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Family: James W Gibson / Nancy Smith (F24960)

• Father | Male James W Gibson

  
  

  Born	19 Mar 1796	Virginia, USA
  Died	6 Jun 1872	Richland County, Illinois
  Buried
  Married	CA 1814	Virginia, USA
  Other Spouse	Patience Ocheltree | F24962
  Married	Est 1845–1848
  Father	Nicholas Gibson | F22233 Group Sheet
  Mother	Lydia Sinks | F22233 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Nancy Smith

  
  

  Born	1795
  Died	1840
  Buried
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Child 1 | Female Catherine Gibson

  
  

  Born	CA 1815–1819	Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 2 | Female Elmira Gibson

  
  

  Born	CA 1815–1819	Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 3 | Female Mary Gibson

  
  

  Born	CA 1815–1819	Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Amy Gibson

  
  

  Born	CA 1823	Virginia, USA
  Died		Clay County, Illinois, USA
  Buried
  Spouse	Lemuel Lockard | F24965
  Married	22 Jul 1845	Braxton County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 5 | Male Smith Gibson

  
  

  Born	24 Jan 1824	Lewis County, West Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	Rebecca C Ocheltree | F24967
  Married	30 Oct 1847	Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
  Spouse	Emily Jane Stanley | F24966
  Married	16 Apr 1854	Illinois, USA

  
  

  Child 6 | Female Emily C Gibson

  
  

  Born	CA 1828	Virginia, USA
  Died	Between 1880 and 1888	Virginia, USA
  Buried
  Spouse	Benjamin Willard Williams | F24968
  Married	6 May 1850	Braxton County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 7 | Female Permelia P Gibson

  
  

  Born	CA 1828	Virginia, USA
  Died		Richland County, Illinois
  Buried
  Spouse	John M Wilson | F24963
  Married	14 Jan 1847	Braxton County, West Virginia, USA

  
  

  Child 8 | Male Eliljah Squires Gibson

  
  

  Born	May 1829	Virginia, USA
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	Rosanna Coger | F24964
  Married	24 Apr 1849	Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
  Spouse	Francena Jane Coger | F24971
  Married

  
  

  Child 9 | Female Temperance Gibson

  
  

  Born
  Died
  Buried

  
  

  Child 10 | Male Mason Gibson

  
  

  Born	CA 1834	Virginia, USA
  Died		Montana
  Buried

  
  

• Notes

  1820 Lewis, VA Gibson, James 1m 16-26 3f 0-10 [Catherine, Elmira, Mary] 1f 16-26 1830 Lewis, VA Gipson, James 1m 0-5 [Elijah] 1m 5-10 [Smith] 1m 30-40 2f 0-5 2f 5-10 1f 10-15 1f 15-20 1f 20-30 1840 Braxton, VA Gibson, James 1m 0-5 [Mason c 1836] 1m 10-15 [Elijah] 1m 15-20 [Smith 1824 ] 1m 40-50 1f 5-10 [Temperance] 2f 10-15 [Permelia?] 2f 15-20 1f 40-50 1850 Clay and Richland, Richland, Illinois James Gipson 55 VA Patience 23 VA Mason 16 VA Enery 1 f VA 1860 Denver, Richland, IL Jas Gibson 50 VA Patience 32 VA Emery 10 m VA Nancy 7 IL Eliz'h 4 IL Harrison 1 IL James W. Gibson Birth: Mar. 19, 1796 Harrison County West Virginia, USA Death: Jun. 6, 1872 Richland County Illinois, USA http://archive.org/stream/portraitbiograp00lake#page/428/mode/2up Portrait and Biographical Record of Effingham, Jasper and Richland Counties Illinois on openlibrary.org Smith Gibson bio He was born in Braxton Co, WV, Jan 24, 1824, and his grandfather, Nicholas Gibson, was a native of the Old dominion. At the age of eight years the latter was taken captive by the Inidans and held by them until sixteen years of age. They pierced his ears and nose, and at length sold him to the white settlers for a barrel of whiskey. He served his country in the Revolutionary War and spent his last days in Illinois. James Gibson, the father of our subject, was born and reared in Virginia, and became a bricklayer. At the age of 18 he was united in marriage with Nancy Smith, whose father was a native of Ireland and her mother of Germany. Her death occurred in the Old Dominion and he then wedded Patience Ochiltree. Emigrating to Illinois, they located on the farm which is now the home of our subject, and in a log cabin on the whild prairie they began life in true pioneer style. Both are now deceased, Mr Gibson dying at the age of sixty-six years. There were ten children born of the first marriage: Catherine and Elmira, who died in Virginia; Mary, who is living in Nebraska, Amy, who was married and died in Clay Co, Ill; Smith, of this sketch; Elijah, who is living near the old home in VA; Emily, who died in that State; Permelia, who died in Richland County; Temperance, who is living in the Old Dominion; and Mason, who died in Montana.