Lybarger Linkages Newsletter
Spring, 1999 . . . . . Vol. XV No.
1 . . . . . ISSN 0887-9354
Official Newsletter of the Lybarger Memorial Association
LMA PLAYS CUPID
Have we got some exciting news to report! The president of the Lybarger Memorial Association, John Holmes Lybarger, and the treasurer of LMA, Genevieve Lybarger Hayden Smalling, were married at the First United Methodist Church in New Lexington, OH on Jan. 16, 1999. Attending were their immediate families.
So how did it all begin? John has been active in the LMA almost from its rebirth in 1985. Gen's interest in family history led her to the reunion and annual meeting a few years later where she was drafted to serve on the board of trustees as the treasurer. Since then she has always made the trek from Illinois to attend the reunion and annual meetings at Madley, PA. At that time John was married to Betty Ann Stickdorn. However, Betty died in 1995. Gen had been a widow first in 1974 and again in 1979.
Some of you may wonder if the LMA is in the matchmaking business. After all, one of our purposes is "To bring families together into reunions and other gatherings which serve to enhance relationships among Lybargers and their allied families". Let us reassure you that although we are very happy that the LMA provided the setting which enabled John and Gen to meet it was never envisioned that any marriages would result!
John considers it a "class act" that Gen would uproot her household and leave her community to come and live with him in southeastern Ohio at New Lexington. However, she will continue to rent out her 160 acres of farm land at Macomb, IL. She is looking forward to learning to golf -a favorite pastime of Johns.
But how are they related? Officially they are 4th cousins once removed. They, like all of us Lybarger relations, are descended from the immigrant ancestor, Nikolaus Leyberger. in addition they are both descended from Nikolaus' son, Ludwick who had a large family by two wives. One son was Andrew, from whom John is descended, and another was Lewis from whom Gen is descended. Eventually we reach Nancy J. Lybarger, Gen's mother who was the fourth cousin to John. This means that Nancy's children, including Gen, and Johns children are 5th cousins. Hence, Gen is "once removed" from the parallel descending ladder of cousins. They are in between being fourth or fifth cousins. Thus, they are 4th cousins once removed.
Interestingly, John and Gen were born in the same year, 1923, and the same season , summer (June and August). You will have a chance to congratulate them in person when you come to the Lybarger reunion and LMA annual meeting in July.
Gen will retain the name of Smalling as far as LMA financial business is concerned. Cheques for dues and other LMA the payments should now be sent to her at 901 Saint Clair Ave., New Lexington, OH 43764-1140.
ANNUAL MEETING PLANNED
It is that time again - to be planning to attend the annual meeting of the LMA and the Lybarger reunion at the Lybarger Lutheran Church at Madley, PA. July 17-18, 1999. This is an important meeting as decisions about plans for celebration of the Year 2000 reunion events will be made. Your ideas and suggestions are needed. You will also get to see the restorations made to the church. The schedule of events are as follows:
Sat. July 17:
Lunch : 12 noon, Clara's Place, Best Western Motel Trustees meeting: 1:45 pm, Lybarger Lutheran Church, Madley Annual meeting : 2:30 pm, Lybarger Lutheran Church, Madley Dinner : 6:30 pm, Irene's Restaurant, Bedford
Sun. July 18:
Sunday: breakfast, 8:00 am, Clara's Place, Bedford Church service: 10:00 am Lybarger Lutheran Church nondenominational service of remembrance Group photo opportunities: 11:00 am Reunion picnic: 12:00 noon, Lybarger Grove next to church
Twelve rooms have been reserved at Best Western Motel for Lybarger relatives. Call 814-623-9006 for reservations. Be sure to mention that you are part of the Lybarger reunion party. No reservations are required for meals at the Best Western or Irene's.
Coming by car, via the PA Turnpike, exit at Bedford. After the toll booth turn left going uphill. You will quickly see the Best Western on your left. There are many excellent motels in Bedford as it is a popular summer tourist and reunion location. If you have the equipment you can camp under the trees at the Lybarger Picnic Grove. Call Jack Lybarger at 814-266-7919 for details. Any other questions9 Call John H. Lybarger, LMA president, at (740)342-3110.
