James Henry Gipe

Brief Life History of James Henry

When James Henry Gipe was born on 9 January 1839, in Freedom Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Gipe, was 27 and his mother, Maria Elisabeth Miller, was 23. He married Sycha or Nancy H. Hollingshead in 1864, in Black Hawk, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Buffalo Township, Buchanan, Iowa, United States in 1870 and Prairie Dog Township, Harlan, Nebraska, United States in 1885. He registered for military service in 1864. He died on 10 May 1912, in Alma, Harlan, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Alma Cemetery, Alma, Harlan, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Henry Gipe
1839–1912
Sycha or Nancy H. Hollingshead
1847–1942
Marriage: 1864
Dora R Gipe
1865–1895
William Sherman Gipe
1868–1955
Daniel G. Gipe
1870–1872
James Wilson Gipe
1872–1940
Alice M Gipe
1874–1962
George H. Gipe
1877–1877
Sarah "Sadie" Ellen Gipe
1878–1956
Arthur Levi Gipe
1880–1942
Clarence Edward Gipe
1883–1966

Sources (23)

  • James H Gipe, "Nebraska State Census, 1885"
  • James H. Gipe, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • James H Gipe, "Iowa, Records of Persons Subject to Military Duty, 1862-1910"

World Events (8)

1846

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

1856

Earliest death record 1856

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Geib .

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

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