A free monthly electronic newsletter for the VAN BIBBER, VANBIBER, VAN BEBBER, VANBEBER, VANBABER, VANBEVER, and VANBEVERS families.
Vol. 4 No. 3 - January 2001
Greetings from your new editor. I hope each and everyone of you had a great Christmas and are now enjoying the new year.
After a year long absence of not having the Van Bibber Pioneers newsletter, it is back! As everyone should know, I have volunteered my services to be the new editor and publisher of "your" family newsletter. Bruce Logan, the originator, over the past year has been extremely busy and didn't have the extra time it took to publish the monthly newsletter. I want to personally thank Bruce for the three great years we had and for giving me the opportunity to carry on where he left off. I missed the monthly publications, as I am sure all subscribers did. As active as I am in researching the Van Bibber family, I didn't want to go into the new year and still have no place to bond our information. This publication is going to take a team effort and no one person is going to make it happen. With the amount of subscribers we have today, and the new ones I feel that will join in the future, there should be no reason why we should ever lack material.
I want to thank each and everyone of you who personally sent me an e-mail, giving me words of encouragement or just saying thanks for starting the newsletter back up. For a few days there I was overwhelmed on the amount of e-mails and just couldn't respond to all of them. I also want to say thanks to those who submitted articles of information to make this newsletter a success.
Your editor,
Gary R. Hawpe
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CONTENTS:
1. New subscribers
2. Address changes
3. Mennonite family history - The Van
Bebber/Van Bibber family
4. Wynkoop Genealogy in the United States
of America
5. Bio of Frederick S. Thomas, M.D
6. Obituary of Calvin Van Bebber
7. Descendants of Nelson Everett Slocum
8. General Affidavit of James Van Bibber
9. Family of Hugh Williams and Jane Bell
10. Recent deaths
11. VanBever Reunion
12. Queries
13. Sound off
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When Bruce Logan turned the newsletter subscriber's address book over to me, I counted 299 names. Of those 299 subscribers, 34 of them were invalid after the year long absences. We were able to identify eight of them and their new address. I sent out a call to all the Van Bibber descendants that I was in touch with and who were not subscribers. I also sent out a message to the VanBibber Discussion List, asking if anyone wanting to have their name added. I was overwhelmed at the response I got and the amount of cousins who wanted to subscribe. I figured it would take a few months to generate the interest once again, was I ever wrong! Below is the list of 112 cousins or interested parties who have asked to be put on the mailing list for the Van Bibber Pioneers newsletter. If my calculations are correct, we now have 385 subscribers.
One thing that I have added. When a new subscriber joins, I plan on listing what line they or their spouse descends from. If they are not a descendant, I will try to list what their interest is to the Van Bibber family.
1. Alice Spriggs -- [email protected]
-- Robert Keenan and Olive Van Bibber
2. Anita Bartel -- [email protected]
-- John Fulfer and Mary Van Bibber
3. Annabeth Howard -- [email protected]
-- William Howard and Sarah Van Bebber
4. Annette Auxier -- [email protected]
-- Isaac Van Bibber and Mariah Walraven
5. Arlene Buschert -- [email protected]
-- Jesse Boone and Chloe Van Bibber
6. Barbara Reale -- [email protected]
-- Thomas Hickerson and Susannah Van Bibber
7. Billie Swartz -- [email protected]
-- John Liford and Levicy Van Bebber
8. Bob Martindale -- [email protected]
-- George VanBeber and Mary Tinsley
9. Bobbie Knudsen -- [email protected]
-- Joseph Smith and Elizabeth Van Bibber
10. Carol Ising -- [email protected]
-- Peter Ising and Margaret Van Bibber
11. Carol Richards -- [email protected]
-- Joshiah Lenn and Olive Van Bibber
12. Carolyn Roberts -- [email protected]
-- George Yoakum and Martha Van Bebber
13. Cathleen Fulfer -- [email protected]
-- Thomas Fulfer and Olive Van Bibber
14. Charlene Keebler -- [email protected]
-- Joseph Yaden and Esther Van Bebber
15. Charles E. VanBibber, Jr -- [email protected]
-- Isaac VanBibber and Louisa Sharp
16. Charles S. Miller, Jr. -- [email protected]
-- John Fulfer and Mary Van Bibber
17. Cheryl Edmonds -- [email protected]
-- John Cawood and Marlena Van Bebber
18. Cheryl Tilly -- [email protected]
-- Ezekiel Van Bibber and Susan Rice
19. Connie Lewis -- [email protected]
-- John Fulfer and Mary Van Bibber
20. Daniel A. VanBibber -- [email protected]
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21. Daniel Carr -- [email protected]
-- George Yoakum and Martha Van Bebber
22. David Trask -- [email protected]
-- Lazarous Van Bebber and Martha Van Bebber
23. David W. VanBibber -- [email protected]
-- James Van Bebber and Elizabeth Snuffer
24. Deanna Archibald -- [email protected]
-- Thomas Hickerson and Susannah Van Bibber
25. Deanna Beaumont -- [email protected]
-- Moses Hill and Joanna Pierson
26. Debbie Ives -- [email protected]
-- John Fulfer and Mary Van Bibber
27. Deborah Everman -- [email protected]
-- Ezekial Van Bibber and Susan Rice
28. Deborah Frazier -- [email protected]
-- Powell Sharp and Mary Van Bebber
29. Debra Crumbaker -- [email protected]
-- George Van Beber and Mary Tinsley
30. Diana Wotawa -- [email protected]
-- Isaac Van Bibber and Missouri Sutton
31. Dianne Mclean -- [email protected]
-- Vardaman Van Bebber and Ellen Dotson
32. Donna Willis -- [email protected]
-- William Van Bebber and Elizabeth Barbee
33. Edwin & Linda Everhart -- [email protected]
-- Pleasant Miller and Martha Van Bibber
34. Elizabeth "Liz" Boggs -- [email protected]
-- Jesse Boone and Chloe VanBibber
35. Elizabeth Baker -- [email protected]
-- John Liford and Levicy Van Bebber
36. Eudena Darling -- [email protected]
-- George Van Beber and Mary Tinsley
37. Frank Howard -- [email protected]
-- Steven Renfrow and Esther Van Bibber
38. Frank Turner, Jr. -- [email protected]
-- Powell Sharp and Mary Van Bebber
39. Fred Van Bever -- [email protected]
-- George VanBebber and Mary Tinsley
40. Garett VanBeber -- [email protected]
-- James Van Bebber and Ruth Hooker
41. Gary L. VanBibber, Jr. -- [email protected]
-- Ezekial Van Bibber and Susan Rice
42. Jack Nebergall -- [email protected]
-- Presley Nebergall and Felicity Van Bibber
43. Jackie Van Bevers -- [email protected]
-- George Van Bebber and Mary Tinsley
44. Jacqueline Olson -- [email protected]
-- David Ross and Margaret Van Bebber
45. Jane Yoakum -- [email protected]
-- George Yoakum and Martha Van Bebber
46. Janet Berry -- [email protected]
-- Isaac Van Bibber and Mariah Walraven
47. Janet Hughes -- [email protected]
-- Isaac Van Bibber and Mariah Walraven
48. Janice Ratliff -- [email protected]
-- John Van Bebber and Nancy Beeler
49. Janie List -- [email protected]
-- George Yoakum and Martha Van Bebber
50. Jeanene Hofen -- [email protected]
-- Moses Van Bibber and Virginia Holt
51. Jim Haywood -- [email protected]
-- William Renfro and Nancy Van Bebber
52. Joetta Melton-Bennett -- [email protected]
-- Lowderwick Moad and Margaret Van Bebber
53. John & Kathy Miron -- [email protected]
-- James Van Bibber and Sarah Bradburn
54. John Lassiter -- [email protected]
-- Robert Van Bebber and Margaret Susong
55. Joyce Garza -- [email protected]
-- John Fulfer and Mary Van Bibber
56. Julie Schue -- [email protected]
-- George Yoakum and Martha Van Bebber
57. Kathleen Sommers -- [email protected]
-- Robert Keenan and Olive Van Bibber
58. Kay Delbart -- [email protected]
-- Moses Van Bebber and Joanna Pierson
59. Keith Norris -- [email protected]
-- George Yoakum and Martha Van Bebber
60. Linda Benskin -- [email protected]
-- Jacob Van Bebber and Catherine Guthrie
61. Linda Burch -- [email protected]
-- James Van Bibber and Sarah Bradburn
62. Linda Lipe -- [email protected]
-- Absolam VanBaber and Francis Dickson
63. Lisa Alarcon -- [email protected]
-- George Van Beber and Mary Tinsley
64. Luther "Doyle" Fulfer --
[email protected] -- John Fulfer and Mary Van Bibber
65. Maheala Lyons -- [email protected]
-- Nathan Boone and Olive Van Bibber
66. Margaret Mackay -- [email protected]
-- James Estill and Matilda Van Bibber
67. Marte Lawrence -- [email protected]
-- George Yoakum and Martha Van Bebber
68. Mary Ann Fulfer -- [email protected]
-- John Fulfer and Mary Van Bibber
69. Mary Oaks -- [email protected]
-- Nathan Boone and Olive Van Bibber
70. Melna Van Beber -- [email protected]
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71. Melody Bierwirth -- [email protected]
-- Lorenzo Hutts and Melissa Van Bibber
72. Melody Geraci -- [email protected]
-- George VanBeber and Mary Tinsley
73. Merry Dorris -- [email protected]
-- Nathan Boone and Olive Van Bibber
74. Michael A. VanBibber -- [email protected]
-- James Van Bibber and Emma Nellis
75. Mike VanBibber -- [email protected]m
-- Noah Van Bibber and Elizabeth Carter
76. Norman Beeler -- [email protected]
-- Ezekial Van Bibber and Susan Rice
77. Pam Wilson -- [email protected]
-- Robert Keenan and Olive Van Bibber
78. Patricia Burghart -- [email protected]
-- Moses Haney and Nancy Van Bibber
79. Paula Leach -- [email protected]
-- Moses Van Bibber and Joanna Pierson
80. Paula Liford -- [email protected]
-- John Liford and Levicy Van Bebber
81. Phyllis Braga -- [email protected]
-- George Yoakum and Martha Van Bebber
82. Rajean Gallagher -- [email protected]
-- George Yoakum and Martha Van Bebber
83. Ray & Clara Sheffler -- [email protected]
-- Isaac Van Bebber and Sarah McWilliams
84. Regina Roper -- [email protected]
-- Robert Howard and Nancy Van Bibber
85. Rex Van Bibber -- [email protected]
-- Isaac Van Bibber and Mariah Walraven
86. Richard "Dick" Vanbeber -- [email protected]
-- Robert Van Bebber and Margaret Susong
87. Richard Gartley -- [email protected]
-- Herman Op den Graeff -- Lisbet Van Bebber
88. Robert L. Van Bibber -- [email protected]
-- Moses Van Bibber and Joanna Pierson
89. Robert Rodrock -- [email protected]
-- James Estill and Matilda Van Bibber
90. Rodney Sayre -- [email protected]
-- Richard Tillis and Elizabeth Van Bibber
91. Shannon Presley -- [email protected]
-- William Howard and Sarah Van Bebber
92. Sharon Sherwood -- [email protected]
-- Powell Sharp and Mary Van Bebber
93. Shelley Roberts -- [email protected]
-- David Ross and Margaret Van Bebber
94. Shirley Smith-Bohannon -- [email protected]
-- Powell Sharp and Mary Van Bebber
95. Stanley Payne -- [email protected]
-- Elijah Johnson and Priscilla Van Bibber
96. Steve VanBibber -- [email protected]
-- James Van Bibber and Emma Nellis
97. Sue Olsen -- j[email protected]
-- George Dixon and Sophronia Van Bibber
98. Suellen Newman -- [email protected]
-- Moses Hill and Felicity Van Bibber
99. Susan Sylvest -- [email protected]
-- Herman Op den Graeff and Lisbet Van Bebber
100. Susan VanBevers -- [email protected]
-- George VanBeber and Mary Tinsley
101. Susan Wilson -- [email protected]
-- Nathan Boone and Olive Van Bibber
102. Terry VanBibber -- [email protected]
-- William Van Bibber and Frances Thoroughman
103. Toni Boggs -- [email protected]
-- Jesse Boone and Chloe VanBibber
104. Treca Hamlin -- [email protected]
-- Moses Haney and Nancy Van Bibber
105. Valorie Richards -- [email protected]
-- Moses Haney and Nancy Van Bibber
106. Vanessa DeShazer -- [email protected]
-- Researcher of the Fulfer family
107. Virginia Watson -- [email protected]
-- James Van Bibber and Emma Nellis
108. Wanda Liford -- [email protected]
-- John Liford and Levicy Van Bebber
109. Wanda Shanklin -- [email protected]
-- Kincaid & Russell connections to the Van Bebbers.
