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| 1820 |
| 1827 |
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27 Dec |
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John McTurk Gibson born at Hillhead, Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| 1830 |
| 1837 |
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27 Sep |
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his future wife, Olive Caroline Givens, born near Armiesburg, Indiana |
| 1840 |
| 1841 |
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6 Jun |
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Enumerated in the Scotland census at Crawsland house in the Parish of Ochiltree, county of Ayr (Reference) |
| 1848 |
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27 Jan |
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Olive's mother, Nancy (Wannamahker) Givens, died near Armiesburg, Indiana |
| 1849 |
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05 Oct |
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Father, John Gibson, died at Hillhead |
| 1850 |
| 1850 |
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Immigrated to America (Reference) (Help!) |
| 1852 |
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Enumerated in the 1852 Iowa census at Iowa City, Iowa (Reference) |
| 1855 |
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27 Dec |
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Married Olive Caroline Givens at Marengo, Iowa |
| 1856 |
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Enumerated in the 1856 Iowa census at Marengo, Iowa
• occupation: Clerk
• years resided in Iowa: 4 |
| 1856 |
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27 Nov |
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First child, Mignionette, born at Marengo, Iowa |
| 1856 |
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12 Dec |
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Gibson filed charges in Iowa County Court, Marengo, Iowa against a stage-driver, accused him of commiting a misdemeanor, defendant found guilty and fined $500 |
| 1858 |
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10 Jun |
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Olive's father, Benjamin Givens, died at Marengo, Iowa |
| 1859 |
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18 Apr |
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Left Marengo with 11 other men on journey to Pike's Peak gold rush, including brother-in-law, William H. Givens (Journal entry) |
| 1859 |
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09 May |
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Wrote letter home from Plattsmouth, Nebraska Territory (Journal entry) |
| 1859 |
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13 May |
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Traveling group decided to go on to California after hearing that Pike's Peak was a bust (Journal entry) |
| 1859 |
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01 Jul |
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Second child, John, born at Marengo, Iowa |
| 1859 |
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10 Sep |
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Reached Coloma, California in the heart of the gold diggings and took a job for $3 per day (Journal entry) |
| 1860 |
| 1860 |
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15 Aug |
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Enumerated in the 1860 Iowa census at Marengo, Iowa (Reference)
• occupation: Clerk
• Gibson was still in California, counted in Iowa (see below)
• listed as attending school during the last year |
| 1860 |
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21 Aug |
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Enumerated in the 1860 California census at Union Town, California (Reference)
• occupation: Laborer
• following entry is brother-in-law, W.H. Givens (listed as Gibson) |
| 1861 |
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08 Nov |
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Boarded the passenger ship Sonora at San Francisco, bound for Iowa via Panama |
| 1861 |
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25 Nov |
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Reached Bay of Panama, traveled by train across isthmus and boarded the Northern Light at Aspinwall |
| 1861 |
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05 Dec |
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Landed at Port of New York |
| 1863 |
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24 Aug |
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Daughter, Agnes, born at Marengo, Iowa |
| 1865 |
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11 Dec |
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Daughter, Ida May, born at Helena Mills, Iowa |
| 1868 |
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28 Jan |
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Son, James, born at Helena Mills, Iowa |
| 1868 |
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Homesteaded on SW 1/4 Section 34, Township 4 North, Range 3 East in Jefferson county, Nebraska |
| 1869 |
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05 Nov |
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Son, Charles Sumner, born near Plymouth, Nebraska |
| 1870 |
| 1870 |
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02 Jul |
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Enumerated in the 1870 Nebraska census in Cub Creek Precinct, Jefferson county, Nebraska
• occupation: Farmer |
| 1871 |
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11 Nov |
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Daughter, Olive Caroline, born near Plymouth, Nebraska |
| 1876 |
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14 Dec |
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Recorded plat of Gibson's Addition to the City of Fairbury, Nebraska |
| 1878 |
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11 May |
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Son, Jess Hanford, born near Plymouth, Nebraska |
| 1880 |
| 1880 |
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Enumerated in the 1880 Nebraska census in Gibson Precinct, Jefferson county, Nebraska
• occupation: Lumber yard |
| 1882 |
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15 Feb |
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Mother, Margaret (Smith) Gibson, died at Mainshill, Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| 1882 |
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29 Nov |
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Son, Ross Howard, born near Plymouth, Nebraska |
| 1885 |
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Enumerated in the 1885 Nebraska census in Gibson Precinct, Jefferson county, Nebraska
• occupation: Farmer |
| 1890 |
| 1891 |
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04 Jun |
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John McTurk Gibson died at home near Plymouth, Nebraska |
| 1900 |
| 1910 |
| 1916 |
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15 Aug |
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Wife, Olive, died at Fairbury, Nebraska |
