A free monthly electronic newsletter for the VAN BIBBER,
VANBIBER,
VAN BEBBER, VANBEBER, VANBABER, VANBEVER,
VANBEVERS and
MANBEVERS families.
Vol. 7 No. 10 - August 2004
Don't forget, September's newsletter will be our Kentucky edition. If you can trace your Van Bibber roots back to this state we would enjoy hearing from you. Last month was our West Virginia edition and you can see how successful it was. I know there are a lot of you out there who have Kentucky roots.
I am sad to report that one of our subscribers, Julia Marcum, 2nd great granddaughter of Canada H. Rogers and Nancy M. Van Bebber, has informed me that last month she was diagnosed with breast cancer and it has spread throughout her body. We ask everyone to remember Julia in their prayers as she fights this dreadful disease. God willing, she will overcome. If you would like to send Julia a word of encouragement you can e-mail her at the following address: Julia Marcum --
[email protected] .Your Editor,
Gary R. Hawpe
CONTENTS:
NEW SUBSCRIBERS:
Please welcome our six new subscribers for the month of August. We lost three others during the month for invalid addresses. We currently have 626 subscribers receiving the newsletter.
ADDRESS CHANGES:
INVALID ADDRESSES:
Isaac VanBibber and Maria Walraven
Loyal VanBibber and Sarah
Elizabeth Robinson
Cook VanBibber and
Margaret Jane Allen
VANBIBBER - ROBINSON
Cook L. VanBibber was born 7 Apr 1862 in Meigs County, the son of Loyal VanBibber (born 17 Sep 1822, died 4 May 1864) and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Robinson (born 19 Aug 1825, died 26 Mar 1904). His mother was the daughter of Aaron and Susan Bolin Robinson and granddaughter of William and Mary Lowe Robinson and Benjamin and Mary Lee Bolin.
Cook VanBibber's brother Robinson VanBibber (born 1846) enlisted for three years service on 2 Aug 1862 as a private in the 92nd Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company A. Robinson VanBibber was killed 25 Nov 1863 in the Battle of Mission Ridge, Tennessee and was buried at Chattanooga.
Cook VanBibber had three other brothers and two sisters: Hamilton C. (born 1847, died 20 Feb 1897), who married Rhoda Skelley (born 9 Dec 1850, died 19 Jul 1894), whose first husband was Asa Metcalfe, Oscar (born 1851), who married Margaret Wilson; Susannah (born 29 Aug 1853, died 17 Oct 1938), who married first Mordecai A. West and second John Trainer; and Mariah (born 21 Mar 1857, died 8 Feb 1932), who married John Cline (born October 1852, died 1933).
Cook VanBibber married Margaret "Margie" Jane Allen in Vinton County on 19 Jun 1885. Margie Allen was born 2 May 1864, the daughter of Josiah and Louisa Blackburn Allen.
Cook and Margie Allen VanBibber had four children: Clarence H. (born 29 Apr 1886), who married first Jennie C. Davis (born 5 Oct 1889, died 7 Dec 1907) and second Emma Harkins (born Oct 1892), daughter of Aaron and Mary Huston Harkins; Louisa (born September 1889), who married Clarence Davis (born 1880); Erastus (born Apr 1894), who married Maggie B. Markins (born 1896); and Emma M. (born January 1897), who married Cash Zimmerman (born 1 Oct 1885), son of Henry and Jediah Mercer Zimmerman.
A news item from Bolen's Mills dated 27 Jul appeared in the McArthur Democrat Enquirer on Thursday 30 Jul 1896: "Knox Township has a new post office. Its name is Van. It will be found every day in the week at the residence of Cook Vanbibber, on Union Ridge."
Margie Allen VanBibber died at Knox Township, Vinton County on 11 Apr 1921 and is buried at Putnam Cemetery. On Monday, 12 Jun 1922 Cook VanBibber was killed when the car he was driving was struck and demolished by a train. The front page of the Republican Tribune of 14 Jun 1922 reported: "On their way home from Columbus, Monday morning, Cook VanBibber, George E. Gibbs, and Aaron Harkins, all of Knox Township, in Mr. VanBibber's machine, stopped here for a short time and proceeded on their way home, and when on reaching the crossing of the Hocking Valley, on East Main Street, were struck by the north bound passenger train and instantly killed, The victims of the crossing tragedy Monday were all respected citizens of Knox Township, and all well known here."
Aaron Harkins was the father-in-law of Clarence H. VanBibber, George E. Gibbs was Cook VanBibber's first cousin (their mother's were sisters). Cook VanBibber's obituary states the accident occurred at 10:47 a.m. when he was "on his way home from Columbus where he had spent a few happy hours with his sons and daughter." He is buried at Putnam Cemetery.
Written by Juanita Woods.
Vinton County Ohio History & Families -- Compiled by Family Heritage -- 1996 -- Pages #138 & 139.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
James VanBebber, Sr. and
Hannah Hoover
Isaac VanBebber and Hannah
Long
James VanBebber and
Elizabeth Jane
Snuffer
Isaac Franklin VanBibber and Louisa Ellen Sharp
--and--
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
James VanBebber, Sr. and
Hannah Hoover
Mary Malinda VanBebber and
Powell Hamilton Sharp
John
B. Sharp and Nancy Ann
Youngblood
Louisa Ellen Sharp and Isaac Franklin VanBibber
FAMILY OF ISAAC FRANKLIN VAN BIBBER
1. Isaac Franklin9 VanBibber (James8 VanBebber, Isaac7, James6, Isaac5 VanBibber, Peter4, Isaac Jacobs3, Jacob Isaacs2, Isaac1) was born February 06, 1856 in Pulaski Co., KY, and died January 04, 1929. He married Louisa Ellen Sharp February 22, 1874, daughter of John Sharp and Nancy Youngblood. She was born December 19, 1853 in Dekalb Co., MO, and died July 29, 1940 in Los Angeles Co., CA.
Children of Isaac VanBibber and Louisa Sharp are:
2 i. Henry Manford10 VanBibber, born February 16, 1875 in MO; died October 29, 1950 in Kern Co., CA. He married Lou R. Prisson December 21, 1899 in Blackwell, Indian Territory; born 1880 in IN; died Bef. 1930.
