William Tribby and son George - Romney Cemetery - Romney, IN
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This is the only white bronze, or zinc marker, that we found in the Romney Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMMQQ5
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 10/26/2014
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This is the only white bronze, or zinc marker, that we found in the Romney Cemetery. This cemetery is located on the north side of High Street, one block west of US 231, in the small town of Romney, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. According to Find A Grave, there are currently 544 interments in this cemetery. (
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Monument Text:-
W.T.Tribby,
Born Feb. 20, 1815,
Died Sept. 15, 1862,
Age 47 Yrs, 6 Mos, & 5 Days.
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George T. Tribby,
Born May 31, 1858,
Died June 12, 1866,
Aged 8 Yrs & 13 Days.
William Tribby memorial on Find A Grave (
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George Tribby memorial on Find A Grave (
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Romney is an unincorporated community in Randolph Township, Tippecanoe County in the U.S. state of Indiana. Originally named Columbia, Romney received its present name from the community of Romney, West Virginia. (
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Randolph Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 931. (
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Tippecanoe County is a county located in the northwest quadrant of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 172,780. The county seat is Lafayette. It was created in 1826 from Wabash County. Tippecanoe County was formed March 1, 1826, and named for the anglicization of "Kethtippecanoogi", a Miami term meaning "place of the succor fish people." (Kriebel, Robert C. - Tippecanoe at 2000: A Hoosier County Recalls Its Past). The county is best known for Purdue University, the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe, and the Tippecanoe County Courthouse, a structure built in 1881 and included in the National Register of Historic Places. (
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