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BIOGRAPHICAL BLANK FOR THE DET!OlT CONFERENCE HIBrORICJ4 SOmlETY
When filled tn please return to J , A, Halmhuber , 13100 Woodward, Highland Park,
Mlehigan.
Birth:
Date MaY 9,1884
Personal Appearance
Place Lyburn Park,\'liltshire,England
Weight.::;;l~
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Height 5' 5 1/2
of Hair Grey ' .
Eyes .;;B_lu_e.;;..__ _ _ __
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Famill Background:
l. Fatmr • s Nane" in Full
Date of Birth
.Arthur Dibden
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2! Mother's Maiden Name
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Wiltshire, Engl and Nationality
EAglish
Harriet KiAB
Date of ·Birth:l853
3, Marria~ e of P~rents:
4. Places or·· residence
PlaceWiltshire, Engl and Nationality English
1872
Dat• ov,30,
Place Parish Church of Redlynch,Uilts.Engl and
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5, Names of Brothers and Sisters
Arthur D1bden, (De oeased)
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LYdia Dibden,(peoeased) Ethel Dibden,(deoeased )
Edward Dibden, Alfred Dibden
6, Note disttngqimhed services for which any brothers or sisters are known:
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di s tinguished sezyioe. Noted onljY: fol i:b.tegrity and hones t z. ,
7. All available information concerning parent s, race, nationality, education,
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occupations, connections, services, deat h, etc.
. As bas already been s t stted mv n~=~.rents wArA P.no1 1 An - IJlh~=>"t~ w::>-ra -nflfl-r h,+. -..o~,... <>ntab5 •. Names of children, with date and place Of birth Art hur James Dibd:~' bo~ .~~ ~sse:~:, Wisconsin Js.nUaey 17, 1919. J osephine Grace was born in U ca, -~ 0 l.S
May 2• 1922.
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Careers of chi ldren, with posit ions, offices held, etc. Arthur went throu?h ~~·
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at whjch (Pigeon Jl.§ .) he wo.~ salutatorian. He went to Albion Oolle~~~~hi e
~all of 1937 and graduated w~th h~gh honors and a Phi Beta Kappa me
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Josephine Gra.oe eradua ted from Pigeon H .S . ·1940, Her foi7te is music • :Jhe
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played for the H .S .all thfll-,~ »-·~ , term,, ana:;'now at Adrian Col lege! where she
~a sophomore·&he stepp~to t~if front at once because of her abil1.ty to
aooompany musicians and singers .
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By Whoral.rt .Betta,a.nd \7 .c .L .l;'hillipa
4. Wife's lVis, iden Name Ada. Mary F.Betts
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BIOGRAPHICAL BLANK FOlt THE DET!tOIT CONFERENCE H18r0R!CAL OOIClETY
When filled 1ft please return to J, A, Halmhuber, 13100 woodward, Highland Park,
Mlchigan.
Birth:
Date
JJay
Place
9,1884
Personal Appearance
Hei ght 5 ' 5 1/2
~burn
Park, /iltshire ,England
We ight~l~4~
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Eyes .:::B;;;lu=
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1. Fatoor•s Nane• in Full
Date of Birth
.Arthur Dibden
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7irtshire , E~land
Nationality
EAglish
2, Mother's Maiden Name ....::Ha.r=.::.r::.ie~t:::.....:::K~iDg-=::r;;a,.,.-----------------------
Date of ·Birth:l853
PlaceWiltshire,Engl and Nationality English
1872
3. Marriase of Parents: Dat•ov,30,
Place Parish Church of Redlynoh,Uilts,Engl and
4, Places of· residence ~~~¥~
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Arthur Dibden,( Deoeased)
LYdia Dibden,(neoeased) Ethel Dibden,(deoeased)
Edward Dibden , Alfred Dibden
6. Note diettnga1ehed services for which any brothers or sisters are known:
No distinguished servioe. Noted only for ibtegrity and honestl• ,
7. All available information concerning parents , race, nationality, education,
occupations, connections, services, deeth, etc.
