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free monthly electronic newsletter for the VAN BIBBER, VANBIBER, VAN BEBBER, VANBEBER, VANBABER, VANBEVER and VANBEVERS families. Vol. 5 No. 8 -
June 2002 
As everyone knows the 1930 Federal census was released to the public at the National Archive branches on April 1st of this year. The LDS Family History Library here in Salt Lake City is slowly getting the hundreds of rolls of microfilm added to their files. I was there the other day for a few hours of research and they probably have about half the rolls for research purposes. My long time friend and fellow Van Bibber researcher, Earl Quintrell, will be visiting me from Winchester, Tennessee the latter part of July or early August. Together we have a plan on recording the census records on the Van Bibber and related families. I keep telling him we have had ten years to plan for this project. It should be exciting and we hope to find a good portion of the families on the 1930 census.
For the new subscribers, welcome aboard and we are glad you joined us. We hope to hear from you throughout the year. As you will find out under the "new subscribers" section, we now have 598 subscribers to the newsletter. I feel confident, even though we may lose a few, we will hit the 600th milestone next month.
Enjoy the newsletter!
Your Editor,
Gary R.
Hawpe
CONTENTS:
NEW SUBSCRIBERS:
The month of June finds us with eleven new subscribers to the newsletter. The branch with the most new subscribers is the family of Isaac Van Bibber and Mariah Walraven with three of their descendants joining our ranks. With eleven new subscribers and two drops for invalid addresses, this now puts us at 598 subscribers.
ADDRESS CHANGES:
INVALID ADDRESSES:
1. Kevin Henry -- [email protected] -- User unknown
2. Robert Rodrock
-- [email protected] -- User unknown
Esther VanBibber and James Rentfro
Hester Rentfro and Vachel Dillingham
THE SOUTHERN DILLINGHAM FAMILY
VACHEL DILLINGHAM
of
Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina and Kentucky
VACHEL3 DILLINGHAM, (William2, Robert1), b. Maryland, ca 1736; d. Christian Co., Ky., between 9 Dec. 1802 and Feb. 1803; m. lst Ann (---) m. 2nd Hester Rentfro dau. of James and Esther (Van Bibber) Rentfro.
Vachel Dillingham was probably the oldest son of William Dillingham of Maryland and Virginia, and was born in Maryland about 1736.
The first record of Vachel Dillingham was found in the Annapolis, Maryland, Hall of Records in, "Anne Arundel County Judgment, 1702-1793." In November 1754, Vachel Dillingham was accused of assault. The case of Vachel Dillingham vs Owen Forest was continued in March 1755, and in June of that year, Vachel won his case.
The Dillingham family appears to have moved from Maryland to Virginia shortly after Vachel's case was settled. His father was listed among those who furnished supplies to Lunenburg County, Virginia, troops in 1755. In September 1758, Vachel Dillingham was a private in the Bedford County, Virginia, Militia, Captain John Cargill's Company. (Bedford was formed from Lunenburg County in 1753., and the Dillinghams must have lived near the county line).
On 20 May 1762. Vachel Dillingham received a grant of six hundred acres of land from the Commonwealth of Virginia in the county of Halifax.
Vachel Dillingham was probably married by that time. His first wife was named Ann, but her surname is unknown. He had at least one child, a daughter, Patience, born about 1760, by his first wife, and possibly two of his sons, but Ann was deceased prior to 1765 when Vachel married Hester Rentfro, daughter of James and Esther (Van Bibber) Rentfro. In July 1765, James Rentfro conveyed one hundred acres in Halifax County, Virginia, to Vachel Dillingham, and it is assumed that this was Hester's dower.
In 1766 the county of Pittsylvania was formed from Halifax, and although they did not move, the Dillinghams were then residents of the new county. From the Vestry Book of Camden Parish, Pittsylvania County, it was learned that in 1766, Vachel Dillingham was one of those appointed, "...to Procession all the Parish lands from South of Simmons Creek up Blackwater (River) to the head thereof."
The name of Vachel Dillingham was in the first list of Tithables of Pittsylvania County in 1767, with two tithes and 100 acres. He owned one house slave at that time. He was on the county tax list again in 1769. There is no record of the six hundred acre grant of land in Halifax County to be found today, and since he was listed with only one hundred acres in 1767, he must have sold it before that time.
In January 1770, Vachel Dillingham received a grant of eight hundred acres of land in Pittsylvania County from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He was again appointed Processioneur in 1771 and 1772, for lands on Sycamore Creek, Camden Parish, Pittsylvania County.
On 14 September 1773, Vachel Dillingham conveyed one hundred acres of land in Pittsylvania County to James Calloway. This may be an indication that Vachel moved about that time. He was a resident of Montgomery County, Virginia, by the time of the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, and he took the "Oath of Allegiance" In that county. He served as a private early In the war ?1 and Is a recognized "Patriot Soldier of the Revolution, In records of the National Society of the Daughters of the American-Revolution.
The fledgling United States Government often could not pay the soldiers in money, but used land grants in the newly opened up western districts - frontier lands - as payment for military service. One of these tracts, Washington County, North Carolina, was laid off by the legislature of North Carolina in November 1777, and it was to this new district that Vachel Dillingham moved from Virginia. He was appointed Constable for his district at the first court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Washington County, 23 February 1778. He was a juryman, 22 November 1779. Among other Virginians who were early settlers of the new region, which later became Tennessee, were a number of Rentfros, relatives of Vachel's wife.
Vachel Dillingham entered two tracts of land, in 1778, and in 1779. He received the grants of these lands in 1782 for one hundred and forty-nine acres in Washington County, on a branch of Horse Creek, including the Turnip Patch improvement, and in 1783, nine hundred and forty acres on Horse Creek, the south side of Holston River. This large tract fell in the newly-created county of Sullivan, taken from Washington County.
By 1785, Vachel and his family had moved on to another area. On 18 June 1785, Vachel Dillingham received a grant of six hundred and forty acres in South Carolina. His brother, John Dillingham and several other Virginia families, also removed to South Carolina about the same time, between 1732 and 1785.
Court records of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, contain the name of Vachel Dillingham as a juror in 1785.
The first Federal Census of the United States was enumerated In 1790, and Vachel Dillingham was listed in 96 District, Greenville County, South Carolina. His household consisted of two males under sixteen years of age, two males over sixteen, one female, and five slaves. His sons, James and Jesse Michael, were also heads of households in the same district.
In 1791 Vachel sold his lands in Sullivan County, Tennessee, formerly North Carolina, and in 1791, 1793, and 1795, sold off his property on North Saluda River, Greenville County, South Carolina, making ready to move again.
