John F. VanBeber
(August 04, 1867 ~ September 11, 1913)
4 August 1867 - 11 September 1913
VanBibber, Van Bibber, VanBebber & etc.
***
MINER IS KILLED
BY FALLING ROCK
JOHN VAN BEBBER CRUSHED TO
DEATH WHILE TRIMMING
ROOF AT PRISCILLA.
While trimming the roof in the Priscilla mine, three miles west of Joplin, John Van Bebber, 27 years old, loosened a large slab which fell and crushed him to death at 10:30 o’clock this morning. The falling rock crushed Van Bebber's skull and broke one of his legs.
Van Bebber who lived in Galena, Kan., had been employed at the Priscilla mine for the last three years, ever since themin e (sic) [the mine] started operation. This morning he was engaged in the dangerous task of trimming the room. He was using a large crowbar and was prying the rock down.
Although he saw the huge slab of rock coming and made an effort to escape, he was too slow and was caught. Other workmen were not near enough to the accident to be in danger.
Van Bebber laves (sic) [leaves] a wife and five children. His body was brought to the Cunningham undertaking parlors, where an inquest will be held by Coroner A. R. Snyder late today. No arrangements for the funeral had been made late this afternoon.
Joplin News Herald,
Thursday, September 11, 1913,
Page: 3 of 10; Column: 7 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
FALLING SLAB HITS
MINER, CAUSING HIS
DEATH INSTANTLY
IS CRUSHED BENEATH ROCK OF
GREAT WEIGHT.
Was Prying Loose Debris From Roof
When It Gave Way Before
He Could Escape.
John Van Bibber, 45 years old, of Galena, Kan., was killed instantly by a rock slab, weighing several hundred pounds, falling upon him at 11 o’clock yesterday morning while he was trimming the roof in the Priscilla mine, three miles west of Joplin. A portion of his head, his right side and his chest were crushed, while his left leg was broken. Life was extinct when workmen extricated him from beneath the large boulder.
Van Bibber, who was a roof trimmer, was standing on a barrel engaged in prying loose the slab with a "pinch bar" and a wooden fulcrum, at the time standing beneath the slab. The side where he was prying, which already had been partly disengaged by blasting, suddenly gave way. Before Van Bibber could escape the entire slab had crushed him to the floor of the drift.
Leaves Family of Five.
Van Bibber had been in the employ of the Underwriters Land Company for the last three years, being transferred to the Priscilla mine when it was placed in operation less than a year ago. He is survived by a wife and four children, all living in Galena, Kan.
An inquest to determine the cause of the accident and circumstances surrounding it, will be held at 10 o’clock this morning by Coroner A. R. Snyder in the Cunningham undertaking rooms, to which place the body was removed.
The funeral probably will be held in Galena this afternoon, with burial in Galena (sic) cemetery.
Joplin Daily Globe,
Friday, September 12, 1913,
Page: 2 of 10; Column: 5 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
Van Bibber Funeral.
The funeral of John Van Bibber, who was killed yesterday in the Priscilla mine by a falling slab, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the family residence, Twelfth and Amherst. Interment will be in the Oak Hill cemetery.
***
DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL.
Coroner’s Jury Holds Inquest Over Body
of John Van Bibber.
That John Van Bibber came to his death by accidentally stepping backwards and under a falling slab at Priscilla mine yesterday was the verdict of the jury in the coroner’s inquest held at the Cunningham Undertaking Company’s parlors this morning.
Van Bibber was trimming the roof in the Priscilla mine, three miles west of Joplin, yesterday morning about 10:30 o'clock when a slab he was prying loose fell, crushing his skull and side and breaking one of his legs. The slab had been blasted and Van Bibber was working it loose with a wedge and was almost directly beneath it when it fell.
Fellow workmen removed the slab almost immediately, but there was no life in the body when it was taken out. Cunningham's ambulance was called and the body was brought to Joplin.
Van Bibber had been in the employ of the Underwriters Land Company for the last three years and has worked at the Priscilla mine since it was placed in operation about a year ago.
He is survived by a wife and four children, who live in Galena. The funeral was held at Galena this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and burial will be in Galena (sic) cemetery.
Joplin News Herald,
Friday, September 12, 1913,
Page: 7 of 16; Column: 1 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
INQUEST HELD OVER BODY
John Van Bibber, Killed by Slab, to
Be Buried Today.
