Gibson
Fulmer
Born in Durham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Son of David Bachman Fulmer
and Sophia (Long) Fulmer
Brother of
Emma Jane (Fulmer) Grogg, Mary Catherine (Fulmer) Taylor, Amanda (Fulmer) Orr, Anna (Fulmer) Haas, Jacob Lawrence Fulmer, Jennie (Fulmer) Opitz, Frank Fulmer and Clara B. (Fulmer) Steckel
Husband of
Elizabeth (Derringer) Fulmer
— married
29 Sep 1885 in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Florence Fulmer, Bertha (Fulmer) Recker, Jennie (Fulmer) Shafer, Floyd Fulmer and Chester Fulmer
Died
at age 67
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Mar 2020
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Biography
Gibson Fulmer was born on October 8, 1860, in Durham, Bucks, PA. He was the son of David Bachman Fulmer and Sophia Long. Gibson was baptized at Durham Reformed Church in Durham on January 10, 1861.[1]
In 1870, Gibson was living with his parents and siblings in Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania,[2] and in 1880 the family resided in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania.[3]
At the age of 24, Gibson married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Derringer on September 29, 1885, at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania when she was 18 years old.[4] They had five children - Florence, Bertha, Jennie, Floyd, and Chester.
In 1900, 1910 and 1920, Gibson and Elizabeth lived with their children in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, where Gibson worked as a teamster (in 1900 and 1910) and janitor in a grocery store (1920).[5] [6][7]
He worked for 42 years until his death for the Davies Strauss Stauffer company in Easton, which was a purveyor of canned goods and spices.
Gibson died in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania on July 16, 1928, at the age of 67.[8][9] Gibson was buried at Easton Heights Cemetery in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania.[10]
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 540. Image
- ↑ Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census. Year: 1870; Census Place: Williams, Northampton, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1383; Page: 508B; Family History Library Film: 552882. Image
- ↑ Ancestry.com. 1880 United States Federal Census. Year: 1880; Census Place: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1161; Page: 397D; Enumeration District: 072.Image
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 529. Image
- ↑ Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. Year: 1900; Census Place: Easton Ward 10, Northampton, Pennsylvania; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0136; FHL microfilm: 1241447.Image
- ↑ Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census. Year: 1910; Census Place: Easton Ward 9, Northampton, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1381; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1375394. Image
- ↑ Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. Year: 1920; Census Place: Easton Ward 9, Northampton, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1609; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 121.Image
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Image
- ↑ Gibson Fulmer - Obituary - Allentown Morning Call - July 18 1928 Link
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #68418936
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