A free monthly electronic newsletter for the
VAN BIBBER, VANBIBER,
VAN BEBBER, VANBEBER, VANBABER, VANBEVER
and VANBEVERS families.
Vol. 6 No. 2 - December 2002
Earl never married and was eighty-two years old when he passed. I was very fortunate to know him for the last fourteen years. Besides his family members, there were three things that I know he loved…..researching the Van Bibber family, the University of Tennessee football team, and a good cigar.
Earl had a plan…..he knew he would not be on this earth forever. Years ago he made the decision that he would donate all his research papers to "The McClung Historical Collection" located in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, on the 3rd floor of the East Tennessee Historical Center. I have been told that his family has honored this request and all his research materials are now at this location.
I was fortunate to spend a week with Earl in early August when he came to Salt Lake City to visit. One of the things that we discussed was the family newsletter. It was to Earl I first mentioned that I was considering terminating my position as the editor at the end of the year. I told him there were other things with my research I wanted to do, which publishing the newsletter took time from. He told me how greatly he appreciated the newsletter and what I was doing, and was sure that I would make the right decision. We lost a great family researcher and friend when Earl passed. To discontinue the family newsletter would also be an extreme loss. With that said, we will go forward, and I will continue to be the editor into the new year.
I dedicate this issue of the newsletter to our dear friend "Earl Wilson Quintrell." May he rest in peace.
I hope you all have a very "MERRY CHRISTMAS."
Your Editor,
Gary R. Hawpe
CONTENTS:
NEW SUBSCRIBERS:
This month we have six new subscribers joining our ranks. Three of the six descend from Richard Tillis and Elizabeth Van Bibber. We lost five others do to invalid addresses, leaving us at a total of 607 subscribers.
ADDRESS CHANGES:
INVALID ADDRESSES:
EARL WILSON QUINTRELL
Van Bibber family loses a true friend.
Long time Van Bibber family researcher
quietly passes away.
There is no Van Bibber lineage for Earl Quintrell. He was not a descendant, but for those who were familiar with his research, "Earl knew the Van Bibbers." For about the last twenty-five or so years of his life he was deeply involved in researching the Van Bibber family. Even though I always considered him one of us, he spent countless hours and dollars researching a family that was not even his own. He was always willing to help and he was always willing to share. He touched so many of us over the years. In the following, I would like to share with you some of my experiences I had with Earl.
I first came in contact with Earl back in 1988 while I was living in Arlington, Texas. I had just recently found out I was a descendant of the VB's and my 2nd great grandparents, John Wesley Wilson and Louisa Van Bebber, were married in Montague County. I was doing some research at the library in Bowie, Texas when I came across his name in a little file box in the genealogy section. It gave his name "Earl Wilson Quintrell" and that he was interested in the Van Bebber family who settled in Montague County. I figured since he was interested in the Van Bebber's, and with the middle name of Wilson, he must be somewhat closely related to my Wilson's and Van Bebber's of Montague County. I was later some what surprised to find out he wasn't.
The first letter I wrote to Earl started a bond and a long friendship which lasted over the next fourteen years. I can still remember the first time I sent him some information on my branch of the Van Bebbers. He sent me a note back asking me where was my documentation. He told me, "If you send me something documented, I will put it in my files. If you send me something undocumented, it goes in the circular file." Boy, did I learn quickly! Over the next fourteen years I never sent him another item without providing the source.
Earl visited me twice while I lived in Arlington. He took care of his mother Hattie and she always came with him. It was such a pleasure having both of them as company. I would stay up late at night with Earl just talking about the Van Bibbers. On a couple of occasions we went to the local libraries or the Ft. Worth National archives to do research. We continued to exchange information over the years and there was never more than a couple of weeks that went by where I didn't have mail from Earl. When I left Texas my military duties took me to other locations throughout the country to include overseas. That didn't stop Earl…..he would wait until I got settled down and then started providing me with the new information he had come up with on the Van Bibbers.
Earl was the type of individual who could brighten up your day. If you have ever received an envelope or package from him, then you know what I am talking about. If there wasn't at least a half dozen stickers of little animals, flowers, smiling faces and flags, the letter probably was not from him. Earl had a thing about spicing up his envelopes. During my last tour overseas in Japan, the unit mail clerk called me at my office one day and told me I had a couple letters in the mail room. I asked him who they were from and he kind of laughed. He said, "well, they have those little stickers all over them again." I smiled, I knew I had mail from Earl.
Earl visited with me here in Salt Lake City the first week in August of this year. Even though it had been a decade since we last saw each other, we had been in contact throughout the years by correspondence and telephone conversations. When I went to meet him at the airport it was easy to spot him from half way across the terminal. There he was, he had on his traditional walking shorts, knee high socks, beanie cap, carrying his briefcase with his glasses dangling from around his neck. I stood to the side as he casually strolled down the terminal glancing around. As he went by me I yelled out "Earl." He stopped and turned towards me, our eyes made contact, the biggest grin I had ever seen appeared to come from know where. I walked over to him as he sit down his briefcase. We gave each other a big bear hug…..it had been years…..he wouldn't let go. He continued to hold on to my arm as we proceeded towards the luggage carousel, telling me how great it was to see me again. Earl and I spent the next week having a great time to say the least. If we weren't talking about Van Bibbers, then it was about American History or the University of Tennessee football team. During that week we were able to make it to the Family History Library for a couple days of research. Even though Earl was shy of computers, I insisted he use mine and send out a couple of e-mails to some of the long time Van Bibber researchers we were in touch with. He did…..he let them know that he was at "Hawpe's in Salt Lake City" and that we were knee deep in Van Bibbers and Yoakums. I got a kick out of it.
I can still remember my last day with Earl. It was on a Saturday, August 10th. I took him to the airport so he could catch his flight down to Phoenix where he had plans to spend a few days with a distant relative from the Quintrell family, before returning to Tennessee. Once at the airport we got his ticket at the counter and then proceeded to the escalator which would take him up to and through security. I told him this is as far as I could go. We said our goodbyes…..he gave me a hand shake and once again, the "big bear hug." He seemed a bit sad at this point. He stepped up on the escalator and turned facing towards me. As the distance grew between us, he gave me one of those old time navy salutes. I immediately snapped to attention and whipped him a crisp, sharp Marine Corps salute in return. He smiled, he gave me a thumbs up, he said, "see ya buddy." I turned around and walked away. That was the last time I saw Earl.
We continued our correspondence over the next few months. Earl was the only one I xeroxed the monthly newsletter and mailed to. He was a dinosaur in his ways and didn't use a computer. It was just a small token I could do for him…….for everything he had done for me over the years. Earl did what he loved all the way up to his final hours. His last letter to me was dated and postmarked October 24th. The next day he would sit down to watch the University of Tennessee football game which he was an avid fan. Sometime between half time and the early morning hours of the 26th, Earl passed away. The Van Bibber family indeed has lost a true friend.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]
Letters to the Editor
QUINTRELL WILL BE MISSED
TO THE EDITOR:
Seventeen years ago, when we were still in the basement of the old Smith Hospital, Earl Wilson Quintrell came to our basement door. Dressed in his usual knee socks, walking shorts and carrying his brief case, he said, "I have heard about your project and I want to get involved."
