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He was the son of Friend Gibbs and Lucinda Wetmore Gibbs.
Attorney and Sheriff of Hardin County. He served from 1867 to 1871 as Sheriff. He was a member of the Republican Party. Mr. Gibbs was known to be active in anti-slavery and Underground Railroad activities. In 1853 and 1855 he was a Justice of the Peace in Salem Township, Henry County, Iowa. His office in Salem was in the Henderson Lewelling house, which was built as a station on the Underground Railroad. The home even had trap doors leading to three secret rooms.
He was the son of Friend Gibbs and Lucinda Wetmore Gibbs.
Attorney and Sheriff of Hardin County. He served from 1867 to 1871 as Sheriff. He was a member of the Republican Party. Mr. Gibbs was known to be active in anti-slavery and Underground Railroad activities. In 1853 and 1855 he was a Justice of the Peace in Salem Township, Henry County, Iowa. His office in Salem was in the Henderson Lewelling house, which was built as a station on the Underground Railroad. The home even had trap doors leading to three secret rooms.
Great-Great-Great-Grandfather
He was the son of Friend Gibbs and Lucinda Wetmore Gibbs.
Attorney and Sheriff of Hardin County. He served from 1867 to 1871 as Sheriff. He was a member of the Republican Party. Mr. Gibbs was known to be active in anti-slavery and Underground Railroad activities. In 1853 and 1855 he was a Justice of the Peace in Salem Township, Henry County, Iowa. His office in Salem was in the Henderson Lewelling house, which was built as a station on the Underground Railroad. The home even had trap doors leading to three secret rooms.
He was the son of Friend Gibbs and Lucinda Wetmore Gibbs.
Attorney and Sheriff of Hardin County. He served from 1867 to 1871 as Sheriff. He was a member of the Republican Party. Mr. Gibbs was known to be active in anti-slavery and Underground Railroad activities. In 1853 and 1855 he was a Justice of the Peace in Salem Township, Henry County, Iowa. His office in Salem was in the Henderson Lewelling house, which was built as a station on the Underground Railroad. The home even had trap doors leading to three secret rooms.
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