William Thomas Gibson and Mary "Mollie" Grinstead

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Husband William Thomas Gibson

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           Born: 13 Sep 1848 - Kentucky
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Jun 1915 - Barbourville, Knox Co., Kentucky 1
         Buried:  - Barbourville Cem., Barbourville, Knox Co., Kentucky

       Marriage: 29 Mar 1881 - Knox Co., Kentucky 2

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Wife Mary "Mollie" Grinstead

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           Born: 2 Apr 1847 - Madison Co., Kentucky 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Aug 1938 - Shepherdsville, Bullitt Co., Ky 4
         Buried:  - Barbourville Cem., Barbourville, Knox Co., Kentucky

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         Father: John Parker Grinstead (1810-1888)
         Mother: Mary Ann Hinds (1815-1868)

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   Other Spouse: John Hannah (Abt 1840-Bef 1880) - 20 Mar 1871 - Knox Co., Kentucky 5 6

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Children

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1 F Sallie Gibson

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           Born: Feb 1884 - Kentucky
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: George Gross (Abt 1887-      )

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2 M Mary Gibson

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           Born: Apr 1890 - Kentucky
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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3 F Tommie Gibson

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           Born: Jan 1893 - Kentucky
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General Notes: Husband - William Thomas Gibson

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CENSUS:

<pre>1900 Knox Co., Kentucky, Barbourville Town, ED 61; June 2; sheet 2A
26/26
Thomas W. Gibson Sep 1848 51 M18 Ky Va Ky Mch (Dry Goods)
Mary " wife Apr 1847 53 M18/6/3 Ky Va Ky
Sally " dau Feb 1884 16 S Ky Ky Ky At School
Mary " dau Apr 1890 10 S Ky Ky Ky At School
Thommie " dau Jan 1893 7 S Ky Ky Ky </pre>

He rents a house/farm.

<pre>1910 Knox Co., Kentucky, Barbourville town, ED 102; Apr 30; sheet 15B
282/285 School Street
Thomas Gibson 61 M1/29 Ky Va Ky farmer/general farm
Mollie " wife 63 M2/29/6/3 Ky Va Ky none
Sallie " dau 26 S Ky Ky Ky none
Mary " dau 20 S Ky Ky Ky teacher/public school
Hillery Jackson s-i-l 25 M1/0 NC NC NC farmer/general farm
Tommie " dau 17 M1/0/1/1 Ky Ky Ky none
Cecil G. " gr-son 1/12 S Ky NC Ky none </pre>

He owns an unmortgaged farm.

In 1930 Mary Gibson (mother-in-law, 83, Wd, Ky Va Ky) is living in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky in the household of her daughter Sallie and her husband George Gross.

KENTUCKY DEATH CERTIFICATE 15093:

William Thomas Gibson, farmer, married died June 1, 1915 in Barbourville, Knox Co., Kentucky at the age of 66 yrs 8 mos 18 days.
Born: Sept. 13, 1848 in Kentucky
Father: James Gibson
Mother: S____ Faulkner
Informant: Mrs. Molly Gibson, Barbourville

OBITUARY:

Copied from Find-a-Grave Memorial # 15010635. Note that the year of death in the obituary is wrong based on the death certificate. William T. Gepson is the 2-year-old son of James and Sarah Gepson in Knox Co. in the 1850 census.

Mountain Advocate
Barbourville, Kentucky
4 June 1915
GIBSON -- Death came into the home of W. T. Gibson on June 1 and took him to his final home on high. Mr. Gibson was born in Knox county on Sept. 13, 1843. He was a man of fine qualities, and was a member of the M. E. church, having joined same when he was only 17 years old. He was once a teacher of common schools of Knox county; in 1881 he was married to Miss Mollie Grinstead, daughter of John P Grinstead. Mr. Gibson was one of the few men who never tasted liquor or used tobacco in any form. In his early life he was a leader in Sunday school work and was always on hand on church days, and was a man that never had a difference with a neighbor. He leaves a loving and conflding wife, three daughters and one sister, Mrs. J. H. Catron the last of the family, and a host of friends to mourn with each other, but why should we mourn for one who lived the life W. T. Gibson lived, he is not dead, he is only asleep in Jesus but will one day awake to life eternal, there will be no parting of friends in heaven, no sorrow, no pain, and no tears, but all joy, peace and happiness.............

BIRTH YEAR:

William T. Gepson was 2 years old in 1850 in Knox Co., and Thomas Gipson was 12 years old in Knox Co. in 1860. Death certificate and 1900 census say September 1848. Tombstone could be read 1843 or 1848. Obituary says 1843.

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General Notes: Wife - Mary "Mollie" Grinstead

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CENSUS:

In 1880 Mary is the widow Mollie Hannah (29, Ky Va Ky, school teacher) living in the household of her father.

KENTUCKY DEATH CERTIFICATE 18982

Mrs. Mary Gibson, white, female, widow
wife of: W. T. Gibson
residence: Shepherdsville Route 2
died: August 21, 1938, Shepherdsville, Bullitt Co., Kentucky at 8:00 am
age: 91 yrs
born: April 2, 1847, Madison Co., Kentucky
father: John P. Grinstead, born Virginia
mother: Mary Hines, born Virginia
cause: senility
physician attended: July 13, 1938 -- August 21, 1938
burial: Barbourville, Kentucky, August 22, 1938
informant: Sallie Gross, 3330 Pflanz, Louisville, Kentucky

1 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 15010635.

2 "Familysearch.org," "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QD-JKWZ), William T. Gibson and Mary Hannah, 31 Mar 1881; citing Marriage, , Knox, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 544,733.

3 Knox County Genealogical Society, "Knox County, Kentucky Marriage Bonds and Records," Books BB & C. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

4 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 15010607.

5 Knox County Genealogical Society, "Knox County, Kentucky Marriage Bonds and Records," Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

6 "Familysearch.org," "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D4-HJ3G), John F Hanner and Mollie Grinstead, 11 Mar 1871; citing Marriage, Barbourville, Knox, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,904,193.