertain what the object was; then he said he "used these glasses in shooting." While he lived here he did not hunt much, though game of all kinds was plentiful.

What he did was for pastime. Jesse and Nathan were both good hunters but took no special interest in it further than their convenience.

Mrs. Boone, as I remember her, was a little taller than the common size, rather spare, slightly aquiline nose, fine forehead, good countenance and of genteel manner. The Colonel said she was a better horseman that he, "for she had set her horse and jumped him up and down benches of rocks in crossing the mountains that he could not." The Colonel was a little over common size, of well proportioned figure, neither spare nor compulent; features formed on

the Grecian countenance; in manner we might call one of nature's gentlemen.

While the Colonel lived here he and my father spent much of their time together, recounting the adventures of past life. He expressed great dissatisfaction with the land policy and his treatment. He said that after he had risked his life and the lives of his family and done what he had to promote the settlement of that fine country, to be stripped of what he believed to be justly his in equity, through the technicalities of the law, rasped his feelings and let him to determine to quit the country. Accordingly, he formed the resolution of going to Missouri.

I heard by one who ought to know that the Spanish Governor, in view of the value which he set upon the Colonel as an acquisition to the country made a grant of ten miles square, but that when the country came to be deeded to the United States, in consequence of some failure of the United States to establish this grant, he lost it {words omitted} but that the United States,

in lieu of it, gave him these grants, I cannot vouch.

Jesse Boone remained on the place, lived by farming, owned several slaves, became judge of the court (Greenup County, KY), was active in promoting schools and in every way proved to be a first class citizen. While living here there were added to his children Minerva, Panthea and Mattison. Minerva married Winecup Warner.

The Colonel's last Kentucky cabin was converted into a school house in which

a Mr. Johnston taught a common English school for three months. This was the last of my schooling in Kentucky. The cabin at last went the way of all backwoods cabins.

In 1819 Jesse Boone and his family moved to Missouri. When they were aboard

their keel boat about to shove off, I stepped on board to bid them farewell. This Is the last time I ever saw one of this much respected family.

The last time I saw Nathan Boone was some years after the Colonel moved to Missouri. He was back on business. Court was being held at Major Hood's. The yard was full of men. A man by the name of Wooten, a slab built six-footer, for some cause struck Jesse Boone, who at the time was nearly bed-ridden with fever and ague, on the head with a stick like an Irish

shillelagh. The blood gushed, which Nathan, seeing, sprang at Wooten. Wooten took to his heels with Nathan after him. About every other jump Nathan's fist would light on Wooten like a mallet. Wooten redoubled his efforts and fled as for dear life, but no locomotive ever could save him

from Nathan's fist until he had given him what he thought he deserved which was done much to the gratification of the spectators.

Some years ago when I was at the French Grant, I visited Major John C. Kountz who was then living at Greenupsburg. In speaking of the Boone family he said "he wondered that none of the writers of the Col. Boone's life had ever mentioned the fact of his having lived in this country; that the historical society of Cincinnati had written to him to furnish them what he knew of Boone's life with that of any other prominent first settlers but that he had neglected it." I mentioned, doubtingly, the report of his having once lived at Big Kanawha. Kountz replied: "There is no mistake of his once having lived there. I know that he certainly did."

Next above Daniel Boone settled Josiah Davidson, commonly called "Short Si"

to distinguish him from any other Davidson. I only remember their two sons,

Reuben and Jesse. Reuben married a daughter of William Guthrie, a Baptist Minister. One of the daughters married John Thomas and another married William McCartney. Davidson was a farmer but not a slave holder. After living here a few years, this family moved on the waters of the east Fork of Little Sandy.

Next above him was (Short Si Davidson), settled Stephen Colvin. His son John married Margaret Davidson. Mr. Colvin was a farmer and owned slaves. He, in connection with a gentleman by the name of Barkley, who lived in Rumley (Romney, Hampshire County) Virginia, bought of Congress all that fine bottom in the lower end of Lawrence County, Ohio, between Luke Kelly's section and the French Grant. He kept the best blooded horses of any man

in all this region of country. From his house and that of "Short Si" Davidson was obtained the best view of the Hanging Rock.

Next above Stephen Colvin settled Josiah Davidson. To distinguish him from the first Josiah, he was called "Long Si." He was a farmer. Their children were: Lizzie, Malply and Samuel. This family did not live here many years. After they left, the place was occupied by a William Roby. This family stayed but a few years and moved into Ohio, down in Miami County.

Next above settled Joseph Powell, an illustrious farmer and member of the Baptist Church. Their children's names were: Vincent, Catherine and Benjamin. Vincent married Polly Kelly. Benjamin married Rev. John Young's daughter. What became of Catherine I have forgotten.

Having now arrived at a point nearly opposite where I commenced, I shall go no further but return and give you some of the early settlement of Greenupsburg.

