Howard Gibbons (1869 - 1954)

Born 7 Aug 1869 in East Bradford Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mattie Brown (Smith) Gibbons — married 2 Mar 1902 in Washington, D.C., USA

Husband of Martha Theola (Unknown) Gibbons — married after 1920 in Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States

Died 9 Jun 1954 at age 84 in Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States

Biography

Howard was born in 1869. Howard Gibbons ... He passed away in 1954. ^[1]

(Records of Quentin Cabell Smith); It is possible that there were children by Howard's marriage to Martha T. Gibbons. Quentin Cabell Smith with his parents, Paul and Lee (Patterson) Smith, visited Howard in Larkins, now South Miami, in 1940 or 1941. Howard's house was in a thick orange grove. Date of his interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, 8th Street in the Coral Gables section of Miami, FL was 10 June 1954, Int No. 14783 Grave 3 Lot 153 Section 5. Adjoining graves of Mattie, Howard, Frances Marian, and Martha T. are unmarked.

(Alice Shibley's address book) Howard and (possibly) the Gibbons family sailed 3Feb1913 on SS Advance to take up residence at 115 Anton Coche, Republica de Panama (Box 23). Their subsequent address was Box 115(?), Larkins, Dade County, FL.

(1910 Census, Civil Dist No 10, Polk County, TN, E.D. 165, Sht 9A, line 37): Gibbons, Howard age 40 born PA Supv Construction, wife Mattie age 40 born MO, son William age 4 born MA, daughter Frances M. age 1/12 born TN.

(1920 Census, Larkins Precinct 17, Dade County, FL , ED 37 sht 10 line 24, Dade Road near Cutler Highway and Dixie Highway): Gibbons, Howard age 50 born PA, engineer - construction; wife Mattie Brown age 50 born MO; son William age 13 born MA; daughter Frances M age 9 born TN.

(Letter from Paul R. Smith to Dewitt C. Smith, Dec. 22, 1929): Howard's address was: The John Opsahl Co., South Miami, FL. [a retail general merchandise company]

(1930 Census, N. Kendall Drive, South Miami Village, Dade County, FL precinct 65 ED 107 sht 92 line 37): Gibbons, Howard age 60 born PA parents born PA age 32 at marriage; wife Theola age 51 born FL parents born SC age 43 at marriage; son William age 23 born MA works in repair shop.

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Sources

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Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Quentin Smith, Friday, July 19, 2013.

Acknowledgments

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