Capt. James B. Gibson and Isabella L. Thomas

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Husband Capt. James B. Gibson ¹

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           Born: 1 Mar 1840 - Carroll Twp, Washington Co, PA 2
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         Father: James Gibson (Abt 1797-1865) 2
         Mother: Maria Figley (Abt 1802-1898) 2

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       Marriage: 1872 2

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Wife Isabella L. Thomas ¹

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         Father: Samuel Thomas (Abt 1817-Aft 1910) 2
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Children

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1 M Harry Gibson ²

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M Carl E. Gibson ²

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         Spouse: Mary E. Lemont (      -      ) 2

         Spouse: [Unk] Wycough (      -      ) 2

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3 M James Donald Gibson ³

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           Born: 3 Aug 1876 - Carroll Twp, Washington Co, PA 4
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         Spouse: [Unk] Sampson (      -      ) 2

         Spouse: Sarah Jane Sampson (      -      ) 5 6
           Marr: 27 Aug 1901 4

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4 F Cora May Gibson ²

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         Spouse: Frank O. Jones (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Capt. James B. Gibson

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He was reared on the farm in Carroll Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, where he remained until 1862, when he enlisted as a private in the Ringgold Cavalry, later known as the Twenty-second Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, and after the first battle at Stumps Mills, was made orderly sergeant, from which he was promoted to second lieutenant and later first lieutenant, and at the close of the war was commissioned captain. Captain Gibson was twice wounded, once severely at Martinsburg, Virginia, and once near Taylorstown, Virginia. After the close of the war he returned to the farm, where he remained until elected treasurer of Washington County, and during his period of incumbency was a resident of Washington borough. He was the first Democrat elected to that office in forty years, and won by a majority of 1,200 votes. At the close of his term as treasurer he purchased a farm of 170 acres in Fallowfield Township, and four years later bought and located on a farm of 130 acres in Carroll Township, where he resided until 1902, when he came to Monongahela City, where he then lived in retirement. His farm in Carroll Township was operated by his son Donald, and he kept a large number of cattle on the farm in Fallowfield Township. Capt. Gibson was elected and served one term as county commissioner, and was a candidate on the Democratic ticket for state senator against the Hon. G. V. Lawrence, and carried his home districts at the election. Capt. Gibson was a stockholder in the Monongahela Trust Company, the Monongahela Water Company and in the Bellwood Gas Company. He held membership in the Presbyterian Church, and was a member of the G. A. R., Post No. 60, at Monongahela.

1 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 970, 1280.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1280.

3 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 970, 1091, 1280.

4 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 970.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 657, 1325.

6 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 970, 1091.