April Scavenger Hunt: Find the Grave of Someone who Passed Away in April

 

"Find me a grave of someone who passed away in April."

I've also inverted the colors of his tombstone to help read the stone a bit better. I photographed this stone in 2010 on a cell phone camera, so it's not the best. I plan to get back out there and clean this stone and re-photograph it when the weather calms down.
William James Gibson was born November 21st, 1842, and died April 22nd, 1843. He was the first child born to John Gregory Gibson (1816-1890) and Mahala Caroline Busby (1820-1868), my 4x Grandparents.

John and Mahala married on November 1st, 1841, in Henderson County, KY. They lived in the Corydon area for the majority of their lives.

William was born a little over a year after their marriage and died at only five months and one day old. In total, they had 13 children that I've found. I cannot say for sure they didn't have other children that might have died as infants and their tombstones are lost or they never had one to begin with.

John and Mahala's other children and their spouses include:

2) Robert Benjamin Gibson (1844-1913) m1. Sibbie Denton, m2. Susan A "Sudia" Pritchett.

3) Susan E. Gibson (1846-1865) m. James Frederick Denton.

4) James Fagan Gibson (1848-1911) m. Nancy Jane "Nannie" Gibson.

5) Martha Caroline Gibson (1849-1855)

6) Neosha Jane "Noty" Gibson (she often spelled her last name GIPSON) (1852-1930) m. William Hollis Culver Jr.

7) Lucilla E. Gibson (1853-1878) Never married but had one child out of wedlock, Minnie, who was raised by Fagan and his wife.

8 ) John Beverly Gibson (1855-1936) m1. Sarah Jane Koonce, m2. Martha "Mattie" Walker.
9) Vandalia Delia "Vannie" Gibson (1856-1949) m. Henry Oliver Nally. (These are my 3x Grandparents.)

10) William K. Gibson (1858-1904) m. Margaret Ellen "Maggie" Pritchett

11) Mary J. Gibson (1859-1860)

12) Infant Gibson (1861-1861)

13) George Harrell Gibson (1862-1940) m. Cora Francis Young.

Next time you're out at the Gibson Family Cemetery in Corydon - take time out of your day to say hello to little William, and to the right of his grave, his Great-Grandpa and patriarch of the Henderson Gibson's --- Joel Gibson (1750-1830), Rev. War Patriot. Chances are, no matter who you are, you're a Joel Gibson descendant even if you don't know it yet.

If you'd like to know whether or not you're a Gibson descendant - just message me about doing your family tree! I loooove to meet new cousins, and Gibson cousins are my favorite. 🙂