Lybarger Linkages Newsletter
Fall, 2004 . . . . . Vol. XX No. 2 . . .
. . ISSN 0887-9354
Official Newsletter of the Lybarger
Memorial Association
LMA ANNUAL MEETING JULY, 2004
The major business before the LMA was the decision to paint the
Lybarger
Lutheran
Church
. The work was completed by the middle of August for a cost of $3,600 and will
be reported in next year's financial report. The remaining need is to replace
the front door. The church was last painted in 1995. Other actions of the LMA
are found elsewhere in this issue of the newsletter.
2004
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
The recipient of the 2004 Distinguished Service Award went to William
"Bill" Robert Lyberger He was born in
Huntingdon
,
PA
on Dec. I I, 1920 to Mary A Rowe and John W. Lyberger. He marred Dons R.
Gramling in 1941 who bore him Ardith, Arden, and Timothy.
Doris
died in 1969. Bill then married Polly Snodgrass. He assumed the responsibility
for helping to raise 4 of Polly's 6 children along with his son, Tim. In 1970, a
year after
Doris
died, he suffered the loss of his son, Arden, in the Vietnam War (his name is
on the memorial wall in
Washington
,
D.C.
).
Bill served in the Army in
Germany
during World War II. He was active in the
United
Methodist
Church
at
Falls Church
,
VA.
Bill worked as a carpenter and electrician and retired from the General
Services Administration. His hobbies were woodworking and leather work. He loved
to sing and go camping. He died in May, 1999 at
Falls Church
,
VA
One day he received a letter from a Hazel Brown who was searching for a Billy
Lyberger, son of John Lyberger of
Kentucky
. Bill became curious as he had never claimed his family up to this time. He now
wanted to reconnect with his relations in
Pennsylvania
with whom he had lost contract. The end result was that Bill discovered that
his grandfather was Shannon Lybarger
the descendants of whom attended the Lybarger reunions and annual meetings at
Madley
,
PA.
So it is that he became an active supporter of the reunions and the LMA as well
as reuniting with his cousins who were related through
Shannon
.
LMA FINANCIAL REPORT FY 2003-2004
Income
Dues / memberships ($10 per year)
$1,250.00
Donations to church fund
675.00
Sales of publications
466.00
Donations for genealogical research
125.00
Bank interest
48.35
Total
$ 2,564.35
Expenses (church and reunion related)
Electricity for church
80.00
Porto
potties for reunion
158.40
Sealing of church basement windows
320.00
Name plaque for Disting. Serv. Award
5.30
Subtotal
563.70
Expenses (newsletter and postal items)
Preparation of newsletters for printers
58.39
Newsletter address labels
21.44
Printing 2 Issues of newsletter
588.97
Postage to mail newsletters
696.52
P.O. box rental
80.00
Miscellaneous postage
48.14
Subtotal
$ 1,493.46
Beginning balance
July 1, 2003
$ 9,427.80
Total Income FY 2003.04
2,564.35
Total expenses FY 2003-04
2,057.16
Net gain: income over expenses
507.19
Balance beginning July I, 2004
$ 9 ,934.99
Thanks go to
all those who have made contributions to the LMA. and the church fund the latter
of which are especially appreciated because of the expense of maintaining a 120
year old church It is now to excellent shape what with the new roof added in
2000 for $3,340, repairs to the walk up to the entrance, the sealing of the
window wells, and now the painting of the exterior.
Although there are sufficient funds in the treasury to cover the expenses
we have to be sure that there will be adequate reserves to cover future costs of
the church and of the newsletter, the other major expense of the LMA.
OUR WHITE HOUSE COUSIN
Would you believe It? We are related to Lynne Ann Vincent, the wife of Richard
Cheney, the Vice President of the
United States
. Here is how we are connected. Lynne Vincent is the daughter of Edna Lolita
Lybyer (1919-1973) who was the deputy sheriff of
Casper
,
WY
. She was the daughter of Benjamin Harrison Lybyer (1888-1972), who was born in
Missouri
but died in
Casper
where he was an oil field lease operator. His father, Andrew Simon Peter Lybyer
(1843-1911) was born in
Indiana
but died in
Missouri
. He served in the Civil War for the North as a sergeant in the Indiana Cavalry.
