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Gibson, Sterling

Male 1877 - 1942  (65 years)


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  • Name Gibson, Sterling 
    Birth 16 Apr 1877  Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Floyd Magisterial District, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    mulatto 
    Non-white/multiracial 1880  Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    census 
    Military Draft Registration 27 Apr 1942  Haymond, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Name Starling Gibson 
    Death 31 Dec 1942  Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    • Cert. in KY DeathVol. 24, #11817.
    Person ID I23584  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 24 Apr 2023 

    Father Gibson, Benjamin Larkin,   b. Dec 1855, Hancock, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1927, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Mother Collins, Martha,   b. Abt 1849, Hancock, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1887 (Age ~ 37 years) 
    Marriage 30 Sep 1869  Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F9616  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Oaks, Victoria,   b. 14 Apr 1875, Hancock, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1914, Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Marriage 12 Feb 1898  Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Marr. Bk. 2, pp. 66 and 96.
    Children 
     1. Gibson, Lydia Maybelle,   b. 10 Apr 1902, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1994, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     2. Gibson, Jim,   b. 1903, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F9635  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Brewer, Martha,   b. 16 Apr 1890, Hancock, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1920, Stickleyville, Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years) 
    Marriage 19 Jul 1914  Lee, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F42426  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Apr 1877 - Lee, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNon-white/multiracial - census - 1880 - Scott, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Feb 1898 - Lee, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Jul 1914 - Lee, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Draft Registration - 27 Apr 1942 - Haymond, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Dec 1942 - Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S606] VA Births & Christenings, system origin: Virginia-EASy, source film number: 2046945, reference number: p 122.

    2. [S1031] VA Births & Christenings, system origin: Virginia-EASy, source film number: 2046945, reference number: p 122.

    3. [S179320] Starling Gibson in the "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942" via Ancestry.

    4. [S322] KY Death Records RootsWeb, Vol. 024, Cert. #11817, Deathvol. 1943 , hv.

    5. [S322] KY Death Records RootsWeb, Vol. 024, Cert. #11817, Deathvol. 1943, hv.

    6. [S179319] Starling Gibson, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965".

    7. [S179321] Starling Gibson, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940".