3 ii. Rueben Emery VanBibber, born August 16, 1876 in MO; died September 02, 1952 in CA. He married Della L. Wilson Abt. 1899; born February 12, 1883 in AR; died December 07, 1971 in Los Angeles Co., CA.
4 iii. Rufus Ernest VanBibber, born August 16, 1876 in Dekalb Co., MO; died April 24, 1943 in Elwood, Doniphan Co., KS. He married Julia Agnes Austin November 09, 1904 in Troy, Doniphan Co., KS; born July 11, 1886 in Wallace, Lincoln Co., NE; died May 26, 1972 in St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., MO.
5 iv. Charles E. VanBibber, born December 04, 1878 in KS; died September 26, 1955.
6 v. John R. VanBibber, born October 07, 1880 in MO; died October 07, 1880 in MO.
7 vi. Lizzie L. VanBibber, born May 04, 1884 in KS; died July 08, 1900.
8 vii. Thomas F. VanBibber, born November 29, 1886 in KS; died October 31, 1889 in KS.
9 viii. Maude E. VanBibber, born February 02, 1889 in KS; died May 15, 1960 in Burbank, Los Angeles Co., CA. She married Henry Canoot; born March 18, 1883 in IN; died June 21, 1975 in Los Angeles Co., CA.
10 ix. Victoria Blanche VanBibber, born April 02, 1891 in KS; died October 23, 1911 in St. Joseph, MO.
11 x. Cinderella Ruth VanBibber, born June 1893 in KS. She married Mr. Ward.
12 xi. James Conrad VanBibber, born August 06, 1896 in KS; died January 25, 1964 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. He married (1) Ella Christine Blair May 31, 1919 in Highland, Doniphan Co., KS; born 1897 in KS. He married (2) Gladys Equia.
13 xii. Laurel Raymond VanBibber, born January 15, 1899 in KS; died May 22, 1979. He married Zola Fay Gallentine January 02, 1920 in Norton Co., KS; born January 28, 1899 in KS; died November 26, 1986.
Submitted by Terry Williams -- [email protected]
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Peter VanBebber and Ellinor
VanBibber
Jacob VanBebber and Catherine Ann
Guthrie
Vardaman VanBebber
and Ellen Francis
Dotson
Emily Ann Van Bebber and David Crockett
Pierce
Gertrude Pierce and Charles Grant
Lanam
George McClain Lanam and Alma
Wahle
Patricia Irene Lanam and Roy
Christensen
Linda Louise Christensen and William Terrence
Brown
Casey Christensen Brown
--and-
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Ellinor VanBibber
and Peter VanBebber
Jacob VanBebber and
Catherine Ann Guthrie
Vardaman VanBebber and Ellen Francis
Dotson
Emily Ann Van Bebber and David Crockett
Pierce
Gertrude Pierce and Charles Grant
Lanam
George McClain Lanam and Alma
Wahle
Patricia Irene Lanam and Roy
Christensen
Linda Louise Christensen and William Terrence
Brown
Casey Christensen Brown
BROWN PICKS UP ANOTHER HASA TITLE
The surfer wins his second Hawaii
Amateur Surfing Association
State
championship
By Brandon Lee
Special to the
Star-Bulletin
Considering that he won a state surfing title last year after stuffing
himself with chocolate cake, it wouldn't have been a surprise if Casey
Brown repeated the ritual this year.
But preferring to surf without
stomach pains -- and perhaps superstition as well -- Brown avoided overdoing
dessert the night before, but still surfed his way to a title yesterday at the
Hawaii Amateur Surfing Association state championships at Ala Moana
Bowls.
In his first year having to surf in the ultra-competitive junior
men's (ages 15-17) shortboard category, the 16-year-old from Kona took down some
big names to win the prestigious division. Brown was the boys (12-14) state
shortboard champion in 2003.
"I waited for the sets," said Brown, a
Kealakehe High School student, when asked his secret to success this year. "I
just tend to wait for the good ones -- the bigger the wave the better, for
sure."
Waves were in the 2- to 6-foot-face range at the left-breaking
Bowls for the 27 division finals yesterday. Approximately 300 competitors from
across the state participated in the three-day event, with the top 12 finishers
in each division qualifying for the American Surfing Championships next Sunday
through Thursday at Huntington Beach, Calif.
In snagging the top spot in
his 15-minute, six-surfer junior men's final, Brown picked off his best wave
eight minutes in and managed two strong off-the-top hits, before following with
a deep cutback and then finishing with another hit. He scored 7.50 points (out
of 10 maximum) for the wave, and added a 5.70 for a winning two-wave total of
13.20.
Maui's Ola Eleogram (11.10) finished runner-up to Brown, while
Oahu's Robert Wurlitzer (9.40), the junior men's winner at last week's Surf Into
Summer event, placed third.
Fourth through sixth were: Gavin Gillette, T.J. Barron and Torrey
Meister.
"Ola and Gavin and all those guys pump me up," said Brown, of
his older and more experienced competition. "Those are the ones that push me and
I'm stoked that I got to beat them. They make me surf to my fullest. I don't
feel intimidated."
Despite losing the junior men's title to Brown,
Eleogram recovered quickly and won the tough open men's shortboard championship
less than two hours later with a 15.90 total in that final. Finishing behind the
Hana surfer, in order, were: Clay Marzo, Gillette, Drew Irons, Dusty Payne and
Wesley Larson.
A polished and successful amateur, Eleogram will turn
professional by early next year.
"I wish I would have won juniors too,
but I'm stoked that I won open, at least," Eleogram, 18, said. "You just gotta
go in with the mindset to win every heat, try to win everything, that's how you
get through."
Other notable winners yesterday included Kekoa Cazimero in
the boys shortboard and Lani Hunter in the girls (17-under) shortboard. Both
surfers are from Oahu.
Cazimero's victory came after he narrowly lost the
boys title at Surf Into Summer a week ago, while Hunter's represented her second
girls championship in as many weeks.
"I won this title last year, so I'm
glad I was able to defend it," said Cazimero, who turned 15 on Saturday and is a
sophomore-to-be at Kaiser High.
