Husband: Thomas Virgil "Bird" Gribble
Nickname: Bird 1
Born: Dec- 2-1867 in Ritchie Co, WV 2,3
Died: Mar-16-1927 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 2
Buried: in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 2
Resided: in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 2
Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 2
Father: John Marion Gribble (1838 - 1923)
Mother: Mary Catherine Nutter (1840 - 1872)
Wife: Leann Osborne
Census name: Leah A. Osburn 4
Married: Oct-22-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,6
Born: Oct-17-1859 in Pocahontas Co, (W)VA 7
Died: Oct- 1-1945 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Spencer, Roane Co, WV 2
Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1)
Resided: 1927 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 8
Resided: 1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Wilson Osborne (1833 - 1920)
Mother: Louisa Light (1834 - 1896)
Notes
F Child 1: Josephine Mae "Dochie" Gribble Census name: Dosia M. Gribble 9 Born: Aug-13-1886 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Died: Aug- 7-1972 10 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 10,11 Resided: in Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV 12,10 Census: 1930, 1940 in Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV 13 Census: 1910 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Charles Porter DeBrular b. Mar- 4-1882 d. Jul-16-1973 Census name: Porter C. DeBrulard 14 Married: Sep- 6-1906 in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD
F Child 2: Ressie O. Gribble Born: Jan- 2-1888 15,9 Died: Oct- -1966 15 Resided: in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 8,12,15 Husband: Paris L. Bode b. Mar-26-1882 d. Dec- 9-1946 Married: Oct- 3-1906 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
M Child 3: Oak H. Gribble 12 Census name: Okla H. Gribble 9 Born: May-15-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Died: Mar- 8-1941 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 2 Buried: in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 2 Resided: in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 2,12 Occupation: foreman, Hope Cons & Refining Co 2 Wife: Ottie Cheuvront b. ca 1894
M Child 4: Lawson Hall Gribble Born: Feb- 7-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,2 Died: May- 7-1955 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 16,2 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Resided: at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 10,2 Occupation: mail carrier, farmer 10,2 Military: Mar- 5-1918 - Aug-24-1919 World War I 2 Wife: Dailey Opal Wright b. Jan-22-1902 d. Nov- -1980 Also known as: Opal Wright 17,15,18 Married: Oct-29-1922 in Ritchie Co, WV 19
M Child 5: Forrest Dale Gribble Born: Mar- 1-1895 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Died: May-25-1960 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 20 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 21,22 Resided: 1955 in Mannington, Marion Co, WV 12 Census: 1940 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 23 Occupation: 1940 bookkeeper for natural gas company Occupation: 1916 teacher at Grange Hall School in Central District, Doddridge Co 24 Military: World War I Wife: Edith Genevary Squires b. Aug-24-1898 d. Oct- 8-1988 Also known as: Genevary 25 Married: Jul-17-1920 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV
Sources: (1) Obituary of daughter. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). (5) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Thomas V. Gribble, 18, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Lean A. Osburn, 25, b. Pocahontas Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Oct 22 1885. (6) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (7) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Death record, with son Lawson as informant, states her birthplace as Upshur County. But her marriage record, for which she provided the information herself, states her birthplace as Pocahontas County. (8) Death record of husband. (9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (10) Obituary. (11) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (12) Obituary of brother. (13) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District). (14) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (15) Social Security Death Index. (16) Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital. (17) Obituary of husband. (18) Marriage record of daughter. (19) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (20) Joy Gregoire Gilchrist Stalnaker, Squires Genealogy, Hackers Creek Pioneers Descendants, Jane Lew, WV (www.hackerscreek.com) (21) Headstone. (22) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (23) 1940 Census, Roane County, WV. (24) Doddridge County Republican, 11/30/1916. (25) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 251. Event Notes Note (1) In household with son Lawson and his family.