Included on this page are pictures of some of my Hibbard ancestors and their families. Most of them resided in Fulton County, Ohio in a small village known during their lifetimes as Spring Hill. The name of the village was later changed to Tedrow, because Isaac Tedrow was the postmaster. It seems that there was another locatily known as Spring Hill in Ohio, and the postal service of the time declared there could only be one such named place. Until a few years ago I knew nothing about this part of my family's history. Thanks to cousins I previously had never known, as well the helpful staff of the Fulton County Historical Society, not only do I now have names and dates, but pictures and stories as well. Most of the pictures are of my great-great grandfather's (Charles Ambrose Hibbard) family. There are quite a few pictures on this page, so please give it time to download.

Pictured here are the four sons of Mortimer Dormer Hibbard and Polly Rice Greene Hibbard. They are, starting at the left and working clockwise, Charles Ambrose Hibbard (July 16, 1841-February 6, 1914--my great-great grandfather); Edward Mortimer Hibbard (September 10, 1851-May 16, 1910); Francis Elisha Hibbard (September 12, 1843-February 8, 1908); and Daniel Ide Hibbard (October 18, 1847-1922). Charles and Francis were both veterans of the American Civil War, and served in Co. I, 67th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, primarily in the Army of the James. I have written a story of Charles's Civil War career, based upon the diaries he kept and letters written to him.

You can read Charles Ambrose Hibbard's story by clicking here.

Pictured here are four Hibbard sisters of the above brothers, also daughters of Mortimer D. and Polly Hibbard. They are, starting at the left and working clockwise, Carrie Hibbard Snow (March 6, 1833-November 1, 1897); Ellen Lucretia Hibbard (November 15, 1849-1931); Susan Hibbard Struble (September 22, 1834-September 21, 1896); and Marie Aurelia Hibbard (February 1, 1845-February 15, 1928). Ellen and Marie never married. Both were in the teaching profession--Ellen in Boston, Massachusetts and Marie in Toledo, Ohio.

My Great-great Grandfather, Charles Ambrose Hibbard in a picture taken with his wife and children.

Charles is seated in center (the man with the beard; wife Mary Jane, nee Riddle, is seated on the right. Their children are, from left to right, James Rice Hibbard (b. 1879), Lowell Earl (my great-grandfather, seated, b. 1868), Clark Dudley (b. 1877), Helen Louise (b. 1874), and Maude Lenore (b. 1871). The picture was taken in Wauseon, Ohio around 1890.

These two pictures taken at a reunion of the Hibbard family ca. 1890 at the home of Francis (Frank) Hibbard at Shepherd, Michigan in Isabella County. (Eventually I will include some of the other names -- when I dig out my notebooks again!)

A picture of the Hibbard homestead near Herkimer, in New York's Mohawk Valley. This picture, though not dated, appears to have been taken sometime in the 1920s. Although hard to make out, there are two figures in the picture -- a man standing next to the automobile, and a smaller figure, probably that of a child, standing with a dog. We don't know who they are, but it is possible the adult male is Delbert Day, husband of Gladys Geneva Hibbard. The child might be one of theirs.

Many years ago (I was still in high school), we took a vacation to visit "Aunt Gladys." Gladys (Hibbard) Day was a great antique collector, and one room in the house in particular fascinated me. It was filled with old-fashioned, horse-hair upholstered furniture, a grandfather clock, and all manner of brick-a-brack. At that time, the Gothic daytime soap opera, Dark Shadows was king of the daytime soaps, and a show I couldn't wait to get home from school to watch. To me, that antique-filled room was nothing less that the "Old House" in Collinsport. The only missing was Barnabas Collins himself! Ah...to go back to those fun-filled teen years!

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