Obituary - James Tribble, Madison County AL 1840 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with the USGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. ALGenWeb File Manager - Lygia Dawkins Cutts ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Contributed By: Tribble, Dorothy J Maj AFLMA Obituary - James Tribble, Madison County AL 1840 Mon, 9 Nov 1998 11:15:44 -0600 SOURCE: Gandrud, Pauline Jones, Alabama Records, Madison County, Volume 12, Newspapers - Huntsville Democrat, 1833-1840, page 64-65. [Ala 976.1 Jones, book on file at Alabama State Department of Archives and History, 1997] 11 April 1840: "Another Revolutionary soldier gone. Died at his residence in Madison County, Ala. on the 18th ult. after a painful illness of fourteen days Mr. JAMES TRIBBLE in the 84th year of his age. He died greatly lamented by an affectionate wife and seven children and a large number of grand and great-grandchildren; he was beloved and respected by all who knew him as a gentleman and an honest man. Mr. T. was a native of Maryland; he moved to Virginia in 1766 where he lived until 1785. He then moved to Lancaster Dist., S.C. where he lived until 1819 when he moved to Alabama where he remained until his death. He was one of that gallant band who fought under General GREENE at the Battle of Guilford and for several years past had drawn a small pension from the government. he had been a member of the Baptist Church for 46 years in which he was a faithful member and died with full assurance of meeting his God in peace....The paper printed in Lancaster Dist., S.C. will please publish the above."