U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibson, Morgan (b. 1827) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia by John Davison Sutton Sutton, West Virginia, January, 1919 Page 381 Morgan Gibson, son of Jacob and Eva (Lough) Gibson, was born in Braxton county, Dec. 18, 1827. He lived at home and worked with his father until he was eighteen years of age when his parents moved west, but he remained in Braxton county. He began lumbering, and about the time of his marriage added farming to his duties, and followed both until the war ruined both, leaving him with nothing except his family. After the war closed, he again returned to farming and grazing. He had one brother, Nicholas G. Gibson, who was a surgeon in the Confederate army during the entire war. He also had five brothers in the Federal army, William G. Jacob S., Irving, James M., and George W. All went from Illinois, enlisting early in the conflict, and served until its close. Morgan Gibson married Elizabeth Jane Given, Feb. 1, 1849, and the following children were born: Arthur (died in infancy), Phebe E., Rebecca Jane, Millard Fillmore, Ruann (deceased), Viola Victoria, Luther H. and Eva M. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Braxton County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/braxton/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------