Later he worked as a ranch hand and an oil field worker. His father, Daniel
Solomon Philip Lybarger (1811-1873), was born in
Bedford County
,
PA
and died in
Putnam County
,
IN.
He changed the spelling of his last name to Lybyer. He was Lynne Vincent's
great great grandfather. His father was Ludwick Lybarger (circa 1764-1833) of
Bedford County
,
PA
Ludwick was one of the three brothers of the immigrant ancestor, Nicholas
Leyenberger.
It is interesting to note from this lineage how our ancestors migrated
westward from
Bedford
County
to
Ohio
,
Indiana
or
Illinois
. From there they moved further west as opportunities opened up on expanding
frontier. Lybargers were like thousands of Americans who went by wagon train to
the western country. Obviously, if you are a Lybyer you are more closely related
to Lynne Cheney than the rest of us, but we are all related to her however
distant the connection may be.
The information on Lynne Vincent came from Glenn Byron who notified John L
Lybarger of
Mansfield
,
OH
who operates the Lybarger family history web site. He emailed the newsletter
editor. Lybarger Linkages is now being sent to Lynne Vincent Cheney at the White
House in Washington, D.C. Lynne Vincent and Richard Cheney's names are
documented in the 1997 and 2000 editions of The Lybarger Descendants.
TROLLEY ENTHUSIAST AND
ARCHIVIST
A photograph taken appeared in the March-April. 2003 edition of "Trolley
Fare" magazine. It shows an 8 year old boy observing the arrival of the
interurban trolley as it approached the Cheeseman stop in
Peters
Township
outside
Pittsburgh
,
Pa
on the last day of service on
Aug. 29, 1953
.
That boy was Edward Holmes Lybarger, born Aug. 1945
The photo was taken by the late Samuel Francis Lybarger who was once on
the board of trustees of the Lybarger Memorial Association and a recipient of
LMA's Distinguished Service Award. His son Ed grew up to become the archivist
and exhibits coordinator of the
Pennsylvania
Trolley
Museum
. He is the father of four children including one who is adopted and two who arc
twins.
LYBARGER GROVE SHELTER
COLLAPSES
Last January the roof of the shelter at the Lybarger
reunion picnic grove at
Madley
,
PA
collapsed under the weight of a heavy wet snow storm as seen in the photo
below. Jack Lybarger of
Johnstown
. PA and his son Kurt cleaned away the debris and they purchased and erected a
canvas canope and rehabilitated a sufficient number of the tables so that the
reunion could continue on this past July. The original shelter was built in 1952
using lumber from the Buffington farm.
QUERY FROM PEGGY BUSH JONES
Peggy Bush Jones is involved in research as a secretary for the Genealogical
Society of Allegany County, PA. She is the granddaughter of Sara (Baer) and
Elmer Bush, and the great granddaughter of Amanda Civila Lybarger (1859-1938) of
Somerset Co., PA.. She asked if the LMA was still alive and how she could make a
contribution. She wants to share information and find more living relatives.
Interested relations can contact her at handpjones@hereintown.net
MEET THE NEW LMA BOARD MEMBERS
Two new board members were voted in at the annual meeting of the LMA this past
July. They are Bob Lybarger of Harmony, N.C. and George W. Lybarger of
Reynoldsburg
(
Columbus
), OH The story on Bob is found in the story following this one.
George was horn in July 1948 in Painsville, Oh to Dorothy Chaffee and Harry S.
Lybarger. He was married in December 1971 to Patricia Hegler. Their children
are Karen, Phillip, and Laurie. George is retired from Ohio Bell, which became
pan of AT&T, which became Lucent Technologies.
