Dekalb County GaArchives Biographies.....Tribble, Robert October 6, 1862 - 
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Author: Balus Joseph Winzer Graham

Mr. Robert Hall Tribble is a merchandt of Lithonia, Georgia, and a deacon of 
the baptist church. He is well known among his colleagues in the business 
world as a successful financier and is much beloved by the great host of 
Georgia Baptists.

Mr. Tribble is the son of the late Rev. A.K. Tribble, a pioneer preacher, who 
helped in clearing the way and laying the foundation for the great structure 
of our Baptist Zion in many parts of Georgia, where he faithfully preached the 
old-fashioned gospel years ago. The son, Robert, was born during the Civil 
War, near Decatur, DeKalb county, Georgia, 10/6/1862. His mother, who was 
before her marriage Miss Elizabeth Smith, was a true and loyal mother and 
wife, and she believed in the Scripture.

On 8/20/1879, he surrendered his young life to God and united with the 
Bethlehem Baptist church and was baptized by his father. Some years later the 
Decatur Baptist church, Decatur, Georgia, elected Mr. Tribble a deacon of that 
church, and he was ordained by a presbytery consisting of Rev. T.C. Boykin, 
Rev. David Shaver, D.D., and Dr. S.G. Hillyer.

In 1887, he moved to Lithonia, Georgia, and united with the Baptist church and 
was accepted as a deacon from the Decatur church. In 1902, he was elected 
clerk of the church, which position he holds today, 1916, with credit, also 
having served on the board of deacons for 29 years.

He was happily married in 6/1889, to Miss Cora Marbut, a lovely Christian 
character from one of the finest families in the state.

Additional Comments:
Source:Baptist Biography
edited by Balus Joseph Winzer Graham
Published by Index printing Co., 1917
Item notes: v. 1


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