Julian Jesse Gibbens Sr.

Brief Life History of Julian Jesse

When Julian Jesse Gibbens Sr. was born on 27 May 1893, in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, his father, Joseph Forrest Gibbens Sr., was 24 and his mother, Marie Marguerite Goudeau, was 22. He married Rita Antoinette Moore on 7 January 1919, in Orleans, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Ward Four, Iberville, Louisiana, United States in 1910. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 2 September 1978, at the age of 85, and was buried in Roselawn Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.

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Julian Jesse Gibbens Sr.
1893–1978
Rita Antoinette Moore
1895–1980
Marriage: 7 January 1919
Julian Joseph Jr Gibbens
1919–1992
Julia Gibbens
1920–
Rita Evelyn Gibbons
1921–1996
Roy Bernard Gibbons
1925–2020

Sources (29)

  • J J Gibbens, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Julian Jene Gibbens, "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957"
  • Julian J Gibbens, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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Name Meaning

English (Kent): variant of Gibbons .

German: patronymic from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with geba ‘gift’.

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

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