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See photo of Albert with siblings,
Matilda, Cyrus & Jessie
 Albert
J. Gibson was born in Indiana December of 1835 the son of Archelaus
Gibson and Hulda Carson. Albert’s father Archelaus, was born 1811 in Ohio, the
son of Abel Gibson & Cecila Harold, grandson of Archelaus Gibson &
Sarah Sumner and Great Grandson of Valentine Gibson and wife Elizabeth.
Albert’s mother Hulda Carson was born Sept. 28th, 1816 in Stokes,
North Carolina to the parents of John S. Carson and Bethana Jessup from
Kentucky.
November 8th,
1857 in Greene County, Iowa, Albert married Mary Seaman who was born September
1st, 1840 in Indiana. Mary was the daughter of Isaac Seaman and
Mary Ann Kennett, both of Ohio.
The 1880
census finds Mary Seaman a widow and living 2 farms away from Albert &
Mary Gibson. Living with Mary Seaman are her widowed daughter Rebecca Fleck,
son John and children of Rebecca.
Albert and
Mary were the parents of 6 children,
1. Anne Aliza born in Greene County,
Iowa 3-19-1859 and died 4-8-1864
2. Henry L. born July 25th,
1862 in Greene Co, Iowa, died April 20th, 1864.
3. Isaac
Wilson (Ike)
born July 7th, 1868 in Greene County, Iowa, married Ethel Wise October 22nd,
1922, his date of death unknown,
4. Fred
Garfield
born March 2nd, 1881 in Greene County, Iowa, married Charlotte
Estella Anthony December 12th, 1903 in Lexington, Nebraska, died April 14th,
1953,
5. Unknown son born October 3rd,
1882 in Greene County, Iowa and died January 6th, 1883
6. Cora Edna, born July 9th,
1884 in Greene County, Iowa married Charles H. Pitts on July 3rd,
1905 and died October 2nd, 1909.
Below is a
timeline of the lives of Albert & Mary Gibson, created from available
information.
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1835
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December, Albert J.
Gibson, born in Hamilton Co, Adams Twp, Indiana
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1840
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September 1,st, Mary Seaman
born in Hamilton Co, Indiana
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1850
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Albert listed in Adams
Twp, Hamilton Co, Indiana census
with father Archelaus and family
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1853
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Archelaus Gibson &
family move from Hamilton Co, Adams Twp, IN to Greene Co, Kendrick Twp, IA.
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1856
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Albert is listed in
Kendrick Twp, Greene Co, Iowa State census
as living with the family.
October 11th, Albert’s sister
Matilda Gibson marries Valentine Kennett.
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1857
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November 8th,
Greene Co, Iowa Albert marries Mary Seaman. Marriage performed by Ervin
Wright J.P.
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1859
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March 19th,
daughter Ann Aliza Gibson born
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1860
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April 1860 Albert
& family traveled west with his parents and siblings to seek riches in
the gold mines, but only went as far as Colorado and then returned to Iowa
by the Spring of 1862.
To read about this
journey and their life in Iowa, click here
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1860
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June 5th,
Albert’s brother Isaac and sister Ann both die in Colorado. Albert traveled
with his father from Colorado to bring home his siblings bodies so they
could be buried in Iowa. For more details click here
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1862
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July 25th,
son Henry L. born
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1864
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April 8th,
daughter Ann Eliza dies
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1864
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April 20th,
son Henry L. dies.
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1868
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July 7th,
son Isaac Wilson born
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1868
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August 15th,
Albert’s brother Cyrus marries Mathilda Adkins.
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1870
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March 13th,
Albert’s sister Celia marries John L. Wright in Greene Co, IA.
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1872
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A.J. Gibson homestead land in Riverdale, Buffalo
Co, NE.
***Might NOT be Albert J. Gibson....
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1873
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March 18th, Albert’s father
Archelaus Gibson dies in Scranton, Greene Co, IA. Buried in the Gibson
Cemetery, Scranton, Greene Co, IA.
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1880
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Albert listed in Jackson Twp, Greene Co, IA
as a farmer in this census
with wife Mary, son Isaac and Thomas Eason, schoolteacher as a boarder.
Albert’s youngest brother, Jessie marries
Mary Grable.
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1881
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March 2nd, son Fred Garfield
is born
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1882
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October 3rd, Unnamed son born
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1883
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Jan 6th, Unnamed son dies
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1884
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July 9th, daughter Cora Edna
born
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1890
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A. Gibson Justice of Peace and Election Judge
in north area of McPherson Co. (Possibly Omega? possibly. Albert?)
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1890-1891
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A. Gibson & Wm. Gibson listed as
farmers, Omega, McPherson Co, NE (Omega is in the North East part of
McPherson, possibly Albert?)
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1900
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Albert & Mary in Dawson Co, Lincoln
Twp, NE, see census.
Albert is listed as a farmer, renting farm.
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1903
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December 12th, son Fred
marries Charlotte Estella Anthony in Lexington, Nebraska. Residence for
both Fred & Charlotte listed as Sumner Co, NE
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1905
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July 3rd, daughter Cora Edna
marries Charles H. Pitts
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1907
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July 13th, Albert’s mother
Hulda Carson-Gibson dies in Dedham, IA and is buried in the Gibson Cemetery
in Scranton, Greene Co, IA.
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1909
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October 2nd, daughter Cora
Edna dies
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1910
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"Andrew" J Gibson, wife Mary,
son Fred in Census, Tyron Twp. “Andrew” listed as a farmer.
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1910
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Albert Mary & Fred listed in the
Tryon Pct, McPherson Co, Nebraska census.
(LOTS of inconsistencies in this listing)
Family photo showing "To Tyron in 15 days" photo is of sod house,
Albert, Fred, Lottie and 3 children Edith, Howard & Roy (Approximate
photo date)
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1911
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October 22nd, son Isaac Wilson
marries Ethel Wise
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1912
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March 15th, wife Mary
Seaman-Gibson dies, buried in Miller Cemetery, McPherson County, Nebraska
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1913
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May 16th Albert listed as owner
of 640 acres Sec 5-6-7-8 in Twp 19, McPherson County, Nebraska
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1913
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May 16th son Fred &
"Lottie" also listed as owner of 640 acres adjoining Albert’s
land, Sec 4-5 in Twp 19, Sec 33 in Twp 20.
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1916
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Son Fred Garfield appointed Precinct Official,
Assessor, Worden, South 1/2, in McPherson Co, Nebraska
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1917-1918
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Son Fred Garfield is listed as alive
resident of McPherson Co.
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1917-1918
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Also listed, as alive resident is a Charles
William Gibson, birth date of 10-13-1892, born in Trenton NE. (***Unknown
if he ties in with this family)
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1917-1918
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WW1Draft Registration in McPherson
County, NE: son Fred Garfield
Gibson, birth date 3-2-1881 WW1 Civian draft.
Registered in Tekamah City, Arizona
Precinct.
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1920
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Albert listed in Tryon Pct, McPherson Co,
NE census
living alone
Son Fred and his family are in Buffalo
Co, NE per census
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1924
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February 25th, Albert 'T'
Gibson buried next to Mary Gibson in Miller Cemetery McPherson Co, NE (I
believe this to be Albert’s grave, the “J” eroding to resemble a “T”).
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