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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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"
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Children (7)
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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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