John Gibson

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: L7K5-Q4C
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 150461044
• _UID: 7D8A0E94C8EA4739928AE5D146BAE513A54F

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7K5-Q4C

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150461044

Buried:
Inscription 056
In memory of Jam's Gibson, son to William Gibson, Dunmuck, who died Feb. 12th 1774, aged 15 years.
Also Jean Newell, souse to Will'm Gibson, who died Feb. 10th 1788, aged 66 years. Also William Gibson, who died the 25th Nov'r 1803, aged 74 years.
Also John Gibson, their son, who died at Talloquhairn, Kirkbean, June 22nd 1837, aged 81 years.
Also Mary Wilson, his spouse, who died at Talloquhairn, 3rd Oct'r 1851, aged 88 years. Departed friends, dry up your tears. Here must me lye till Christ appears.

Family/Spouse: Mary Wilson. Mary (daughter of Samuel Wilson and Mary Blair) was born about 1763 in Kirkbean, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; died on 2 Oct 1851 in Kirkbean, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; was buried in Southwick Cemetery, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 150699512
• _UID: B8BD2E5FA5614C6B97DF887180D64F946776

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150699512

Buried:
Kirkbean Stone 289:
Samuel Gibson late farmer in Tallowquhairn died there 02 Jan 1857 aged 55,
wife Agnes Broatch died there 02 Dec 1881 aged 71,
daughter died infancy,
son James died Paysandu South Africa 04 Mar 1873 aged 31,
son William died Powillimount 02 Aug 1874 aged 35,
first son John died Carsethorn 04 Jan 1916 aged 78,
daughter Janet died Carsethorn 16 Aug 1930 aged 74,
brother William died Tallowquhairn 09 Jan 1882 aged 82

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 150696745
• _UID: D248C2ECBAA24BF88167FB4C49D68B25655C

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150696745

Buried:
Samuel Gibson late farmer in Tallowquhairn died there 02 Jan 1857 aged 55, wife Agnes Broatch died there 02 Dec 1881 aged 71, daughter died infancy, son James died Paysandu South Africa 04 Mar 1873 aged 31, son William died Powillimount 02 Aug 1874 aged 35, first son John died Carsethorn 04 Jan 1916 aged 78, daughter Janet died Carsethorn 16 Aug 1930 aged 74, brother William died Tallowquhairn 09 Jan 1882 aged 82

Family/Spouse: Agnes Brooch. Agnes was born about 1810 in Kiirkmahoe, Dumfrieshire, Scotland; died on 2 Dec 1881 in Tallowquhairn, Kirkbean, Scotland; was buried in Kirkbean Parish Churchyard, Kirbean, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 150699738
• _UID: 1C64122B82304117A65884E17150499ED241

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150699738

Mary married William Miller on 13 Mar 1832 in Kirkbean, Kirkcudbright, Scotland. William (son of William Miller and Isobel McCoskrie) was born on 24 Jun 1798 in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; died on 15 May 1873 in Carsethorn, Kirkbean, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; was buried in Kirkbean Parish Churchyard, Kirbean, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: L7KP-QQ8
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 169754019
• Occupation: Scotland; Merchant
• _UID: 527F6B5662DB49A3879EA7105673A7A8AFCA
• Immigration: 1842, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; from Wigan, Lancashire, England
• Census: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1851, Canada; Farmer
• Census: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Land & Property: 1866, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Concession 1 Lot 17SW - acquired by John Gibson
• Census: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Probate: 16 Feb 1898, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; 2M-4014 - Con 1 Lot 17SW -John Gibson to Mary Gibson, widow for life ...

Notes:

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7KP-QQ8

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169754019

Immigration:
"They left Liverpool on a sailing vessel that took six weeks to make the crossing to Montreal. They had got within a few days of Montreal when a storm from the west blew them back out into the Atlantic. During the voyage the two older girls , Mary and Sarah, prepared the meals. From Montreal they made their way to Brockville, Ontario where they spent the winter and then went up to Perth area where they rented farms for a number of years, including Bromley, a hamlet about 5 miles NW of Perth(sic, actually in Renfrew county) (where their youngest son James was born).The Bromley place may have been rented from the McNabs and if so, it would mark the beginning of a long-standing inter-family association.