That John Van Bibber, 46 years old, of Galena, Kan., was killed by a falling slab in the Priscilla mine, west of Joplin, Thursday morning, through means caused by no person other than himself, was the verdict of Coroner A. R. Snyder after holding an inquest at 10 o'clock yesterday morning in the Cunningham undertaking rooms. Van Bibber is survived by a wife and five children, all living in Galena.
On account of a sister residing at a distance being unable to reach here until today, the funeral has been postponed until 2 o'clock this afternoon. It will be held at the Van Bibber home. Burial will be in Galena (sic) cemetery.
Joplin Daily Globe,
Saturday, September 13, 1913,
Page: 7 of 10; Column: 3 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
VAN BIBBER FUNERAL TODAY.
Services Over Body of Miner Will
Be Conducted in Residence.
The funeral services for John Van Bibber will be held at the residence, com er of Thirteenth and Amherst streets, at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon. The body will be buried in Oak Hill cemetery.
Mr. Van Bibber was killed at the Priscilla mine, near Joplin, Thursday morning when a large slab fell from the roof of the drift which he was trimming. Mr. Van Bibber was 46 years old and is survived by a wife and five children. He belonged to the Masonic order.
Joplin Daily Globe,
Saturday, September 13, 1913,
Page: 5 of 10; Columns: 5 & 6 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
The son of James Henry Vanbeber and Ruth Ann Hooker.
Killed in zinc and lead mining accident.
Survivors include his wife & four children.
He is buried next to his daughter Cora B., who died in infancy.
Missouri Death Certificate
~*~
J. F. Vanbebber
Son
United States Census, 1880
Name: J F Vanbebber
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1880
Event Place: Lake, Vernon, Missouri
District: 215
Gender: Male
Age: 13
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Farm Labor
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Birthplace: Missouri
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Sheet Number and Letter: 501C
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0739
GS Film Number: 1254739
Digital Folder Number: 004242112
Image Number: 00507
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self J H Vanbebber M 42 1838 Tennessee Farmer
Wife R A Vanbebber F 39 1841 Missouri
Son J F Vanbebber M 13 1867 Missouri Farm Labor
Daughter C A Vanbebber F 11 1869 Missouri
Son Jacob Vanbebber M 6 1874 Missouri
Son Edwin Vanbebber M 6 1874 Missouri
Daughter Martha E Vanbebber F 4 1876 Missouri
Son Burty Vanbebber M 1 1879 Arkansas
Son W P Vanbebber M 14 1866 Missouri Farm Labor
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6NN-S91), J F Vanbebber in household of J H Vanbebber, Lake, Vernon, Missouri, United States; citing sheet 501C, NARA microfilm publication T9.
~*~
J. F. Van Bibber
Father
Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936
spouse: May Phillips
child: Cora Van Bibber
Name: Cora Van Bibber
Gender: Female
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 28 Aug 1911
Birthplace: Galena, Cherokee, Kansas
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race: White
Father's Name: J. F. Van Bibber
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: May Phillips
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C73482-5
System Origin: Kansas-EASy
GS Film number: 1404859
Reference ID: rn 6
Citing this Record
"Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWF7-N4Q), J. F. Van Bibber in entry for Cora Van Bibber, 28 Aug 1911; citing Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, reference rn 6; FHL microfilm 1404859.
~*~
Thanks to MGS (#46981464) for the following information:
It depends on which newspaper, one had VanBibber, and one had VanBebber, and of course the little daughter's death notice had VanBaber!
Not much info for John in the paper other than he died in the Priscilla Mine at Galena, and left a wife and four children.
Sorry, but I haven't been able to find anything else.
Marilyn, volunteer at the Cherokee County Kansas Genealogical-Historical Society since 1980. ([email protected])
~*~
From Gary McKiddy (gmckiddy@deleted)
John F. VanBibber
I'm try to verify a birth date for John F. VanBibber who married Nettie Mae Phillips in Fort Smith, Arkansas in 1900. I believe he is the son of James Henry VB and Ruth Ann Hooker. According to one family sheet I've received, his birth date is 24 August 1867; however, his marriage license says he was 28 in 1900, which would have him born in 1872. John was killed in a mining accident in 1913 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Galena, Kansas next to his daughter Cora, who died in infancy. Any help that can be given by any of the VanBibber genealogists would be appreciated.
Gary McKiddy
~*~
John Vanbeber (1867 - 1913) – Oak Hill Cemetery –
Suggested By: G VanB #46618035, 25 October 2020.