BOOK. GENEALOGY, WEB SITE UPDATE
Our book distributor, John L. Lybarger reports that by March 1st there were only 35 family histories, The Lybarger Descendants left. If you want a book use the order form on pg. 7.
John says that the Lybarger relations are still being added to the genealogy data base. When The Lybarger Descendants was published in summer of 1997 there were 10,025 direct descendants of our immigrant ancestor. There are now, as of March 1st, 11,179 direct descendants, an increase of 1,154 or 11.5 per cent. As for the spouses of direct descendants there were 5,441 when the book came out but that number has increased to 6,052, up 611 names or 10 percent.
John also reports that the Lybarger web site, which he maintains, receives an average of 50-100 "hits" or visits a week. About 6 a week are Lybarger lineage inquiries. Many of the additions to The Lybarger Descendants are the result of information that comes to him over the internet. We should all be thankful for the work that John has been doing.
POETRY PROGRESS REPORT
For more than a few years a call for Lybarger poems has gone out with the promise that it would be compiled into a book. We are happy to report that it has been put into draft form by Lee Lybarger. It will be ready for presentation to the board of trustees of the Lybarger Memorial Assoc. for their approval in July.
The latest contribution arrived this March making for a total of 23 contributors. The selections range from the silly to the serious, from the sacred to the secular, from the short to the long, from rhyme to free verse, from verses about the seasons to those about parents, grandparents, and grandchildren. Much of it recounts the times and places of the poets life. In short, there will be great variety in this collection - something for everyone.
It is not known how many will be printed, but there will likely be no more than 100 copies. If you want to have any input on the publishing and pricing of this book be sure to attend the LMA reunion in Madley, PA on July 17.
WELCOME CANADIAN COUSINS
Although Lybarger relations are overwhelmingly concentrated in the U.S. a small but significant minority of our relations may be found in Canada as well. Some are citizens by birth while others migrated there or are there on assignments such as graduate students. The last issue of "Lybarger Linkages" was sent to six households, but a search of the internet Canadian White Pages has generated 5 more households all bearing the surname of "Lybarger". Obviously there would be many more who are of the same lineage but who do not bear the same surname. If anyone knows of others please let the editor know. Here is the expanded list of names and towns of our relations north of the border:
Fern Makarenko Vernon, British Columbia Mai3one Sharpe Hamilton, Ontario Elaine Lewis Irma, Alberta C.D. Lybarger New Westminster, British Columbia Dan L. Lybarger Penticton, British Columbia Kevin Lybarger Thunder Bay, Ontario Lance Lybarger Thunder Bay, Ontario Lowell Lybarger Toronto, Ontario Russell Lybarger Golden, British Columbia T. Lybarger Honey Harbour, Ontario W.U. Lybarger Vancouver, British Columbia
PERSONALITY FOCUS: DAN J. LYBARGER
it is interesting what you come across when you surf various web sites on your computer. For instance, I was searching for some background information totally unrelated to Lybarger family history when I stumbled across the name "Dan Lybarger". So I searched further and discovered that he is the contributing film reviewer for "Pitch Weekly" ' a weekly newspaper for metropolitan Kansas City, the reaches 290,000 persons.
I contacted Dan via e-mail. He responded quickly and then called me long distance. Here is what I found out about him. Born. on Nov. 9, 1966 in Topeka, Kansas, he is the son of Larry Lee Lybarger and Sharon Leigh Craig. (both b. 1941), and the grandson of Charles Wilson Lybarger (1904-74) and Ruth Laura Heck (1910-9 1). See pg. 449 of The Lybarger Descendants for more details.
Technical writing for Bankline is Dan's day job. Bankline sells computer systems to banks. Dan designs the help screens for community banking software and updates banking computer software manuals. He has a B.A. in English from Ottawa University in Ottawa, KS and a masters in technical writing from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He may not be a confirmed bachelor but he is single.
Dares web site is called "Lybarger Links" (not to be confused with "Lybarger Linkages"). It can be reached at
www.tipjar.com/Dan . His web site has reviews of the latest movies and he has recently interviewed Billy Crystal, the comic actor, Oscar-nominee Cate Blanchett ('Elizabeth'), Charlton Heston, and Director Peter Weir ('Dead Poets Society, "The Truman Show'). You can read the text of his reviews and interviews by using the Yahoo search engine on the Internet and entering "Dan Lybarger" (be sure to include the quotation marks).
