John Henry Hibbard (1842 - 1923)

Born 1842 in Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania

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Died 1923 at about age 81 in Colton, San Bernardino, California, United States

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Biography

John Henry was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, on January 22, 1842. His parents were John K. Hibbard and Lucy Pierce.^[1]

According to family sources, a Myrtle Hibbard Dunn, daughter of great great uncle Frank Hibbard, and a cousin, the Hibbard family were from Holland, and due to religious reasons emigrated to Pennsylvania long before the 13 colonies were formed. There was a colony of Hibbards in Meadville, Crawford County.[1]

John Henry had six sisters and four brothers. All the children were born in Meadville, Pennsylvania:

• Sarah Anna b. 8 Aug 1837
• Harriett Eliza b. 20 Aug 1839
• Martain James b. 15 Sep 1843
• Lois Olive b. 2 Aug 1846
• William Marion b. 5 Mar 1848
• Emma Lydia b. 18 Feb 1850
• Mary Jane b. 15 Feb 1853
• Edna Marilla b. 1 Jul 1855
• Floyd Augustus b. 29 Mar 1858
• Homer Cyrus b. 17 Jul 1860

John Henry's family held land along Oil Creek south of Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. The original farm was purchased by oil speculators and the Drake Oil Well was drilled on the land.

Hibbard Farm on Oil Creek

John Henry married Almena C. Chase sometime after July 15,1863. At the time of registration for the Civil War, he listed himself as 21 years old and single.^[2] John Henry was a Private during the Civil War and fought for the Union. He enlisted in the 147th Infantry in Oswego, New York, on August 21, 1862. John mustered out of Company B on September 22, 1862. However, he rejoined and was wounded in the line of duty at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on July 1, 1863. John was mustered out the second time on March 10, 1864. After his recovery, John enlisted once again, serving with Company B of the 147th Infantry, serving until June 7, 1865, when he was discharge from service in Washington, D.C. ^[3]

In 1870, John was working as a carpenter, living in Lawrence Ward 5, Douglas County, Kansas. He was married to Almena C. Chase and had three children at the time.^[4]The children were:

• Sheldon W.
• Lottie E.
• Mary J. (Jennie Mary Hibbard)

While in Meadville, John and Almena had two more children:

• Frank Floyd Hibbard, born in 1874, died 1960.

Almena Chase Hibbard died in 1877, and is buried in the family plot at Greendale Cemetery, in Meadville, Crawford County.

In addition, Jennie (Mary J.) is listed in the 1870 Federal Census as being only 10 months old, with her mother, listed as Almena Chase.^[5] I mention this here as so many family trees online show Angeline Pierce to be the mother of all of John Henry's children. Angeline Smock Pierce Hibbard did not have any children of her own. ^[6] Angeline was the widow of John H. Smock, an infantry soldier who died during the Civil War. ^[7]

By the first of March in 1885, John Henry had returned to Kansas with his family residing in Melvern, Osage, Kansas, with his new wife, Angeline, and his four children:^[8]

• Lottie Effie at age 17
• Jennie Mary at age 15
• Lawrence at age 13
• Frank Floyd at age 11

John Henry (age 68), had earlier made his way to Tehama County, California. He was living in the town of Corning with his wife, Angeline (age 58), in the year 1900. ^[6]

John Henry was living in San Bernardino, California, in 1908. He was working as a carpenter.^[9]

By the time the 1910 census rolled around, John Henry was living in Colton, San Bernardino, with his wife Angelina L. He owned his home free and clear. He is listed as being married for 32 years, to Angeline, which would make their marriage date about 1878, one year after his first wife, Almena, died. The census also states that he has had four children in his lifetime and that those four children are still living.^[10]

John Henry died on March 24, 1923 in Colton, San Bernardino County, California. He was 81 years old. He is buried in the Hermosa Gardens Cemetery, in Colton, California.

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 U.S. Federal Census
2. ↑ U.S. Civil War Draft Registration Record, 1863-1865; U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865; Ancestry .com. (accessed 8 Dec 2021). Ancestry Sharing Link
3. ↑ U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, for John Hibbard; Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. (accessed 11 Dec 2021). Ancestry Record 1555 #1003993
4. ↑ 1870 U.S. Federal Census
5. ↑ 1870 U.S. Federal Census; Douglas County, Kansas
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} 1900 U.S. Census for Angeline Pierce; "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9GP-8ND : 2 December 2021), John H Hibbard, 1900. (accessed 11 Dec 2021).
7. ↑ Civil War Pension Index for John H. and Angeline Smock; National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. (accessed 11 Dec 2021). Ancestry Record 4654 #1129614 * Ancestry Sharing Link
8. ↑ Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925
9. ↑ San Bernardino, California, City Diretory, 1908
10. ↑ 1910 U.S. Federal Census for John Henry Hibbard; "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVL5-DBQ : accessed 11 December 2021), John H Hibbard, Colton, San Bernardino, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 94, sheet 18A, family 389, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 93; FHL microfilm 1,374,106.

Acknowledgements

• Bio created by D. Scott Lee, 2nd Great Grandson