Father: James VanBeber (1838-1912)
Mother: Ruth VanBeber (1840-1912)
~*~
*~*
(August 04, 1867 ~ September 11, 1913)
4 August 1867 - 11 September 1913
VanBibber, Van Bibber, VanBebber & etc.
***
MINER IS KILLED
BY FALLING ROCK
JOHN VAN BEBBER CRUSHED TO
DEATH WHILE TRIMMING
ROOF AT PRISCILLA.
While trimming the roof in the Priscilla mine, three miles west of Joplin, John Van Bebber, 27 years old, loosened a large slab which fell and crushed him to death at 10:30 o’clock this morning. The falling rock crushed Van Bebber's skull and broke one of his legs.
Van Bebber who lived in Galena, Kan., had been employed at the Priscilla mine for the last three years, ever since themin e (sic) [the mine] started operation. This morning he was engaged in the dangerous task of trimming the room. He was using a large crowbar and was prying the rock down.
Although he saw the huge slab of rock coming and made an effort to escape, he was too slow and was caught. Other workmen were not near enough to the accident to be in danger.
Van Bebber laves (sic) [leaves] a wife and five children. His body was brought to the Cunningham undertaking parlors, where an inquest will be held by Coroner A. R. Snyder late today. No arrangements for the funeral had been made late this afternoon.
Joplin News Herald,
Thursday, September 11, 1913,
Page: 3 of 10; Column: 7 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
FALLING SLAB HITS
MINER, CAUSING HIS
DEATH INSTANTLY
IS CRUSHED BENEATH ROCK OF
GREAT WEIGHT.
Was Prying Loose Debris From Roof
When It Gave Way Before
He Could Escape.
John Van Bibber, 45 years old, of Galena, Kan., was killed instantly by a rock slab, weighing several hundred pounds, falling upon him at 11 o’clock yesterday morning while he was trimming the roof in the Priscilla mine, three miles west of Joplin. A portion of his head, his right side and his chest were crushed, while his left leg was broken. Life was extinct when workmen extricated him from beneath the large boulder.
Van Bibber, who was a roof trimmer, was standing on a barrel engaged in prying loose the slab with a "pinch bar" and a wooden fulcrum, at the time standing beneath the slab. The side where he was prying, which already had been partly disengaged by blasting, suddenly gave way. Before Van Bibber could escape the entire slab had crushed him to the floor of the drift.
Leaves Family of Five.
Van Bibber had been in the employ of the Underwriters Land Company for the last three years, being transferred to the Priscilla mine when it was placed in operation less than a year ago. He is survived by a wife and four children, all living in Galena, Kan.
An inquest to determine the cause of the accident and circumstances surrounding it, will be held at 10 o’clock this morning by Coroner A. R. Snyder in the Cunningham undertaking rooms, to which place the body was removed.
The funeral probably will be held in Galena this afternoon, with burial in Galena (sic) cemetery.
Joplin Daily Globe,
Friday, September 12, 1913,
Page: 2 of 10; Column: 5 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
Van Bibber Funeral.
The funeral of John Van Bibber, who was killed yesterday in the Priscilla mine by a falling slab, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the family residence, Twelfth and Amherst. Interment will be in the Oak Hill cemetery.
***
DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL.
Coroner’s Jury Holds Inquest Over Body
of John Van Bibber.
That John Van Bibber came to his death by accidentally stepping backwards and under a falling slab at Priscilla mine yesterday was the verdict of the jury in the coroner’s inquest held at the Cunningham Undertaking Company’s parlors this morning.
Van Bibber was trimming the roof in the Priscilla mine, three miles west of Joplin, yesterday morning about 10:30 o'clock when a slab he was prying loose fell, crushing his skull and side and breaking one of his legs. The slab had been blasted and Van Bibber was working it loose with a wedge and was almost directly beneath it when it fell.
Fellow workmen removed the slab almost immediately, but there was no life in the body when it was taken out. Cunningham's ambulance was called and the body was brought to Joplin.
Van Bibber had been in the employ of the Underwriters Land Company for the last three years and has worked at the Priscilla mine since it was placed in operation about a year ago.
He is survived by a wife and four children, who live in Galena. The funeral was held at Galena this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and burial will be in Galena (sic) cemetery.
Joplin News Herald,
Friday, September 12, 1913,
Page: 7 of 16; Column: 1 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
INQUEST HELD OVER BODY
John Van Bibber, Killed by Slab, to
Be Buried Today.