So if you want another take on what flicks are worth seeing, or not seeing, check out his web page. Incidentally, his favorite movies in 1998 were the Brazilian film, "Central Station" ' and "The Truman Show". Of the films nominated for the Oscars his preference was "Shakespeare in Love". E-mail your comments and recommendations on the movies at
dan@tipjar.com or you can write to him at 557 N. Mur-Len #105 Olathe, KS 66062. Or you can call him at 913-829-3936.
NATURE TAKES FLIGHT
That was the headline of a story that appeared in the "Kansas City Star" on Sept. 14, 1998. Here is the way it ran: "At a butterfly release Sunday at the Colonial Church of Prairie Village, Nicholas Lybarger age 3, blew on a Monarch butterfly to encourage it to fly as his mother, Stacey Lybarger, held it in front of him. Members of the church released butterflies to mark the kickoff of a year-long -50th anniversary celebration of the church."
GERMAN LEYBERGER TO AMERICAN LYBARGER
How and when did our immigrant ancestral family evolve from being Germans from the old country to Americans in a new country? The question seeks to discover the ways a people change from one cultural identity to another. Family history, is after all, as much about the cultural and historical environment in which our ancestors lived as it is about a search for names and their birth, death, and marriage dates and places.
Once we have found out the who's who among our ancestors the next question is to ask what their lives were like. How did their experiences shape how they saw themselves and how they influenced the lives of their children? How have succeeding generations shaped the values and outlook of their children down to our own parents? Asking how they became more American than German is one way to answer these questions and to understand how we came to be who we are.
One important way to get at the initial question is to determine when and where English became our ancestors' primary language rather than German. Unfortunately we have no records of when and where this took place. Writing skills were not the greatest need on the frontier and the official records were kept in English by officials who knew English.
Another way of looking at how the children and grandchildren of our German ancestors came to identify themselves as Americans is to note who served in the American Revolutionary War for the cause of American independence. Such an experience would have given them an American consciousness. And indeed, a number of our ancestors did serve and their names are recorded on the copper plaque at the memorial rock at the Lybarger Cemetery in Madley, PA. They include the sons of our immigrant ancestor, namely Ludwick, George, Nicholas plus Nicholas Jr.
Yet another way to show how our ancestors changed from their German identify to an American one is to note how their church affiliation changed from the German-origin Lutheran church to the English-origin Methodist churches that were so prevalent on the Ohio and Midwestern frontiers. The story of how our Lybarger ancestors helped to establish Lutheran churches in Maryland and Pennsylvania has been documented both in earlier editions of this newsletter and in the 1997 family history, The Lybarger Descendants.
As many of them moved westward to 0hio they became members of English-speaking congregations, most notably Methodist. We do know that the subscribers or founding fathers of Christ's (St. Paul's) Lutheran Church in Cumberland, MD in May, 1794 were all Germans with both German and English equivalent spelled names. They included NICLAUS LEYBERGER. By the time the Lybarger Lutheran Church was founded in Londonderry Township, Bedford County, PA in the early 1800's the spelling of our ancestors' surname had changed to LYBARGER and some of the given names were of English derivation such as Jesse, Anthony, Mary Ann, and Susanna. However, the pastor was German.
The mixture of the English and German language by pioneers to Ohio from Pennsylvania is reported by the historian Douglas Hurt in his discussion of a early overland route into the Ohio wilderness laid out by the Zane brothers from Wheeling to Zanesville to Chillicothe to Aberdeen on the Ohio River. See his The Ohio Frontier Crucible of the Old Northwest 1720-1830.
"Many of the early immigrants who followed Zane's Trace to the Ohio frontier were Germans from Pennsylvania, who settled in Fairfield and Perry Counties. From the time that the town of Lancaster was laid out in 1800, it became a distinctively German community with store signs printed in both German and English. By 1809 enough immigrants of German heritage had moved to the Lancaster area to support a newspaper call "Der Ohio Adler"... In this region along Zane's Trace the settlers commonly spoke German and English." However, there never was a German newspaper in Knox County, Ohio as there were never enough German-American settlers to support such a publication.
