Bibbins Family - Ourfolk

Maiden name - Jennie Benson.

1st Husband - Theodore Thorson.

Children: James Alfred Thorson 1890-1967, Edward Thorson 1892-1930, Sophie Emille (Millie) Thorson 1885-1896

2nd husband - Charles Thompson

The James Thorson in the 1920 census (grandson) is son of Jennie's son James A. Thorson.

Name: Bibbins, Jennie

Date: Apr 25 1956

Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #093.

Notes: Bibbins, Jennie, residence, 3702 Rawnsdale Rd., Shaker Heights, beloved mother of James Alfred Thorson, grandmother of Robert B. Thorson. Funeral services and interment at Clinton Junetion, Wisc., Saturday, Apr. 28.

The principal store in the place is the 'Pioneer Store,' which was established by Messrs. Goetz and Thorson in April 1871. These gentlemen have gradually worked up a good trade and are now doing a good business. They keep an excellent stock of dry goods, groceries and provisions, constantly on hand, which they are selling at very low prices.

These gentlemen have their respective offices of County Auditor and County Recorder in the back part of the store room, where they keep the various books of the County belonging to their offices, and which require their attention a considerable portion of the time. They also transact a general real estate business, and are agents for the Cunard and Inman lines of ocean streamers.

Donald L. Thorson served in WW II from Beloit
Thorval Thorson, wife Charlotte and daughter Marion are listed in the 1910 beloit Census.

Mr. and Mrs. Louis H. Bullock have gone to Beloit to attend the funeral of Mrs. Bullock's brother,
the late Charles H. Bibbins,
who died at his home in South Beloit Tuesday night after an illness of 4 months.
The funeral was held at 10:30 a.m. today from the home.
Rev. M. W. Halverson, of Our Savior's Lutheran church officiated
and burial was made in Oakwood cemetery where the Modern Woodmen
of which the deceased was a member, conducted the ritual service.

Mr. Bibbens was born west of Beloit on July 13, 1855 and had
been a lifelong resident of Belout and vicinity.
He spent his boyhood in Newark township where he was born
and late moved to Beloit where he had coninuously resided. since.
He was many years a butcher in Beloit.

The survivors are his widow, two daughters, Mrs. William Anderson of Monrovia, Cal; and Mrs Clifford McIntyre, of Rockford, Ill.;
two stepsons, James A. Thorson, Beloit, and Edward Thorson, Chicago;
a brother L. H. Bibbins, Beloit and two sisters
Mrs. L. H. Bullock of this city and
Mrs. Mary Joynt, of Long Beach, California.
Several grand children also survive.

(Sheboygan Press, Wisconsin, Mov 26, 1926)