A Free Monthly Electronic Newsletter for the VAN BIBBER, VANBIBER

A free monthly electronic newsletter for the VAN BIBBER, VANBIBER,

VAN BEBBER, VANBEBER, VANBABER, VANBEVER,

VANBEVERS and MANBEVERS families.

Vol. 7 No. 7 - May 2004

This month our nation celebrates the Memorial Day holiday, a time when we pause to remember our veterans who have died defending our country and our way of life. The freedoms that so many Americans enjoy did not come cheaply. They were paid for with the flesh and blood of American servicemen and women, and with the tears of those whose lives were changed forever by the loss of a loved one.

We will also be celebrating the dedication of the World War II Memorial, a national monument to the 16 million U.S. men and women who served during the Second World War, in which over 400,000 gave their lives. What we have as Americans we owe to these fallen warriors. As the flowers rest on the decorated graves, it is a responsibility with which we all are charged -- to not forget those who made that ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

This month we pay tribute and dedicate the newsletter to those members of the Van Bibber family who died while answering the call to duty during World War II. Their names are listed in the Military section of the newsletter. Let us ever be grateful.

Your Editor,

Gary R. Hawpe

CONTENTS:

New Subscribers -- Address Changes -- Invalid Addresses
Family of Peter White Tillis, Jr.
Percy Howe Smith
Graduate Profile - J. D. Holstein
Two Dead, Driver Arrested-in-Hit and Run Crash
California Death Records (2) 1940 - 1997
Kentucky Death Records (2) 1911- 2000
Ohio Death Records (2) 1958 - 2000
Obituaries
Recent Deaths
Tombstones
Cemetery Records
Notices
Graduations
Reunions
Bits and Pieces
Military
Sound Off

NEW SUBSCRIBERS:

Please welcome the following three new subscribers for the month of May. We lost four others due to invalid addresses. This puts us at 628 subscribers receiving the newsletter.

Drew Van Bibber -- -- Isaac Van Bibber and Maria Walraven
Harold Flannery -- -- Ezekial Van Bibber and Susan Rice
Jean Van Bibber -- -- David Van Bibber and Jane Williams

ADDRESS CHANGES:

Charles Ross --
Corine Freethy --
Dan James --
Ed & Linda Everhart --
Kyle Simmons --
Virginia Del Grande --

INVALID ADDRESSES:

Arlen & Susan Peters -- User Unknown
Carolyn Miller -- -- User Unknown
Dave Maddux -- -- User Unknown
Thomas Dove -- -- User Unknown

Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds

John Jesse VanBibber and Elizabeth Greenlee

Elizabeth Greenlee VanBibber and Richard Tillis

Miles Tillis and Nancy Kimberling

Peter White Tillis, Sr. and Viola Victoria Gard

Peter White Tillis, Jr. and Ethel Irene Bradshaw

FAMILY OF PETER WHITE TILLIS, JR.

Peter White Tillis, Jr. son of Peter White Tillis, Sr. and Viola (Gard) Tillis born December 3, 1889 at Arbuckle, WV married Ethel Irene Bradshaw born April 25, 1892, Lawrence County, Ohio April 25, 1912.

Married second Francis Goode 1939 Indiantown, Florida.

Peter died July 8, 1957 at Indiantown and was buried in Fern Hill Cemetery, Stuart, FL.

Peter was very skilled as a telegrapher for railway companies. He began working 1909 at Arbuckle, WV for the K and M railroad then for the B and O and K and M at Pt. Pleasant station. The last employment was for the Seaboard Lines in Indiantown, Fla. This employment was the most lengthy.

Children born of Peter and Ethel Irene Bradshaw Tillis were:

(1) Mary Aileen Tillis born July 26, 1915 Pt. Pleasant, WV m. 1st Alexander Harrell; m. 2nd William P. Patterson; m. 3rd James Henry Parker (deceased) r. Tampa Fla. (Note: Mother Ethel Bradshaw living with Mary Eileen; age 94) Children:

(a) Bobby A. Harrell - teacher in Tampa, FL.

(b) James Rudy Harrell - Correction Specialist County Sheriff’s Department in Tampa FL.

