Train Gibbons (abt. 1831 - 1919)

Husband of Mary Ann (Swain) Gibbons — married 4 Sep 1856 in Sussex, Delaware, United States

Died 21 Nov 1919 at about age 88 in Pittsville, Wicomico, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Train was born about 1831.

He enlisted with the 6 Delaware Infantry from 1862-1863. In 1864, he enlisted with the 9 Delaware Infantry for a 100 day enlistment.

Sources

• Marriage of Train Gibbon and Mary Ann Swain, 4 Sep 1856, Delaware in "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974,", database with images, FamilySearch, accessed 5 Dec 2020. citing Marriage, Delaware, United States, Delaware Public Archives, Dover; FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1860," Sussex, Delawawre, database with images, FamilySearch, accessed 05 Dec 2020. Household of Polley Swain.

Residence: Nanticoke Hundred, Sussex, Delaware

Polley Swain; age 67; birthplace Delaware; value of real estate $1,000, of personal estate $250; marked as unable to read or write

John H Swain; age 29; birthplace Delaware; occupation Farmer

Priscella Swain; age 38; birthplace Delaware; marked as unable to read or write

Mary Gibbons; age 34; birthplace Delaware; marked as unable to read or write

Train Gibbons; age 36; birthplace Delaware; occupation Day Laborer

• Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Delaware. Database and images, Fold3.com

Gibbons, Train, Private, Company B, 6 Delaware Infantry [1]

Age 31 years

Enlisted and Mustered in 30 Nov 1862, Georgetown DE; Mustered out 23 Aug 1863, Wilmington DE. “Only roll on which borne”

Gibbons, Train; Private; Company H, 9 Delaware Infantry [2]

Enlisted 27 Sept 1864, Wilmington DE for 100 days; Mustered in 27 Sept 1864; Mustered out 23 Jan 1865

Description: Age 33 yrs; Complexion Light; Height 5 ft 3 in

Gibbons, Train; Miscellaneous Personal Papers [3]

• Organizations Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900. Database and images at fold3.com [4] accessed 5 Dec 2020. NARA Catalog Id 2588825.

Gibbons Train; of Co. B, 6th Reg’t, Delaware Infantry

Filed as Invalid, 2 Jan 1890; application # 746984

Died: 21 Nov 1919 at Pittsville, MD