Charles Frederic Gibbs (1935 - 1968)

Born 6 Jan 1935 in Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Died 8 Jul 1968 at age 33 in Sonseca, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

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Biography

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Charlie Gibbs was born in Vermont..

SSgt Charlie Gibbs served in the United States Air Force in the Vietnam War
Service started: Sep 24, 1954
Unit(s):
Service ended: Jul 8, 1968

Great Uncle Charlie

Charles "Charlie" Frederic Gibbs (nickname was Nobby) was born Sunday January 6, 1935 in Stowe, Lamoille county, Vermont. Charlie shares the same birthday as his brother William Lionel Gibbs. He was the son of Rev. John Charles Gibbs and Lottie Pearl (Green) Barrett. In 1940 Charlie lived in Jericho, Chittenden, Vermont with his parents & siblings at the age of 5. He married Mildred Chambers Gibbs (unknown date). Together they had 4 known children. Charles “Charlie” Frederic Gibbs died of a heart attack at the age of 33 while serving with the US Air Force on July 8, 1968 while stationed at Torrejón Air Base in Sonseca, Provincia de Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

Memorial Day

Birth

Charles Fredric Gibbs was born on January 6, 1935, in Stowe, Vermont, the son of Lottie and John.^[1][2][3]

Marriage

Wife/widow’s name is Mildred Chambers

Children

1. Charles Gibbs jr.
2. Cynthia Gibbs
3. Denise Gibbs
4. Joseph Manuel Gibbs (1961 - 2006)

Military

U.S. Air Force Veteran

Census

1940 United States Census

When Charles Gibbs was born about 1935, his father, John, was 43 and his mother, Lattie, was 41. In 1940, he was 5 years old and lived in Jericho, Vermont, with his father, mother, 4 brothers, and 4 sisters.^[4]

John Gibbs Head M 48 New York

Lottie Gibbs Wife F 46 New York

Charlotte Gibbs Daughter F 18 New York

Mary Gibbs Daughter F 15 Canada

Flossie Gibbs Daughter F 14 Pennsylvania

David Gibbs Son M 12 Vermont

James Gibbs Son M 11 Vermont

Lois Gibbs Daughter F 9 Vermont

Norman Gibbs Son M 6 Vermont

Charles Gibbs Son M 5 Vermont

Lynn Gibbs Son M 2 Vermont

Constance Gibbs Granddaughter F 0 ^[5]

1950 United States Federal Census

1950 United States Federal Census ^[6]

Charles lived on Main St in Bristol, Addison, Vermont. Charles was 15 years old.

1950 census appears to read occupation as: Pin Boy at Bowling Ally along with his brothers James and David.

Death

Age: 33

Given Name: Charles

Middle Name:

Surname: Gibbs

Birth Date: 06 Jan 1935

State: Connecticut

Event Date: Jul 1968^[7]

Cause Of Death: Heart Attack

BURIAL: Marlboro Cemetery, Marlborough, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

He died of a heart attack at age 33 while serving with the US Air Force. He enlisted with the US Air Force on September 22, 1954. He had 14 siblings.

Obituary states: He was a S.Sgt

Sources

1. ↑ Vermont, Birth Records, 1909-2008
2. ↑ Citing this Record "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNRK-GFD : 25 September 2017), Lottie P Barrett in entry for Charles Fredric Gibbs, 06 Jan 1935, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 2,022,665.
3. ↑ Citing this Record "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFY8-KX7 : 6 December 2014), Lottie P Barrett in entry for Charles Fredric Gibbs, Birth, 06 Jan 1935, Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont, United States; from "Vermont, Birth Records, 1909-2008," "Vermont, Death Records, 1909-2008," "Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008," and "Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908." Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing Vital Records Office, Vermont Department of Health, Burlington and New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston.
4. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYHZ-ND7 : 15 March 2018), Constance Gibbs in household of John Gibbs, Jericho Town, Chittenden, Vermont, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-47, sheet 5A, line 7, family 81, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4231.
6. ↑ 1950 United States Federal Census
7. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VS63-3Z3 : 19 May 2014), Charles Gibbs, Jul 1968; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 February 2021), memorial page for SGT Charles Frederic Gibbs (6 Jan 1935–8 Jul 1968), Find A Grave: Memorial #71543862, citing Marlboro Cemetery, Marlborough, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Andrewguy (contributor 49371320) .