Brief Life History of George Washington
When George Washington Gibson was born on 17 June 1800, in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States, his father, Robert Wilson Gibson, was 41 and his mother, Mary Ann Evans, was 40. He married Mary Ann Sparks on 15 March 1822, in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Pueblo, Colorado, United States in 1846 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 17 August 1871, in Kane, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Grafton Cemetery, Grafton, Washington, Utah, United States.
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Sources (64)
- George W Sisson, "United States Census, 1850"
- George W Gibson in entry for John Logan Lowder and Mary A Isom, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- George W Gibson in entry for Ann Elizabeth Ballard, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
Spouse and Children
1800–1871 Male
1802–1871 Female
Children (11)
1823– Female
1825–1828 Male
1826–1915 Female
1827–1909 Male
1829–1831 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1758–1820 Male
1760–1860 Female
Siblings (7)
1783–1783 Male
1787–1877 Female
1788–1788 Female
1790–1887 Female
1793–1850 Female
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World Events (8)
1803
Age 3
1803 · Louisiana Purchase Opens Mississippi for Commerce
Age 3
1820 · The Treaty of Doak's Stand
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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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How HOLLADAY, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH WAS NAMED
The Historical Record, Volumes 5-8, Church Encyclopedia, Book I. edited by Andrew Jenson, Salt Lake City, Utah. 1889. [p.281] “At a council of the First Presidency, the Apostles and other leading m …
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