A free monthly electronic newsletter for the VAN BIBBER,
VANBIBER,
VAN BEBBER, VANBEBER, VANBABER, VANBEVER,
VANBEVERS and MANBEVERS families.
Vol. 6 No. 12 - October 2003
Another month, another Halloween and another issue of the Van Bibber Pioneers newsletter. This now completes six years of our family publication. Who would have ever thought we would have reached the point that we have when Bruce Logan published the first newsletter back in
November 1996 with 22 charter members. Seven years later (we did not have the newsletter for the entire year of 2000) we now have over 600 individuals subscribed to the newsletter and a wealth of information shared each month on various branches of the family. Where will we be in another six years?It was a year ago this month (October 26, 2002) that we lost our true friend and family researcher Mr. Earl Quintrell. It doesn't seem like he has been gone for a year as his memories are still fresh in my mind. I don't believe a day has passed where I haven't thought about Earl. We shared so much family information over our 14 years of friendship that it is hard to forget. Heck, every time I open up one of my binders there is information he has shared or typed for me with his initials at the bottom of the page. I know he is up there in heaven looking down on us with all the information on the family that we so much desire. Even though I know it will never happen, at times when I stroll to the mailbox I am wishing how nice it would be to receive another letter from Earl with all those answers. We miss you Earl, and for those of us who you touched and shared your friendship over the years, you will never be forgotten.
October was a good month for inputs for the newsletter. Once again, keep up the good work on your monthly submissions. We look forward to your continuous support.
Happy Halloween to all !!
Your Editor,
Gary R. Hawpe
CONTENTS:
NEW SUBSCRIBERS:
Please welcome our four new subscribers for the month of October. With their addition and the loss of five others do to invalid addresses, this now puts us at 615 subscribers receiving the newsletter.
ADDRESS CHANGES:
INVALID ADDRESSES:
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Peter VanBebber and Ellinor
VanBibber
Levicy VanBebber and John
Liford
Nancy Liford and
George Hatfield
William Pryor Hatfield and Nancy Jane Longworth
--and--
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Ellinor VanBibber
and Peter VanBebber
Levicy VanBebber and John
Liford
Nancy Liford and
George Hatfield
William Pryor Hatfield and Nancy Jane Longworth
Family of William Pryor Hatfield
and Nancy Jane Longworth
William P. Hatfiield and Nancy J. Longworth
1. William Pryor Hatfield was the son of George Hatfield and Nancy Liford. He was born March 18, 1848 in TN, , and died January 14, 1927. He married Nancy Jane Longworth August 11, 1870 in Claiborne Co., TN, daughter of George Longworth and Mary Barker. She was born February 12, 1854 in TN, and died August 19, 1934. Both are buried in Red Hill Church Cemetery, Red Hill, Claiborne Co., TN
Children of William Hatfield and Nancy Longworth are:
2 i. Eliza A.4 Hatfield, born March 1873
in TN. She married George W. Maples 1891; born April 1863 in
TN.
3 ii. John Hatfield, born March 02, 1875 in TN;
died November 24, 1943.
4 iii. Sarah C. Hatfield,
born 1876 in TN.
5 iv. Matilda A. Hatfield, born July
30, 1878 in TN; died March 31, 1900. She married Tom
Campbell.
6 v. Mary E. Hatfield, born 1880 in TN. She
married James Alex Brooks Abt. 1900; born March 12, 1878 in TN; died June 06,
1960.
7 vi. William Hatfield, born March 16,
1884 in TN; died December 06, 1908.
8 vii.
Cornia Hatfield, born August 16, 1885 in Clay Co., KY; died May 21, 1957 in
Claiborne Co., TN. She married Green Cowan Abt. 1904 in Claiborne Co., TN; born
January 12, 1879 in Clay Co., KY; died November 07, 1959 in Claiborne Co.,
TN.
9 viii. Amanda Hatfield, born July 14, 1887
in TN; died May 07, 1956. She married Joseph Lyle Blaylock January 08, 1904 in
Tazewell, Claiborne Co., TN; born June 28, 1884 in Lee Co., VA; died January 28,
1960 in Lee Co., VA.
10 ix. Harrison Hatfield, born
October 16, 1890 in TN; died December 17, 1955 in Harrogate, Claiborne Co., TN.
He married Amanda E. Sutton October 14, 1916 in Claiborne Co., TN; born June 01,
1899 in TN; died February 10, 1946 in Bell Co.,
KY.
11 x. Rachel Hatfield, born May 12, 1893 in TN;
died March 18, 1921.
12 xi. Margaret Hatfield, born
September 1895 in TN; died November 14, 1966. She married (1) Marion Dean Abt.
1915; born April 22, 1895 in TN; died December 25, 1930. She married (2) Henry
Skidmore Aft. 1930; born November 13, 1895; died October 10, 1964.
Submitted by Jeanie Revelle --
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Peter VanBebber and Ellinor
VanBibber
Jacob VanBebber and Catherine Ann
Guthrie
Vardeman VanBebber
and Elinore Francis
Dodson
Emily Ann VanBebber and David Crockett
Pierce
Talitha Elinore Pierce and John C. Cauvel
--and--
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Ellinor VanBibber
and Peter VanBebber
Jacob VanBebber and
Catherine Ann Guthrie
Vardeman VanBebber and Elinore Francis
Dodson
Emily Ann VanBebber and David Crockett
Pierce
Talitha Elinore Pierce and John C. Cauvel
ELDERLY WOMAN FOUND DEAD AFTER FIRE
An 85-year old woman died in her smoke-filled home at 353 South Fourth Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Talitha Elinore Cauvel was found dead in the living room of her home after fire caused considerable damage to the two-story frame structure.
Coroner Leonard DeWitt said death was either caused by suffocation or a heart attack. Mrs. Cauvel was not burned.
Fireman battle the flames in bitter cold and one truck was called to another location about the same time.
Leonard Adams, fire chief, said a heavy fire was apparently going in the trash burner in the kitchen. The fire started when the pipe from the trash burner became overheated. Flames ran between the partitions into the studding and directly up to the attic.