On the 13th of May 1867 John purchased, for 800 pounds, the SW 1/2 and NE 1/2 of Lot 16, Bathurst Twp. Lanark Co. from Thomas Wilson, son of John's uncle George Wilson. George had settled there in 1816 and had encouraged John to emmigrate to the Perth area. George Wilson* built the wood frame portion of what we call the "Gibson family home" in the 1830's on the SW 1/2 of lot 16. John later acquired the adjoining southern portion of lot 17 (see photo of 1850's map), giving him a total of about 300 acres. In the 1880's John's son William built a larger brick house, attaching the old wood frame building to the rear of it.
?i?Posted 04 May 2012 by grantg5

Obit suggest that he arrived in 1845.?/i?

Census:
Neighbours of Alexander A. & Margaret McDonald

Land & Property:
This property was the site of a dam and water power - the mill power house has been restored by the Bowes family
3 Nov 1845 - Crown Grant to James Condie
19 Apr 1850 - James Condie to William Elliott for ?200.
William Elliot died in 1863.
Between 1856 and 1866, portions of the property were granted David Ballantyne, James and Mary Fraser
On 13 Dec 1866 Margaret Elliott et al deeded the property to John Gibson for $1600.00 - all
On 13 Dec 1866 Isobel Foster et al deeded the property to John Gibson for $1600.00 - all
"Two of John's grandchildren, Samuel (1871-1955) and his sister Mary (1874-1959), were the last Gibsons to live in the home.
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Probate:
after death Mary Gibson to children of John Gibson in equal shares

7 Oct 1899
All except 31 1.2 acres sold (The Canadian Electric and Water Power Co. Limited)
William Gibson, George Wilso Exs. John J. Gibson, William Scott Gibson, Samuel Gibson, Mary Gibson, Jessie Gibson - children of the late John Gibson to Mary Gibson (widow)
This property eventual went to Anson Bowes about 1956.

Died:
Obit.
The remains of Mr. John Gibson, Scotch Line, were interred in the old Presbyterian burying-ground in Perth on Wednesday afternoon, and were followed to the grave by a large concours of friends and neighbors. Deceased was born in Kirbean, Kircudbrigth, near Dumfries, Scotland, and removed to Canada in 1845, settling at once on the Scotch Line, where his son, Mr. W.M. Gibson, still lives. Having been born in 1807, Mr Gibson lived to the unusual age of 91 years.

The Perth Courier
Perth, Ontario, Canada
21 Jan 1898, pg. 5

John married Agnes Thomson Murray on 17 Jul 1829 in Kirkbean, Kincardineshire, Scotland. Agnes (daughter of Rev. William Murray and Mary Thompson Bridges) was born on 7 Aug 1809 in Kirkbean, Kincardineshire, Scotland; died on 21 Nov 1880 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 1A24D4AF85294BA298116E44DCC84ADC812D

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 150697447
• _UID: C084FA9D44174EA490686AF425241B391B65

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150697447

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 150697711
• _UID: 730834DF9143413D9081C27D462B3504DA3A

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150697711

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 150697931
• _UID: C15550B405B14A199885F47BCFA42ACB27F4

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150697931

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 1C2E65F19B2D46AF8E317743B3F32A6E1492

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 150698936
• _UID: 39C43490C29C44B99D991B3079EDEC402F95

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150698936

Buried:
Kirkbean Stone 310, in The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright monumental inscriptions pre 1855

Alexander Primrose in memory of his wife Agnes GIBSON died Cummertrees 24 Nov 1904 aged 54 interred St Michael's Dumfries, son John died on coast of Korea in the sinking of SS KowChing during the Sino-Japanese war 25 Jul 1894 aged 22.

Family/Spouse: Primrose. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 150699190
• _UID: 6C6EEF8CECAB4BCA8AD164EEE0C706F752AE

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150699190

Family/Spouse: Johnstone. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 150700148
• _UID: 59068AFEF0B84037AD7A0FA8667CE52DD856

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150700148

Buried:
Drown at Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Evidence suggest that his wife is Sarah Jane Jobson of Swansea, Wales.

