David Campbell Robinson Vanbibber [7008]

  General Notes:

Obituary appearing in the Nicholas County Chronicle, March 1889: "David C. R. VanBibber was born in Nicholas County which was then Kanahwa County, November 16, 1799. He died March 1, 1889, aged 89 years, 3 months and 15 days. In his death, Nicholas County has lost a man and citizen of sterling worth. Mr. VanBibber was an intelligent gentleman, pleasant and agreeable in his manner, a true friend, good neighbor, a kind father, and while he was not a member of any church, we have reason to believe that he was a Christian."

"His mind well stored with useful information, acquired in a long lifetime of association with his fellow men, and from reading, was vigorous to the last. One of the oldest citizens of this section, it was a treat to listen to his narration of incidents in the early years, but he is gone and thus link by link is broken the chain that connects the past to the present."

"He leaves seven sons, two daughters . . . who lives in Nebraska . . and one who lives in Iowa. While he had been in declining health for several years, his last sickness was of only nine days duration and he passed away "like one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams.""

"We all shall miss him as a neighbor, friend, citizen, father; but we have the hope that our loss is his gain."

David married Jane Ann Williams [6966] [MRIN: 2314], daughter of Hugh Williams [6858] and Jane Bell [6859], on 2 Sep 1824 in Nicholas County, Virginia. (Jane Ann Williams [6966] was born about 1804 in Nicholas County, Virginia, died on 22 Sep 1872 in Nicholas County, West Virginia and was buried in Hutchinson Cemetery, Nicholas County, West Virginia.)