(2) William Edwin Tillis born Oct 15, 1917 Pt. Pleasant, WV. Served World War II wounded in lungs, three times, bayoneted once. (Note: Family lost contact yrs. ago.)

(3) Sibyl Viola Tillis born Oct. 11, 1919 at Pt. Pleasant, WV married Dempsey Lewis Simpson 1937. r. Seffner, Fla. Five children were born:

(a) Avis Irene b. Mar 4, 1938 m. Robert Swartz r. Tampa, FL.

(b) Mary Jane b. May 22, 1941 m. Albert Mills, Jr. r. Tequesta, FL.

(d) Dempsey Lewis b. Jan. 12, 1944 m. Anna Bailey r. Tampa, FL.

(e) Charles David b. Oct. 16, 1949 m. Sandy Woods r. Seffner, FL.

(4) Charles Faver Tillis born Oct. 5, 1924 Tampa, FL r. Baldwin, FL. Retired from Seaboard Airline Railway telegrapher, m. Yuvonne Marie Prevatt Mar. 30, 1932. Children:

(a) Brenda Elaine Tillis b. Mar 7, 1951

(b) Charles Faver Tillis, Jr. b. Jan. 22, 1956.

(5) Betty Louise Tillis b. Dec. 25, 1930 Tampa, FL m. Lacy Rice Shaw at Plant City, FL. May 22, 1948. He was born July 10, 1920 and was employed in electronics for the Government. Children of Betty Louise Tillis and Lacy Rice Shaw:

(a) James Lacy Shaw b. Feb. 3, 1949 Alexandria, Va.

(b) Edmond Rice Shaw b. Nov. 5, 1953 Cocoa, FL.

Children of the second marriage of Peter White Tillis, Jr. and Frances Goode:

(1) Miriam Tillis b. 1940 m. John Stachoon r. Indiantown, FL.

(a) Donna m. Glen Martin.

(2) Richard Tillis b. 1943 m. Nancy Orton r. Indiantown, FL.

(a) Marsha - age 19.

(b) Richard age 17 (1986)

Written by Mary Eileen Tillis Parker - daughter.

History of Mason County, West Virginia -- Page #359.

Submitted by Jane Holstein --

John VanBibber and Chloe Staniford

Miriam VanBibber and John Reynolds

Ellicott Reynolds married Elizabeth Howe

Elizabeth VanBibber Reynolds and James Richard Smith

Percy Howe Smith and Angeline Burlingame Middaugh

PERCY HOWE SMITH

Percy was born in Marmet, West Virginia, on April 17th, 1879. Marmet was, at the time, called Brownstown. He was the seventh of eight children born to James and Lizzie Reynolds Smith. James ran a general store in Brownstown, and died when Percy was a child. Percy¹s older brother James was a conductor for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad and Percy rode his train, selling sandwiches and newspapers to the passengers. He also helped out in the store after his father died. As soon as he was old enough, Percy got a job with the railroad, as a brakeman. Although Percy only attended school through the eighth grade, he educated himself by reading the dictionary and encyclopedia. Sometime before 1900, Percy left West Virginia and came to Minneapolis, Minnesota to visit his sister Geneva. While in Minnesota, he landed a job with the Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern Railroad. Percy's first assignment was a run from St. Paul, Minnesota to Mankato, Minnesota. While laying over there, he stayed at a rooming house in Kasota, which is just north of Mankato. The rooming house was run by his aunt, Catherine Smith Rowe, a sister of his father. It was at Aunt Kit's rooming house that he met his future bride, Angeline Middaugh.

Angie had attended business school and was a clerk in a dry goods store in Mankato. Her parents farmed near Waseca, Minnesota, which was far enough from Mankato that she was also rooming at Aunt Kit's. Two of Percy's sisters, Minnie and Carrie, also met their husbands there, so it seems that Aunt Kit must have been quite a matchmaker.

Percy & Angie were married in St. Paul on September 3rd, 1902. The witnesses were Angie¹s brother Luther and Percy¹s sister Geneva. After their honeymoon, they lived in St. Paul for a while, at 425 St. Clair. Then they moved back to Mankato, where Avanalle and Raymond were born. Percy was moving up in the railroad, and his promotions brought the family back to St. Paul, where they lived at 391 Goodrich from 1906 to 1913. James and Kenneth were born while they lived on Goodrich. They moved to 705 Jefferson for a year, then another promotion and back to Minneapolis, where they lived at 965-14th Av. SE. When Percy was named yardmaster of the Rollins yard, they bought a larger home at 1047-17th Av. SE.

