Elsie Gibbs

Brief Life History of Elsie

When Elsie Gibbs was born in October 1890, in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, George W Gibbs, was 33 and her mother, Alfarata I Dorwart, was 29.

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Family Time Line

George W Gibbs
1857–1930
Alfarata I Dorwart
1861–1923
Margaret Gibbs
1884–1900
Charles Martin Gibbs
1886–1975
Elsie Gibbs
1890–
Elizabeth M Gibbs
1893–
Howard Earl Gibbs
1895–1976

Sources (3)

  • Elsie Gibbs in household of George W Gibbs, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Elsie Gibbs in household of George W Gibbs, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Elsie Gibbs in household of George W Gibbs, "United States Census, 1920"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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.

1905 · The Movie Theater

The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

English: from the common medieval personal name Gibb (see Gibb ), a pet form of Gilbert , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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