Watkins Leigh Ribble

M, #827, b. 10 December 1902, d. 30 September 1979
Watkins Leigh Ribble|b. 10 Dec 1902\nd. 30 Sep 1979|p827.htm|George Wallace Ribble Sr|b. 2 Feb 1874\nd. 16 Sep 1954|p882.htm|Charlotte Pattie Old|b. 11 Nov 1880\nd. 6 Jun 1944|p883.htm|Dr William H. Ribble Sr|b. 19 Feb 1835\nd. 21 May 1914|p892.htm|Mary F. A. Goodwin|b. 13 Dec 1838\nd. 27 Dec 1906|p893.htm|Watkins L. Old|b. 18 Sep 1851\nd. 31 Jan 1937|p894.htm|Candace P. Weiss|b. 13 Jul 1857\nd. 12 Oct 1927|p895.htm|

Relationship=Grandfather of Constance Murray Chappell.
Last Edited=28 Dec 2009
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W. Leigh Ribble, 1972
Watkins Leigh Ribble was born on 10 December 1902 at Santa Maria, Brazil. He was the son of George Wallace Ribble Sr and Charlotte Pattie Old.

Watkins Leigh Ribble appeared in the 1910 census as a son of George Wallace Ribble Sr on April 1910 in Roanoke, Virginia. He was listed as Watkins L Ribble, age 7, born in Brazil, attending school.1

Watkins Leigh Ribble appeared in the 1920 census as a son of George Wallace Ribble Sr on 10 January 1920 in Banister, Halifax County, Virginia. He was listed as Watkins L Ribble, age 17, single, attending school, born in Brazil.2

Watkins Leigh Ribble graduated from University of Virginia in 1924 at Charlottesville, Virginia, with a degree in English and Religion.3

Watkins Leigh Ribble graduated with a master's degree in Divinity from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1927, located at 3737 Seminary Road, Alexandria, Virginia.3

Watkins Leigh Ribble married Constance Murray Strobel, daughter of Heinrich Ferdinand Strobel and Mildred Early Murray, on 10 June 1927 at Charlottesville, Virginia. He was 24 at the time. Watkins Leigh Ribble and Constance Murray Strobel were passengers on the SS American Legion sailing from Santos,Brazil and arriving at the Port of New York, NY on 4 Jun 1929. They were listed as Watkins Leigh Ribble, age 26, born in Brazil on 10 Dec 1902 (Father American Citizen), Constance Strobel Ribble, age 23, born in Oakland California on 4 Jul 1904, and Margaret Murray Ribble, age 6 weeks, born in Porto Alegre, Brazil on 5 Apr 1929 (Father American Citizen). They were headed to 2014 Berkley Ave, Bessemer, Alabama on 21 May 1929.

Watkins Leigh Ribble appeared in the 1930 census as the head of household on 15 April 1930 at Standardsville, Greene County, Virginia. Also living in the house was his wife, Constance Murray Strobel, his daughter, Margaret Murray Ribble. He was listed as Watkins L Ribble, age 27, born in Brazil. married. He was 24 when he first married. His occupation was preacher.4

When he was 41, his mother, Charlotte Pattie Old Ribble, died on 6 June 1944 at Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, at age 63.5 Watkins Leigh Ribble witnessed the burial of Dr. Thomas Garrett Pretlow on 9 July 1945 as he performed the funeral service.6

His Social Security Number was 233-34-6969 issued before 1951 at West Virginia.7

Watkins Leigh Ribble graduated with a doctoral degree from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1952 in Alexandria, Virginia.3

When he was 51, his father, George Wallace Ribble Sr, died on 16 September 1954 at 3303 Hanover Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, at age 80. Watkins Leigh Ribble also appeared in a news article about their wedding at Danville, Virginia, on 27 April 1956 with John Robert Chappell III and Pattie Old Ribble.8

John Robert Chappell III's news article read as follows:
Patti Old Ribble, J. R. Chappell III, To Wed in Richmond

Miss Patti Old Ribble, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Watkins Leigh Rible, of Richmond, and John Robert Chappell III, will be married tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock in Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. A reception will follow in the parrish house. Mr Chappell is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Robert Chappell Jr., of Richmond and nephew of Mrs. H. Melvin Powell, of Locust Lane, Danville
8

A family picture was taken in September 1957 at 3303 Hanover Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, with the following people: Watkins Leigh Ribble, Constance Murray Strobel Ribble, Pattie Old Ribble, John Robert Chappell III, Constance Murray Chappell, Margaret Murray Ribble, Leo Thomas Caruthers Jr., Francis LeBaron Caruthers, Grace Stone Caruthers, Randolph Keith Caruthers and Watkins Leigh Ribble Jr.