George said he had been meaning to get involved in the LMA for some time. As a
child he was brought to the reunions in the I950's and 1960's before the LMA was
organized in 1984. George has a cabin in nearby
Berlin
,
PA
, which enables him to check in on the status of the church from time to time.
In fact, he has been designated to be the project manager for the painting of
the church.
2005 LYBARGER
REUNION
Mark your next year's calendars now for the Lybarger reunion to be held on
July 15-17, 2005
at Bedford and
Madley
,
PA.
Best Western Motel in
Bedford
will reserve group reservations.
LYBARGER INDUCTED IN HALL OF FAME
Col.
(Ret.) Robert Charles "Bob" Lybarger of Harmony,
North Carolina
has been inducted into the Engineer Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame,
located at the U.S. Army Engineer School, History Office, Ft. Leonard Wood,
Missouri
. The purpose of the OCS Hall of Fame is to provide special recognition to those
graduates who distinguished themselves, and to serve as an inspiration for all
who serve. Bob joins other Hall of Fame members former US Secretary of Defense
Caster Weinberger, former
U.S.
Senators Bob Dole and Daniel Inouye, and columnist William S. Buckley.
Bob Lybarger (descendant of Nicholas Sr and his fourth son Henry Sr.), was born
Dec. 12, 1932
in
Sterling
,
CO
, the second in a family of five boys and one girl born to Willis C. Lybarger
and his wife Helen Ilow Stark Lybarger. His mother and two brothers, Warren (and
family) and Caner, still live in Fort Collins; brother Larry lives in Sterling,
CO and sister Elaine lives at Woodland Park, CO His father Willis and an older
brother Frederick Glen are deceased.
Bob graduated from
Logan
County
High School
in 1950, attending
Colorado
A&M
College
and majoring in agriculture education. He and Irma Nell Rutledge of
Fort Collins
,
Colorado
were married in 1952 The following year, during the Korean War, he entered the
U.S. Army and was commissioned 2nd Lt. in the Corps of Engineers in 1954 at
Ft. Belvoir
,
Virginia
.
Bob was on active duty in the U.S. Army from 1953 until 1982. He graduated from
the
University
of
Omaha
in 1964 with a Bachelors degree in Education. A Korean and Vietnam War veteran,
Bob also served in numerous locations in the
U.S.
and
Germany
. He has been awarded the Legion or Merit with three Oak Leaf Clusters and the
Bronze Star, among numerous commendation medals.
Since his retirement from the military in 1982, he has worked in private
business. B & I Enterprises, the real estate developmental and rental
property company he and his wife Irma founded in Hawthorne, Nevada, celebrates
its 20th anniversary in 2004 He has also been an elected public servant since
leaving the military, serving as a county commissioner in Mineral County from
1984-89 and 1995-95, chairman of the Central Nevada Development Authority for
three years, the local Economic Development Committee for eight years, and
served on the County Fair, Park and Recreation Boards for four years.
His many memberships include B P.O. Elks, as a Past Exalted Ruler (and Honorary
Life Member) of the
Hawthorne
. NV Elks Lodge 81704 and President of the Nevada State Elks Association
(1995-96) He is a member of the American Legion, the Disabled American
Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Association of the LS Army, and a life
member of the Military Officers Association of America.
Bob and Irma have three children, four grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. In 2000, they moved to Harmony, N C. to be near their son
Brian Lybarger (b. 1958) and daughter Leanne Lybarger Coffey (b. 1953) and their
families. Son Bradley (b.1955) lives in
Springfield
,
MO
and has three children
Bob attended the Lybarger reunion in Medley. PA in 2003 and 2004. He was elected
to the board of the LMA in 2003 - a much needed and welcome addition
HERE COME THE GIRLS!
