Person:James Gibbes (4)

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James Shoolbred Gibbes
b.19 Sep 1819 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
d.26 Apr 1888
Parents and Siblings
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m. 13 May 1816
  1. Amelia GibbesAbt 1817 -
  2. Mary Middleton Gibbes1817 - 1824
  3. James Shoolbred Gibbes1819 - 1888
  4. Emilus Augustus Gibbes1821 - 1824
  5. Eleanora S Gibbes1823 - 1881
  6. Emily Gibbes1824 - 1827
  7. Mary Ann GibbesAbt 1827 -
  8. John Shoolbred Gibbes1827 - 1850
  9. Shoolbred GibbesAbt 1829 -
  10. Catherine Osborne Gibbes1833 - 1871
  11. Allen Smith Gibbes1833 - 1888
  12. Frances Gibbes1836 - 1855
  13. Juliet Elliott GibbesAbt 1838 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  James Shoolbred Gibbes1819 - 1888
  • W.  Mary Evans1824 - 1888
m. 17 Nov 1842
  1. J Battersby Gibbes1843 -
  2. James Shoolbred Gibbes1843 -
  3. George Evans Gibbes1845 - 1885
  4. Amelia Shoolbred Gibbes1847 - 1880
  5. Mary Middleton Gibbes1849 - 1876
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Facts and Events
Name[1] James Shoolbred Gibbes
Gender Male
Birth[1] 19 Sep 1819 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Marriage 17 Nov 1842 Charleston, South Carolina, United Statesto Mary Evans
Death[1] 26 Apr 1888
Burial[2] Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston (district), South Carolina, United States
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Notes

  • one of the most noted and successful merchants in Charleston
  • stockholder of The Gaslight Co. and South Carolina Railroad Co.
  • founder of Peoples National Bank, one of the first banks formed in Charleston under the National Banking Act
  • lived in his grandfather John Gibbe's house on the SE corner of Meeting and George Streets ; Lafayette is said to have made a speech from the front steps in 1825
  • founded and maintained a soldier's hospital at the Old Farmers Hotel during the Civil war
  • left a large fortune when he died
  • left a $100,000 trust to build The Gibbes Memorial Art Gallery, located at 136 Meeting Street
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Robert Gibbes, Governor of South Carolina, and Some of His Descendants, in South Carolina historical and genealogical magazine. (Charleston, South Carolina: South Carolina Historical Society, 1900-1952)
    12:2 (Apr 1911):78-105.
  2. ↑ 25998486, in Find A Grave
    includes photo, last accessed Jun 2025.
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