Descendants of Job Prince and Rhoda Kibbe will meet for the 115th annual Prince family reunion on Aug. 13 at the Barone family farm, 1154 Olean Road, South Wales, rain or shine, at 11 a.m.
Job and Rhoda had 10 children. Nine of those children spent at least some time in Cattaraugus County during the 1800s. Their son Jonathan had 20 children. Of those 20 children, 19 lived to adulthood and 18 married. Many descendants still live in the Western New York area. All are welcome to attend.
Other surnames include Doty, Harder, Milks, Mosher, Amidon, Harder and many more. Families in the Persia, Dayton and Gowanda areas in the mid-1800s are probably related.
Bring a dish to pass, a story to tell, updated family information, your own beverage, table service, chair, etc. Bring something for a basket raffle. This year’s goal is $2,000 to pay for underground radar and a new sign for the Milks Cemetery on Route 353 in Persia where many family members are buried. Several known headstones have fallen and are buried.
A clean-up of the cemetery will be scheduled for June or July. Search Facebook for the page, “Job Prince & Rhoda Kibbe genealogy,” which will be updated with more information.
For more information, contact Annette at (716) 560-3955 or email princereunion2013@gmail.com.