The U.S. Master Chief Yeoman retired, who died 26 Oct. 2002, worked with us for 17 years. Always the first one there, he opened, cleaned and labeled folders for cases from the courthouse basement, breaking only for lunch. He then told stories of his adventures all over the world during his naval career and of his many years at the University of Tennessee.
Needless to say, he was so happy and proud when the county commission moved us in to Bob Cortner's historic old Catholic School building where he could have his own office and be proud for our county when researchers came here from all over the country.
Later, when we had all of the Chancery, Circuit and County court cases (1811 - 1940) in proper order, he chose to abstract the cases containing valuable and historical interest. He was so excited when he found items involving the War between the States or an intestate case (person without a will) naming all of the heirs of a Franklin County family that he had to stop and share them with us.
He typed all day Wednesday for many of those 17 years and taught us all how to love history, music, flowers and life. He shall be sorely missed by those who were fortunate enough to work with him. His memoirs and histories of his own East Tennessee families may be found at the McClung Collection in Knoxville and at the University of Tennessee World War II Collection.
Jeanne Ridgway Bigger
Director for Project Preservation
The Herald-Chronicle -- Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee -- November 5, 2002 -- Page #3A.
Submitted by Betty Chadwick -- Ooltewah, Tennessee -- sister of Earl Quintrell
LETTER FROM STEVE SMITH
From:
[email protected] (Steve Smith)Dear Gary, Anna, Barbara, and Charlie..
Good Morning. I feel like I know you all, more not directly but because with every letter and conversation with Earl, he always kept me updated on the research you all were involved with.. and he seemed to be prodding at us at all times to keep up the good work.. and never accept nothing but documentation with our work.. And he took pride, it seemed, on OUR accomplish-ments, more than his own.
My heart is very very sad now, and it is hard to keep a tear off my cheek. I am busy this morning filing the last of my letters from Earl,....and in doing so, I, of course, had to reread his letters.. all so full of life... he reminded me sometime of a kid with a new toy with his fresh
outlook on life, even in his late hour of it. I remarked to him so much how I enjoyed getting his big envelopes with so many of the kids stickers on them,... and that I saved them.. My daughter, all thru growing up... always looked forward to the envelopes coz they were always covered with every imaginable sticker that would fascinate a child.. and so it was with Earl. He never lost that innocent happiness of the imagination he developed early in life. He loved getting out and stirring in his garden ... and doing chores that some people would repulse.... We have laughed and laughed about his putting sooo much fertilizer and miracle grow on his grass, and then his
having to mow everyday during the summer to keep it down. His sister talked to me about his mowing habits on the phone.. and said he always mowed barefooted.. That he hated shoes, and rarely wore them in the summer months. He even had an electric mower, and would be haphazardly careless with it and had mowed over the cord several times with his bare feet.
I remember my first trip to visit with him, when he was still working at U.T., back in the 70's., and I a young man just married. And he gave me directions to come down and spend the day. I arrived early that morning, and he greeted me excited. He was new to research himself at that time, but he was excited about the direction it was taking and wanted to find out all he could about those VanBebber's. We went to his office on campus and we exchanged information with a copier, for several hours. Then we went back to his apartment and talked and talked and talked... I had to ask myself, "Is Earl for real".. with such enthusiasm about everything... And he was .. He never seemed to amaze me with his Zeal! He was like a Dear Uncle, cautioning me about things in life and how I should proceed.. and always with a chuckle after his concerned admonishment.
I am sad because I had discussed with Earl that I was to go over to his home, after the UT games, and we were to box up all his books. And he was already doing it in preparation of that day. And I had taken a Literature class, which was to end at the same time as the football... and it ended this week on Tuesday... and I had talked about that trip all year long with my wife.. He had promised me a few of his research tools and such.. A microfilm reader with lots of microfilm. .. various other sundries that would not be needed at the library in Knoxville.. special things... you know, books and pictures, etc...
We had originally talked about doing this earlier in the year... and I kept telling myself I didn't want Earl to quit his research, coz I knew then, and I suppose he did too.. that he subconsciously knew... that he couldn't keep up his research at his age... and we talked about this frankly on the phone... and I told him I agreed that he should give up his research and do some other "fun" things in his golden years. ... but I knew that I never wanted to tell him this coz I enjoyed his letters so much and I realized there would come a time when they would stop..... well, I never
realized how quickly it would be. I can see him there now at the phone while we talked (in my mind)... with a cigar in one hand and maybe a remote in the other. He loved a good cigar... and was fascinated with T.V.'s too...keeping in going even while he researched. And even so he hated these New Fangled Gadgets we now have before us writing on.. the computer.. I could never convince him he needed one for his research and correspondence...choosing his faithful typewriter over it, instead.
He came by last Spring, and we went early. A field trip to the cemeteries of the area. We had laid out a route and followed it carefully, to find the cemeteries that had not been published. He was so happy that day, and I know I probably over did it with him, keeping him out so late that day.. but we had such a ball... how did we find this so much fun?...well Earl was just so fun to be with.
OK.. I will close this now coz it's such a sad thing to reminisce.. I had told Earl often how fond I was of him.. and all he did for me... but my memories will always be and I felt I needed to say this and someone hear it that felt the same about him.. and I see him now in my mind with the
fascination he took on our field trips to cemeteries.. digging around an old rock and finding a date .. or a name.. something no one had written down yet.. and taking some pictures of it for prosperity.... I just feel cheated today,.... like I cheated myself.. coz we had put off our trip this fall, until it was too late and I never got to enjoy the weekend one more time with Earl... Such a remarkable man. He will be truly missed by us.
"Steve Smith, Hell's Bell's," he would say to me now, "you get on with your family, and your Life". There will be another Earl as long as time goes.
Steve
CHARLIE ROSS' FIRST PHONE CALL TO EARL QUINTRELL
I am reminded of the first time I called Earl Quintrell. This after calling Vanbibber researchers all over the country trying to find the family of our Margaret. I had lamented to Anna Lutz that James VB was the only one left. I had found the children of all the others without our Margaret. My problem, by recall, with James was that the VA Military had him listed in 1794 as a single man without a family. Margaret was b. 1790-92.
Later Anna found Earl Quintrell and she thought he said James VB did have a family, possibly during the right time frame. So I called.
Earl said, "wait a minute, ol' buddy, I think James did have a Margaret. I'll pull out the right notebook and I'll be right back". After more than one minute, he returned to the phone and said, "James did have a Margaret and she married ______Ross". I was excited after two years of searching. I hurriedly wrote down some facts that I could hardly read. My shaky writing had just started. Next day, I was exasperated with the writing and some questions I forgot to ask. I called Earl again.
