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Charles Harrison Gibson (1847 - 1897)

Charles Harrison Gibson
Born in Gibsons Rock, Perry County, Pennsylvania, USAmap
Husband of — married about 1876 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 50 in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USAmap
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Biography

Charles Harrison Gibson, son of Robert Callender Gibson and Mary (Saxon Gibson), was born in 10 Jan. 1847 at Gibsons Rock, Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA.[1] He appeared on the census of 16 Oct. 1850 in the home of his parents at Carroll, Perry County, Pennsylvania.[2]

He married Mary Jane Beecher, daughter of Johnathan Beecher and Catherine Swigert,[3] on 28 June 1877 in Monroe Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.[1]

He and Mary appeared on the census of 8 June 1880 at Monroe Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.[4]

Charles died on 19 Nov. 1897 at his home in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland and was buried at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.[1] His memorial has a photo of his headstone and links to those of family members.[5]

Items from Obituary

Daily Mail,
19 Nov 1897,
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland.
Dr. Gibson was born near Gibson's Rock in Perry County, Pa, in 1846. He is a son of Robert Gibson, of Falling Springs, Pa., who is still living at the age of 86 years, ... is survived by his wife and two children, Vena Zelia, who is attending Irving College, and Roy, at home. He also leaves two brothers, George at Falling Springs, and Frank, ..., and his two half brothers, James and Samuel Huston, of Mechanicsburg. [1]

Census

16 Oct. 1850

Carroll, Perry County, Pennsylvania

  • Robert Gibson 34 b. PA miller.
  • Mary Gibson 35 b. PA.
  • George Gibson 6 b. PA.
  • Charles Gibson 4 b. PA.
  • Egra Gibson 1 b. PA.
  • James Huston 10 b. PA.[2]
8 June 1880

Monroe Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

  • C. H. Gibson 30 b. PA.
  • Jennie M. Gibson 27 wife b. PA.
  • Roy B. Gibson 2 son b. PA.
  • Venice C. Gibson 8 m. dau. b. PA.[4]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Dr. Charles Harrison Gibson at http://www.searchtrees.com. A copy of his obituary is included.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Year: 1850; Census Place: Carroll, Perry, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_805; Page: 420A; Image: 263 1850 US Census. Robert Gibson
  3. Mary J B Gibson, Mary J B Beecher Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Year: 1880; Census Place: Monroe, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1122; Family History Film: 1255122; Page: 123D; Enumeration District: 070; Image: 0047 1880 US Census. C. H. Gibson
  5. Find A Grave Memorial# 70632402 Dr Chas H. Gibson




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