Percy retired in the late 1930¹s as the General Superintendent of the Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railroad. A few years before his retirement, Percy & Angie had purchased a resort near Mcgregor, Minnesota, on Lake Minnewawa, named Greenwood Lodge. Their plan was that their three sons would take over the resort. Jim did work at Greenwood Lodge for nine years, but Ray and Kenny weren¹t interested. In 1935, Kenny was killed when his car overturned while driving to Mcgregor from Minneapolis. Jim’s fiance, Melba Fetzer, was riding with him, but was not seriously injured.

The resort business was very different back in the 30’s and 40’s. In the 30’s, there was no electricity. There were outhouses and water was pumped from a well. During the winter, blocks of ice would be cut out of the lake and put in sawdust in an icehouse, for use in the summer. The 40’s brought electricity, and the large windowed porch all along one side of the main house was turned into a small store on one end where groceries, ice cream, pop and beer were sold.

Percy and Angie sold gas and rented boats as well as cabins. During the tourist season, Percy would rise early to cut ice and fill the iceboxes in the cabins and house. Yes, even after the introduction of electricity, there were iceboxes in the cabins. Angie kept the books and cleaned the cabins. For the first few years, Percy & Angie moved back to Minneapolis during the winter. Later they sold their house and moved to the resort year around. They usually had a couple live with them and help with the resort during the season. Greenwood Lodge had a large, screened, dance gazebo, which was equipped with a jukebox. Until a reform governor put an end to quasi-legal gambling in northern Minnesota, there were even slot machines in the gazebo. Sometime in the early 50's, Percy & Angie sold Greenwood Lodge and bought a home in Osseo, Minnesota, where they both lived out their days. Percy died on July 22nd, 1960. Angie only lived three more years. They were both buried in Sunset Memorial Park in St. Anthony, Minnesota, next to Kenny.

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This information is the personal recollection of Percy & Angie’s daughter Avanalle, her daughter Joanne, and their grandson Kenneth Smith, and the vital records of Waseca, Ramsey and Blue Earth Counties in Minnesota.

Submitted by Kenneth Smith --

Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds

John Jesse VanBibber and Rachel Greenlee

Elizabeth VanBibber and Richard Tillis

Miles Tillis and Nancy Kimberling

Peter White Tillis and Viola Victoria Gard

Mary Margaret Tillis and Frederick Brooks Holstein

Charles Edwin Holstein, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth McDermitt

Jeffery Merrill Holstein and Toni Jane Daugherty

Jeffery Damon Holstein

J. D. HOLSTEIN

Age: 26

Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration

Hometown: Point Pleasant, W.Va.

J.D. Holstein felt fortunate to even join his fellow graduates Saturday. Nearly six years ago physicians discovered a brain tumor, which ultimately was diagnosed as malignant. Holstein was a Marshall University junior at the time, but his academic pursuits were exchanged for extended hospital stays in Pittsburgh, Pa. At age 26, he has his long-awaited degree.

"I set that goal for me," he said. "Without the help of many people, I probably would not have made it."

He credits his success to his wife, Molly; his parents, Jeff and Toni Holstein; the Marshall faculty; and above all else, God.

"He’s the one who brought me through this," Holstein said.

The Herald Dispatch -- Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia -- May 9, 2004 -- Sunday.

Submitted by Jane Holstein --

Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds

Peter VanBibber, III and Sarah Yoakum

Jacob VanBibber and ______

Isaac VanBibber and Missouri Ann Sutton

William Albert VanBibber and Ann Mary Sutton

Olive VanBibber and Henry Tafel

Dorothy Alene Tafel and Elmer Austin Gillihan

Gordon Gene Gillihan, Sr. and Beverley Audrey Hill

Shelly L. Gillihan

TWO DEAD, DRIVER ARRESTED IN HIT-AND-RUN CRASH

ARLINGTON -- Two people are dead and a young man is being held for investigation of vehicular homicide following what the Washington State Patrol described as a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 5.