I said, "I was so excited, I forgot to ask some important questions". He said, "you were excited, let me tell you ol' buddy, I about wet my pants". I thought this unusual since Earl was not a Vanbibber so I asked why he was so excited. He said something like this, "listen, I'm sittin' here with a list of VB children that James had and I don't know who they married or where they went. You call and tell me you know who Margaret married and all about her children. You'd better believe I'm excited." I realized right then Earl had a real zeal for researching.
We exchanged many letters and many packets of information. We had many telephone calls. I stopped in Ringgold, TN, several times and met him for lunch which was very enjoyable for Wanita and me. It was always sad when we left. Now the endless river of time has taken Earl from our lives. And, we are left with deep sadness from this loss. My final comment is, "I am happy that I knew him".
Submitted by Charles Ross --
[email protected]
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
John
VanBebber and Margaret Chrisman
Isaac
VanBebber and Mary Martin
Isaac C. VanBebber and Sarah
McWilliams
Louisa VanBebber and John Wesley Wilson
Charley Monroe Wilson and Maggie Lee Ashton
Joy Opal Wilson and Cleburn Monroe
Brown
Earl Lee Brown and Wanda Afanita "Neta"
Mitchell
Debbie Anita Brown and Kelly Richard McDonald,
Sr.
Kelly Richard McDonald, Jr.
BRIDGE HID BODY OF MISSING MAN
"He was such a good kid --- so loveable."
Donna Williams,
Friend
The body of an 18-year-old man missing for more than a week was found Sunday near a vehicle under the Blue River bridge 2.3 miles west of Blue on Highway 70.
Kelly Richard McDonald Jr. was the apparent victim of a single-vehicle accident, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
McDonald had been living with his grandparents in Durant and was employed at Legacy Floorcovering. When he failed to show up for work, his parents filed a missing persons report with the Durant Police Department.
According to the report, McDonald was last seen Saturday, Nov. 9, at Ace Billards on Durant's First Avenue.
"There was not a lot to go on," said Assistant Police Chief Greg Pollock.
McDonald's parents gave his probable rout to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Trooper Mark Lambert flew the course in his plane and spotted the 1991 Honda four-door car 1t 7:45 a.m. Sunday.
According to the patrol, McDonald was westbound on Highway 70, hit the guardrail on the north side, went airborne and was thrown through the windshield and struck by the car. It came to rest in a dry river bed, not visible from the roadway.
The investigation involving trooper Steve Nabors, Ronnie Hampton and Mark Lambert with units from Bryan County Sheriff's Office determined the accident occurred at 6:45 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 10.
But a person, who accurately described unique characteristics of McDonald's vehicle, claims to have seen McDonald eat breakfast about 8 a.m. Tuesday at Caddo Dairy Queen. The sighting is unconfirmed.
McDonald, who attended Rock Creek High School, had received his diploma through the alternative-education program just a few weeks ago.
He also had enlisted with the U.S. Navy.
"He was really excited about it," said Donna Williams, whose family was close to McDonald. "He was really proud to be going to do something to help somebody, to serve his country.
"He was such a good kid ---- so loveable."
Durant Daily Democrat -- Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma -- November 18, 2002 -- Monday -- Page #1 & 24.
Submitted by Betty McDaniel -- Blythe, California -- Great aunt of Kelly McDonald, Jr.
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Jacob VanBibber and Sarah Miller
Solomon H.
VanBibber and Mary Jane
Bryson
Noah Bryson VanBibber
and Elizabeth Ann
Carter
Benjamin Franklin VanBibber and Sarah Harriett
Lash
Family of Benjamin Franklin VanBibber
1. Benjamin Franklin9 VanBibber (Noah Bryson8, Solomon H.7, Jacob6, Peter5, Peter4, Isaac Jacobs3, Jacob Isaacs2, Isaac1) was born March 01, 1859 in Warren Co., MO, and died February 25, 1919 in MO. He married Sarah Harriett Lash February 16, 1888 in Clay Co., MO, daughter of Andrew Lash and Mariah Carver. She was born April 07, 1869 in IA, and died July 18, 1942 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO. Both are buried in the I.O.O.F cemetery near Smithville, Clay Co., MO.
Children of Benjamin VanBibber and Sarah Lash are:
2 i. Cornelius10 VanBibber, born December 30, 1888 in Clay Co., MO; died October 05, 1897 in Clay Co., MO.
3 ii. Jesse VanBibber, born September 05, 1891 in Clay Co., MO; died October 02, 1893 in Clay Co., MO.
4 iii. Effie Frances VanBibber, born January 05, 1895 in Clay Co., MO; died September 26, 1969 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO. She married (1) Arthur Greenfield Cutting Abt. 1909; born January 21, 1878; died June 28, 1941 in I.O.O.F Cemetery, Smithville, Clay Co., MO. She married (2) Mr. Maples.
5 iv. William Lee Bryan VanBibber, born October 17, 1896 in Clay Co., MO; died November 11, 1900 in Clay Co., MO.
6 v. Ruthie Elizabeth Mariah VanBibber, born June 09, 1899 in Clay Co., MO; died May 12, 1991 in Liberty, Clay Co., MO. She married Grover Cleveland Harris April 06, 1917 in Liberty, Clay Co., MO; born February 19, 1895 in MO; died January 20, 1984 in St. Joseph, MO.
7 vi. Noah Andrew VanBibber, born June 03, 1901 in Clay Co., MO; died November 09, 1978 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO. He married Marjorie Glenn Haley October 18, 1925; born November 17, 1909 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO; died May 15, 2001 in Independence, MO.
8 vii. Lissie Rodella VanBibber, born February 20, 1903 in MO; died August 05, 1983 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO. She married Joseph Arlie Parker June 21, 1924 in Liberty, Clay Co., MO; born February 03, 1900 in Ft. Scott, KS; died January 31, 1963.
9 viii. Eltie Catherine VanBibber, born December 02, 1904 in Clay Co., MO; died December 28, 1917 in Smithville, Clay Co., MO.
10 ix. Frankie Roy VanBibber, born May 31, 1906 in Clay Co., MO; died February 27, 1991 in San Luis Obispo, CA. She married Gilbert J. Helm 1924 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO; born November 05, 1887 in IA; died December 24, 1965 in Ventura Co., CA.
11 x. Archie Thomas VanBibber, born August 05, 1908 in Clay Co., MO; died October 12, 1972 in Independence, Jackson Co., MO. He married (1) Hattie Mae Tarter 1936; born June 05, 1910 in St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., MO; died October 05, 1987 in Lakewood, CO. He married (2) Grace V. Fisher March 19, 1955 in Jackson Co., MO; born October 27, 1913 in Newkirk, Kay Co., OK; died August 01, 1987 in Independence, Jackson Co., MO.