The newsletter is happy to announce the arrival of Alyssa Layne Lybarger into
the world on May 10. 2004. She is the second daughter of
Douglas
and Michelle Lybarger of
Dayton
,
PA
Alyssa weighed 6 lbs. and 8 oz. at birth. She joins her sister Jessica. The
grandparents are Floyd and Kathleen Lybarger and Mary and the late Nick Elko. A
special treat was Alyssa's attendance at the Lybarger annual meeting and reunion
at
Madley
,
PA
this past July.
And on July 23 a girl, Averi Arlene was born to Tami
(Lybarger) and Chad Ruhl in
Mt. Vernon
,
OH
. She weighed 7 Ibs. 14 oz. Averi is the granddaughter of Beryl and Jan Lybarger
and the great granddaughter of the late Merl and Margaret (Coe) Lybarger
EDITOR'S COMMENT
The editor would tike to thank the following persons for sending in this issues
obituaries from 'various newspaper. Jack Lybarger of
Johnstown
. PA. Floyd I Lybarger of
Illiopolis
,
IL
. Barbara Black of
Pickerington
,
OH
, and Carolyn Martin of Rose. OK. Jennifer Wilke Bellingham, WA transformed them
into articles for the newsletter and wrote the article on Bob Lybarger. Thanks
also to Genevieve Lybarger of New Lexington, OH for sending in the material on
the trolley enthusiast. All told the sources and stories appearing in this issue
of "Lybarger Linkages cover 10 states:
Ohio
,
Pennsylvania
, W.Virginia,
Virginia
.
North Carolina
.
Indiana
,
Illinois
.
Kansas
.
Washington
. and
Wyoming
,
JOHN MASON BULLINGTON
1950-2004
John M Bullington passed away in Manns Choice.
Pennsylvania
in July 2004 at the age of 56, of esophageal cancer. He was born in 1950 in
Allegany
County
. Maryland to Mason K. Bullington and Laura L. Poorbaugh Bullington, who
survives him, In 1978 he married Mary E. Williams and she and his 3 sons, Drue,
of Lititz, PA and twins Lance and Benjamin of the family home, survive him, as
do his brother Thomas Bullington of Manns Choice, and a number of nieces and
nephews
John was plant superintendent at Lane Metal Products in
Bedford
. Prior to that he was a general foreman at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel in
Steubenville
. OH. was president of the council of the United Church of Christ. He was a
member of the Shawnee Valley Volunteer Fiore Co.. the Schellsburg
Recreation Council, the Masonic Lodge, and the
Bedford
American Legion.
John was the grandson of Mae G. Lybarger and the son of Laura I. Poorbaugh
Bullington of
Bedford
. who survives him. His father, Mason K Bullington who died in 2000 He was
buried at the
Lybarger
Cemetery
adjoining the
Lybarger
Lutheran
Church
in Madley, PA.
CHARLES
VERNON
WELTY 1926-2003
Charles Vernon Welty died on
Sept. 21, 2003
In
Pinkneyville
,
Illinois
, at the age of 76. He was born
Oct 13, 1926
in
Willisville
,
Illinois
to Dennis Andrew Welty and Florence Ethel Lybarger Welty. He married Mary
Evelyn Hardy in 1950 and she preceded him in death in 2001
Charles served in the army during World War II, and later worked as a
bricklayer. He was a member of the
Baptist
Church
in Willisville and American Legion Post 1096 in Campbell Hill He is survived by
a brother Leo Gene (Barbara) Welty of Percy: a sister Catherine
Welty (Sunny) Diamond of Willisville, and was pre-ceded in
death by three brothers, Kenneth, Clarence, and Dennis Welty. His brother Oran
Welty passed away in January 2004 (see next obituary).
Charles was one of seven children horn to Florence Ethel Lybarger (1908-77) and
Dennis Welty in Perry County, Illinois
Florence
Lybarger was one of six children born to Charles Dennis Lybarger (1885-1949)
and his first wife Mamie Carson (or Karsten) All are descendants of the first
Nicholas and his son Ludwick.
ORAN
DALE WELTY 1932-2004
Oran Dale Welty, brother of Charles Vernon Welty, I died in
Chester
.