That John Van Bibber, 46 years old, of Galena, Kan., was killed by a falling slab in the Priscilla mine, west of Joplin, Thursday morning, through means caused by no person other than himself, was the verdict of Coroner A. R. Snyder after holding an inquest at 10 o'clock yesterday morning in the Cunningham undertaking rooms. Van Bibber is survived by a wife and five children, all living in Galena.
On account of a sister residing at a distance being unable to reach here until today, the funeral has been postponed until 2 o'clock this afternoon. It will be held at the Van Bibber home. Burial will be in Galena (sic) cemetery.
Joplin Daily Globe,
Saturday, September 13, 1913,
Page: 7 of 10; Column: 3 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
VAN BIBBER FUNERAL TODAY.
Services Over Body of Miner Will
Be Conducted in Residence.
The funeral services for John Van Bibber will be held at the residence, com er of Thirteenth and Amherst streets, at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon. The body will be buried in Oak Hill cemetery.
Mr. Van Bibber was killed at the Priscilla mine, near Joplin, Thursday morning when a large slab fell from the roof of the drift which he was trimming. Mr. Van Bibber was 46 years old and is survived by a wife and five children. He belonged to the Masonic order.
Joplin Daily Globe,
Saturday, September 13, 1913,
Page: 5 of 10; Columns: 5 & 6 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
The son of James Henry Vanbeber and Ruth Ann Hooker.
Killed in zinc and lead mining accident.
Survivors include his wife & four children.
He is buried next to his daughter Cora B., who died in infancy.
Missouri Death Certificate
~*~
J. F. Vanbebber
Son
United States Census, 1880
Name: J F Vanbebber
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1880
Event Place: Lake, Vernon, Missouri
District: 215
Gender: Male
Age: 13
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Farm Labor
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Birthplace: Missouri
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Sheet Number and Letter: 501C
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0739
GS Film Number: 1254739
Digital Folder Number: 004242112
Image Number: 00507
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self J H Vanbebber M 42 1838 Tennessee Farmer
Wife R A Vanbebber F 39 1841 Missouri
Son J F Vanbebber M 13 1867 Missouri Farm Labor
Daughter C A Vanbebber F 11 1869 Missouri
Son Jacob Vanbebber M 6 1874 Missouri
Son Edwin Vanbebber M 6 1874 Missouri
Daughter Martha E Vanbebber F 4 1876 Missouri
Son Burty Vanbebber M 1 1879 Arkansas
Son W P Vanbebber M 14 1866 Missouri Farm Labor
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6NN-S91), J F Vanbebber in household of J H Vanbebber, Lake, Vernon, Missouri, United States; citing sheet 501C, NARA microfilm publication T9.
~*~
J. F. Van Bibber
Father
Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936
spouse: May Phillips
child: Cora Van Bibber
Name: Cora Van Bibber
Gender: Female
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 28 Aug 1911
Birthplace: Galena, Cherokee, Kansas
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race: White
Father's Name: J. F. Van Bibber
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: May Phillips
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C73482-5
System Origin: Kansas-EASy
GS Film number: 1404859
Reference ID: rn 6
Citing this Record
"Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWF7-N4Q), J. F. Van Bibber in entry for Cora Van Bibber, 28 Aug 1911; citing Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, reference rn 6; FHL microfilm 1404859.
~*~
Thanks to MGS (#46981464) for the following information:
It depends on which newspaper, one had VanBibber, and one had VanBebber, and of course the little daughter's death notice had VanBaber!
Not much info for John in the paper other than he died in the Priscilla Mine at Galena, and left a wife and four children.
Sorry, but I haven't been able to find anything else.
Marilyn, volunteer at the Cherokee County Kansas Genealogical-Historical Society since 1980. ([email protected])
~*~
From Gary McKiddy (gmckiddy@deleted)
John F. VanBibber
I'm try to verify a birth date for John F. VanBibber who married Nettie Mae Phillips in Fort Smith, Arkansas in 1900. I believe he is the son of James Henry VB and Ruth Ann Hooker. According to one family sheet I've received, his birth date is 24 August 1867; however, his marriage license says he was 28 in 1900, which would have him born in 1872. John was killed in a mining accident in 1913 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Galena, Kansas next to his daughter Cora, who died in infancy. Any help that can be given by any of the VanBibber genealogists would be appreciated.
Gary McKiddy
~*~
John Vanbeber (1867 - 1913) – Oak Hill Cemetery –
Suggested By: G VanB #46618035, 25 October 2020.
