Roswell Tousley Dibble

Brief Life History of Roswell Tousley

When Roswell Tousley Dibble was born on 23 January 1851, in Iowa, United States, his father, Horace Lasalle Dibble, was 35 and his mother, Julia Ann Sturges, was 26. He married Jett Louise Milster on 9 September 1876. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Molalla, Marion, Oregon, United States in 1880 and Molalla, Clackamas, Oregon, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1919, at the age of 68, and was buried in Molalla, Clackamas, Oregon, United States.

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Family Time Line

Roswell Tousley Dibble
1851–1919
Jett Louise Milster
1860–1925
Marriage: 9 September 1876
Ola Nancy Dibble
1878–1963

Sources (11)

  • R T Dibble, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Roswell L. Dibble, "Oregon Marriage Index, 1849-1884; 1991-2006"
  • Roswell T Dibble, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"

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World Events (8)

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

Name Meaning

from the Middle English personal name Tibble, a pet form of Theobald .

variant of Deeble .

English:

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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