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George Washington Gibson
b.17 Jun 1800 , Union, South Carolina
d.17 Aug 1871 Duncan's Retreat, Washington, UT
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m. 16 Oct 1782
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m. 15 Mar 1822
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m. 15 Mar 1856
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!Baptism also performed by proxy on 15 March 1965. !Duncan's Retreat is not listed on current maps, nor by ATT for telephone listings (1996). The town could have also been located in Kane County, UT. !Histories of Joseph Newman and Elizabeth Hughes Newman, published June 4, 1973, by Margaret Ann Newman Wells, granddaughter of Joseph Newman and Elizabeth Hughes Newman, and daughter of Thomas Samuel Newman. !Additional generations past Robert Gibson verified from the records of Mr. Mark J. Hadley, 886 Douglas Dr., Brigham City, UT 84302 (telephone conversation with Kimber Norton Blatter 8/94). Sources: Traveled through South Carolina on a genealogical research trip in 5/92. Came across a book in a library in a small town in South Carolina that verified many of the people in our pedigree. Met a professional genealogist in South Carolina named Miss Connie Andrea, who has researched this family. Notes from his meeting with her follow: - "G.W. Gibson, who we believe to have had a brother, Robert." - "Mary Ann and George W. Gibson left Union County, circa 1843 and went to Chickasaw, Monroe County, Mississippi." -- The Andrea Collection Carolina Library The University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina (Miss Connie Andrea: 4204 Devine Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29204) !A Gibson Family Organization exists. Some information obtained from this source. They have a family reunion every few years in Grafton, Utah. Mr. Hadley has attended several times. |