Mary Gibson

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Gibson was born about 1843, in Illinois, United States, her father, James Gibson, was 42 and her mother, Lucinda Bullock, was 32. She married Johnathan C. Clevenger on 4 December 1864, in Delaware, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Milam, Texas, United States in 1850.

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Family Time Line

Johnathan C. Clevenger
1839–
Mary Gibson
1843–
Marriage: 4 December 1864
Mary J. Clevenger
1865–

Sources (2)

  • Mary Gibson, "United States, Census, 1850"
  • Mary Gibson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"

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World Events (8)

1844 · German Immigration to Texas

Over 7,000 German immigrants arrived in Texas. Some of these new arrivals died in epidemics; those that survived ended up living in cities such as San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. Other German settlers went to the Texas Hill Country and formed the western portion of the German Belt, where new towns were founded: New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

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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