Brief Life History of Frances Virginia or Jennie
When Frances Virginia or Jennie Gibbons was born on 15 January 1864, in Rockingham, Virginia, United States, her father, Robert Allen Gibbons, was 46 and her mother, Frances Virginia Kemper, was 33. She married Levi Bond Davis on 15 September 1896, in Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Old Lick, Roanoke, Virginia, United States in 1920 and Richmond, Virginia, United States in 1930. She died on 21 January 1939, in Roanoke, Virginia, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, Virginia, United States.
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Sources (17)
- Virginia G Davis in household of Levi B Davis, "United States Census, 1920"
- Virginia Gibbons Davis, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
- Mrs Fannie V Davis in entry for Mrs Fannie Kemper Gibbons, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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World Events (8)
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1882 · Joined with Bith Lick to form Roanoke
Big Lick and Old Lick joined in 1882 to form the town of Roanoke.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): variant of Gibbon , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish (Mayo): in Ireland, the name is frequent and has been Gaelicized as Mac Giobúin. It is also found as a variant of Fitzgibbon .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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