It was in Knox County where most Lybargers located who came to Ohio from Pennsylvania. The 1881 History of Knox County reports that Lybargers were instrumental in helping to form Zion Lutheran Church in Harrison Township which would have been consistent with their German heritage. However, other Lybargers were either founders or charter members of Methodist churches in Brown Township and at Pleasant Valley in Monroe Township.
But the clearest evidence of how our ancestors emerged from a German to an American identity is seen in their intermarriages with non-German families on the frontier notably the Scotch-Irish . This only stands to reason as these two groups were the dominant ethnic groups who settled the Pennsylvania and Ohio frontier. The new history of our families, The Lybarger Descendants offers an excellent opportunity to see when, where, and among whom these intermarriages took place. A quick look at the index bears this out very clearly. It includes over 5,400 names into which Lybargers married.
Initially Lybargers married into both German and Scotch-Irish or other English ethnic families. Examples of known German families are Susanna Gise who married John George Lybarger son of the immigrant ancestor Nicholas Leyberger. His grandson, Nicholas Jr. married into the German family of Christiana. Reid. Merely struggling to survive and thrive on the frontier along with other immigrant families from Germany, Scotland, and England forced folks to learn to cooperate across ethnic divides. The frontier was both a leveler and a melting pot. So, it would not be surprising the descendants of our German ancestors would marry English--speaking rural neighbors of Scotch-Irish backgrounds.
As we move through the generations we see more and more Anglo--Saxon names and disproportionately fewer names of German origin. Examples that come to mind include Anderson, Baker, Bell. Brown, Davis, Deal, Flack, Jones, Smith, Thompson, Williams, Wilson, and the many Scottish names beginning with "Mc". Lybargers today are marrying into many different ethnic group. Japanese, Lebanese, Swedish, and Italian are just a few examples that come to mind.
Editor's note: There are many obituaries and death notices to report in this issue. A new addition are the death notices from the Social Index.
ALBERTA MYERS LYBARGER 1906-1998
We regret to report that Alberta Elizabeth Myers Lybarger died on Dec. 30, 1998 at Canonsburg, Pa. She was fortunate to lead a long life of 92 years following her birth on Oct 7, 1906 in Peru, Ind., the daughter of Edward A. Myers and Sara McCurdy.
Alberta married Samuel Francis Lybarger on May 19, 1934. They enjoyed a long and happy marriage of 64 years. They were active supporters of the Lybarger Memorial Assoc. She was a 1930 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, a member of Center Presbyterian Church of Me Murray, Pa. and a past member of Peters Township Women's Club,
In addition to her husband, Alberta is survived by a son, Edward H. Lybarger, four grandchildren and a great granddaughter. Deceased are two brothers, Leslie M. and Edwin J. Myers.
Material for this obituary was sent in by her husband, Sam F. Lybarger of McMurray, PA
MAE NEWTON LYBARGER 1907-1998
Word has been received of the death of Mae Candace Newton, wife of Earnest W. Lybarger. Mae was born on April 7,1907 in Brooklyn, NY and died on Nov. 3, 1998 in Columbus, GA at the age of 91. She received a service citation from the U.S. Army as well as the highest award from the Girl Scouts. She and Earnest were married on Dec. 28, 1941 in Brooklyn. They had one daughter, Wanda E. Lybarger who was born on June 27, 1947. Thanks goes to Genevieve Smalling Lybarger for sending in the notice of Mae's death.
RUTH LYBARGER & EDWARD STOUGH
Ruth Lybarger Stough, born. on July 22,1921 in Toledo, OH, died on May 26,1998 in Toledo. She was the daughter of Loyal Maine Lybarger and Elaine Exie Ellis. She married Edward Stough in 1945 who was born on Jan. 11, 1919 in Toledo and died 6 months after Ruth on Nov. 28, 1998 in Toledo. Both are buried at the Maplewood Cemetery in Toledo.
DAVID E. LYBARGER 1947-1998
David E. Lybarger of Mansfield, OH died last Nov. 3, 1998 just four weeks after the death of his mother, Helen Swanger (see Fall, 1998 LMA newsletter). His father, William Harrison died also in November but in 1989.
