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Robert Gibson

Birth: 22 Feb 1779
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Death: 29 Aug 1835 (aged 56)
Powell Valley, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
Burial: Lee Cemetery

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Parents

Maj George Isaac Gibson

1732–1819
Elizabeth Smith Gibson

1758–1826

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Ruthie Renfro Gibson

1790–1855 (m. 1812)

Siblings

Isabella Gibson Campbell

1777–1826
Zachariah Smith Gibson

1782–1842
Rachel Gibson Cleek

1784–1850
George Isaac Gibson II

1786–1860
Matthew Moss Gibson

1788–1860
Elizabeth Gibson Crockett

1792–1876
James A Gibson

1793–1866
William D. Gibson

1796–1865
Margaret C. "Peggy" Gibson Miller

1799–1874
John J. Gibson

1801 – unknown
Elijah Gibson

1801–1860

Children

James Ewing Gibson

1814–1883
Martha Jane Gibson Gilbert

1818–1899
Thomas Shelby Gibson

1828–1909

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Robert's stone had suffered more wear from the elements than Ruthie's and is difficult to read, especially in a picture.

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These are the crypts for Robert & Ruthie Gibson after we had put them back together as best we could.

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Transcription of text in documentMarriages
William R. Gibson and Mary H. Cottrell was married the twenty first day of March 1843.

William R. Gibson was married to his second wife the 7th of October 1884.

Rosa May Gibson and Robert C. Mason was married November the 26, 1890 at one o'clock...seventeen minuts in the evening by Rev. Surber

Robert Gibson & Ruthy Renfro was married the second day of April 1812.

Robert C. Mason died December 13th 1922, he was 68 years old the day before he died.

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Robert Gibson Sen departed this life the 29 of August 1835 Aged 56 years 7 months & 7 days

Ruthy Gibson Dept this life on the 10 of September 1855 Aged 64 years Eleven Months & 7 days

Robert Gibson, son of Wm R. Gibson was killed near Bunker Hill in a charge upon the Yankees on the 29th August 1864 in the Valley of VA Aged twenty years old four months and 21 days and had served his country 2 years

Martha Jane Gibson or now Jane Morgan departed this life on the 27 Day of January 1873 Age 26 year 11 month and 16 days

Sallie E. Gibson, wife of J.M. Gibson died the 16 day of April 1890

Mary H. Gibson departed this life on 15 February 1875 Age fifty years Seven Month twenty three days

Wm Marshel Gibson Departed this life on the Ninth of August 1881 in Michel Co Texas making him Twenty one years nine months and nine days old

Smith Gibson died the 13th day of September 1885

Moses Shelby Gibson died the 17th day of December 1889 at two o'clock on Tuesday morning. He was taken sick the 22nd of November and died from the effects of measles. He lacked 20 days of being 37 years old.

W. R. Gibson departed this life Nov the 10th about ten o'clock 1893. Age seventy three years one month twenty days.

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Maj George Isaac Gibson

Elizabeth Smith Gibson

Ruthie Renfro Gibson

Isabella Gibson Campbell

Zachariah Smith Gibson

Rachel Gibson Cleek

George Isaac Gibson II

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Elizabeth Gibson Crockett

James A Gibson

William D. Gibson

Margaret C. "Peggy" Gibson Miller

John J. Gibson

Elijah Gibson

James Ewing Gibson

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