12 xi. Ollie Minnie VanBibber, born March 14, 1912 in Clay Co., MO; died March 20, 1983 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO. She married (1) Everett Porter in Olathe, KS. She married (2) Ray Lewis in Miami, Ottawa Co., OK.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected] -- A special thanks to Sarah Harris Elliott, daughter of Grover Harris and Ruthie Van Bibber, who assisted me back in 1992 with the names and dates on the children of Benjamin Franklin Van Bibber.
Pioneer Cemetery Located at Mineola
"Mrs. Frances Darnell of Mineola has recently completed compiling former School Superintendent's Hupe's papers from the years he was superintendent. the scrapbook, made up of approximately 150 pages plus pictures from that period, will be placed in the Montgomery County Library.
Mrs. Darnell has also completed this history of the old Loutre Lick Cemetery in Mineola."....
"The Pioneer Loutre Lick Cemetery is located on Pine Street east of the corner of Pine Street and College Street in Mineola".........
Mrs. Suggett, Regent, Watson- VanBuren Chapter DAR, Montgomery City, requested information on the location of Isaac Van Bibber's grave for a DAR marker. The following is from Mrs. Darnell's reply.
" After consulting several of the older people in the neighborhood, I find that VanBibber graves lie in a cemetery---"Loutre Lick Cemetery" which is located some distance up the hill north west of the tavern. Mayor Isaac VanBibber, his wife, three daughters and a son in law are buried in the graveyard together with representatives of many of the pioneer families"....
" Out of a number of graves a very few graves can be seen at present............."
Ben Elliott and Ed Wilson have lived in the community. They knew the exact location......tried to locate them, but find it impossible now.......".
"Buried in the cemetery are Floria Graham, Marian C. Graham, they were the daughters of Robert and Isabella Gailbreath Graham and sisters of Doc. F. Graham."
D. F. Graham knew where his sisters were buried. He realized that the location would be lost in time. He asked Mr. Harvey Scanland if he would give him a deed to the area where the grave were do he might fence it".
"The deed, dated August 10, 1896..........A Certain tract of land, 48 feett. wide and 56 feet wide,.............the said tract having been used for a burying ground years ago is noe designated to be preserved, cared for "in honor" of the dead". About 1901 Ben R. Graham fenced this small tract of land as his father had requested. The fence posts decayed but the wire remained."....
"In 1948 James K. VanBibber wrote Harry Ball, Postmaster at Montgomery City, asking for someone who would copy all inscriptions on every VanBibber stone in the graveyard in Mineola. No stones or graves were found at that time".
"In 1975 the Darnell and Harris families erected a permanent marker in the center of the known footage of the cemetery to preserve the location of the two Graham graves. The stone can be seen from the parking lot of the Mineola Baptist Church".
[note: The stone used is a stone from the first bridge over Loutre River, built in 1886.]
:Loutre Lick Cemetery:
Florian Graham-b. April 22, 1822- d. October 1822
Montgomery Standard.
March 30, 1971
All rights and copyrights remain with the Montgomery Standard
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]Note: Major Isaac Van Bibber was the son of Isaac Van Bibber and Sarah Davis. He married Elizabeth Hays the daughter of William Hays and Susannah Boone, with Susannah being the daughter of Daniel Boone and Rebecca Bryan.
John VanBibber and Chloe Staniford
Chloe
VanBibber and Jesse Bryan Boone
Alphonso D. Boone and Nancy Linville Boone
THE DISCOVERY OF ALPHONSO BOONE,
SON OF CHLOE VAN BIBBER AND JESSE BRYAN BOONE, GRAVE
On Sept. 7, 2002 the gravesite of Alphonso Boone received a proper tombstone brought about by the efforts of many caring relatives and friends. Alphonso died in 1850, of the fever, at Long's Bar on the Feather River near Oroville, California while prospecting for gold with his sons.
One hundred and fifty years later the President of the Wilsonville-Boone's Ferry Historical Society, John Smith, in a telephone call to the Historian, Jim Lenhoff of Butte County, was told there was a small cemetery with 5 gravesites but only 4 grave markers.
With research done at the Oregon Historical Research Library it was determined the 5th gravesite was Alphonso as described by two of his sons in letters written after they had returned to Oregon.
Sixteen friends and three generations of grandchildren of Alphonso participated in the ceremony held up in the golden hills above Feather River. The dedication was climaxed by sharing "Dried Apple Fruitcake" a family recipe brought over the Oregon Trail by Alphonso's daughter, Mary Boone Norris.
Submitted by Arlene Curry Buschert --
[email protected] -- 2nd great granddaughter of Alphonso Boone.
CALIFORNIA DEATH RECORDS
The following are ten deaths from the California Death Records, between the years of 1940 and 1997, who have a Van Bibber connection.
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Martha
VanBebber and George Yoakum, Sr.
Isaac Yoakum
and Mary Davis
Moses Yoakum
and Elizabeth
Grimes
Nancy Catherine Yoakum and Horace R.
Crenshaw
Robert M. Crenshaw
Last Name: Crenshaw
First Name: Robert
Middle: M.
Birth Date: January 23, 1869
Mother Maiden:
Yoakum
Father Last: Crenshaw
Sex: M
Birth Place: Missouri
Death
Place: Los Angeles County
Death Date: January 12, 1946
Age: 76 years
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John VanBibber and Chloe Staniford
Chloe
VanBibber and Jesse Bryan Boone
Panthea Grant
Boone and Lilburn W. Boggs
Sophia Barnes Boggs and James M.
Palmer
James Madison Palmer
Last Name: Palmer
First Name: James
Middle: Madison
Birth Date: May 8, 1866
Mother
Maiden: Boggs
Father Last: Palmer
Sex: M
Birth Place: California
Death Place: Napa County
Death Date: September 9, 1942
Age: 76
years
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Isaac
VanBibber, Jr. and Elizabeth Hays
Matilda
VanBibber and James Estill
William Kavanaugh Estill and Margaret Ellen
Larch
Lavina Estill and Lloyd Euler Hull
Last Name: Hull
First Name: Lovina
Middle: Estill *
Note: This is in error as Estill was her maiden name.
Birth Date: January 24,
1856
Mother Maiden: Larch
Father Last: Estill
Sex: F
Birth Place:
California
Death Place: Shasta County
Death Date: October 7, 1951
Age:
95 years
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
John
VanBebber and Margaret Chrisman
Nancy
VanBebber and William Renfro
Marcellus Renfro and Elizabeth
Gibson
Shelby Renfro and Susan Rose Allie
Ross
Luther Renfro
Last Name: Renfro
First Name: Luther
Middle:
Birth Date: October 19,
1886
Mother Maiden: Ross
Father Last: Renfro
Sex: M
Birth Place:
Missouri
Death Place: San Joaquin County
Death Date: June 19,
1949
Age: 62 years
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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Jacob VanBibber and Sarah Miller
Nancy
VanBibber and Moses Haney
Aaron Haney and Melissa Jane
Claypool
Olive Vie Haney and Albert W.