110. Wayne VanBevers -- [email protected]
-- George Van Beber and Mary Tinsley
111. Wendell Wallace -- [email protected]
-- Calvin Van Bebber and Barthena Van Bebber
112. Zilla Brown -- [email protected]
-- George Owens and Hannah Van Bebber
1. Allen Potts -- [email protected]
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2. Betty Vallance -- [email protected]
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3. Bill Bullard -- [email protected]
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4. Charles Ross -- [email protected]
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5. Cheryl Rasmussen -- [email protected]
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6. David W. Van Bibber -- [email protected]t
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7. Debra Doran -- [email protected]
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8. Frank Bounds -- [email protected]
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9. Karen Cramer -- [email protected]t
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10. Kenneth & Cynthia Malding -- [email protected]
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11. Kevin Sholder -- [email protected]
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12. Linda Watson -- [email protected]
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13. Lynn Cawood -- [email protected]
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14. Mark Brown -- [email protected]
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15. Marty Grant -- [email protected]
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16. Pam Beattie -- [email protected]
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17. Pat Gast -- [email protected]
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18. Peggy Mayfield -- [email protected]
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19. Virginia Aldridge -- [email protected]
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20. Walt VanBibber -- [email protected]
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Volume XII, Number 4 October 1993
The Van Bebber/ Van Bibber Family
By David V. Stivison, Esq.*
Members of the Van Bebber family arrived at Philadelphia shortly
after William Penn, having been recruited by him in Europe. Isaac
Jacobs Van Bebber was on of the original immigrants from Krefeld,
Germany (a few miles from the Holland border), who arrived in
Germantown, then a separate settlement from Philadelphia, on November
8, 1684.
Isaac's sister, Lisbet Isaacs Van Bebber, and her husband, Herman
Isaacs OpdenGraeff, were among the first thirteen Krefeld families
arriving in 1683. Their father Jacob Isaacs Van Bebber and brother
Matthias Isaacs Van Bebber arrived in 1687, and another brother
Henry Van Bebber arrived in 1720 or 1721. Here is what is known
of them and their descendants.
Jacob Isaacs Van Bebber, patriarch of the family, was a baker
of Krefeld, Germany, a Dutch Mennonite who joined his sons in
Germantown in 1687.
"On the 11th of June, 1683, Penn conveyed to Govert Remke,
Lenart Arets, and Jacob Isaacs Van Bebber, a baker, all of Crefeld,
one thousand acres of land each, and they, together with Telner,
Streypers, and Sipman, constituted the original Crefeld purchasers.
It is evident that their purpose was colonization, not speculations.
Of the six original purchasers Jacob Telner and Jacob Isaacs Van
Bebber are known to have been members of the Mennonite Church."
"A charter of incorporation [for Germantown], dated May 31,
1691, was issued to Francis Daniel Pastorius, bailiff; Jacob Telner,
Dirck op den Graeff, and Thones Kunders, burgesses; Abraham op
den Graeff, Jacob Isaacs Van Bebber, Johannes Kassel, Heifert
Papen, Hermann Bon, and Dirck Van Kolk, committeemen, with power
to hold a court and a market, to admit citizens, to impose fines,
and to make ordinances."
Van Bebber was "pro Keith" but reverted to Mennonites
and moved to "High Street," Philadelphia, before 1698.
He was the first Recorder of Germantown (1691) and was a burgess
there in 1692. He owned the lower half of Lot No. 9 on the west
side of Main Street, Germantown, in 1689. He was listed as a church
member May 23, 1708. He died in Philadelphia before 1711. His
wife's name is reported as "Christiana."
Children:
Lisbet Isaacs Van Bebber, d. 1684, m. Herman OpdenGraeff, a
weaver, b. 1642, Krefeld, Germany; d. 1704/08, Kent Co., Del.
The OpdenGraeff family was one of the original thirteen Krefelder
families settling Germantown in 1683. Herman was a son of Isaac
Op den Graeff (Feb 28, 1616 - Jan. 17, 1679), who was a son of
Hermann Op den Graeff, (b. Nov. 26, 1585, Aldekirk [In Ger. but
on Dutch border], rep. from Krefeld to Council of the Mennonite
Church, Dordrecht, Apr. 21, 1632, which adopted their confession
of faith; d. Dec. 27, 1642) and Grietjen Pletjes, a Mennonite,
d. Jan. 7, 1643, dau. of Driessen Pletjes of Kempen.
Isaac Jacobs Van Bebber, b. ca 1661. "Walter Seimens and Isaac Jacobs Van Bebber, both from Crefeld, were in Germantown Nov. 8, 1684. Van Bebber was a son of Jacob Isaacs Van Bebber and was followed here a few years later, 1687, by his father, and brother Matthias." His home was the first Mennonite meeting place, in 1690, and he was listed as a church member May 23, 1708. Moved to Bohemia Manor, Cecil Co., Md., in 1704. Naturalized in Md. As Isaac VanBiber, Gent." Of Cecil Co., Merchant, 1701/1702, for which he paid 3 pounds, 6 shillings, 8 pence to the speaker, 1 pound, 10 pence to the Attorney General, and 1 pound, 10 pence to the Clerk. Will made Sept. 14, 1723, proven, Nov. 25, 1723, "Aged about 62 years." M. Veronica or Fronika __________.
Descendants:
A. Jacob Van Bebber, b. Oct. 26, 1691, St. Stephens Par., Cecil
Co., Md. Merchant, St. George's Hundred, Del. Will made Aug. 14,
1733, proven Sept. 16, 1733; m. Mary FitzRandolph.
1. Jacob Van Bebber
2. Mary Van Bebber, m. __________ Ashton.
3. Grace Van Bebber, d. before 1733; m. __________ Hart.
a. Joseph Hart, b. before 1733
B. Veronica Van Bebber, b. Oct. 26, 1692, St. Stephens Par., Cecil
Co., Md.; m. Mar. 14, 1726, Cecil Co., Md., to John Birmingham.
C. Hester Van Bebber, b. ca May 9, 1693, St. Stephens Par., Cecil
Co., Md.; m. Jacob Goodin/Gooding.
1. Isaac Gooding m. Susannah __________.
2. Jacob Gooding
3. Veronica Gooding m. Andrew Cannon.
4. Hesther Gooding m. Henry Van Bebber (IV.H.2.)
D. Peter Van Bebber, b. May 25, 1695, St. Stephens Par., Cecil
Co., Md.; m. Anna Henriette __________.
1. Isaac Van Bibber, b. 1725, Cecil Co., Md.; m. Nov. 27, 1768,
at St. Maryanne's Par., Cecil Co., Md., or Kent Co., Md., to Ann
Chew.**
2. Peter Van Bibber, b. 1730, Cecil Co., Md.
3. John Van Bibber, b. 1734, Cecil Co., Md.
4. Bridgetta Van Beber, b. ca Oct. 7, 1735, Cocalico Par., Lancaster
Co., Pa.
E. Christiana Van Bebber, b. Aug. 15, 1698, St. Stephens Par.,
Cecil Co., Md.
F. Isaac Van Bebber, b. July 15, 1701, St. Stephens Par., Cecil
Co., Md.