He said damage to the house was extensive.
Neighbors said Mrs. Cauvel lived alone in the house. A neighbor had talked to her about 8 a.m. Chief Adams said it was impossible to tell whether she was trying to escape from the house or whether she suffered a heart attack during the fire.
A neighbor, Mrs. Phil Dalene, prepared coffee and cookies for the fireman after the blaze was extinguished.
FIRE VICTIM PROMINENT IN LOCAL CIRCLES
Mrs. Talitha Elinore Cauvel, 85, was the victim of a Tuesday morning fire at her home, 353 S. Fourth.
Born Feb. 12, 1870, in Purdin, Mo., Mrs. Cauvel was the oldest member of the Sunshine Club. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and of its Rachel Circle. She also belonged to the Lady Elks, Rebekah Lodge and the Dayton and Walla Walla Club.
She married the late John C. Cauvel Oct. 2, 1919.
She was the mother of Mrs. Robert (Maybelle) Kaser, Mrs. Charles (Martha) McCune, and Dave Moffett, all of Walla Walla; Mrs. J.B. (Lelia) Wood and Mrs. C.O. (Olive) Broughton, Portland, and Mrs. Karl (Christina) Ponath, San Francisco. Also surviving are three grandchildren.
Note: Talitha Elinore Pierce's first husband was Edward L. Moffett who she married on September 09, 1888 in Linn County, Missouri. The above children were from her first marriage. (GRH)
Submitted by Sharon Perry --
[email protected]
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
GRANDPA STORIES
Death. By definition it is supposed to be a somber event, I would have agreed with that statement a year ago. However, now I see it differently. I have come to realize the beauty in passing away. I watched my grandmother 12 short months ago take her last breath. Sobbing at her funeral, I realized I no longer had any hope of getting to know this woman, my very own grandmother. She had disconnected herself from all emotion; unknowingly she forfeited our relationship for "protection" from loneliness. I had regret at the loss of a woman, I’d known all my life, yet never really known at all.
However, as my grandfather, her husband lies in a coma (resulting from a stroke), and has doctors not expecting him to live out the rest of the month, I almost feel relief. Death is a triumph over pain, a release from all worries, all cares. My grandpa, who we lovingly call "Major", due to his service in the military, won’t have to keep fighting a losing battle. He will finally be able to rest, and for that I am thankful. Even though I may not understand why he is the way he is, or why he is leaving me, at least I have spent the last year discovering the man he has become.
I along with my family and friends have all laughed at his loss of reality over the past year, though he would be humiliated if he could have seen himself. A grown man, the only graduate of a military academy from his small-town community, coming to dinner wearing a khaki-colored wool sweater as pants. A scrawny leg jetting out of the arm and the other leg casually floating through the neck hole made for an interesting sight. Major never understood why he was cold or the fact he had developed a tail (the other arm).
He would laugh at the comedy of himself, a high-school counselor, falling asleep and repeatedly spilling coffee all over his lap and the kitchen table. Imagine a full mug of hot coffee and a pure white sweater, not to mention the light khaki-Dockers and freshly polished kitchen table.
Witnessing the Manager of the Officers Club, etiquette-obsessed, throwing a used Kleenex across the middle of a crowded doctor’s office.
The Professor of Military Science calling the name of his deceased wife in the middle of the night, not realizing she can’t answer his desperate cry.
A decorated soldier not recognizing his own family members, mistakenly hitting on his grand-daughter instead of his wife, who resemble each other at a comparative ages.
His deteriorating strength, as a running back of the district champ high school football team couldn’t even make it across the hallway to his bathroom.
Watching the nourishment-filled I-V drip into his quivering body, I faced the facts. My major is leaving me. He is no longer the young, handsome soldier who came home from WWII with a purple heart, and bronze star displayed on his broad shoulders. Major’s the epitome of a quote by an old general "An old soldier never dies. He just fades away."
The sadness is overwhelming, as his eyes don’t have the strength to follow the movement of my hand slowly waving in front of his face. It is heart breaking to notice the faint squeeze of his frail hand over my class ring, and realizing he’s searching for clues as to whom this strange form is standing in front of him. Yet, amazingly there is grace, even victory in his death. He’s lived a full life, been in two wars (WWII, and Korea), been shot, raised a son, watched his two grandchildren grow up. This man of honor and duty stuck by his exasperating wife for 61 years, and lost her, the only girl he’d ever dated, his only love to lung cancer almost exactly a year ago.
Major is slowly but surely closing the door to earth and opening the door to heaven. He is going to a place with no pain, no sorrow, and no loss. Take a minute, a scary as it is and think about death. Are you ready for it? Where will you go after you die? Did you make a difference in anyone’s life? Will you be remembered? Put aside your ego, and look at what you’ve accomplished, is it enough? You still have time to change the outcome of your life. A bright future awaits you; you’ll determine what you become. 10/9/03
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Written by Mary Ellen Poff, granddaughter of Ernest Franklin Poff, as an editorial for her high school newspaper. Ernest died nine days later on 10/18/03. See his obituary under "Recent Deaths."
Submitted by Sarah Poff --
[email protected]
CALIFORNIA DEATH RECORDS
The following are five deaths from the California Death Records, between the years of 1940 and 1997, who have a Van Bibber connection.