Vachel Dillingham next appeared in the Tax Lists of Christian County, Kentucky, from 1797 through 1802. He had a survey made of two hundred acres of land on Little River, Christian County, 5 December 1798. Vachel was listed in the second Census of Kentucky - made up from Tax Lists - in Christian County, 22 August 1800. His sons, James, Jesse Michael, and Vachel, Jr. were also in the Christian County 1800 lists.
On 14 April 1800, Vachel Dillingham bought a negro girl, "Nantz" at public auction in Christian County. He bought a negro boy named Harvey, about five years old, for $150.00 on 28 January 1801, and sold the same boy in July of that year. He was witness to the sale of several negroes by his daughter, Stacy Babcock, 27 July 1802.
The following is the Will of Vachel Dillingham, Senior dated 9 December 1802, Christian County, Kentucky, and recorded in Book "A", pages 11, 12, and 13.
"In the name of God, Amen.
I Vachel Dillingham, Senr. of the State of Kentucky & Christian County, Being much afflicted of body, and reduced to a low State of Health but of sound mind and memory, Knowing it was Once appointed for all men to Die, I do make this my last Will and Testament. First I Recommend my Soul to God who gave it to me and my body to the Earth to be Buryed in a Christian like manner.
Secondly I give and bequeath to my dear and well beloved Wife Hester Dillingham three Negroes Known by the name of Amey, Squire & Puck during her Widowhood & after to be Equally divided between my Sons Wm. Dillingham and Joshua Dillingham and also all my Horses Cattle and hogs for the use of the Family. Also my household and Kitchen Furniture And working tools. And it is my wish and Desire, that my land, where I now live Should be sold and out of the Purchase Money, I want one Negro Girl or boy bought for my youngest
Daughter Stacy (Babcock) Between six and twelve years old, to her and her heirs forever and not to be sold at all., Also I give and bequeath to my Sons James, Michael, Vachel, William and Joshua a Bond on John Wood for two Negroes and fifty pounds Virginia Currency. And Whoever undertakes to Collect it must be allowed out of the bond for their Trouble. Also I give and bequeath to my beloved Wife Hester Dillingham, William & Joshua Dillingham my land on Tradewater and to be divided at their Mother's death equally between them. Also I give and bequeath to my Eldest Daughter, Patience One cow and Calf. And after all my Just debts is paid, if anything not recollected to be applied, to the use of the family. I hereby appoint my wife Hester Dillingham, James Dillingham and Michael Dillingham My hold & Sole Executors of this and do hereby Disannull all former Wills and Instruments of this nature. In Witness whereof I have herewith set my own name & fix my seal.
This 9th day December 1802 in the presence of us Isaac
Hargis
Wm Cozart his Vachel Dillingham Sr.
William W (mark) Huustman
Seal
Christian County Court
Feby Term
1803 The Within Will was produced In Court Sworn to by three subscribing
Witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded.
Teste
John Clark
Thus the date of Vachel Dillingham's death may be fixed at
between 9 December 1802 and February 1803.
Children of Vachel Dillingham according to his Will:
i. James Dillingham, b. prob. Va., ca 1758; d. Caldwell
Co., Ky., prob. ca 18304. m. before 1790, Hannah Young.
ii. Patience Dillingham, b. Va., ca 1760; m. Va., Benjamin
Clark. Lived Kentucky.
iii. Michael, also known as Jesse Michael Dillingham, b. Va., ca 1762-1764'; d. aged 87, Muhlenburg Co., Ky.; m. by 1790, prob., S.C., Demaris Earle, b. 11 Jan. 1771.
iv. Vachel Dillingham, Jr., over 16 In 1790; d. Christian Co., Ky., Will dated 7 May 1803, Probated 30 June 1803; m. Christian Co., Ky., 26 Feb. 1799, Mary "Polly" Smith.
v. Stacy Dillingham, m. Abijah Babcock. Lived in Ky. She is also said to have married first a Mr. Morsel.
vi William Dillingham, under 16 in 1790; d. Williamson Co. Ill., 1863; m. Caldwell Co. Ky. 3 Oct. 1809, Mourning Smith. Lived Ky.
vii. Joshua Dillingham. under 16 in 1790; ; m. Caldwell Co., Ky., 23 Sept. 1809, Mary "Ritty" Smith. He is believed to have migrated to Davidson Co., Tenn.
"Dillinghams of Big Ivy Buncombe County., N.C. and Related Families.," Margaret Wallis Haile, 1979, Part I, pages ll., 123 133 14.
Submitted by Nora Agnew -- [email protected]
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah
Davis
John VanBebber and Margaret
Chrisman
Nancy VanBebber and William
Renfro
John Renfro and
Elizabeth
Wilds
Henry Renfro and Martha McCuiston
RENFRO FAMILY
The Renfro family finds it interesting to trace their lineage to Scotland in 1404, followed by several centuries in France. The first Renfro brothers came to Virginia about 1830. Their descendants lived in Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky.
John Renfro b. in Kentucky to William and Nancy Vanbebber Renfro, came to Ray Co. about 1834 and settled 4 miles north of Millville, m. Elizabeth Wild d. 1895.
John's son, Henry m. Martha McCuistion b. in Ray Co. Henry enlisted for 3 years in the Confederate Army, receiving a wound at Vicksburg that necessitated the amputation of one leg. After the war, he farmed for several years, then entered the drug trade in Millville d. 1892. Both b. in family cemetery on what is now the Charles Penny farm.
Children b. to Henry and Martha were: Jennie Yingling, Augusta Carter, Nellie Linney, Irene (Dixie) Wall, Rebecca Forbes, Ann Etherton, Jess Linney, Charles Lee and John Henry. All married Ray Countians bur only the following 3 lived in Ray County throughout their lives.
Irene m. Opey J. Wall. Her 2 sons, Donovan O. and Opey J. are deceased. The latter was killed in an automobile accident. Don m. Anna Wollard, Son, James D. m. Rosemary Kavanuagh. Children, Steve and Julie.
Charles Lee (1866 - 1965) was a teacher, county assessor for 2 terms (1892 - 96) then bought a farm 2 miles east of Millville where he lived until home burned in 1953. He m. Mary Grace Hager. Daughter, Louise m. Joseph M. Pinkerton of Ray Co. They lived in Oklahoma City. Son, Henry m. Sue Hoyle and they live in Overland Park, Kansas. Henry's son, Dennis, was injured fatally in an accident in Vietnam while in the Armed Forces. Katie and Ralph are Henry's children of a former marriage.