Matthias Isaac Van Bebber, in Germantown, 1687. Bought 6,160
acres on the Skippack River, 1698; Patent issued by William Penn,
Feb. 22, 1702. This land was called "Bebber's Township"
and is now Skippack and Perkiomen Twps., Montgomery Co., Pa. Traveled
to Holland and back, 1701 - 02; in Philadelphia, 1702 - 1704.
He moved to Bohemia Manor, Cecil Co., Md., before July 17, 1704,
when he witnessed Nicholas Dowell's will there. There he was a
justice of the peace, and is described in the deeds as a merchant
and a gentleman." "Matthias Van Bebber was for a long
time chief justice of the county and occupied that responsible
position when the courthouse was built at Court House Point."
Naturalized in Md. as "Mathias Vanbiber Merchant" of
Cecil Co., 1701/1702, for which he paid the same fees as his brother
Isaac, reported above.
He was a "Dutch patroon," a land owner with certain
feudal rights attached. Bought part of Augustine Manor, Del.,
1714. Naturalized, Philadelphia, Sept. 29, 1709, along with many
others by "An Act for the Better Enabling of Divers Inhabitants
of the Province of Pennsylvania. To Hold and Enjoy Lands, Tenements,
and Plantation in the Same Province."
Wills made Aug. 3, 1739, proved Oct. 1, 1739. On Nov. 17, 1705,
at St. Stephens Par., Cecil Co., he married Hermana/Haramantia
Peterson. Her will made Sept. 11, 1745, was proven Dec. 2, 1745.
She was a daughter of Adam Peterson (d. 1702), who was in New
Castle Co. by 1671.
A deed made and signed by Matthias Van Bebber is reproduced and
transcribed in The Strassburger Family.
Descendants:
A. Jacob Van Bebber, b. Feb. 2, 1706/7, Cecil Co., Md.; d. 1768.
He owned a lot in St. George's Hundred, 1730. B.A. Bendler reports
that he was New Castle County Assemblyman, 1753-1755, 1760-1761,
and 1763, and that "Jacob Van Bebber was born ca 1706/7 in
Cecil Co., Md. By 1738 he was in Red Lion Hundred, New Castle
Co. He was the son of Matthias Van Bebber (d. 1739) and Hermana,
a daughter of Adam Peterson (d.1702)...Van Bebber married Mary
________, by whom he had three children: William, Sarah, and Esther.
Van Bebber was a judge of the Orphans Court in 1746. From 1760
to 1764 he was on the Supreme Court of the Three Lower Counties.
He was a major in the militia in 1748; by 1756 he was a colonel.
In 1755 he managed a lottery scheme to raise funds for the defense
of New Castle. Jacob Van Bebber was an Anglican. He kept an inn
in Red Lion Hundred. In addition to land inherited from his parents,
he purchased over 200 acres of Red Lion Hundred. In 1763 he purchased
a tannery. He died in 1768; the inventory of his estate, made
that year, was valued at 1,285 pounds, 2 shillings, 4 pence.
1. William Van Bebber "Yeoman" d. Red Lion Hun. Will
proved Dec. 5, 1774.
2. Sarah ("alias Hyatt") Van Bebber m. Jacob Belew (His
will proved Dec. 21, 1781).
a. Thomas Belew
b. Sarah Belew
c. Fanny Belew, m. (John?) Pryer
d. Elizabeth Belew
3. Ester Van Bebber, b. bef. 1745
B. Adam VanBebber
C. Mathias Van Bebber, b. Sept. 20, 1729, St. Stephens Par., Cecil
Co., Md.
D. Henry (Thomy?) Van Bebber, b. Jan. 13, 1730/31, St. Stephens
Par., Cecil Co., Md.
E. Sarah Van Bebber, b. aft. 1718.
F. Rebecca Van Bebber, b. aft 1718; m. John Cazier.
1. John Cazier
2. Jacob Cazier
a. Henry Cazier
i. Jacob Benson Cazier
3. Matthias Cazier
G. Christiana Van Bebber, b. Sept. 18, 1711, Cecil Co., Md.; m.
John Pugh, Missionary of St. Anne's Parish. Will made Aug. 27,
1745, proven May 21, 1746.
1. Jacob Pugh
H. Hester Van Bebber, m. __________ Naudine.
I. Elizabeth Van Bebber, b. Dec 15/18, 1708, St. Stephens Par.,
Cecil Co., Md.
Henry Van Bebber. His will was made aboard ship to America from Holland, Apr. 28, 1720, in Dutch. It was probated in Cecil Co., Md., Sept. 11, 1736. His burial on May 31, 1733, was reported to the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. G.N. Mackenzie reports, "Henry Van Bibber, b. near Utrecht, Holland, emigrated to America shortly before 1721, and settled on the banks of the Bohemia River, Cecil Co., Md.; d. on his farm at 'Bohemia Manor,' 1736; m. Ann Bougard." Henry's issue is listed there as: "Mary, Matthias, Catherine m. Jacob Hoefnagele, Huybert, James, and Hester m. 1728, Andrew Peterson." This Henry may also be the Henry Van Bibber who married 2?) Katrina Bougard and had a daughter Anna, b. Nov. 1725, St. Stephens Par., Cecil Co., Md.
A. Jacobus "eldest son," b. Germany.
B. Catherine Van Bebber, b. Germany; m. Jacob Hoefnagel before
1720.
C. Hybert Van Bebber, b. Germany; m. before 1720.
D. Mary Van Bebber, b. Germany; single 1721.
E. Mathias Van Bebber, b. Germany.
F. Hester Van Bebber, b. Germany ca 1703; single 1721; m. 1728,
Andrew Peterson.
G. James Van Bibber, d. at Bohemia Manor, Cecil Co., Md., shortly
after 1750; m. Anna Laroun. James witnessed the will of Edward
Cooper, Mar. 16, 1716/7 so he was born before 1695. He was sheriff
of Cecil Co., Md., in 1720.
1. Catherine Van Bebber, b. Apr. 17, 1721, St. Stephens Par.,
Cecil Co., Md.
2. Henry Van Bibber, b. 1726; d. bet. Jan. 5 and Mar. 30, 1778.
St. Geo. Hun., "Yeoman" m. Hester Gooding (II. C.4.)
a. Andrew Van Bibber
b. James Van Bibber
3. Catrin Van Bibber
4. Mary Ann Van Bibber
5. Ann VanBibber
6. Jacob Van Bibber
7. Isaac Van Bibber (Capt.), b. Feb. 25, 1736; d. Apr. 21, 1825;
m. Nov. 27, 1765, Ann Chew, dau. of Benjamin and Sarah (Bond)
Chew.
a. Washington Van Bibber, b. Feb. 15, 1778; d. Apr. 8, 1848; m.
May 28, 1807, Lucretia Emory.
i. Isaac Van Bibber, b. Jan. 27, 1810; d. Sept. 1847; single.
ii. Thomas Emory Van Bibber, b. Jan. 26, 1812; d. Jan. 15 1882;
m. Mrs. Bettie (Garrettson) Van Bibber, widow of Andrew Van Bibber.
iii. George Lindenberger Van Bibber, b. Mar. 17, 1814; d. July
24, 1855; m. Nov. 5, 1839, to Hannah Catherine Archer, b. Feb.
27, 1815; d. Dec. 14, 1906, dau. of Stevenson and Pamela Barney
(Hays) Archer.
1. Lucretia Emory Van Bibber, b. Dec. 9, 1840; m. Oct. 11, 1864,
Frank M. Doan.
2. George Lindenberger Van Bibber, b. Dec. 14, 1845, near Churchville,
Harford Co., Md.; m. Aug. 3, 1871, at Beersheba Springs, Tenn.,
to Adele Franklin, dau. of Dr. John W. and Florida (Noel) Franklin
of near Gallatin, Sumner Co., Tenn. Associate Judge of 3rd Jud.
Cir., Md., Nov. 1903. Res. "Hurricane Hill," near Bel
Air, Harford Co., Md.
a. Armfield Franklin Van Bibber, M.D., b. June 18, 1872; m. Rebecca
Michael.
b. Harriet Lewis, b. June 12, 1873; m. J. Alexis Shriver.
c. Lena Chew Van Bibber
iv. Lucretia Emory Van Bibber, b. July 20, 1816; d. Feb. 8, 1896;
single.
v. Abraham Van Bibber, b. May 21, 1821; d. Feb. 13, 1861; single.
vi. Dr. Washington Chew Van Bibber of Baltimore, b. July 28, 1823;
d. Dec. 14, 1892; m. Josephine Chatard, whose ancestry is given
in Scharf's History of Delaware.
vii. Nancy Van Bibber, b. Aug. 5, 1826; d. June 14, 1889; single.
8. Stephen Van Bibber
9. Abraham Van Bibber, m. 1) __________ Chew; m. 2) Mary Young.
*David V. Stinson, Esquire, 870 North 30th Street, Philadelphia,
PA 19130-1104, is an attorney and author of nearly 100 books and
articles on legal history, local history, and genealogy.
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**This Isaac VanBibber did not marry Ann Chew. He married Sarah Davis and died at the battle of Point Pleasant, VA on October 10, 1774. (Gary R. Hawpe)
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe -- [email protected]
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Isaac Van Bibber and Hester Op den
Graeff
Jacob Isaac Van Bibber and Christina __________
Henry Van Bibber and Catherine Ann Bougard
Hester Van Bibber and Andrew Peterson
Jacob Peterson and Grace Van Dyke
Hester Peterson and James Wynkoop
WYNKOOP GENEALOGY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA by Ricard
Wynkoop of Brookly, N.Y., Third Edition, The Knickerbocker Press,
New York, 1904, Copyright 1904, by Richard Wynkoop.
Pg. 75 & 76
.