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Peter VanBebber and Ellinor
VanBibber
Jacob VanBebber and Catherine Ann
Guthrie
Vardeman VanBebber
and Elinore Francis
Dodson
Nancy Elizabeth VanBebber and James Edward
Merrick
Sybil Alice Merrick and Rufus Lee
Powell
Maxine Lee Powell
Last Name: Hill
First Name: Maxine
Middle:
Lee
Birth Date: March 20, 1917
Mother Maiden: Merrick
Father
Last: Powell
Sex: F
Birth Place: Missouri
Death Place: Alameda
County
Death Date: October 4, 1997
Age: 80 years
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Peter VanBebber and Ellinor
VanBibber
Jacob VanBebber and Catherine Ann
Guthrie
James Henry
VanBebber and Ruth Ann
Hooker
Clara Alice VanBebber and Ferdinand "Fred" Emitt
Cotrell
William Lee Cotrell
Last Name: Cotrell
First Name: William
Middle:
Lee
Birth Date: October 22, 1901
Mother Maiden:
Father Last:
Sex: M
Birth Place: Oklahoma
Death Place: Stanislaus County
Death
Date: January 5, 1976
Age: 75 years
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Absalom VanBaber and Francis A. Dickson
James Houston
VanBibber and Elizabeth Jane Berry
James Bert
VanBibber and Leona Thelma
Boone
Thelma L. VanBibber
and Thomas Howard
Little
Last Name: Little
First Name: Thomas
Middle:
Howard
Birth Date: January 9, 1919
Mother Maiden:
Father Last:
Sex: M
Birth Place: Unknown
Death Place: Los Angeles County
Death
Date: January 21, 1989
Age: 70 years
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Isaac VanBibber, Jr. and
Elizabeth Hays
Matilda VanBibber and James
Estill
Cornelia Catherine
Estill and Samuel Jasper
Tunnell
William Franklin Tunnell and Alice Lorinda
Fanning
Eunice O. Tunnell and Franklin B. Fite
Last Name: Fite
First Name: Eunice
Middle:
O.
Birth Date: June 28, 1905
Mother Maiden: Fanning
Father Last:
Tunnell
Sex: F
Birth Place: Missouri
Death Place: El Dorado
County
Death Date: March 12, 1984
Age: 78 years
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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Olive VanBibber and
Nathan Boone
Levicia Boone and William
Cawfield, Jr.
William Owen
Cawfield and Sarah E.
Howard
John Clarence Cawfield
Last Name: Cawlfield
First Name: John
Middle:
C.
Birth Date: April 3, 1888
Mother Maiden:
Father Last:
Sex: M
Birth Place: Missouri
Death Place: Monterey County
Death
Date: April 22, 1972
Age: 84 years
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OBITUARIES:
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Peter VanBebber and Ellinor
VanBibber
Jacob VanBebber and Catherine Ann
Guthrie
Vardeman VanBebber
and Elinore Francis
Dodson
Emily Ann VanBebber and David Crockett Pierce
--and--
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Ellinor VanBibber
and Peter VanBebber
Jacob VanBebber and
Catherine Ann Guthrie
Vardeman VanBebber and Elinore Francis
Dodson
Emily Ann VanBebber and David Crockett Pierce
DAVE PIERCE
Dave Pierce an old and highly respected citizen passed to the great beyond at his home 3 miles northwest of town Sunday eve. Some of his children were at his bedside others who live in the west were unable to get here. The remains were laid to rest in the Pierce cemetery. Thus passes another pioneer land mark of our country.
Browning Leader Record -- Browning, Linn County, Missouri -- October 10, 1912 -- Thursday -- Page #5 -- Column #2.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]--------------------
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Peter VanBebber and Ellinor
VanBibber
Peter VanBibber and Catherine
Ridenour
Olive VanBibber and
Thomas Ives
Fulfer
Isaac Joseph Fulfer and Margaret
Ledbetter
Martin Andrew Fulfer and Gertrude
Thornton
Richard Ruben Fulfer and Laura Kate
Harrell
Ellen Gertrude "Toodle" Fulfer and H.A. "Pops" Caraway, Jr.
--and--
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Ellinor VanBibber
and Peter VanBebber
Peter VanBibber and
Catherine Ridenour
Olive
VanBibber and Thomas Ives
Fulfer
Isaac Joseph Fulfer and Margaret
Ledbetter
Martin Andrew Fulfer and Gertrude
Thornton
Richard Ruben Fulfer and Laura Kate
Harrell
Ellen Gertrude "Toodle" Fulfer and H.A. "Pops" Caraway, Jr.
H.A. `POPS' CARAWAY JR.
H.A. ``Pops'' Caraway Jr. peacefully met his beloved wife, Toodle, who had been watching over him from heaven, Thursday, Aug. 5, 1999.
Born March 31, 1929, in Hale Center, Texas to H.A. and Ora Caraway, H.A. enlisted in the United States Navy and served during the Korean War.
Married to Toodle on April 21, 1952, they had three children, daughter, Laura, and sons, Trey and Andy.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 9, in Robert Massie Riverside Chapel with Miguel Zuniga, Church of Christ minister, conducting services. Burial will follow in San Angelo at the Fairmount Cemetery with full military honors, by the United States Navy Honor Guard stationed at Goodfellow Air Force Base.
H.A. was a true entrepreneur having started many businesses and succeeding in most. He owned his own trucking company, oil field service company and delivery service company. Known as a giving and honest person, he took care of his employees and customers, putting their welfare ahead of his own. He gave freely, helping others in times of need, contributing to numerous college scholarships for needy individuals and supporting the New Mexico Children's Home. From these activities he had a positive impact on many young people's lives.
An extraordinary person, Dad, also known as ``Guindad'' to his grandchildren, was loved and will be missed by all who knew him. Finally, H.A. and Toodle can pick up and continue the never-ending Scrabble game that was suspended when Toodle left, on Dec. 19, 1998. Be assured H.A. will continue to question the validity of Toodle's controversial plays, except now he has a higher authority than Webster's dictionary.
H.A. never met a stranger and was a believer in a good laugh and he always had an appropriate joke or comment for the situation. He loved life and was never thwarted by life's problems. Failure was not in his vocabulary and he passed that wisdom along to his children and grandchildren.
He was known by many and respected by all. H.A. was a talented man who had many interests. He collected gadgets and loved to tinker with them. He loved to cook and was a gardener.
He is survived by a daughter, Laura Powell and husband, Dyron, of Houston; two sons, Trey Caraway and wife, Polly, of San Angelo and Andy Caraway and wife, Cindi, of Merkel; grandchildren, Dyron Powell Jr. and wife, Sharla, Treyci Eyster and husband, Joe, Treyla Caraway, Christopher Caraway, Bailey Browder, Kate Caraway, Kristin Caraway and Drew Caraway; nephew, John Caraway Jr. and wife, Barbara; and sister-in-law, Anne Caraway. His faithful dog, Bugsy, was a partner and companion after the loss of his beloved wife.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Toodle; a brother, John Caraway; and two sisters, Maxine Caraway and Imogene ``Frankie'' Ramage.
