Rhuhama Hibbs

Brief Life History of Rhuhama

When Rhuhama Hibbs was born in 1857, in Jaybird, Adams, Ohio, United States, her father, Samuel Sweeny Hibbs, was 49 and her mother, Sarah Jones, was 30. She married Leopold Deavener in 1886, in Adams, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Brush Creek Township, Scioto, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Rarden, Scioto, Ohio, United States for about 30 years. She died on 27 April 1928, in Portsmouth, Wayne Township, Scioto, Ohio, United States, at the age of 71.

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Family Time Line

Leopold Deavener
1853–1921
Rhuhama Hibbs
1857–1928
Marriage: 1886
Saloma Pearl Deavener
1887–1985
Charles Alphonse Deavener
1892–
Dorsey Cleveland Deavener
1893–1893
Guilford Lee Deavener
1896–1976

Sources (12)

  • Ruhama Helby in household of Saml. Helby, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Ruhan Hibbs, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • Ruhana J Deanener, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

World Events (8)

1863

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

1870

Since 1870 Wayne Township and the City of Portsmouth have covered the same territory.

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English female personal name Ibb or Ebbe, pet forms of Isabel , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s and prosthetic H-. Compare Ebbs and Hipps .

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

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