In a former letter I told you that Lewis Wilcox first settled there and cleared up a part of the ground where Greenupsburg now stands. The land, as I understood, belonged to Robert Johnston of Kentucky (Col. Daniel Boone's land antagonist). To give aid to the formation of the contemplated town he (Johnston) came up and built a little tub mill at the Falls of Little

Sandy.

This was the first attempt at improving the water power. Johnston was a heavy set man, and at this time a little inclined to corpulency. His son Richard (he that afterwards was Vice President of the United States) was also here for a short time. I don not remember that Johnston or his son was ever here but one summer. James McGuire put up the first carpenter shop. O.S.

Timberlake put up and kept the first tavern. Reason (Rezin?) Davis put up the first hat shop. He lived in the Wilcox house and kept the first ferry. Robert Daugherty established the first dry goods store. Jones and Noble put up a small cotton spinning factory, ran it for a time, then moved it to Portsmouth where it fell through. Mr. Seaton established the first school in

the shape of an academy, ran it a little while: it fell through and he turned lawyer. The first resident lawyer was a man named Fishback. The first resident doctor was a man by the name of Green. I think that the first sermon in Greenupsburg was preached by R. Lindsey,, an itinerant Methodist minister, about 1812, who came to establish circuit preaching in town, but not meeting with any encouragement, on the invitation of Thomas Gilruth of the French Grant, he made his house a preaching place. I think the second sermon there was preached by the celebrated Lorenzo Dow. His description of sinful conduct made a considerable talk among the town people, in as much as the description so closely fitted some cases that it puzzled some of them to account for it. Up to 1818 I haven't the most distant knowledge of there having lived in the place so much as one man, woman, or child that made any profession of or gave any evidence of being religiously inclined. Benjamin Locke of the French Grant built the first court house. A frame building

composed of white pine lumber, for which he received $900. I have forgotten who built the jail. It was a double walled building composed of logs. "hewed," about 10 inches square with a log ceiling above. The first man put in it as a criminal was a hatter by the name of Bryman, who in a quarrel with William Webb, struck him a fatal blow with his fist in the stomach which killed him outright.

Next above Boone settled John Hockaday. He came to these parts a single man,, not far from 1804 or 1805. He was said to possess $3,000 in cash. He kept school for one term in an old cabin between Thomas Hood's and Jesse Boone's. He bought a tract of unimproved land (I think that it was a part of the Boone tract), built a "hewed" log double house with an open entry

between nearly as wide as either end was long, shingle roof and brick chimneys. I mention these things because brick chimneys and shingle roofs were not yet common in these parts and the plan of the house was rather novel. Hockaday obtained the Clerkship of the Court of Greenup County, kept his office in his own house a few miles above Greenupsburg. After living here some years he married Margaret Donathan, a young lady of good family and of respectable character. On settling here Hockaday commenced improving his land which he succeeded to a considerable extent. He was considered a good shot with a rifle and enjoyed as a gentleman the chase and the fishing rod, but did not let them interfere with business. He owned some slaves and was never known to use his tongue or his talents to injury of others. Few men sustained a more amiable and worthy character than John Hockaday.

Not far from 1802 or 1803, next above settled John How (Howe). Their children's names were Joseph, Rebecca, Ellenore, Sarah, William, Daniel and John. Joseph married Rachael Hood; Rebecca married James Warnock; Ellenore married Roland Cornelius. Whom the younger members of the family married I never knew. William How owned several slaves. After living here a few years he moved back a few miles among the hills and opened a new farm which they

called Willow Cave?. How was strongly attached to the British form of government and while living here he took a trip to Canada on foot to see the country and what were the prospects of settling there. After Howe moved back from the river, the place (vacated) was occupied by Reuben Damson. Their children's names were Gabriel, Fanny, Arthur, Henry, Joseph. None of them married while they lived here. Fanny was considered very handsome young lady.

Dawson lived by farming, was a slave owner. About 1807 he built the first keel boat on either side of the Ohio River between Portsmouth and Gallipolis. She was about 9 tons burden.

Next above was a 1,000 acre tract. This was bought and settled by L. Wilcox

(a brother of Mrs. Nicholson). Their children's names were-I have forgotten, except two oldest sons, Leven and Lloyd Wilcox. Failing to make a payment for this tract of land he left and the last time I knew anything of the family they were living on the Scioto some miles above Portsmouth.

After he (L.Wilcox) left the place was bought by Martin Smith. Their children's names were Robert, William, Woodson, Nancy, Elizabeth, and John. Elizabeth married John C. Kountz; Nancy married William Ward; Martin Smith owned more slaves than any other man in the country. He was a farmer and employed his force in the improvement of his land.

The next above and just below Tailor's Run settled Benjamin Ulin. Their elder children's names were: Benjamin, John, Nancy, and Samuel. Ulin was a farmer. He owned on man-slave. Ulins lived here several years; then moved back several miles among the hills {Ulin's Branch}. Benjamin married the widow of Roland Cornelius (she was Ellenore Howe). John became an

itinerant Methodist preacher and after traveling several years as an acceptable minister, he died of cholera down in the Miami country.

Next above settled Reuben Rucker. Their children's name were: Nancy, Ambrose and Edwin. What became of this family as escaped my memory. Rucker was a man of respectable character and I think for some time acted as sheriff of the county. He was commonly known by the title of Major Rucker. Next, but back in the bottom, settled Mr. Terrell. They had one daughter named Margaret; she was a pious member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Terrell was a farmer, owned slaves and was considered a first class citizen.

Genny Sharrah

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Sources and Documents of the Pennsylvania Germans: V

By Anna Lutz < [email protected]>

Records of Pastoral Acts at the Lutheran and Reformed Congregations of the Muddy Creek Church, East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1730-1790. Translated by William J. Hinke and Frederick S. Weiser. Breinigsville, Pennsylvania Germany Society, 1981.

Born Christened

P 21 1732 PETER van Beber (sic) 1732 9 January A son, Peter

20 May (S) Sponsors: Peter van Burglean, John Reynolds, Senior, and

his wife Bridgitte.

P 22 1734 A son John 34 in January Sponsors: Joseph Reynolds 7 October (S) and his wife Sarah, Thomas Anderson.

P 22 1736 A daughter, Anne 1737 19 September Sponsors: John Reynolds, 12 May (S)

Sarah Reynolds, and Anne Evans.

P 22 1738 A Daughter, Margaretha 1738 2 November Sponsors: John Reynolds,

Senior and his wife, Bridgette, and Sarah Reynolds. 11 December (S)

Note that there is not a birthdate or christening for Bridgette van Bebber. this was misread by the researcher and put on the I G I.

There was a person named Peter van Burglean, listed in the deed records of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, which I noted but did not read the deeds, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, State Archives.

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DOCUMENT OF WILLIAM VAN BURKELOW

From Lisa Dorris

Feb. 13 Old document thought to have been written by William Van Burkleo tells of early day adventures in St. Claries family Reprinted in full.

Written by the brother of Rebecca Van Burkley

One of the quaintest of historical documents, taking the reader back to the think of Indian Fighting episodes, Has recently come to light. It is an unfinished manuscript written as the language sounds but filled with a red-blood animation which more then makes up for lack of commas, periods, good spelling, grammar or paragraphs. Much of the matter relates to Indian Fighting in St. Charles County.

The document turned up in the archives left by the late Jos. Maher, so well known in this city. Miss Stelis Drumm, of the Missouri Historical Society, with headquarters at Jefferson Memorial. Forest Park, St. Louis, is preserving the Maher collection, with which is the original document.

Unfortunate, indeed, is the circumstance that this old Indian Fighter's name was lost, The manuscript ends abruptly, part of it having been sloughed away or other wise lost in the vicissitudes of years. But unfortunate as that may be, good fortune followed, for by carefully noting certain references as to names, description of land, etc,. our persevering abstractor and well-informed historian Ben.. L. Emmons, succeeded in unshackling the identity of the unknown pioneer adventurer.

It is none other, he avers, then William Van Burkley, who is probably the great-grant grandfather of Eugene Burkleo of Black Walnut, the "Van" having been dropped in the meantime. An interesting side-feature is that George McElhaney, probably, is entitled to boast he sprung from the same stock as this intrepid hunter.

The Banner-News takes pride in being able to publish this document as follow:

The first day of June 1854

Asmall sktch of my life and of anchent times from 1794, at which time I, was 10 years old. I was born in the state of Dilawar, Kent Co. in June 11, 1784 and when I was abought 4 years old my father moved to the Monangahalah where he stayed two years and then moved to Kantucy in the hottest indien time 3 familys of us imbarked in a flat boat for limestone, which is now in masom county, Kantucy-when we arrived their I saw the first indien barbarity-their was three flat boats just landed which started a day before we did had bin delayed by a large number of indien konoes the boats were well made the atact was mad in the night the indiens atemted to land the boats but was bravely resisted by all in the boats, mem women and children they fought with guns axes knives and the indiwens after a long fight and los of a grate meny men retreated and boats floated on till they come to limestone where they got help to land-they had just landed when we got their the scene was so alarming that I never will forget it-think there was about 60 soles big and little amuungst which their was but one man and two women that was not killed or wounded my father went on board the boats and I went with him and of all the bored sites I have ever witnessed it it was the worst some dead and some dying some crying some morning heir was horse cattle and people lying dead all over the boats we then moved out amoungnst on the waters of licking to miles station where times was pritey warm he first night we got thier the indiens stole all our horses from the wagons which was in a few stept of the block house and so when the while we stay in Kantuckey on the first Sunday morning after we got to the station a young man went out to git his hors the indiens had tied the hors in the brush with the bell open killed the young man and skelped him in site of the bloc house we stayedthere and lived on wild meet and homney or bread pound in a morter ontil the war was over the year wane whip my father volunteered and went to Ohio and jon the Armey as a spie and is soon as wane last battle was over he returned home which was the first indien skelp I ever saw he brought 2 or 3 skelps and a tomahauk some other trinkets which was a grate test in the station he then moved to Ohio we arrived at sensanate a few days after wance trety with the indiens sensanate was a smawl village, we remained their ontil the fawl 1798 when old david dust returned home from his countrey on viset to se his brother who was taken prisner by the indiens and brought to this cuntry david dust was a close neboer to us he brought such grate news abought the spanish cuntrey my father fist up and we started with his familey in one smawl flat biat and his cattle in a large boat but the ohio was so that we cold not git along we then turned the cattleout on the indien side and drove them along the bank and lay with the boat that had the family every night which was very bad the bufallow and bar ofter skerd the stock and gave us much trobie we got to the 6 mile iland which was 6 miles above louisville last of November where we put up for winter we wintered finely game was planty as soon as they brokehe brught a flat boat and put the cattle abord and set out again and floated untel we come to Ft Mssac whare their was garason of soldiers their we had to stop and git a pasport we then floated on til we got to the mouth of ohio whare we stopped to pevogue bare meat to do us thru the summer intending to make a pevogue to come up in but exadently their was a keele boat corn along going to the solen after salt we got the famley in that and crossed the cattle over the Mississippi through swamps and marshes which was a seveir job I waded maney timed to my wast through the sipers wees and fawling over them in the water til I was half drounded entill we got Cape Gerado which was the first settlement we found their was laramore which was a indien chief a spanish comident when we got their we had eat aney-thing for 2 days he gave us some homney and drey venison which was grate nurishment we then drove on through the shone and dilawar town whare we found a grate deal of friendship, they gave us dry venison to last us misear as was coled then which is whare we found the famely father rented a hous for the sumer picked out his in bobveeta bottom move to it in the fawl, and became nabors to the indiens for their own town was onley 4 miles from us he became so dissatisfied that he determined to leave the cuntry and sold out intending to git it all in salt and take it to nashville salt was worth 4 dollars a bushel then in tenosee and intended bying cotten and taking it up the ohio he moved to the salenes to collect it he their got his debts all turned over on Speners? and left have books they was careing on the salt works he stayed their a year trying to collect it and the brook and he lost it all but abought hundred bushels he then moved to St. Charles which was called petit coat and stayed their one year being still dissatisfied took what he had in salt and waet to tenosee sold it for for cotten and started up the ohio I was 14 years old he gave me chois to go thoght it best to come back heir I got back abought the last of September when I go to St. Charles their was 2 men by the name of Gardner that was fitting out for a expedition up the missouri traping traping Ijoined them and went along we went abought 5 hundred miles up the missouri and when we got amongst the hostile indiens their learned my first lesson abought indiens we ware in a konoe and had to dodge from side to side of the ribe to keep out of their way some times we wold slip up some of the smawl rivers whare he was afraid to shot and then we wold live on bever meet when their was plenty of buflow and deir all arond us we was 7 monts that we saw no whit man nor had nether bread nor salt--in the spring we come down to the river lamen we met 2 hunters abought the last of may we come to mak arrangements to start up againe the next fawl but when I got to St. Charles their was a man awaiting for me with tidings from my mother that father was dead and she wished me to come to her assistance, I atarted the young man and myself in a bark kono which I brought down with me went to eh mouth of ohio in it then walked up the ohio killing our meet as we went till we got to the volking cave on ohio where I found my mother with 7 children I then bought a large pevouge and heired 2 young men and started back and before we got to themouth of the ohio 2 of my little brothers died but we come on taking us pirty ni all aumer to git to portage desoux. I stayed with her till maried old Mr. Gatey and sens that time I have bin strugling for myself in 1811 1 was maryed I then bought 100 arponds of land at I dollar per arpond it join hisen and over all, in the point I paid for it with 200 bushels of corn and the next fawl I was in debt to old James Mongon 75 dollars for my wedding sute which consisted of a hat, coat, shirt and pants of a cheap quality which I paid for the same fawl in venson and peltry then said I to my wife we are out of debt and got a good peas of land I ask no odds of the world I then worked orv at home and abroad having good luck on till the fawl 1812 when the indiens war broke out when my good luck turned to bad luck some time abought the first of October in the night I was warned to be at portage desoux the next mrning by sun up armed and aquipt for their was a grate bodey of indiens at the south of alinois I started before day next morning and was their by day light the company met and was mstered by Capt. Samuel Grifeth and was ordered up the Mississippi near the mouth of alinois whare we stood gard that day and night and the next day Arith thought aney thing eate except a few apples we got at protage the evening we was eavaed in and sent home after previsions to return next morning which was good luck for me if it had not bin so my famley wold have all bin murdered for the indiens atacted my hous that night they fired a platoon in the bed whare my wife and myself was a steep brook my wife's leg and hit me with 7 buck shot in my thi which awoke me I new what was up and sprung to my gun which was hanging in the rack over the head of my bed but just as I got my