Born March 13, 1947, David was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a long time employee of Armeo Steel in Mansfield. He attended the Freewill Baptist Church and was a member of the Disabled American Veterans in Mansfield
He is survived by his wife, Della Horn whom he married on Sept. 9, 1967, two sons, Jeff, of Galion and Jeremy of Shiloh; his brothers-in-law and sister-in-law, Sherlen and Della Horn of Shelby, James and Bertha Horn of Hode, KY, Bob and Norma Horn of Palatka, FL, and Bob and Vella McClain of Shelby. In addition to his parents he is also preceded in death by a grandson, Logan Lybarger.
This obituary was taken from the "Mansfield (OH) News Journal of Nov. 5, 1998 and was sent in by John L. Lybarger, Mansfield
RUBY LYBARGER MARTIN 1915-1999
Ruby Jewell Lybarger Martin died at 83 on Feb. 3 , 1999 in Locust Grove, OK. She was born on April 20, 1915 in Nowata, OK north of Tulsa and near the birth place of Will Rogers. Her parents were Lee Roy and Bessie Mae (Helphenstine) Lybarger. On June 30, 1941 she married Claude Martin in Claremore, OK. They lived most of their lives in Rose, OK. She held various jobs as a beautician, a licensed practical nurse, as a worker for the Coleman Boeing Aircraft, and Plus Poultry. She loved to garden and to fish.
She is survived by two sons, Claude D. Martin of Rose, OK and Darreld W. Martin of Mounds, OK; 8 grandchildren,; 13 great grandchildren; one brother Earnest W. Lybarger of Columbus, GA; three sisters, Mary McCormack of Vinita, OK, Beaulah David of Independence, KS, and Ella Rogers of Leach, OK; and one sister-in-law Janey Lybarger of Phillipsburg, KS.
Ruby is preceded in death by her husband Claude in 1995, a grandson Douglas W. Martin, one great granddaughter Chelsea Martin, three brothers Clarence Lee Lybarger, Lawrence Elijah Lybarger, Daniel Lybarger, and by her parents.
This obituary was drawn from the Pryor (OK) Daily Times and was sent in by Claude and Carolyn Martin.
CLARENCE HARRY LYBARGER 1919-1998
Clarence Harry Lybarger died on Feb. 12, 1999 in Mt. Vernon, OH. Born on June 19, 1919, he was the second of three children born to Walter Henry Lybarger and Gertrude C. Welker. Walter was a carpenter until he became a minister and founded the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Mt. Vernon. His son, Clarence was a painter and wallpaper hanger . He married Sara F. Garr in 1940 who died in 1985. They had five children, Thomas E., Michael A., Pamela K., Bonnie J., and Christopher G. all of whom survive him except Pamela who died at age three. He is also survived by nine grandchildren. Clarence was buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery at Gambier on the board of which his father had been a trustee. The information for this obituary was taken from the Mansfield News Journal and The Lybarger Descendants.
ARE YOU RELATED TO A U.S. PRESIDENT?
Statistics show that 45% of the U.S. populations, excluding those . of non-European origin, are related to one or more U.S. Presidents
SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX
The following death notices were identified by John L. Lybarger by searching the Social Security Death Index for 1998. Material is also drawn from The Lybarger Descendants where known. If anyone has access to their obituaries or other information about them please send it to John L. Lybarger at 2205 Cloverdale Dr., Mansfield, OH or at his e-mail address,
jlybarger.neo.rr.com . Among those not otherwise reported in "Lybarger Linkages" are the following:
Anna Mae Shank wife of Ralph 0. Lybarger. Anna was born on May 17, 1915 and died on Feb. 24, 1998 at Grand Rapids, Oh. She was the daughter of Levi Shank and Emma Style. She and her husband had two children Ralph D. and Carole J. Lybarger.
Betty Lybarger, born Oct. 14, 1933 and died in Washington, MO on Jan. 3,1998.
Charles Lybarger, born Feb. 19,1949, and died on June 19,1998 in Cerro Gordo, IA.
Cloice Lybarger was born. Aug. 15,1934 and died Mar. 28,1998.
Donald Lybarger was born Dec. 13, 1944 in Toledo, Oh. and died Mar. 12,1998 location unknown. He was the son of Orrin Alanzo Lybarger and Florence H. Feindt.
