>I am tracing William Gribble who came to the USA in 1848 >from Cornwall and settled in Dodgeville, Iowa County, >Wisconsin. He married Elizabeth Bailey. They lived in the >Cambourne, Cornwall, area prior to the trip to the USA. He >is my G-G-G Grandfather. My line eventually moved to Idaho.
I have seen this William Gribble mentioned in various documents during the course of my research. As far as I can tell, there were at least three William Gribbles in SW Wisconsin during the mid 1800s:
One who lived in Platteville/Grant County
One who lived in Mineral Point/Iowa County (my ancestor)
One who lived in Dodgeville/Iowa County
One of them (I do not recall which one except that it was not my ancestor) was killed in the Civil War.
There is quite a bit of genealogical info at the SW Wisconsin Room at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Library (
http://www.uwplatt.edu/~swwis/swguide.htmlx). [One very valuable source for my research in the SW Wisconsin Room was the Mineral Point Tribune, which contained several marriage and death notices concerning my ancestors.]
Two other places I have not visited personally but which may be of interest are the Iowa County Courthouse and the Iowa County Genealogical Society (
http://www.friendsnfamily.net/wiiowagensoc/index.html).
Some of the info I have in my notes on Gribbles from SW Wisconsin:
There was a William Gribble who died in Iowa County on 2.18.1902.
A William Gribble married Elizabeth Williams in Iowa County (Dodgeville) on 8.24.1871. William's occupation was listed as miner.
A William Gribble married in Iowa County on 10.19.1890
A William F. Gribble married in Grant County on 3.29.1897.
A William H. Gribble married in Iowa County on 11.30.1889 (my ancestor).
A William H. Gribble married in Grant County on 9.29.1856.
A Wiliam Gribble married in Grant County on 4.08.1866.
A William Gribble was given a divorce from Fannie M. Gribble in 1872. Shortly after their marriage in Mineral Point (in 1869 or 1870), William went to work in Colorado and California. He returned to Mineral Point in the fall of 1871. They had one child--William Albert--born October 19, 1870. The family was apparently from Mineral Point, and had moved to Mifflin, Wisconsin.
There is a William A. Gribble - more than likely the William Albert mentioned above - who died in Mifflin on 12.10.1904 at age 34. His wife was Ester (1868-1940).
A William Gribble was found guilty of forceable entry in Dogeville. [I remember reading the details of the case; it had something to do with breaking into a house. I don't have any dates in my notes, unfortunately.]
There is an entry for Thomas Gribble in the book History of Iowa County, Wisconsin (p. 969):
"Thomas Gribble farmer, Sec 35; P.O. Mineral Point. Mr. G. is a Republican and owns 467 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre; born in Waldwick Township, this county. Married Susan Thomas in 1862; she was born in England; they have ten children - Edward, Catherine, Mary, John, William, Joseph, Ellen, Charles, Harvey and Elmer."
Some Gribble births from Iowa County:
> >Charles Joseph-Dec. 4, 1902 b. Waldwick township
Father: Henry Gribble(farmer) Mother: May Greenwood
> >Clinton LeRoy- Dec. 26, 1903 b. Linden
Father: Samuel S. Gribble(miner) Mother: Margaret E. Moellor
Other living issue: Wilma Mary Jane, Stephen Charles,
Samuel Worth
> >Rueben Thomas-Sept. 9, 1892
Father: Edward Thomas Mother: Mary Jane Kramer
Lived in Waldwick Township
> >Samuel Worth-Oct. 8, 1898
Father: Samuel S. Mother: Margaret E. Moellor
b. Linden b. Muscatine, Iowa
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NON-SECTARIAN OLD MINERAL POINT CEMETERY
(W/O = Wife of)
GRIBBLE---------
died July 15, 1889
"God rest our mother"
GRIBBLE, Joseph 8-1-1827-11-8-1892
Phillippa S. W/O Joseph 1834-1919
GRIBBLE, Thomas 11-21-1889 49y's 11 m.
Charles E. 8-4-1893 17 y's 8 m.
Harvey J. 9-30-1896 25 y's
John 12-31-1902 35 y's
Mother 1841-1925
Father 1839-1889 (think this is Thomas from above)
GRIBBLE Richard 6-3-1882
Mary W/O Richard 12-?-1887 88 y's
GRIBBLE Philip Elmer 10-1-1896 16 y's 8 m.
Ellie 8-5-1897 24 y's
Maude L. 3-31-1898 16 y's
Matilda
Joseph
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LINDEN VILLAGE CEMETERY
GRIBBLE Stephen Jan. 1834-Dec. 1905
Mary Jane Wife Aug. 1838-July 1875
Thomas H. Sept. 1868-Oct. 1874
Joseph 1865-1937
Though further research mave prove me wrong, at present I do not believe the Mineral Point, Platteville or Dodgeville William Gribbles were related.
Good luck with your research,
--AMG