William Henry Gibson

Brief Life History of William Henry

When William Henry Gibson was born on 10 September 1840, in Pickens, South Carolina, United States, his father, Walter Murray Gibson, was 18 and his mother, Rachel Margaret Lewis, was 22. He had at least 1 son and 6 daughters with Elena Kauihiwahine Kalehuamakanoe. He lived in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States in 1850. He died on 15 January 1893, in Lahaina, Maui, Kingdom of Hawaii, at the age of 52, and was buried in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, United States.

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William Henry Gibson
1840–1893
Elena Kauihiwahine Kalehuamakanoe
1856–1929
Henry Kalehuamakanoe Gibson
1868–1945
Ellen Kaipoleimanu Gibson
1874–1924
Talula Angela Gibson
1879–1942
Mary Clara Gibson
1881–1955
Malaea Irene Gibson
1885–
Rose A Gibson
1887–
Eliza K Gibson
1891–1929

Sources (12)

  • William H Gibson in household of Jesse Lewis, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Henry Gibson - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Henry Gibson
  • Henry Gibsen, "Hawaii, Marriages, 1826-1954"

World Events (7)

1846

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

1860

In 1860, South Carolina quit the United States because its citizens were in favor of slavery and President Lincoln was not. The Civil War started a year later.

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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