gun from the rack one stept in the hous my wife said pointed his gun at me and fired and sprung out of the hous the powther buntme and blinded me so that I never got to see them for they doged round the house and bawl hit me in the hip but I did not fawl I got behind the foot of the bed that stood behil the dore intending to the best fight I could I set waiting for them to braked for some time with my gun cocked in hand and my buchwr knife in my mouth haled them but no answer I spoke in french and in indien and told them to come in but they made no answer I told my little brother in law ho was setti ng at my back to shut the dore which he did at that moment they attemted to burst the back dore I got their as soon as I cold and held it too till they boy secured it I then by help of the boy and a hand iadder that was in the house got up in +,he loft whare I pened holes that Icold see out but never got site of them they found out I was there and left I lay their all night and watched with grate dificulty when I wold rase up to luck out I wold faint before I cold ly down my wife lying below bleeding but never moned she told me that her leg was drock when day light came the boy tuck a hors and went for assistance which came as soon as possible we qas taken to St. Louis County to her brother doctor failises whare we stayed till the next spring I got so that I cold-walk with croches I then came back to the point to aquier Syrses for my house was burned down in the night after we was shot they burned down my house with every thing that we had and from that my fence tuck fire and burned one hole string of it and I lost my hole crop which was 30 acres of corn and all my truck hey shot one hors and stole two Ithen moved whare I now liv and was determined to see them out I mad strong dors and made port holes all around the house but they never tryed me agane but when they had the fight at thhe singue hole I cold heir the guns so plane I expected it wold be my turn next and when they killed Dreling in Gore Sealy's yard standing talking to Sealy in the dore they fired 21 guns at the dore Seley shut the dore and got his gun they come runing from the brush some stoped to skelp Reling and the rest come runing to burst the dore when they got in a few feet of the dore George was at a port hole and let the foremost one have it he fell with his head aganst the dore stop several of them gathered him and packed him off and they left, theike to be 2 rangers stayed their that night but had no guns one of them had just steped out on his business and had just returned and set down as he saw a indien sliping on him he sprunwith his britches in his hand at that moment the guns all fired and indien tuck after him but soon. lost site of Charley run to white fort which was 2 mile's from theit tha gathered abought 10 or 12 men and put out for Sealy's before they got their they saw the indiens in the prara careing the dead indien they huried on to the hous found Sealy unharmed but DavidRealing killed and skelped they amediatly persued to the bank of quivor whare the indienstuck weater Realing was a ranger he had hisgun brok in a batie and was to home doctring it the next was Elick Sensor near Kooka spring he was on a horse hunting the indiens was in ambush shot him offhors and skelped him he was fine young man I nevour was able to do moliti duty agane but had maney skouts after them in the settlement governor Clark sent me 3 men to stay with me all the time and my brother in law stayed all brave fellows we made it a rule to never open the dore til sun up then we wold skout round a little to see if thare was aney one morning we found a trale in the woods so fresh that the dew was nocked off the weeds apeared to be 10 or 12 of them abought a half mile back to a smawl prara I went abought 50 yds. ahed on the trale the rest followed each one abought 25 stepsbehind an nother so that they cold not git mutch advantage of us I went abought 100 yds. and then I discovered a smawl pach of trash (?) I bakned to the boys to stop wheni got to the little ach -1 bakned to them to comeon he indiens had stoped thare and had bin eating lying down, they had bent the bushed and vined to gather mad a sorry flind we then followed them across the little prara into he brush we then turned back and rased some men and porsued them but they scattered and we cold not fine them we had maney such chasesas that have run them several times till they uck weater for the river was all overthe prara in 15. 1 will say something abought the battles and defeats the time that Capt. James Callaway was defeated their was a large boddey of indiens come in to this settlement near futer iland and did some mischief Capt. Callaway rased a company and porsued them he was a corages and unexperenced fellow rushed along with out a spy and when they come near the narrows on luter whare the flufcon close to the bank old Capt. Wm Ramsey prposed to go up the bluf and go round he said thare was danger in following thru the pas Callaway lughed at him and told him he was a coward Ramsey was a old exspranced indien fighter said he you may cawl me what you pleas I shall go round and before he went near anough to ascertain he hole fact hen made their retreat with the nuse that Callaway was defeated they fought to the last but the indiens killed defeated them all Capt. Ramsey's battle on the Mississippi near the mouth of salt river he corn on a boddy of (indiens) camped on the bank he river he sent his brother allen Ramsey and 3 other men as spis theycrawled so neare up behind the campa one old indien having a looking glass in his hand saw them, throw the glass aprung to his allen Ramsey being fore most shot him the fivethen commenced the apies tread them selves and fought some time til their was several killed and in both sides til at length the indiens retreated one by one sliping undre the bankof the river Ramsey left at the same time knowing that their was large boddy of indiens neare on their way home near the buflow lick the indiens way lade the on they a hot battle there several killed and on both sides so got in tuck more men went back to take care of the dead and wounded the time of the vattle at sinque hole the indiens attacted fort bouward by fiering on some men that went out of the fort to old huse that was near they lay in the brush by the road side as the men was on theie return to the fort over a slue of backwater whare the men had their conoe in site of the fort the indiens fires on them and killed them all at the same time the indiens fired on the fort from a nother quarter Capt. Crage leaving a few men in the fort raleyd on them whare the killing the boys but haveing to go round the slue the indiens retreated to the brush Crage soon over tuck them abought the same placed they firedkilled Capt. Crage as he was foremost and wounded several they retreated and fought back ontil they come to the mout of a holow that heads near the sinque hole leutenent pere tuck command of the men porsued them the indiens got across the holow on the hill sid whare they had the advantage of the ground their they made a stand Spears pushed on them they kept retreating up the holow til at length Spears got on the other hill si-de they fought for some 2 or 3 hours ontil Capt D. Musac got thare with a part of hs men after some tme the indiens began to scatter and finly retreated and the wounded and such as cold not make their escape run in the sink hole Spears atemted to charge on them but they was so well conseled that he found he cold do nothing with them after making maney attempts and had several killed and wounded they sent and got a pare of cart wheels and made a baftry on them against they got that done it was getting dark Musick tuck a part of the men and went round he sink hole on one side and Spears on the other side and the battry was to move down at the same time Spears rushed to fast was shot in the head old saint Scoot shot the inkien in the head the same momet it was dark and they lft--when they went back next morning the indiens had put the dead indien on Spears had cut off Spears head from the sine the indiens had fixt the sink hole for that purpose had dug with their tomahake so they cold hide their was a grate deal of blood their.