John Henry b. Jan. 8, 1879 d. Nov. 27, 1966, m. Oct. 1, 1902 Mary Elizabeth Mansur b. June 29, 1881, d. Jan. 13, 1954. They are buried in New Hope Cemetery. He carried the mail and operated a general store in Millville for a number of years. While carrying the mail he, horses and mail buggy were swept downstream when he attempted to ford a swollen stream. Another dramatic incident happened on a Saturday night on his way home from the store. He was robbed, slugged and kidnapped by two men (he and another hostage) taken to Kansas City where they were released -- safe but Mr. Renfro with a blackened eye and head wound that required 11 stitches. Children: Charles Mansur, Robert Alvah, Martha Elizabeth and Mary Virginia.
On December 25, 1927 Charles M. b. October 23, 1903 m. Helen Ruby Dreves b. Sept. 12, 1905. He is a retired farmer and formerly operated the Millville General Store in partnership with his father. Children: Charles Larry and Roy Bruce.
Larry b. Feb. 4, 1937, m. Anita Ruth Blair b. July 7, 1937 m. June 7, 1956. He is a building contractor and they live near Richmond, Mo. Parents of 3 children: David Scott b. Oct. 12, 1961; Susan Blair b. Sept. 2, 1964 and Kyle Braydon b. Feb. 19, 1972.
Bruce b. June 8, 1943 m. Judith Faye Oliphant b. Feb. 9, 1943 m. Nov. 22, 1963. Parents of 3 children: Gretchen Wendelin b. Oct. 12, 1965; Jonathan Leslie b. April 4, 1967 and Sarah Elizabeth b. Nov. 30, 1969. They live on Renfro homestead in Millville where he is engaged in farming and carpenters with his brother, Larry.
On Nov. 20, 1937 Alvah b. Jan. 21, 1909 m. Frances Faye Dreves b. Oct. 15, 1915. Alvah is presently County Clerk of Ray Co., and served as County Treasurer 2 terms. He served as foreman on WPA projects in Ray County before entering the service. In World War II he served in the South Pacific with the U.S. Navy. Later he purchased a produce house in Richmond and successfully operated that for a number of years. Children: Jenice Faye and Linda Beth.
Jenice b. May 11, 1939 on Jan. 7, 1967 m. Richard Lee Ambelang b. Dec. 11, 1936 of Chariton, Iowa. They presently reside in Rantoul, Ill., where Major Ambelang is a lawyer in the Air Force. Previously they served tours of duty in Seattle, Washington; Bangkok, Thailand; and the Philippines. Parents of one son, Roderick Lee b. Dec. 14, 1972.
Linda Beth b. June 8, 1947 is employed by the Ray County Herald at Richmond.
Martha b. July 10, 1911 m. Robert Basham Dec. 11, 1927. Children: Barbara, Harold, Robert and Gail. Robert was killed in a truck accident Nov. 26, 1967 at 34 years of age. Martha, Bob, and children live in the K.C. area.
Mary Virginia b. April 4, 1923 d. Aug. 11, 1934 of appendicitis. Buried at New Hope Cem.
Ray County, Missouri History - 1973, Published by Ray County Historical Society, Richmond, Missouri, 1973. Page B-55.
Submitted by Gary Hawpe --
[email protected]
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
John
VanBebber and Margaret Chrisman
Gabriel VanBebber and Barbara Carlock
Family of Gabriel VanBebber
Generation No. 1
1. Gabriel7 VanBebber (John6, Isaac5 VanBibber, Peter4, Isaac Jacobs3, Jacob Isaacs2, Isaac1) was born in TN, and died October 29, 1832. He married Barbara Carlock, daughter of Henry Carlock and Sally. She was born January 02, 1804, and died March 02, 1888. After the death of Gabriel, Barbara married Samuel McBee on July 20, 1835 in Claiborne Co., TN.Children of Gabriel VanBebber and Barbara Carlock are:
2 i. Emely8 VanBebber, born August 12, 1824 in Powell Valley, Claiborne Co., TN; died May 03, 1890 in White Plains, Jefferson Co., TN. She married Samuel McBee February 25, 1841 in Claiborne Co., TN; born October 08, 1822 in Claiborne Co., TN; died June 11, 1889 in White Plains, Jefferson Co., TN.
3 ii. Alexander VanBebber, born July 15, 1826 in Powell Valley, Claiborne Co., TN; died July 29, 1909 in Fayette Co., IL. He married Louisa Lee February 25, 1848 in Claiborne Co., TN; born March 24, 1829 in TN; died November 24, 1914 in Fayette Co., IL.
4 iii. Marlena VanBebber, born October 28, 1828 in Powell Valley, Claiborne Co., TN; died Bef. 1870. She married John McCrunnell Cawood July 12, 1843 in Claiborne Co., TN; born January 03, 1821 in Claiborne Co., TN; died September 24, 1906.
5 iv. Granville VanBebber, born February 05, 1831 in Powell Valley, Claiborne Co., TN; died April 06, 1889. He married Mary Lee April 20, 1854 in Pulaski Co., KY; born April 01, 1835 in TN; died Aft. 1910.
Submitted by Gary Hawpe -- [email protected]
OBITUARIES:
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
James
VanBebber and Hannah Hoover
Isaac VanBebber
and Hannah Long
Robert
VanBeber and Margaret Jane
Susong
Jacob VanBeber and Ida
Woodson
Margaret VanBeber and Peter Marvin Gilly
Bruce Edward Gilly, Sr. and Ritzie Grubbs
BRUCE EDWARD GILLY SR.
BEDFORD, Va. -- Bruce Edward
Gilly Sr., 78, of Bedford died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000, in McGuire V.A.
Medical Center, Richmond, Va.
He was the son of the late Peter Marvin and Margaret
VanBebber Gilly. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in World War II from
1942-1945 and the Reserve in Anticosta, Va., from 1945-1947. He was a member of
the Teamsters Union for many years, a member of Patton-Crosswhite VFW Post No.
6975 and a member of the Moose Lodge of Rocky Mount, Va. He was a member of
North Bristol Baptist Church. Mr. Gilly was preceded in death by two sons,
Johnnie Gilly and Bruce Edward Gilly Jr.; and one brother, James Marvin
Gilly.
Survivors include his wife, Ritzie "Rita" Grubbs Gilly; one son, Larry M. Gilly of Lynchburg, Va.,; four sisters, Dot Nicar of Richmond, Ann Williams and Betty Gilly, both of Bristol Virginia, and Peggy McClung and husband, Curtis McClung, of San Mateo, Fla.; a very dear friend, Tootsie Boggs of Bristol Virginia. Also surviving are a niece and seven nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday in Glenwood Mausoleum Chapel with the Rev. Alan G. Moor officiating. Entombment will be in Glenwood Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from noon until 1 p.m. Monday prior to the service in Glenwood Mausoleum Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Salvation Army in city of your choice in his memory. Akard Funeral Home is serving the family of Mr. Gilly.