McGaffey
Clarence William McGaffey
Last Name: McGaffey
First Name: Clarence
Middle: William
Birth Date: August 18, 1882
Mother Maiden:
Haney
Father Last: McGaffey
Sex: M
Birth Place: Iowa
Death Place:
Kings County
Death Date: April 25, 1958
Age: 75 years
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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 Mary Elizabeth
Ledbetter
George Columbus Fulfer and Lillie Katie
Wyatt
Hersell Birgil Fulfer
Last Name: Fulfer
First Name: Hersell
Middle: Birgil
Birth Date: September 15, 1908
Mother
Maiden: Wyatt
Father Last:
Sex: M
Birth Place: Texas
Death Place:
San Bernardino County
Death Date: April 1, 1996
Age: 87 years
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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Jacob VanBibber and Sarah Miller
Ezekial
VanBibber and Susan Rice
Mary Elizabeth VanBibber and George W.
Crawford
Emma May Crawford and Amos Buell
Wright
Dessie Fay Wright and Walter Lee Bradley
Last Name: Bradley
First Name: Dessie
Middle: F.Birth Date: July 22, 1913
Mother Maiden:
Wyatt
Father Last:
Sex: F
Birth Place: Missouri
Death Place: Los
Angeles County
Death Date: November 13, 1971
Age: 58 years
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
James
VanBebber, Sr. and Hannah Hoover
Isaac
VanBebber and Hannah Long
George VanBeber and
Mary Elizabeth Tinsley
William M. VanBever and Emily Jane
Howard
Levi Charles VanBever and Maude Brower
Last Name: VanBever
First Name: Maude
Middle:
Birth Date: June 2,
1884
Mother Maiden: Stoner
Father Last:
Sex: F
Birth Place:
Missouri
Death Place: Tuolumne County
Death Date: October 29,
1965
Age: 81 years
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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Olive VanBibber and Nathan Boone
Mary C. Boone
and Alfred Hosman
Thomas
Alfred Hosman and Malinda
Gilmore
Edgar Sanford Hosman
Last Name: Hosman
First Name: Edgar
Middle: S.
Birth Date: May 6, 1885
Mother Maiden:
Father Last:
Sex: M
Birth Place: Missouri
Death Place: Los
Angeles County
Death Date: August 12, 1976
Age: 91 years
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John VanBibber and Chloe Staniford
Chloe
VanBibber and Jesse Bryan Boone
Albert
Gallatin Boone and Ann Reid
Hamilton
Agnes Reid Boone
and Elmer Ignatious
Otis
Martha Mary Stanislaus Otis and De Rosy Carroll
Cabell
Last Name: Cabell
First Name: Martha
Middle: Otis
* Note: This is in error as Otis was her maiden name.
Birth Date: June
17, 1873
Mother Maiden: Boone
Father Last: Otis
Sex: F
Birth Place:
Oregon
Death Place: San Diego County
Death Date: December 19, 1952
Age:
79 years
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]
OBITUARIES:
Peter VanBibber, Jr. And Marguery Bounds
Jacob VanBibber and Sarah Miller
Solomon H.
VanBibber and Mary Jane
Bryson
Noah Bryson VanBibber and Elizabeth Ann Carter
GRANDMA VAN BIBBER DEAD
Mrs. Guy Wright received a telephone message from Kansas City Sunday morning, informing her of the death of her grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Van Bibber. Mrs. Van Bibber was sick only a short time with heart trouble.
Elizabeth Ann Carter was born Indiana, November 19, 1834, died at the home of her son O. M. Van Bibber, January 14, 1922. At the age of 18 she moved with her parents, to Linn Co., Missouri. Two years later she married Noah Van Bibber. Ten Children was born to this union, five of whom, with their father, preceded their mother in death. The deceased are: Bartholomew, Benjamin and Rudolph Van Bibber, Mrs. Ruth Kelley and Mrs Rodelle Hase. The surviving children are Ormsley of Gashland, Mo.; Solomon, Miller, Kas.; Lee and Emmerson, of Kansas City, and Mrs Lena James of Oklahoma.
As an early age Mrs Van Bibber became a member of the Methodist Church, and lived a long live of Christian usefulness. For many years she and her husband were residents of Lyon County. Since Mr. Van Bibber's death Mrs. Van Bibber has made her home with her children.
Northern Lyon County Journal -- Lyon County, Kansas -- January 25, 1922 -- Page #4 -- Column #4.
Submitted by Forrest Jolly --
[email protected]-------------------
Peter VanBibber and Marguery Bounds
Matthias VanBibber and Margaret Robinson
David
Campbell Robinson VanBibber and Jane Ann
Williams
Nathan Boone
VanBibber and Sarah Hazeltine
Mays
Benjamin David VanBibber and Winifred Bell
Childers
Faye Allene VanBibber and Joe Harris
Wall
FAYE ALLENE WALL
Funeral services for Faye Allene Wall, 77, of Edmond are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Baggerley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Gracelawn Cemetery.
Wall was born Nov. 22, 1924, in Edmond. She died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001, in Edmond.
Wall retired as a bank teller from American Bank and Trust of Edmond and was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin and Winifred Van Bibber; her husband, Joe H. Wall; two brothers and six sisters.
Survivors include three sons, Bill Wall of Oklahoma City, Mike Wall of Choctaw and Jay Wall of Edmond; two sisters, Shirley Tobin of Oklahoma City and Ina Gillis of Calif.; and four grandchildren.
Edmond Sun.com -- Edmond, Oklahoma -- December 21, 2001
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]--------------------
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
John
VanBebber and Margaret Chrisman
James
VanBebber and Elizabeth Betty
Yoakum
Peter VanBebber and
Esmerald
Maybee
George Wesley VanBebber and Lois Mae
Penry
George Elwin VanBebber and Dorothy Rogene
Wells
GEORGE VAN BEBBER
George E. Van Bebber, a native of Petaluma, died at his home on Wednesday. He was 91 years old.
For 75 years, Van Bebber ran the family business in Petaluma, the Van Bebber Brothers steel distributors, founded in 1901 by his father, George W. Van Bebber and his uncle, Fred Van Bebber. He remained active in the company until the last days, serving as its chairman and attending a board meeting in late February, said his son, Royce Van Bebber of Petaluma.
In his spare time, Van Bebber enjoyed hunting, fishing and woodworking.
Van Bebber is also survived by his wife of 70 years, Dorothy, and a daughter, Lois Roberts, both of Petaluma. He is also survived by six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
At the family's request, there will be no funeral services. Contributions maybe made to the Hospice of Petaluma or to the donor's charity of choice.
The Press Democrat -- Petaluma, California -- March 14, 1999
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]
RECENT DEATHS:
John VanBibber and Martha __________
Absolam VanBaber and Francis A. Dickson
Andrew
VanBibber and Elizabeth
Joiner
Mina May VanBibber
and Ottie
Hubbard
Betty Lou Hubbard and Jimmy Hollon
BETTY HOLLON
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ill.--Services for Betty Lou Hollon, 73, of Elizabethtown will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosick Funeral Home in Rosiclare. Greg Love will officiate. Burial will be in Lavender Cemetery in Herod.
