James
Polk
Gibson
I
Born in Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jennie Bell (Martin) Gibson
— married
22 Dec 1872 in Caddo, Louisiana, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Carl Frank Gibson, Clara Ruth Gibson, Jesse Gibson, Thomas Martin Gibson, George Willis Gibson, Mary Catherine Gibson and Aldridge Dickinson Gibson
Died
at age 69
in Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 9 Feb 2011
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Biography
James was born in 1845 to Jesse Gibson and Elizabeth Cooke.
When James was 27 he married Jennie Bell Martin on 22 December 1872. The couple had 7 children: Carl Frank Gibson, Clare Ruth Gibson, Jesse Gibson, Thomas Martin Gibson, George Willis Gibson, Mary Catherine Gibson and Aldridge Dickinson Gibson. [1]
James died in 1914, probably in Rusk, Cherokee County, TX. The doctor who signed his death certificate gave an address of Rusk. [2]
Research Notes
- 1880 census - living in Rusk, Cherokee Co, TX - county judge
Sources
- ↑ "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1Y-91WX : 4 April 2020), Jas P Gibson and Jennie Martin, 21 Dec 1872; citing Caddo, Caddo, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 266,253.
- ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K37T-VZQ : 20 February 2021), James Polk Gibson, 20 Dec 1914; citing certificate number 23914, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,051,178.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLK-M2W : 23 December 2020), James Gibson in household of Jesse Gibson, Cherokee, Texas, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Find A Grave: Memorial #15006276, citing Cedar Hill Cemetery, Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Jerry Halbert (contributor 46841670) .
- See also:
Acknowledgments
- This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.
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Categories: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Rusk, Texas
The 1880 and 1900 census shows his birth in Texas.