Hunter, also 15, won in impressive
fashion as well.
"I was just in the right spot at the right time, and
surfed that wave as hard as I could," said Hunter, a home-school student.
Honolulu Star Bulletin -- Honolulu, Hawaii -- June 7, 2004 -- Monday.
Submitted by Sue Bowman -- [email protected]
CALIFORNIA DEATH RECORDS
The following are two deaths from the California Death Records, between the years of 1940 and 1997, who have a Van Bibber connection.
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
John VanBebber and Margaret
Chrisman
Peter VanBebber and Martha
Hunt
Gabriel John VanBebber
and Mary
Stinnett
John C. VanBebber and Mary Catherine
Hannah
Henry Clay VanBebber and Grace Ellen
Moore
Virgil Wilson VanBebber and Erma S. Spain
Last Name: VanBebber
First Name: Erma
Middle:
S.
Birth Date: March 20, 1905
Mother Maiden: Alkin
Father Last:
Spain
Sex: F
Birth Place: Missouri
Death Place: Los Angeles
County
Death Date: October 13, 1988
Age: 83 years
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Isaac VanBibber, Jr. and
Elizabeth Hays
Matilda VanBibber and James
Estill
Isaac VanBibber
Estill and Francis Ann
Hudnall
Jesse McMahan Estill and Ruth Ellen Hulse
Last Name: Estill
First Name: Ruth
Middle:
Ellen
Birth Date: March 13, 1892
Mother Maiden: Jones
Father
Last: Hulsey
Sex: F
Birth Place: California
Death Place: Siskiyou
County
Death Date: August 20, 1949
Age: 57 years
KENTUCKY DEATH RECORDS
The following are two deaths from the Kentucky Death Records, between the years of 1911 and 2000, who have a Van Bibber connection.
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Martha VanBebber and George
Yoakum, Sr.
Isaac Yoakum and Mary
Davis
George Washington
Yoakum and Jane
Rogers
Isaac Yoakum and Emily Ann
Lane
John William Yoakum and Roxie E.
Hunter
Fred H. Yoakum and Olif O. Wilson
Last Name: Yoakum
First Name: Olif
Middle Initial:
O.
Age: 70 years
Death Place: Bell County
Residence:
Tennessee
Death Date: April 7, 1980
Volume: 015
Certificate:
07420
Death Volume: 1980
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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
Samuel VanBever, Sr. and Margaret Angeline
Durham
Kermit Roosevelt VanBever and Mary Jane Messmer
Last Name: VanBever
First Name: Mary
Middle Initial:
J.
Age: 41 years
Death Place: Jefferson County
Residence:
Jefferson County
Death Date: January 6, 1972
Volume: 003
Certificate:
01372
Death Volume: 1972
OHIO DEATH RECORDS
The following are two deaths from the Ohio Death Records, between the years of 1958 and 2000, who have a Van Bibber connection.
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Jacob VanBibber and
Sarah Miller
Ezekial VanBibber and Susan
Rice
Susan VanBibber and
John W.
Green
Basil F. Green
Name: Basil F. Green
Gender: Male
Date of Death: February 24,
1962
Volume: 16809
Certificate: 12694
Marital Status: Widowed
Place
of Death: Ironton, Lawrence County
Race: White
Residence: Scioto
County
Age: 86 years
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James VanBibber and Sarah Margaret Bradburn
Elizabeth
VanBibber and Elbert Theodore Eggers
James
Abner Eggers and Sallie
Bradley
Kelly J.
Eggers
Name: Kelly J. Eggers
Gender: Male
Date of Death: October 12,
1981
Volume: 24599
Certificate: 073359
Marital Status: Married
Place
of Death: Gallia County
Race: White
Residence: Gallia County
Age: 68
years
OBITUARIES:
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
James VanBebber, Sr. and
Hannah Hoover
Margaret VanBebber and David
Ross, Sr.
David Ross, Jr.
and Martha
Jayne
Daniel Boone Ross and Nancy Ellen
Fannin
Daniel Sanford Ross and Cora Belle
Kelley
Charles Russell Ross
CHARLES ROSS, 63,
TANDY EMPLOYEE
Charles Russell Ross
, 63, of Wheaton, Ill., died June 23, 1993, at a Wheaton health care center.Born Sept. 7, 1929, in Johnson County, Ky., a son of the late Daniel Stanford and Cora Belle Kelly Ross, he was a graduate of South Webster High School, a former teacher and a retired employee of Tandy Corp.
Surviving are a son, Robert Ross, and two daughters, Kim Brumlik and Kathy Ross, all of Wheaton; three brothers, Elmer Ross and James Ross, both of South Webster, and William E. Ross of Somerset, Ky.; two sisters, Goldie Allen of Grafton and Sylvia Shriver of Portsmouth; and a granddaughter.
He also was preceded in death by three brothers, Winford Elbert and Robert Earl Ross; and a sister, Bertha Stollings.
Services will be held a 2 p.m. Sunday at D.W. Davis Funeral Home in South Webster, with the Rev. Gerald Fields officiating, and interment in South Webster Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until the services Sunday.
Portsmouth Daily Times -- Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio.
Submitted by Jean Van Bibber Murphy -- [email protected]
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
James VanBebber, Sr. and
Hannah Hoover
Margaret VanBebber and David
Ross, Sr.
David Ross, Jr.
and Martha
Jayne
Daniel Boone Ross and Nancy Ellen
Fannin
Daniel Sanford Ross and Cora Belle
Kelley
Elmer Graham Ross and Mattie Terry
ELMER ROSS, 84,
WWII VETERAN
Elmer Graham Ross, 84, of South Webster, died Wednesday evening, Oct. 23, 1996, at Southern Ohio Medical Center.
