Primary Name: Gribble, Richard
Filed as: gribble_richard
Also known as: Richard Gribble
Occupation / Association: Member, Ancient Order of United Workmen (A.O.U.W.), Butte Lodge
Born: May 21, 1857, Redruth, Cornwall, England
Died: October 21, 1904, Douglas, Alaska
Parents:
Spouse:
Children: Three sons; three daughters
Associated places: Redruth, Cornwall, England; Pennsylvania; Michigan; Colorado; Montana; Juneau, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Richard Gribble, Gribble Richard, Douglas Alaska residents, AOUW Butte Lodge, Douglas City Cemetery
Biography
Richard Gribble was born on May 21, 1857, in Redruth, Cornwall, England. He immigrated to the United States at the age of fifteen and lived in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Colorado, and Montana before coming to Alaska.
Gribble lived in Juneau for six years before moving to Douglas, where he and his family made their home on North Third Street. He had a wife, three sons, and three daughters.
He was a member of the Butte Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen (A.O.U.W.).
Richard Gribble died of consumption on October 21, 1904, at the age of forty-seven. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Episcopal Church with Reverend L. H. Pedersen officiating. He was buried in the Douglas City Cemetery.
Sources
Find-A-Grave Memorial: Richard Gribble