Laura A Frances Gibbs

Brief Life History of Laura A Frances

When Laura A Frances Gibbs was born on 13 November 1842, in Union, South Carolina, United States, her father, John Gibbs, was 34 and her mother, Elizabeth (Eliza) Harland, was 28. She married William Thomas Betsill on 28 December 1866. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Cross Keys Township, Union, South Carolina, United States in 1900 and Cross Keys, Union, South Carolina, United States in 1910. She died on 8 June 1913, in Union, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Padgetts, Colleton, South Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Thomas Betsill
1843–1918
Laura A Frances Gibbs
1842–1913
Marriage: 28 December 1866
William Russell Betsill
1867–1932
Minnie L Betsill
1869–1948
Charles A. Betsill
1870–1927
Emma Wattie Betsill
1871–1899
Johnnie T Betsill
1872–1892
Benjamin Benard Betsill
1876–1955
Eddie Raymond Betsill
1878–1948

Sources (13)

  • Unknown, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Laura A. Gibbs Betsill, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Laura Gibbs in entry for Ben B. Betsill, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1860

In 1860, South Carolina quit the United States because its citizens were in favor of slavery and President Lincoln was not. The Civil War started a year later.

1861

South Carolina is where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.

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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