Mary Elizabeth Hefkins

FemaleDecember 1873–January 1940

Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth

When Mary Elizabeth Hefkins was born in December 1873, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Thomas Hefkiens, was 47 and her mother, Elizabeth Glauner, was 40. She married George Ray Gibbs on 5 February 1891, in Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880 and Election Precinct 4, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States in 1900. She died in January 1940, in Denver, Colorado, United States, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

George Ray Gibbs
1868–1957
Mary Elizabeth Hefkins
1873–1940
Marriage: 5 February 1891
Eugene Thomas Gibbs
1892–1972
Harry Ray Gibbs
1893–1966
Howard G Gibbs
1895–1962
Clyde E Gibbs
1896–1901
Ruth Berniece Gibbs
1907–2005
George Ray Gibbs
1916–2001

Sources (10)

  • Mary E Gibbs, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mary Elizabeth Hefkiens - Government record: birth: December 1873; Pennsylvania, United States
  • Mary E Hefkins, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 February 1891Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States
  • Children (6)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 2

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad

    Age 4

    Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 23

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Haskins .

    Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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