The family wishes to thank Shannon Medical Center, especially AirMed 1, the emergency room, 5 north and ICU for their concern and loving care. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Submitted by Vanessa Deshazer --
[email protected]--------------------
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Jacob VanBibber and
Sarah Miller
Ezekial VanBibber and Susan
Rice
Rebecca VanBibber and
Benjamin Preston
Smith
James Nicholas Smith and Malinda Jane Mitchell
JAMES N. SMITH, 78, SUCCUMBS; RITES HELD SUNDAY
Last rites were held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Advance Methodist Church for James Nichols Smith. Rev. E. L. Galion officiated at the services.
Burial was in Palmer Cemetery.
Smith, 78, died at 5 p.m. Thursday, following a five-day illness.
He was a retired C&O Railway car man and is survived by: the widow, Mrs. Melinda Jane Smith; five sons, James of Raceland, Clancy of Flatwoods, Charles of San Antonio, Tex., William and Harry of Columbus, O., three daughters, Mrs. Mabel Dean, St. Louis Mich., Lettie Manning, Owensboro, Ky., and Mrs. Birdie Tune, Raceland.
Also, surviving are three brothers, Charles, West Russell, John, Raceland and Frank of Delbarton, W Va.
The Greenup News -- Greenup, Greenup County, Kentucky -- September 4, 1953 -- Friday.
Submitted by Bruce Logan --
[email protected]--------------------
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Jacob VanBibber and
Sarah Miller
Ezekial VanBibber and Susan
Rice
Susan VanBibber and
John Green
Julia Lee Green and Melvin Little
MRS. JULIA LITTLE
Greenup, Ky. - Mrs. Julia Lee Little, 79, was found dead in bed at 7 a.m. today in her home three miles west of Greenup.
Mrs. Little was found by a member of her family who said she had been ill for some time.
She was the widow of Melvin Little, who died March 11, 1956.
Mrs. Little was a daughter of John and Susan VanBibber Green.
She is survived by five sons, John of Greenup, Clyde of South Shore, Arthur and Berthel of Baltimore, Md., and Brady of Cincinnati; three daughters, Georgia of Greenup, Mrs. Lou Traylor of South Shore and Mrs. Willie Russell of Cincinnati; brother Basil of Franklin Furnace; 32 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
The body is to be moved from Riggs-Sammons Funeral Home to the residence, where friends may call after 4 p.m. Friday.
Portsmouth Times -- Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio -- March 19, 1959 -- Thursday.
Note: Julia Green Little is buried in the Brick Union Cemetery, Lloyd, Greenup Co., KY (BEL)
Submitted by Bruce Logan --
[email protected]--------------------
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Jacob VanBibber and
Sarah Miller
Ezekial VanBibber and Susan
Rice
Rebecca VanBibber and
Benjamin Preston
Smith
James Nicholas Smith and Malinda Jane Mitchell
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FRIDAY
FOR MALINDA J. SMITH
Funeral services for Mrs. Malinda Jane Smith, of Raceland, were held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Smith residence on Pond Run.
Mrs. Smith, the widow of James N. Smith, died at her home Tuesday at 9 a.m., following a lengthy illness. She was 74.
Rev. Jack Downs officiated at the services. Burial was in Palmer Cemetery in Flatwoods.
Surviving are eight children. They are: Clancy Smith, Flatwoods; Mrs. J. W. Tune, Raceland; Mrs. Lettie Manning, Owensboro, Ky.; James Smith, at home; Charles Smith, San Antonio, Tex.; Mrs. Clifford Mosher, Six Lakes, Mich.; and Henry Smith, Miami, Fla. A sister, Mrs. Alpha Smith of West Russell, also survives.
Pallbearers were Paul J. Smith, Paul Smith, George Smith, Bill Little, Norman Smith and James Manning.
The Greenup News -- Greenup, Greenup County, Kentucky -- July 6, 1956 -- Friday -- Page #1.
Submitted by Bruce Logan --
[email protected]--------------------
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Jacob VanBibber and
Sarah Miller
Ezekial VanBibber and Susan
Rice
Susan VanBibber and
John Green
Julia Lee Green and Melvin Little
MELVIN LITTLE
Greenup, Ky. - Melvin Little, 81, retired C&O employee died at his home west of Greenup Sunday following an illness with a stroke.
Born Jan. 18, 1875, in West Virginia, he was a son of John and Frances Sammons Little. He retired from the railroad in 1937, following 42 years as an employee. Surviving are his wife, Julia Green Little; three daughters, Mrs. Georgia Carr of Greenup, Mrs. Louella Traylor of Fullerton and Mrs. Willie Russell of Cincinnati; five sons, John of Lloyd, Arthur and Berthel of Baltimore, Brady of Greenup and Clyde of South Shore; 32 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Newcomb of Cincinnati.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Brick Union Christian Church with Rev. E. L. Myers officiating. Burial will be in Brick Union Cemetery under the direction of the Riggs-Sammons Funeral Home. The body may be viewed at the residence.
Portsmouth Times -- Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio -- March 12, 1956 -- Monday.
Submitted by Bruce Logan --
[email protected]--------------------
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Martha VanBebber and George
Yoakum, Sr.
Isaac Yoakum and Mary
Davis
William Wylie Yoakum
and Nancy Elizabeth
Poff
Alvis
Vernus Yoakum and Mahala Elizabeth
Hollingsworth
Ray Yoakum and Beatrice
Hatfield
Reta A. Yoakum and "Andy" Anderson
RETA M. ANDERSON
1926 - 2002
HAMILTON, Mo. - Reta M. Anderson, 75, Hamilton, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, in Chillicothe, Mo.
Mrs. Anderson retired in 1983 from Textronix in Portland, Ore. She was a member of the Grant Park Baptist Church of Portland.
Born in Kansas City, Kan., on Nov. 9, 1926, she lived in Portland before moving to Hamilton in 1984.