Father: James VanBeber (1838-1912)
Mother: Ruth VanBeber (1840-1912)
~*~
*~*
John F. VanBeber
(August 04, 1867 ~ September 11, 1913)
4 August 1867 - 11 September 1913
VanBibber, Van Bibber, VanBebber & etc.
***
MINER IS KILLED
BY FALLING ROCK
JOHN VAN BEBBER CRUSHED TO
DEATH WHILE TRIMMING
ROOF AT PRISCILLA.
While trimming the roof in the Priscilla mine, three miles west of Joplin, John Van Bebber, 27 years old, loosened a large slab which fell and crushed him to death at 10:30 o’clock this morning. The falling rock crushed Van Bebber's skull and broke one of his legs.
Van Bebber who lived in Galena, Kan., had been employed at the Priscilla mine for the last three years, ever since themin e (sic) [the mine] started operation. This morning he was engaged in the dangerous task of trimming the room. He was using a large crowbar and was prying the rock down.
Although he saw the huge slab of rock coming and made an effort to escape, he was too slow and was caught. Other workmen were not near enough to the accident to be in danger.
Van Bebber laves (sic) [leaves] a wife and five children. His body was brought to the Cunningham undertaking parlors, where an inquest will be held by Coroner A. R. Snyder late today. No arrangements for the funeral had been made late this afternoon.
Joplin News Herald,
Thursday, September 11, 1913,
Page: 3 of 10; Column: 7 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
FALLING SLAB HITS
MINER, CAUSING HIS
DEATH INSTANTLY
IS CRUSHED BENEATH ROCK OF
GREAT WEIGHT.
Was Prying Loose Debris From Roof
When It Gave Way Before
He Could Escape.
John Van Bibber, 45 years old, of Galena, Kan., was killed instantly by a rock slab, weighing several hundred pounds, falling upon him at 11 o’clock yesterday morning while he was trimming the roof in the Priscilla mine, three miles west of Joplin. A portion of his head, his right side and his chest were crushed, while his left leg was broken. Life was extinct when workmen extricated him from beneath the large boulder.
Van Bibber, who was a roof trimmer, was standing on a barrel engaged in prying loose the slab with a "pinch bar" and a wooden fulcrum, at the time standing beneath the slab. The side where he was prying, which already had been partly disengaged by blasting, suddenly gave way. Before Van Bibber could escape the entire slab had crushed him to the floor of the drift.
Leaves Family of Five.
Van Bibber had been in the employ of the Underwriters Land Company for the last three years, being transferred to the Priscilla mine when it was placed in operation less than a year ago. He is survived by a wife and four children, all living in Galena, Kan.
An inquest to determine the cause of the accident and circumstances surrounding it, will be held at 10 o’clock this morning by Coroner A. R. Snyder in the Cunningham undertaking rooms, to which place the body was removed.
The funeral probably will be held in Galena this afternoon, with burial in Galena (sic) cemetery.
Joplin Daily Globe,
Friday, September 12, 1913,
Page: 2 of 10; Column: 5 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
Van Bibber Funeral.
The funeral of John Van Bibber, who was killed yesterday in the Priscilla mine by a falling slab, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the family residence, Twelfth and Amherst. Interment will be in the Oak Hill cemetery.
***
DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL.
Coroner’s Jury Holds Inquest Over Body
of John Van Bibber.
That John Van Bibber came to his death by accidentally stepping backwards and under a falling slab at Priscilla mine yesterday was the verdict of the jury in the coroner’s inquest held at the Cunningham Undertaking Company’s parlors this morning.
Van Bibber was trimming the roof in the Priscilla mine, three miles west of Joplin, yesterday morning about 10:30 o'clock when a slab he was prying loose fell, crushing his skull and side and breaking one of his legs. The slab had been blasted and Van Bibber was working it loose with a wedge and was almost directly beneath it when it fell.
Fellow workmen removed the slab almost immediately, but there was no life in the body when it was taken out. Cunningham's ambulance was called and the body was brought to Joplin.
Van Bibber had been in the employ of the Underwriters Land Company for the last three years and has worked at the Priscilla mine since it was placed in operation about a year ago.
He is survived by a wife and four children, who live in Galena. The funeral was held at Galena this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and burial will be in Galena (sic) cemetery.
Joplin News Herald,
Friday, September 12, 1913,
Page: 7 of 16; Column: 1 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
INQUEST HELD OVER BODY
John Van Bibber, Killed by Slab, to
Be Buried Today.
