Armilda Gipson

Brief Life History of Armilda

When Armilda Gipson was born on 4 July 1824, in Monticello, Wayne, Kentucky, United States, her father, William Edward Gipson, was 25 and her mother, Margaret Elizabeth Sloan, was 23. She married Doctor Franklin Harris Perdue on 20 August 1856, in Fentress, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Clinton, Kentucky, United States in 1850 and Wayne, Kentucky, United States in 1860. She died on 29 May 1927, in Lafayette, Wabash, Indiana, United States, at the age of 102, and was buried in Hop Cemetery, Campbellsburg, Brown Township, Washington, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Doctor Franklin Harris Perdue
1838–1864
Armilda Gipson
1824–1927
Marriage: 20 August 1856
James M Perdieu
1858–1920
William Franklin Perdiew
1859–1910
Margaret M Perdiew
1862–1932
George Henry Perdiew
1863–1920

Sources (4)

  • Milly Gibson in household of William Gibson, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Simpson, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2019"
  • Armilda Gibson Perdiew, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens

The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.

1851 · Constitution of 1851

Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.

Name Meaning

English (eastern): patronymic ‘son of Jepp or Gipp’, Middle English pet forms of the personal names Jeffrey or (if the G- is pronounced hard) Gilbert .

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

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