William R. Gibson

1839 - 1920  (80 years)

• Name	William R. Gibson  [1]
  Born	28 Jul 1839	Spencerville, Ontario
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Apr 1920	Waterford, Dakota Cty, MN
  Buried	Oaklawn Cemetery, Northfield, MN Section G 41 5
  Person ID	I2316	Ramage | Ramage Line
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2012

  
  

  Father	George Gibson,   b. Between 29 Mar 1809 and 1810, Glasgow, Scotland ,   d. 28 Jan 1894, Salem, Oregon  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Mother	Jane N (Josie) Ramage,   b. 10 May 1809, Edinburgh, Scotand ,   d. 11 Dec 1886, Medford, Steele Cty, MN  (Age 77 years)
  Married	1832	Spencerville, Ontario   [1]
  Family ID	F1191	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Hunter,   b. 5 Oct 1843, Winchester, Dundas Cty, ON ,   d. 26 Jun 1930, Waterford, Dakota Cty, MN  (Age 86 years)
  Married	9 Mar 1870	Sciota, Dakota Cty, MN   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Gennie Elizabeth Gibson,   b. 7 Mar 1871, Medford, Steele Cty, MN ,   d. 7 Jun 1961, Minneapolis, Hennepin Cty, MN  (Age 90 years) + 2. William Wallace Gibson,   b. 28 Nov 1872, Medford, Steele Cty, MN ,   d. Dakota, Minnesota + 3. Mary Florence Gibson,   b. 4 Jun 1875, Medford, Steele Cty, MN ,   d. 24 Dec 1946, Sciota, Dakota Cty, MN  (Age 71 years) + 4. Margaret Ellen Gibson,   b. 21 Jun 1877, Medford, Steele Cty, MN ,   d. 22 Dec 1942  (Age 65 years)   5. Barbara Isabel (Tibbie) Gibson,   b. Aug 1878, Medford, Steele Cty, MN ,   d. May 1913, Spirit Lake, IA  (Age ~ 34 years) + 6. George M Gibson,   b. 28 Mar 1882, Medford, Steele Cty, MN ,   d. 1 Jul 1966, Northfield, Rice Cty, MN  (Age 84 years) + 7. John Murray Gibson,   b. 15 Sep 1889, Medford, Steele Cty, MN ,   d. 28 Dec 1969, Northfield, Rice Cty, MN  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2011
  Family ID	F871	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Northfield News: May 7, 1920 OBITUARY William Gibson: William Gibson died at his home at Waterford Monday afternoon, April 26, after an illness of several weeks. The funeral services were held last week Thursday from the home, Rev. E.B. Dean and Rev. W.H. Southerland of Medford officiating. Mr. Gibson was born in Spencerville, Ontario, Canada, July 28, 1839. He was the fourth of a family of eight children. In 1864 he left Canada and settled on a farm near Medford, this state, where he lived until 1898. In 1898 he moved to Waterford township and continued his farming interests until his removal to Waterford village in 1913.He was married in March 1870, to Miss Mary Hunter. The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on the ninth of March. Seven children were born to them, three boys and four girls. The boys are, W.W., George M., and J. Murray, all of Waterford; and the girls are Jennie E. Pike, Minneapolis; Mary Carpenter and Margaret Frame who live near Waterford, Barbara Sperry, the other daughter died seven years ago. Besides his wife and children he is survived by twenty-one grandchildren; a brother, James Gibson of Salem, Oregon; and a sister, Mrs. Marion McDonald of Owatonna. The large number of his friends and relatives who attended his funeral shows the respect and esteem in which he was held in the community. Those from away attending the funeral were Mrs. G.M. Flinn, Mrs. R. Staple, and Mr. and Mrs. Davis of Medford; Arthur and Roy Wilson of Merton; Mrs. P.R. Pike, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Will McDonald and Mrs. Ed Nailer of Owatonna; Ed Gates of St. Paul and Fred Hunter of Minneapolis. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] GEDCOM File : JANERA~1.ged. [S139] Baldridge Family Book, Dr. Chester Kennedy.