Family/Spouse: Sarah Jane Jobson. Sarah was born in Swansea, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 150700961
• _UID: BF5C2E328E1745CD939D82ADDA0BD0F13758

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150700961

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 4664798AECD1498C8A304E982DBD25FFED4D

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 143458313
• _UID: 785DCCD6CFF2422385CD9388765BE038F3A0

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143458313

Mary married John Hardy Sprott about 1866. John was born on 12 Feb 1840 in Glenluce, Wigtonshire, Scotland; died on 8 Jul 1923 in New Westminster, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in Fraser Cemetery, New Westminster, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 144106526
• _UID: 23D95E4EC0BF4CA18ED44E79B809016665A7

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144106526

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 144106285
• _UID: 816D1F5E085D407EA2C2260967690AC6C158

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144106285

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 7653C4365AB046BD8F3D410550E3C8FBD812
• Immigration-Witness: 1842, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; from Wigan, Lancashire, England
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

Immigration-Witness:
Role: Witness
"They left Liverpool on a sailing vessel that took six weeks to make the crossing to Montreal. They had got within a few days of Montreal when a storm from the west blew them back out into the Atlantic. During the voyage the two older girls , Mary and Sarah, prepared the meals. From Montreal they made their way to Brockville, Ontario where they spent the winter and then went up to Perth area where they rented farms for a number of years, including Bromley, a hamlet about 5 miles NW of Perth(sic, actually in Renfrew county) (where their youngest son James was born).The Bromley place may have been rented from the McNabs and if so, it would mark the beginning of a long-standing inter-family association.

On the 13th of May 1867 John purchased, for 800 pounds, the SW 1/2 and NE 1/2 of Lot 16, Bathurst Twp. Lanark Co. from Thomas Wilson, son of John's uncle George Wilson. George had settled there in 1816 and had encouraged John to emmigrate to the Perth area. George Wilson* built the wood frame portion of what we call the "Gibson family home" in the 1830's on the SW 1/2 of lot 16. John later acquired the adjoining southern portion of lot 17 (see photo of 1850's map), giving him a total of about 300 acres. In the 1880's John's son William built a larger brick house, attaching the old wood frame building to the rear of it.
?i?Posted 04 May 2012 by grantg5

Obit suggest that he arrived in 1845.?/i?

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

Mary married Thomas Dennison on 21 Jul 1851. Thomas (son of Robert Dennison and Emma Hinde) was born in 1825 in Westmoreland, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 114847987
• _UID: 9942F53E1426469D97115F130142DBAD10C2
• Immigration-Witness: 1842, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; from Wigan, Lancashire, England
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114847987

Immigration-Witness:
Role: Witness
"They left Liverpool on a sailing vessel that took six weeks to make the crossing to Montreal. They had got within a few days of Montreal when a storm from the west blew them back out into the Atlantic. During the voyage the two older girls , Mary and Sarah, prepared the meals. From Montreal they made their way to Brockville, Ontario where they spent the winter and then went up to Perth area where they rented farms for a number of years, including Bromley, a hamlet about 5 miles NW of Perth(sic, actually in Renfrew county) (where their youngest son James was born).The Bromley place may have been rented from the McNabs and if so, it would mark the beginning of a long-standing inter-family association.

On the 13th of May 1867 John purchased, for 800 pounds, the SW 1/2 and NE 1/2 of Lot 16, Bathurst Twp. Lanark Co. from Thomas Wilson, son of John's uncle George Wilson. George had settled there in 1816 and had encouraged John to emmigrate to the Perth area. George Wilson* built the wood frame portion of what we call the "Gibson family home" in the 1830's on the SW 1/2 of lot 16. John later acquired the adjoining southern portion of lot 17 (see photo of 1850's map), giving him a total of about 300 acres. In the 1880's John's son William built a larger brick house, attaching the old wood frame building to the rear of it.
?i?Posted 04 May 2012 by grantg5

Obit suggest that he arrived in 1845.?/i?

