Finley Gibson

Brief Life History of Finley

When Finley Gibson was born on 17 May 1807, in Knox, Kentucky, United States, his father, Sgt James Thomas Gibson Jr, was 28 and his mother, Mary Ann Finley, was 31. He had at least 2 sons and 8 daughters with Jane Jennie Gatliff. He lived in Scott, Tennessee, United States in 1860 and Kentucky, United States in 1870. He died on 14 January 1886, in Knox, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Ketchen Cemetery, Bryants Store, Knox, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Finley Gibson
1807–1886
Jane Jennie Gatliff
1813–1880
James Gibson
1832–1916
Josephine Gibson
1848–
Josephine Gibson
1850–
Mary A. "Polly" Gibson
1833–1900
Mary Gibson
1834–1909
Nancy Gibson
1840–
Alvin Kade Gibson
1840–1910
Burnetta Gibson
1845–1931
Minerva Gibson
1846–1926
Catherine Gibson
1855–1932

Sources (13)

  • Findley Gibson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Finley Gibson - Government record: birth: 17 May 1808; Knox, Kentucky, United States
  • Finley Gibson in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812 · Kentucky Bend Created

During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Gibb (a pet form of Gilbert) + son, hence ‘son of Gibb’. The name is very common in Ireland, having arrived in that country in the 17th century. It is also occasionally adopted for Ó Gibealláin, see Giblin .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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