Mrs. Hollon died at 5:05 p.m. Thursday at Hardin County General Hospital in Rosiclare.
She is survived by her husband, Jimmy Hollon; one daughter, Sharon Bowlby of Rosiclare; one son, Jammie Hollon of Elizabethtown; two sisters, Christine Vinyard of Harrisburg and Marcella Belt of Elizabethtown; two brothers, Gene Hubbard of Elizabethtown and Otis Hubbard of Cave-In-Rock; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers. Her parents were Otis and Mina Vanbibber Hubbard.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 this evening at the funeral home.
The Paducah Sun online edition -- Paducah, Kentucky -- June 15, 2002 -- Saturday
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]--------------------
John VanBibber and Martha __________
Absolam VanBaber and Francis A. Dickson
James
Houston VanBibber and Elizabeth Jane
Berry
Beulah L. VanBibber and Orb Hudgins
BEULAH L. HUDGINS
Beulah L. Hudgins, 94, of Harrisburg, died 9:20 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002, at Fountain View Nursing Home in Eldorado.
Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002, at Gaskins Funeral Home in Harrisburg with the Rev. Jack Hood officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Lawn Cemetery. Visitation is 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002, at the funeral home.
She was born Feb. 17, 1908 in Muddy to James Houston and Elizabeth (Berry) Van Bibber. She married Otto Harper, who preceded her in death in 1940. She then married Orb Hudgins, who preceded her in death in 1983.
She was a homemaker and a member of the First Church of God in Harrisburg.
She is survived by a son, Jack (Joan) Harper of Tamarac, Fla.; a stepson, Charles Hudgins of Minneapolis, Minn.; a daughter-in-law, Margaret Harper of Hendersonville, N.C.; four grandchildren, Dr. Charles "Chuck" Harper of Cape Coral, Fla., Rob Harper of St. Louis, Mo., Martha Yeahquo of Peachland, N.C. and Diane Harper of Hempstead, N.Y.; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Otto Harper Jr. and a grandchild, Terry Harper.
The Daily Register online -- Harrisburg, Illinois -- September 17, 2002
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]--------------------
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
John
VanBebber and Margaret Chrisman
Isaac
VanBebber and Mary Martin
Isaac C. VanBebber and Sarah
McWilliams
Louisa VanBebber and John Wesley
Wilson
Hillie Hursell Wilson and Franki Nettie
Harrell
Tommie Gene Wilson and Dorothy Elizabeth
Morrow
DOROTHY ELIZABETH WILSON
Dorothy Elizabeth Wilson, 68, of Duncan died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2002, in Duncan.
Graveside service was to be at 1:30 p.m. today in Parks Cemetery in Stephens County, with Keith Shackleford officiating. Burial was under the direction of Don Grantham Funeral Home of Duncan.
Mrs. Wilson was born May 31, 1934, in Loco, to Houston and Annie Lowery Morrow.
She married Tommie G. Wilson on July 5, 1954, in Duncan.
Mrs. Wilson was a homemaker. She loved garage sales and needlework. She was a member of Southside Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, Mary Jane and Kelby Goodman of Magnolia, Texas; a brother and sister-in-law, Perry and Betty Morrow of Comanche; a sister, Jean Deschner of Blanchard; a sister-in-law, Mary Hacker of Pond Creek; and one grandchild, Kacey Goodman of Edmond.
Bearers were to be Harold Buchanan, Mark Camp, Doug Lee, Mike Lee, Wayne Lowry and Happy Terrell. Honorary bearers are Gary Jones, Bill Morgan, Dave Rose and Roy Webb.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Parks Cemetery Fund, Rt. 3, Box 187, Duncan, OK 73533 or to the charity of choice.
The Duncan Banner -- Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma -- September 4, 2002
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]-------------------
EARL WILSON QUINTRELL
QUINTRELL, Earl Wilson
, age 82 of Winchester died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002 at Southern Tennessee Medical Center. He was born in Pruden, Tennessee and was a retired manager, last employed with the UT Housing Authority. He was a graduate of Grundy County High School and the University of Tennessee. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of the Civilian Conservation Camp and the Historical Society.He was preceded in death by his parents, Clay Alsten Quintrell and Hattie Elizabeth Wilson Quintrell. He is survived by a brother Bill Quintrell of Chattanooga and sisters Betty Chadwick of Ooltewah, Charlotte Prince of Winchester and Frances Willis of Brenham, Texas and several nieces and nephews.
Service was Tuesday, October 29 at 2 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church with Rev. William D. Midgett officiating. Interment was in Franklin Memorial Gardens, Winchester. Watson Gamble Funeral Home and Memorial Park in charge of arrangements.
The Herald-Chronicle -- Winchester, Tennessee -- November 1, 2002 -- Page #11A
Submitted by Betty Chadwick -- Ooltewah, Tennessee -- sister of Earl Quintrell
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
James
VanBebber and Hannah Hoover
Margaret VanBebber
and David Ross
James
Ross and Sarah
Lyon
Margaret Ross and Hiram
Barker
Virgie Leota Barker and Joe
McDowell
Joe Edmond McDowell and Geraldine Logan
IN MEMORY OF JOE E. McDOWELL
Joe E. McDowell, age 66, of Edwards, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2002, at his home. He was born July 31, 1936, in Ashland, Kentucky, the son of Joe and Virgie Barker McDowell.
He served in the United States Coast Guard and on December 23, 1957, he was united in marriage to Geraldine Logan at Portsmouth, Virginia. Following their marriage, they were stationed in several cities until his discharge from the Coast Guard. They moved to Kansas City, Kansas where they made their home until 1994 when they moved to their lake home near Edwards.
He was employed by the Gas Service Company in Kansas City, Kansas for 32 years.
He was a member of the Wyandotte #3 Masonic Lodge of Kansas City, Kansas and a member of the Scottish Rite Bodies of Kansas City. For over twenty years, he has been known as Santa Claus for many children in the Kansas City and Edwards area. He bought and distributed gifts for hundreds of children which was a great ministry that he and his family prepared for all year. The smiles and hugs of many children were his great reward.
He is survived by his wife, Geraldine McDowell, of the home, one son, Joe Jerald McDowell, and his wife Melissa, of Warsaw, two daughters, Verona Esterban, and her husband, David of Los Banos, California and Darlene Perry, and her husband, Scott, of Manhattan, Kansas, two grandchildren, Andrew and Nikki, several nieces and Nephews, other relatives and friends.
Submitted by Linda Swann --
[email protected]--------------------
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Martha
VanBebber and George Yoakum, Sr.
Isaac Yoakum
and Mary Davis
William Wiley
Yoakum and Nancy Elizabeth
Poff
James Edward Yoakum and Rosa E.