Bristol Herald Courier -- Bristol, Bristol County, Virginia -- November 19, 2000.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]---------------------
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
John
VanBebber and Margaret Chrisman
William
VanBebber and Elizabeth
Barbee
Pryor Lee VanBebber
and Lydia Ann Kincaid
James William VanBebber and Effie Sandals
KNOXVILLE MAN DIED SATURDAY
James William "Jim" Vanbebber, 77, died at 1:45 Saturday morning, May 14, (1949) at the home of his sister, Mrs. Rosa Kelly in Knoxville after a week's illness. He had been ailing for a month before. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Knoxville church with burial in the Knoxville cemetery.
He was born January 6, 1872, in Knoxville and lived there all his life. He was the son of Pryor L. and Lydia Kincaid Vanbebber. In 1896 he was married to Effie Sandals, who died in 1923.
Mr. Vanbebber served as a deputy county assessor of Ray county and also was cashier of the Elmira bank at one time. He was a merchant in Knoxville from 1904 to 1920.
Survivors include one son, Clifton, one grandson, James A. Vanbebber, a sister; Mrs. Kelly and a half brother, John, all of Knoxville. Another sister, Mrs. Gertrude Slack died just two weeks earlier.
Submitted by Williouse Parker --
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
James
VanBebber, Sr. and Hannah Hoover
Isaac
VanBebber and Hannah
Long
James VanBebber
and Elizabeth Jane
Snuffer
James Seaton VanBebber and Charity S.
Asher
Albert Edward VanBibber and Elsie
Harris
Lillie May VanBibber and Theodore L. Kane,
Jr.
THEODORE KANE
Theodore L. Kane Jr., 90, of Grand Island died Thursday, Jan. 21, 1999, at the St. Francis Medical Center of Grand Island.
Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Apfel-Butler-Geddes Funeral Home Chapel in Grand Island. Burial will be in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before service time. Memorials may be made to the family.
Mr. Kane was born Feb. 29, 1908, to Theodore L. and Susan (Connor) Kane at Grand Island. He was raised in Grand Island and received his education at St. Mary's School. He entered the U.S. Army on Oct. 19, 1942, and served until Feb. 2, 1945.
He married Lillie M. Van Bibber in Kearney. They lived in Grand Island. Mr. Kane held various jobs in Grand Island working as a laborer. Mrs. Kane died on July 26, 1996.
Survivors include a son, Mark Kane of Omaha; three daughters, Susan Kensinger of Grand Island, Patricia Stobbe of Kansas City, Mo., and Shirley Stillman of Albuquerque, N.M.; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandsons.
theindependent.com -- Grande Island, Nebraska -- January 24, 1999.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]--------------------
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Martha
VanBebber and George Yoakum, Sr.
Valentine
"Felty" Yoakum and Charlotte Reynolds
Martha Yoakum and Hiram
Grimmett
Theodosia Anne Grimmett
THEODOSIA GRIMMETT IS DEAD
Word has just reached Fulton of the death of Miss Theodosia Grimmett at the home of her sister at Pine, Mo. where Miss Grimmett has been making her home since leaving Fulton last June. She was ill with pneumonia but two or three days when death came. Burial was in the cemetery at Pine. Miss Grimmett was 72 years of age and for forty five years was a teacher in the School for Deaf of this city, retiring from the school at the close of the school term last June.
Note: Buried in Liberty Cemetery, Calm, Oregon Co., MO (Source: Cemeteries of Oregon County, Missouri, page # 119 -- Grimmett, Doris A., (16 Dec 1848 - 20 Jan 1924), Teacher.
Submitted by Stacy Richardson --
[email protected]
RECENT DEATHS:
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
John
VanBebber and Margaret Chrisman
Gabriel
VanBebber and Barbara Carlock
Marlena VanBebber and John
McCrunnell Cawood
Emily
Cawood and William Wilson
Sarah C. Wilson and Thomas
Tinnel
James Richard Tinnel and Clearsey Williams
Arnie Tinnel and Ruth E. Waldroup
ARNIE TINNEL
Arnie Tinnel of Kingston (TN) passed away Monday June 10, 2002. He was born May 15, 1927, in Claiborne County to J.R. and Clersey Tinnel. He was raised in Madisonville by his grandmother, Sarah Williams, after his mother died and the Norris Dam covered the family farm.
He married Ruth Waldroup on Dec. 26, 1954, in Rossville, GA. He worked many jobs from the age of 15, the last being Chevrolet in Toledo, Ohio. He worked there from 1956 until retirement in 1988. He moved back to Roane County from Monroe, MI, in 1990. He was preceded in death by his parents, 3 brothers, Ottis, Clarence and Earl (Boots) Tinnel; and 1 sister, Bertha (Tood) Cummings.
Survived by his wife of 47 years, Ruth Tinnel, 2 daughters and sons-in-Law; Cheryl and Preston Edmonds of Monroe, MI, Peggy and Leonard Jagd of Colorado Springs, CO; granddaughter and husband Bridget and Jeff McCracken; 2 great-grandsons, Jason and Bradlee McCracken; grand-children Beau Jagd and Brandee Jagd and James Edmonds; 3 sisters, Cedella Langston of Knoxville, Tommie Mae Rupert of Jefferson City and Ruth Banks of New Market; sister-in-law Mary Townsend; brothers-in-law and families, Wayne Waldroup, Jerry Waldroup, Park Waldroup, James Waldroup, Cecil Waldroup and Bill Waldroup; several cousins, nieces and nephews and special friend Charles H. Hill, Jr. and Sassy.
Funeral 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11, in the Kyker Chapel with Rev. Paul Lloyd officiating. Burial Thursday at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at Kyker Funeral Home in Kingston.
www.kykerfuneralhome.com -- Published June 11, 2002--------------------
John VanBibber and Chloe Staniford
James
VanBibber and Lois Reynolds
Cyrus VanBibber,
Sr. and Mary S. Rachel
Timberlake
Cyrus VanBibber,
Jr. and Sophia
Baker
Lamard VanBibber and Annie Laurie
Hill
Charles Faris VanBibber and Bessie L.
Belford
Homer Edward VanBibber and Lucille J. _________
Lucille J. Vanbibber
, 89, of Oxnard, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2002, after a brief illness.VC Inside -- Ventura County, California -- Thursday -- May 29, 2002.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe -- [email protected]
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JEB STUART VAN BIBBER
Jeb Stuart Van Bibber, 41, of Moberly died Tuesday, June 25, 2002 at Moberly Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Million-Taylor-Patton Funeral Home in Moberly, with Rev. Kent Lewis officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Moberly Monitor-Index and Evening Democrat -- Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri -- June 26, 2002 -- Wednesday.