177. James Wynkoop, M.D., (Abraham 52, Benjamin 8, Cornelius 1,)
died about 1788: married, April 3, 1777, Hester Peterson, of Middletown,
Del., and settled there. It is said that he was settled, afterwards,
in Baltimore, Md. This is the James [111] of the Wynkoop Genealogy,
of 1878, who was wrongly placed in that edition, on the basis
of conjecture. Nicholas Hammond wrote of this James, in 1783,
as follows: "The Doctor has acted an affectionate part towards
his brother's widow and children, in which, however, he has followed
his natural disposition, which is extremely humane." And
he wrote, in 1818, "Our half-uncle, James, the Doctor, left
three daughters, who also are dead."
Children of Dr. James and Hester Wynkoop:
438. Mary: b. Mch. 10, 1778: m. Isaac Cannell.
439. (A son): b. Sept. 4, 1781: d. Sept. 5, 1781.
440. (A son): b. Sept. 29, 1782: d. Sept. 30, 1782.
441. Hester Catalina: b. Mch. 5, 1784: m. Richard Barroll.
442. Harriet Grace: b. Oct. 5, 1786: d. in 1812, unmarried.
Pg. 109
438. Mary Wynkoop, (Dr. James 177, Abraham 52, Benjamin 8,
Cornelius 1,) born March 10, 1778: died in 1807: married, in 1807,
Isaac Cannell, of Charlestown, Kent County, Md.
Mr. Cannell had, by an other wife, a son, Wilmer, an importing
merchant in Philadelphia.
Child of Isaac and Mary Cannell:
772. Hester Anne Cannell: b. in 1807. She was living in Philadelphia,
unmarried, in 1869. The compiler obtained information through
correspondence with her.
441. Hester Catalina Wynkoop, (Dr. James 177, Abraham 52, Benjamin
8, Cornelius 1,) born March 5, 1784: died in 1812: married Richard
Barroll, of Chestertown, Md.
Her middle name was written Cathelena, usually; and that of her
daughter Catholena. The latter suggested that the name was Catharina,
properly.
Children of Richard and Hester C. Barroll:
773. Anna Matilda Barroll: m. Rev. John Payne, b. Jan. 9, 1815,
d. Oct. 23, 1874, Westmoreland Co., Va., Episcopal bishop at Cape
Palmas, in Africa, 1851-1871, and then returned to the United
States. After her death, Bishop Payne married a Miss Winifred
-----.
774. Mary Catholena Barroll: m. Edward Johnson, of Baltimore.
She was living in Jackson, Miss., in 1867. The compiler had correspondence
with her.
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John VanBibber and Chloe Staniford
Hannah VanBibber and Goodrich Lightfoot Slaughter
Maria D. Slaughter and Samuel C. Reed
Mary E. Reed and James Putney
Ruth E. Putney and Fredrick S. Thomas
History of Charleston and Kanawha County, West Virginia and Representative Citizens, W.S. Laidley, Richmond Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, ILL. 1911 p. 383-384.
FREDERICK S. THOMAS, M.D., who for a number of years was well known as one of the leading medical men in the southwestern part of the state, and as proprietor and physician in chief of the Thomas Private Hospital, at Charleston, was born near Sissonville, in to Charleston in 1884, he entered into practice here, and was for a time interested in a drug business, in partnership with Mr. Potterfield, under the style of Thomas & Potterfield, but in 1892 he sold out his interest to his partner. He then devoted his main attention to the practice of medicine and surgery and soon built up a wide reputation as one of the leading members of his profession. It was he who introduced the bath treatment for typhoid fever, since adopted by many other able physicians. But perhaps Dr. Thomas was more widely known as the proprietor of the Thomas Private Hospital at Charleston, a noble institution, in which the residents of the city take a just pride. The fine and commodious building was erected by the city during I 89&97 at a cost of $30,000 and was under lease to Dr. Thomas, who with a corps of able assistants conducted the institution in a most efficient manner, reflecting credit upon him and his confreres and making it of great value to the southwestern part of the state. Among his assistants were able specialists upon every disease or class of diseases to which human flesh is heir. The hospital is conducted on broad lines and is admirably equipped. Not only are the dangerously sick provided for, but provision was made for those who merely sought rest and restoration from the strain of either business or social life. Dr. Thomas was regarded as at the head of his profession for some years before his death, which event took place January 7, 1908. He had been influential in the establishment of other hospitals and sanitariums and belonged to the American and State Medical Associations and the County Medical Society. Aside from his profession, he was interested in several important business enterprises, being president of the Charleston Ice & Coal Company, a stockholder in the Charleston National Bank, and being interested also in coal mining operations. He was a member of the First Presbyterian church and was a man of high-minded and charitable disposition, giving freely of his means to worthy causes. In politics he was a Republican. Dr. Thomas was married, Oct. 7, 1879, in Maiden, W. Va.,to Ruth Lee Putney, who was born in Maiden, March 19, 1856, a daughter of Dr. James and Mary E. (Reed) Putney. Mrs. Thomas is a great-granddaughter of Ellis Putney, a native of England who, coming to this country settled in Virginia and married Fannie Fearn. He and his wife resided in Buckingham county. Their son, Dr. Richard Ellis Putney, born in Virginia, March 13, 1774, was a physician, and about 1812 or 1814 settled in Maiden, Kanawha county, where he died May 12, 1862. He was a man of considerable local prominence, both as a physician and in politics, serving as magistrate for 25 or 30 years. He was also engaged in the manufacture of salt. He married Oct. 11, 1815, Ann, the daughter of David Ruffner. She was born in 1792 and died some years before her husband, who subsequently contracted a second marriage, of which there was no issue. By his first marriage Dr. R. Ellis Putney had several children, including Dr. James Putney, father of Mrs. Thomas. Dr. James Putney was a graduate of the Cincinnati (0.) Medical College and an active physician in Malden for some years, where he died in 1876, being then in his 61st year. He was married May 7, 1850, in Farmington, Iowa, to Mary E. Reed, who was born in Palmyra, Mo., April 13, 1830, and was reared and educated in Farmington. She is still living and although advanced in years, is bright and active both mentally and physically, and keeps well informed on current events. She is, indeed, one of the intellectual women of her day and her interest in the progress of humanity, the advancement of her sex, the purification of politics and other weighty subjects, is deep and keen. Her father, Samuel C. Reed, was government Indian agent in Iowa from 1836 until his death in 1848. He was also elected more than once to the Iowa state legislature. Born in Pennsylvania in 1798, he was reared in Ohio, and married in Charlston, W. Va. to Maria Slaughter. She was born in 1799, a daughter of Coodrigh and Hannah (Van Bibber) Slaughter, pioneer settlers in Kanawah county. At the time of Mrs. Mary E. Putney's residence in Iowa, there were many Mormons settled in that state with whom, owing to her father's official position, she was brought more or less into contact, thus obtaining a familiar knowledge of their religious, social and political ideas. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas have been the parents of two children: James Putney and Ruth Mary. James Putney Thomas, horn July 13, 1880, was educated in a military school and at the University of West Virginia, and is now an electrician residing in Los Angeles, Calif. He married Miss Drusilla Bolin of Ohio. Ruth Mary, born 25 years ago, is a graduate of Lewisburg College (W. Va.), class of 1906. She married R. W. Edmunds, of a Farmville, V~ family, hut now residing in Charleston, W. Va. He is a graduate of Hamden-Sidney college, a civil engineer by profession, and is also engaged in the coal business.
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Peter VanBibber and Anna
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Peter VanBebber and Ellinor VanBibber
Jacob VanBebber and Catherine Ann Guthrie
Calvin VanBebber and Barthena A. VanBebber
--and--
Peter VanBibber and Anna __________
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Ellinor VanBibber and Peter VanBebber
Jacob VanBebber and Catherine Ann Guthrie
Calvin VanBebber and Barthena A. VanBebber
Ukiah Republican Press
Ukiah, California
Friday, November 17, 1911
Civil War Veteran Answers Last Call
Calvin Van Bebber died at his home in Hopland, November 14th,
1911. Born in Clayton county, Tennessee, January 1st, 1819, he
was one of those sturdy pioneers who settled in Missouri when
that region was inhabited only by savages. Mr. Van Bebber was
one of the first to respond to the call for volunteers when the
Mexican War broke out. Under Captain Bragg, afterward General
Bragg of the Confederate army, he fought in all the engagements
which General Taylor commanded. Mr. Van Bebber was present at
the battle of Buena Vista and heard General
Taylor give the famous command which made the general president
of the Untied States: "Give them a little more grape, Captain
Bragg," When the Civil War came on Mr. Van Bebber was the
first man of his neighborhood to espouse the cause of the stars
and stripes. In two of the heaviest
battles in the department of the Mississippi he was the only surviving
member of his squad, his command falling about him like acorns.
Having to pass over a battle field after a battle he has
walked for hundreds of yards where he could step only on the dead
bodies of his fallen foe.
After the Civil War he fought through three Indian wars. He was under General Custer, but chanced to be on detached duty when that famous general was massacred by the Sioux in June, 1876. He was discharged from the army that year and removed to Sacramento; from there he went to Humboldt bay; whence he came to Hopland 25 years ago.
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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery
Bounds
Jesse (John) VanBibber and Elizabeth Greenlee
Elizabeth VanBibber and Joseph Smith
Van Bibber Smith and Louisa Hart
Sarah Jane Smith and Nelson Everett Slocum
DESCENDANTS OF NELSON EVERETT SLOCUM
Generation No. 1
1. NELSON EVERETT1 SLOCUM1 was born November 27, 1836 in Ohio, and died September 10, 1919 in Wayne County, Iowa. He married SARAH JANE SMITH2,3 1865 in Wayne County, Iowa, daughter of VAN SMITH and LOUISA HART. She was born January 11, 1846 in Mason County, Virginia (West Virginia), and died August 31, 1893 in Humeston,Iowa.
Notes for NELSON EVERETT SLOCUM:
Nelson and wife, Sarah are buried in the Kirby Cemetery, Washington
Township, Wayne County, Iowa. All their children are also buried
there with the exception of daughter, Margaret Blackman Burris
who is buried at the Humeston Cemetery.
Children of NELSON SLOCUM and SARAH SMITH are:
i. LEONA MAUD2 SLOCUM, b. January 14, 1867; d. March 21, 1900;
m. J DAREL HENDERSON.
