Earl Otis Gibson (1874 - 1949)

Born 16 Jun 1874 in Putnam, Indiana, United States

Died 29 Aug 1949 at age 75 in Yolo, California, United States

Biography

Earl was born in Indiana in 1874. He passed away in Yolo County, California in 1949, at the age of 75.

Family

• Father: J.W. Gibson
• Mother: Mary E.
• Siblings: Fanny M. Gibson, Irene Gibson, Leonard Gibson

Timeline

• 1874 born in Putnam County, Indiana
• 1895 Kansas State Census in Reno, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States ^[1]
• 1918 Military Draft Registration at 428 M Street in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California - listed as a caterpillar engineer working in Stockton ^[2]
• 1949 died in Yolo County, California ^[3]
• Buried in Knights Landing Cemetery, Knights Landing, Yolo County, California ^{[4] [5]}

Notes

I believe Find a Grave has the wrong parents. They are confusing Earl Otis (or Otis Earl, depending on the source) with Otis Nelson Gibson. Both are born in Indiana around the same time. Otis Nelson’s parents are the ones attached to Earl Otis in Find a Grave.

Sources

1. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1895", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8J-6DK9 : 12 March 2020), Otis E Gibson in entry for J F Gibson, 1895.
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVR-5LM : 24 December 2021), Otis Earl Gibson, 1917-1918.
3. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP79-2YJ : 26 November 2014), Earl Otis Gibson, 29 Aug 1949; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
4. ↑ Knights Landing Cemetery (Knights Landing, California, United States.) Earl Otis Gibson’s headstone. Personally photographed by Kim Collins, 5 April 2021.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #114106862