HIBS-Catherine Vickers - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

MRS. Catherine Hibs, farmer, Veedersburg, was born in 1826, in Ohio, and is the daughter of Elias and Tabytha Vickers, both natives of Ohio, and emigrated to Fountain county in 1830, and settled in Troy township. Her father officiated as minister in the New Light Christian church, prior to his coming to Fountain county. After he came here he united with that branch of the church known as the Disciples. He died in 1848, aged sixty-seven years, the latter died in Ohio. Mrs. Hibs has been married three times, first to Alexander Sower, who died in 1842, aged twenty-eight; second in 1844 to James Richardson, native of Ohio, son of Daniel and Nancy Richardson, early settlers of Van Buren township, who died in 1859, age forty-eight, leaving eight children; Nora, Daniel, Emiline, James A., Rachel C., Sarah A., Mary J., (deceased), William H. (deceased), Margaret (deceased), and Anna (deceased), to mourn the loss of a kind and affectionate father. His last named child departed this life in June 1880, in her twentieth hear. Her loss was deeply felt by her many friends, relatives and classmates. She was a student at Fort Wayne Indiana. Mrs. Hibs was married to Henry Hibs of Ohio, son of Joseph and Bythana Hibs who died in 1876, aged sixty-two years. Mrs. Hibs now has a beautiful home one mile southwest of Veedersburg, and a fine farm of 150 acres near Perrysville Indiana. She and all her family are members of the Christian church but one.