John P. Gibson

(circa 1819 - )
John P. Gibson|b. ca 1819|p369.htm|Abraham Gibson|b. 24 Jan 1788\nd. 31 Jan 1845|p357.htm|Catherine Palmer|b. 17 Jun 1788\nd. 2 Jun 1870|p358.htm|Abraham Gibson|b. 13 Jun 1760\nd. 5 Apr 1823|p2643.htm|Esther (--?--)|b. s 1760|p2644.htm|? Palmer|b. s 1755|p1518.htm||||

3-greats-granduncle of Darrell Allen Martin.
John was born in Vermont circa 1819.1,2 He was the son of Abraham Gibson and Catherine Palmer. He was a head of household in the 13 September 1850 census taken in Shrewsbury, Rutland County, Vermont, a farmer age 31; his real estate was valued at $2,500, the equivalent of $54,300 in the year 2000; Catherine Palmer resided in the same household, as "Catharine Gibson" age 62; as did Lucinda Palmer, as "Lucinda Gibson" age 51; and Lucinda (--?--), as "Lucinda Gibson" a student age 15.3 He married Harriet (--?--) say 1855.4,5,6 He was a head of household in the 1860 census taken in Shrewsbury a farmer age 40; his real estate was valued at $4,500 and his personal property at $1,500, the equivalent of $122,400 (total) in the year 2000; Harriet (--?--) resided in the same household, as "Harriet Gibson" age 30; as did Catherine Palmer, as "Catherine Gibson" age 72; Lawrence Fagan, a farm laborer age 21; Miranda Whitney, a servant age 17; and Lyman Stillwell, age 12.4 John P. Gibson resided with a person not included in this site in Shrewsbury on 22 December 1874.7

Cited documentation

  1. [S41] Gibson, John P., 1860 US Census, Shrewsbury, Rutland County, Vermont; NARA M653 Roll 1327, pg. 347, "John P. Gibson" age 40 b. "Vt."
  2. [S44] Gibson, John, 1850 US Census, Shrewsbury, Rutland County, Vermont; NARA M432 Roll 927, pg. 390A, "John Gibson" age 31 b. "Vt."
  3. [S44] Gibson, John, 1850 Census Shrewsbury, VT, My reconstruction of his relationship to the three women in his household in the 1850 census should be regarded as tentative at best. I conclude that John was the son of Catherine (age 62). From among several unsatisfactory alternatives, I surmise that the two women named Lucinda (aged 51 and 15) were mother and daughter, and that the "ditto" marks for the surname Gibson, in their cases, may possibly be the result of careless enumeration. It is tempting to identify the younger Lucinda with Catharine's daughter and John's sister of that name, but that Lucinda was born in 1823. The younger Lucinda in this census was age 15, about 12 years too young; confirming her age, she attended school during the year.
  4. [S41] Gibson, John P., 1860 Census Shrewsbury, VT.
  5. [S44] Gibson, John, 1850 Census Shrewsbury, VT, in which no spouse for John Gibson appears.
  6. [S63] Dutton, Steven, 1870 US Census, Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont; NARA M593 Roll 1629, pg. 40.
  7. [S167] Reported on line; Rutland Herald, January 5, 1875; DEATHS - PRATT - "At the residence of J. P. Gibson, in Shrewsbury,
    Dec. 22d, 1874, Mr. Orlin Pratt, aged 59 years, 11 months
    and 14 days. The deceased was a firm believer in
    spiritualism. Mr. Isaac P. Greenleaf of Boston addressed the
    friends at the funeral."
 
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