Anna (House) Ribble (1807 - 1885)

Born 1807 in Clinton, Lincoln, Upper Canada

Ancestors

Wife of John Morris — married about 1824 in Erin Township, Wellington, Upper Canada

Wife of John Ribble — married 29 Jan 1838 in Erin Township, Wellington, Upper Canada

Descendants

Died 23 May 1885 at about age 78 in Wellington, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Ann's first husband was John Morris. John is listed in the 1825 census for Erin township, with wife (Ann) and one male child (George).^[1] By 1832, two little girls have been added to the family, one of which would have been Susan. The family was living on 9th concession, lot 19 in Erin. John had cleared and was cultivating 7 of his 100 acres.^[2]
John died in June 1835, accidentally killed while felling a tree.^[3]
Ann remarried in 1838 to John Ribble of Trafalgar.^[4]

A Family Altercation - Family Mystery
The following appeared in the Halton Journal in December 1855:
"In 1855, Anne Ribble prosecuted Mary Ribble for assault and battery, the conviction coming on 12 Jul 1855, the fine 0-2-6, to be paid forthwith to the county treasurer."^[5] Teeple family researchers, who uncovered this, assumed that this represented a disagreement between Kent County's Nancy (Teeple) Ribble, who the contemporary Teeple's knew as Anne or Annie and her sister-in-law, Mary Nancy Ribble of Bayham Township, Elgin County. Although neither woman lived in Halton County at the time, the death of Elizabeth Ribble in 1854 had likely caused issues for the family in terms of elder care, as Elizabeth's now widower husband William was in his nineties, and this may have been enough to cause a family dispute.
What perhaps the Teeple researchers did not know, was that there was an additional sister-in-law named Annie (House) Ribble, the second wife of William's son John. And this Anne lived in Trafalgar at the time. So she could have been the one involved, rather than Nancy.
It must also be noted that Mary Nancy Ribble was not the only member of the family named Mary. Annie (House) Ribble had a stepdaughter, Mary Matilda Ribble who was about eighteen at this time. Mary Matilda would shortly after this date move to Michigan and marry her cousin. Mary Matilda was only a baby when her father John married Annie. Perhaps this assault was born out of a mother/daughter dispute.
More evidence is needed to determine which is the right interpretation.

Sources

1. ↑ RootsWeb 1825 census for Erin Township, contributed by Brenda Ayres.
2. ↑ RootsWeb 1832 census for Erin Township, contributed by Brenda Ayres.
3. ↑ Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario, compiled, drawn and published from personal examinations and surveys. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co, 1906, "Biographical sketches", entry for John Morris, pg. 52.
4. ↑ Rev. Black Marriage Records involving Erin Twp Residents, 1828-1842, FHC fiche #6100642 Gore District, Book One.
5. ↑ “Schedule of Convictions returned to the Office of the Clerk of the Peace for the County of Halton during the Quarter ending with the November sessions A.D. 1855”, Halton Journal, Milton Ontario, page 3, 6 Dec 1855.

• 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Canada West (Ontario), Trafalgar, Halton County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11726; Page: 208; Line: 31. Image from Library and Archives Canada.

• "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CY-11XQ : 31 March 2017), Ann Morris in entry for George Morris and Elizabeth Lerment, 16 Oct 1858; citing Wellington, Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,067.

• 1861 Census of Canada, Canada West, Halton, Trafalgar, Page Number: 98; Line Number: 37; Microfilm: C-1031; Item Number: 2823032.

• "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CB-MV2B : 31 March 2017), Ann Morris in entry for George Morris and Jane Bilyea, 07 May 1866; citing Wellington, Hillier, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,067.

• 1871 Census of Canada, Ontario, Halton, Trafalgar, pg. 69 of 134.

• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMFB-S1J : 10 April 2015), Jane Ribble in entry for Wm C Ribble and Charlotte Mccleagon, 30 Aug 1872; citing registration , Trafalgar, Halton, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,699.

• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMNH-RLV : 10 April 2015), Annie House in entry for Alexander Gibson and Rhoda Delia Ribble, 30 Jun 1873; citing registration , Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,890.

• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMNT-MZY : 10 April 2015), Anne Morris in entry for George Morris and Maria Havens, 23 Mar 1880; citing registration , Erin, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,869,509.

• 1881 Census of Canada, Ontario, Wellington South, Erin, pg. 99 of 108.

• Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947, Wellington, 1885, pg. 52 of 102.

• Ann Ribble in the Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947

• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=60018177&pid=48

Acknowledgments

House-2322 was created by Jennifer Stuteley through the import of King Family Tree.ged on May 8, 2015. Thanks to Elizabeth Nikitin & Dave Rutherford for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Dave and others.