Col. George Gibson and Ann West
Husband Col. George Gibson 1 2 3
Born: - Lancaster Co, PA Christened: Died: 14 Nov 1791 Buried:
Father: [Father] Gibson ( - ) Mother:
Marriage:
Wife Ann West 1 2
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Francis West ( -1783) 1 2 4 Mother: [Unk] Wynn ( - ) 1
Children
1 M Francis West Gibson 1 2
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
2 M George Gibson 1 2
Born: Abt 1774 Christened: Died: 1861 - Washington, D. C. 2 Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
3 M William Gibson 2 5
Born: Christened: Died: while young Cause of Death: Yellow fever Buried:
4 M Hon. John Bannister Gibson 1 2 3
Born: 8 Nov 1780 - Sherman's Valley, Cumberland (later Perry) Co, PA 3 Christened: Died: 2 May 1853 - Philadelphia, PA 3 Buried: - Carlisle, Cumberland Co, PASpouse: Sarah W. "Sally" Galbraith (1791-1853) 3 6 Marr: 1810 3
General Notes: Husband - Col. George Gibson
He was of Scotch-Irish descent; commanded a regiment through the Revolutionary war, and fell in the defeat of St. Clair in 1791.
He was a great linguist and possessed much wit; was a splendid officer, and beloved by everyone for his jovial nature.
General Notes: Wife - Ann West
She was an intelligent and highly-educated lady for her time.
After the death of her husband, she moved to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to educate her four sons.
1 Conway P. Wing, D.D., History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with Illustrations (Philadelphia, PA: James D. Scott, 1879), Pg 92.
2 Editor, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 384.
3 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 664.
4 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 461.
5 Editor, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 92.
6
Editor, History of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warners, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 385.
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