Dates

• Existence: 1938-

Biographical History

Julia N. Hibbert (1938- ) is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and an artist and family historian in Idaho.

Julia N. Hibbert was born as Julia Nadine Hegsted on March 29, 1938, near Heise Hot Springs, Idaho, to parents Victor Orville and Julia Genevieve Howe Hegsted. In 1956, she married National Park Ranger Roger Contor, and together they had three children. She traveled extensively with Contor as he worked for the Park Service. After Contor divorced her, she married retired Idaho Fish and Game Officer, Delvan Dee Hibbert in 1976, and together they had one child.

From an early age, Julia created art of all kinds and worked hard at improving her skill. A year at college, marriage, and moving often gave her opportunity to study art at different colleges and with other artists. After the divorce, she settled near Jackson, Wyoming, which allowed her to investigate original paintings by old masters and living artists. She is also a published writer in prose and poetry. Julia Hibbert is listed in Who's Who in the West, Who’s Who in the United States, and Who’s Who in American Women.

Hibbert lives in Idaho.

Citation:

Interview with Julia N. Hibbert, September 23, 2014 (Julia N. Hibbert was born as Julia Nadine Hegsted on March 29, 1938, near Heise Hot Springs, Idaho, to parents Victor Orville and Julia Genevieve Howe Hegsted; 1956, she married National Park Ranger Roger Contor, and together they had three children; traveled extensively with Contor as he worked for the Park Service; five years after Contor divorced her, she maried retired Idaho Fish and Game Officer, Delvan Dee Hibbert, in 1976, and together they had one child; as she ages, she spends her time working on her family history and painting; Hibbert lives in Idaho)

Valley Citizen News, accessed August 9, 2014 (Julia Hibbert was born near Heise Hot Springs, Idaho; married National Park Ranger, and together they had three children; traveled extensively with Contor as he worked for the Park Service; Contor divorced her; maried Dee Hibbert; she found a local artist everywhere she went and took lessons from them to improve a needed skill; she spends her time working on her painting)

FamilySearch.org, via WWW, accessed September 24, 2014 (Julia N. Hibbert was born as Julia Nadine Hegsted on March 29, 1938, near Heise Hot Springs, Idaho, to parents Victor Orville and Julia Genevieve Howe Hegsted)

Donor provided content, October 8, 2014 (From an early age, Julia created art of all kinds and worked hard at improving her skill. A year at college, marriage, and moving often gave her opportunity to study art at different colleges and with other artists. After the divorce, she settled near Jackson, Wyoming, which allowed her to investigate original paintings by old masters and living artists. She is also a published writer in prose and poetry; listed in Who's Who in the West, Who’s Who in the United States, and Who’s Who in American Women)

Marquis Who's Who, October 9, 2014 (listed in Who's Who in the West, Who’s Who in the United States, and Who’s Who in American Women) http://bios.marquiswhoswho.com/julia_hegsted_hibbert/artist/3891142

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