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History of Mason County, Michigan
H. R. Page & Co., Chicago; 1882

    
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        CHANCY GIBBS was born at Russell, St. Lawrence Co. N.Y.,
     in the year 1808.  He remained at home until about twenty
     years of age, when he started West and located at Muskegon,
     Mich.  At the breaking out of the war he raised a company
     in Muskegon and was offered the captaincy, but declined it
     and was made first lieutenant of the company, which was Com-
     pany C, Twenty-Sixth Michigan Infantry.  He was afterwards
     promoted to captain.  He remained in the service until the
     close of the war, when he received his discharge and returned
     to Muskegon, where he remained until 1870, when he came to
     Ludington.  Mr. GIBBS has always been engaged in lumbering,
     and has been very successful in his operations.  He now owns
     a large quantity of pine on the north branch of the Pere
     Marquette River.  He is also an extensive owner of real estate,
     and has a large farm in Sherman Township, which he is improving
     for a fruit farm.  He has a fine residence property in the
     Fourth Ward, a view of which appears in this work.  His grounds
     contain a fruit orchard of 2,000 trees.  Mr. GIBBS was married
     at Muskegon, October, 1862, to Miss ELLEN PATTERSON.  Four
     children have been born to them, three of whom are now living -
     one daugher, LAURA M., and two sons, HARRISON C. and LOUIS
     LEON GIBBS.  Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. GIBBS appear on the
     same page with the view of their residence.
                          
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