(Maher collection)

Lisa Dorris

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GEORGE L. VAN BIBBER JR.

From PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.

GEORGE L. VAN BIBBER. The same diligence in study which characterized Mr. Van Bibber in youth, while preparing for his professional duties, has followed him through his whole career and fitted him for the first place in his profession. It has won for him a lucrative practice and placed him among the most influential and successful attorneys of Bel Air. When a young man he selected the law for his life work, and to master its intricacies gave months of arduous study. Nor did he cease to be a student when he entered upon active practice; on the contrary, he has maintained the custom of thoughtful investigation into laws, rulings, judicial decisions and jurisprudence in its entirety, the result being that , he has become one of the best informed attorneys of Harford County.

The Van Bibber-,family is one of the oldest in America. When William Penn returned to Europe front his first visit to America, he set about forming a colony of Hollanders to make settlement upon his grant of land. One of those whom he secured as a settler was Jacob Isaac Van Bibber, and thus it was that the family took root upon American soil. This pioneer, in i68o, secured a grant to the property where now stands the suburban town of Germantown, Pa. About 1700, as nearly as can be ascertained from records extant, he removed to Cecil County, Md.

Little is known concerning his personal characteristics, but the fact that he made the then perilous trip to America and endured all the hardships of pioneer life, would seem to indicate that he was a man of great courage, persistence and determination. There are indications that he was very influential and took a leading part in the affairs of his day.

Isaac Van Bibber, a native of Cecil County, was throughout much of his life a resident of Baltimore, where he amassed a fortune in business. His son, Washington, a native of Baltimore, was largely interested in farming lands, and died in Carroll County. Next in line of descent was George L., our subject's father, who was born either in Baltimore County or Carroll County, Md. (the exact place is unknown), and removed in early life to New Orleans, where for many years he was engaged in the mercantile business. He returned to Baltimore and there he died in 1855. His wife, Hannah C., was a daughter of Stevenson Archer, and a member of one of the most prominent of Harford's old families. One of her ancestors, Dr. John Archer, was the first graduate from a medical college in America, receiving a diploma and the degree of M. D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Stevenson Archer was a man of much prominence, and among other responsible positions held that of chief judge of the court of appeals. Our subject is an only son, and had one sister, Lucretia, wife of Frank M. Doan, who is superintendent of a gas plant at Jacksonville, Ill.

Noting the principal facts in the life of George L. Van Bibber, Jr., he was born near Churchville, Harford County, Md., December 14, 1845, and, being the only son, he was given the best educational advantages the country afforded, and in justice to him it should be said that he availed himself of these opportunities to the utmost. The knowledge acquired at the public school was supplemented by a course of study at Princeton, from which he graduated in 1865, with the degree of A. B. Under the preceptorship of his uncle, Stevenson Archer, he carried on his legal studies in Bel Air. where he was admitted to the bar.

His home, situated one and one-half miles from Bel Air, is presided over by his wife, who prior to her marriage in 1871 was Miss Adele Franklin, of Sumner County, Tenn. Their family consists of three children, namely: Dr. A. F., a young physician; Harriet L. and Lena C., who have been educated in the leading schools of the country.

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A LETTER FROM ROSEANNE KIRBY

27 August 1997

Mr. Bruce E. Logan Jr.

321 Spring St.

Wheelersburg, OH 45694

Dear Bruce:

I wrote to you several months ago regarding my research into the colonial period of the Van Bebber family.

Various researchers have stated that Bridgitte, Peter's daughter, was baptized at SAGOLLICO, LEBANON CO PA.

Three is NO place called Sagollico, either in Lancaster, Chester, or Lancaster Cos.