That John Van Bibber, 46 years old, of Galena, Kan., was killed by a falling slab in the Priscilla mine, west of Joplin, Thursday morning, through means caused by no person other than himself, was the verdict of Coroner A. R. Snyder after holding an inquest at 10 o'clock yesterday morning in the Cunningham undertaking rooms. Van Bibber is survived by a wife and five children, all living in Galena.
On account of a sister residing at a distance being unable to reach here until today, the funeral has been postponed until 2 o'clock this afternoon. It will be held at the Van Bibber home. Burial will be in Galena (sic) cemetery.
Joplin Daily Globe,
Saturday, September 13, 1913,
Page: 7 of 10; Column: 3 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
VAN BIBBER FUNERAL TODAY.
Services Over Body of Miner Will
Be Conducted in Residence.
The funeral services for John Van Bibber will be held at the residence, com er of Thirteenth and Amherst streets, at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon. The body will be buried in Oak Hill cemetery.
Mr. Van Bibber was killed at the Priscilla mine, near Joplin, Thursday morning when a large slab fell from the roof of the drift which he was trimming. Mr. Van Bibber was 46 years old and is survived by a wife and five children. He belonged to the Masonic order.
Joplin Daily Globe,
Saturday, September 13, 1913,
Page: 5 of 10; Columns: 5 & 6 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
The son of James Henry Vanbeber and Ruth Ann Hooker.
Killed in zinc and lead mining accident.
Survivors include his wife & four children.
He is buried next to his daughter Cora B., who died in infancy.
Missouri Death Certificate
~*~
J. F. Vanbebber
Son
United States Census, 1880
Name: J F Vanbebber
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1880
Event Place: Lake, Vernon, Missouri
District: 215
Gender: Male
Age: 13
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Farm Labor
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Birthplace: Missouri
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Sheet Number and Letter: 501C
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0739
GS Film Number: 1254739
Digital Folder Number: 004242112
Image Number: 00507
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self J H Vanbebber M 42 1838 Tennessee Farmer
Wife R A Vanbebber F 39 1841 Missouri
Son J F Vanbebber M 13 1867 Missouri Farm Labor
Daughter C A Vanbebber F 11 1869 Missouri
Son Jacob Vanbebber M 6 1874 Missouri
Son Edwin Vanbebber M 6 1874 Missouri
Daughter Martha E Vanbebber F 4 1876 Missouri
Son Burty Vanbebber M 1 1879 Arkansas
Son W P Vanbebber M 14 1866 Missouri Farm Labor
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6NN-S91), J F Vanbebber in household of J H Vanbebber, Lake, Vernon, Missouri, United States; citing sheet 501C, NARA microfilm publication T9.
~*~
J. F. Van Bibber
Father
Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936
spouse: May Phillips
child: Cora Van Bibber
Name: Cora Van Bibber
Gender: Female
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 28 Aug 1911
Birthplace: Galena, Cherokee, Kansas
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race: White
Father's Name: J. F. Van Bibber
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: May Phillips
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C73482-5
System Origin: Kansas-EASy
GS Film number: 1404859
Reference ID: rn 6
Citing this Record
"Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWF7-N4Q), J. F. Van Bibber in entry for Cora Van Bibber, 28 Aug 1911; citing Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, reference rn 6; FHL microfilm 1404859.
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Thanks to MGS (#46981464) for the following information:
It depends on which newspaper, one had VanBibber, and one had VanBebber, and of course the little daughter's death notice had VanBaber!
Not much info for John in the paper other than he died in the Priscilla Mine at Galena, and left a wife and four children.
Sorry, but I haven't been able to find anything else.
Marilyn, volunteer at the Cherokee County Kansas Genealogical-Historical Society since 1980. ([email protected])
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From Gary McKiddy (gmckiddy@deleted)
John F. VanBibber
I'm try to verify a birth date for John F. VanBibber who married Nettie Mae Phillips in Fort Smith, Arkansas in 1900. I believe he is the son of James Henry VB and Ruth Ann Hooker. According to one family sheet I've received, his birth date is 24 August 1867; however, his marriage license says he was 28 in 1900, which would have him born in 1872. John was killed in a mining accident in 1913 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Galena, Kansas next to his daughter Cora, who died in infancy. Any help that can be given by any of the VanBibber genealogists would be appreciated.
Gary McKiddy
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John Vanbeber (1867 - 1913) – Oak Hill Cemetery –
Suggested By: G VanB #46618035, 25 October 2020.
