Joseph Smith Gibson

Brief Life History of Joseph Smith

When Joseph Smith Gibson was born on 24 October 1844, in Parkersburg, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States, his father, George Washington Gibson, was 44 and his mother, Mary Ann Sparks, was 42. He married Ann Maria Flint Poll about 1864, in Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Duncan's Retreat, Washington, Utah, United States in 1870 and Yavapai, Arizona, United States in 1880. He died on 22 July 1892, in Globe, Gila, Arizona, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Globe Cemetery, Globe, Gila, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Smith Gibson
1844–1892
Ruth Theobald
1850–1926
Marriage: 14 September 1867
Martha Mary Gibson
1868–1958
William Washington Gibson
1870–1930
Joseph George Gibson
1871–1939
Charlotte Ruth Gibson
1873–1963
Arthur Alpine Gibson
1876–1944
Robert Gibson
1878–1878
Bert Gibson
1879–1908
Creta Gibson
1881–1915
Leona Gibson
1883–1968
Ada Capitola Gibson
1886–1921
Ida Gibson
1886–1981
Lenora Gibson
1889–1892

Sources (21)

  • Joseph Gibson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Joseph Smith Gibson, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • Joseph Smith Gibson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1863

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

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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