In 1729 Lancaster became a separate county from Chester. Lebanon became a county in 1813.

It appears that four of Peter's children, born from 1732-1738, were born in Lancaster CO. Isaac and Bridgitte, who are not mentioned in the Muddy Creek church records could have been born between 1724-1732; location not known.

The Librarian at the Chester CO Historical Society suggested that I research the 3 oldest churches in the area: Trinity Lutheran in New Holland, PA; Trinity Lutheran in Lancaster; and the Muddy Creek Lutheran Church. And, It was at Muddy Creek that we were able to film the ACTUAL book that had the entries regarding four of Peter's children: Peter, John, Anne, and Margaretha. (The book could not be Xeroxed.)

The Muddy Creek Church not only allowed us to film this wonderful old ledger, but, also gave us 2 transcriptions.

There is NO BRIGITTE listed as a child of Peter and Ann in either set or records.

It is interesting that since it is known that Isaac was a child, as well as James, there is no entry for either child.

Could it be possible that Isaac, Brigitte, and James were born between 1724 and 1732 and christened, if at all, elsewhere.

Or, did ANNE or MARGARETHA become know as Brigette? Of the two, Margaretha might be the one, inasmuch as children would take the name of a sponsor. Usually, this was a middle name.

Please refer to the Muddy Creek Church records of 1728 -1869 - last page. Notice the entry for Bridgitte Reynolds. The sponsors are: Peter van Beber and wife Anna HEM. Elizabeth (the 1730 church records, page 21, lists Elizabeth's last name as Bruney)

Note: I asked the church staff if there were any known names in the area that would start with HEM. A few were mentioned. But, it was further explained that these HEM names did not appear until much later in the area.

And, the letters are HEM - Not HEN or HON which would indicated Henriette or Honriette. They are very distinct on the page.

This is a slight lead. I shall pursue this in Baltimore, Harford, and Cecil Cos in MD.

Notice the entry for Margaretha Reynolds. The sponsors are: Bridgitte van Beber and Anne van Beber.

Unless there is an older Bridgitte Van Bebber this is not possible. For a sponsor is an adult and not a child.

Or there is a possibility that if Bridgitte was born about 1727, she could have been considered adult enough at age 10 to be a sponsor.

The 1730 record for Margaretha does try to indicate that it was Bridgitte REYNOLDS who was the sponsor. For the name Bridgitte is the name of John Reynolds' wife.

Note: Margaretha Van Beber and Margaretha Reynolds were born one month apart and christened on the same day.

The references for the above information are: Records of pastoral Acts at the Lutheran and Reformed Congregations of the MUDDY CREEK CHURCH, EAST COCALICO TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 1730 - 1790, and Records of the Ministerial Acts Pertaining to the Muddy Creek Lutheran Church 1728 - 1869, Cacalico Township, Lancaster Co., PA.; copy of ledger page for Peter Van Bebber, christening of children.

Some research papers have listed a definite date for Bridgitte's birth. Is there actual documentation for this fact? (I'd like to have a copy, please.)

Note: The Muddy Creek Church ledger is written in German, mostly in gothic German. I have superimposed the top of the first page onto the ledger page for Peter. It is easily understood why someone might interpret the Gothic German spelling for Cocalico as Sogollico.

Hendryck - Every research paper that I have seen has stated that he was "a wealthy coffee merchant in Amsterdam". The enclosed document states that he was a DOCTOR.

Reference: The PA Magazine of History and Biography Vol. XXIV, No. 1 - 1900, pages 306 and 307. This article is titled: The First German Newspaper Published in America, published by Benjamin Franklin.

The article states that HENDRYCK van Bebber, a name familiar in the history of Germantown, placed the single advertisement.

The advertisement is in German. I have had it translated into English. Copies of both the article and translation are enclosed.

The MD Archives and the Baltimore Historical Society have been a great aid to us, for they are very interested in our research into the colonial Van Bebbers of Baltimore CO, especially. At the MD Historical Society, in a very obscure footnote to an equally obscure research paper, I found the very reference I have been searching for 6 months. It is a book that lists all the entries for ships, their cargoes, dates of shipments, etc., for Baltimore and Annapolis. Abraham Van Bebber, as well as Isaac, were very much into "ships" during and after the Rev. War.

There is absolutely NO documentation for Scarf's statement that Jacob Isaacs came to America as a Captain of one of the ships in Lord Baltimore's fleet. And, both the Baltimore Historical Society and MD Archives could not locate any documentation. As one of the Archivists plainly said: These Krefeld people were weavers and turners. Why would anyone think that they would be associated with ships?

Somehow, I think that Scarf confused Isaac and Abraham of the Rev. War ship trade with the earlier Van Bebbers. For this is the only time that the ships are in the family.

If there are any questions about this documentation, please contact me at: (Phone and Fax number left out by the editor. Contact Paula Uthe <[email protected]> and she can pass them along if she wants.) Rose Anne

4 Encls: Muddy Creek Church Record -- Ledger sheet/Peter, Muddy Creek Church Records - 1730 - 1790, Muddy Creek Church Records - 1729 - 1869, Article: The First German Newsletter Published in America w/translation.

