Joseph Howe Kibler (1866 - 1906)

Born 4 May 1866 in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Lee Low — married 30 Nov 1899 in Sardis, Panola County, MS

Died 11 Dec 1906 at age 40 in Tennessee, United States

Biography

Name

Name: Joseph Howe Kibler

Given Name: Joseph Howe

Surname: Kibler

• Joseph H. Kebler

in the 1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Joseph H. Kebler Age: 14 Birth Date: Abt 1866 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1880: North River, Augusta, Virginia, USA House Number: 258 Dwelling Number: 321 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital status: Single Father's name: Joseph Kebler Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's name: Nannie E. Kebler Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: At Home Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age Joseph Kebler 55 Nannie E. Kebler 35 Joseph H. Kebler 14 Jacob G. Kebler 2

Birth

Date: 4 MAY 1866

Place: Rockingham County, VA^[1][2]

Residence

Date: 1900

Place: Memphis Ward 13, Shelby, Tennessee^[3]

Marriage

Husband: Joseph Howe Kibler

Wife: Martha Lee Low

Child: Ora Louise Kibler

Date: 30 NOV 1899

Place: Sardis, Panola County, MS^[4][5]

Death

Date: 11 DEC 1906

Place: Tennessee^[6]

Burial

Place: Rose Hill Cemetery, Sardis, MS

Note

Joseph Kibler is probably a son of another Joseph Kibler who was a Millwright in Rockingham County, VA for the 1870 Census. He is married to Eliza Unknown. They have two sons, John and Joseph, who are the "right ages" to be the brothers who joined the Railroad and moved to Memphis, Tennessee by the 1900 Census. Also living in the home of Joseph Kibler, Sr. in the 1870 census is his presumed father, John Kibler, Sr., born in 1786 in Virginia, a "retired farmer".

Joseph H. Kibler was an Engineer for the Illinois Central railroad and was living in Memphis, TN for the 1900 census. An apparent brother, John H. Kibler, about 5 years older than Joseph, is also living in Memphis and is married to a woman whose first name is Ora. John H. and Joseph Howe Kibler are both natives of Virginia.

Joseph H. Kibler is buried at the Rose Hill Cemetery, Sardis, Panola County, MS. His gravestone is in the shape of a tree stump, symbolizing his membership in "Woodmen of the World". Here is something I found on a website about this organization:

"Joseph Cullen Root developed, in 1893, the non-profit Woodmen of the World (WOW), "envisioning a fraternal society dedicated to helping its fellowman."

What does an insurance company based in Omaha have to do with cemetery markers found from coast to coast, you may wonder? Well, when the Society formed, the only policy offered was a simple term insurance that provided members death and monument benefits "...to give honorable burial to our sacred dead..." To accomplish that goal, the gravestones bearing the Woodmen symbol were originally furnished free of charge to members.

By the 1920s the cost of the markers became prohibitive and many "modern" cemeteries no longer permitted above ground monuments because they hindered cost-effective lawn maintenance. Although the Society ceased providing the markers then, some lodges continued to erect the monuments on their own. Even today, bronze stake-type markers and stone-cutter patterns are still available.

Originally, Woodmen gravestones were intended to be uniform by using a pattern designated by the Home Office. Instead, the personal preferences and creativity of the stone-cutters resulted in unique and varied designs that reflect the individualism of the members.

The emblem adorning the Woodmen stump, symbolizing equality and commonwealth, is the most commonly seen on member's monuments. Other official Woodmen symbols included a dove with an olive branch, which symbolized the peace of Heaven, and an axe, beetle and wedge which symbolize workmanship and progress of culture.

Many of the "tree" monuments stand 4 to 5 feet high and show sawed or broken limbs traditionally symbolizing a life cut short. Some are surrounded at the base by flowers, ferns or delicate vines winding past inscriptions cut on the main part of the tree where the bark has been peeled back or hewn away.

The Woodmen, true to their word of the past 106 years, have benefited society by "...fostering fraternalism through family, civic, charitable and patriotic activities."

Katie Karrick, 1996^[7][8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ Source:#S4713
2. ↑ Source:#S4417 1900 United States Federal Census. Provo, UT, USA:The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Shelby, Tennessee, ED 102, roll T623 1599, page 5A.
3. ↑ Source:#S4417
4. ↑ Source:#S4388
5. ↑ Source:#S4842 Hunting For Bears, comp.. Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935. Provo, UT, USA:The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - Mississippi marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library.
6. ↑ Source:#S4713
7. ↑ Source:#S4713
8. ↑ Source:#S4842
9. ↑ Source:#S4417

• Source S4388 "The Panola Story", p. 18, vol. 22.
• Source S4417 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA:The Generations Network, Inc., 2004) United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Washington, D.C.:National Archives and Records Administration, 1900
• Source S4713 Grave Marker, Rose Hill Cemetery, Sardis, Panola County, MS
• Source S4842 Hunting For Bears, comp., Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 (Provo, UT, USA:The Generations Network, Inc., 2004)

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