Father: James VanBeber (1838-1912)
Mother: Ruth VanBeber (1840-1912)
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(August 04, 1867 ~ September 11, 1913)
4 August 1867 - 11 September 1913
VanBibber, Van Bibber, VanBebber & etc.
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MINER IS KILLED
BY FALLING ROCK
JOHN VAN BEBBER CRUSHED TO
DEATH WHILE TRIMMING
ROOF AT PRISCILLA.
While trimming the roof in the Priscilla mine, three miles west of Joplin, John Van Bebber, 27 years old, loosened a large slab which fell and crushed him to death at 10:30 o’clock this morning. The falling rock crushed Van Bebber's skull and broke one of his legs.
Van Bebber who lived in Galena, Kan., had been employed at the Priscilla mine for the last three years, ever since themin e (sic) [the mine] started operation. This morning he was engaged in the dangerous task of trimming the room. He was using a large crowbar and was prying the rock down.
Although he saw the huge slab of rock coming and made an effort to escape, he was too slow and was caught. Other workmen were not near enough to the accident to be in danger.
Van Bebber laves (sic) [leaves] a wife and five children. His body was brought to the Cunningham undertaking parlors, where an inquest will be held by Coroner A. R. Snyder late today. No arrangements for the funeral had been made late this afternoon.
Joplin News Herald,
Thursday, September 11, 1913,
Page: 3 of 10; Column: 7 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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FALLING SLAB HITS
MINER, CAUSING HIS
DEATH INSTANTLY
IS CRUSHED BENEATH ROCK OF
GREAT WEIGHT.
Was Prying Loose Debris From Roof
When It Gave Way Before
He Could Escape.
John Van Bibber, 45 years old, of Galena, Kan., was killed instantly by a rock slab, weighing several hundred pounds, falling upon him at 11 o’clock yesterday morning while he was trimming the roof in the Priscilla mine, three miles west of Joplin. A portion of his head, his right side and his chest were crushed, while his left leg was broken. Life was extinct when workmen extricated him from beneath the large boulder.
Van Bibber, who was a roof trimmer, was standing on a barrel engaged in prying loose the slab with a "pinch bar" and a wooden fulcrum, at the time standing beneath the slab. The side where he was prying, which already had been partly disengaged by blasting, suddenly gave way. Before Van Bibber could escape the entire slab had crushed him to the floor of the drift.
Leaves Family of Five.
Van Bibber had been in the employ of the Underwriters Land Company for the last three years, being transferred to the Priscilla mine when it was placed in operation less than a year ago. He is survived by a wife and four children, all living in Galena, Kan.
An inquest to determine the cause of the accident and circumstances surrounding it, will be held at 10 o’clock this morning by Coroner A. R. Snyder in the Cunningham undertaking rooms, to which place the body was removed.
The funeral probably will be held in Galena this afternoon, with burial in Galena (sic) cemetery.
Joplin Daily Globe,
Friday, September 12, 1913,
Page: 2 of 10; Column: 5 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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Van Bibber Funeral.
The funeral of John Van Bibber, who was killed yesterday in the Priscilla mine by a falling slab, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the family residence, Twelfth and Amherst. Interment will be in the Oak Hill cemetery.
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DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL.
Coroner’s Jury Holds Inquest Over Body
of John Van Bibber.
That John Van Bibber came to his death by accidentally stepping backwards and under a falling slab at Priscilla mine yesterday was the verdict of the jury in the coroner’s inquest held at the Cunningham Undertaking Company’s parlors this morning.
Van Bibber was trimming the roof in the Priscilla mine, three miles west of Joplin, yesterday morning about 10:30 o'clock when a slab he was prying loose fell, crushing his skull and side and breaking one of his legs. The slab had been blasted and Van Bibber was working it loose with a wedge and was almost directly beneath it when it fell.
Fellow workmen removed the slab almost immediately, but there was no life in the body when it was taken out. Cunningham's ambulance was called and the body was brought to Joplin.
Van Bibber had been in the employ of the Underwriters Land Company for the last three years and has worked at the Priscilla mine since it was placed in operation about a year ago.
He is survived by a wife and four children, who live in Galena. The funeral was held at Galena this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and burial will be in Galena (sic) cemetery.
Joplin News Herald,
Friday, September 12, 1913,
Page: 7 of 16; Column: 1 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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INQUEST HELD OVER BODY
John Van Bibber, Killed by Slab, to
Be Buried Today.