As has already been stated my parents were English . They were poor,but respectable and endeavored to bring up their children in the right way of life both by
precept and example. My ~tber a connected with the Lyburn Park estate for
over fifty yeara,firat as labourer, and then f or many years as foreman on the
large farm on the ostate,until his retirement at 70 years of age. Uy father
was quite intelligent,a. great reader, and the soul of honor. My mother was the
daughter ot a small farmer, and v.c.s of a deeply religious and well-ba l anced mind.
PERSJNAL HISTORY
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1, Education: Schools, degrees , etc. E uivalent of H$ from~ land with private tuition
and night sohool s. Then two years 1n Garrett Bib 1oa Inst • wi ~ "A" average .
2. Noteworthy experiences or childhood and youth 4 9 a ghild r loyod tQ sing. and ~
Parents l?ave mentione.i manx times in .gw hearing how when I v.e.s a child, I was
stgging a ~· and g~dly old minister by the name of the Rev. John~la.id
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hie mnd on my head and sai d, 11 Tha.t boy Wi ll be a. minister someday .•~
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3 • . Marr1ege: Date ga.roh 141 1916
aflace Melvin Ueth.Par. Mi chigan~·~~~·
By WhoiQl .,/ .Betts , and l .C .L .l'hillipa
4. Wife's Maiden Name A2:!J. iary F.Betta
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? . Ycur religious expe r ience end Chur~h cc.r:-~e ct.i.o::::~ : ""s ~ chl:ld ~-attend~~--~~~ - -- ·
l:!l!!_mi ti ve Me th~i s.i_qhapel in-~ ~t;_i v:~- .Ytll!i_g_e~_]__,~I?: L lll..Q.rn!_tl_g , _.a:~t_e~_o_~ ...
and nigb.t, and to Chris_ti~_BE~~a'!q;r:_ o-~--~!g:fl_!;__l-;1__~~- -we~~-· - - I -~ s c;:_QIJ.Y~.!'Y!3.4 _when
I was eleven year§_ Qf age. ~-~othe~- had._ t h e ,joy o f .J.:~ in_g_ me ~ ~iet_.__~-·
have never compl etely lost t he g low and rtlaity o f that experience, a nd do not
8 , Your call to the Chr~s tian min::.3t.!'y ·----- ::---- -----· ----- --------~~~ct to .
I felt the call t o the Chriatian ..!PJ.:tl.l~_try_,_ 1\h.§.~_ J_\!~~- a ro~~-~~111Y..":fO~.J'~rs
of a ge. I was a---tt3nding a.....QJ. stri_Q.~.Q!~e ti.M., ..§.j;_jJgL_tj._me, _J¥!d ~Q..~~~~2YP.KJ!l§Il
to be ordained wa,s relating his ex~erience. It was then I h;rrd the ca ll c l early.
9 . Wben a n d where admi tted ·on . Tr ial end 0-:-r: ~natiom: .i vas admitte d ~ Trial" into
t h e De troit ~onference a t the Grand River MethodJst~-~scopal Qhurch in S ep.l 916
after a two years ' successful pastorate at Shabbona C ircuit~ft, Hur.Dist. I wa s
made a de acon at App leton, \ s, in Sep.l9 18 end an e l der at lst Ch. p t, Huron in
10 . Militar y record None, except tha t I joined the volunteer
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91~9;;_•- - - corps at ~arrett in 19 17.
11. Public offic es
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12. Favor ite r ecr eations, ..i1ob b ies , et ARTHUR J . o mDEN, so, son of the : olf and music,
A flrvori.te hobbv of mine is car~ la~e Rev. Joseph K. Dibden and Ada ri~ desi~~
-----:- .- .. -~ · - - -- - -:;-IjDibden, died November 5 at Johnson, - -- .