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
Neighbours of Alexander A. & Margaret McDonald

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

Sarah married Thomas Wilson about 1852. Thomas (son of George Wilson and Isabella Wilson) was born in 1809 in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; was christened on 25 Jul 1809 in Kirkpatrick Durham Parish, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland; died on 2 May 1889 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Scotch Line Cemetery, Scotch Line, Burgess Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 777F0D8528744347AF6130EFD26BFAB4C86C
• Immigration-Witness: 1842, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; from Wigan, Lancashire, England
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

Immigration-Witness:
Role: Witness
"They left Liverpool on a sailing vessel that took six weeks to make the crossing to Montreal. They had got within a few days of Montreal when a storm from the west blew them back out into the Atlantic. During the voyage the two older girls , Mary and Sarah, prepared the meals. From Montreal they made their way to Brockville, Ontario where they spent the winter and then went up to Perth area where they rented farms for a number of years, including Bromley, a hamlet about 5 miles NW of Perth(sic, actually in Renfrew county) (where their youngest son James was born).The Bromley place may have been rented from the McNabs and if so, it would mark the beginning of a long-standing inter-family association.

On the 13th of May 1867 John purchased, for 800 pounds, the SW 1/2 and NE 1/2 of Lot 16, Bathurst Twp. Lanark Co. from Thomas Wilson, son of John's uncle George Wilson. George had settled there in 1816 and had encouraged John to emmigrate to the Perth area. George Wilson* built the wood frame portion of what we call the "Gibson family home" in the 1830's on the SW 1/2 of lot 16. John later acquired the adjoining southern portion of lot 17 (see photo of 1850's map), giving him a total of about 300 acres. In the 1880's John's son William built a larger brick house, attaching the old wood frame building to the rear of it.
?i?Posted 04 May 2012 by grantg5

Obit suggest that he arrived in 1845.?/i?

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
Neighbours of Alexander A. & Margaret McDonald

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

Elizabeth married George Wilson on 6 Jan 1862 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. George (son of John Wilson and Mary Taylor Forgie) was born on 19 Mar 1836 in Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Jan 1915 in Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 100812676
• _UID: D3169BAAF1F14839996F7CF23DE4B1805903
• Immigration-Witness: 1842, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; from Wigan, Lancashire, England
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100812676

Immigration-Witness:
Role: Witness
"They left Liverpool on a sailing vessel that took six weeks to make the crossing to Montreal. They had got within a few days of Montreal when a storm from the west blew them back out into the Atlantic. During the voyage the two older girls , Mary and Sarah, prepared the meals. From Montreal they made their way to Brockville, Ontario where they spent the winter and then went up to Perth area where they rented farms for a number of years, including Bromley, a hamlet about 5 miles NW of Perth(sic, actually in Renfrew county) (where their youngest son James was born).The Bromley place may have been rented from the McNabs and if so, it would mark the beginning of a long-standing inter-family association.

On the 13th of May 1867 John purchased, for 800 pounds, the SW 1/2 and NE 1/2 of Lot 16, Bathurst Twp. Lanark Co. from Thomas Wilson, son of John's uncle George Wilson. George had settled there in 1816 and had encouraged John to emmigrate to the Perth area. George Wilson* built the wood frame portion of what we call the "Gibson family home" in the 1830's on the SW 1/2 of lot 16. John later acquired the adjoining southern portion of lot 17 (see photo of 1850's map), giving him a total of about 300 acres. In the 1880's John's son William built a larger brick house, attaching the old wood frame building to the rear of it.
?i?Posted 04 May 2012 by grantg5

Obit suggest that he arrived in 1845.?/i?

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
Neighbours of Alexander A. & Margaret McDonald

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Died:
Both John and Mary (Scott) Gibson spent most of their lives in Lanark county, Ontario, on a farm. John Gibson was of age when he left his native land of Scotland, and he located on a farm in Lanark county, where he maintained his home until his death, at the age of forty-nine. His wife survived him and is now sixty-nine years of age.
Their church was the Presbyterian, and the father during his life time held various township offices. Their family of children numbered ten, eight of whom reached maturity and are mentioned as follows: Dr. John J. Gibson, of Alexandria; William, of Atlanta, Georgia: Mary of Lanark county; Jessie, who died in the spring of 1912, the wife of Charles Grant, of Kenora, Ontario; Samuel, of Lanark county; Edith, who is married and resides in the state of New York; James, of Lanark county; Jean, of Lanark county, on the old homestead and living with her mother.
History of Madison County, Indiana : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests by John La Rue Forkner.