Born Aug. 20, 1912, in Flat Gap, Johnson County, Ky., a son of the late Cora Belle Kelly and Daniel Sanford Ross, he was retired from Harbison-Walker Refractories and was a World War II veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Mattie Terry Ross; three daughters and a son-in-law, Sharon Kay and Thomas Rawlins of Wheelersburg, Barbara Ross of South Webster and Carol Ann Esque of South Point; two brothers, James "Butch" Ross of South Webster and William E. Ross of Xenia; a sister, Goldie of Grafton; and five grandchildren, Brian Rawlins, Kellie Rawlins, Eric Maloney, Joshua Esque and Caleb Esque.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Winford, Elbert and Charlie Ross; and two sisters, Bertha Stollings and Sylvia Shriver.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at D.W. Davis Funeral Home in South Webster, with the Rev. Gerald Fields officiating, and interment in South Webster Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Friday.
Portsmouth Daily Times -- Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio.
Submitted by Jean Van Bibber Murphy --
[email protected]--------------------
John VanBibber and Chloe Staniford
Chloe VanBibber and Jesse
Bryan Boone
Panthea Grant Boone and Lilburn
William Boggs
Sophia Barnes
Boggs and James Madison Palmer,
Sr.
Harry Palmer
HARRY PALMER PIONEER STAGE DRIVER, DIES
Harry Palmer, 83, early-day stage coach driver and member of a prominent Napa family, died yesterday afternoon at his home, 1711 First St.
Mr. Palmer had been in failing health for the past year but maintained an active interest in community affairs. He resided here with his niece, Mrs. Mildred Ludeman.
A direct descendant of Daniel Boone and Governor Boggs of Missouri, who settled in Napa County in the 1840’s, Mr. Palmer was born at the family home near Yountville. During Napa’s early days, Mr. Palmer’s parents, James and Sophia Boggs Palmer, owned the area extending from Trubody Station beyond the Veterans Home.
As a young man, Mr. Palmer moved to Lake County where for many years he drove a stage. He enjoyed relating the story of how his coach was once held up by the famed bandit, Black Bart.
Returning to Napa, Mr. Palmer worked as a coachman for the George Goodman family until 1920. Later he operated one of the family’s grain ranches in the upper Sacramento Valley.
Before his retirement 20 years ago, Mr. Palmer ran an auto paint shop in Napa.
Other survivors are his nephew, Harold Migliavaccca of Napa; a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Pritchard of Little River, Mendocino County; two grandchildren, James Pritchard of San Francisco and Harry Pritchard of Little River, and a sister, Mrs. Minerva Grayson of San Francisco.
The late James M. Palmer, Napa attorney and United States Commissioner, was a brother.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Treadway and Wigger Garden Chapel. Entombment will be at Tulocay Mausoleum.
Napa Register -- Napa, Napa County, California -- April 15, 1955 -- Friday.
Submitted by Ted & Sharon Van Bebber --
[email protected]
John VanBibber and Chloe Staniford
Chloe VanBibber and
Jesse Bryan Boone
Panthea Grant Boone and
Lilburn William Boggs
Sophia
Barnes Boggs and James Madison Palmer,
Sr.
James Madison Palmer, Jr.
FUNERAL SERVICES TODAY FOR JAMES M. PALMER,
PROMINENT NAPA
MAN
Napa lost one of its most prominent citizens this week when James Madison Palmer, Jr., former assemblyman and United States commissioner died at his home at 1533 Palmer street after a long illness.
Palmer, a retired Napa attorney succumbed Wednesday morning. He was 76 years old. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Treadway Chapel on Coombs street under the auspices of the Napa Aerie of Eagles. Interment will be in Tulocay cemetery.
James M. Palmer was educated in Napa schools and at the Napa Collegiate Institute. At the age of 18, he was employed at the Napa Journal, then published by J. E. Waldon. He also worked for the Napa Register as compositor under the late G. M. Francis. He studied law later and was admitted to the bar by the supreme court in 1903, but before that time had served for three years as justice of the peace of the Napa Township. He continued as Justice until 1906. From 1912 to 1914 he represented Napa and Lake Counties in the state assembly. He was police judge here for several years, first appointed in 1915. From 1921 to 1934, Palmer was United States Commissioner for northern California.
A prominent figure in fraternal and lodge circles, Palmer was twice president of Red Cross drives here and was chairman of the Irish Relief committee in Napa.
For more than 20 years he was secretary of the Napa Aerie of Eagles, No. 161. Palmer was a past president and member of the local parlor of Native Sons of the Golden West and was past chancellor commander and member of Fidelity Lodge, No. 23 of the Knights of Pythias, and a member of Otonkah Tribe and Council, Improved Order of Red Men.
A direct lineal descendant of Daniel Boone, Palmer was a grandson of L.B. Boggs, governor of Missouri 1836 to 1840. The deceased’s mother, Mrs. Sophia Boggs Palmer, was the daughter of Governor Boggs. James M. Palmer, Sr., was for 28 years the manager of the Napa State Hospital commissary wand was at one time undersheriff of Napa County.
Survivors are his wife, Annie, two brothers, Harry Palmer of Napa and William A Palmer of Berkeley, and three sisters, Mrs. H. B. Migiliavacca, Mrs. Minerva Grayson and Mrs. Camille P. White all of San Francisco.
Napa Record, Napa, Napa County, California -- September 11, 1942 -- Friday.
Submitted by Ted & Sharon Van Bebber --
[email protected]-------------------------
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Jacob VanBibber and
Sarah Miller
Elizabeth VanBibber and Ezra
Jeffords
Joseph VanBibber
Jeffords and Anna Amelia
Crain
George Jeffords and Alice
Stratton
Bessie F. Jeffords and William Kibb Ruark
WILLIAM K. RUARK
A former Portsmouth resident, William Kibb Ruark, 77, died early today at his home at 222 Sixth Ave. in Dayton, Ky. Death followed a short illness.
Born Feb. 22, 1881, at Vanceburg, Ky., he was a son of William and Mary Ruark.
Surviving are his wife, Bessie Jeffords Ruark, and a brother, R. J. Ruark, of Columbus, Ohio.
Mr. Ruark was a member of the Syain Temple in Cincinnati and was a retired employee of the Railway Express Co. He was affiliated with the Masonic Lodge at Cynthiana, Ky., and the Scottish Rite of Covington.
A musician, Mr. Ruark was also a member of the Shrinse's Band, and Smitty's Band, an organization which plays at the major league baseball games in Cincinnati.
Funeral services are to be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Daehler Funeral Home with burial following in Memorial Burial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Friday.