Submitted by Pat Garrison --
[email protected]Anyone knowing the lineage of Jeb please let us know. (GRH)
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
James VanBebber, Sr.
and Hannah Hoover
James VanBebber, Jr. and Nancy Ann Ferrill
George Noah
VanBebber and Mary G. Jackson
Frances Marion VanBebber and Ila
Jeffery
Jack Francis VanBebber and Julia Eleanor
Slough
JULIA S. VANBEBBER
Julia Eleanor Slough VanBebber, formerly of Perry, Okla., died Sunday (Jan. 13th) in Clemson.
A native of Portales, N.M., she was a daughter of the late Frank and Sally Elizabeth Slough. She taught in the Texas public schools for 34 years. She was a free-lance writer and published a book, "A Distant Flame", based on the wrestling career of her husband, 1932 Olympic Welter Weight Gold Medal Winner, Jack VanBebber.
Survivor: A sister, Mildred Butler Laycock, of Pampas, Texas.
Burial was at Grace Hill Cemetery, Perry, Okla. The
memorial service will be held at a later date at Duckett-Robinson Funeral
Home.
Greenville.com -- Greenville, South Carolina -- Thursday -- January 17, 2002.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe -- [email protected]
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Peter
VanBebber and Ellinor VanBibber
Levicy
VanBebber and John Liford
Lazarous Liford and Elizabeth
Huckworth
Hiram Hick Liford and Sarah
Sulfridge
George Washington Liford and Caldonia
Upton
LuVerna Jane Liford and Charles B. Friar
Martha E. Friar and Fredrick Hollon
--and--
Peter VanBibber and Marguery Bounds
Ellinor VanBibber and Peter VanBebber
Levicy
VanBebber and John Liford
Lazarous Liford and Elizabeth
Huckworth
Hiram Hick Liford and Sarah
Sulfridge
George Washington Liford and Caldonia
Upton
LuVerna Jane Liford and Charles B. Friar
Martha E. Friar and Fredrick Hollon
MARTHA E. "MARTY" HOLLON
BARAGA -- Martha E. "Marty" Hollon, 69, of Baraga, died Friday, January 25, 2002 at her home in Baraga. Marty was born March 1, 1932 in Tennessee to the late Charles B. and LuVerna (Liford) Friar. She attended Jefferson High School in Ewing, VA, graduating in 1949. She moved to Royal Oak, MI, where she married Fredrick Hollon, June 5, 1953. He preceded her in death in June of 1994. Marty had been a resident of Baraga since 1972. She and her husband operated a sports shop for several years in Baraga. In addition, she was an accountant for the Allwood Forest Products Co. Marty was always a tireless worker in the community and was involved in numerous area activities. She was a member of the L'Anse United Methodist Church and Sunday school teacher, a charter member of the All Volunteer Baraga County Hospice, Inc., a member of The American Cancer Society, a volunteer for the Baraga County Historical Museum and served as a tour guide for the museum and the Historic Ford Sawmill museum in Alberta, was active in the American Legion Post 144 auxiliary in Baraga, and was a volunteer for the monthly pasty sales at the L'Anse Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3897. She acted as hostess for many hospital, senior and nursing home functions in the area. Marty sometimes shielded her soft heart with a gruff exterior, but there was no hiding her compassion and boundless enthusiasm she unselfishly gave to others. She found time to enjoy bowling, horseshoes and above all, to love her grandchildren and....... a good joke.
Marty is survived by her son Bryan (Keri) Hollon of Colorado Springs, CO, daughter Donna Maskill of Keweenaw Bay and special friend Dale Hakola, her beloved grandchildren Paige, Kevin, Toy and Nicole and great-grandchildren Nick, Nara and Dylan. She is also survived by brothers Hubert (Billie) Friar of Brooklet, GA, James Arthur (Bev) Friar of Naples, FL, Ernest (Jean) Friar of Mission, TX, Gerald (Cyd) Friar of San Diego, CA, her sister Hazel (Phil) Kaiser of Lake City, MI and sister-in-law Audrey Friar of Westland, MI. In addition, numerous nieces, nephews and cousins survive. She was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Hannah and brothers Joseph and Charles.
A memorial funeral service for Mrs. Hollon will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 31, 2002 from the L'Anse Methodist Church, with her pastor David Snyder officiating. Interment will be in the spring. Friends may call at the church for 1 hour before the service. Memorials in her memory are suggested to the ALL Volunteer Baraga County Hospice, Inc. Envelopes will be available at the church on Thursday. Beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday, friends are invited to join the family at the Sidetrack Tavern in Baraga to celebrate Marty's life and share memories.
The Reid Funeral Service and Chapel, L'Anse is honored to assist the family with arrangements.
The Daily Mining Gazette -- Houghton, Michigan
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Peter
VanBebber and Ellinor VanBibber
Levicy
VanBebber and John Liford
James N. Liford and Minerva
Hatfield
Elias Liford and Annie
Minton
Murray Liford and Alice Carmack
Mossie Liford and Thomas Lambert
--and--
Peter VanBibber and Marguery Bounds
Ellinor VanBibber and Peter VanBebber
Levicy
VanBebber and John Liford
James N. Liford and Minerva
Hatfield
Elias Liford and Annie
Minton
Murray Liford and Alice Carmack
Mossie Liford and Thomas Lambert
MOSSIE LIFORD LAMBERT, 86
Preceding her in death was her husband, Thomas Lambert. Survivors include her sons and spouses, Edgard "White" Lambert and Diann, Howard County, Ind., and Tommy Lynn "Buck" Lambert and Mary, Kokomo, Ind.; daughters and spouses, Reba Sue Hozey, Cassie Ann Bolinger and Ben, all of Kokomo, Ind., and Louise "Lora Mae Burton and Jack of Burlington, Ind.; nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday Reece Valley Chapel. Burial will be in Harrogate Cemetery. Visitation is from 2-8 p.m. Friday at Reece Funeral Home and Valley Chapel, 969-8811, 869-3651 or 626-4249.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
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BITS AND PIECES:
Peter VanBibber Jr. and Marguery Bounds
James
VanBibber and Jane Irvine
Erwin VanBibber and Mary "Polly" Gee
Mary "Polly" Gee b. ca 1802, Lincoln (now Boyle) Co., KY, m. (1) Benjamin Boucher, b. (1790/1800), d. (probably bef 1850), (Callaway Co., MO), m. (2) 08 May 1853, in Callaway Co., MO, Irvin (Erwin) VanBibber, b. 25 Jul 1800, KY, (son of James VanBibber and Jane Irvine) d. 10 Mar 1858, Pettis Co., MO, bur. Blackwater Chapel Cemetery, Pettis Co., MO. Mary died 31 Jan 1882, near Bethlehem, Montgomery Co., MO, bur. probably Atterberry family graveyard near Readsville, Callaway Co., MO.