Illinois
on
January 2, 2004
. at the age of 71
Oran
was born in 1932 to Dennis Andrew I Welty and Florence Ethel Lybarger Welty. He
married Pauline Ehlers in
Hernando
,
Mississippi
in 1951, and I she survives him in
Campbell Hill
,
Illinois
.
Oran
was a retired foreman from the Randolph County Highway Department, a member of
the Baptist church, and a member of Laborers Local 459 in
Sparta
. IL
He is survived by his wife, and daughter Vanda Kay Welty of
Baldwin
. granddaughter Audrea Lynn (Donald) McFadden, Jr. two step-great-grandchildren.
a foster granddaughter. a foster daughter. his sister Katherine (husband Sonny)
Diamond of Willsville. and his brother Leo (wife Barbara) Welty of Percy. He
was preceded in death by four brothers Charles (see accompanying
obituary). Kenneth. Clarence and Dennis Welty. He was descended from the first
Nicholas and his son Ludwick, Sr.
IOLA BERTHA H. LYBARGER
1909-2004
Iola Bertha Henson Lybarger passed away on
June 28, 2004
in
Pinckneyville
,
Illinois
. She was 93 years old. She was born in 1909 to George Henson and Bertha
Koepp Henson In
Campbell
Hill,
Illinois
. In 1924, she a married Joseph Edgar Lybarger (1893-1931), a descendant of the
first Nicholas and his son Ludwick. Sr. In 1946 she married Roy Lybarger in
Salem
,
IL
. (Roy is not listed in the 1997 or 2000 editions of The Lybarger Descendants.)
Iola was a homemaker, and a member of the
First
Baptist
Church
in Cutler,
Illinois
. She is survived by two daughters. Delores (George) Quillman of Campbell Hill
and Nettie Lodge of Willisville, three grandchildren, and nine
great-grandchildren.
MARILEE F. T. LYBARGER
1927-2003
Marilee Twitchell Lybarger died
Dec 20, 2003
in
Carthage
. Illinois She was horn in 1927 to Clarence Twitchell and Jesse Weir in
Lewiston
,
IL
. She was married in 1949 to Lester
Lewis Lybarger and they have four children, Duane R., Joyce Delane. Leslie
Dianne. and Sheryl Dayle She is survived by husband Lester, their children.
seven grandchildren, a sister. three brothers. and numerous others
Lester Lybarger was born in 1921 to Lester Lawrence and Florence Edith Bowen
Lybarger He was an Air Force flight chief on a B-26 bomber during World War II
and is a descendant of the first Nicholas and his son Ludwick, Sr.
JANEY ARISSA WAYT LYBARGER 1912-2004
Jancy Wayt Lybarger passed away on April 5. 2004 in
Phillipsburg
,
Kansas
at the age of 91 She was born in 1912 in
Muskogee
County
.
Oklahoma
to Oddy Stanton Wayt and
Myra
"Dolly" Jackson Wayt In 1933, she married Clarence LeRoy Lybarger
(1908-88) and they had two children, Charlotte
Lee Lybarger
Moyer (1935-2001) and Clarence Wayne Lybarger (b.1937) Janey is survived by
eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, a sister, and many nieces and
nephews. Her husband was a descendant of the first Nicholas and his son
Nicholas. Sr.
JOHN "JACK"
PICKETT BLACK 1925-2004
John “Jack” Black, married to Barbara Jean Lybarger since 1947, passed away
in Carroll. (
Ohio
in February 2004 at the age of 79. John was a graduate of
Ohio
Stale
University
and a veteran of World War II. serving as a radio operator on the coast of
Normandy
. He was a member of the Methodist church. He is survived by Barbara, his wife
of 56 years, and daughters Shirley Black (husband Paul) Dolnick and Connie
[husband Russ) Diehl, two grandchildren, two sisters, and many nieces and
nephews. He was preceded in death by son Dan, and brother Richard. Barbara Jean
Lybarger is descended from the first Nicholas and his son Nicholas
QUERY
FROM GARY BAKER
Gary Baker sent in the following request: Could get a copy of the 43 page report
that Francis Baker sent? I am related on my mother's side of the family. She was
Marietta Shepard who married Darrell Baker. She had a sister who married Mike
Lybarger, They had three children. Mike, Mark and Shawn. That makes them my
first cousins I am not sure if they are in your Lybarger line.
