Brief Life History of Waller Wright
When Waller Wright Gibbons was born on 26 May 1853, in Union Township, Marion, Missouri, United States, his father, Lt Morris B Gibbons, was 37 and his mother, Nancy W Carman, was 31. He married Mary Ellen Tatman on 7 December 1876, in Palmyra, Marion, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Monroe Township, Monroe, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, United States in 1920. He died on 7 August 1924, in Ralls, Missouri, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Marion, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Walter W Gibbons, "United States Census, 1920"
- Walter R Gibbons in entry for Russell G Gibbons and Marie Litzner, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Waller Gibbons, "United States Census, 1880"
Spouse and Children
1853–1924 Male
1858–1941 Female
Children (11)
1877–1969 Male
1879–1950 Male
1881–1963 Male
1883–1961 Male
1885–1967 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1816–1873 Male
1822–1896 Female
Siblings (10)
1837–1920 Male
1840–1917 Male
1842–1934 Female
1846–1898 Male
1849–1910 Male
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World Events (8)
1863
Age 10
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 10
1872 · The First National Park
Age 19
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): variant of Gibbon , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish (Mayo): in Ireland, the name is frequent and has been Gaelicized as Mac Giobúin. It is also found as a variant of Fitzgibbon .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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