She married "Andy'' Anderson. He preceded her in death in 1956.
Mrs. Anderson also was preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Beatrice Yoakum; and four brothers, Lynn, Ronnie, Charles and Donald Yoakum.
Surviving are four brothers, Lester Yoakum, Hamilton, Mitchell Yoakum, Pueblo, Colo., Arnold Yoakum, Oregon City, Ore., and Billy Yoakum, Milwaukee, Ore.; five sisters, Veta Holman and June Helm, Hamilton, Joy Bales, Lawson, Mo., Felva Lollar, Cameron, Mo., and Wilma Thomas, Rogers, Ark.; and 18 nieces and nephews.
Service: 2 p.m. Sunday, Bram Funeral Home, Hamilton. Friends may call at the funeral home after noon today. There is no formal visitation. Memorials: Hamilton Baptist Church.
St. Joseph News-Press -- St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri -- February 8, 2002.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]--------------------
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Matthias VanBibber
and Margaret Robinson
Felicity Brown VanBibber
and Moses Mann Hill
William
Spencer Hill and Mary Jane
Martin
Margaret Felicita Hill and Erastus Campbell
Beckett
Gladys VanBibber Beckett and Hansford
Hudnall
Bonnie J. Hudnall and Robert L. Hapney
ROBERT L. HAPNEY
Robert L. Hapney, 68, of Cedar Grove, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1992, in Beckley Veterans Administration Medical Center after a long illness. He was a retired truck driver for Charleston Linen Co. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and a member of the DAV and VFW. He was a lifelong resident of Kanawha County and a Protestant.
Surviving: wife, Bonnie J. Hudnall Hapney; daughters, Gale Richards, Angela G. Burton and Samantha D. Hapney, of Cedar Grove, Sandra Clark of Marmet, Pamela Kessler of Gauley Bridge, Valeria E. Gressinger of Marshall, Mich.; brothers, Harold E. of Los Angeles, Calif., Alfred Eugene of Mammoth; sister, Lillian Mortensen of Mammoth; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
The body will be cremated. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens, Glasgow, with the Rev. Stanley Hunt and the Rev. Mary Hudnall officiating and military graveside rites. There will be no visitation. Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove, is in charge of arrangements.
The Charleston Daily Mail -- Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia -- October 29, 1992 -- Page #2B.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]--------------------
John VanBibber and Chloe Staniford
James VanBibber and Lois
Reynolds
Cyrus VanBibber and Mary S. Rachel
Timberlake
Cyrus VanBibber,
Jr. and Sophia
Baker
Thomas VanBibber and Inez Johnson
THOMAS VANBIBBER PIONEER RESIDENT,
CLAIMED IN TEXAS
Word has been received by relatives here of the death of Thomas Van Bibber, 85, of King's Mills, Texas.
A native of Greenup County, he was the last member of the "Klink" Van Bibber family, one of the early settlers of the country.
He left Kentucky with his family in 1905.
Mr. Van Bibber's wife preceded him in death and he lived with his son, Howard Van Bibber of King's Mills.
Other survivors include several nieces and nephews in Greenup County.
The Greenup News -- Greenup, Greenup County, Kentucky -- September 4, 1953 -- Friday.
Submitted by Bruce Logan --
[email protected]
RECENT DEATHS:
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Peter VanBibber, III
and Sarah Yoakum
Jacob VanBibber and
__________
Jonathan
VanBibber and Nancy
________
Ratliff Boone VanBibber and Rachel
Marquis
Elza Curtis VanBibber and Helen Ethel
Luttrell
Elsie Agnus VanBibber and William
Tilcamp
Jeanne D. Tilcamp and Raymond W. Shockley
JEANNE D. (TILCAMP) SHOCKLEY
Jeanne D. (Tilcamp) Shockley
, 76, of Evansville, Ind., died 6:25 p.m. Tuesday, October 7, 2003, at Deaconess Hospital.Jeanne retired August 1, 1982, from the Whirlpool Corp. after 33 years, where she worked in the office. She attended Washington Avenue Church of Christ.
She is survived by a daughter, Diana Draughon of Houston, Texas; a son, William and Nancy Shockley of Evansville, Ind.; four grandchildren, Becky Molock, Chad Shockley, Paula Shockley and Randy Draughon; and four great-grandchildren, Blake Shockley, Kyle McKinney, Rehianna Molock and Devon Molock.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond W. Shockley, in 1995.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, October 10, 2003, at Boone Funeral Home East Chapel, 5330 Washington Avenue, with Reverend Stephen Rogers officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call from 3 to 7 p.m. today, October 9, 2003, at Boone Funeral Home East Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to Washington Avenue Church of Christ, 4001 Washington Avenue, Evansville, Indiana 47714.
The Evansville Courier and Press -- Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana -- October 9, 2003 -- Thursday.
Submitted by David W. Van Bibber -- [email protected]
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Martha VanBebber and George
Yoakum, Sr.
Isaac Yoakum and Mary
Davis
Aaron Alvice Yoakum
and Lucinda Elizabeth
Duke
John
Marcellus Yoakum and Louisa
Birchfield
Millard W. Yoakum and Charlotte H.
Cheek
Alvis Roy Yoakum and Lola
Campbell
Kenneth T. Yoakum
KENNETH T. YOAKUM, SR.
Kenneth T. Yoakum Sr., known to his loved ones as "Abner," was born in Middlesboro, KY, on May 12, 1938, and departed to heaven from his home on October 18, 2003, after a valiant struggle with lung cancer. Memorial services and celebration of life will be held 6 p.m. Thursday, October 23, 2003, at New Life Ministries, 80th & Benton, KCMO.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Lola Campbell Yoakum; sisters, Augusta Christine Baumgardner and Verna Tanner; brother, Duke Quinton Yoakum; and infant brother, Jackie Ray Yoakum. Abner is survived by his Beloved mate, Jeannie; lifelong friend, Bill Alkire; very supportive friend, Guy Agnew; father, Roy Alvis Yoakum; sister, Helen Campbell; and brother, David Yoakum. He leaves his four daughters, Katherina T. Yoakum, Regina T. Yoakum, Joanne Green and Debra Niemeyer, and one son, Kenneth T. Yoakum Jr. Abner also leaves two stepdaughters and one stepson, eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and seven step grandchildren.