Portsmouth Daily Times -- Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio -- November 5, 1958 -- Wednesday.
Submitted by Bruce Logan --
[email protected]
RECENT DEATHS:
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
James VanBebber, Sr. and
Hannah Hoover
Isaac VanBebber and Hannah
Long
George VanBeber and
Mary Elizabeth
Tinsley
William VanBever and Emily Jane
Howard
Robert VanBever, Sr. and Bertha
Bailey
Emma Louise VanBever and Avil Leonard McKinney
AVIL LEONARD MCKINNEY, 79
Rutledge, Tenn. - Avil Leonard McKinney, 79, formerly of Pineville, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2004, at his home in Rutledge after a brief illness.
He was born in Pineville on September 7, 1924, and had been a former resident of Louisville. He was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force serving in World War II and the Korean War as first lieutenant and pilot. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Morristown, Tenn. He served as president for Kentucky Blue Cross and Blue Shield, was a past president of the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival, and past president of the Kentucky Jaycees.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Louise McKinney of Rutledge; daughter, Barbara and Jerry Benware of Louisville; son, Len and Connie McKinney; grandchildren, Pvt. Tyler White, USMC of Camp Lejuene, NC, Spenser White and Eric McKinney; sister, Mrs. Christine Wilder of Memphis, Tenn.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 29, at the First United Methodist Church in Morristown with Dr. Darris Doyal and Rev. Ellen Fisher officiating.
The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until funeral hour at the church in Morristown.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, at the Pineville Memorial Cemetery with full military honors by the U.S. Air Force and the American Legion Dewey Guy Post #14 of Middlesboro.
The family will receive friends from 1 until 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Arnett & Steele Funeral Home, Pineville.
Memorial Donations are suggested to Superior Hospice, 1633 W. Morris Blvd., Morristown, TN 37813.
The Middlesboro Daily News -- Middlesboro, Bell County, Kentucky -- June 30, 2004 -- Wednesday.
Submitted by Chris Van Bever --
[email protected]--------------------
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
John VanBebber and Margaret
Chrisman
Gabriel VanBebber and Barbara
Carlock
Marlena VanBebber
and John McCrunnell
Cawood
Barbara Cawood and David Brawley
Alexander
John Mitchell Alexander and Nora
Ausmus
Fannie Lee Alexander and A. Davis White,
Sr.
FANNIE LEE ALEXANDER WELLS WHITE
WHITE, FANNIE LEE ALEXANDER WELLS, "GRANNY WHITE" - age 95, formerly of Tomassee Drive in South Knoxville, died Monday, July 12, 2004. Granny was born in Claiborne County, TN on October 21, 1908. She was a long time member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. For the past three years she has been a resident of Asbury Place and the family wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to the staff for their loving care.
Preceded in death by: parents, John Mitchell and Nora Ausmus Alexander; step mother, Cora Rogers Alexander; husbands, Herman Wells and A.D. White, Sr.; brother, Bill Alexander; sisters, Barbara Turner, Alida Alexander; children, Lorraine Chambers, Mitchell Wells, A. David White, Jr., Albania Milani and Beth Haynes; sons-in- law, Jack Milani, Tom Milani and Ken Haynes.
Survivors include children, Madelyn Milani, Jim White and wife, Betty, Ed White and wife, Peggy, Karen White Williams and husband, Hoyt, Angie White Barker and husband, Ken, Jane White Randles and husband, Fred, Tom White and wife Pam; son-in- law, Jim Chambers; daughter-in-law, Katherine White McClellan; grandchildren, Roger and Rusty Chambers, Davena White Anderton, A.D. III, Steve and Danny White, Jack, Sandra and Mark Milani, Sherry Haynes Lucking, Shelia Haynes Rauen, Cindy Haynes Dunn, Kenny Haynes, Beth Haynes Walker, Jim White, Jr., Lisa White Goodman, Hope Wade Humphries, Heather Wade Bunch, Jackie White Mills, Jason White, Jana White Deucharme, Missy Bowerman Jones, Derrick Bowerman, Drew, Mitch and Lucas Barker, Natalie Randles Brown and Sam White. Granny's legacy of love includes many great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends.
The family will receive friends 5:30 to 7:30 pm Wednesday at Berry Funeral Home Chapel, Chapman Hwy., with a celebration of Granny's life to follow at 7:30 pm, Rev. Ken Barker and Rev. Fred Randles officiating. The family and friends will meet Thursday at Mt. Olive Cemetery for a 10:00 am interment service. Pallbearers will be: Roger and Rusty Chambers, Jim White, Jr., Derrick Bowerman, Drew, Mitch and Lucas Barker and Sam White. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Jack and Mark Milani, A.D. III, Steve and Danny White, Tracy Milani, Kenny Haynes, Jason White and Andrew White. The family requests that friends contact Berry Funeral Home for options on making memorials.
The Knoxville News Sentinel -- Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee -- July 13, 2004 -- Tuesday.
Submitted by Steve Smith --
[email protected]--------------------
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
John VanBebber and Margaret
Chrisman
Gabriel VanBebber and Barbara
Carlock
Granville VanBebber
and Mary
Lee
Emily
Jane VanBebber and John Randolph
Waters
Barbara Lucretia Waters and Harry Edward Bailey,
Sr.
Harry Edward Bailey, Jr. and Barbara L. Lawman
HARRY BAILEY JR.
Harry Edward Bailey Jr., 85 of Eureka, died Tuesday, July 6, 2004, at Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka.
He was born on October 29, 1918, in Carl Junction, Mo., the son of Harry and Barbara (Waters) Bailey. He was raised in Carl Junction and graduated from Carl Junction High School with the class of 1936. After his schooling he worked for Shumaker Drilling while moving to Severy where he met his wife.
On September 20, 1941, he was united in marriage to Barbara L. Lawman in Independence. In February 1942, he entered the United States Army and served his country during World War II. After returning home, they lived in Eureka where they raised four children and he started his career with KP&L. He retired from KP&L in the late 1980s as a General Foreman.
He was a member of the VFW Post 2712 of Eureka.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara; two sons, Tony Bailey of Farmington, N.M. and Steve Bailey of Eureka; two daughters, Diane Grundy of Albuquerque, N.M. and Jill Bailey of Eureka; nine grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and six sisters.
