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Dorothy (Rickard) Kibler (1792 - 1860)

Dorothy Kibler formerly Rickard
Born in Rockingham County, Virginia, USAmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 4 Apr 1817 in Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USAmap
Died at age 67 in Page County, Virginia, USAmap
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Contents

Biography

Birth, Marriage, & Children

Dorothy was born in 1792 to Benjamin Rickard and Margaret Packert.[1] She married Martin Kibler in 1817.[2]

Their children included:

  1. Jeremiah Kibler, b. 1818 (m. Amanda V. Lewin)
  2. Abraham (Abram) Isaac Kibler, b. 1819 (m1. Mariam Redmond, m2. Susan McPherson)
  3. Sarah Ann (Salome Anna) Kibler Strole, b. 1822 (m. William Strole)
  4. Andrew Jackson Kibler, b. 1824 (m. Barbara Blosser)
  5. Asher M. Kibler, b. 1826 (m. Sarah Ann Judd)
  6. Benjamin Henry Kibler, b. 1829
  7. Louisa A. Kibler, b. 1833 (m1. James Yates, m2. Samuel B. Good, m3. William A. Johnson)

House Fire

On a cold night in February 1848, the Kibler home caught fire and burned down. The Kibler family made a narrow escape. A book on the life of Dr. H. Benjamin Kibler (son of Martin) states:

"The fire began in a central closet and extended first to the middle doors, thus preventing the escape of the family. The flames had kindled upon their beds ere they were admonished of their danger. Benjamin's bed was partly consumed when the scorching flames admonished him to flee, which he attempted to do through the door, but found it was well nigh consumed, and a thick volley of smoke and fire warded that point of escape; he was, therefore, forced to dash himself hastily out of a window."[3]

After the family made it outside, they realized not everyone was accounted for - a grandson who was visiting the family was still in the house. An enslaved woman belonging to the Kiblers ran back inside and rescued him from the fire.[3]

1820 census

Gender Age Range Number Est. Birth Year(s) Poss. Family Member(s)
Male Under 10 1 1811-1820 Jeremiah
Male 26 - 44 1 1776-1794 Martin Luther Kibler
Female Under 10 3 1811-1820 Susanna + unk?
Female 16 - 25 1 1795-1804 Dorothy Kibler

United States Census, 1820, Shenandoah, Virginia[4]

1830 census

Gender Age Range Number Est. Birth Year(s) Poss. Family Member(s)
Male Under 5 2 1826-1830 Asher & Benjamin
Male 5 - 9 1 1821-1825 Andrew
Male 10 - 14 2 1816-1820 Jeremiah & Abraham
Male 20 - 29 1 1801-1810 David, Isaac, or William
Male 50 - 59 1 1771-1780 Martin Luther Kibler
Female 5 - 9 1 1821-1825 Sarah Ann
Female 30 - 39 1 1791-1800 Dorothy Kibler

United States Census, 1830, Shenandoah, Virginia[5]

1840 census

Gender Age Range Number Est. Birth Year(s) Poss. Family Member(s)
Male 10 - 14 1 1826-1830 Benjamin
Male 15 - 19 2 1821-1825 Andrew & Asher
Male 20 - 29 2 1811-1820 Jeremiah & Abraham
Male 60 - 69 1 1771-1780 Martin Luther Kibler
Female 5 - 9 1 1831-1835 Louisa
Female 15 - 19 1 1821-1825 Sarah Ann
Female 40 - 49 1 1791-1800 Dorothy Kibler

United States Census, 1840, Page, Virginia[6]

1850 census

1850 census in Page County, Virginia:[7]

  • Martin Kibler, age 77
  • Dorothy Kibler, age 58
  • Benjamin Kibler, age 20
  • Louisa Kibler, age 17

Death

She passed away in 1860.[1]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48104073/dorothy-kibler : accessed 29 Oct 2021), memorial page for Dorothy “Dolly” Rickard Kibler (15 Oct 1792-19 Jul 1860), Find A Grave: Memorial #48104073, citing Kibler Cemetery, Kimball, Page County, Virginia; Maintained by Find A Grave.
  2. "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR78-CF3 : 6 August 2020), Martin Kibler, 1817.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kibler, Lewis. The Life, Character, and Death of Dr. Benjamin Henry Kibler. 1863. Full text
  4. "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLZ-VRK : accessed 29 October 2021), Martin Kebler, Isabella Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States; citing p. 161, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 138; FHL microfilm 193,697.
  5. "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5J-MWH : 20 February 2021), Martin Kibler, Western District, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States; citing 122, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 200; FHL microfilm 29,679.
  6. "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBW-6J5 : 2 March 2021), Martin Kibler, Page, Virginia, United States; citing p. 158, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
  7. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DV-917 : 23 December 2020), Martin Kibler, Page, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).




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