Abner was well known as a roofer, master carpenter and creative interior decorator. Abner's very special events, co-hosted with Jeannie, for family and close friends were Christmas, when he created new and outstanding Christmas decor each year, and Easter, with an egg for each year (2003 eggs in the year 2003) holding cash, gifts, gift notes or candy were hidden within their enchanting acreage to the delight of little and big kids alike. Ab enjoyed country music, space films, Chiefs games, gambling, fishing, camping, and watching artists create. He appreciated quality time at home with family, "chilling out," jostling, and enhancing his natural surroundings. He loved living life to the fullest, even at risk. God was always in his Heart and at his side and Ab joined Him very peacefully. Ab is missed very much by all his loved ones. Our thanks to Heartland Hospice. (Arr.: Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 816-3131677)
Kansas City Star -- Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri -- October 22, 2003.
Submitted by Roy Yoakum --
[email protected]--------------------
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Peter VanBebber and Ellinor
VanBibber
Peter VanBebber, Jr. and Catherine
Ridenour
Olive VanBibber and
Thomas Ives
Fulfer
John Suttle Fulfer and Martha Elizabeth
Ledbetter
William Thomas Fulfer and Mary Annie
Gordon
Lovoda Zena Fulfer and Raymond W. Blue
--and--
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Ellinor VanBibber
and Peter VanBebber
Peter VanBebber, Jr. and
Catherine Ridenour
Olive
VanBibber and Thomas Ives
Fulfer
John Suttle Fulfer and Martha Elizabeth
Ledbetter
William Thomas Fulfer and Mary Annie
Gordon
Lovoda Zena Fulfer and Raymond W. Blue
LOVODA BLUE
1910 - 2003
Lovoda Blue, 93, a homemaker, died Sunday, April 6, 2003, at a Mineral Wells nursing home.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday in Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Chapel. Burial: X-Ray Cemetery in Erath County. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home.
She lived in Graford since 1982. She was a Methodist and a member of the Order of Eastern Star.
Survivors: Son, Alvin Blue and wife, Nelva; daughter, Peggy Ragle; son, Buddy Blue and wife, Janie; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram -- Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas -- April 8, 2003 -- Tuesday.
Submitted by Vanessa Deshazer --
[email protected]--------------------
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
ERNEST F. POFF
1918 - 2003
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — Ernest F. Poff, 85, Blue Springs, passed away early Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, following a stroke at the home of his son, Alec.
A longtime resident of St. Joseph, Mo., he had resided the past year with his son and daughter-in-law in Blue Springs.
Ernest was born Oct. 6, 1918 at Gentry, Mo. to John and Myrtle (Roudebush) Poff of Gentry and was the second child of this union.
He married Maxine Hise, also of Gentry, June 12, 1941 at West Point Chapel, New York. This union produced their only son, Alec.
Ernest was a graduate of Albany, Mo. High School and the US Military Academy. He later earned his Master’s of Education degree at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
Ernest was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict and served his country for nearly 21 years in the Army, retiring in 1962 with the rank of Major.
After earning his teaching certificate and working on his Master’s at MU, he was employed by the St. Joseph Public School District and was a counselor and teacher of math and history at Benton High School for 20 years.
He was a member of Wyatt Park Baptist Church, St. Joseph and served as a church deacon.
Survivors: son, Alec G. Poff and his wife, Sarah, Blue Springs; sister, Mary Kay Schmeisser, Santa Barbara, Calif.; two grandchildren, John D. Poff and his wife, Sandra, Breckenridge Hills, Mo. and Mary Ellen Poff, Blue Springs; sister-in-law, Helen Medsker, St. Joseph.
Ernest was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Maxine on Oct. 20, 2002; sisters, Martha Maxine Poff in infancy and Elizabeth Zimmerman.
Service: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2003, at the Mausoleum Chapel at Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, with Dr. Jimmy Albright officiating. Interment: Memorial Park Cemetery. Following the service, full military rites by American Legion Post No. 359, St. Joseph, Mo. Visitation: after 6 p.m. Tuesday, at the Gladden-Stamey Chapel, St. Joseph. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. The family suggest memorials to World War II Memorial or Wyatt Park Baptist Church, in care of the funeral home.
St. Joseph News-Press -- St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri -- October 20, 2003 -- Monday.
Submitted by Sarah Poff --
[email protected]
RECENT BIRTHS:
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
John VanBebber and Margaret
Chrisman
Gabriel VanBebber and Barbara
Carlock
Alexander VanBebber
and Louisa
Lee
Sarah
Jane VanBebber and Joseph
Lucas
Walter Scott Lucas and Nelle Beatrice
Scott
La Reine Gwendolyn Lucas and Clyde A.
Walker
Richard Scott Walker and Peggy Ann
Riggs
Ronald Craig Walker and Erin Marie
Mahoney
Colin Scott Walker
We would like to announce the birth of our new grandson Colin Scott Walker. He was born on September 2, 2003 (Tuesday) at 11:08 p.m. in the Kaiser Sacramento Medical Center, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California. Colin weighed 7 lbs., 14 oz. at a length of 20 1/4 inches. Mother and son are doing fine. Colin is a 4th great grandson of Alexander Van Bebber and Louisa Lee.
Submitted by Dick Walker -- [email protected]
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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Matthias VanBibber
and Margaret Robinson
Olive Boone VanBibber
and Robert Keenan
David B.
