ANNA RUTH JARMAN (DIBBENS) (1842-1919)
When ANNA RUTH JARMAN was born on June 13, 1842, in Barnstaple, Devon, England, her father, JOHN, was 31, and her mother, ANNA, was 30. She married ARTHUR ROBERT DIBBENS on November 4, 1865. They had nine children in 14 years. She died on December 20, 1919, in Southsea, England having lived a long life of 77 years.
She learned the trade of lace making when she went to live in Budleigh, Somerset, England, in 1861 with her Aunt and Uncle.
Anna's mother Hannah or Anna (Coombes) Jarman and her sister, Emily, were also masters of needlework.
Anna Dibbens won first place with a piece she entered in the fair while living in Illinois.
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