Andrew J McKibben (1814 - 1889)

Born 1814 in Metal, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Beam — married 1835 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Mary F (Welch) McKibben — married 23 Mar 1876 in Henry, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Aug 1889 at about age 75 in Osceola, St Clair, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Andrew was part of the McKibben lineage, which has it roots in Ireland and Scotland. His great-grandfather Joseph immigrated from Ireland to Pennsylvania in the 1740's.

Andrew was born in Pennsylvania, and became a farmer in Osceola, Missouri. Census records (see below) place him in Metal, Franklin, PA at birth; Allegheny, PA by 1835; Van Buren, IA after 1850 and before 1856; and Osceola, MO after 1860 and before 1870.

Andrew married Mary Beam in 1835. They had several children. After Mary passed away in 1875, he married second Mary F. Welch in 1876, daughter of John and Mary Elliot. Andrew and Mary Welch had five more children, two of whom did not survive past childhood.

The age stated in the 1880 Census (age 59) is incorrect.

Children

Children by Mary Beam:

Elizabeth McKibben 1836 – 1837

Nancy A McKibben 1838 – 1910

Mary L McKibben 1840 – 1904

Sarah McKibben 1842 – 1875

Minerva McKibben 1844 – 1909

Josephine A McKibben 1846 – 1908

Susan Beam McKibben 1850 – 1903

Serva McKibben 1852 – 1853

Lavina McKibben 1853 – 1929

Children by Mary Welch:

William (died aged 5 months)

John H (lived until at least 47)

Claude

Edith 1889-1979

1 other, possibly named Sallie

Mary Welch's child Cora B. was from a previous relationship.

Obituary

1889: Death Notice: Andrew McKibben, an old resident of St. Clair county, died at the poor farm last Saturday and was buried Sunday afternoon. Mr. McKibben's life had been one of unusual ups and downs. A few years ago he was one of the well to do farmers of the county, but met with reverses which broke him up completely, and he died a pauper. ~The Osceola, St. Clair County Republican, Wed. Aug 14, 1889, p.5 in the St. Clair County items. He is buried in the County Grave Yard, but it's on private property now and not accessible. There are many land deeds showing he owned a lot of property. Stories handed down in the family shed some light on what happened to it.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Bryan McCullagh for creating WikiTree profile McKibben-95 through the import of Woerner Family Tree.ged on Oct 24, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Bryan and others.