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Colonel Joseph Benajah Bibb 1822–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 April 1822

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 14 September 1869

Death Location: Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA

Father: Peyton Reverend

Mother: Martha Cobb

Spouse(s): Martha Bibb

Children(s): Louisa Bibb, James Bibb, Captain Bibb, William MD

Colonel Joseph Benajah Bibb was born in 1822 in Alabama, USA, the child of Peyton Dandridge Wyatt Bibb Reverend And Martha Mariah Cobb. In 1850, Colonel Joseph Benajah Bibb resided in Montgomery Ward 1, Montgomery, Alabama, USA. In 1860, Colonel Joseph Benajah Bibb resided in Division 1, Montgomery, Alabama, USA. Colonel Joseph Benajah Bibb married Martha Dandridge Gilmer Bibb, and had children including Captain Peyton Benajah Bibb, James Gilmer Bibb, Louisa Sophia Bibb, William George Bibb Md. Colonel Joseph Benajah Bibb passed away in 1869 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Colonel Joseph Benajah Bibb was born in 1822 in Alabama, USA, the child of Peyton Dandridge Wyatt Bibb Reverend And Martha Mariah Cobb.
  • In 1850, Colonel Joseph Benajah Bibb resided in Montgomery Ward 1, Montgomery, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1860, Colonel Joseph Benajah Bibb resided in Division 1, Montgomery, Alabama, USA.
  • Colonel Joseph Benajah Bibb married Martha Dandridge Gilmer Bibb, and had children including Captain Peyton Benajah Bibb, James Gilmer Bibb, Louisa Sophia Bibb, William George Bibb Md.
  • Colonel Joseph Benajah Bibb passed away in 1869 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peyton Reverend
1784–1840
Birth Location: Amelia, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
PR
Martha Cobb
1784–1854
Birth Location: Columbia, Georgia, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Martha Bibb
1829–1910
Birth Location: Morgan, Alabama, USA
MB

Children(s)

Louisa Bibb
1851–1942
Birth Location: Montgomery, Alabama, USA
LB
James Bibb
1859–1860
Birth Location: Montgomery, Alabama, USA
JB
Captain Bibb
1857–1906
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
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William MD
1854–1902
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
WM

Colonel Bibb's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Bibb
1822–1869
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
Peyton Dandridge Wyatt Bibb Reverend
1784–1840
Amelia, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
Martha (Mariah) Cobb
1784–1854
Columbia, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Bibb's Descendants

1.
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Colonel (Joseph Benajah) Bibb (17 April 1822–14 September 1869) m. Martha (Dandridge Gilmer) Bibb (15 April 1829–10 June 1910)
  1. 1. Louisa (Sophia) Bibb 1851–1942
  2. 2. James (Gilmer) Bibb 1859–1860
  3. 3. Captain (Peyton Benajah) Bibb 1857–1906 m. Josephine Bibb 1851–1907
  4. 4. William (George Bibb) MD 1854–1902 m. Susanna (P "Susie" Dunlap) Porter 1858–1953
    1. 1. James (Porter Bibb) MD 1879–1955
    2. 2. Martha ("Mattie" Gilmer Bibb) Edmonson 1882–1911 m. William (Thomas) Edmonson 1880–1922
      1. 1. George (Bibb Edmonson) Sr. 1908–
        1. 1. George (Bibb Edmonson) Jr 1945–1966
      2. 2. Susanna (Porter) Edmonson 1909–
    3. 3. George (Dunlap) Bibb 1891–1962
    4. 4. Frederick (Lewis) Bibb 1895–1985

Colonel Bibb's Timeline

4 Records

1822
17 April 1822
Birth of Colonel Joseph Benajah Bibb in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1850
1850
Age 28
Colonel Joseph Benajah Bibb resided here in Montgomery Ward 1, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Montgomery Ward 1, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
1860
1860
Age 38
Colonel Joseph Benajah Bibb resided here in Division 1, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Division 1, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
1869
14 September 1869
Age 47
Death of Colonel Joseph Benajah Bibb in Parents Peyton Dandridge Bibb 1785 Martha Cobb
Parents Peyton Dandridge Bibb 1785 Martha Cobb

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 April 1822
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Division 1, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: M653_19; Page: 305; Image: 307; Family History Library Film: 803019
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Montgomery Ward 1, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: M432_12; Page: 123B; Image: 112
    [3] 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules
    [4] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, Census Year: 1869
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012
    [7] BillionGraves.com Burial Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Montgomery Ward 1, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Montgomery Ward 1, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: M432_12; Page: 123B; Image: 112
    [2] 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Division 1, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Division 1, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: M653_19; Page: 305; Image: 307; Family History Library Film: 803019

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama CIVIL War Muster Rolls

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 September 1869
    Event Place: Parents Peyton Dandridge Bibb 1785 Martha Cobb
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, Census Year: 1869
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012
    [4] BillionGraves.com Burial Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012
    [3] BillionGraves.com Burial Index
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