Buried:
Buried on family homestead

John married Mary Murray Scott on 30 Sep 1864. Mary (daughter of William Scott and Ann Harkness) was born on 29 Sep 1844; died on 8 Feb 1929; was buried in Scotch Line Cemetery, Scotch Line, Burgess Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 26258310
• Name: Marianne Gibson
• _UID: 328C6605D9314ABFAE66C793394D565DE3A2
• Immigration-Witness: 1842, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; from Wigan, Lancashire, England
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Notes:

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26258310

Immigration-Witness:
Role: Witness
"They left Liverpool on a sailing vessel that took six weeks to make the crossing to Montreal. They had got within a few days of Montreal when a storm from the west blew them back out into the Atlantic. During the voyage the two older girls , Mary and Sarah, prepared the meals. From Montreal they made their way to Brockville, Ontario where they spent the winter and then went up to Perth area where they rented farms for a number of years, including Bromley, a hamlet about 5 miles NW of Perth(sic, actually in Renfrew county) (where their youngest son James was born).The Bromley place may have been rented from the McNabs and if so, it would mark the beginning of a long-standing inter-family association.

On the 13th of May 1867 John purchased, for 800 pounds, the SW 1/2 and NE 1/2 of Lot 16, Bathurst Twp. Lanark Co. from Thomas Wilson, son of John's uncle George Wilson. George had settled there in 1816 and had encouraged John to emmigrate to the Perth area. George Wilson* built the wood frame portion of what we call the "Gibson family home" in the 1830's on the SW 1/2 of lot 16. John later acquired the adjoining southern portion of lot 17 (see photo of 1850's map), giving him a total of about 300 acres. In the 1880's John's son William built a larger brick house, attaching the old wood frame building to the rear of it.
?i?Posted 04 May 2012 by grantg5

Obit suggest that he arrived in 1845.?/i?

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
Neighbours of Alexander A. & Margaret McDonald

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member

Mariane married George Oliver on 13 Jun 1862 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. George (son of Thomas Oliver and Helen "Ellen" Sprott) was born in 1838; died on 26 Jun 1887 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 28 Jun 1887 in Scotch Line Cemetery, Scotch Line, Burgess Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Community Work: church Improvement Council and school
• FamilySearch ID: L7KG-WF3
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 123767199
• _UID: 37E828F5B01442B29A0A85F37D5150A5D3BA
• Census-Household Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Land & Property-Witness: 1866, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Concession 1 Lot 17SW - acquired by John Gibson
• Census: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Census-Household Member: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; farmer, working on his farmer's property
• Census: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Land & Property: 1898, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; from Ontario to purchase 450 acres of railway grant land adjacent to son Murray
• Land & Property: Dec 1899, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; SE 1/4 15-40-27-W4
• Land & Property: 1900, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; built a log cabin and barn on the Alberta property S1/2 section 15, Twp 40, range 27W 5th Meridian
• Land & Property: 7 Dec 1900, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Application for Homestead Patent for SW 1/4 18-40-27-W4, sworn 17th January 1905
• Land & Property: 15 Feb 1901, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Bathurst Twp Farm for Sale - Lot 16, concession 1
• Land & Property: 1902, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; built home on property, materials hauled from Calgary, 120 miles south
• Census: 1906, Strathcona, Alberta, Canada; Canada
• Residence: 1906, Strathcona, Alberta, Canada; 15-40-27-W4
• Census: 1911, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Canada
• Residence: 1911, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada
• Census: 1916, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
• Residence: 1916, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; 40-27-W4-6
• Census: 1921, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Canada
• Residence: 1921, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; 40-27-4-6; Crown 339 MD

Notes:

Community Work:
Elder in the Presbyterian Church
member of the local Improvement Council
Drew maps for the formation of the Mountain Grove School District and served as trustee for many years

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7KG-WF3

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123767199

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
Neighbours of Alexander A. & Margaret McDonald