McCubbin
Pryor Lee Yoakum and Mary Jane
Davis
Ernestine Yoakum and Walter Andrew
Misel
Judith Ann Misel
JUDITH ANN KARLSSON
Judith Ann Karlsson
, 65, of Richmond, MO, died at 3:05 a.m. Sunday, November 17, 2002, at her home. Mrs. Karlsson was born March 9, 1937, in Knoxville, MO, to Walter Andrew and Ernestine (Yoakum) Misel.Survivors include one son, Erik Andrew Karlsson, of the home, two daughters and one son-in-law, Kathey L. Virgin of Palmer, AK, and Teresa and Marty Scheufelle of Atlanta, GA, three grandchildren, Jamie L. Virgin, Joanna E. Virgin and Tyler J. Virgin, one uncle and his wife, John and Ann Yoakum of Grandview, MO, one aunt, Mary Kincaid of Polo, MO, one niece, Debbie Misel Alpers, several cousins, and other relatives. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Donald Gene Misel.
Mrs. Karlsson was an auditor and computer expert for W.W. Grainger in Kansas City, MO, from 1986-1991, before retiring. She was of the Christian faith. She had lived in Knoxville, MO, Las Vegas, NV, and Glennallen, AK, before moving to Missouri in 1980.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Bethel Cemetery Association.
Funeral services will be Friday, November 22, at 10 a.m. at Thurman Funeral Home in Richmond. Visitation will be Thursday, November 21, from 7-8 p.m. at the Thurman Funeral Home in Richmond. Burial will be at Richmond Memory Gardens. (Arrangements: Thurman Funeral Home, 507 E. Main, Richmond, MO 64085, 816-776-2233)
The Kansas City Star -- Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri -- November 19, 2002
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe -- [email protected]
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
John
VanBebber and Margaret Chrisman
Isaac
VanBebber and Mary
Martin
Isaac C.
VanBebber and Sarah McWilliams
Louisa
VanBebber and John Wesley Wilson
Charley Monroe Wilson and Maggie Lee Ashton
Joy Opal Wilson and Cleburn Monroe
Brown
Earl Lee Brown and Wanda Afanita "Neta"
Mitchell
Debbie Anita Brown and Kelly Richard McDonald,
Sr.
Kelly Richard McDonald, Jr.
KELLY McDONALD JR., 18
A service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rock Creek High School Gymnasium, Bokchito, for Kelly McDonald Jr., 18, Durant, who died Sunday, November 10, 2002, in Blue, Brother James Wiggington will officiate.
He was born Sunday, March 11, 1984, in Dallas, Texas, to Kelly Richard McDonald Sr. and Debbie Brown. He worked as a carpet installer. He played baseball and graduated from Rock Creek High School. He was enlisted in the U.S. Navy under the delayed entry program.
He is survived by his mother, Monticelo, MN.; father and step mother Kelly McDonald and wife Sheila, Bokchito; sisters Kinsly Cooper and Kristen Morgan, both of Monticelo; brother SPC specialist Wesley Stair, Fort Hood, Kileen Texas; sisters Erin Stair, Bokchito; uncles Dennis Brown, Oklahoma, Craig Brown, Durant; uncle and aunt David and Jean Brown, Monticelo; grandfather Earl Brown, Eatonville, Wash.; grandmother Wanda "Neta" Knipe, Monticelo; grandpa and grandma Charles and Donnie McDonald, Durant; aunt Tina McDonald, Durant; uncle and aunt David and Stacy McDonald, Durant; great-grandmother Florence McDonald, Durant; cousins Josh Brown, Brittney Loftis, Brandon Brown, Cory Brown, Josh McDonald, Michael McDonald, and Chelse McDonald, and one nephew.
Family hour is 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Highland Cemetery with pallbearers Nick Truly, Steven Six, Joshua McDonald, Michael McDonald, Joey Williams, Brandon Brown, Corey Brown and Anthony Glasscock. Honorary pallbearers are the Rock Creek baseball team members.
A special fund has been established in memory of Kelly. Donations can be payable to the Rock Creek Baseball Activity Fund, 200 E. Stearley St., Bokchito, OK 74726.
Dalton-Holmes Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Durant Daily Democrat -- Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma -- November 19, 2002 -- Tuesday
Submitted by Betty McDaniel -- Blythe, California -- Great aunt of Kelly McDonald, Jr.
BITS AND PIECES:
" R, 88,91 Lease and Release: 11 and 12 Nov 1776 Thomas Heyward Junr of Charleston Esquire, to Joseph Ainger of Prince William Parish, SC, Planter for (British pound sign) 5 South Carolina money, 100 acres in parish on Pocotaligo Creek adjacent land of said Joseph Ainger, Jacob Van Bibber, John Grannier……."
" R, 91-95 Lease and Release: 29 and 30 Apr 1779, Joseph Ainger and Ann his wife, only daughter and heiress at law of John Miles of St. Andrews Parish, lately deceased, by his daughter Ann, one of the daughters of Thomas Butler deceased, for (British pound sign) 3,500 South Carolina money, to John Prioleau of Pocotaligo in Prince William Parish, 100 acres in Prince William Parish, Granville County, on Pocotaligo Creek, adjacent land of Jacob Van Bibber, John Gennceias, part track of 837 acres formally belonging to Thomas Butler, Esquire, of Pocotaligo deceased. ……. "
South Carolina Deed Abstracts 1783-1788 -- ISBN 0-913363-22-7 -- By Brent H. Holmes -- Page 201.
Submitted by Dean Starr -- [email protected]
MILITARY NEWS:
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Peter
VanBebber and Ellinor VanBibber
Jacob
VanBebber and Catherine Ann
Guthrie
Calvin VanBebber and
Barthena A.
VanBebber
William Franklin VanBebber and Eliza Ellen
Ramsey
Charles Elliott VanBebber and Nina Rennison
Taylor
Dora Ellen
VanBebber
Theodore John VanBebber
'TED' VAN BEBBER RECEIVES AWARD
FOR OUTSTANDING MILITARY SERVICE
Theodore J. Van Bebber, of Willits, has been awarded the Commendation Ribbon with Metal Pendant for his outstanding Korean military service, it was announced today at the Presidio of San Francisco.
The former sergeant, now living at 370 E. San Francisco Ave., Willits, served in the 59th Military Police Company, Taegue, Korea, as an Administration Specialist. The citation accompanying his award said:
"Sergeant Van Bebber, a member of 59th Military Police Company, is cited for meritorious service in Korea during the period June 24, 1953 to July 27, 1954. As Administrative Supervisor, he effectively processed incoming and outgoing correspondence, efficiently maintained records and files, and expertly trained and supervised inexperienced military personnel in the performance of administrative duties. Sergeant Van Bebber performed the many duties attendant to his position in a highly exemplary manner. His unusual ability, outstanding initiative and constant devotion to duty earned him the respect and admiration of all those with whom he served and contributed materially to the success achieved by his organization in accomplishing its vital mission. The meritorious service rendered by Sergeant Van Bebber throughout this period reflects great credit on himself and the military service."
Van Bebber only recently returned to his home here following his discharge from the service.