Shelly L. Gillihan, 36, and Doren W. McKinney, 35, both of Arlington, were thrown from the bed of a northbound 1984 Toyota pickup truck when it was rear-ended by a car and overturned about 45 minutes before sunset Saturday evening, trooper Charles Sletten said.

McKinney died later that night at Providence Everett Medical Center and Gillihan died early Sunday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Christian Tiedeman, 6, also riding in the pickup, was listed in serious condition early today with leg and pelvis injuries at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Jeffrey Medford, 32, of Arlington, driver of the pickup, and two other passengers in the vehicle were taken to Providence Everett for treatment of cuts, bumps and bruises.

A car was stopped by a Snohomish County sheriff's deputy at the nearby off-ramp to Washington 531 and the driver, a 19-year-old man from Shoreline, was jailed in Everett for investigation of leaving the scene of an accident and vehicular homicide. He was not injured.

Witnesses said the car had been passing other traffic before the crash.

The Associated Press -- May 22, 2000 -- Monday.

Submitted by Bev Gillihan --

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

William VanBebber and Elizabeth Barbee

James Henry VanBebber and Elizabeth Jane Baker

Lydia A. VanBebber and Eppa Holder

Virgil L. Holder and Eleanor C. Hoffman

Last Name: Holder

First Name: Virgil

Middle: L.

Birth Date: November 16, 1896

Mother Maiden:

Father Last:

Sex: M

Birth Place: Missouri

Death Place: Los Angeles County

Death Date: January 2, 1973

Age: 76 years

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John VanBibber and Chloe Staniford

Chloe VanBibber and Jesse Bryan Boone

Albert Gallatin Boone and Zeralda E. Randall

Mary Boggs Boone and Benjamin D. Spencer

Alberta Edgerton Spencer and Eugene Palmer Valentine

Last Name: Valentine

First Name: Alberta

Middle: Spencer

Birth Date: May 3, 1870

Mother Maiden: Boone

Father Last: Spencer

Sex: F

Birth Place: Colorado

Death Place: Los Angeles County

Death Date: April 24, 1955

Age: 84 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

John VanBebber and Margaret Chrisman

Gabriel VanBebber and Barbara Carlock

Emily VanBebber and Samuel McBee

Mary Ann McBee and Isaac James Dennison Sharp

Emily Cleva Sharp and Alva Young Bartlett

Last Name: Bartlett

First Name: Cleva

Middle Initial: S.

Age: 094

Death Place: Perry County

Residence: Perry County

Death Date: January 17, 1980

Volume: 004

Certificate: 01538

Death Volume: 1980

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John VanBibber and Chloe Staniford

James VanBibber and Lois Reynolds

Hannah VanBibber and Joshua Rawlings

Lois Rawlings and Nicholas Fisher Thom

Anna E. Thom and Sabra Scott Colegrove

Last Name: Colegrove

First Name: Anna

Middle Initial: E.

Age: 080

Death Place: Boyd County

Residence:

Death Date: March 25, 1939

Volume: 012

Certificate: 05824

Death Volume: 1939

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

Harding VanBibber and Elizabeth Jane Artis

James Edward VanBibber and Margaret Bell Welch

Carrie F. VanBibber

Name: Carrie VanBibber

Gender: Female

Date of Death: June 28, 1998

Volume: 31607

Certificate: 054991

Marital Status: Never Married

Place of Death: Hospital/Inpatient

Race: White

Residence: Ohio

Age: 78

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James VanBibber and Sarah Margaret Bradburn

Charles Wesley VanBibber and Emma Lee Lowder

Morton Appendix VanBibber and Avis Mariah English

Paul Hobart VanBibber and Juanita R. Coburn

Name: Paul VanBibber

Gender: Male

Date of Death: January 24, 1960

Volume: 16039

Certificate: 07272

Marital Status: Married

Place of Death: Scioto County

Race: White

Residence: Portsmouth, Scioto County

Age: 36

OBITUARIES:

Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds

Jacob VanBibber and Sarah Miller

Ruth A. VanBibber and George Washington Hensley, Sr.

George Washington Hensley, Jr. and Sarah Ann Lightner

George Washington Hensley, III and Elizabeth Belle Gearheart