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Rufus Washington Gibson 1820–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 JAN 1820

Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina

Death Date: 27 July 1893

Death Location: Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Gibson

Mother: Elizabeth Edmond

Spouse(s): Mary Morrison, Mary Gibson, Margaret Gibson

Children(s): Hervey Gibson, Jane Houpe, Mack Gibson, James Gibson, Mary Feimster, Sarah Feimster, Jane Gibson, John Gibson, Margaret Vickery, William Gibson, Mary Gibson, Calvin Gibson, Blanche Gibson, Mack Gibson

In 1820, Rufus Washington Gibson entered the world in Iredell County, North Carolina, born to William Gibson And Elizabeth S Edmond. In 1880, Rufus Washington Gibson resided in Concord, Iredell, North Carolina, United States. Rufus Washington Gibson married Margaret Gibson, Mary Jane Morrison Gibson, Mary Jane Morrison, and had children including Blanche Gibson, Calvin Gibson, Hervey Blanch Or Blanche Gibson, James Calvin Gibson, Jane E Gibson, Jane Elizabeth Gibson Houpe, John Harvey Gibson, Mack Gibson, Margaret Juliette Gibson Vickery, Mary R Gibson, Mary Rebecca Polly Gibson Feimster, Sarah Louisa Gibson Feimster, William Burg Gibson. Rufus Washington Gibson passed away in 1893 in Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1820, Rufus Washington Gibson entered the world in Iredell County, North Carolina, born to William Gibson And Elizabeth S Edmond.
  • In 1880, Rufus Washington Gibson resided in Concord, Iredell, North Carolina, United States.
  • Rufus Washington Gibson married Margaret Gibson, Mary Jane Morrison Gibson, Mary Jane Morrison, and had children including Blanche Gibson, Calvin Gibson, Hervey Blanch Or Blanche Gibson, James Calvin Gibson, Jane E Gibson, Jane Elizabeth Gibson Houpe, John Harvey Gibson, Mack Gibson, Margaret Juliette Gibson Vickery, Mary R Gibson, Mary Rebecca Polly Gibson Feimster, Sarah Louisa Gibson Feimster, William Burg Gibson.
  • Rufus Washington Gibson passed away in 1893 in Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Gibson
1771–1853
Birth Location: Tyrone, Tyrone, Ireland
WG
Elizabeth Edmond
1776–1840
Birth Location: Rowan Co., NC
EE

Spouses(s)

Mary Morrison
1818–1866
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina
MM
Mary Gibson
1818–1866
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
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Margaret Gibson
1822–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Hervey Gibson
1865–1880
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
HG
Jane Houpe
1845–1867
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
JH
Mack Gibson
1860–1894
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
MG
James Gibson
1858–1889
Birth Location: Loray, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
JG
Mary Feimster
1855–1889
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
MF
Sarah Feimster
1849–1921
Birth Location: Loray, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
SF
Jane Gibson
1845–
Birth Location: –
JG
John Gibson
1847–1864
Birth Location: Loray, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
JG
Margaret Vickery
1850–1921
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
MV
William Gibson
1853–1934
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
WG
Mary Gibson
1856–
Birth Location: –
MG
Calvin Gibson
1858–
Birth Location: North Carolina
CG
Blanche Gibson
1865–
Birth Location: North Carolina
BG
Mack Gibson
1861–
Birth Location: North Carolina
MG

Rufus Gibson's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Gibson
1820–1893
Birth Place: Iredell County, North Carolina
Parents
William Gibson
1771–1853
Tyrone, Tyrone, Ireland
Elizabeth (S) Edmond
1776–1840
Rowan Co., NC
Grandparents
John Gibson
1745–1777
Ulster, Tyrone, Ireland
Margaret White
1746–1834
Scotland
ELIZABETH BIGNOLE
1738–
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rufus Gibson's Descendants