My e-mail address is garybaker912@earthlink.net
LYBARGERS ARE COOKIN’
We want to try your Lybarger recipes. Please send a them to Kathy L. Romstedt,
romstedt.1@osu.edu
Chicken Ouesadillas
by Cynthia "Mufy”
Lybarger Fehr,
Chanute
,
KS
I lb. chicken breasts
I pkg. McCormick's Fajita seasoning
I C. sliced mushrooms
I C. chopped yellow onion
1/2 C. sliced green onion tops
2T oil
1/4 C. water
2 C. colby/jack cheese
flour tortillas
butter
sour cream
Slice chicken breasts into thin pieces. Mix fajita seasoning, oil, and
water in medium bowl. Add chicken to mixture. Let stand 15 minutes.
Saute mushrooms in butte. Set aside. Saute onion in butter. Set aside
Add meat and marinade to a preheated skillet. Saute over medium-high heat
for 5-7 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Set aside.
To assemble the quesadillas melt a little butter in a large
skillet over medium heat. Place a flour tortilla in pan. Add these
ingredients to one half of the tortilla in amounts of your choice: some cheese,
some chicken, some onion, some mushrooms, some green onion, more cheese.
When the tortilla begins to brown, fold it over and flip it
to the other side to continue melting the cheese inside. Repeat for more
quesadillas. Serve with sour cream. Serves 4-6.
REUNIONS WITHIN A
REUNION
The LMA annual meeting was notable for two extended families that together
comprised half of everyone who attended. The first mini reunion brought together
Kathleen Heckwine and Floyd Lybarger (b.6/1929) of
Illiopolis
,
IL
and their son Douglas (b.8/1967) and his wife Michelle of Dayton. PA. A special
treat were their daughters Alyssa and Jessica and baby Alyssa. Floyd and
Kathleen have been regular attendees at the LMA annual meetings and reunions
The second mini reunion brought together the living adult children of Viola
Vincent and Ralph Lybarger (1896-1955) and their spouses. They were, in order of
birth, Ralph (b.9/1924) and Eleanore Hoffmann from South Bend, IN. Jean
(b.10/1925) and Bob Smith from Apex, N.C. Vera (b.1/1932) and Walter Casto from
Pinehurst NC.; and George (b.6/1935) and Sharon Lee Prange of South Bend, IN.
They had all attended Lybarger annual meetings and reunions in previous years.
They met together at Bedford / Madley because that is where the national
Lybarger reunion was held and also because it was equally distant (475 miles)
between their
homes in
Indiana
and
North Carolina
. They had their own reunion right alongside the larger Lybarger reunion. It
should also be noted that all the men served in either the Marines. Army. Navy,
or Air Force in either World War II or the Korean War.
Jean Smith was instrumental in preparing the newsletters for mass mailing until
she turned the job over to her sister-in-law, Sharon. Jean's son, Brian Smith.
keeps the addresses up-to-date and prepares the address labels.
POETRY BOOKS STILL AVAILABLE
Here is a unique Christmas gift idea: Poems of Lybarger Relations a 50 page
spiral bound book covering a wide range of topics contributed by persons ranging
in birth years from 1888 to 1978. The poems are both serious, sacred, sublime
and silly. If you would like to learn more about the 8.5 x I I inch book contact
the compiler,
Lee Lybarger
, at llybarger@columbus.rr.com
or by writing to him at
PO Box 611
,
Delaware
, OH 43015 If you would like to order a copy see the cost and order form below.
