Joseph Thomas Gibson

Male18 March 1861–2 July 1927

Brief Life History of Joseph Thomas

When Joseph Thomas Gibson was born on 18 March 1861, in Mississippi, Arkansas, United States, his father, Joseph S. Gibson, was 45 and his mother, Elizabeth Jones Shaw, was 42. He married Mary Lura Curtis on 25 October 1883, in Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States. He lived in North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States in 1920 and North Little Rock Post Office, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States in 1927. He died on 2 July 1927, in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Thomas Gibson
1861–1927
Marion Rebecca Thurmond
1869–1909
Marriage: 12 January 1888
Lola Mordelle Gibson
1889–1974
James Terrall Gibson
1892–1895
Myron Ellis Gibson
1894–1974
Mary Myrtle Gibson
1898–1997
Joel Rhea Gibson
1899–1967

Sources (15)

  • Joseph Gibson in household of Wm Gibson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • J T Gibson, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Joseph Gibson in entry for Joel Ray Gibson, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 January 1888Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States
  • Children (5)

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    Siblings (11)

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    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 2

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1871

    Age 10

    Historical Boundaries - 1871: Pulaski, Arkansas, United States - known as Argenta 1890: Pulaski, Arkansas, United States - known as North Little Rock

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 20

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Gibb (a pet form of Gilbert) + son, hence ‘son of Gibb’. The name is very common in Ireland, having arrived in that country in the 17th century. It is also occasionally adopted for Ó Gibealláin, see Giblin .

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

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