Brief Life History of Cynthia Duncan
When Cynthia Duncan Gibson was born on 13 December 1827, in Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, United States, her father, William Gibson, was 32 and her mother, Tabitha Dickenson, was 23. She married Harvey Gray Long on 31 January 1850, in Russell, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Castlewood District, Russell, Virginia, United States in 1870 and Civil District 10, Washington, Tennessee, United States in 1900. She died on 8 November 1900, in Washington, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Washington, Tennessee, United States.
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- Cynthia Long in household of Harvey Long, "United States Census, 1870"
- Cynthia D, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- Cynthia D Gibson, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
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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.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1847 · Hollywood Cemetery Established
Hollywood Cemetery was established in 1847 in Richmond Virginia. This is where Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are buried. During the Civil War it became the largest military interments and a large section dedicated to military burials. Jefferson Davis a well known Confederate is also buried here. Many other notable people are also buried here.
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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