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This is a story about a very old and well established Van Bibber family that originated from West Virginia/Pennsylvania to the Yukon Territory in Canada. Two brothers, one named Ira, traveled to the Yukon near the Gold rush era of 1998. Ira's brother remained in the Yukon for a short time then traveled further into Alaska. He lived in Fairbanks and the rest of his journey is unknown to us. Ira married and small native women in the Yukon and raised fifteen children. His family is the largest in the Yukon and are now spread throughout the Yukon Territory, British Columbia and Alberta. Ira,s wife Eliza Van Bibber lived to be 103 years old meeting great great grandchildren and always wore a smile. The Yukon archives created a large collection of the Van Bibber family and most notably the large group of sons were adventurous and lively receiving awards for military, competitive trophies, Orders of Canada...the legacy is endless. Many of their children now 80 and 90 years old are still with us today.
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