Funeral services were held Saturday, July 10, at Koup Family Funeral Home with Pastor Alan Hunter officiating. Interment followed in Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in his name with the Eureka Junior/Senior High School. Contributions may be sent to Koup Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 595, Eureka, Ks. 67045.
The Eureka Herald -- Eureka, Greenwood County, Kansas -- July 15, 2004 -- Thursday.
Submitted by Debbie Taylor --
[email protected]--------------------
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Martha VanBebber and George
Yoakum, Sr.
Isaac Yoakum and Mary
Davis
Thomas H. Yoakum and
Lucinda
Carr
Isaac
Taylor Yoakum and Martha V.
Pearman
Elmer L. Yoakum and Mattie L.
Yoakum
Martha Jane Yoakum and Shelby Fuson
--and--
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Martha VanBebber and George
Yoakum, Sr.
Isaac Yoakum and Mary
Davis
Thomas H. Yoakum and
Mary Ann
Mitchell
Moses Yoakum and Louisa Jane
Shipley
Mattie L. Yoakum and Elmer L.
Yoakum
Martha Jane Yoakum and Shelby Fuson
MARTHA JANE YOAKUM TOLLIVER FUSON
SPEEDWELL, Tenn. - Martha Jane Yoakum Tolliver Fuson, 85, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at Claiborne County Hospital. Born August 9, 1918, in Speedwell, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Mattie Yoakum. She was a member of Freewill Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husbands, Curtis Tolliver and Shelby Fuson; brothers, Floyd and Carl Yoakum; and a sister-in-law, Cornie Yoakum.
Survivors include her nieces, Patricia (Ray) Dummitt, Powell Valley, Tenn., Faye (Ray) Crigger, Cumberland Gap, Tenn., Mattie "Frances" (Joe) Chavis, Rockwood, Mich.; nephews, Carl (Barbara) Yoakum, New Tazewell, Tenn., Cyril Yoakum, Forge Ridge, Tenn., and Paul Martin Yoakum, Gastonia, NC.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Reece Valley Chapel with the Rev. Billy Paul officiating. Burial will be in Yoakum Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Clifford Harrison, Kippy Harrison, Don Edwards, Sillus Leach and Lee Leach. Honorary pallbearers will be Alvin D. Reece and Davis Reece. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. Friday at Reece Funeral Home and Valley Chapel, 869-3651 or 626-4249.
The Middlesboro Daily News -- Middlesboro, Bell County, Kentucky -- July 6, 2004 -- Tuesday.
Submitted by Steve Smith --
[email protected]--------------------
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Matthias VanBibber
and Margaret Robinson
David Campbell Robinson
VanBibber and Jane Ann
Williams
Moses Hill
VanBibber and Joanna D.
Pierson
Joseph Franklin VanBibber and Nancy Arabella
Drake
Lorenzo Lee Ramsey VanBibber and Lillian Mae
Miller
Mildred Marie VanBibber
MILDRED ARNOLD VINCENT
Former Pentagon Employee
Mildred Arnold Vincent (nee VanBibber), 79, of Bridgeton, N.J. and formerly of Charleston, West Virginia passed away at her home following an extended illness with cancer on Tuesday morning August 24, 2004.
She was born September 18, 1925 in Elkhurst, Clay County, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Lorenzo and Lillian Miller VanBibber.
Mildred graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School in Charleston. She worked at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and at the Owens-Illinois Glass Company in Charleston before relocating to Bridgeton in 1962. She worked at the Owens-Illinois Glass Company in Bridgeton until the plant closed in 1985 and was employed by Durand Glass in Millville until her retirement.
She had lived at her current Bridgeton address for the last twenty-seven years.
She was a member of Hissom Holiness Church in Charleston and was a Methodist by faith.
Mildred leaves to cherish her memories, children and their spouses, Allen Arnold and his wife Patty of Elmer, N.J. John Arnold and his wife Suzann of Deerfield Township, N.J. Dee (Beaumont) Arnold of Bridgeton, Michael Vincent and his wife Maureen of Metuchen, N.J., Paul Vincent and his wife Dolly of Mauricetown, N.J. and Paula Leach and her husband Ronald G. Leach Jr. of Upper Deerfield Township, N.J., eight grandchildren, Seth Beaumont, Cosette and Elias Vincent, Brooke Beaumont, Francine and Alexandria Vincent and Dani and Alison Leach, one sister, Kay Delbart and one brother, Eugene VanBibber both of St. Albans, West Virginia. She was predeceased by a brother, Frank VanBibber.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon August 27th at 1 o'clock at the Freitag Funeral Home, 137 W. Commerce St., Bridgeton with Pastor Gerritt Kenyon of the Millville Assembly of God Church officiating.
The interment will be made at Overlook Cemetery in Bridgeton.
Friends will be received at the funeral home Thursday evening from 7 until 9.
Submitted by Kay Van Bibber Delbart -- [email protected]
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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
John VanBebber and Margaret
Chrisman
Gabriel VanBebber and Barbara
Carlock
Granville VanBebber
and Mary
Lee
John
M. VanBebber and Nellie Mae
Chew
Nancy May VanBebber and O. H. Perry
Thomas
O.H. Perry Thomas, Jr. and Norma Fletcher
O.H. PERRY THOMAS
O.H. Perry Thomas Jr., age 70, Carl Junction, Mo., loving husband, father and grandfather, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 9, 2004.
Perry was born Dec. 22, 1933, in Carl Junction, to the late O.H. Perry and Nancy May (VanBebber) Thomas. He was an elder of Smithfield Christian Church. He married Norma Fletcher on Nov. 18, 1956.
He was a staff sergeant in the Army and a veteran of the Korean War. He also served for 20 years in the Air Force Reserves. He attended the school in Mindenmines, Mo., Frontenac, Kan., and graduated from Wichita East High School. Perry graduated from Wichita State University with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering in 1960. Throughout his life he worked at W.S. Dickey Clay Mfg. Co., Eagle Picher and was a senior engineer at Day and Zimmerman in Parsons, Kan., where he retired in 1996.