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and built a n ew JUJ_eJl:.. S~i_;r..{@S ~ Vermont. He was serving as President of :Where U9Slde,
Johnson State College at the time of his
13. Offices• hel d i n Church esn.c1 CC!:llllll death which was attributed to cardiac e Conf I Comm 0
arrest. Mr. Dibden was born in Sussex,
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.AdeqWl te eupwrt, TranfLL_~~'l!.. Wisconsin, on January 17, 1919. He attend- t h e 00~ I have
been obaplain of the ~Bonia 10 ed schools in Sa~dusky and Pigeon, gradu- er for the Rotary
14. Author of what books a nd I'•lblL!at ate~ from Albton Colle g e in 1941, the
olub at l.i'h_
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Ch1c.ago Theological Seminary in 1943, and 1 - - ·~Sanmg.
I have not the hono r to be an_grecetved his Ph.D. at Columbia University suoh as Charl es
and Thomas Dibden o f Southampto:in 1953. He ~as a m.ember _of Phi BetaFS, but n o t I-.-15. Member of vlhat Clubs ar1d Fr a ternc.:~appa, A"_lencan Ph~lo~phJcal Associa- L the 0 d
hon, Amer1can Assoc1ahon of University
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Free and Accepted Alaeone . Port Professors, Metaphysical Society of America, American Association for the Advance- ·16. Appointments served wit !1 dates .m:_ment ~f Science: American Society for 1916 . 1'9.17 · m·
Aesthetics, Amer1can Academy of Politi
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lis • Oonf ,; 19 1 7 SUs s~x:; 19i9__,Trl¥1cal and Social Scien
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•ra,wn: 24 Reg~~.....QL.~~- Councll of Learned Societies. Before going ' Canad~· ~24 FAir r o ve
;1926 Bay .Port; 1929 Port ilu.!.PE.!!to Jo~on State, he taught at Knox Col-:Y; l 936
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1940 Chesani ng; 1942 P inconn.i ng, lege m .Ga_Iesburg, Ill., Blackburn College
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l? . Clippili:-o familyOF"pU61Ic lif e at _carl~nville, Ill., and Southern Illinois
Umvers1ty at Carbondale, ill. He married
Jean Thompson in Phillips, Maine, on June
26, 1954. Survivors include his wife· .'
daughter, Jane;
a son• Paul·' one SIS
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Mrs. Jos.ephme Merrell of South Lyon; hh
mother-m-law, Mrs. Olive Thompson· an
aunt, several uncles nephews nie ' d
cousins. l -~? - 'iD
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18. Biographical comments , expe riences , episodes In my earl d
~~ji~wa~s~aa_Bl~Wl~·Ln
e. gentleman, ' s stable, a bricklayer ' s la..bore;r.,a ~~~~~-~--~-Y~-~a~
aarpenter
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F!:QJil the time I v;a.s seventeen ( the time.....Q.t my co11secratio'i ml . .u\..~J!mllWL.ajJent.
e..r__yntil the time I · cam to 4-mWoa tn 1914 J_~~ragec;l at
I W?:..s a lnc~l pr~ch
during those thirteen years. I came to the u.s .A . when . I
east. once~ ~~
19. CF..n yo u Bive on a sepa r a t a pc.pe:r one O!' two or t hree d wa.a thJ.rty ;years of a ge.
oc: ~u:~ring during your mini ~t r y 1!hi c h migh t be publi s h ~~e.tio i n cident s
a t ::. tle ns '•Hig hlig hts of Met hvdlst Minls ters"?
e ln 8 book unde i' s u ch
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7 . Ycur r e l igious experience end Church c•::. r:-~e ~tJ.o}::~ : .~:los a child I a t tended the
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P¢mi ti ve JJe thod.i st -~lul:pe l in-~ ~ ~i v~- _yi_l.:.!.?-Ae_~-L -'~1?: t_ .l_ll..QFn~_g, .a~~!3~-o~ ...
and night, a.rxi to Chr is_ti ~-~~~a'!<?. z:. q~--~!.g!l}__l;t__t~.-~e~~-· .. ~ -~ s Q.Ql?-Y~.!'~-~-4 _when
I was eleven year§_ Q_f age. ~_!IMtthe}:'_ ha.d_ the ,joy of.J:~in_g_me to ~iet_.__;.r __
have never completely lost the g low and rtla.ity of that experience, and do not
a. Your call to the Chr~s ti an min::.at:-y ·--- - ~----- ----· ----- ------~~ct to.
