W.B. Ribble - Hood County, TX
N 32° 33.017 W 097° 44.542
14S E 618079 N 3602131
William B. "Byla" Ribble died as the result of a bite from a rabid dog. He is buried with several of his family members in Long Creek Cemetery, north of Granbury in rural Hood County, TX.
Waymark Code: WMY99J
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2018
Views: 1
Mr. Ribble's original headstone does not reference the dog bite:
Little Billy
In Memory
of
W.B. Ribble
Born Feb. 2, 1870
Died Jan 25, 1875
However, a complementary headstone placed by the Long Creek Cemetery notes his fate:
Little Billy
In Memory
Of
W.B. (Byla) Ribble
Born Feb. 2, 1870 Died Jan. 25, 1875
From the Bite of a Rabid Dog
Nearby is the headstone of his uncle, James Ribble, who was bitten by the same dog while protecting him, and his headstone has another stone set into it which reads:
James and Byla Ribble
Both died from the
bite of a rabid dog.
Findagrave (see Website) provides some biographical information, as well as some details of the dog attack that claimed the lives of these two boys:
"William Byla Ribble (Byla) was born February 2, 1870 to Edd and Mary Frances Susan Baker Ribble in Parker County, Texas. His mother died on May 18, 1871 after giving birth to twins in April of 1871. The twins survived. Byla was a year and 3 months old when his mother died. He had a brother that was 2 years old and a sister that was 3 years old. So, his father had 4 children ages 3 and under. Edd lived next to his mother, so she and her younger children and Edd's older children helped him take care of the babies.
Around the latter part of 1874 to the early part of 1875 a rabid dog bit James, age 19, and his nephew, William Byla Ribble, age 4. The story goes that Uncle James saw Byla in trouble with the dog heading toward him. Uncle James tried to rescue Byla, but both were bitten. The date they were bitten is not known yet they both died in January 1875. They lived at the border of Hood County and Parker County. Byla's mother's family had lived in that area for years and many Bakers are buried there."
Type of Death Listed: Illness or Disease
Website (if available): [Web Link]
Cause of death inscription on headstone: Not listed
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