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From: "Dawne Temple" <>
Subject: Re: [PAWESTMO] Swedish immigrants in Westmoreland Co.
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:26:59 -0400
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Does Nils' wife show up with any of the children in later census records? If
so I would assume that Nils has died. The only other Nils Gibson that I
found that was similar in age was a Nils Gibson, born in Sweden abt. 1829
with a D? or B? Christ Gibson who was 2 years younger in Ramsey County, St.
Paul Ward 2, MN in 1885. Are there any family obituaries that mention Nils?
I checked the Edmonson death Index and no Nils is listed. So I would assume
that he died somewhere else, but where? Since he doesn't show up in the 1900
census he probably died before then. I will check a few more places and see
if he turns up.

Dawne

----- Original Message -----
From: "murphys" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 11:15 PM
Subject: Re: [PAWESTMO] Swedish immigrants in Westmoreland Co.


> Hi Dawne, thanks for you reply.
> It was John Gibson who filed intent papers in Fayette County in June
> 1887. He was naturalized in 1889 in Edmonson County Kentucky. It was
> there in 1884 that John and his brother, Henry, bought land. I also
> think John was back and forth to Sweden, in 1881 he brought his mother and
> youngest sister over. His brother Hans(Henry) and father Nils
> Gibson
> came over in 1877 and were the ones mentioned in Westmoreland County in
> 1880. Henry filed both his papers in Kentucky, becoming a citizen in
> 1890. There is one other member of the family who I think came
> through
> Pennsyvania, but I will have to dig around in my papers to find which
> one,
> I think I remember someone else mentioning naturalization in PA. The
> family story was that the family was in or near Chicago when they were
> sold
> land in Kentucky. There were several families from Sweden who moved to
> Kentucky. Nobody actually ever hinted at living in PA.
> Although
> I lack some details I know where everyone of those eight siblings lived
> and
> probably died EXCEPT THE FATHER Nils (Jeppasson) Gibson.
> This guy has been a puzzle.
> Any other ideas or advice will be appreciated.
> Thanks for the website to check, I haven't looked at it yet.
> Gay Murphy
>
>
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