Keenan and Jane Isabella
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Alice Catherine Keenan and Clement Fisher
Morriston
Eugene Alonzo Morriston and Ida Gladys
Sebert
Alice Emma Morriston and Harold Dennis
Spriggs
Tracy Alane Spriggs and Stuart Randall
Barr
Cora Alane Barr
Our daughter, Tracy Alane Spriggs and her husband, Stuart Randall Barr, gave birth to a 5 lb., 10 oz. baby girl on August 24, 2003 (Sunday) at 5:19 p.m. Her name is Cora Alane Barr and she was born at The Birthing Inn in Loudoun Hospital, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. We are now the proud grandparents for the 3rd time. Stuart and Tracy reside in Silver Spring, Maryland where both are attorneys. Mother and daughter are doing fine. Cora is the 4th great granddaughter of Robert Keenan and Olive Van Bibber.
Submitted by Alice Spriggs --
[email protected]--------------------
Isaac VanBibber and Maria Walraven
Loyal VanBibber and Sarah
Elizabeth Robinson
Cook VanBibber and Margaret
Jane Allen
Erastus Allen
VanBibber and Maggie M.
Markin
Dale Allen VanBibber and Dorothy Mae
Turner
Marilyn Ann VanBibber and Raymond
Piper
Michael Piper and Jennifer Sturgil
Kuhn
Emma Piper
I would like to announce the birth of my great niece, Emma Piper, who was born on August 26, 2003 (Tuesday) at Riverside Hospital, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Emma is the daughter of Michael and Jennifer Kuhn Piper of near Newark, Ohio. Emma weighed 7 lbs., and 13 oz. Mother and daughter are doing fine. Emma is the 5th great granddaughter of Isaac Van Bibber and Maria Walraven.
Submitted by Jim Van Bibber --
[email protected]
WEDDINGS:
John VanBibber and Chloe Staniford
Margery VanBibber and
Andrew Donnally, Jr.
VanBibber Donnally and
Mary Boyd Waggoner
Andrew
VanBibber Donnally and Augusta Hannah
English
Flora McChord Donnally and Daniel Baldwin
Brawley
Andrew VanBibber Brawley and Elizabeth Lee
ELIZABETH LEE IS
MR. BRAWLEY'S BRIDE
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Wedding Takes Place Tuesday
Afternoon in Huntington;
Reside in Charleston
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Mr. John W. Lee has announced the marriage of his daughter, Elizabeth, to Mr. Andrew VanBibber Brawley, which took place Tuesday afternoon at the parsonage of the Huntington Luther church. Rev. C.E. Butler read the marriage service.
Following the marriage service, a reception was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Carricoffe, in Collis avenue, Huntington.
Mrs. Brawley is a graduate of Charleston high school and a popular member of the younger set. Mr. Brawley attended Charleston high school and West Virginia university, Morgantown. He is the son of Mr. Dan B. Brawley.
Mr. and Mrs. Brawley will reside at 5 Arlington court.
The Charleston Daily Mail -- Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia -- December 31, 1933.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]
MARRIAGES:
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Peter VanBebber and Ellinor
VanBibber
Jacob VanBebber and Catherine Ann
Guthrie
Nancy VanBebber and
William
Bailey
Malissa Angeline Bailey and John H.
Kimber
Myrtle Mae Kimber and Frederick Lockwood
--and--
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Ellinor VanBibber
and Peter VanBebber
Jacob VanBebber and
Catherine Ann Guthrie
Nancy
VanBebber and William
Bailey
Malissa Angeline Bailey and John H.
Kimber
Myrtle Mae Kimber and Frederick Lockwood
MARRIAGE OF
FREDERICK LOCKWOOD and MYRTLE KIMBER
STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF LINN.
This License Authorizes any Judge, Justice of the Peace, Licensed or Ordained Preacher of the Gospel, or any other person authorized under the Laws of this State, to Solemnize Marriage between Frederick Lockwood of Brookfield, County of Linn and State of Mo, who is under the age of twenty-one years; and Myrtle Kimber of Brookfield in the County of Linn and State of Mo, who is over the age of eighteen years.
Frederick Lockwood being under 21 years of age, his father James Lockwood gives his sworn consent for this license.
WITNESS my hand as Recorder, with the seal of office hereto affixed, at my office in Linneus, Mo., the 12 day of Decbr 1901.
R.W. Flood
RECORDERSTATE OF MISSOURI
COUNTY OF LINN.
This is to certify that the undersigned, A Justice of the Peace did, at Brookfield in said County, on the 12 day of December A.D. 1901, unite in marriage the above named persons.
J.J. Hendricks Justice of the Peace
And I further Certify that I am a Citizen of the Untied States and legally qualified under the laws of the State of Missouri to Solemnize Marriages.
The foregoing Certificate of Marriage was filed for Record in my office on the 17 day of Dec 1901.
R.W. Flood
RECORDER OF DEEDSLinn County, Missouri Marriage Book #11, Page #316.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe -- [email protected]
DISCUSSIONS:
I would like to clear up the misunderstanding about Isaac Van Bibber and his middle name. Anna Lutz went with us several years ago to Point Pleasant to see the grave markers and explained them. I trust her judgment explicitly.
Peter VanBibber and Ann ________
Isaac VanBibber and
Sarah Davis
For some time there has been a misinterpretation that Isaac had a middle name of Michael. Isaac did NOT have a middle name. Isaac VanBibber was born February 2, 1725 about 7 miles from Baltimore, Maryland. When he heard about the confrontation of Lord Dunmore's forces near Point Pleasant, he hastened to join them.
As commonly known, the Indians overtook the forces and Isaac was wounded. He lived one day and died on October 11, 1774. At that time all of the soldiers that fell were buried in a common grave. I have been to the Point and seen the large monument erected in their memory.
Somehow, someone got the idea that he had a middle name and put up a monument to the name of Michael Van Bibber. A lady saw this monument and got into the DAR on that name.
For a long time the Battle was not considered the beginning of the Revolutionary War but many years later, Congress decreed that it definitely was.
Submitted by Barbara Drew [email protected]
REUNIONS:
BOONE REUNION IN 2004
June 9-13
In 2004 it will be "Meet Me In St. Louie" as we return to the St. Louis area for our "homecoming," which will center on the (Nathan) Boone Home in Defiance and Boonesfield Village, both of which are properties of Lindenwood University. Charter members of the Boone Society who attended the first Reunion in 1996 will be honored. All Boone descendants, families, friends, genealogists,
and historians are welcome to attend.