I felt the call to the Chriatian JP:.W.~try_,_ vhe.~_J_w.~~-aro~d-~~l!:tt":fo1J.).'~rs
of age. I was a--tt;mding a dietri~Q.tlf]!~eti.M__§.t t.h!LtimeL.-I:!l!Q.~~~~~g_j!l§Il
to be ordained was relating his ex~e rience. It was then I he~rd the ca ll clearly.
9. When and where admi t ted on Trial end O~r: ~na t i om : I.. vas admitted ~ Trial" into
the Detroit Uonterence a t the Grand River Hethodiat~~scopa.l Qhurch in Sep.l91 6
after a two years' suocessful pastorate at Shabbona C ircuit,J~t, Hur.Dist , I was
made a deacon at Appleton, Ws. in ~ ep.l918 and an elder at lst Ch, pt, Huron i n
10 . Military r ecord None, except that I joined the volunteer
\::s~-=-·=19: :.;1:;9~·---corpa at ~arrett in 1917.
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1 2 , Favor ite r ecr eati::>ns, hobbies, et0. M..v favorite recreations are: golf and mus!_o.
A _mori.te hobby q_'f -~~e _is carpentering. _For instance thi s §.Ering I de~~
and built a new _Qp_e]:!_ Stai~se in the parsonage at Pinq_onning where I reside,
13 . Offices• hel d in Church .:JD£1 Ccr:mw.nit y I have been a JJfenber o f the Cont. Comm ._ on
AdeqWl te sy,poort, Trans, ~ea'IL~eoyl'for some :vears, And in.. t he oomm. I have
been chaplain o f the ~sonic Lodge at Pt. Huron, and songleader for the Rqtary
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club at l.i_~saning, .,.
14 . Author of what books and f• :bl.i ·~at:Lons
·r have not the honor to be an author. ~ ome of my ancestors such as Cha.l-_1~~
and Thomas Dibden of Southampton
have been authors, but not
15 . Member of vfhat Clubs ~li!d Fr a
16 , Appointments served wit~l d6tes J)J
lis. Oonf.;1917 SUssex ;l~~--T.r~
lithdrawn:l924 ReQ'd O-!?- ored.et;t J
;1926 Bay Port; 1929 Port Hu!2
1940 Chesaning; 1942 Pinconning
1?. Clippin. of family or puolic lif '
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daughter, Jane; a son, Paul; one
Mrs. Josephine Merrell of South Lyon; hi ~
mother-in-law, Mrs. Olive Thompson; an
aunt, several uncle~ nephews, nieces and
cousins. l-2,?-'lv
18. Biographical comments , expe riences , epi SOdes In my early d~ys r was a aroom 1n
a gentlem8P 'a st&ble,a bri~yer's laborer,& AAr_penter, ..M(..M ...itl§.Y.Gll.wt...aifmt.
From the time I Vi@:B seventeen ( the time ot my ..a.oll§.egration) I was a. local preii\.che.r..Jm.Ul the time I · cam to America tn 1914,~ I,_§yeraged at l~ast once a ~«U\L.
during those thirteen years. I came to the u .1:3 .A . when I waa thirty ;years of age.
19. f.c.n you give on a sepa rat e pc.per one o ~ two or three dramatic incidents
oc t ~t.c:ring during your minis t r y 1!hi ch might be published in e book uncl e l" such
a t :.tle as ''Highlights of Methvdist Min1st ers"'i'
20. If the subject of· this sketch is decea sed, plecse give
Date of death
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