Perry was a dedicated member of the Carl Junction School Board for 30 years and upon his death he was serving as vice president. Before becoming vice president, he spent most of his years as president of the board. He was a commissioner for the Carl Junction Road District, a member and officer of the Southwest Chapter of the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers and a previous board member of the Ozark Area Girl Scouts. He was the post adjutant for the American Legion Post #781, Carl Junction. He also volunteered for Meals on Wheels.
In addition to his wife, Norma, he is survived by three daughters, Mariann York and her husband, Jerry, Claudia Cox and her husband, Marion, and Joyce Willers and her husband, Dan; four grandchildren, Kelsey Southard and her husband, Dustin, Lauren Webb, and Mark and Mike Cox; two step-grandchildren, Jerry Wayne York, and Jill Monroe and her husband, James; and one step-great-granddaughter, Bailey Monroe. Perry was an avid outdoorsman. He had a passion for hiking and canoeing. He was a volunteer for the National Park Services and dedicated his time to beautifying the Ozark Highland Trail and Buffalo River in Arkansas.
Funeral services will be held at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Carl Junction High School auditorium. There will be a visitation from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Simpson Funeral Home in Carl Junction.
Memorial contributions can be made in honor of Perry to the Education Foundation for Carl Junction Schools. A scholarship fund has also been set up in Perry’s name at Community Bank and Trust in Carl Junction.
The Joplin Globe -- Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri -- May 11, 2004 -- Tuesday.
Submitted by Debbie Taylor --
[email protected]--------------------
Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
Ellinor VanBibber and Peter
VanBebber
Levicy VanBebber and John
Liford
Nancy Liford and
George
Hatfield
John Hatfield and Hannah
Muncey
Sally A. Hatfield and William
Martin
Janie Martin and Millard
Pillion
Kinard Junior Pillion
--and--
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Ellinor VanBibber
and Peter VanBebber
Levicy VanBebber and John
Liford
Nancy Liford and
George
Hatfield
John Hatfield and Hannah
Muncey
Sally A. Hatfield and William
Martin
Janie Martin and Millard
Pillion
Kinard Junior Pillion
KINARD J. PILLION
Kinard J. Pillion, age 76, of Mt. Zion Community, of Tazewell, was born
July 13, 1928 in Lee County, Va. and passed away August 28, 2004.
He was
of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by parents: Millard and Janie
Martin Pillion; brothers: Lucian, Frank, Floyd, Elmo, Shelby, Willard and Obie;
sisters: Ella, Annie and Flossie; nephews: Cecil, Billy Pillion and Roger Lee
Miracle.
Survivors include his nephews: Ray, Cecil, Pascal, Estel, Oscar,
David, Millard Lee, Wayne Pillion and Raymond Miracle; nieces: Bernice Yeary,
Jerlene Jones, Cathy Sowders, Regina Bartram, Joyce Shepherd, Wanda Bright, Joan
Storm, Ella Richardson and Faye Jones; a host of cousins and
friends.
Funeral Services were held 8 p.m. Tuesday, August 31 at Reece
Valley Chapel with Rev. Travis Pressnell officiating. Music provided by Mary
Hopkins and Amber Pillion. Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday,
September 1 at Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Pallbearers: nephews.
Reece
Funeral Home & Valley Chapel in charge. 869-3651 or 626-4249.
Claiborne Progress -- Claiborne County, Tennessee
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]
CEMETERY RECORDS:
Isaac VanBibber and Maria Walraven
Loyal VanBibber and Sarah
Elizabeth Robinson
Hamilton C. VanBibber and
Rhoda S. Kelly
Almira E.
VanBibber and Birchard D.
Hayes
Francis H. Hayes
EDNA CEMETERY
Elm Grove Township
Hayes, Almira b. January 29, 1877 d. February 10, 1916
Hayes,
Drayton B. b. 1877 d. 1951
Hayes, Frank H. b. 1901 d. 1929 (W.W.
Veteran)
Tombstone Inscriptions, Labette County, Kansas, Volume I -- By Tina Rice and Wand Houts - 1981.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe -- [email protected]
TOMBSTONES:
Inscription:
FATHER
CHARLES W.
VANBIBBER
Aug,
31,
1888
Aug,
22, 1946
Location: Corn-Adkins Cemetery, Greenup County,
Kentucky
Date
of Photo: July 28,
1992
Photographer:
Gary R. Hawpe
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]
NOTICES:
My last newsletter as your editor will be this coming December's issue. If you would like to become the new editor starting in January, please contact Bruce Logan -- [email protected] or myself. Bruce was the editor for the first three years and I will have completed four years in December.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe -- [email protected]
BITS AND PIECES:
MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING
Cincinnati, Oct. 17 -- On the night of October 4, Andrew Vanbibber of this city, shot his wife, mistaking her for a burglar. This matter was kept secret, and Mrs. Vanbibber was put under treatment at the Cincinnati hospital. Last night the secret leaked out and was published today. Vanbibber was arrested but instantly released on the belief that the shooting was accidental. The attempt at secrecy has given the affair an air of mystery, and will cause a full investigation. Mrs. Vanbibber is at the point of death tonight.
Atlanta Constitution -- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia -- October 18, 1881 -- Tuesday.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]
MARRIAGES:
Isaac VanBibber and Maria Walraven
Jonathan A. VanBibber, Sr.
and Mary Ann Robinson
Jessie VanBibber and
Alice Amelia Dudley
Judson
P. VanBibber and Sarah A. "Belle"
Clendenin
Alice F. VanBibber and Clinton I. Walker
Groom: Walker, Clinton
Bride: Van Bibber, Alice
F.