Notes for LEONA MAUD SLOCUM:
Leona is buried at the Kirby Cemetery, Wayne County, Iowa.
ii. DELLA MADGE SLOCUM, b. February 02, 1869, Wayne County,
Iowa; d. March 31, 1950, Wayne County, Iowa; m. ---- ROBINSON.
iii. LULA MEAD SLOCUM, b. February 02, 1869, Wayne County, Iowa;
d. 1925; m. SEDWICK KIRBY; b. 1869; d. 1937.
Notes for LULA MEAD SLOCUM:
Lula and her husband, Sedwick are buried at the Kirby Cemetery,
Wayne County, Iowa.
iv. EDGAR L SLOCUM, b. December 10, 1869; d. July 05, 1870,
Wayne County, Iowa.
2. v. MARGARET ALBERTA "MAGGIE" SLOCUM, b. August 19,
1875, Wayne County, Iowa on a farm, 6 miles SE of Humeston; d.
May 07, 1948, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa.
vi. EARL SLOCUM, b. October 08, 1886; d. April 27, 1895, Wayne
County, Iowa.
Generation No. 2
2. MARGARET ALBERTA "MAGGIE"2 SLOCUM (NELSON EVERETT1)4,4,5 was born August 19, 1875 in Wayne County, Iowa on a farm, 6 miles SE of Humeston, and died May 07, 1948 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. She married (1) CHARLES CLARENCE "CC" BLACKMAN6 December 31, 1895 in Wayne County, Iowa, son of LEWIS BLACKMAN and ELIZABETH WICKER. He was born July 24, 1868 in Humeston, Wayne, Iowa, and died May 15, 1945 in Keokuk, Iowa. She married (2) JOHN RILEY BURRIS 1922 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa?. He was born 1875, and died 1950.
Notes for MARGARET ALBERTA "MAGGIE" SLOCUM:
After her divorce from Charles Clarence Blackman, Margaret and
her sons moved to Des Moines. Margaret became a member of the
Methodist church in young womanhood. She was a church organist
for many years. Margaret is buried in the Humeston Cemetery, Humeston,
Iowa with son, Ray Blackman and second husband, John Burris.
Notes for CHARLES CLARENCE "CC" BLACKMAN:
CC and his brother, John William Blackman ran the Blackman Livery
Stable in Humeston, Iowa. The business was destroyed October 9,
1905 when a fire started in the Livery barn from unknown causes.
Several other businesses were also destroyed. He also had a paper
hanging and painting business. He had that business before the
Livery Stable. After the Livery burned CC went to work as a railroad
brakeman. Charles was the mayor of Humeston, Iowa in 1905. Need
to research for more details.
Children of MARGARET SLOCUM and CHARLES BLACKMAN are:
3. i. CLARENCE EVERETT3 BLACKMAN, b. October 11, 1896, Humeston,
Wayne County, Iowa; d. April 02, 1987, Chariton, Lucas, Iowa.
ii. CLIFFORD GERALD BLACKMAN7,8, b. August 11, 1898, Humeston,
Wayne County, Iowa; d. October 14, 1966; m. FIE BRYAN9,10, October
03, 1928; b. 1897; d. July 30, 1955.
iii. EARL BLACKMAN, b. August 1900; d. August 07, 1900.
Notes for EARL BLACKMAN:
Buried at Kirby Cemetery, Washington Twp., Wayne County, Iowa.
4. iv. HAROLD EUGENE BLACKMAN, b. December 23, 1903, Wayne
County, Iowa; d. December 04, 1951, Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa.
5. v. RAY DEAN BLACKMAN, b. March 28, 1906, Humeston, Wayne, Iowa;
d. March 05, 1954, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.
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State of Michigan County of Kalkaska
In the matter of James Van Bibber Co. I, 10th. Reg., Ky Cav.
On this 26 day of Dec. A.D. 1912, Personally appeared before me, a Notary Public in and for the said county duly authorized to administer oaths James Van Bibber aged 75 years, a resident of Kalkaska in the county of Kalkaska and sate of Mich. Well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who being duly sworn, declared in relation to aforesaid case as follows:
That I am the claimant in the above entitled pension claim under the act of May 11, 1912, and has the following to say relative of same.
I must say that to the best of my knowledge it is impossible for me to prucure and date or reliable evidence of my age. I want to state it as it is, I was an orphant boy, and raised by other than relatives, I lived during my boyhood days in Greenup Co. Ky, among the hills and timber, and on a creek, I had no school advantages, the nearest school was three miles and the nearest Town 12 miles to Greeupsburg Ky. There is no record of my birth any place that I know of, I am very certain that I was never baptized when young. I know nothing about my fathers family, or whether I have any brothers or sisters. The old people that I was raised with told me that I was born on Nov. 9th. but I do not now remember the year, I count that I am 75 years old, by counting back to the time it was fixed in my mind by the people I lived with, there name was Bazel P. Bright, both him and his kind Wife died in the year 1861 in the fall of that year, and I enlised the next year. If it was in my power to do anything to prove my exact age I would do so, I am not certain, but it is my best judgment that I am 75 years old.
His Post Office address is Kalkaska, Mich.
his
James X Van Bibber
Mark
The above affidavit was taken from the pension files of James Van Bibber which were shared with this researcher by Earl W. Quintrell of Winchester, Tennessee.
Descendants of James VanBibber
Generation No. 1
1. James1 VanBibber was born November 9, 1842 in Greenup Co.,
KY, and died December 03, 1914 in MI. The parents of James are
unknown. He grew up living in the home of Basil and Louisa Bright
in Greenup Co., KY. He enlisted on August 10, 1862 in Company
I, of the 10th Regiment of Kentucky Cavalry Volunteers and was
honorably discharged at Maysville, Mason Co., KY. on September
9, 1863. He also served with Company F, 54th Kentucky Mounted
Infantry from September 3, 1864 to September 1, 1865. He married
(1) Sarah Molly Bradburn November 07, 1867 in Greenup Co., KY.
She was born 1850 in KY, and died March 04, 1887. He married (2)
Margaret Jane Webb March 03, 1888 in Hood Run, Greenup Co., KY,
daughter of Daniel Webb. She was born January 1866 in OH, and
died April 22, 1922. Both are buried in Lolli Cemetery, Kaleska
Co., MI.
Children of James VanBibber and Sarah Bradburn are:
2 i. Charles Wesley2 VanBibber, born August 31, 1868 in Greenup
Co., KY; died August 22, 1946 in KY. He married (1) Emma L. Lowder
December 25, 1889 in Greenup Co., KY; born April 22, 1874 in KY;
died October 10, 1916 in KY. He married (2) Talitha Jane Madden
November 17, 1918 in Brushart, Greenup Co., KY; born February
14, 1892 in KY; died May 12, 1974 in KY.
3 ii. Martha Ellen VanBibber, born October 1872 in Greenup Co.,
KY; died 1917. She married Finley Worthington October 26, 1896
in Scioto Co., OH; born February 12, 1834 in Westmoreland Co.,
PA; died August 26, 1911.
4 iii. Elizabeth VanBibber, born 1873; died November 26, 1922
in Jackson Co., OH. She married Elbert Theodore Eggers January
04, 1888 in Greenup Co., KY; born March 30, 1869 in Johnson Co.,
TN.
5 iv. Louisa VanBibber, born 1876 in Greenup Co., KY.
6 v. John W. VanBibber, born 1877 in Greenup Co., KY; died September
16, 1950 in Lewis Co., KY. He married Pollie Jane Roe October
15, 1903 in Greenup Co., KY; born November 16, 1876 in OH; died
April 11, 1920 in Greenup Co., KY.
7 vi. Margaret A. VanBibber, born 1877 in Greenup Co., KY.
8 vii. Harvey Wesley VanBibber, born March 04, 1881 in Greenup
Co., KY; died October 01, 1950 in Detroit, MI. He married Ida
Florence Lewis Aft. 1904; born May 23, 1881 in Brushart, KY; died
June 03, 1945 in L'Anse, Baraga Co., MI. Harvey later shortened
his last name to Van.
Children of James VanBibber and Margaret Webb are:
9 i. Persee E.2 VanBibber, born January 1888 in Greenup Co., KY.
She married Edward Rance Bletlinger Abt. 1908; born July 10, 1880;
died May 12, 1964.
10 ii. Mary VanBibber, born March 1891 in Greenup Co., KY. She
married Edward Colley.
11 iii. James Albert VanBibber, born September 1893 in Greenup
Co., KY.
12 iv. Abaline VanBibber, born February 22, 1895 in KY; died November
02, 1977 in MI. She married Mr. Hollis.
13 v. Rachel A. VanBibber. She married Otis Brannon.
14 vi. Laura Fain VanBibber, born 1903 in KY; died October 21,
1961. She married Bradford Cobb; born July 21, 1905 in Jessamine
Co., Ky; died October 21, 1961.
From the files of Gary R. Hawpe -- [email protected]
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FAMILY OF HUGH WILLIAMS AND JANE BELL
3. HUGH3 WILLIAMS (JEREMIAH2, WILLIAM1) was born 1767 in Virginia, and died Abt. 1852 in Nicholas County, Virginia. He married JANE BELL January 18, 1791 in Greenbrier County, Virginia. She was born 1776 in Virginia, and died Abt. 1875 in Nicholas County, West Virginia.
Notes for HUGH WILLIAMS:
Hugh Williams married Jane Bell in Greenbrier County on January
10, 1791 by the Rev. John Alderson. The land book of 1787-1821
shows that Hugh paid taxes on 100 acres in the Culbertson Creek
area near Williamsburg in Northwest Greenbrier County. He shows
up in the 1820 Nicholas County census at the same time that William
Williams first appeared there. Hugh settled on Hughes Ferry, Nicholas
County. He owned 100 acres of Dulbertson Creek in 1787. The 1840
census of Nicholas County place William Williams (b. 1800-1810),
Alexander Williams b. 1816 and Andrew Williams b. 1813 in a cluster
with Hugh Williams. Hugh and Jane lived next door to Alexander
and Hancy (Hall) Williams until Hugh's death. Jane remained there,
alone, after Hugh's death.
