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ANCESTORS
Son of
- Colonel George Gibbs (Mineralogist) was Born: on 7 Jan 1777, Died: on 6 Aug 1834 (Age 57 years) His father George Gibbs, II born May 19, 1735, died October 11, 1803 (Age 68).
- Laura (Wolcott) Gibbs Born: in 1794, Died: in 1870 (Age 76 years) was the daughter of Oliver Wolcott Jr., Secretary of the Treasury in the administrations of Presidents George Washington and John Adams, and her mother Laura [Collins] Wolcott. Born: 1794, Died: 1870 (Age 76 years)
Brother of
Brothers
- George Gibbs Born: 1815, Died: 1873 (Age 58 years) Gibbs married Mary Kane Gibbs (his cousin), daughter of Gov. Wm. Channing Gibbs.
- Oliver Wolcott Gibbs Born: 21 Feb 1822, Died 9 Dec 1908 (Age 86 years)
- Francis Sarason Gibbs Born: 1831, Died: 1882 (Age 51 years)
Sisters
- Marry Wolcott Gibbs: Died in infancy
- Laura Wolcott Gibbs (d’Oremieulx), Born: 12 August 1827 Died 7 December 1902 (Age 75 years) Married Capt. Theopile D’oremieulx and together they had two children: Leon Francisque d’Oremieulx and Laura Henriette d’Oremieulx (Roosevelt).
- Elizabeth Wolcott Gibbs (Tuckerman) Born: 8 Jul 1819, Died: August 25, 1906 (Age 86 years)
Spouse to
- Peggy Foushee Blair Born: 16 Feb 1831 Died (Some debate since two days recorded and linked where cited) 25 July 1908 [pp.172] or 25 Feb 1908.
Father of
- Alfred Wolcott Gibbs, Born: 27 Oct 1856, Died: 19 May 1922 (Age 65 years) of a heart attack at home in Wayne, Pa. — Railway Mechanical Engineer. Married Marianne Everard Skelton, daughter of Dr. John Gifford and Marianne Old Meade Skelton, of Richmond, Virginia. Buried: Saint Mary’s Episcopal Churchyard
- Alfred and Marianne had one child: Marianne Skelton Gibbs (Layton) Born in Virgina 1891 and died in 1984. The Layton couple had three grandchildren: Marianne Gibbs Layton (Brinker), Penelope Rodney Layton (Fox Henrickson), and Alfred Wolcott Gibbs Layton. –> You can read more about the Layton family here.
- Dr. John Blair Gibbs, Born: 1858, Died: 1898 (Age 40 years) — Assistant Surgeon, U.S. Navy. Buried: Saint Mary’s Episcopal Churchyard.
Brigadier-General Gibbs Died: in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Note of interest: Alfred Gibbs is the 4 x great grandson of Job Drake, who is the second half cousin of Elizabeth Copleston, who is the wife of John Elford. He is the cousin of Francis Croker, who is the father-in-law of Francis Fox.