Nibarger family photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P058
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs and an autograph album from the Nibarger family in Indiana ranging from circa 1880 to 1948 regarding family members, group photographs, and World War II soldiers. One photograph has a letter written on the back from Orville Nibarger to his sister and brother (possibly Ida and her husband Duke) on July 2, 1948 regarding sale of a house
Dates
- circa 1880-1948
Creator
- Nibarger family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Ida Icephine May Nibarger was born to Benjamin F. (1871-1947) and Mary L. “Judie” (Adams) Nibarger (1873-1932) on July 7, 1892 in Shirley, Indiana. She had one brother, Orville (1903-1960). Nibarger married (Hershel or Herchel) Duke Scott (1888-1956), son of Emily F. Scott Alford, in Anderson, Indiana on November 14, 1912. The couple had 2 children: Leroy Ralph (1919-1992) and Clarence B. (1913-1977). The family lived in Carrington, North Dakota in 1920 and Denhoff, North Dakota in 1930. Ida Scott divorced her first husband by 1940. She later married John N. Ursu (1888-1958). She died of a stroke on April 16, 1965 in New Castle, Indiana and was buried in Glen Cove Cemetery in Knightstown, Henry County, Indiana.
Eva Adams was the sister of Mary L. “Judie” (Adams) Nibarger (1873-1932). She married Joseph Hamel and they had at least 7 children: Josephine, Henry, Virgil, Albert, Fay, Melvin, and Molly.
Emily Frances Scott (1864-1944) had a son, Hershel Duke Scott (1888-1956). She married to William Perry Alford (1865-1913) and had another 5 children: Mary E., Nancy A., John H., Fremont A., and Ralph Monroe.
Ralph Monroe Alford married Irene S. Schacher (1915-2002) in 1933 and they had two children: Roger William (1939-2013) and Audrey June (1934-2008).
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. “Ida I. Nibarger.” 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 2, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Ida Nibarger” 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 2, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Ida M. Scott.” 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 2, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Ida M. Scott.” 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 2, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Ida M. Scott.” 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 2, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Duke Scott.” 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 2, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Duke Scott.” 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 2, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Ida Mae Ursu.” Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Accessed September 2, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Ida Icephine May Nibarger.” Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993. Accessed September 2, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Ida May Ursu.” U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Accessed September 2, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. “Ida Mae Nibarger Ursu.” Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed September 2, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196148588/ida-mae-ursu.
Eva Adams was the sister of Mary L. “Judie” (Adams) Nibarger (1873-1932). She married Joseph Hamel and they had at least 7 children: Josephine, Henry, Virgil, Albert, Fay, Melvin, and Molly.
Emily Frances Scott (1864-1944) had a son, Hershel Duke Scott (1888-1956). She married to William Perry Alford (1865-1913) and had another 5 children: Mary E., Nancy A., John H., Fremont A., and Ralph Monroe.
Ralph Monroe Alford married Irene S. Schacher (1915-2002) in 1933 and they had two children: Roger William (1939-2013) and Audrey June (1934-2008).
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. “Ida I. Nibarger.” 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 2, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Ida Nibarger” 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 2, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Ida M. Scott.” 1920 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 2, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Ida M. Scott.” 1930 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 2, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Ida M. Scott.” 1940 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 2, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Duke Scott.” 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 2, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Duke Scott.” 1910 United States Federal Census. Accessed September 2, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Ida Mae Ursu.” Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Accessed September 2, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Ida Icephine May Nibarger.” Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993. Accessed September 2, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Ida May Ursu.” U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Accessed September 2, 2021. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Findagrave.com. “Ida Mae Nibarger Ursu.” Find A Grave Memorial. Accessed September 2, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196148588/ida-mae-ursu.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Chris Marshall on 2018/04/11.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2021/09/02 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid created 2021/09/02 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Nibarger family (Family)
- Title
- Nibarger family photograph collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