More About HUGH WILLIAMS:
Burial: Abt. 1852, Alex Williams farm on the old Persinger Road
(currently called Lewis Farm on Ward Road), Canvas, Nicholas County,
West Virginia.
More About JANE BELL:
Burial: Aft. 1850, Alex Williams farm on the old Persinger Road
(currently called Lewis Farm on Ward Road), Canvas, Nicholas County,
West Virginia.
Children of HUGH WILLIAMS and JANE BELL are:
i. WILLIAM4 WILLIAMS, b. February 1794, Greenbrier County, Virginia;
d. December 16, 1869, Nicholas County, West Virginia; m. ELIZABETH
JONES, September 1817; b. Bet. 1796 - 1798, Greenbrier County,
Virginia; d. March 31, 1882, Nicholas County, West Virginia.
More About WILLIAM WILLIAMS:
Burial: Williams Family Cemetery, Spring Creek, Nicholas County,
West Virginia
More About ELIZABETH JONES:
Burial: Williams Family Cemetery, Spring Creek, Nicholas County,
West Virginia
ii. CALEB WILLIAMS, b. Abt. 1796.
iii. FRANCES PARTHENIA WILLIAMS, b. 1798, Greenbrier County, Virginia;
m. HENRY NEFF, June 22, 1824, Greenbrier County, Virginia; b.
Unknown, Unknown.
iv. JANE ANN WILLIAMS, b. Abt. 1804, Nicholas County, Virginia;
d. September 22, 1872, Nicholas County, West Virginia; m. DAVID
CAMPBELL ROBINSON VANBIBBER, September 02, 1824, Nicholas County,
Virginia; b. November 16, 1799, Nicholas County, (then Kanawha),
Virginia; d. March 01, 1889, Nicholas County, West Virginia.
Notes for JANE ANN WILLIAMS:
Jane died at the age of 68 years of old age. The informant was
her husband David VanBibber.
Notes for DAVID CAMPBELL ROBINSON VANBIBBER:
In the 1850 Census for the Western District of Nicholas County,
the VanBibber family is listed on lines 21 thru 30, David, age
50; Jane, age 45; Moses, age 21; James, age 19; Donally, age 17;
Felicity, age 14; Nathan, age 12; John, age 9; Major, age 9; and
Davis, age 6. He owned real estate valued at $2,000.
David VanBibber's obituary as it appeared in the Nicholas County Chronicle in March 1889: "David C. R. VanBibber was born, in Nicholas county, then Kanawha, November 16th, 1799, died March 1st, 1889, aged 89 years, 3 months and 15 days. In his death Nicholas county has lost a man and citizen of sterling worth. Mr. Vanbibber was an intelligent gentleman, pleasant and agreeable in his manners, a true friend, a good neighbor a kind father and while he was not a member of any church, we have reason to believe that he was a Christian, one "not lost but gone before."
His mind well stored with useful information, acquired in a long lifetime of association with his fellow men, and from reading, was vigorous to the last. One of the oldest citizens of this section, it was a treat to listen to his narration of incidents in the early days, but he is gone and thus link by link is broken the chain that connects the past to the present.
He leaves seven sons, three of whom, Moses, James and N D are in the West, Mathias, Andrew D., Nathan B and John C. live in this county. Two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Nebergall, who lives in Nebraska and Mrs Felicity Nebergall, who lives in Iowa. While he had been in declining health for several years, his last sickness was of only nine days duration and he passed away "like one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams."
We all miss him as a neighbor, friend, citizen, father; but we have the hope that our loss is his gain. - Requescat in peace!"
v. MALINDA WILLIAMS, b. Abt. 1809, Greenbrier County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1880, Nicholas County, West Virginia; m. STEPHEN TAYLOR, April 18, 1826, Nicholas County, Virginia; b. Abt. 1801, Greenbrier County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1844, Nicholas County, Virginia.
Notes for MALINDA WILLIAMS:
Malinda is listed as Head of Household in the 1850 Census for
Nicholas County with seven children. She was probably as a widow
at that time. She appears on lines 3 thru 10 in the census for
the Western District.
In the 1880 Census for Nicholas County she is listed as age 71 in the household of her brother-in-law Alexander Williams (65 and his wife Nancy J.
Notes for STEPHEN TAYLOR:
Stephen and Malinda were married by John Campbell. According the
Brenda Collins Dillon's Taylor Family History, they were married
on April 11, 1826, in Nicholas County, Virginia.
Stephen may have died sometime between the 1840 and 1850 Census. Probably after the birth of his last child, Mary Ann who was born in 1844.
vi. ANDREW WILLIAMS, b. 1813, Nicholas County, Virginia; m.
ELIZABETH _____?, Unknown; b. Unknown, Unknown.
vii. ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, b. July 05, 1816, On Muddlety, Nicholas
County, Virginia where the old Jones Mill stood.; d. March 29,
1896, Canvas, Nicholas County, West Virginia; m. NANCY HALL, Bef.
1836, Virginia; b. January 10, 1817, Virginia; d. May 10, 1885,
Nicholas County, West Virginia.
Notes for ALEXANDER WILLIAMS:
Children list from Will probated April 1, 1896.
A memorial to the life of Alexander Williams, by Dempsy, which appeared in the May 9, 1896 issue of the Nicholas County Chronicle:
"He was born in the year 1816, on Muddlety where the old Jones mill now stands. He went to school when a boy in a log cabin near the brick yard on Arbuckle branch. His father moved to this side of Gauley and settled where M. W. Whitman now lives. After the subject of this sketch grew to manhood he was married to Miss Nancy Hall. he then bought 50 acres of land on Gauley near Persinger Ford, and he and his wife, father and mother, took up their abode in a dense forest. His father and mother lived with him until their death. There are but few people now living who know anything of the hardships and privations that those of the early settlers had to undergo. Neighbors were few and far between, but nothing daunted he and his wife; they were good workers and beat back the forest until they soon had a good farm and were able to buy more land, and as land was cheap in those days he added survey to survey until he owned a large boundary, and as his family grew up he put them to work and kept them at it until he cleared out a large farm. Every one about him had to work; he hired considerable work done, in fact, I did an immense amount of work for him, and will have to say he was as good to pay his hands as anyone I ever worked for, and the best of all was his old lady treated her work hands the same as she would treat a preacher or lawyer. They lived on the old home place until they raised 11 children, 8 girls and 3 boys, and all of them living but two. He and his wife lived to see all of their children married and were able to give them a good start in the world, and had plenty left for themselves. He took a great delight in raising stock and for many years had large herds of cattle and sheep, and everything he put his hands to seemed to prosper. He was good to the poor and contributed liberally to benevolent purposes. He seemed to have a knack of making money that few are possessed with, and has left a considerable amount to each of his children. I will say as a friend to them, as I have reason to believe that they are all friends to me, to settle his estate without litigation. His seat is vacant among us, his voice is stilled, his body resting on an eminence overlooking a large farm where he spent fifty years of toil and labor and had many scenes of pleasure with his companion and children. So it is, in the midst of life we are in death."
More About ALEXANDER WILLIAMS:
Burial: Bet. March - April 1896, Alex Williams farm on the old
Persinger Road (currently Lewis Farm on Ward Road), Canvas, Nicholas
County, West Virginia.
More About NANCY HALL:
Burial: May 1885, Alex Williams farm on the old Persinger Road
(currently Lewis Farm on Ward Road), Canvas, Nicholas County,
West Virginia.
viii. ELIJAH WILLIAMS, b. Unknown.
ix. HUGH WILLIAMS, b. Unknown.
x. JOHN WILLIAMS, b. Unknown.
xi. MARGARET FRANCES WILLIAMS, b. Unknown.
xii. MARY WILLIAMS, b. Unknown.
xiii. SARAH WILLIAMS, b. Unknown.
Submitted by Walter Bailey -- [email protected]
-- Descendant and researcher of the Williams family. Walter would
like to hear from anyone who descends from David C.R. Van Bibber
and Jane Williams.
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
James VanBebber, Sr. and Hannah Hoover
Isaac VanBebber and Hannah Long
George VanBeber and Mary Elizabeth Tinsley
James VanBevber and Mary A. Robbins
William VanBever and Eliza Jane Carmony
Edna Margaret VanBever and C.C. Holsted
EDNA MARGARET HOLSTED
MILAN, Tennessee -- Edna Margaret Holsted, 85, formerly of Clinton passed away Sunday December 31, 2000 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. The widow of the late C.C. Holsted, she was a retired lunch room manager of Clinton Senior High School. She was a member of West Village Christian Church in Oak Ridge. Survivors include her daughter Elaine Williams, Milan,TN, Granddaughter Christal Hughes, Cedar Grove TN. Great grandson Alexander Hughes, Cedar Grove, TN. Sisters, Marie Arnett, Hamilton, Ohio. Jeanette Tucker, Henderson N.C. Carrie Ingram, Middlesboro, KY. Eva Thacker, Arthur, TN and Evelyn Moore, Middlesboro, KY. Brother Harold VanBever Middlesboro, KY. Services will be at 8 p.m. today (January 3, 2001) at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton with the Rev. Noel Kirk presiding. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Black Oak Baptist Church in Clinton, TN. Visitation is from 6-8 today at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton. This obituary is courtesy of the Creech Funeral Home.
The Middlesboro Daily News, Middlesboro, Bell County, Kentucky. January 3, 2001, Page #5.
Submitted by Kay Adams -- [email protected]
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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Jacob VanBibber and Sarah Miller
Soloman H. VanBibber and Mary Jane Bryson
Martha J. VanBibber and Thomas Carl
Uzekial V. Carl and Laura V. Ulery
Charles Demetry Carl and Inez Lee Thomas
Ernest Lee Carl and Linda Myrtle Honea
ERNEST L. CARL
Graveside services for Ernest L. Carl, 66, were held Wed., Nov. 1 at Morse Cemetery in Okuskee County at 2 p.m. with Rev. Charles Harelson officiating. He died Fri., Oct. 27 at Colonial Park Nursing Home.
