Person:Hester Gibbs (1)

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Hester C. Gibbs
b.Abt 1822 Tennessee
d.Aft 1879 Patton, Missouri
m. 29 Dec 1838
  1. Permelia C. Knowles1839 - 1924
  2. James Monroe Knowles1841 - 1902
  3. John P. KnowlesAbt 1846 -
  4. Benjamin Clardy Knowles1847 - 1926
m. 1858
  1. Mary E. Smith1859 - 1937
  2. Henry M. SmithAbt 1861 -
  3. Andrew Johnson Smith1863 - 1929
Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4][5] Hester C. Gibbs
Gender Female
Birth? Abt 1822 Tennessee
Marriage 29 Dec 1838 White County, Tennesseeto John W. Knowles
Marriage 1858 Patton, Missourito Henry Osborne Smith
Death? Aft 1879 Patton, Missouri
Burial? Smith Family Cemetery, Patton, Missouri
References
  1. 1840 US Census
    21, White County, Tennesee.
  2. 1850 US Census
    53, 5th District, White County, Tennessee.

    Now widowed, Hester is living with her four children - Permelia, James, John and Benjamin; and a farm labourer - David Johnson.

  3. 1860 US Census
    480, Union Township, Bollinger County, Missouri.

    Hester is listed with her second husband, Osborn Smith; three children from her first marriage - Permelia, James and Benjamin; one child from her current marriage - Mary; and Henry Smith (aged 90) - probably the father of Osborn.

  4. 1870 US Census
    446, Union Township, Bollinger County, Missouri.

    "Keeping House"

    Now widowed for the second time, Hester is living with her youngest son from her first marriage, Benjamin Clardy Knowles, and her three children from her second marriage - Mary, Henry, and Andrew.

  5. 1880 US Census
    419A, Union Township, Bollinger County, Missouri.

    "Farming"

    She is listed here as Hester C. Smith. She is living with two children from her second marriage - Henry and Andrew.