Louisa Jane Gibson

Brief Life History of Louisa Jane

When Louisa Jane Gibson was born on 12 October 1842, in Clinton, Ohio, United States, her father, Absalom Gibson, was 48 and her mother, Rachel Hunt, was 44. She married Jonathan Holladay on 12 October 1865, in Clinton, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. She lived in Washington Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States in 1880 and Clark Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died on 12 March 1926, in Wilmington, Clinton, Ohio, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Martinsville, Clark Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan Holladay
1836–1918
Louisa Jane Gibson
1842–1926
Marriage: 12 October 1865
Elbridge Holladay
1866–1867
Ellsworth E. Holladay
1866–1912
Robert Clayton Holladay
1868–1950
Walter Holladay
1870–1870
Harley A Holaday
1873–1949

Sources (20)

  • Jane Gibson in household of Abslom Gibson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Louise Gibson, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • Louisa J Holaday, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

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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