John Trible, now living retired at Girard, is one of the prosperous
landowners of Macoupin county. For over fifty years he engaged in farming
and since 1895 has enjoyed at ease the fruits of his labors. He is a native
of Devonshire, England, and was born April 8, 1838, a son of John and Mary
(Oliver) Trible, both of whom were born in England. In his boyhood Mr.
Trible of this review possessed fair advantages of education. He continued
in his native land - until eighteen years of age, and then emigrated with
his parents to the new world, arriving in Jersey county, Illinois, in 1856.
He worked on the farm of a cousin for three years, from where he came to
Nilwood township, Macoupin county, there purchasing one hundred and sixty
acres of land upon which he established his home. He was highly successful
as a farmer and stock-raiser and as opportunity presented he bought more
land, becoming the owner of two hundred acres in Nil wood township and
ninety acres in North Otter township. In 1895 he retired from active labor
and has since occupied a comfortable home at Girard.
On the 20th of
November, 1874, Mr. Trible was married in Girard township to Miss Sarah E.
Stewart, who was born in New Jersey, a daughter of Robert Stewart, also a
native of New Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. Trible are the parents of two children:
Fannie, who married E. L. Wilson, of Plainview, Illinois, and has one child,
Mildred; and Grace, who became the wife of William Alford, of Nilwood
township, and is also the mother of one child, Helen. Mr. Trible accepts the
national platforms of the republican party as his guide in politics but in
local affairs is influenced largely by the character of the candidates and
their fitness for responsibility. He is broad in his religious belief and
holds membership in the Universalist church of Girard, of which he is a
trustee. He has through life been governed by high principles and has gained
a most creditable name among the people of the county of his adoption.
Extracted 18 May 2018 by Norma Hass from History of Macoupin County, Illinois: Biographical and Pictorial, by Charles A. Walker, published in 1911, Volume 2, pages 109-110.
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