Unknown newspaper, December 1881
At Hillsboro, O., on Tuesday evening Dec. 20, at the age of eighty, Mrs. MARGARET GALLOWAY HIBBEN. She was born at Gettysburg, Penn., in the year 1802. In the year 1825 she visited her sister, Mrs. Samuel Smith, at Greenfield, where she became acquainted with Samuel E. Hibben, her future husband, who was then engaged in business with Hon. Hugh Smart. In 1827 they were married, and settled down in Hillsboro, where they have ever since resided. Mrs. Hibben was a sister of Hon. Samuel Galloway, who died in 1872, at Columbus, and of Rev. John Galloway, who died in 1862 at Dayton, Ohio. Another brother died at Dubuque, Iowa, in 1856. She had four sisters, two of whom are still living - Mrs. Thomas Barry and Mrs. Eliza Smith - Mrs. Sarah G. Smith and Mrs. Nancy McMillen being dead. Mrs. Hibben was the mother of eight children, four of whom - Thomas, Joseph M., Mrs. Eliza Cummings, and Mrs. Venie Dill - survive her. One son, Rev. Samuel E. Hibben, died at Peoria, Illinois, in 1862, from disease contracted at Fort Donelson. The funeral services took place from the family residence, the remains being laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery in the valley north of this city. The services were conducted by Dr. W. J. McSurely, of the Presbyterian Church, where Mr. and Mrs. Hibben have long been worshipers. She was an excellent Christian lady of ardent piety and high culture.
At Hillsboro, O., on Tuesday evening Dec. 20, at the age of eighty, Mrs. MARGARET GALLOWAY HIBBEN. She was born at Gettysburg, Penn., in the year 1802. In the year 1825 she visited her sister, Mrs. Samuel Smith, at Greenfield, where she became acquainted with Samuel E. Hibben, her future husband, who was then engaged in business with Hon. Hugh Smart. In 1827 they were married, and settled down in Hillsboro, where they have ever since resided. Mrs. Hibben was a sister of Hon. Samuel Galloway, who died in 1872, at Columbus, and of Rev. John Galloway, who died in 1862 at Dayton, Ohio. Another brother died at Dubuque, Iowa, in 1856. She had four sisters, two of whom are still living - Mrs. Thomas Barry and Mrs. Eliza Smith - Mrs. Sarah G. Smith and Mrs. Nancy McMillen being dead. Mrs. Hibben was the mother of eight children, four of whom - Thomas, Joseph M., Mrs. Eliza Cummings, and Mrs. Venie Dill - survive her. One son, Rev. Samuel E. Hibben, died at Peoria, Illinois, in 1862, from disease contracted at Fort Donelson. The funeral services took place from the family residence, the remains being laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery in the valley north of this city. The services were conducted by Dr. W. J. McSurely, of the Presbyterian Church, where Mr. and Mrs. Hibben have long been worshipers. She was an excellent Christian lady of ardent piety and high culture.
Unknown newspaper, December 1881
At Hillsboro, O., on Tuesday evening Dec. 20, at the age of eighty, Mrs. MARGARET GALLOWAY HIBBEN. She was born at Gettysburg, Penn., in the year 1802. In the year 1825 she visited her sister, Mrs. Samuel Smith, at Greenfield, where she became acquainted with Samuel E. Hibben, her future husband, who was then engaged in business with Hon. Hugh Smart. In 1827 they were married, and settled down in Hillsboro, where they have ever since resided. Mrs. Hibben was a sister of Hon. Samuel Galloway, who died in 1872, at Columbus, and of Rev. John Galloway, who died in 1862 at Dayton, Ohio. Another brother died at Dubuque, Iowa, in 1856. She had four sisters, two of whom are still living - Mrs. Thomas Barry and Mrs. Eliza Smith - Mrs. Sarah G. Smith and Mrs. Nancy McMillen being dead. Mrs. Hibben was the mother of eight children, four of whom - Thomas, Joseph M., Mrs. Eliza Cummings, and Mrs. Venie Dill - survive her. One son, Rev. Samuel E. Hibben, died at Peoria, Illinois, in 1862, from disease contracted at Fort Donelson. The funeral services took place from the family residence, the remains being laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery in the valley north of this city. The services were conducted by Dr. W. J. McSurely, of the Presbyterian Church, where Mr. and Mrs. Hibben have long been worshipers. She was an excellent Christian lady of ardent piety and high culture.
At Hillsboro, O., on Tuesday evening Dec. 20, at the age of eighty, Mrs. MARGARET GALLOWAY HIBBEN. She was born at Gettysburg, Penn., in the year 1802. In the year 1825 she visited her sister, Mrs. Samuel Smith, at Greenfield, where she became acquainted with Samuel E. Hibben, her future husband, who was then engaged in business with Hon. Hugh Smart. In 1827 they were married, and settled down in Hillsboro, where they have ever since resided. Mrs. Hibben was a sister of Hon. Samuel Galloway, who died in 1872, at Columbus, and of Rev. John Galloway, who died in 1862 at Dayton, Ohio. Another brother died at Dubuque, Iowa, in 1856. She had four sisters, two of whom are still living - Mrs. Thomas Barry and Mrs. Eliza Smith - Mrs. Sarah G. Smith and Mrs. Nancy McMillen being dead. Mrs. Hibben was the mother of eight children, four of whom - Thomas, Joseph M., Mrs. Eliza Cummings, and Mrs. Venie Dill - survive her. One son, Rev. Samuel E. Hibben, died at Peoria, Illinois, in 1862, from disease contracted at Fort Donelson. The funeral services took place from the family residence, the remains being laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery in the valley north of this city. The services were conducted by Dr. W. J. McSurely, of the Presbyterian Church, where Mr. and Mrs. Hibben have long been worshipers. She was an excellent Christian lady of ardent piety and high culture.
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