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     Helen Roberta Gheen was born on 14 February 1918. She was the daughter of Thomas Edward Gheen and Hattie Mae Snyder. Helen Roberta Gheen married Charles Edward Semler, son of Lewis Edward Semler and Mabel Kathinka Evenson, on 11 May 1940 at Greene Co., OH, Helen remarried to Robert B. Slauter on 1 NOV 1986, Clark County, Ohio, and that marriage was legally dissolved 27 SEP 1993 in Clinton County, Ohio. Helen Roberta Gheen died after 1993.

     Sarah Margaret Gheen was born on 1 February 1872 at Montgomery or Greene Co., OH.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Gheen and Mary J. Heffner.¹ Sarah Margaret Gheen married Charles Edward Semler, son of Walter John Semmler and Dorotha Wilhelmina Louisa Schmidt, on 5 October 1892. Sarah Margaret Gheen died on 17 August 1897 at age 25.

     Thomas Gheen married Mary Jane Heffner.

     Thomas Gheen was born on 17 March 1833 at Montgomery Co., OH.¹ He married Mary J. Heffner on 16 February 1869 at Miami Co., OH. Thomas Gheen died on 25 December 1915 at Montgomery Co., OH, at age 82. He was buried in December 1915 at Fairfield Cemetery, Fairborn, Greene Co., OH, Findagrave #20705780.

     Thomas Edward Gheen was born on 26 June 1882 at Montgomery Co., OH. He married Hattie Mae Snyder on 19 August 1906 at Greene Co., OH. Thomas Edward Gheen died on 8 October 1978 at Arkansas at age 96. He was buried in October 1978 at Medway Cemetery, Medway, Clark Co., OH, Findagrave #100143541.

     Walter H. Gheen was born on 19 July 1898. He was the son of George Henry Gheen and Susanna Ellas Semler. Walter H. Gheen died on 8 September 1981 at Miami Co., OH, at age 83.

     Margaret Ann Gheer was born circa 1831 at Pennsylvania per 1850 census. At least one online genealogy shows 28 SEP 1820 at Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.¹ She married John Shultz Lobaugh on 25 February 1840 at Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co., PA. Margaret Ann Gheer died on 18 March 1866 at Woodson Co., KS.

     Note: Ghigau (Beloved woman of the Cherokees) a name bestowed because she fought as a warrior after her husband Kingfisher was killed in a battle with the Muskogees. She was described even after she was an old woman as a person of remarkable beauty, poise, "with a queenly and commanding Presence". After she married her second husband, Bryan Ward, she took the name of Nancy Ward. There are many fascinating stories regarding Ghigau and the Cherokee Nation - the right to speak, vote and act in all peace and war councils of the tribe, it also vested her with the supreme pardoning power of the tribe, a perogative that was not granted to any other, not even the powerful peace or war chiefs.

Nancy Ghigau married Bryan Ward, son of Francis Ward and Tame Doe (?).

     Georgiana F. Gholson was born on 22 March 1833 at Virginia. She married Maj. Norman Stewart Walker. Georgiana F. Gholson died on 13 June 1904 at New York at age 71. She was buried in June 1904 at Silver Mount Cemetery, Sunnyside, Richmond Co., NY, Findagrave #178816190.

     Krisanthe Gianopoulos was also known as "Christina". She was born on 23 April 1893 at Valtesiniko, Nomos Arkadias, Greece, per the 1939 "Declaration of Intention" (ancestry.com.) She married Peter Demitropoulos on 11 December 1911 at Lowell, Middlesex Co., MA. Krisanthe Gianopoulos died in 1955 at Dracut, Middlesex Co., MA.

     Fannie B. Gibbel was born on 27 June 1867 at Dauphin Co., PA. She married James Monroe Masterson. Fannie B. Gibbel died on 27 September 1947 at Freeport, Stephenson Co., IL, at age 80. She was buried in 1947 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Virden, Macoupin Co., IL.

     Alonzo Francis Gibbons was born in 1855 at Mercer Co., OH. He married Mary E. Fox. Alonzo Francis Gibbons died in 1894. He was buried in 1894 at Zion State Line Cemetery, Padua, Mercer Co., OH, Findagrave #29835572.

     Carl Henry Gibbons was born on 11 May 1887 at Indiana. He was the son of Alonzo Francis Gibbons and Mary E. Fox.¹ Carl Henry Gibbons began military service WW I service, U.S. Army. He married Emma A. Swigert, daughter of Charles S. Swigert and Lydia M. Horn, after January 1920. Carl Henry Gibbons lived on 5 April 1930 at Celina, Mercer Co., OH, Restaurant proprietor.² He died on 13 January 1975 at age 87. He was buried in January 1975 at North Grove Cemetery, Celina, Mercer Co., OH, Findagrave #15427416.

     Carrie B. Gibbons was born in November 1893 at Missouri. She married Austin Dewey, son of Clinton A. Dewey and Josephine Ann Wortman, on 13 March 1912 at Jefferson Co., MO. Carrie B. Gibbons died in 1930 at Jefferson Co., MO.

     Elvira Gibbons married James K. Polk Nicholson on 7 October 1873 at Washington Co., IN.

     John Howard Gibbons was born on 15 January 1929 at Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., VA. Occupation: Physicist, member of National Security Council and advisor to President Bill Clinton, previously a scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and director, congressional Office of Technology Assessment. He died on 17 July 2015 at Crozet, Albemarle Co., VA, at age 86.

     John N. Gibbons married Parthenia Jane Morris on 18 September 1865 at Washington Co., IN.

     Margie Ilene Gibbons was born on 8 February 1925 at Portland, Jay Co., IN.¹ She was the daughter of Carl Henry Gibbons and Emma A. Swigert.¹ Margie Ilene Gibbons married Robert Louis Casey, son of Merl Thomas Casey and Florence Lucille Alwine, on 17 November 1956. Margie Ilene Gibbons died on 22 November 2006 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Allen Co., OH, at age 81 Obituary (Findagrave.com):

Casey, Margie, 81, 1010 Hawthorne St., Celina, died at St. Rita's Medical Center.

She was born to Carl and Emma (Swigert) Gibbons. On Nov. 17, 1956, she married Robert Casey, who preceded her in death.

Surviving are a sister, Virginia Rumple, Celina; two nephews and two nieces.

She retired after 43 years at the Mercer County Treasurer's Office. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Celina.

Funeral Mass at the church, the Rev. Richard Riedel officiating.

She was buried in November 2006 at North Grove Cemetery, Celina, Mercer Co., OH, Findagrave #65795019.

     Mary Jane Gibbons married John Alfred Johnson.

     Mary N. Gibbons was the daughter of William Gibbons and Catherine (?) Mary N. Gibbons married John W. Carper, son of Jacob Carper and Margaret Ann Windle, on 6 December 1864 at Berkeley Co., WV.

     Richard Dean Gibbons was born on 22 February 1937 at Greeneville, Darke Co., OH. He married Patricia A. Tobias, daughter of Elwood Clark Tobias and Blanche Marguerite Nelson. Richard Dean Gibbons died on 20 February 2000 at Kettering, Montgomery Co., OH, at age 62.

     Verna M. Gibbons was born on 22 December 1887 at Washington Co., IN. She was the daughter of John N. Gibbons and Parthenia Jane Morris. Verna M. Gibbons married Lloyd C. White, son of Adam C. White and Emma B. Payne, on 23 April 1911. Verna M. Gibbons died on 23 November 1970 at Salem, Washington Co., IN, at age 82 OBITUARY - The Salem, Indiana Leader; November 25, 1970:
Services Today at Salem for Verna White, 82
     Funeral services are to be conducted at 3 p.m. this Wednesday in the chapel of the Dawalt Funeral Home, Salem, for Verna M. Gibbons White, 82, of 703 North Main Street, Salem, with the Rev. Howard Davidson officiating. Burial is to follow in Crown Hill Cemetery.
     Mrs. White, the widow of the late Lloyd C. White who died in 1957, passed away at the Washington County Memorial Hospital, Salem, Monday at 12:40 a.m.
     The deceased was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church and order of the Eastern Star, chapter 286.
     Mrs. White was born in Washington County, December 22, 1887, a daughter of the late John and Jane Morris Gibbons. She married Mr. White April 23, 1911.
     Surviving are a daughter, Doris Fisher of Crown Point, and three grandchildren.


Obituary #2 - County Press; November 25, 1970:
Mrs. Verna M. Gibbons Dies At Hospital November 23
     Mrs. Verna M. Gibbons White, age 82, of 703 N. Main St., in Salem passed away at 12:40 a.m. on Monday November 23rd at the Washington County Memorial Hospital.
     She was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church and Chapter #282 of the Order of Eastern Star and was the widow of Lloyd White who died in 1957.
     She is survived by one daughter; Mrs. Doris Fisher of Crown Point, Indiana, and three grandchildren. One son, John Adam White preceded her in death in 1952.
     Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday November 23ed at the Dawalt Chapel with Rev. Howard Davison officiating. Burial was in Crown Hill Cemetery in Salem.

She was buried in November 1970 at Crown Hill Cemetery, Salem, Washington Co., IN.

     Virginia Gibbons was born on 8 April 1923 at St. Marys, Auglaize Co., OH.¹ She was the daughter of Carl Henry Gibbons and Emma A. Swigert.¹ Virginia Gibbons married Clifford Eugene Steele, son of Frank Steele and Minnie Dicke, on 5 April 1947 at Mercer Co., OH. Virginia Gibbons and Clifford Eugene Steele were divorced before November 1970. Virginia Gibbons married LaDoyt W. Rumple. Virginia Gibbons died on 16 November 2015 at Celina, Mercer Co., OH, at age 92 Obituary (Findagrave.com):

Rumple, Virginia, 92, died at 6:05 p.m., at Celina Manor.

She was the daughter of Carl and Emma (Swigert) Gibbons. She was preceded in death by both husbands, Clifford Steele and LaDoyt Rumple.

Surviving are a son, Randy Steele, Celina; a stepson, Randy (Ruth) Rumple, Rockford; a stepdaughter, Janet (Mike) Riley, Rockford; a son-in-law, Michael George, Houston, TX; and five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Deceased are a daughter, Christine E. George; and a sister, Margie Casey.

A 1941 graduate of Celina Senior High School, she retired from Mercer County Treasurer’s Office after 30 years of service. She was a member of Rockford United Methodist Church, Rockford, and Celina American Legion Post 210.

Funeral service will be in the Cisco Funeral Home, with Pastor Chip Steffy officiating.

She was buried in November 2015 at North Grove Cemetery, Celina, Mercer Co., OH, Findagrave #65795016.

     William Gibbons married Catherine (?).

     Note: Gibbs descendants from http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7217280/family?fpid=-869028878. Albert H. Gibbs was born on 6 January 1852 at Salem, Henry Co., IA.¹ He married Mary Catherine Dye on 10 October 1883 at Vermilion Co., IL. Albert H. Gibbs died on 17 November 1938 at Danville, Vermilion Co., IL, at age 86.

     Alonzo Gibbs was born circa 1870 at McDonough Co., IL.¹ He was the son of John Gibbs and Mary Snapp.¹

     Augusta Gibbs was born in 1879. He married Jessie Mae Ward. Augusta Gibbs died in 1965. He was buried in 1965 at East Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Rush Co., IN, Findagrave #79332193.

     Cora Ellen Gibbs was born in April 1874 at McDonough Co., IL, per 1900 census. Headstone shows 1871.^1,2 She was the daughter of John Gibbs and Mary Snapp.¹ Cora Ellen Gibbs married John D. Boozel, son of Abraham Boozel and Magdalena Hoke, on 10 December 1891 at McDonough Co., IL. Cora Ellen Gibbs lived on 27 June 1900 at Harris Twp., Fulton Co., IL, farming.² She and John D. Boozel were divorced. Cora Ellen Gibbs married George Earl DeWitt, son of Malinda Jane DeWitt, circa 1905.³ Cora Ellen Gibbs lived on 13 May 1910 at Macomb Twp., McDonough Co., IL.³ She lived on 6 January 1920 at Peoria State Hospital, Limestone, Peoria Co., IL.⁴ She lived on 3 May 1940 at Peoria State Hospital, Limestone, Peoria Co., IL.⁵ She died on 27 April 1956. She was buried in 1956 at Bushnell Cemetery, Bushnell, McDonough Co., IL, Findagrave #166159832.

     Daniel Ferdinand Gibbs was born on 5 May 1864. He married Annie E. Jackson on 11 October 1893 at Jackson Co., IL. Daniel Ferdinand Gibbs died on 3 June 1907 at Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., IN, at age 43. He was buried in June 1907 at Rockport Cemetery, Rockport, Ohio Co., KY, Findagrave #126139418.

     Elizabeth Gibbs was also known as "Betty". She was born on 30 January 1908. She was the daughter of Daniel Ferdinand Gibbs and Annie E. Jackson.¹ Elizabeth Gibbs married Leonard Graves Tracy, son of J. E. B. Stuart Tracy and Josephine Boswell, before April 1930. Elizabeth Gibbs died on 7 June 1973 at Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, at age 65. She was buried on 9 June 1973 at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, Findagrave #201173266.