Tibbets
Tibbets, a variant spelling of Tibbetts, is an English-language patronymic surname from the given names Tebald or Tibalt.[1] Notable people with the name include:
- Andrew W. Tibbets (c.1830–1898) American Union soldier, and Medal of Honor recipient
- Daniel Tibbets (born ?), American media executive
- Eliza Tibbets (1823–1898), American citrus pioneer, suffrage activist, spiritualist, and a founder of Riverside, California; wife of Luther
- Jane Tibbets: see List of Joseph Smith's wives
- Luther C. Tibbets (1820–1902), American merchant, citrus pioneer, abolitionist, and a founder of Riverside, California; husband of Eliza
- Paul Tibbets (1915–2007), American military officer; pilot of the airplane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima; grandfather of Paul IV
- Paul W. Tibbets IV (born 1966), United States Air Force brigadier general; grandson of Paul
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 3. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 475. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC 51655476. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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