David Ell Gibbs (1927 - 2014)

Born 23 Aug 1927 in Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Gertrude Alice (Gainley) Gibbs — married 14 Aug 1954 in Marlborough, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Died 30 Sep 2014 at age 87 in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Gibbs Name Study.

David Gibbs was born in Vermont..

David Ell Gibbs born Tuesday August 23, 1927 in Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont, USA. He was the son of Rev. John Charles Gibbs and Lottie Pearl (Green) Barrett. In 1930 David is living in Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont] at the age of 2 with his parents & siblings. In 1940 David is living in Jericho, Chittenden, Vermont at the age of 12 with his parents & siblings. David at the age of 26 married Gertrude Alice Gainley August 14, 1954. David Ell Gibbs died September 30, 2014 (aged 87) Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont, USA.

Birth

David Ell Gibbs was born on August 23, 1927, in Stowe, Vermont, the son of Lottie and John.^[1][2][3]

Marriage

Married Gertrude Alice Gainley August 14, 1954 (per family source)

Children

1. Beverly Jean Gibbs

Military

Name: David E Gibbs

Name: GIBBS DAVID E

Event Type: Military Service

Event Date: 20 Sep 1946

Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department

Event Place: Buffalo, New York, United States

Race: White

Citizenship Status: citizen

Birth Year: 1927

Birthplace: VERMONT

Education Level: 1 year of high school

Civilian Occupation: Skilled occupations in manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories, n.e.c.

Marital Status: Single, without dependents

Military Rank: Private

Army Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

Army Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)

Source Reference: Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge

Serial Number: 12246742

Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946

Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923

Box Film Number: 01081.108^[4]

World War II Victory Medal

Full Name: David E Gibbs Army Serial Number:12246742 Enlistment Place:Buffalo New York Enlistment Date: 20 Sep 1946 Army Branch:None Branch:Army Race Or Ethnicity:White Residence:Addison County, Vermont Enlistment Term:Enlistment for Hawaiian Department Source Of Army Personnel:Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge Army Component:Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Level Of Education:1 year of high school Occupation:Skilled occupations in manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories, n.e.c. Marital Status:Single, without dependents Birth Date:1927 Birth Place:Vermont Source Box Number:0108 Card Number:9 Source Film Reel Number:1.108 Conflict Period:World War I Conflict:World War II Served For:United States of America^[5]

U.S. Army Serial Number: 12246742 World War II (1939 - 1945) Source Of Army Personnel: Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge Conflict Period: World War II Army Branch: None Branch: Army Army Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Served For United States of America^[6]

Census

1930 United States Census

David Gibbs was born about 1928, the son of Lottie and John. In 1930, he was 2 years old and lived in Stowe, Vermont, with his father, mother, 4 brothers, and 5 sisters.^[7]

John Gibbs Head M 35 New York

Lottie Gibbs Wife F 34 New York

Erva Gibbs Daughter F 15 New York

John Gibbs Jr. Son M 14 New York

Bernarr Gibbs Son M 12 New York

William Gibbs Son M 10 New York

Charlott Gibbs Daughter F 8 Pennsylvania

Myrtle Gibbs Daughter F 6 New York

Mary Gibbs Daughter F 5 New York

Flossie Gibbs Daughter F 4 United States

David Gibbs Son M 2 Vermont

James Gibbs Son M 1 Vermont^[8]

1940 United States Census

When David Gibbs was born about 1928, his father, John, was 36 and his mother, Lattie, was 34. In 1940, he was 12 years old and lived in Jericho, Vermont, with his father, mother, 4 brothers, and 4 sisters.^[9]

John Gibbs Head M 48 New York

Lottie Gibbs Wife F 46 New York

Charlotte Gibbs Daughter F 18 New York

Mary Gibbs Daughter F 15 Canada

Flossie Gibbs Daughter F 14 Pennsylvania

David Gibbs Son M 12 Vermont

James Gibbs Son M 11 Vermont

Lois Gibbs Daughter F 9 Vermont

Norman Gibbs Son M 6 Vermont

Charles Gibbs Son M 5 Vermont

Lynn Gibbs Son M 2 Vermont

Constance Gibbs Granddaughter F 0 ^[10]

1950 United States Census

David was working 40 hours per week at the Bowling Ally as a pin boy with two of his brothers James and Charles^[11]

Death

Obituary:

David Ell Gibbs 1927-2014 David Ell Gibbs, 87, passed peacefully in his sleep on September 30, 2014. He was born August 23, 1927 in Stowe, Vt., to John Charles Gibbs and Lottie Pearl Barrett. David served in the U.S. Army from 1946-1949 where he earned a World War II Victory Medal. He married Gertrude Alice Gainley Gibbs on August 14, 1954. David spent the last nine years of his life at Thompson House in Brattleboro, Vt. where he was active as the resident council and was one of the original participants of the "Dreams Happen" campaign. David drove truck for many years and retired from Scott & Daniels in Portland, Conn. One of David's favorite pastimes was playing his fiddle with many different bands and his family. One of his most requested songs was the "Orange Blossom Special". David is survived by his daughter, Beverly Gibbs Randall and her husband, Wayne Randall; three grandchildren, Katherine Prue, David Doyle and Stacy Shepard, all of Brattleboro, Vt., many great-grandchildren; and one sister, Lois Mitchell of Largo, Florida. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gertrude, and 13 brothers and sisters; Eva, John, Orson, Bernarr, William, Charlotte, Myrtle, Mary, Flossie, James, Norman, Charles and Lynn. Funeral services will be held at the Community Bible Chapel in Brattleboro, Vt. on Thursday, October 9 at 1 p.m., followed by a pot luck Celebration of Life service at the VFW on Black Mountain Road in Brattleboro, Vt. All are welcome to share thoughts, stories and memories of David.

Legacy Obituary; Legacy Obituary

Research Notes

• per family still in process of burial
• Needs gravestone photo & cemetery name/location

Sources

1. ↑ Vermont, Birth Records, 1909-2008
2. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNRK-RZS : 25 September 2017), Lottie Pearl Barrett in entry for David Ell Gibbs, 23 Aug 1927, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 2,022,665.
3. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFY8-KFV : 6 December 2014), Lottie Pearl Barrett in entry for David Ell Gibbs, Birth, 23 Aug 1927, Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont, United States; from "Vermont, Birth Records, 1909-2008," "Vermont, Death Records, 1909-2008," "Vermont, Marriage Records, 1909-2008," and "Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908." Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing Vital Records Office, Vermont Department of Health, Burlington and New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston.
4. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8PD-2PG : 5 December 2014), David E Gibbs, enlisted 20 Sep 1946, Buffalo, New York, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
5. ↑ Fold3
6. ↑ Fold3
7. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMZW-TXH : accessed 16 March 2019), James Gibbs in household of John Gibbs, Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 6A, line 42, family 133, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2429; FHL microfilm 2,342,163.
9. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYHZ-ND7 : 15 March 2018), Constance Gibbs in household of John Gibbs, Jericho Town, Chittenden, Vermont, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-47, sheet 5A, line 7, family 81, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4231.
11. ↑ Ancestry 1950 Census

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 February 2021), memorial page for David Ell Gibbs (23 Aug 1927–30 Sep 2014), Find A Grave: Memorial #186878652, ; Maintained by Andrewguy (contributor 49371320) Cremated, Other.