James William VanBebber1

M, (6 January 1872 - 14 May 1949)
     James William VanBebber was born on 6 January 1872 at Knoxville Township, Ray County, Missouri.1 He was the son of Pryor Lee VanBebber and Lydia Ann Kincaid.1 James William VanBebber married Effie Sanderson in 1896.1 James William VanBebber died on 14 May 1949 at Knoxville Township, Ray County, Missouri, at age 77 years, 4 months and 8 days. He was buried in the Knoxville Cemetery, located in Knoxville Township, Ray County, Missouri.
     KNOXVILLE MAN DIED SATURDAY

James William 'Jim' Vanbebber, 77, died at 1:45 Saturday morning, May 14, [1949] at the home of his sister, Mrs. Rosa Kelly in Knoxville after a week's illness. He had been ailing for a month before. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Knoxville church with burial in the Knoxville cemetery.

He was born January 6, 1872, in Knoxville and lived there all his life. He was the son of Pryor L. and Lydia Kincaid Vanbebber. In 1896 he was married to Effie Sandals, who died in 1923.

Mr. Vanbebber served as a deputy county assessor of Ray county and also was cashier of the Elmira bank at one time. He was a merchant in Knoxville from 1904 to 1920.

Survivors include one son, Clifton, one grandson, James A. Vanbebber, a sister; Mrs. Kelly and a half brother, John, all of Knoxville. Another sister, Mrs. Gertrude Slack died just two weeks earlier.

From Gary R. Hawpe, ed. and Williouse Parker, comp., 'Obituaries - Knoxville Man Died Saturday,' Van Bibber Pioneers E-Newsletter, Vol. 5 No. 8 (June 2002), p. 9.

Child of James William VanBebber and Effie Sanderson

Last Edited=27 Dec 2011

Citations

  1. [S2033] Makidee, The Ties That Bind, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16493860/ ( page last updated 2010) viewed on 31 Oct 2010.