Anna was married on March 2, 1843 to James Gibbens. He was a soldier in the Union Army in the Civil War and was killed in battle. Mrs. Gibbens died August 25, 1878.
James W Gibbens was born about 1820 in Dearborn County, Indiana, United States. James W. Gibbens married Anna Shepherd on 2 Mar 1843 in Dearborn, Indiana. He passed away on 3 July 1863 in Vicksburg in Warren, Mississippi, United States.
Burial: at Mount Carmel Cemetery, Aberdeen, Ohio, Indiana.
Sources
History and Genealogy of the John Shepherd Family compiled by R.N. Hodgman, Cleveland Ohio 1913. The book is in the possession of Bonnie Nilsen who has constructed a website about it at (http://www.johnshepherdfamily.com).
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXYF-6JN : 8 April 2021), James W Gibbens and Ann Shepherd, 24 Feb 1843; citing Dearborn, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004476709. [married 2 Mar 1843]
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXTS-R3T : 19 October 2021), James W Gibbens and Ann Shepherd, 24 Feb 1843; citing Dearborn, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004476438.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKB-Q1CF : 16 June 2020), James W Gibbens, 1863; Burial, ;Find A Grave: Memorial #58613066, citing Mount Carmel Cemetery, Aberdeen, Ohio County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Gibbens/Gaeta (contributor 46854836) .
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