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Richard Jackson Gibson 1886–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1886

Birth Location: Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Mar 1941

Death Location: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA

Father: James Gibson

Mother: Mary Towsey

Spouse(s): Carrie Sorrell

Children(s):

Richard Jackson Gibson was born in 1886 in Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA, the child of James Nelson Gibson And Mary Elizabeth Bettie Mollie Towsey. In 1880, Richard Jackson Gibson resided in Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA. Richard Jackson Gibson married Carrie Wady Sorrell. Richard Jackson Gibson passed away in 1941 in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Jackson Gibson was born in 1886 in Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA, the child of James Nelson Gibson And Mary Elizabeth Bettie Mollie Towsey.
  • In 1880, Richard Jackson Gibson resided in Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA.
  • Richard Jackson Gibson married Carrie Wady Sorrell.
  • Richard Jackson Gibson passed away in 1941 in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Gibson
1855–1913
Birth Location: Louisa, Virginia, USA
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Mary Towsey
1855–1926
Birth Location: Louisa, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Carrie Sorrell
1900–1989
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Richard Gibson's Ancestors

Self
Richard Gibson
1886–1941
Birth Place: Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Nelson Gibson
1855–1913
Louisa, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth “Bettie” "Mollie") Towsey
1855–1926
Louisa, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Fielding Gibson) Jr.
1822–1876
Louisa, Virginia, USA
Lavinia (C.) Talley
1831–1888
Louisa, Virginia, USA
Richard (Rodgers) Towsey
1822–1875
London, ENGLAND
Mary (Ann) Barrett
1828–1900
Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jeroragin Gibson
1801–1873
Henry Towsey
1794–1868
Frances Rogers
1790–1837
Parsons Barret
1784–1867
Mary Talley
1802–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1767–1835
Mary Talley
1767–1810
Richard Towsey
1749–1826
Margery Tiller
1750–1835
John Rogers
1760–
Mary
1760–
Richard Barret
1758–1822
Sarah Chidsey
1758–
William Talley
1765–1834
Lydia Cole
1770–1840

Richard Gibson's Timeline

6 Records

1880
6 Apr 1880
Birth of Richard Jackson Gibson in Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Richard Jackson Gibson resided here in Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA
1886
1886
Birth of Richard Jackson Gibson
None
1935
1935
Age 49
Richard Jackson Gibson resided here in Rural, Louisa, Virginia
Rural, Louisa, Virginia
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 54
Richard Jackson Gibson resided here in Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA
1941
10 Mar 1941
Age 55
Death of Richard Jackson Gibson in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1880
    Event Place: Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia; Roll: T627_4274; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 55-2
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia
    [3] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1886
    Record Source: Virginia, Divorce Records, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014

    Genealogy Event 3
    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 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Louisa, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia; Roll: T627_4274; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 55-2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cuckoo, Louisa, Virginia; Roll: T627_4274; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 55-2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1941
    Event Place: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2011
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