Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward Gibbs was born on 13 June 1838, in Wedmore, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Gibbs, was 22 and his mother, Elizabeth Bunn, was 20. He married Ada Louise Pilgrim on 22 February 1872, in Greeley, Delaware, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Oneida, Delaware, Iowa, United States in 1856 and Iowa, United States in 1870. He died on 15 September 1893, in Bremen Township, Delaware, Iowa, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Earlville, Delaware, Iowa, United States.
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- Edward Gibbs in household of John Gibbs, "United States Census, 1870"
- Edward Gibbs, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Edward Gibbs, "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1846
Iowa is the 29th state.
1857
Historical Boundaries: 1857: Delaware, Iowa, United States
Name Meaning
English: from the common medieval personal name Gibb (see Gibb ), a pet form of Gilbert , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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