The Chillicothe Constitution (Chillicothe, Missouri), September 29, 1902:
A. J. Gibbons was up from Dawn Monday and renewed for his favorite paper.

RESEARCH NOTE: A number of sources (including family legend and death certificate) say that A.J. Gibbons birth year as 1864. All the official documentation including the 1870 and 1880 Federal Censuses show that Charles A. Gibbons was born two years before A.J. Gibbons. Charles was six in 1870 (the 1900 Census list his birth as July 1865 and AJs birth as April 1865) and A.J. was 4, indicating that A.J. was born in 1866 rather than 1864. The 1880 Census has them as 16 and 14 respectively.

FROM A TYPEWRITTEN COPY GIVEN TO US BY FAYE NEIL IN DECEMBER, 1995

OBITUARY OF ANDREW JACKSON GIBBONS

A. J. Gibbons, son of Mr. and Mrs. Livingston Gibbons, was born April 22, 1864 [sic, 1866], near Chillicothe, Missouri, and departed this life January 10, 1947, at Pueblo, Colorado, at the age of 82 years [sic], 8 months, and 18 days. He came to Baca County, CO, in April, 1915 and filed on a homestead near Estellene, CO. Later he operated a store at Oklarado,CO. After coming to Baca County, he lived the remainder of his life in this county with the exception of the last few years which he spent in Lamar and Pueblo, CO. He was united in marriage with Hettie Ann Davis, January 14, 1892, at Chillicothe, Missouri.
To this union twelve children were born, six boys and six girls. Three children preceded him in death, two in infancy and A. J., Jr., just eleven months before his father. He leaves to mourn their loss, his wife, Mrs. Hettie Ann Gibbons of Pueblo, Colorado; four sons, A. L. Gibbons of Kechi, Kansas; R. C. Gibbons of Weatherford, Oklahoma; C. A. Gibbons of Bird City, Kansas; W. V. Gibbons of Bremerton, Washington; five daughters, Mrs. Iva Fay Anderson of Wichita, Kansas; Mrs. Grace Elges of Pueblo, Colorado; Mrs. Gertrude Herman of Fallon, Nevada; Mrs. Wynona Gahr of San Diego, California; Mrs. Ruth Stuart of Pritchett, Colorado; eighteen grand children, ten great grandchildren, many other relatives and a host of friends.
He will be missed by those who knew him. A short time before his death he testified that he asked God to forgive him his sins and he felt God had forgiven him.
We will miss you father dear
No one your place can fill;
Although your place is vacant here,
And your body lies cold and still.
We hope to meet you over there,
When our mission here we fulfill.

FROM AN ORAL HISTORY BY GERTRUDE HERMAN TRANSCRIBED BY FAYE NEIL

Andrew Jackson Gibbons and Hettie Ann Davis lived in Dawn, MO and Chillicothe, MO until approximately 1910. They owned a grocery store and meat market and lived up stairs over the store. Art, Iva, Ina, Rolla, Gilbert, Grace, Slim, Verne and Gertrude were born in MO. They lived in Shawnee, OK where they farmed and then Texas where they picked cotton. Lost all of their goods in two floods. Moved to Wichita. Art, Iva and Grace worked for Dad Vanarsdale. Then moved to Cheney, KS (farmed), then to Kechi and ran a store which burned down. Rolla went into service. Friends of Iva's moved out to Edler. Iva's friend took her out to visit parents. Iva bought the folks a buggy and two horses. Slim and Dad drove them to Colorado where they homesteaded in 1916. Gertrude, Agnes, Bill and Mom rode the train to Lamar. Dad borrowed a covered wagon and picked them up in Lamar. They lived in a tent until the house was built. House was built of rock hauled from Carrizzo Springs by team. House was built by Dad, Slim and Bill. Boys helped harvest. They hauled water from Carrizzo Springs. Ruth was born at Carrizzo Springs at the homestead in 1919. Around 1920, the folks bought the Oklarado store from Gertie and Chet Crawford. Junior was born.