Georgia Lybarger , born on Nov. 7, 1917, died Feb. 28, 1998 either at Jasper, Mo., or Alameda, Ca.
Lester Lybarger, born Sept. 30, 1905, died Mar. 24, 1998.
Ora Lybarger, born Mar. 27, 1905, died Mar. 19, 1998 with last know residence at Du Quoin, IL.
Valerie M. Huegel, born Dec. 11, 1917 in Jefferson City, MO and died Apr. 12, 1998. She married Eugene C. Lybarger on Dec. 29, 1942. They had one known child, Eugene K. Lybarger. Her last known residence was Tulsa, OK.
CONTRIBUTORS TO LYBARGER CHURCH FUND
Contributions to the Lybarger Church Fund have been coming in since the appeal was issued in the last issue of "Lybarger Linkages". The names and residential communities of the contributors are listed below. There are several good things to note. First, they represent a broad sweep of the country from New York and Pennsylvania on the east to California and Washington on the west coast. The contributions also signal that a lot of our relations care very much about the Lybarger Church even if they have never had the good fortune to visit it. And most important their contributions indicate that there are many who are willing to entrust their contributions to the officers of the LMA whom they may never have met. So, all in all we of the LMA. are grateful for the trust they have placed in us. It behooves us to be sure to be good stewards of the church. Here is the list of recent contributors:
Dana Lybarger Adams; Broken Bow, OK Edwin & Pat Austin; Vallejo, CA Lorheta Bloomquist; Vestal, NY Clara E. Bosko; Mansfield, OH Rev George Burns; Ferandina Beach, FL Gerry Downey; Cuyahoga Falls, OH Marsha Lane; Farmington, NM Anna Rae Lindquist Bexley, OH. Claude D. & Carolyn R. Martin; Rose, OK Edna G. Carpenter, Chowchilla, CA Dale Lyberger & Lynda King; Davis, CA. Dean & Eleanor Lybyer; Bellavue, WA Claris & Shirley Lybarger; Kerrville, TX Roy & Arlene Lybarger; Oakland, NE Marjorie Lybarger; Hoagland, IN. Samuel F. Lybarger, McMurray, PA Catherine C. Lyberger; Alliance, OH
BOOK RECEIVES PROFESSIONAL REVIEW
The Lybarger Descendants was reviewed in the "Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Quarterly" Last Spring. This society, based in Pittsburgh, PA, received a donated copy of the book from Sam F. Lybarger of McMurray, PA. The review highlighted the main features of book and gave special emphasis to our immigrant ancestor and his families and the Lybarger Lutheran Church at Madley, PA.
NEW AVENUES FOR RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET
New avenues have been opened in genealogical research using the computer. A new web site on the computer enables you to communicate with all those searching for names of ancestors in Knox County, OH - where the highest concentration of Lybargers may be found. Every time anyone posts a request for information on this site all subscribers receive it and have a chance to respond to your and anyone else's requests.
As an internet subscriber it has kept the editor busy checking the index to The Lybarger Descendants to see if any of the names requested have linkages to Lybargers. Nothing much has come of it so far, but it does offer many possibilities. If you have access to the internet and have any ancestors from Knox County you will want to check this site out at
www.OHKNOX-L@rootsweb.com
Another site that offers similar exchanges of requests and answers for information is
www.PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com . It is used in searching for ancestors who came from the Southern Rhineland region of Germany in the 1700's and 1800's. The editor has already received helpful information from folks who have done research in the area from which our Lybarger ancestor came. Most important is the Lybarger web site run by John L. Lybarger of Mansfield, OH. It can be accessed at
www.richnet.net/~jllyb/
These are but a few of the numerous computer web sites you can use to seek help on ancestors and exchange information with others who are seeking help in working on their family history.
LYBARGER LAWYERS
You have probably heard more than your share of lawyer jokes and constitutional lawyers have certainly been in the national news what with the impeachment trail in Washington. but did you know that there are a number of Lybargers who are lawyers? A search of the internet web site,
www.martindale.com turned up the particulars on five attorneys with the Lybarger last name. No doubt there are others not on this web site and who may have a different last name, but in any event here is the scoop on those we identified.