Born Sept. 11, 1934 in Holdenville to Charles D. Carl and Inez (Thomas) Carl, he served in the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1958 during the Korean War where he was a B-52 electrician. He married Linda (Honea) Carl, May 7, 1993 in Pacific Grove, Calif. He was a missile inspector for Lockheed for 12 years in Calif. Then he was self employed as a general contractor until retiring in 1996. He was a member of the American Legion in Calif. In 1966, he moved to Okemah and attended the Victory Christian Center.
Preceding him in death were his mother, Inez (Thomas) Carl; father, Charles D. Carl and one brother, Charles Carl.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Carl, of the home, two daughters, Roxane Kelly of Salinas, Calif., and Coleen Murdock of Upper Lake, Calif.; two step-daughters, Debra Sauve of Waynesville, Mo. and Jean Looker of Okemah; one step-son, Sean DeLong of Auburn, Calif.; one brother, Burl Carl of Burnsville, Calif.; one sister, Lucille Carl of Burnsville; 11 combined grandchildren and three combined great grandchildren.
Visitation was Wed. morning and friends may also call at that time.
In lieu of flowers the family is requesting contributions be made to The Citizens State Bank of Okemah in the name of Ernest L. Carl for assistance on funeral expenses.
The Okemah News Leader, Okemah, Oklahoma, November 2, 2000
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
James VanBebber, Sr. and Hannah Hoover
Mary Malinda VanBebber and Powell Hamilton Sharp
John B. Sharp and Nancy Ann Youngblood
Nancy Sarah Jane Sharp and Chestnut Wade Holcomb
Benjamin Harrison Holcomb and Ollie Leona Rich
BENJAMIN HARRISON HOLCOMB
Oldest man on record dies at 111 -- December 4, 2000
By Robyn Lydick
Staff Writer
CARNEGIE -- Leona Ford, 84, held her father in her arms as he died. Benjamin Harrison Holcomb -- declared the world's oldest man earlier this year by the Guinness Book of Records -- died Saturday.
He was 111. His funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Apache, arranged by Crews Funeral Home in Apache.
Holcomb was born July 3, 1889. He farmed on the edge of Cache Creek near Apache until 1996 when he moved into a Carnegie nursing home.
Ford, her sister, Lucille Bridwell, 85, and her brother, John Holcomb, 80, visited their father every day for six years.
Holcomb over the years was asked the secret to his longevity. "I'll tell you this," Holcomb once said. "If you live one day at a time and you don't die, you'll live a long life."
Holcomb was interested in politics his entire life, Ford said.
He was also an avid hunter, featured in a 1998 Outdoor Life Magazine for being the oldest man, at 107, to shoot a deer.
The two interests collided on a hunting trip to Arkansas.
"All these guys were drinking beer and telling wild tales," Ford said. "Daddy noticed one man who didn't really do any of that.
"He came over to my daddy and his friends and asked them to vote for him for governor. My dad said 'If you ever run for president, I will.'"
The man was President Clinton.
The Oklahoman - Obits on line - Dec. 5, 2000
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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Matthias VanBibber and Margaret Robinson
David Campbell Robinson VanBibber and Jane Ann Williams
James Marion Robinson VanBibber and Emma Jane Nellis
James Madison VanBibber and Mary Margaret Deringer
Paul Winston VanBibber and Gladys Irene Moore
GLADYS IRENE VAN BIBBER
Gladys Irene Van Bibber, 92, formerly of Amarillo, died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2000, in Mena, Ark.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Robison Chapel of the Plains with Dr. Alan Lobaugh, senior minister of First Christian Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Llano Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle.
Mrs. Van Bibber was born in Skedee, Okla., and moved to Amarillo in 1944. She worked as a PBX operator for Lone Star Gas and was a member of First Christian Church.
Her husband, Pat Van Bibber, died in 1944. She was also preceded in death by two daughters, Joann Robb and Janette Cauley.
Survivors include a son, James Frank Van Bibber of Round Rock; a daughter, Kathryn Lawry of Mena; a brother, Carl Moore of San Diego; a sister, Opal Tinggaard of Lincoln, Neb.; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. The family will be at Homegate Suites, 6800 W. I-40 in Amarillo and suggests memorials be to First Christian Church, 3001 Wolflin, Amarillo, TX 79109.
Amarillo Globe-News: Obituaries - Sunday - December 10, 2000
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
John VanBebber and Margaret Chrisman
Isaac VanBebber and Mary Martin
Isaac C. VanBebber and Margaret Catherine Frazier
Isaac Criss VanBebber and Martha Jane Savage
Andy Newton VanBebber and Anna Lee Scott
Paul Edward VanBebber and Bettye Mitchell
Steven Edward VanBebber
Top quarter horse trainer found dead
Van Bebber committed suicide, official says
By Gary West
Staff Writer of the Dallas Morning-News - Dec. 14, 2000
Steve Van Bebber, the nation's leading quarter horse trainer
and the all-time leader of Lone Star Park, was found dead in a
hotel room Tuesday afternoon in Brenham, Texas. Van Bebber was
50.
On Sunday, about 10 miles from his training center in Ledbetter,
Texas, Van Bebber checked into a hotel, according to Michael Davis,
a detective with the Brenham Police Department. "Staff at
the hotel became concerned Tuesday because they had not seen him,"
Davis said, "and they called police."
After getting no response from inside and finding the door chained,
police officers forced their way into the room. Van Bebber apparently
died from a self-inflected gunshot wound to the head, Davis said.
Police found no indication of foul play, nor did they find a suicide
note.
The death has been classified as a suicide, according to Washington
County Justice of the Peace Douglas Cone.
Van Bebber is survived by his wife, Janet, and daughters Taylor
Anne 3, and Stefanie, 19.
Van Bebber had been hospitalized during the Lone Star season.
And he was, according to some who knew him, in bad health.
For several years, Van Bebber dominated the trainers' standings
at Texas racetracks. He had sat immovable atop the Lone Star standings
since the racetrack opened in 1997, winning the trainer's title
at each "Fall Meeting of Champions."
In four years at Lone Star, he saddled 101 winners from 501 starters
that earned $1,734,616. A winner of more than 22 titles in his
career, he also had won every quarter horse trainer's title at
Sam Houston Race Park since the racetrack opened in 1994 and had
topped the standings at Retama Park and Delta Downs.
The Lone Star season that concluded Dec. 2 was by most measures
among his best. In 33 days of racing, his horses won 36 races,
including six stakes races, both records. He also set a record
for most stakes victories in a single day.
On Oct. 28, during the MBNA Challenge Champions, Van Bebber sent
out a powerful armada of horses and won three stakes, with War
Color, Mr. Franchise and Kool Kue Baby, whose victory the Centaur
was the 26th stakes victory of her career, a record in quarter
horse racing. She was retired after the Centaur. Van Bebber's
other stakes winners during the Lone Star season were Metered
Express, Bushfire and Drip Dry Dash.
Last year, when he sent out Tailor Fit to win the Champion of
Champions Stakes and earn World Champion,, or horse of the year,
honors, Van Bebber became the first Texan to be voted the sports
outstanding trainer by the American Quarter Horse Association.
On the final day of the 1999 Lone Star season, he set a record
with five victories, including two stakes wins.
And his stable's productivity and momentum had continued into
this season. Through Friday, Van Bebber led the nation's quarter
horse trainers with 143 victories and with $2,202,472 in earnings.
In addition to numerous stakes victories in Texas and Louisiana,
he sent out Fashionisanattitude to finish second in the $2.1 million
All American Futurity at Ruidoso Downs.
In his 27-year career, Van Bebber saddled 1,847 winners, which
ranks third in the all-time standings, and his stable earned $9,750,961,
which ranks sixth. Also among the major stakes winners he trained
were BK Runner, Gone Kool Man, Develop A Plan, Dash For A Win,
Lawyer La Jolla and Red River Rebel.
Steve Fuller, who rode Tailor Fit for Van Bebber before this year
becoming a trainer himself, said he was shocked to hear about
the suicide. "It just floors me," Fuller said. He described
Van Bebber as a person who often "stayed to himself"
and seemed to have few close friends.
Gilbert Ortiz, who tied Jack Martin to top the jockeys' standings
during the recent Lone Star season, regularly rode for Van Bebber.
Ortiz said he was "shocked" by the news and described
Van Bebber as a generally positive person.
Sam Houston Race Park has scheduled a memorial service for 1 p.m.
Friday in the grandstand.
The Dallas Morning News, December 14, 2000, Thursday, Page 10B
MEMORIAL SERVICES
A memorial service will be held for American Quarter Horse trainer Steve Van Bebber on Friday, December 15 at 1:00 p.m. in the main grandstand at Sam Houston Race Park. Van Bebber, 50, who was born in Oxnard, California, has won every American Quarter Horse training title at Sam Houston Race Park since the track opened in 1994. Always a dominant force in Texas racing, Van Bebber has reached national prominence in the last two years, and was honored as the American Quarter Horse Trainer of the Year in 1999. Van Bebber has trained many stakes winners, including Tailor Fit, War Colors, Drip Dry Dash and Kool Kue Baby. In 2000, he led all American Quarter Horse trainers in wins (143) and earnings of $2,202,472. One of his most illustrious racing highlights was the second place finish of his 2-year-old filly Fashionisanattitude in the richest American Quarter Horse race in the country, the $2,165,411 All American Futurity at Ruidoso Downs. Van Bebber is survived by his loving wife, Janet; daughters Stefanie and Taylor Anne; parents, Bettye of Tomball, Texas and father, Paul of Lindsay, Oklahoma. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to the Race Track Chaplaincy of Texas, in care of Sam Houston Race Park, 7575 N. Sam Houston Parkway West, Houston, TX 77064.
