Tobias Ribble
May 30, 1812-July 3, 1901
Niles Republican, Thursday, July 11, 1901, page 1, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library
PIONEER PASSES AWAY
T. Ribble, for Nearly 75 years a Resident of Niles, Died This Morning
From Wednesday's Sun.
Another one of Niles' oldest and most highly respected pioneer residents has passed away. Tobias Ribble, for well nigh 75 years a resident of Niles and vicinity, passed from this life into the unknown beyond about four o'clock this morning at his residence on North Fourth street. Death was not unexpected. Mr. Ribble had been gradually failing since last march and for the past three weeks had been seriously ill with a complication of dropsy and heart disease which resulted in death.
Mr. Ribble was born in Virginia in 1812 and when about fourteen years old came to Niles, since which time he has been a resident of this vicinity.
He had followed the occupation of a farmer, retiring from active life about fifteen years ago. He was a valuable member of the Methodist church.
When a young man he was married to Miss Rebecca Watson, and though she has long since passed away, nine children, the fruits of the union, are still living: Mrs. Willard of La Porte, Ind.; Mrs. Childs of Omaha, Neb.; Mrs. Gyer of Lafayette, Ind.; Amos, John and Edward and Mrs. Charles H. Johnson of this city.
The funeral will be held from the late residence on Fourth street Friday afternoon at 2 :30 o'clock, Rev. Chapman officiating. Interment in Silver Brook cemetery.