Robert (Dick) married Oriena Malinda Clapp (1846) in Aug 1866 [1]. [2]They had at least seven children: Mellie, William, Lucy, Robert, Sarah, and Richard. They are both buried at Clapp's Chapel in Corryton TN [3]
↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ4Q-23Y : 9 March 2021), Robert J Gibbs and Orleana M Clapp, 16 Aug 1866; citing Knox, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 62, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,020,951.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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