1.
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Rufus (Washington) Gibson (8 JAN 1820–27 July 1893) m. Mary (Jane) Morrison (27 APR 1818–7 October 1866) m. Mary (Jane Morrison) Gibson (27 April 1818–7 October 1866) m. Margaret Gibson (1822–)
  1. 1. Hervey (Blanch or Blanche) Gibson 1865–1880
  2. 2. Jane (Elizabeth Gibson) Houpe 1845–1867 m. William (Stevenson) Houpe 1828–1905
  3. 3. Mack Gibson 1860–1894
  4. 4. James (Calvin) Gibson 1858–1889
  5. 5. Mary (Rebecca "Polly" Gibson) Feimster 1855–1889 m. Richard (King) Feimster 1852–1880
    1. 1. Nannie (Della Feimster) Moses 1875–1953 m. Clem MOSES 1872–1930
      1. 1. Lela ((Lelia or Lella) Ruth) MOSES 1897–1938 m. Samuel (Lee) Simmons 1882–1977
        1. 1. New (Mattie) Simmons 1926–
        2. 2. Denver (L) Simmons 1907–
        3. 3. Samuel Simmons 1917–
        4. 4. Sarah (A) Simmons 1919–
      2. 2. Mosbet (( Marbut ) Leith) MOSES 1899–
      3. 3. Paul (Feimster) MOSES 1900–1985
      4. 4. Ray MOSES 1917–1934
      5. 5. Alice (Augusta MOSES Boyd) Vance 1907–2002 m. Freeman (Wilbur Boyd) Sr 1902–1930 m. Charles Vance 1889–1970
        1. 1. Freeman (Wilber Boyd) Jr 1927–1927
      6. 6. Beulah (R MOSES -) short 1909–1981 m. Charles (M) Short 1909–
      7. 7. Maebelle (Essie MOSES-) Cude 1915–1981 m. Edwin (Stanton Cude) Sr 1915–1993
      8. 8. Margaret (Ellen MOSES) Neal 1902–1981 m. Herbert (Henry) Neal 1897–1972
        1. 1. Hazel (B Neal) Reynolds 1920–
      9. 9. Mary (Grace) MOSES 1904–1971
      10. 10. Elizabeth (V) MOSES 1912–1925
      11. 11. Essie (Maebelle MOSES) Cude 1915–1981 m. Edwin (Stanton Cude) sr 1915–1993
      12. 12. Clement ("Clemie" Ray) MOSES 1917–1934
    2. 2. William (Rufus) Feimster 1873–1939 m. Ella (Lovina Massey) Feimster 1876–1944
      1. 1. Clyde Feimster 1918–2003 m. Pearl Feimster 1920–
      2. 2. Mary Feimster 1911–
      3. 3. Maggie Feimster 1914–
      4. 4. Mison Feimster 1906–
      5. 5. William Feimster 1902–
      6. 6. Earley (Massey) Feimster 1903–1960
    3. 3. Margaret (Elizabeth) Feimster 1878–1961
      1. 1. Margaret Holton 1905–
        1. 1. Josephine Parnell 1925–
      2. 2. Ruth (C) Holton 1901–
  6. 6. Sarah (Louisa Gibson) Feimster 1849–1921 m. James (Ethelbert) Feimster 1849–1908
    1. 1. Grace (Margarette) Feimster 1875–1952
  7. 7. Jane (E) Gibson 1845–
  8. 8. John (Harvey) Gibson 1847–1864
  9. 9. Margaret (Juliette Gibson) Vickery 1850–1921 m. John (Washington Vickery) II 1847–1938
    1. 1. Blanche (Vickery) Bradshaw 1880–1980 m. Marcus (Edmond) Bradshaw 1880–1942
      1. 1. Helen (Vickery Bradshaw) Whitson 1912–1935
      2. 2. Mary (Eleanor Bradshaw) Lawson 1914–2003
    2. 2. Sarah (Lee Nora Vickery) Swanson 1885–1950
    3. 3. Mary (Tabitha Vickery) Crawford 1878–1960 m. William (Burton) Crawford 1873–1960
      1. 1. Frank (McLelland) Crawford 1912–2000 m. Gertrude (Bullard) Crawford 1911–2000
      2. 2. Hugh (Alburtus) Crawford 1916–1992 m. Damie (Odessa Richardson) Crawford 1917–1993
      3. 3. William (Henry) Crawford 1922–2011
      4. 4. John (William) Crawford 1908–1981 m. Hazel (Daphne Brookshire) Crawford 1912–
        1. 1. Joan (Effie Crawford) Reeves 1937–2003
    4. 4. Ethilyn (Jane Vickery Hinch or) Hinck 1876–1963 m. Truman Hinck 1882–
    5. 5. John (Harvey Lee) Vickery 1887–1936
    6. 6. Lonnie (Rufus) Vickery 1883–1953 m. Bessie (Fagg Brown) Vickery 1887–1972
      1. 1. Maxwell (Gibson) Vickery 1913–1992
      2. 2. Lawrence (Reid) Vickery 1909–1983
      3. 3. Harry (Lee) Vickery 1918–1985
      4. 4. Margaret (Sarah) Holeman 1911–1962
      5. 5. George (Brown) Vickery 1907–1981
    7. 7. Flake (McLelland) Vickery 1890–1975 m. Olivia (Olander) Vickery 1891–1969
  10. 10. William (Burg) Gibson 1853–1934 m. Emma (Estelle Parks) Gibson 1861–1888 m. Francis (Octavia Gibbs) Gibson 1861–1888
    1. 1. Nannie (Ethel) Gibson 1898–1901
    2. 2. Ralph (Parks) Gibson 1901–1901
    3. 3. Ross (Beaty) Gibson 1893–1917
    4. 4. Lauren (Osborne Gibson) Dr. 1883–1960 m. Ruth (White Whitten) Gibson 1896–1989
    5. 5. Clyde (Haywood) Gibson 1890–1957
    6. 6. William (Grier) Gibson 1902–1937
    7. 7. Harvey (Milton Gibson) D.D.S. 1879–1925 m. Mabel (Roberts) Gibson 1880–
    8. 8. McKamie ("Mack" Wilson Gibson) Dr 1895–1965 m. Vida (Barber) Gibson 1899–1985
    9. 9. Infant (Boy) Gibson 1899–1900
    10. 10. Lauren (Osborne) Gibson 1883–1960
    11. 11. Ira (Rufus) Gibson 1880–1945 m. Sarah (Bell Lipscomb LeDane) Gibson 1874–1956
    12. 12. Harvey (Milton) Gibson,D.D.S. 1879–1925
    13. 13. Clifton Gibson 1887–1888
  11. 11. Mary (R) Gibson 1856–
  12. 12. Calvin Gibson 1858–
  13. 13. Blanche Gibson 1865–
  14. 14. Mack Gibson 1861–

Rufus Gibson's Timeline

4 Records

1820
8 June 1820
Birth of Rufus Washington Gibson in Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
1820
8 JAN 1820
Birth of Rufus Washington Gibson in Iredell County, North Carolina
Iredell County, North Carolina
1880
1880
Age 60
Rufus Washington Gibson resided here in Concord, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Concord, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
1893
27 July 1893
Age 73
Death of Rufus Washington Gibson in Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
Iredell County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 June 1820
    Event Place: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Concord, Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: 968; Family History Film: 1254968; Page: 36B; Enumeration District: 140; Image: 0391
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 JAN 1820
    Event Place: Iredell County, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Concord, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Concord, Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: 968; Family History Film: 1254968; Page: 36B; Enumeration District: 140; Image: 0391

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 July 1893
    Event Place: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index
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