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Henry C. Gibson

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Henry C. Gibson

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
13 Nov 1900 (aged 72)
Lee County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Smiths Station, Lee County, Alabama, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.543666, Longitude: -85.1140213
Memorial ID
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Son of Wiley J. & Sarah A. Gibson. Brother to Thomas Bennett Gibson, also buried at Mount Zion Cemetery.

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Wednesday, November 14, 1900
Paper: Columbus Daily Enquirer (Columbus, GA)
Volume: XLI
Issue: 253
Page: 8

DEATH OF MR. GIBSON
Aged Citizen of Smith Station Passes Away
~Mr. Henry A. Gibson, aged 75 years, died at his residence at Smith's Station, Ala., at one o'clock yesterday afternoon. He had been serious ill for the last three weeks with a cancer.
~Mr. Gibson was a member of the Methodist church and a man noted for his piety and uprightness. He was also a member of the Masonic fraternity, and during the war was a member of Waddell's confederate artillery, raised in this city.
~Besides his wife he is survived by four children, Mr. Henry Gibson, Jr., Mrs. William Sturkey, Mrs. B.F. Stanford, of Smith's Station, and Mrs. Hurt, of Opelika.
~The funeral services will take place at the late residence this morning at eleven o'clock and will be conducted by Rev. J.W. Hamner. The interment will be at Mr. Zion Cemetery.

Thanks to Find A Grave contributor Linda Farmer Ames for the obituary.
Son of Wiley J. & Sarah A. Gibson. Brother to Thomas Bennett Gibson, also buried at Mount Zion Cemetery.

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Wednesday, November 14, 1900
Paper: Columbus Daily Enquirer (Columbus, GA)
Volume: XLI
Issue: 253
Page: 8

DEATH OF MR. GIBSON
Aged Citizen of Smith Station Passes Away
~Mr. Henry A. Gibson, aged 75 years, died at his residence at Smith's Station, Ala., at one o'clock yesterday afternoon. He had been serious ill for the last three weeks with a cancer.
~Mr. Gibson was a member of the Methodist church and a man noted for his piety and uprightness. He was also a member of the Masonic fraternity, and during the war was a member of Waddell's confederate artillery, raised in this city.
~Besides his wife he is survived by four children, Mr. Henry Gibson, Jr., Mrs. William Sturkey, Mrs. B.F. Stanford, of Smith's Station, and Mrs. Hurt, of Opelika.
~The funeral services will take place at the late residence this morning at eleven o'clock and will be conducted by Rev. J.W. Hamner. The interment will be at Mr. Zion Cemetery.

Thanks to Find A Grave contributor Linda Farmer Ames for the obituary.

Inscription

In Memory of My Beloved Husband
"Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they shall see God."



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  • Created by: gravrgrl
  • Added: Nov 6, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44017339/henry_c-gibson: accessed ), memorial page for Henry C. Gibson (18 Dec 1827–13 Nov 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44017339, citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Smiths Station, Lee County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by gravrgrl (contributor 47111966).