That John Van Bibber, 46 years old, of Galena, Kan., was killed by a falling slab in the Priscilla mine, west of Joplin, Thursday morning, through means caused by no person other than himself, was the verdict of Coroner A. R. Snyder after holding an inquest at 10 o'clock yesterday morning in the Cunningham undertaking rooms. Van Bibber is survived by a wife and five children, all living in Galena.
On account of a sister residing at a distance being unable to reach here until today, the funeral has been postponed until 2 o'clock this afternoon. It will be held at the Van Bibber home. Burial will be in Galena (sic) cemetery.
Joplin Daily Globe,
Saturday, September 13, 1913,
Page: 7 of 10; Column: 3 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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VAN BIBBER FUNERAL TODAY.
Services Over Body of Miner Will
Be Conducted in Residence.
The funeral services for John Van Bibber will be held at the residence, com er of Thirteenth and Amherst streets, at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon. The body will be buried in Oak Hill cemetery.
Mr. Van Bibber was killed at the Priscilla mine, near Joplin, Thursday morning when a large slab fell from the roof of the drift which he was trimming. Mr. Van Bibber was 46 years old and is survived by a wife and five children. He belonged to the Masonic order.
Joplin Daily Globe,
Saturday, September 13, 1913,
Page: 5 of 10; Columns: 5 & 6 of 7.
Joplin, Missouri.
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The son of James Henry Vanbeber and Ruth Ann Hooker.
Killed in zinc and lead mining accident.
Survivors include his wife & four children.
He is buried next to his daughter Cora B., who died in infancy.
Missouri Death Certificate
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J. F. Vanbebber
Son
United States Census, 1880
Name: J F Vanbebber
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1880
Event Place: Lake, Vernon, Missouri
District: 215
Gender: Male
Age: 13
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Farm Labor
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Birthplace: Missouri
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Sheet Number and Letter: 501C
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0739
GS Film Number: 1254739
Digital Folder Number: 004242112
Image Number: 00507
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self J H Vanbebber M 42 1838 Tennessee Farmer
Wife R A Vanbebber F 39 1841 Missouri
Son J F Vanbebber M 13 1867 Missouri Farm Labor
Daughter C A Vanbebber F 11 1869 Missouri
Son Jacob Vanbebber M 6 1874 Missouri
Son Edwin Vanbebber M 6 1874 Missouri
Daughter Martha E Vanbebber F 4 1876 Missouri
Son Burty Vanbebber M 1 1879 Arkansas
Son W P Vanbebber M 14 1866 Missouri Farm Labor
Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6NN-S91), J F Vanbebber in household of J H Vanbebber, Lake, Vernon, Missouri, United States; citing sheet 501C, NARA microfilm publication T9.
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J. F. Van Bibber
Father
Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936
spouse: May Phillips
child: Cora Van Bibber
Name: Cora Van Bibber
Gender: Female
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 28 Aug 1911
Birthplace: Galena, Cherokee, Kansas
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race: White
Father's Name: J. F. Van Bibber
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: May Phillips
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C73482-5
System Origin: Kansas-EASy
GS Film number: 1404859
Reference ID: rn 6
Citing this Record
"Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWF7-N4Q), J. F. Van Bibber in entry for Cora Van Bibber, 28 Aug 1911; citing Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, reference rn 6; FHL microfilm 1404859.
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Thanks to MGS (#46981464) for the following information:
It depends on which newspaper, one had VanBibber, and one had VanBebber, and of course the little daughter's death notice had VanBaber!
Not much info for John in the paper other than he died in the Priscilla Mine at Galena, and left a wife and four children.
Sorry, but I haven't been able to find anything else.
Marilyn, volunteer at the Cherokee County Kansas Genealogical-Historical Society since 1980. ([email protected])
~*~
From Gary McKiddy (gmckiddy@deleted)
John F. VanBibber
I'm try to verify a birth date for John F. VanBibber who married Nettie Mae Phillips in Fort Smith, Arkansas in 1900. I believe he is the son of James Henry VB and Ruth Ann Hooker. According to one family sheet I've received, his birth date is 24 August 1867; however, his marriage license says he was 28 in 1900, which would have him born in 1872. John was killed in a mining accident in 1913 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Galena, Kansas next to his daughter Cora, who died in infancy. Any help that can be given by any of the VanBibber genealogists would be appreciated.
Gary McKiddy
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John Vanbeber (1867 - 1913) – Oak Hill Cemetery –
Suggested By: G VanB #46618035, 25 October 2020.
Father: James VanBeber (1838-1912)
Mother: Ruth VanBeber (1840-1912)
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