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James Nelson Gibson 1855–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1855

Birth Location: Louisa, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 Sep 1913

Death Location: Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA

Father: John Jr.

Mother: Lavinia Talley

Spouse(s): Mary Towsey

Children(s): Richard Gibson, Eva Gibson, Alice Gibson

The story of James Nelson Gibson began in 1855 in Louisa, Virginia, USA. In 1880, James Nelson Gibson resided in Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA. James Nelson Gibson married Mary Elizabeth Bettie Mollie Towsey, and had children including Alice N Gibson, Eva Gertrude Gibson, Richard Jackson Gibson. James Nelson Gibson passed away in 1913 in Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Nelson Gibson began in 1855 in Louisa, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1880, James Nelson Gibson resided in Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA.
  • James Nelson Gibson married Mary Elizabeth Bettie Mollie Towsey, and had children including Alice N Gibson, Eva Gertrude Gibson, Richard Jackson Gibson.
  • James Nelson Gibson passed away in 1913 in Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Gibson's Ancestors

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James Gibson
1855–1913
Birth Place: Louisa, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Fielding Gibson Jr.
1822–1876
Louisa, Virginia, USA
Lavinia (C.) Talley
1831–1888
Louisa, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jeroragin ("Oragin" George) Gibson
1801–1873
Louisa, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1767–1835
Mary Talley
1767–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Susannah D’Auge
1720–1814

James Gibson's Descendants

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James (Nelson) Gibson (1 Apr 1855–26 Sep 1913) m. Mary (Elizabeth “Bettie” "Mollie") Towsey (15 Apr 1855–13 Jan 1926)
  1. 1. Richard (Jackson) Gibson 1886–1941 m. Carrie (Wady) Sorrell 1900–1989
  2. 2. Eva (Gertrude) Gibson 1878–1937
  3. 3. Alice (N.) Gibson 1876–

James Gibson's Timeline

3 Records

1855
1 Apr 1855
Birth of James Nelson Gibson in Louisa, Virginia, USA
Louisa, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 25
James Nelson Gibson resided here in Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA
1913
26 Sep 1913
Age 58
Death of James Nelson Gibson in Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1855
    Event Place: Louisa, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia
    [2] Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940, Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1913
    Event Place: Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA

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