Barbara E. Lybarger from Lowell, Mass. was admitted to the bar in 1968 after receiving her J.D. (law degree) from Northeastern University. She was born in 1950.
Andrea S. Lybarger is from Liberty, Mo. She was licensed to practice law in 1991. Born in 1966, she received her J.D. from the University of MO. She specialized in insurance defense, domestic violence, and personal injury law,
Jerry Lybarger, born in 1947, was admitted to the bar in 1973 having received his J.D. from the California Western School of Law. He is the Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary for Interco, Inc., in St. Louis, MO.
Charles J. Lybarger was born in 1962 in Davenport, IA and received his J.D. from the University of MO at Kansas City and was admitted to the bar in 1992. His practice areas are commercial litigation, environmental law, corporate, business and commercial transactions, personal injury, bankruptcy, and taxation law.
Leonard F. Lybarger, born in 1937 in Cleveland, OH, received his J.D. from Cleveland Marshall College of Law (now part of Cleveland State University). He was admitted to the bar in 1963. His specialty is employment and age discrimination law.
Another Lybarger relation, not on the web site, is James D. Wilder, son of Mildred Lybarger and George D. Wilder. James was an attorney for the U.S. Navy until 1970 and then was with a Philadelphia law firm until he retired in 1992. He received his J.D.). from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH.
SCHOOL FAMILY HISTORY PROJECTS
There was a very interesting front page story in the Sunday N.Y. TIMES on Feb. 7, 1999 discussing the changes taking place in elementary schools where family tree projects are part of the
curriculum. Fifteen years ago getting children to connect to their ancestors did not used to create any special problems. Teachers are now realizing that this was creating stress and confusion for many students in recent years who come from nontraditional families. So, one teacher has her third graders include whoever is important to them instead of filling out blanks for biological parents who may not figure in their lives. The children may even include important personal events and connect them to the significant adults.
Today children may come from families. created through international adoptions, children of gay parents or those born through advanced reproductive technology. They may come from broken families torn apart by death or divorce and rebuilt with stepparents and step-siblings. And then there are those children raised by relatives or foster parents. Some teachers have responded to evolving family constellations by scrapping the family tree assignment altogether while others have modified it.
As the N.Y. Times reported, "Child development professionals report that family tree assignments have endured because children love to learn about themselves and they enjoy interviewing family members about the days before they were born. The assignment also helps them understand the continuity of the generations. Family tree projects are usually part of immigration or family studies in the thud or fourth grade."
Sometimes the student may create a family orchard instead of a single family tree. It enables the child to create pictures depicting all the adults who are significant in their "family" Yet even this can be complicated for African-American children, relatives of victims of the Holocaust or some child who spent his or her first 10 years in a Romanian orphanage. In such cases the child can go back only so far. Because they can create feelings of being different such projects have to be treated with flexibility and sensitivity by the teacher.
The complexity of blended families makes the work of genealogists more difficult today but also more interesting and challenging. Fortunately there are a wealth of resources now available that did not exist for earlier generations of family historians. In any event it requires that we approach our task with sensitivity and a willingness not to prejudge persons and situations.
