An American Family History

Philip Kibler was born about 1768 in Luray, Shenandoah (now Page) County, Virginia. His parents were Henry and Mary Kibler.

He married Catherine Schneider (Snyder) on October 3, 1797. Catherine was born in 1777 in Virginia. Her parents were Daniel and Elizabeth Schneider (Snyder).

Philip and Catherine's chidren included:
Sarah Catherine Kibler (1789),
Joseph Kibler (1806, married Martha Koontz),
James Reuben Kibler (1812, married Esther A. Clem, Rebecca Koontz, and Harriet Sanford), and
Mary Kibler (1819).

On October 8, 1799 he received two tracts of land that had been his father’s for one dollar from his father’s other heirs. On June 9, 1800 he received an additional tract.

He died on June 12, 1847. He is buried on the Robert Kemp Farm, Page County, Virginia.

Children of Henry Kibler and Mary Amelia Pierce Magdalene Kibler Baker Barbara Kibler Pence Adam Kibler John Kibler Philip Kibler Martin Luther Kibler The Henry Kibler Homestead photo taken about 1926 a few miles east of Luray, Virginia

In 1831 Page County, Virginia was created from Rockingham and Shenandoah Counties. Originally it was part of Frederick County.