another source says: Death : ABT. 1837 Pocahontas, Randolph Co., Arkansas; another source says d. bet 1834 and 1838.

Susan's daughter, Sarah VanBibber, born 1832 in MO. She married Alsa Woodward November 23, 1848 in Greene Co., MO; born 1828 in KY.
. . The second Joseph [Van Bibber] married Susan Boone, daughter of Nathan and Olive Van Bibber Boone. James was orphaned at age 13 (Sarah, orphaned when she was 9) and then lived with his grandparents, Nathan and Olive Van Bibber Boone. He marri ed, in 1854, Caroline Staly, daughter of Alfred and Lucinda (Brower) Staley. They had two children, Alfred and Laura.
[aka: Susan (Susannah) Boone]

The (following) letter to Nathan Boone Van Bibber is almost illegible, again due to the limitations of copy making at the time I received it.

This is an attempt at deciphering it.

Nichols Mo.
January 8th 1898
N. B. Van Bibber
Charlestown W. Va.

Dear Sir:
I got what I supposed to be your address by reading a piece in the St. Louis Republican, concerning a gun which Daniel Boone gave to Matthias Tice Van Bibber, who I suppose, from statements in said paper, was your grandfather. My father was bor n in Greenbriar County , Now W. Va., in 1797, and was a son of James Van Bibber-


My mother was a daughter of Nathan Boone and Olive Van Bibber Boone, my mother and father being first cousins.


My Grandfather Van Bibber had a brother Tice so I suppose we must be (illegible)

My object in writing is (illegible, "learning"?) something of my ancestors in (rest of sentence illegible, possibly "Moan W. Va.")

I learned that there is a book in the (illegible word) in Va. giving a history of Daniel Boone and Van Bibbers crossing the mountains on their trip moving west-- If there is such a book or any history that will give any account of our ancestors pl ease let me know where I can get one and what it will cost and I will send the necessary amount at once.

Will write more if I hear from you.
Respectfully,
James D. Van Bibber
Nichols, Greene County
Missouri"

SUSANNAH BOONE (MY ANCESTOR) - MARRIED JOSEPH VAN BIBBER

SUSAN'S BIRTH - Mar. 8, 1806

MARRIED JOSEPH VAN BIBBER - MAR. 18, 1827 IN ST. CHARLES, MO. (JOSEPH WAS JAMES VAN BIBBER'S SON - JAMES WAS OLIVE'S BROTHER) SUSANNAH AND JOSEPH WERE 1ST COUSINS

Be it remembered that on the eighteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and twenty seven, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by law, one of the justices of the peace in and for the County aforesai d I joined in the Holy State of Matrimony according to law, Joseph Vanbibber and Susan Boone as man and wife. Given under my hand and Seal this 19th day of March 1827.

T. D. Stephenson

Filed for Record 4th April 1827 and recorded same day.

Wm Christy Jr.

Saint Charles County, Missouri Marriage Book 1807 - 1854, Page #7.

From the files of the late Earl Quintrell

• Married: 18 MAR 1827 in St. Charles Co., Missouri
• Note: marr. by T. D. Stephenson

1. James D. Van Bibber b: 3 MAY 1828 in Liberty, Clay Co., Missouri
2. Letitia Van Bibber b: 2 DEC 1829 in Clay Co., Missouri
3. Sarah Van Bibber b: ABT 1831 in Arkansas

1. Type: Web Site
   Title: Past and Present Greene Co., Missouri
   URL: http://198.209.8.166/sheproom/history/Past&Present/vanbibbj.html
2. Type: Web Site
   Title: Van Bibber Pioneers Electronic Newsletter
   URL: http://www.zoomnet.net/~blogan/v03n04.html
   Date: February 1999
   URL: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blogan/v03n11.html
   Date: Volume 3, Number 11 . September 1999
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   Date: Volume 5, Number 10 . August 2002
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