William H Bibb

Other Events:

• Race: Mulatto
• Name: Wm. H. Bibb
• Residence: 1877, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
• Residence: 1880, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: South Avenue; 29 Age: 29; Hotel Waiter Occupation: Hotel Waiter; EnumerationDistrict: 094; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Self RelationToHead: Head
• Residence: 1891, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

Family/Spouse: Josephine Dennee. Josephine (daughter of Charles Dennee and Mary B. Cowan) was born in 1847 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 31 Mar 1936 in 25 North 6th street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 3 Apr 1936 in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Veteran: WWI: 351st
• Web Address: https://digitalharrisburg.com/commonwealth/100names/bibb/
• Musician: 1911; Composed the alma mater song for Lincoln University in 1911. In My Words: “And for thee with our might / We will ever toil / That thou mightiest be supreme. We’ll raise thy standard to the sky, Midst glory and honor to fly.”
• Findagrave Profile: 1934, 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
• Residence: 2 Feb 1934, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

Notes:

My Contribution: I invested in my community and sought office to represent the Seventh Ward. I was chairman for the Booker T. Washington memorial service at Bethel A.M.E. Church.

My Legacy: After serving in World War I, I came back to Harrisburg and studied at Dickinson Law School while working as a patrolman. I composed the alma mater song for Lincoln University in 1911. In My Words: “And for thee with our might / We will ever toil / That thou mightiest be supreme. We’ll raise thy standard to the sky, Midst glory and honor to fly.”

- A. Dennee Bibb, Lincoln University Alma Mater Song, 1911

Full Name: Alexander Dennee Bibb

Birth Date: April 12, 1887

Death Date: May 3, 1934

Place of Birth: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Sex: Male

Race: Black (1920 Federal Census), “Negro” (1930 Federal Census)

Places of Residence: 631 Boas Street, Harrisburg (1920 Federal Census); 606 Forster Street, Harrisburg (1930 Federal Census).

Connection to the Old Eighth Ward: I lived and worked in the Eighth Ward.

Family Members: Mother: Josephine L. Dennee Bibb Davidson. Step-father: Jerry Davidson. Cousins: A.L Marshall, W.E. Marshall.

Education: Harrisburg High School, class of 1904; Lincoln University, class of 1909. I studied law under W. Justin Carter and attended Dickinson Law School.

Occupations: Police Officer. Served in World War I with the 351st Field Artillery.

Church Membership: My mother was an active member of Wesley Union A.M.E. Zion Church.

Activism: I was a candidate for Republican nomination for the Seventh Ward; local NAACP executive committee member; and commander of Buffalo Post.

Connections: Son of Josephine L. Dennee Bibb Davidson. A cousin of A.L. Marshall and W.E. Marshall. Studied under W. Justin Carter. Served with J. Steward Davis in WWI.

Buried:
Lincoln Cemetery