Watkins Leigh Ribble married Edith Atkins Phiffer circa 1972 at Grace & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Laurel Ave, Richmond, Virginia.

Constance Murray Strobel's obituary appeared in the newspaper in Richmond, Virginia, on 27 January 1972. It listed Watkins Leigh Ribble as surviving her.9

His wife, Constance Murray Strobel Ribble, was buried on 28 January 1972 in Hollywood Cemetery in Section 30 Lot 146 at 412 South Cherry Street, Richmond, Virginia, aged 66.10,11

Watkins Leigh Ribble died on 30 September 1979 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 76.

On 1 October 1979, Watkins's obituary appeared in the newspaper, the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia.3 He was buried on 2 October 1979 in Hollywood Cemetery in Section 30 Lot 146, located at 412 South Cherry Street, Richmond, Virginia, aged 76.3

His wife, Edith Atkins Phiffer Ribble, was buried after 28 July 1989 in Hollywood Cemetery in Section 30 Lot 146 at 412 South Cherry Street, Richmond, Virginia.

Children of Watkins Leigh Ribble and Constance Murray Strobel

Citations

  1. [S87] George W Ribble household, 1910 US Census, Halifax County, Virginia, population schedule, Roanoke, Supplemental, enumeration district (ED) 70, page/sheet 4-A, line 10-16; National Archives; (date of census estimated from the youngest child's age).
  2. [S89] George W Ribble household, 1920 US Census, Halifax County, Virginia, population schedule, Banister, enumeration district (ED) 81, page/sheet 1-A, dwelling 4, family 4, line 26-24; National Archives.
  3. [S464] Dr. Ribble's Rite Due Tomorrow, Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, 1 Oct 1979, Age 77. Burial Hollywood Cemetery. Residence: 7618 Bryn Mawr Rd, Richmond. 1924 graduate of the University of Virginia in English and Religion. Master of Divinity from Virginia Episcopal Seminary in 1927. Doctoral degree, Virginia Episcopal Seminary, 1952. Hereinafter cited as Watkins Leigh Ribble Sr Obituary.
  4. [S88] Watkins L Ribble household, 1930 US Census, Greene County, Virginia, population schedule, Standardsville Town, enumeration district (ED) 50-5, page/sheet 1-B, dwelling 21, family 23, line 73-75; National Archives.
  5. [S207] Ancestry.com, Ancestry dot com (Ancestry, Provo, Utah), Pattie O Ribble, Alabama Deaths, 1908-59, Death Date: 6 Jun 1944,Volume: 23; Certificate: 11459; Roll: 4.
  6. [S433] Unknown, Kingsport News (Kingsport, Tennessee) (Kingsport, Tennessee), 9 July 1945, page 7, "Prominent State Physician Dies."
  7. [S21] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006), Ribble, W., SSN: 233-34-6969, issued in West Virginia before 1951, born 10 Dec 1902, died Sept 1979. Last residence zip code was 23229, Richmond, VA.
  8. [S280] Unknown, The Danville (VA) Bee (Danvlle, VA), "Patti Old Ribble, J. R. Chappell III, To Wed in Richmond", Saturday, April 28, 1956, Society Page.
  9. [S84] Constance Ribble - Archdeacon's Wife: Served In Missions, Washington (DC) Post, Washington, DC, 27 Jan 1972, B6, Constance Murray Ribble, 66, wife of the W. Leigh Ribble, died yesterday of cancer in a Richmond hospital.. Hereinafter cited as Constance Ribble Obituary.
  10. [S85] Ribble, Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, 27 Jan 1972, State Section, B-2, Ribble, Constance Murray. Hereinafter cited as Constance M Strobel Ribble Obituary.
  11. [S85] Constance M Strobel Ribble Obituary, 27 Jan 1972, State Section, B-2, Mrs. Constance Ribble, Wife of Ex-Rector, Dies.
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