JOHN TRIBBY, a Quaker, was born in Virginia on January 22, 1789. According to family legend, he was orphaned at age 10. By the age of 28 he had somehow made his way to Harrison County, Ohio where he married ANN WHITE. He operated a tannery along with farming his lands. In 1864 John moved his family to a farm in Tippecanoe Township, Henry County, Iowa, where he remained until his death on April 23, 1877.


pedigree chart Descendants of John Tribby (includes list of sources)
pedigree chart Surname Index
document Biography of Isaac B. Tribby PDF (includes list of sources)
globe Isaac Tribby Ohio and Iowa Maps
document Census Summaries PDF
document Obituaries PDF
document Arthur and Nora Tribby Marriage article PDF
document Clyde and Gladys Tribby 50th Wedding Anniversary PDF

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Descendants of John Tribby 1965

Back row L to R:
Arthur Leroy Tribby, Maxine Tribby Keene, Richard Raymond Keene
Living Keene, Tom Harry Keene, Clyde Merryman Tribby
Front row L to R:
Gladys Hutchison Tribby, Living Keene, Living Keene, Shirley Evans Tribby



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Isaac Brown Tribby



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Clyde and Gladys (Hutchison) Tribby
50th Anniversary 1968



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Maxine Tribby Keene
Daughter of Clyde and Gladys Tribby