The Willits News, Willits, Mendocino County, CA
Published late 1954 or early 1955
[Van Bebber served in U.S. Army 4 December 1952 to 30 October 1954.]
Submitted by Ted Van Bebber --
[email protected]
NOTICES:
I would like to share with our "cousins" a book that may be of interest. It is an excellent book.
That Dark and Bloody River" by Allan W. Eckert ISBN 0-553-37865-1. It concerns western expansion across the Ohio River from PA, VA and KY, into Ohio. The years covered are 1760's to 1811. The Van Bibbers are mentioned several times and there is quite a bit about the Boone Family, especially the time in Boonesboro. The Muddy Creek Massacre is mentioned briefly Valentine Yoakum's name is misspelled as "Filty" Yoakum instead of Felty. Blue Jacket is a prominent character throughout.
I would be interested to know if any of the VB/YOAKUM researchers know where George Yoakum, his sisters and/or his mother were taken after being captured by the Shawnee in 1763 at the Muddy Creek Massacre. I would imagine they were made to run the gauntlet, then separated into different villages.
Submitted by Jan Hoy -- [email protected]
SOUND OFF:
From: [email protected] (Annette Brown)
To: [email protected]
(Gary Hawpe)
Gary,
Thank you for another great newsletter. I will be sorry to see you leave the Newsletter, but realize the time involved in preparation and understand. You are definitely a "tough act" to follow Gary. Your help and information gave me a good start on finding my Vanbevers and for that, I am grateful. Hope you have a great holiday and enjoy the family time.
Cordially,
Annette Brown
South Bend, In
From: [email protected] (Bev Tout)
To: [email protected]
(Gary Hawpe)
Hi Gary,
We will soon read the final issue of the Van Bibber newsletter to which you have given each one of us your finest efforts. On the eve of this Thanksgiving, I am truly thankful for having had the good fortune to have made contact with you. With your help, I have found many cousins with whom I continue to enjoy correspondence. All of this would never have happened, if it were not for you. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. From time to time, please let us hear from you. You will be missed! Your cousin, Bev
From: [email protected] (Ted Van Bebber)
To: [email protected]
(Gary R Hawpe)
Gary, Thanks!! Thanks for the article about Inez Elizabeth Van Bebber Seals in the September 2002 newsletter, page 18. We have wondered where she was. Her father, Harry Francis Van Bebber, is buried in our Van Bebber family plot in Willits, Mendocino Co., CA.
Best regards.
Ted Van Bebber
From: [email protected] (Charles Miller)
To: [email protected]
(Gary Hawpe)
Gary,
I can't compare to those who have written before me. THANK YOU so much is as good as I can do. Good luck in your future endeavors……..Charles
From: [email protected] (Barbara Drew)
To: [email protected]
(Gary Hawpe)
Dear Gary:
Thank you so very much for telling me about Earl. Anna was asking me about him in her last e-mail and I was going to try to find time to write him a short letter. I was always 2 or 3 times behind his letters. He was the most help to me with Vanbebber, Yoakums and Kincaids and I shall never forget him. We corresponded for at least 35 years and I have every one of his letters. Thank heavens he had the foresight to put most of his material in the McClung Library for posterity. I guess you were the last to see him. He was a good man and respected our relationship. He was always sending good wishes to Lee. May God bless his dwelling place now.
Thank you again,
Barbara
From: [email protected] (Charles Ross)
To: [email protected]
(Gary Hawpe)
Gary,
Thank you so much for telling us about this awful news of Earl's death. Wanita and I are sitting here in shock. If you hadn't told us, I would be calling down there soon. We expect to leave for Florida within one week to ten days. I just called Earl in October, must have been shortly before he died. We drove home from Florida up I-75 last spring and met with Earl. We all had lunch together in Ringgold, Tenn. We talked for some two hours. I thought Earl was especially sad when we left this time...he was crying. I was thinking, "does he fear he will not see us again." I was sad myself and I had this little thought this could be the last time we would see him. Earl seemed just a tiny bit shakier than usual. What a loss!! He was a dedicated Vanbibber Researcher if I ever saw one. We have lost a great friend as well as a great researcher. WE WILL MISS HIM DEARLY!!
Charlie & Wanita
From: [email protected] (Steve Smith)
To: [email protected]
(Gary Hawpe)
Gary,
Thanks for writing and telling me... it's hard to believe. He was as close as a dear uncle to me. I have been taking a literature class this fall at the local university. I talked to Earl on the 13'th. We talked
over an hour and he mentioned all of your names in high regard. We discussed the 1930 obituaries.. and UT Football team ... and how to write a good Literature Report... and the recent discussion of me finished a HOOVER family report regarding Hannah HOOVER's parents. Earl had confided in me that he was ready to take all of his research to Knoxville. He told me he was really feeling tired and thought he had really done about all he could effectively do with the family. I agreed and I knew he had been working way too hard on the research for the last few years, but I also knew he was doing what he loved and it kept him going. We agreed that when the UT football was over and my Literature class was finished, I would go down and spend the weekend with him, or maybe a couple of weekends and gather all his research neatly and take it to Knoxville in my truck. He had already donated all his research except the VAN BEBBER's and YOAKUM's and thought it might take two loads to get it all there. I finished my class this week and I was really looking forward to spending some time with Earl. I had not heard from him in the last month, but was not too worried about it in view of our last conversation. He told me he had a pile of stuff to mail to me and I told him he could just hold it until I came down.
I called his sister, Charlotte PRINCE, who lived nearby Earl, and she was the sister who found him. She said he went to sleep in his chair while he was watching the Football game and so she felt he never suffered any pain. The TV was still on when she found him and she found where he had made his popcorn for the half time session and had eaten all of it. She said she knew I was supposed to come down and help move the research to Knoxville but didn't know how to contact me so she got her nephew to move it all to Knoxville, so it is all there now in the East Tennessee Historical
Society.
I will miss him so much.
Steve Smith
From: [email protected] (Martha Jones)
To: [email protected]
(Gary Hawpe)
Good morning Gary,
Last Friday I received a note from Earl Quintrell's sister telling me of his death in October. This was really a shock. I had written a rather lengthy letter to him and enclosed numerous copies of documents on John Van Bibber he did not have that I collected from area sources. Sadly, he never received them. His sister said she opened my letter and decided she needed to let me know of his death.
Somehow I felt a special kindred spirit with Earl, even though I never met him. He was such a gentleman and always referred to me as "Ms. Martha." His sister said he was quite a fellow, one of a kind.
She said they sent four pickup truck loads of papers to the Knoxville archives, so Earl's research will live on as will his spirit through his diligent search for the Van Bibbers, a family to whom he was not even related.
I am going to miss receiving those letters with cartoon stickers pasted on the front and back. I only wish I could have met him, but perhaps my imagination will serve me well as I conjure up images of Earl, the diligent, persevering searcher for all those Van Bibbers.
Our best to you and yours, with dear memories of Earl,
Martha
Van Bibber Website:
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