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    2. The next I have in the books History of Warren County Ohio. Page 934 Thomas Tibbals retired farmer, P.O. Springboro, born in Montgomery Cty. Ohio Nov. 5 1808 is a son of Noah and Jemima (Kellogg) Tibbals natives of Connecticut who were born, raised and married in their native state and in the year 1800, emigrated to Ohio and located in Washington Township, Montgomery Cty. where they were among the early settlers of that section. Purchased a farm which was mostly in the woods, wolves, wild fame and Indians were quite plentiful, there they spent their entire lives and died on the farm where they first located. They had 8 children, 3 sons & 3 daughters grew to maturity, and all but 1 daughter married and raised families. But all are deceased not except Thomas the subject of this sketch The maternal grandparents were Seth and Eunice Kellogg, natives of Vermont, but who became residents of CT. thence became settlers of Montgomery Cty. Ohio about the same time with the Tibbals family and there they lived and died. Thomas was married Feb 15 1838 to Catharine A. daughter of Robert & Rebecca Silver, he is a native of New Jersey, and she of Penn. The maternal grandparents were William & Jemima Stretch, he was born in Ireland and came to America at 9 yrs. of age, grew to manhood, married in Penn. and emigrated to Ky., thence after several yrs. residence they removed to Champaign Cty. Ohio where they lived & died. Robt. Silver when a young man left his native state & went to Ky. where he married, & thence came to Ohio and located in Greene Cty. where he died, his wife survived him several yrs. & died in Warren Cty. Ohio in 1862, while living with our subject aged 82 yrs. They were parents of 6 children who grew to maturity, 3 now survive---Catharine A; Margaret now Mrs. Baird, & Mehettable, now Mrs. Murry. Catharine was born in Greene Cty May 27, 1816. Mr. Tibbals & wife had 13 children, 4 sons & 9 daughters, 6 now survive. Wallace born Dec. 20, 1841 married Adella Stokes, daughter of Benjamin Stokes; Frances A. born April 30, 1844, married James Barkalow; Laura M. born May 29, 1847, married Charles Young; Alice J., born July 30, 1849, married Rush Stokes; Clara E., born Dec. 23, 1852 married Mason Hatfield; & Rachel J. born May 28, 1858. Mr. Tibbals after his marriage resided on the farm where he was born & raised till 1853, when he purchased a farm in Warren Cty. Clear Creek Township, where he resided till Feb. 1866, when he removed to his present location in Springboro, where he has since resided, retired from any regular active business. Mr. Tibbals has been a very industrious, hard working farmer----one who has attended strictly to his business, never holding, nor desiring office or public notoriety, but as a farmer has been very successful; has accumulated a good competency and given his children a good start in life and has an ample sufficiency reserved for his own comfort the balance of his life. Mr. Tibbals & wife are worthy members of the Baptist Church, to which they belonged for 20 yrs. Judy Born with a twelve foot question, looking for a six inch answer.

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