The editor of "Lybarger Linkages " would be very interested to learn of the experiences that any Lybarger relation has had with a family tree assignment when they were in elementary school Or if a parent or teacher would like to share the results of their child's project, please send a copy of it to the editor in Delaware, OH and he will publish it in the Fall edition. We would especially be interested to if and how The Lybarger Descendants or material from the LMA newsletter was used by children in school or scouting projects
LYBARGERS, LACKING LINKAGES
John L. Lybarger, the keeper of the genealogical database reports that there are still many Lybarger relations which he is unable to connect to the larger main lines of the family. If you know anything about any of the following persons please contact him at 2205 Cloverdale Dr., Mansfield, OH 44903-9055 or by e-mailing him at
jlybarger.neo.rr.com In viewing the list below please note that d/o means daughter of, s/o son of, h/o husband of, w/o wife of. Small m stands for married and b stands for born. Here's the list:
Andrew Jackson Meyers b 6/26/1843, (s/o Isaac & Drusilla Lybarger b 1801 d 1876)
Francis Louise Lybarger b 8/14/1910, (d/o John Thomas Lybarger & Maggie Lee Glenn)
John Thomas Lybarger d 1928, (s/o Robert Jackson Lybarger & Georgia Skinner)
Josiah Lyberger married 9/9/1869 to Mary Wollard (Wolard) Pauline Burnetta Gay married J. W. Lybarger (d/o William Edgar Gay b 4/10/1893 & Orpha Cothey)
Clarence Lybarger h/o Anna Assenheimer (children are Harold, Charles, Gladys, and Fred)
Harold Lybarger b 10/14/1926, (s/o Clarence Lybarger & Anna Assenheimer, Harold h/o Dorothy Sheerer)
Henry Gerald Lybarger b 8/17/1914, (s/o Henry Lybarger b 1894)
Sarah Ann "Miranda" Lybarger b 1882 w/o Daniel Logue (s/o John Smith Logue & Elizabeth McKenzie)
Dorothy W. Lybarger, b 10/19/1937 d 5/17/1995 w/o Charles F. Dachsteiner
Jane Lybarger w/o Donald James Hall (s/o Glen Leroy Hall & Carol Cummings)
Everett Lybarger h/o Winnie Jean Hill (d/o Leon Hill & Ruby Mae Reed)
Mary M. Lybarger w1o Adam Sapp (their son is Lewis Sapp b October 29, 1818 in to Sara Arnold)
Orley L. Lybarger h/o LaVerne L. Hart (d/o John Sherman Hart & Anna M. Countryman)
Terri Sue Lybarger w/o David Alan Chalupsky (s/o LaVeme Leo Chalupsky & Mary Etta Griffith)
John B. Lybarger b August 10, 1940 h/o Nancy A. Long (children are Larry Glenn, Ryan B., & Rhonda M.)
William Irving Lybarger h/o Laura Vitura Beeson (children Bruce, Kenneth, Alice, & Margaret)
Raymond L. Lybarger b May 15,1906 h/o Lena M Davis b 1909 (he is s/o Charles Lybarger b December 25. 1877 & Amanda Taylor)
Emma Merlene Lybarger b April 15,19415 w1o Boudry Thomas Davis b September 18, 1922
Michael Lybarger h/o Mary E. Bray
Joyce Ann Lybarger b December 30, 1966 w/o Donald Lee McEntire b May 31, 1948
Julia Ellen Lybarger w/o Charles Harris
Gwen Lybarger w/o Douglas Muench (s/o Raymond Muench & Karen Brugere
Betty Lybarger w/o Raymond Alvin Hauke (s/o Otto Haucke & Maxine Wenthe)
Marion Matthew Lybarger h/o Amy Denise Robinson (d/o John Gilbert Robinson & Deborah Carol Jacobson)
Alice Lybarger b 1871 w1o James Edward Calvert b July 29,1869 (d/o William Nodding Calvert & Jane Harrison Shelton)
Saundra Mae Lybarger w/o Stephen Mark Strauch (s/o Clarence Strauch & Anabel Winemiller)
Lizzy Lybarger w/o John Anderson McCroskey b 1852 (s/o Solon McCroskey & Nancy Jane Nayo)
Pauline Lybarger w/o Raymond Hutchison Hood (s/o James Hood & Allie Naomi Hutchison)
Karen Lybarger w/o Gerald Ray Hixon (s/o Henry Gerald Hixon & Leona May Mann)
Catherine M. Lybarger w/o Thomas Roy Blackburn (s/o Walter Franklin Blackburn & Ginevra. Ellen Thomas)
Michael Lybarger h/o Margaret Brake (d/o George Brake & Helen Vail)
Ronald Lybarger h/o Norma Jean Fenstermaker (children Timothy, Mark, Abigail, James, Rachel, Phillip)
Ed Lybarger h/o Margaret Holland (d/o Henry Fenton Holland & Agnes Acridge)
Raymond Lybarger h/o Phillis Eloise Owen (d/o Philip Guthrie Owen & Sadie Levise Haynes)
James Donald Lybarger h/o Michelle Mane Miller (d/o Robert Lee Miller & Judith Ann Weaver)
Anne Marie Lybarger b, abt 1738 Lancaster Co., PA. in abt. 1755 Ludwig Friedline b Sept. 16, 1734 Germany