Houston Chronicle.com -- http://www.chron.com/
Obituary Death Notices for December 15, 2000
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
John VanBebber and Margaret Chrisman
Isaac VanBebber and Mary Martin
Isaac C. VanBebber and Sarah McWilliams
Louisa VanBebber and John Wesley Wilson
Charley Monroe Wilson and Maggie Lee Ashton
Tommie William Wilson and Dicie May Quaid
TOMMIE WILLIAM WILSON
COMANCHE - Tommie William Wilson, 93, of Loco died Tuesday,
Dec. 12, 2000, in
Meridian.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Velma Church of Christ. Burial will be in the Loco Cemetery under the direction of Morehead-Goetz Funeral Home in Comanche.
Mr. Wilson was born April 26, 1907, between Velma and Loco, in Stephens County, to Charley and Maggie Ashton Wilson. He grew up in the Loco area where he graduated from high school.
He married Dicie Quaid on Oct. 3, 1926, in Ringling. They lived near Walters and in Texas for a short time before moving back to Loco where he has remained ever since. She preceded him in death on Sept. 3, 1997, one month short of their 71st wedding anniversary.
He farmed around Loco for many years until his retirement in 1994. He was also self-employed as an oil hauler and later as a cattle hauler.
Mr. Wilson enjoyed playing dominoes but, most of all, he loved visiting with his friends and family.
Survivors include a son, Lee Wilson of Loco; two daughters
and sons-in-law, Cleta and Delbert Bailey of Duncan and Brenda
and Joe Abshire of Velma; four brothers, Troy Wilson of Temple,
Johnnie Wilson of Atlanta, Texas, Bill Wilson of Fredericksburg,
Texas, and Addie Wilson of Duncan; two sisters, Janie Corbin of
Denver, Colo., and Winona Pollard of Stockton, Calif.; nine
grandchildren, Freda Moore, Delda McMasters, Cloretta Bailey,
Kayla Abshire, Steve Wilson, Tommy Wilson, Cleon Bailey, Shawn
Bailey and Darren Abshire; nine great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson.
He was preceded in death by an infant son, Coie Dellie Wilson; and three sisters, Bertie Love, Joy Brown and Dorothy Lewing.
The Duncan Banner online - Obituaries - December 13, 2000.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe -- [email protected]
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VANBEVER REUNION - August 31st & September 1st, 2000 - PINEVILLE, KY.
The reunion for the VanBever Family will be held at Pine Mountain State Resort Park in Pineville, Kentucky. A block has been placed on all the rooms and banquet rooms for Friday August 31, 2001, Saturday September 1, 2001, and Sunday, September 2, 2001. Below are the rooms which are currently available:
18 - Lodge Rooms with 2 Double Beds (13 left)
3 - King Rooms with 1 King Bed
2 - Lodge Rooms with 1 Queen Bed
9 - One Bedroom Log Cabins with 1 Double Bed
1 - Two Bedroom Cottages with 1 Bath (Gone)
5 - Two Bedroom Cottages with 2 Baths (Gone)
Call 1-800-325-1712 to reserve
Here are the guidelines though:
The rooms are saved under VanBever Reunion.
I can hold these rooms for the next 3 months. During this time,
anyone that wants to stay there must call and reserve one of the
rooms under their name. They have to tell them it is for the
VanBever Reunion. They must put 1 night deposit down that can
be refundable up to 1 week away from the event. We must start
getting these rooms placed into the individual's name. It is a
1st come 1st serve situation. There will be other events happening
in the surrounding areas and
I feel like these may be the only rooms available. So, the quicker
you get your room, the better.
Also, Saturday night has to be catered to have the banquet room.
They gave me some slack
on Friday night for everyone to walk in and get their name tags
and register for the event, (no caterer). The banquet Saturday
night will cost 18.00 per adult, ages 5-12 11.00. The amount for
Kids under 5 eat free. This cost includes meal, tip and taxes.
Here are my plans so far:
Friday night Aug. 31 = 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm (Register and Meet)
Saturday Sept. 1, 2001 = Picnic (Follow Signs in Park)
" " = 5:00 Gather in banquet room
" " = 6:00 Eat Supper
" " = 7:00 - until Pictures, talk, etc....
I think this will work, most everyone is willing to come to
Pineville area. I need to get everyone started in reserving their
rooms. I cannot promise anything after 3 months if this is not
done.
I do not have a choice about the food for dinner this is set in
stone for this banquet according to
the park.
Please call 1-800-325-1712 to reserve your room.
In order to eat at the banquet you can send the money to myself.….
Cindy Robinson
4931 Satterwhite Point Road
Henderson, NC 27536
Please include telephone so I can confirm receipt of money and # of seats.
Let me know...
Cindy Robinson -- [email protected]
-- (252) 492-0547
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I came across a record of a marriage in the IL archives data base: VanBeber, Robert.. Jackson, Sarah E... Macoupin County... 12/19/1857...Lic. # 2985. The 1850 Census for Macoupin Co. has a Sarah age 10 in the household of Jackson, James (age 44, b. TN ) and his wife, Sarah (age 44, b. TN). Is this Jackson family related to Brice Jackson, father of my namesake, Zilla Maranda, who married Francis Marion Owens? Francis Marion was the son of George Owens and grand son of James Owens and Hannah VanBebber. Is there a double connection here? Who was Robert VanBeber and how is he related?
Zilla May Owens-Brown -- [email protected]
Robert VAN BEBBER was the son of James VAN BEBBER, Jr. and Nancy Ann FERRILL. James was a brother to your Hannah VAN BEBBER who married James OWENS.
1. Robert McHenry8 VanBebber (James7, James6, Isaac5 VanBibber, Peter4, Isaac Jacobs3, Jacob Isaacs2, Isaac1) was born March 04, 1831 in TN, and died July 31, 1903 in Scottville, Macoupin Co., IL. He married (1) Sarah Elizabeth Jackson December 19, 1857 in Macoupin Co., IL, daughter of James Jackson and Sarah Breeding. She was born August 15, 1839, and died January 16, 1868 in Macoupin Co., IL. He married (2) Mary Jane Edwards August 22, 1869 in Morgan Co., IL, daughter of Daniel Edwards and Elizabeth McCollom. She was born April 28, 1850 in Macoupin Co., IL, and died February 04, 1925 in Macoupin Co., IL.
As you can see from above, Sarah Elizabeth JACKSON was the daughter of James JACKSON and Sarah BREEDING. I am not sure how your Brice JACKSON is related.
Gary R. Hawpe -- [email protected]
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I am the great grandson of Pleasant Miller and Martha Eliza Van Bibber through their son Albert Leroy. I am trying to find out more about the parents of Pleasant, they being Greenbury/ Greenberry/ Miller and Mary Tate. Greenbury was born in 1810, in the state of Tennessee, and I believe him and Mary were married somewhere there before moving to Texas. I would also like to know the names of all their children.
Charles S. Miller, Jr. -- [email protected]
The following was abstracted from the book From Tall Grass to High Cotton, 1999, pg. 343, written by Dorothy Wood Moore.
Greenberry Miller was born about 1810 in Tennessee, as was his wife, Mary Tate. Their first two children., Robert and Pleasant M., were born in Tennessee in 1835 and 1838, respectively. The family had moved to Arkansas by Nov. 16, 1843, when their first daughter, Bethenea, was born. On March 10, 1845, the family was living in Texas where Adaline was born. The couple's other children, all born in Texas, were: Francis "Asa" born about 1848; Rebecca "Beccie", born 1852; Mary F. Lolita, born about 1853; James Wriley "Bill", born Feb. 1856; and Aaron Tate, born 1857.
Gary R. Hawpe -- [email protected]
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What was Mathias Van Bibbers father's name?
What role did he and other family members play in the Battle of
Point Pleasant?
Thank you,
Spencer Hill -- [email protected]
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Peter Van Bibber Noel is the son of William Noel and the grandson
of Madison Noel and Sarah Van Bibber. This is Sarah Van Bibber's
first husband. They were married in Switzerland County, IN on
Aug. 20, 1837. Her second husband was James Lee who she married
in Owenton, KY on Oct. 12, 1850. I am descended from the second
marriage.
I have been tracking both Noels and Lees trying to find out something
about Sarah Van Bibber's ancestry. She appears to be the daughter
of a Peter Van Bibber and was born in KY according to the 1860
and later census information on her.
I would guess that she is the daughter of Peter Van Bibber and
Nancy Devore married in 1815 in Greenup County, KY. I have their
marriage information and the line back from Peter's father Jacob
Van Bibber.
The problem here is the census information for Peter Van Bibber
shows a daughter born between 1820-1830 (Sarah was born in 1821)
but there are no existing wills and the marriage records in Vevay,
IN don't include a consent form for Sarah Van Bibber at age 16.
If anyone has any information on Sarah Van Bibber I would love
to know for sure whose daughter she is.
MichaelAnne Guido -- [email protected]
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To: [email protected] (Gary Hawpe)
Gary when you do the newsletter, please don't make it so long. I run out of patience before I run out of newsletter. We are all too busy to sit down and read 19 or 20 pages. My opinion, it's free, 8 or 9 pages would be enough.
Thanks for letting me sound off. I think it is wonderful that you are willing to take on this responsibility.
Marie Peters Bourell -- [email protected]
Dear Marie,
The length of the newsletter will pretty much be determined by the amount of information submitted by the subscribers, plus what I decide to pull out of my files and use. I am sorry to hear you run out of patience before you run out of newsletter. You stated everyone is too busy to sit down and read 19 or 20 pages. I am not sure if you polled all 385 plus subscribers or if this is your own assumption. I do have a couple of recommendations. At any point where your patience is running thin, why not put the newsletter down and come back to it at another time. Since it is only published monthly I am sure you can find the time to finish it within thirty days, and before the next edition. If this does not work, I suggest you scan over it and read the articles that strike your interest. When I sit down to have my morning cup of coffee and bagel, and read the morning newspaper, I do not try to read it in its entirety. I usually look at the headlines, take a look at the sports section, and then a quick glance at the stocks I own.
Gary R. Hawpe…….Editor
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Editor of the Van Bibber Pioneers Electronic Newsletter:
Gary R. Hawpe
[email protected]