(Ed. Note: These enclosures will be included in next month's newsletter.)

RoseAnne Kirby, mother of Paula Uthe <[email protected]>

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QUERIES

From Dick Walker <[email protected]>

I recently ran across a reference to Goldie Van Bibber in a publication from our local Siuslaw Pioneer Museum. Enclosed is the brief bio in the article. My query is: Can anyone help me place Goldie with the rest of the family? I have no idea which branch she comes from.

Source: The Siuslaw Pioneer, 1995 - Schools, page 33: Goldie Van Bibber, Siuslaw School District Supervisor - 1911-1914

Miss Goldie Van Bibber was supervisor to 340 rural schools in the wooded and hilly Western Lane County. To visit her schools she was often required to walk for miles in mud, cross swollen streams and ride horseback in all kinds of weather.

After three years in the territory, she said she found sanitary conditions and problems that required further training. She resigned her position to return to the University of Oregon for Pre-Medical courses, which was needed to "teach hygene in the rural schools and improve, in general, sanitation of school buildings and their grounds."

She said, "I stand for progress, and frequent periods of study for teachers," and she was willing to set the example.

The Board of Education felt it would be difficult to replace the "girl supervisor" with another who could hold to the high standards set by Miss Van Bibber.

From Jan Hoy <[email protected]>

I was very excited to make contact with Gary Hawpe. He made the connection for me with my Yoakums and Grimes to the Van Bibbers!

Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis

Martha VanBebber and George Yoakum

Jesse Yoakum and Anna Berry

William Yoakum and Sarah A. Stone

Mary Ann Yoakum and William McTeer Grimes - 1875/76 Ray Co. MO

Clyde Grimes and Ethel Johnson - 1907 Selma, CA

Patsy Grimes and Edward Elliott - 1938 Las Vegas

Janice Hoy and Valentine Hoy - 1958 Santa Monica, CA

It took 8 generations to get there. Can you fill me in on any dates prior to 1875? And can you fill me in on any information regarding Isaac and Sarah VanBibber and any earlier generations?

Are the articles on Isaac VanBibber (of whom you've writing) one and the same?

I had a couple of questions about the VanBibber marriages from your web

site, can you elaborate for me?

1. Wm. H. VanBebber to Sarah C. Grimes 21 Mar 1853 (would this Sarah be any relation to my GGrandfather Wm McTeer Grimes? an aunt perhaps? I have no information on my Grimes side prior to William McTeer Grimes b. 1849 in TN. I have his death certif. from L.A., CA and his son basically answered unknown to Wm's parents.

2. Virginia marriages. Peter VanBibber to Sarah Yolkecome 22 July 1785. How does this tie into the Yoakum family?

Any information would be greatly appreciated :-)))

Jan Hoy

From William C. Wheeler <[email protected]>

I am looking for the ancestors and siblings of Hannah VANBEBBER b: 30 Jan 1802 in Claiborne Co., TN d: 17 Aug 1877 in SV West Cemetery-Macoupin Co., IL, married OWENS, James G. b: 11 Apr 1800 d: 26 Dec 1878 in SV West

Cemetery-Macoupin Co., IL. Please contact - Bill Wheeler, Box 1027, Las Cruces, NM 88004, voice 505/526-8602, Fax 505/526-9792

William C. Wheeler <http://www.zianet.com/wheelerwc>

From Marjory Miller <[email protected]>

Bruce, thanks for your note. When I get a Van Bibber query, I will be happy to share it. I was thinking I could place a query and maybe help some one - such as -

Isaac Van Bibber - The Montgomery Co. Historical Society 112 West 2nd St

Montgomery City, MO 63361 has some info on this family We will be glad to

answer your query.

Marjory Miller

From Dick Walker <[email protected]>

In an Article from Cherokee Cyclone, dated March 20, 1886, Cherokee, Crawford County, Kansas, the following item appeared on the front page:

"Bim. VanBibber is clerking in the clothing store of Lucas & Payne while Mr. Lucas is in Kansas City buying his spring stock of clothing."

The Lucas referred to is my Great Grandfather, Joseph Lucas, who married Sarah Jane Van Bibber. I can find no reference to a Bim Van Bebber. Can anyone help me place him in the family?

Dick Walker

From Liz Beu (Non-subscriber, No email address)

315, W. Adams Ave, Pueblo, CO 81004-1743

My Maternal GrGrandmother was Mary Susan Van Bibber Keen Morford, b. Tipton, IN (1855), d. Westfield, IN (1925). Her parents were Merritt Van Bibber (b. 22 Sept. 1820, Athens Co., OH, d. 12 Dec. 1895, Tipton Co., IN, m. Mary Ann Axtel, b. 18 May 1825 Washington Co, PA, d. 30 Aug. 1876 Tipton Co., IN)

Mary Elizabeth Julien Beu

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