Marriage Date: November 29, 1907
Volume: 15
Page: 249
Marriage Records, 1906 - July 1913, Athens County, Ohio -- Marvin Fletcher & Beverly Schumacher Editors -- Athens County Historical Society and Museum -- Athens, OH 45701 - 1986. Page #111.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe -- [email protected]
REUNIONS:
BOONE / VANBIBBER FAMILY REUNION
Mr. Logan:
My name is Dakota Russell, and I'm part of the staff at Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site. The reason I write you now is because of a conversation I had with Tim Reese (Nathan Boone descendant and organizer of the historic site's annual family reunion). Your name came up as we were discussing how to make sure Van Bibber descendants knew the invite extended to them. The reunion (to be held on September 18th) is part of our larger Homestead Days Festival event. There is a potluck lunch at noon and a family meeting with the site staff at 4:30 pm. Tim also asks me to make clear that this is not just for direct-line descendants. We are very happy to have interested cousins. We would appreciate anything you can do to spread the word through the Van Bibber family. You can e-mail Tim for more info on the reunion (
[email protected] ) or contact me for more details on the event. Directions and information about the site are located at http://www.mostateparks.com/boonehome.htm. Thanks for your help!Dakota Russell
Interpretive Resource Technician
Nathan Boone Homestead
SHS
7850 State Hwy V
Ash Grove, MO 65604
Voice: 417-751-3266 Fax:
417-751-3270
QUERIES:
WHO WAS RAYMON VANBIBER AND/OR RAY J. VANBIBBER?
The 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Indiana, Warrick County, Boon Township, Boonville City, Ward 4 (ED-147, Page 194 B, Line 79) has the following person in the "Orphan's Home" at 322 Locust Street: Vanbiber, Raymon, white, male, 11 years old, born December 1889 in Indiana, and both parents born in Indiana. His relation to head of the "head of the family" (Matron of Home) appears to read "Dep".
Ten years later on April 15, 1910 in Portsmouth, Virginia, at the U.S. Navy Yard (ED-101, Page 28 A, Line 49), the Census Enumerator recorded the following Sailor in the U.S. Navy: Vanbibber, Ray J., white, male, twenty something years old (hard to read but appears to be 21), born in Indiana and parents born in Indiana. The "head of the family" is reported as William F. Halsey, Jr., 27 years old, who later became Fleet Admiral and famous in WWII as "Bull Halsey".
Submitted by Dave Van Bibber --
[email protected]Dave,
Raymond J. Van Bibber was the son of William Albert VanBibber and Mary Ann Sutton. William was the son of Isaac VanBibber and Missouri Ann Sutton. It appears all the children of William and Mary were orphaned out. Raymond was living in New Madrid County, Missouri on the 1920 census in the home of Elza and Elizabeth Moser. He is listed as a boarder and his occupation was a tie maker. This is no doubt a railroad tie maker. It states he and his parents were all born in Indiana. I don't ever recall finding him on the 1930 census and I believe someone thought that he had gone to Mexico. I have no further information on him after his recording on the 1920 census.
Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]
MILITARY NEWS:
Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Jacob VanBibber and
Sarah Miller
Ezekial VanBibber and Susan
Rice
Harding
VanBibber and Elizabeth Jane Artis
HARDING VANBIBBER
Mr. VanBibber was born April 22, 1842 in Kentucky and died November 12, 1915 of Cancer. He served in the U.S. Army, COC 2nd Kentucky Calvary during the Civil War. He is buried in Ridgewood Cemetery, lot 123, block 8 in Wellston, Ohio.
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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
Jacob VanBibber and
Sarah Miller
Ezekial VanBibber and Susan
Rice
Harding VanBibber and
Elizabeth Jane
Artis
George David VanBibber and Flora A.
Gould
Arthur Luther VanBibber and Nellie P. Gray
Mr. VanBibber was born December 15, 1900 and died August 5, 1966. He served in the U.S. Army and is buried in Ridgewood Cemetery, lot 116, section 8, grave 2 in Wellston, Ohio.
Jackson County, Ohio Military Veteran Burials, From the Revolutionary War to 1984 -- Compiled By: Thomas W. Bowman, Wellston, Ohio 45692.
Submitted by Gary R. Hawpe --
[email protected]
RECENT BIRTHS:
We are happy to announce our fifth grandson, Brendan Christopher
Bowman, to our family. He arrived at Saddleback Women's Hospital in
Laguna Hills, CA. on June 25, 2004 at 10:13 a.m. and weighed in at 7 lbs.13oz.
Mother and baby are doing great. He was welcomed home by his dad and older
brother, Spencer Christian Bowman, born February 27, 2002. Brendan is the
6th great grandson of Jacob Van Bebber and Catherine Ann
Guthrie.
Submitted by Sue Bowman --
[email protected]
SOUND OFF:
From: [email protected] (Terry Williams)
To:
[email protected] (Gary Hawpe)
Hi Gary,
We are very sorry you are going to give up the newsletter after December, but can understand as it must be a lot of work. Thanks for everything you have done for the VanBibbers.
Terry and Kathy
From: [email protected] (Sylvia Van Bibber)
To:
[email protected] (Gary Hawpe)
Gary,
Sorry to hear about you quitting as the newsletter editor, but I'm sure you have a lot planned to replace the time you spend writing this letter. You have done such a wonderful job and I will miss you.
Sylvia
From:
[email protected] (Billie McGill)Hello Gary,
I am sorry to hear that you feel you must give up getting the newsletter out to us. I really have enjoyed hearing from you and the Van Bibber news. Thank you so very much for all you do for genealogy and our research.
Billie Sue McGill
From:
[email protected] (Bill Bullard)Gary,
Thanks for the excellent job that you do with the newsletter. I wish you were researching one of my lines, especially the ones with the brick walls.
Bill Bullard
From:
[email protected] (Earl Taylor)Gary;
Bruce tells me you are "retiring." We will miss you. You have done a great job,
Thank you.
Earl H. Taylor
From:
[email protected] (Dave Van Bibber)Gary,
Thanks for your great work on the newsletter.
Dave
From:
[email protected] (Sue Bowman)Dear Gary,
I enjoyed your newsletter with all the West Virginia VanBebbers so much this month but I was also dismayed with the news you will soon leave the "editor" position. I am so new to this researching and have learned so much from you and cannot thank you enough for all you have done for all of us "Vanbibber/Vanbebbers." I do, however, understand your need for your own time and cannot even imagine how many hours this newsletter has taken from you.
Your many times removed cousin,
Sue Bowman
Van Bibber Website:
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newsletter.
Editor of the Van Bibber Pioneers Electronic Newsletter:
Gary
R. Hawpe --