From the website "Descendants of Robert Gee" by Bobby J. Wadsworth -- [email protected]
Note: Mary "Polly" Gee was the second wife of Erwin VanBibber (GRH)
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Georgia Land Lottery - 1838 - Eighth District, First
Section, Cherokee
# 248. Henry
V. Vanbibber,
Wilson's, Pike
The above individual is
Henry Van Tromp Van Bibber the husband of Sarah Leak. (GRH)
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Zion Hill Cemetery
Location: 3 miles NE of Snead
Crossroads on Highway 75, then 3/4 mile North, Blount County, Alabama
Name: Vanbibber, Trudy
Herrod, 16 Apr 1952 – 14 Jun 1996
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Civil War Veterans Buried in Oklahoma
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Peter
VanBebber and Ellinor VanBibber
Jacob
VanBebber and Catherine Ann Guthrie
James
Henry VanBebber and Ruth Ann Hooker
Name: VanBeber, James H.
Dates: 1838 - 1912
Service: Union Army
County:
Delaware
Cemetery: Elm
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Matthias VanBibber and Margaret Robinson
David
Campbell Robinson VanBibber and Jane Ann Williams
Nathan
Boone VanBibber and Sarah Hazeltine Mays
Name: Van Bibber, Nathan B.
Dates: 1838 - 1928
Service: Confederate
Army
County: Oklahoma
Cemetery: Whisler
From the website of Mahlon G. Erikson --
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Isaac
VanBibber, Jr. and Elizabeth Hays
Ewing A. VanBibber
Daily Picayune, New Orleans, March 22, 1850 - The following list of passengers sailed yesterday in the steamship Portland for California, via Brazos Santiago:
VanBibber (Van Bibber ?), E. A.
From the website: The Daily Picayune New Orleans, Louisiana Ship & Wagon Train Passengers for California 1850.
Note: Ewing A. Van Bibber was recorded on the 1850 census for Sacramento County, California. (GRH)
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Henry VanBibber and Catherine Ann
Bougard
Jacobus (James) VanBibber and Ann
Laroun
Isaac VanBibber and Isaac Chew
Washington
VanBibber and Lucretia Emory
Nancy VanBibber
BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT (Land Commission Papers) MSA C349
Dates: 1848/11/22
C560: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. vs. Washington C. Vanbibber, Lucretia E. Vanbibber, and Nancy Vanbibber. Condemnation of lot on Barney and Race Sts. for a railroad. Plats Accession No.: 1-328-1/2
MSA No.: C 349-328
Location:
2/16/7/34
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James VanBibber and Sarah Margaret Bradburn
Charles
Wesley VanBibber and Talitha Jane Madden
Paul Jasper
VanBibber
Index of Deaths (1909 - 1945) -- Taken from Ironton City Health Department for Lawrence County, Ohio.
VanBibber, Paul Jasper -- died April 22, 1942.
MILITARY NEWS:
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
John
VanBebber and Margaret Chrisman
John
VanBebber, Jr.
MILITARY RECORDS OF JOHN VAN BEBBER, JR.
The following information is from the military record of John Van Bebber, Jr., who served in the War of 1812. This record was received from the National Archives and contained the following two muster sheets:
John Vanbibber, Pvt., Capt. John Brock's Company of East Tennessee Militia, in regiment commanded by Col. Samuel Bayles. (War of 1812.)
Company Muster Roll for November 8, 1814 to May 18,
1815.
Roll dated May 18, 1815.
Commencement of service or of this
settlement - November 8, 1814.
Expiration of service or of this settlement -
February 11, 1815.
Term of service charged - 3 months and 4 days.
Pay per
months - 8 dollars.
Amount of pay - 25 dollars and 6 cents.
Remarks: Died February 11, 1815.
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John Vanbebber, Pvt., Captain John Brock's Company, Col. Samuel Bayles' Reg't Tennessee Drafted Militia. (War of 1812.)
Company Muster Roll for November 13, 1814 to May 18,
1815.
Roll dated - Knoxville, May 18, 1815.
When joined service:
November 13, 1814.
Note: Non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates
are entitled to traveling allowance of pay for traveling from Tazewell,
Tennessee, to Knoxville, Tennessee, where mustered in, distance 45 miles; and no
rations, or pay therefore, have been drawn on account of rations due at Mobile,
Mississippi Territory.
Remarks: February 15, 1815.
Died.
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The following was recorded from the Regimental Histories of Tennessee Units during the War of 1812.
COLONEL SAMUEL BAYLESS
DESIGNATION: 4th Regiment of East Tennessee Militia
DATES: November 1814 - May 1815
MEN MOSTLY FROM: Washington, Jefferson, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, and
Sullivan Counties
CAPTAINS: Joseph Bacon, John Brock, James Churchman, Joseph Goodson, Joseph
Hale, Solomon Hendricks, Branch Jones, James Landen, Joseph Rich, Jonathan
Waddle
BRIEF HISTORY: This regiment, along with Colonel William Johnson's Third Regiment and Colonel Edwin Booth's Fifth Regiment, defended the lower section of the Mississippi Territory, particularly the vicinity of Mobile. They protected the region from possible Indian incursions and any British invasion. These regiments were under the command of Major General William Carroll. They manned the various forts that were located throughout the territory: Fort Claiborne, Fort Decatur, and Fort Montgomery, for example. Sickness was rampant in this regiment and the desertion rate was high. The regiment mustered in at Knoxville and was dismissed at Mobile.
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It is not known how John Van Bebber, Jr. died. Notice from the above how sickness was rampant in the regiment which John Van Bebber, Jr. was a member of.
The following can be located in the May term of the Claiborne County, Tennessee Court, 1815.
John Van Bebber, Jr., Deceased -- John Van Bebber, Sr. was appointed by the court to administer all and singularly the goods and chattel rights and credits of John Van Bebber, Jr., deceased. He gave security and made bond in amount of $200.00.
Microfilm Roll # 8, Section V, Page # 47, Court Minutes, Claiborne County, Tennessee.
Submitted by Earl Quintrell -- Winchester, Tennessee.