For more additional information on the reunion and the Boone Society go to the following website:
http://www.boonesociety.org or contact Society President Rochelle Evans Cochran, [email protected] or Reunion Chairman Connie Holmes Larson, [email protected].Submitted by the Boone Society
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We had a wonderful time at the Nathan Boone Homestead Days in Ash Grove, Missouri in September. The Missouri State Parks has done a wonderful job of preserving Nathan and Olive Van Bibber Boone's home in Ash Grove. The grounds are magnificent. If you are a descendant of Olive Van Bibber Boone or have an interest in the family, you should make plans to attend next September.
Submitted by Adaire Price Anderson --
[email protected] -- 4th great granddaughter of Nathan Boone and Olive Van Bibber.
QUERIES:
I am still looking for the parents of Hester Van Bibber who married Tidence Lane in Frederick, Maryland in 1742. The Isaac Van Bibber who was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant is in the same age range as she, and they could have been brother and sister. He was in Spotsylvania County, Virginia and North Carolina at the same time she was in these two states. But, of course, I have no proof they were siblings. I have exhausted by Hester Van Bibber's in both Maryland and Delaware, and found a place for all of them but my Hester.
Thank you.
Submitted by Marcia Richards -- [email protected]
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I was wondering if anyone knows anything about the Van Bibber cigars. These were small stogie type cigars that came 5 or 6 to the package. The last time I saw any of them was probably back in the 60's. Maybe someone could provide some more information. It also runs in my mind (which is not like it used to be) that they were made in Indiana. It would be interesting to know if someone has something on these little fellas.
Thanks,
Bill Van Bibber --
[email protected]
NOTICES:
John VanBibber and Chloe VanBibber
Miriam VanBibber and John Reynolds
RED SALT & REYNOLDS
Red Salt & Reynolds interprets the historical archeology at the Marmet Lock Replacement Project, in Kanawha County, West Virginia. The excavations uncovered four salt furnaces, John Reynolds' mansion, the cabin occupied by his slaves and the cemetery where he and several members were buried.
The film uses historic and industrial archeology, bioanthropology and historic documents to detail the rise and fall of the Reynolds family and local salt industry which was once the largest salt producer in America.
Red Salt & Reynolds is available in a DVD or VHS format from the West Virginia Archeological Society, P. O. Box 300, Hurricane, West Virginia 25526. The running time is 28:40. The cost for either DVD or VHS is $10.00 plus $3.00 shipping and handling.
Submitted by Robert Maslowski --
[email protected]
MILITARY NEWS:
John VanBibber and Chloe
Staniford
James VanBibber and Lois
Reynolds
Cyrus VanBibber, Sr. and Mary S. Rachel
Timberlake
Charles W. VanBibber and Caroline Dewar
CHARLES W. VAN BIBBER
Service Record:
Enlisted as a Private on August 15, 1862.
Enlisted in Company K,
10th Cavalry Regiment Kentucky on September 8, 1862.
Mustered out
Company K, 10th Cavalry Regiment Kentucky on September 17, 1863 in
Maysville, Kentucky.
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John VanBibber and Chloe
Staniford
James VanBibber and Lois
Reynolds
Cyrus VanBibber, Sr. and Mary S. Rachel
Timberlake
Obadiah VanBibber
OBA VAN BIBBER
Service Record:
Enlisted as a Private on August 15, 1862.
Enlisted in Company K,
10th Cavalry Regiment Kentucky on September 8, 1862.
Mustered out
Company K, 10th Cavalry Regiment Kentucky on September 17, 1863 in
Maysville, Kentucky.
Note: Charles W. and Obadiah Van Bibber, who were
brothers, joined, served, and were discharged from the Union Army during the
Civil War on the same dates. (GRH)
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe -- [email protected]
BITS AND PIECES:
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
John VanBebber and Margaret
Chrisman
Nancy VanBebber and William
Renfro
Sons: Calvin
and Marcellus Renfro
HISTORY OF MERCER COUNTY
Calvin and Marcellus Renfro also came to the county in 1838. They had emigrated from Knox County, Ky., two years before, and located in Ray County, Mo. On coming to Mercer County, Calvin located one and one-half miles northwest of Modena, on the farm now owned by David Horne. Marcellus settled about three-fourths of a mile south of his present residence. Samuel Chesnut, a brother-in-law of the Renfros, located at about the same time two and one-half miles southwest of Modena.
Note: Samuel Chesnut married Jane Renfro on December 12, 1839 in Livingston County, Missouri. Jane was the sister of Calvin and Marcellus. (GRH)
History, Harrison and Mercer Counties Missouri , From the Earliest Time to the Present; Together with Sundry Personal, Business and Professional Sketches and Family Records -- Mercer and Harrison County Genealogical Societies, St. Louis and Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1888 -- Reprinted 2000 -- Pages #395 & 396.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]--------------------
John VanBibber and Chloe Staniford
James VanBibber and Lois
Reynolds
Cyrus VanBibber, Jr. and Mary S.
Rachel Timberlake
James
Timberlake VanBibber and Evaline
Raison
Charles VanBibber
Sacramento City Cemetery 1875 - 1885
Van Bibber, C. died 18 October 1885 age 18yrs, 8 mths, 18 days.
Rest in Peace, Early Records from Cemeteries in the City and County of Sacramento, California,
Vol. 7. -- By Dorothy M. Bayless -- Page #122.
SOUND OFF:
From: [email protected] (Earl Taylor)
To: [email protected] (Gary Hawpe)
Gary,
Got the newsletter nice and clear. Thank you, you are doing a great job.
Earl H. Taylor
From: [email protected] (Alice Spriggs)
To:
[email protected] (Gary Hawpe)
Gary,
I enjoy your newsletter each month and have good intentions of doing more serious genealogy while we are still in Houston. You are to be praised for all your efforts!
Best regards,
Alice Spriggs
From: [email protected] (Terry Williams)
To:
[email protected] (Gary Hawpe)
Dear Gary,
Thanks for everything you have done for the Van Bibber family.
Terry and Kathy
