Henry Wise Tribble

Male 1860 - 1912  (51 years)


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  • Name Henry Wise Tribble 
    Born 08 Feb 1860  Hanover Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • POB according to marriage record
    Gender Male 
    Died 06 Feb 1912  Putnam Co. FL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Oak Lawn Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia Co. FL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • OBITUARY

      Palatka News; 09 Feb 1912

      Henry Wise Tribble, D.D., president of Columbia College, Lake City, and one of the most eminent men in the Southern Baptist Church is dead as the result of an accident at Rodman in this county , last Saturday night.

      Dr. Tribble has for some time past been in the habit of visiting Rodman two Sundays each month to hold divine service. He arrived late Saturday evening at the Rodman station on the Ocala Northern, where he was met by Thigpen, the colored driver of Mr. Cummings' railway motor. Dr. Tribble and J.A. Champion boarded the motor and upon arrival at the mill the motor ran into a log train which was standing on the track.

      Dr. Tribble sat in the front seat with Thigpen, and Mr. Champion on the back. The curtain windshield was down and they failed to see the log train through the glass window. The collision caused Dr. Tribble's right leg to be fractured below the knee and he received other bruises and internal injuries.

      Dr. E. W. Warren was called and arrived about an hour after the accident. He dressed the wound and ministered all he could to the distinguished patient. Dr. Tribble was taken to the home of Mr. H. C. Cummings, where he had most kindly solictious care. Dr. J. C. Chandler, also visited Dr. Tribble, and later his family, physician, Dr. Roy E. Chalker of Lake City was sent for.

      It is said that for 18 hours after his wound was dressed Dr. Tribble appeared to be rallying, then there was a steady decline. The shock had been more than he could stand. He died Tuesday morning at 6:15 am, and his body was taken to Lake City for interment.

      Dr. Tribble is survived by his wife and eight children. His death is a distinct loss to Florida, as besides being a distinguished educator, he was unquestionably the ablest minister in the Baptist Church of Florida. He had been for the past three years the president of Columbia College.

      [Columbia College was where the V.A. Hospital in Lake City, Columbia County, is located today.]
    Person ID I32405  Master File
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2015 

    Family Estelle Carlton Rawlings,   b. 16 Oct 1861, Spotsylvania Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1926, Volusia Co. FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 12 Dec 1888  Spotsylvania Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
      Name: Estelle C. Rawlings
      Gender: Female
      Marital Status: Single
      Age: 26
      Birth Date: 1862
      Birth Place: Spottsylvania Co.
      Marriage Date: 12 Dec 1888
      Marriage Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia
      Father: Z. H. Rawlings
      Mother: B. B. Rawlings
      Spouse: Henry W. Tribble
      Gender: Male
      Marital Status: Single
      Age: 28
      Birth Date: 1860
      Birth Place: Hanover Co.
      Father: Geo. L. Tribble
      Mother: A. Tribble
      FHL Film Number: 33797
    Last Modified 18 Dec 2015 
    Family ID F13586  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart