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From: Carl and Sharon Bean <>
Subject: [ARFULTON] Re: GIBBINS/ONS/ENS- ARE THEY RELATED??
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 12:59:28 -0500
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JOHN H GIBBINS IS MY ANCESTOR AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND HIS
FAMILY.
> Here are some interesting coincidences
> SOURCE: "Arkansas Land Patents"
> page 46
> John H Gibbins-Batesville 1 July 1859 Doc #11260 Fulton Co Sec 31
> John H Gibbins-Batesville 1 July 1859 Doc *#10218 Fulton Co Sec 36
> John H Gibbens-Batesville 1 July 1859 Doc #10463 Lawrence Co Sec 2
> John H Gibbens-Batesville 1 May 1860 Doc #16536 Lawrence Co Sec 2
>
> Robert C Gibbins-Batesville Oct 20 1857 Doc #7180 Izard Co Sec 11 & 12
> Robert C Gibbins-Batesville 1 July 1859 Doc #13721 Izard Co Sec 23 &
> 26
>
> William Gibbins-Batesville Oct 20, 1857 Doc #7209&7505 Sharp Co,Sec 18
> William Gibbins-Batesville July 1 1859 *Doc #10219 Izard Co Sec 18
>
> Andrew J. Gibbens 1 July 1859 Doc #? Lawrence Co Sec 10 & 11
> ***
> By Date:
> 20 Oct 1857 Izard Co
> Robert C. Gibbins - Batesville, Izard Co -Twp 17N
> William Gibbins - Batesville, Sharp Co -Twp 18N
> 1 July 1859
> John H. Gibbins - Batesville, Fulton Co & Lawrence Co -Twp 19N
> Robert C Gibbins- Batesville, Izard Co -Twp 18N
> William Gibbins - Batesville, Sharp Co -Twp 18N
> Andrew J. Gibbens- Batesville, Lawrence Co -Twp 17N
> 5 May 1860
> John H Gibbens-Batesville, Lawrence Co -Twp 17N
> John H. Gibbens-Batesville Lawrence Co-Twp 17n
>
> They all went on the same day to Batesville to purchase land. Together?
> on 1 July 1859 William Gibbins and John H. Gibbens Doc # are
> Consecutive.
>
> Notice that here was also and Andrew J. Gibbins that purchased land
> Batesville.
>
> CIVIL WAR RECORDS:(I have the war records for John H. Gibbins)
>
> John H. Gibbins served in two different units. He first served with
> Company G, Confederate 14th McCarver's Regiment Age 26 Ark, mustered in
> 23 Sept 1861 at Pocahontas by LT Kelly for a 12 months period as a
> wagoneer. The 14th was combined with Company G 21st Arkansas Infantry
> on 15 May 1862 where John H was detailed as a Teamster. JOHN H GIBBINS
> enlisted 1 Nov 1862 at Evening Shade Records state that he deserted on
> 13 Sept 1863 on march from Little Rock, Ark. and I have not found any
> application for a pension. There was also a R.C. GIBENS that enlisted
> 1
> Nov 1862 at Evening Shade and Deserted 24 Aug 1863 at Brownsville, Ark.
>
> (As a side note, the brother-in-law of John H, a J.M. Cope also
> enlisted
> at the same time he did and deserted on 12 Sept 1863 on march form
> Little Rock, Ark)
>
> Gibbens, Robert C. Pvt enl 8 Oct 1861 at Pitman's Ferry, Ark detailed as
> a teamster, Co C 14 McCarver's Infantry
>
> Gibbins, William C Pvt age 17, enlisted 1 Sept 1861 at Pocahontas
> detailed as teamster 24 Dec 1861 Co C 14th McCarver's Infantry.
>
> Gibbins, John Pvt age 26 Enl 23 Sept 1861 Pocahontas, Co F McCarver's
> Infantry detached as wagoneer 22 Oct 1861
> SOURCE: Lawrence Co Marriages 1821-1868
> William 28 Alpelina 26 24 Nov 1853 page 69
> SOURCE: "Lawrence Co, Arkansas Loose Probate Papers 1815-1890" By marion
> Stark Craig, MD
>
> Page 105 McKnight, Hannah d 1860 Adm'r:8 Oct 1860 George W Hooper
> appt'd
> Heirs: A. J. Gibbons in right of his wife; and George R, Sarah,
> Malissa, and Thomas McKnight; and Martha Sullivan; Perry West; Thomas
> W.
> Smith; Eli Wynn and Newton Taylor.
>
> Page 127 Park, John d 1864; Adm'r 5 Oct 1865 John H. Gibbens appt'd;
> Inv 5 Dec 1865, Heirs, E., and J., and F., and N., and Josseph A Parke,
> all minors.
>
> My JOHN H. GIBBINS b 1833/35 TN/AL d 1885 Montague Co, TX- HE ALSO
> STATES IN CENSUS RECORDS THAT HIS PARENTS WERE BORN IN NORTH CAROLINA.
> married 1st Sarah A Cope Lawrence Co, Ark
> Children: Jesse P(Pink) Gibbins b 1859
> James M. Gibbins b 1860 d 1929 Ok m Elizabeth Sherrill
> 10 DEC 1883 Sharp Co, Ark
> Married 2nd Nancy Jane Richie Lawrence Co, Ark
> children: Martha, Callie, John M., William Thomas, Joseph Benjamin,
> Robert Leland, Sallie, Grace and Hubert.
>
> Just one more note: I found an obituary that someone might identify.
> SOURCE: Clark Co, Arkansas Death Notice 5-10-1879 pg 3 Sec 2
> THOMAS GIBBONS
> Morgan's trial for murder at Arkadelphia in 1849. An old grudge had
> long existed between two old citizens, viz: John Morgan and Thomas
> Gibbons, both living near Rome. Some time in the year 1848 they met at
> Rome. The old grudge was brought up and Morgan threw an ax at Gibbons,
> inflicting a mortal wound, from which Gibbons died in a few hours.
> Morgan made his escape into Texas where he was followed and arrested
> shortly afterwards and brought to Arkadelphia to await his trial. The
> jury returned a verdict of acquittal and the prisoner was discharged.
>
> I hope this information will help. I would appreciate any help
> tracing my JOHN H. GIBBINS/GIBBENS/GIBBONS/GIVENS
>
> Sharon Gibbins Bean

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