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah
Davis
John VanBebber and Margaret
Chrisman
Nancy VanBebber and William
Renfro
John Renfro and
Elizabeth
Wilds
Henry Renfro and Martha
McCuiston
Charles Lee Renfro and Mary Grace
Hager
Henry Renfro and Sue Hoyle
Jack Dennis Renfro
JACK DENNIS RENFRO
From the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Page --
http://thewall-usa.com
NOTICES:
James Van Bibber and Sarah Margaret
Bradburn
Harvey Westly Van
and Ida Florence Lewis
To everyone who is tracing the family of James Van Bibber and Sarah Bradburn, I have a correction to make on one of the names of the children. On the listing of their children is listed a Samuel Harvey Van Bibber. He was my husband's grandfather and according to all the paper work I have his name was Harvey Westly Van, and if anyone would like copies of the papers please contact me and I will gladly send them to you. That paper work includes his; ORDER OF DETERNIMATION OF TIME AND PLACE OF BIRTH and his certificate of death. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could please tell me where they got the name Samuel Harvey Van Bibber. For those who are wondering why the name was changed no one in the family seems to know.
Kathy Miron --
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
James
VanBebber and Hannah Hoover
Isaac VanBebber
and Hannah Long
Hannah
Marguarete VanBebber and Charles Cornelius
Poff
James
Calvin Poff and Martha Ann
Coffey
John Franklin Poff and Myrtle Florence
Roudebush
Ernest Franklin Poff and Retha Maxine
Hise
Alec Gordon Poff and Sarah Ellen Tucker
My name is Sarah Poff and I’d like to invite any members of the VanBibber/VanBebber family, who are also related to the Poffs or those who relate sideways, to my Poff family site. Please e-mail me and I will invite you to my sight. We would love to have some help in sharing info and tracing of the Poff family.
Sarah Poff --
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From:
[email protected] (Cecil Shope)Dear Gary,
Mary Shope, who married Isaac Van Bibber, 16 Dec, 1819, Scioto County, Ohio, was the daughter of Jacob Shope & Polly Dollarhide. Jacob was the son of John Jerick Shope. I have no children for the Van Bibbers. If you have anything I would appreciate the courtesy. I have the Shope Family back to 1610, Germany. Mary, two of her sisters, two brothers, William & John Gabriel, and widowed mother, Polly came to Scioto around 1810 from Burke Co, NC. Mother Polly was from Stokes Co, NC. The children were mostly born in Albemarle Co, VA, with exception of Mary who was born in Burke Co.
Regards, Cecil Shope
REUNIONS:
The Boone Family Reunion is now less than a month away. (Jul 31st - Aug 4th) Contact Arlene Curry Buschert -- [email protected] -- for details or go to the Boone Society Homepage -- http://www.boonesociety.org/ -- and click "Projects."
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The reunion for the descendants of James Van Bibber and his two wives (Sarah Margaret Bradburn and Margaret Jane Webb) was held on the 29th of this month. Details concerning the event will be published in August's edition of the newsletter.
Jean Van Bibber Murphy -- [email protected]
QUERIES:
I am needing information on Moses Hill Van Bibber who is my great grandfather. Does anyone know when he went west leaving behind his wife (Joanna D. Pierson) and one son Joseph Franklin Van Bibber in West Virginia? One of my first cousins has always heard that great grandfather took two sons with him, David and Ed. No one mentions Ed, but we always heard that there was a son by that name. What state did Moses die?
Freida Van Bibber Arnold [email protected]
Frieda,
The following article was published on Moses Hill Van Bibber in newsletter Vol. 3, No. 2, December 1998.
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Matthias VanBibber and Margaret Robinson
David
Campbell Robinson VanBibber and Jane Ann
Williams
Moses Hill VanBibber
MOSES H. VAN BIBBER
Moses H. Van Bibber is a well known agriculturist of Huntsville township, Reno county, Kansas and the success which he has achieved is the merited reward of his own labor. He has worked his way steadily upward, overcoming all the difficulties and obstacles in his path by determined purpose, and to-day he is recognized as one of the most substantial citizens of the community, his labors having brought to him a handsome competence.
Mr. Van Bibber was born in Nicholas county, West Virginia. in the 7th of February, 1828, of which county his father, David C.R. Van Bibber, was also a native. The latter held the rank of captain in the militia. The grandfather of our subject, Mathias Van Bibber, was the first white male child born in a fort in Greenbrier county, West Virginia, and he held the rank of captain in the militia, while his father, John Van Bibber, served as a colonel therein.
About 1824 David C.R. Van Bibber, the father of our subject, wedded Jane Williams, who was born in Greenbrier county, West Virginia, December 12, 1804, and they became the parents of ten children, seven sons and three daughters, and eight of the number still survive. The mother passed away in Nicholas county, West Virginia, in 1872, and in 1889, from that county, her husband joined her in the spirit world, dying at the age of ninety years, his birth having occurred on the 16th of November, 1799.
Moses H. VanBibber, whose name introduces this review, enjoyed but limited educational advantages during his youth, but since putting aside his text books he has largely added to his knowledge by observation, reading and study, and has thus become a well informed man. In early life he learned surveying by himself, and for a number of years followed that occupation in his native state. On the 11th of May, 1874, he left his home in the south and with a team of horses and a covered wagon made the journey to the Sunflower state, arriving in Walnut township, Reno county, in the following June, and was at that time almost without means, He secured eighty acres of land, to which he afterward added another eighty-acre tract, but in 1884, he sold that place for fourteen hundred dollars and purchased the farm which he now owns. It then consisted of one hundred acres of railroad land, and the purchase price was five hundred and ninety dollars. The principal crop which he raises is corn and wheat, annually harvesting about two thousand bushels of corn, and during the year of 1901 his wheat crop yielded a return of two thousand one hundred and sixty bushels. His beautiful orchard an shade trees were planted by his own hands, and the many substantial and valuable improvements here seen stand as monuments to his thrift and ability.
In the Old Dominion, on the 14th of September, 1858, Mr. VanBibber was united in marriage to Joanna Pierson, a native of that commonwealth, and they had a family of four children, namely: David, who resides in Peoria, Illinois, and has two children: Franklin, who makes his home in West Virginia; Margaret Jane, wife of Henry Jones, of Peabody, Kansas, and they have five children; and Lizzie McClintosh, who died leaving one daughter. For his second wife Mr. Van Bibber chose Virginia Ann Holt, who was born in Charleston, West Virginia, and was married September 14, 1867, and by this union there were also four children: John, who is married and resides in Oklahoma; Ulysses Simpson Grant, who makes his home in Huntsville township, and has one daughter, and one son; Minnie, wife of O.C. Andel, by whom she has two daughters, and they reside with her parents; and Fred, at home. The mother of this family died on the 27th of October, 1892, at the age of forty-nine years. On questions of national importance Mr. Van Bibber casts his ballot in favor of Republican principles, but at local elections he votes for the men whom he regards as best qualified for public office. He has ever been a loyal and public spirited citizen, and during the Civil war he served for two years as a corporal in the state service. He is also a worthy member and active worker in the Missionary Baptist church. As a citizen he is progressive and loyal, as a business man straightforward and honorable, and as a friend he is faithful and consistent.
