Vincent Gibson (1846 - abt. 1870)

Born 1846 in Scott, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died about 1870 at about age 24 in Scott, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Vincent was born in 1846. He is the son of Hiram Gibson and Lydia Moore. ^[1]

Vincent is listed with his parents on both: the 1850 Census (in Scott, Virginia)^[2] and the 1860 Census (in Wise, Virginia).^[3]

In March of 1862 he enlisted in the Civil War on the Confederate side into the 21st Regiment of the Virginia Infantry in Company I, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. On August 9, 1862 he was wounded (shoulder) but remained in service until he mustered out on March 20, 1865 in Pike, Kentucky.^[4] While in Kentucky he met and married Lucinda McGee; it is unknown if he was married prior to his marriage to Lucinda:

• Vinsan Gipson: Vital • Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979
• Name: Vinsan Gipson [Vincent Gibson]
• Name Note: Given name also listed as Vincen.
• Sex: Male
• Spouse's Name: Lucindia McGee
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 22 Oct 1865
• Event Place: Kentucky, United States
• Source Details: pg316c
  • Source^[5]

It is believed but unverified that he passed away prior to the 1870 Census. His known children; Hester and James are listed with his parents on the 1870 Census. Hester Gibson is also listed with her paternal grandparents on the 1880 Census prior to her marriage to James Lane in 1886. James Gibson married Ellen Lane in December of 1892.

He is linked to his daughter; Hester - by her marriage to James Lane:

• Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
• Name: James Lane
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 19 Aug 1886
• Event Place: Scott, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Scott, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Age: 22
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1864
• Birthplace: , Scott, Va
• Father's Name: Elbert
• Mother's Name: Nancy
• Spouse's Name: Hester Gipson [Gibson]
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Age: 22
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1864
• Spouse's Birthplace: , Scott, Va
• Spouse's Father's Name: Vincient
• Spouse's Mother's Name: Anna
  • Source^[6][7]

He is linked to James by his marriage to Ellen Lane:

• Name: J M Gibson
• Sex: Male
• Age: 25 years
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
• Birthplace: Scott, VA
• Father's Name: Venson [Vincent]
• Father's Sex: Male
• Mother's Name: L [Lucinda]
• Mother's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Name: Ellen Lane
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Age: 21 years
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1871
• Spouse's Birthplace: Scott, VA
• Spouse's Father's Name: Logan
• Spouse's Father's Sex: Male
• Spouse's Mother's Name: E
• Event Type: Marriage Registration
• Event Date: 20 December 1892
• Event Place: Scott, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Scott
  • Source^[8]

He is also linked to James by his death certificate:

• Name: James Gibson
• Sex: Male
• Age: 67
• Birth Date: 06 May 1868
• Race: White
• Father's Name: Vinston [Vincent] Gibson
• Mother's Name: Sinda [Lucinda] Gibson
• Spouse's Name: Emily Ellen Gibson
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Event Type: Death
• Event Date: 25 May 1935
• Event Place: , Scott, Virginia, United States
• Certificate Number: 13430
• Registration Number: 840
• Registration Date: 26 May 1935
  • Source^[9]

Sources

No sources. The events of Vincent's life were either witnessed by Stella Pierson or Stella plans to add sources here later.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Stella Pierson, Thursday, September 26, 2013.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DP-J3H : 23 December 2020), Vincent Gibson in household of Hiram Gibson, Scott, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHM7-8G5 : 18 February 2021), Vincent Gibson in entry for Hiram Gibson, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSKH-VYX : 24 August 2021), Vincent Gibson, 1861-1865.
5. ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWBM-CNG : 29 November 2023), Vinsan Gipson, 1865.
6. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR9N-R3V : 29 January 2020), Vincient in entry for James Lane, 1886.
7. ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZP8J-4C2M : 1 July 2022), Vincent in entry for James Lane, 19 Aug 1886; citing Marriage Registration, Scott, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
8. ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z585-742M : Fri Oct 06 22:10:42 UTC 2023), Entry for J M Gibson and Venson, 20 Dec 1892.
9. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR4-8NDB : 16 August 2019), Vinston Gibson in entry for James Gibson, 25 May 1935; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Scott, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.

Acknowledgments

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