Born about in Virginia,USA
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Greene Gibson
— married
3 Feb 1852 in Lewis, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Florence Ellen (Gibson) Sadler
Died after
after about age 40
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Dec 2014
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Biography
Elvira was born between 1826 and 1830 in Virginia; according to Census Records. She married William Greene Gibson in 1852:
- Elvira E Lawrence: West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971
- Name: Wm G Gibson
- Event Type: Marriage
- Event Date: 3 Feb 1852
- Event Place: Lewis, West Virginia, United States
- Event Place (Original): West Virginia, United States
- Sex: Male
- Spouse's Name: Elvira E Lawrence
- Spouse's Sex: Female
- Source[1]
Elvira is listed with her husband on both: the 1860 Census and the 1870 Census:
1860 Census
- Elmira Gibson: United States Census, 1860
- Name: Elmira Gibson
- Event Type: Census
- Event Date: 1860
- Event Place: Lewis, Virginia, United States
- Event Place (Original): [Blank], Lewis, Virginia, United States
- Sex: Female
- Age: 30
- Race: White
- Race (Original): [Blank]
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1830
- Birthplace: Virginia
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- William G Gibson Male 32 Virginia
- Elmira Gibson Female 30 Virginia
- Florence Gibson Female 7 Virginia
- Enoch Gibson Male 5 Virginia
- Lonella Gibson Female 4 Virginia
- Edwin Gibson Male 2 Virginia
- Source[2]
1870 Census
- Evira E Gibson: United States Census, 1870
- Name: Evira E Gibson
- Event Type: Census
- Event Date: 1870
- Event Place: New Milton, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
- Event Place (Original): New Milton, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
- Sex: Female
- Age: 44
- Race: White
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1826
- Birthplace: Virginia
- Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Wm G Gibson Male 42 Virginia
- Evira E Gibson Female 44 Virginia
- Florence Gibson Female 17 Virginia
- Enoch Gibson Male 15 Virginia
- Lieuella Gibson Female 13 Virginia
- Edwin Gibson Male 11 Virginia
- Martha Gibson Female 8 Virginia
- Source[3]
The census reports indicate that they had at least five children. Elvira passed away sometime after the 1870 Census but before the 1880 Census in which her husband is listed as widowed.
Sources
- ↑ "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZX-GWBS : 29 September 2021), William G Gibson and Elvira E Lawrence, 1852.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41D-HJF : 18 February 2021), Elmira Gibson in entry for William G Gibson, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZH7-XPQ : 29 May 2021), Evira E Gibson in entry for Wm G Gibson, 1870.
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