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James Buchanan Gipson 1857–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1857

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: Jan 1884

Death Location: Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Father: James Gibson

Mother: Lexy (Gibson)

Spouse(s): Susan HUGHES

Children(s): Elbert Gipson, Harlan Gipson, Daniel Gibson

In 1857, James Buchanan Gipson entered the world in Virginia, born to James F Gibson And Lexy Gibson Gibson. In 1878, James Buchanan Gipson resided in Letcher. In 1880, James Buchanan Gipson resided in Carson, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. James Buchanan Gipson married Rachel Hix, Susan Hughes, and had children including Daniel Gibson, Elbert Gipson, Harlan Gipson, Pearl Gibson Gipson. James Buchanan Gipson passed away in 1884 in Letcher, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1857, James Buchanan Gipson entered the world in Virginia, born to James F Gibson And Lexy Gibson Gibson.
  • In 1878, James Buchanan Gipson resided in Letcher.
  • In 1880, James Buchanan Gipson resided in Carson, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
  • James Buchanan Gipson married Rachel Hix, Susan Hughes, and had children including Daniel Gibson, Elbert Gipson, Harlan Gipson, Pearl Gibson Gipson.
  • James Buchanan Gipson passed away in 1884 in Letcher, Kentucky, United States.

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James Gipson's Ancestors

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James Gipson
1857–1884
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
James F Gibson
1827–1880
Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
Lexy (Gibson) (Gibson)
1827–1880
Scott County, Virginia, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Gipson's Descendants

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James (Buchanan) Gipson (abt 1857–Jan 1884) m. Susan HUGHES (1857–1885)
  1. 1. Elbert Gipson 1878–1915
  2. 2. Harlan Gipson 1874–
  3. 3. Daniel Gibson 1884–1983

James Gipson's Timeline

4 Records

1857
abt 1857
Birth of James Buchanan Gipson in Virginia
Virginia
1878
Abt 1878
Age 21
James Buchanan Gipson resided here in Letcher
Letcher
1880
1880
Age 23
James Buchanan Gipson resided here in Carson, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Carson, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1884
Jan 1884
Age 27
Death of James Buchanan Gipson in Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1857
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, Marriage Records, Kentucky Department For Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910); Roll: 994034
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Carson, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 428; Page: 596d; Enumeration District: 064

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1878
    Event Place: Letcher
    Record Source: Kentucky, Marriage Records, Kentucky Department For Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910); Roll: 994034

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Carson, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Carson, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: 428; Page: 596d; Enumeration District: 064

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1884
    Event Place: Letcher, Kentucky, United States

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