A Biographical History of Central Kansas, Vol. 1, 1902. Pages # 234 & 235.
Gary Hawpe --
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I have hit a brick wall in finding my Van Bibber lineage from Kentucky back to immigration. I am the great grandson of John Green Van Bibber and Mary C. Collier. John was the son of Absolam VanBaber and Francis Dickson of Pope County, Illinois. Absolam can be located on the 1850 census of Pope County living in the home of John and Martha Van Bebber. Notice the various spellings of the surname. At this time I believe Absolam was the son of John and Martha. The 1850 census record states Absolam was 17 years old and born in the state of Kentucky. John is 51 years old and also born in Kentucky. Living in this same home is a Thomas and Mary Hoggs. According to census records John was born about 1799 in the state of Kentucky. I have not located him on the 1860 census, but in 1870 he and his wife Martha are living in Pope County. In 1880, John is living in Livingston County, Kentucky, 84 years old and the name is spelled VanBaber. Livingston County, Kentucky is across the Ohio river from Pope County, Illinois. His wife is listed as Cristia, age 70 and born in Illinois.
My questions to the readers of this newsletter:
If you have any information on the above John VB please contact me. He is my brick wall in allowing me to connect my Van Bibber lineage back to immigration.
Lewis Van Bibber --
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I was wondering if anyone knows of a Robert Van Bibber who married a Sally Warner? This is what I have found in White Co., TN.: "On 30 November 1830 (Deed Book H, p. 153) Martha Warner/Warrener conveyed title for a negro girl, Nancy age 12, plus an assortment of furniture and household goods, to Robert VanBibber, husband of her daughter Sally. Martha's name is spelled both ways in the deed. She signed with her mark, so she didn't know the difference." This was researched for me by a White Co. , TN. Public Library volunteer, Bill Colley. I have found no other reference in censuses from White Co. to Martha nor Robert and Sally. I am under the impression that Martha may have been elderly. I have been trying to further my Warner research and think this Martha may be related since there were no other Warner's in White Co. besides her and my William around this time. Remember, William Warner married Margaret Howard (around 1815), daughter of Robert and Nancy (VanBibber) Howard. Sometimes families migrated together from place to place--as did the Howard's and Van Bibber's. Were the Warner's part of this migration also?
Beth Warner Perona --
[email protected]Beth,
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
James
VanBebber, Sr. and Hannah Hoover
Robert VanBebber and Sarah P. Warner
Robert Van Bebber was the son of James Van Bebber, Sr. and Hannah Hoover. He married Sarah "Sally" P. Warner and they were recorded on the 1830 census of White County, Tennessee. There is another entry in the court records of White County where Robert sold the slave you mentioned above (Nancy) to Samuel Brown on October 22, 1833.
On February 23, 1835, Robert purchased 80 acres of land in Greene County, Illinois. Robert and his wife were recorded on the 1840 census of Greene County with no children.
They were later recorded on the 1850 census of Greene County. Living with them is China Owens, age 16, the daughter of James G. Owens and Hannah Van Bebber. China was a niece to Robert, as Hannah was Robert's sister. Also living in the home is a Henry Van Bebber, age 26, born in Tennessee. It is a good possibility this Henry is the son of Robert's brother, Isaac Van Bebber and his wife Hannah Long. The 1830 and 1840 census indicates Robert and Sarah had no children.
On March 30, 1857, Robert died and eleven days later Sarah died on April 10, 1857. They are buried beside each other in the Scottville West Cemetery, near Scottville, Macoupin County, Illinois. Their tombstones read the following:
Robert VanBebber - Died - Mar. 30, 1857 - Aged 58 ys. 6 mos. 15ds.
Sarah P. wife of R. VanBebber - Died - Apr. 10, 1857 - Aged 57 ys. 8 mos. 26 ds.
Gary Hawpe --
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SOUND OFF:
From:
[email protected] (Madeline Louwaert)Gary, Thank you for all your work on the newsletters every month. Can you tell me if the Van Bebbers have a family crest or coat of arms? If so, where can I get a copy of it?
Thank You, Madeline Louwaert
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Madeline, I have never heard of a family crest or coat of arms for the Van Bibber family. If others out there have, please let us know.
Gary
From:
[email protected] (Sarah Poff)Gary,
Thanks for all your hard work on the newsletter, I truly appreciate it. I've learned so much about the family. What a Christmas present that was about three years ago when I found the site and you said that I was kin. I spent 20 of 24 hours on the internet learning all I could about the family. I read every newsletter and printed every page that had to do with my husband's ancestors and their families. I learned more in those 20 hours that I had in 30 years of research. It was a treat to find the site.
Sarah
From:
[email protected] (Pat Garrison)Enjoyed the newsletter. Gosh, that was more than I had expected! Thank you so much for all the effort put into this.
Pat Garrison
From:
[email protected] (Charlie VanBibber)Hey SgtMaj. Like your newsletter! You have opened up a whole new world for my dad!! He had not talked to his half brother since 1975!! This site is so great!! Anything I can do to help, just let me know! Later,
Charles R. VanBibber
From:
[email protected] (Carol Hardin)Gary, this is great. Your newsletters are wonderful. I don't think I have seen a better one than yours. Thanks so much for all the information and keep up the good work on your newsletter.
Carol Cross Hardin
From:
[email protected] (Stephanie Lane)WOW!! I don't know what else to say and to find a new family member!!!! Mom has always wondered about the family of her grandmother, Scena Ann Van Bebber. Thank you so very, very much.
Stephanie Lane
From:
[email protected] (Lana Renfro-Moye)I love the Van Bibber Newsletter. My latest goal is to read one issue a day. They are so fascinating. Thank you so much for all of your help.
Sincerely,
Ylana Renfro-Moye
From:
[email protected] (Maheala Lyons)Hi Gary,
Just wanted to send my new e-mail address. Also want to take this opportunity to thank you again for all the work you do on the newsletter.
Maheala Lyons
From:
[email protected] (Karen Lane)Gary,
Oh my goodness, you don't know how happy you have made several people today!! I was thrilled to get your e-mail, as I had hit that "brick wall" when researching the Van Bebber connection. Thank you for the link to the Van Bibber website. There is so much to look at there, I could spend hours and hours!
Thank you again, most sincerely,
Karen Cowan-Lane
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