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Land & Property-Witness:
Role: Witness
This property was the site of a dam and water power - the mill power house has been restored by the Bowes family
3 Nov 1845 - Crown Grant to James Condie
19 Apr 1850 - James Condie to William Elliott for ?200.
William Elliot died in 1863.
Between 1856 and 1866, portions of the property were granted David Ballantyne, James and Mary Fraser
On 13 Dec 1866 Margaret Elliott et al deeded the property to John Gibson for $1600.00 - all
On 13 Dec 1866 Isobel Foster et al deeded the property to John Gibson for $1600.00 - all
"Two of John's grandchildren, Samuel (1871-1955) and his sister Mary (1874-1959), were the last Gibsons to live in the home.
?i?Posted 04 May 2012 by grantg5?/i?

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Land & Property:
obtained as purchase from CPR Co., Dec 1899, with continuous residency since March 1900

Reel Number: 2742

Land & Property:
Name?tab?William Murray Gibson
Gender?tab?Male
Application Date?tab? 7 Dec 1900
Homestead Place Alberta, Canada
Residence Year?tab? 1900
Residence Place Lacombe, Alberta, Canada
File Number?tab?983293
Coordinates?tab?SW
Section?tab? 18
Township?tab?40
Range?tab? 27
Meridian?tab?4

Applicant produced a contract between himself and CPR Co shewing that he became the owner of SE 1/4 15-40-27-W4 on 29 Dec 1899, said contract was duly signed by F.T. Griffin, Asst. Land Commissioner, Winnipeg, Man.

William Murray Gibson, aged 55 years, Lacombe, Alta
British subject by birth
obtained entry on 7 Dec 1900, no house, no residency on the property
has resided during this period on SE 1/4 15-40-27-W4 since Dec. 1899, with continuous residency since March 1900
This property was purchased from the CPR Co.; now owned
Currently have house, barn, two stable sheds and hog house on property
Wife and six children have resided on the property since March 1900
On homestead (this property) No acres broken, no horses or cattle on homestead
over on SE 1/4 15-40-27 W4; 22 head of cattle and 8 horses
no home or buildings on homestead but has done one mile of fencing, value $75.00
No indication of minerals or quarries on land, more valuable for grazing.

Land & Property:
"Farm for Sale
The undersigned offers for sale the front half of Lot 16, in the first Con. Bathurst, containing 100 acres. The buildings consisst of a first-class brick veneer house (two stories), kitchen and woodshed, one bank barn 40 x59 feet, with stables in basement and silo attached; one barn 31 x 38; one frame stable, and other buildings.
The farm is well fenced, has an abundance of good water, a fine orchard of about 206 trees, and a good supply of small fruit. It is situated on the Scotch Line, 1/4 mile from cheese factory, blacksmith shop, waggon shop, general store and post office; one mile from school and roller mill.
Also bush lot, 100 acres, 6 miles from homestead, well timbered.
For terms and further particulars apply to
W.M. Gibson
On the premises

The Perth Courier
Perth, Ontario, Canada
February 15, 1901, pg 3.

Died:
W. M. Gibson Passes Away
Was Married Fifty-Nine Years
(Special to Edmonton Journal) Lacombe Nov. 11
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There passed away yesterday in Lacombe. W. M. Gibson, who came from Perth, Ont, in 1899 and took up land near Lacombe, where he has lived ever since. Mr. Gibson was highly respected by all who knew him. He was for many years an elder in St. Andrew's church, and always took an active interest in all tho affairs of the community.

He had just completed fifty-nlne years of married life, and was in his elghty-third year. There survives him his wife, five sons and two daughter, and twenty grandchildren. His eldest son, Maxwell, lives in Saltcoats, Sask; Dr. George in Drumheller; R. M. In Lacombe; Harold in Fort Saskatchewan; Bert In Edmonton; Mrs. Dr. Little in Viking, and Margaret at home, His family are all occupying good positions in the west and owe much of their success to their father's influence, He will be much missed, and the sympathy of the whole community goes out to thr family.

Edmonton Journal
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
11 Nov 1927, Fri ? Page 5

William married Janet Sarah "Jessie" Miller on 7 Nov 1868 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Janet (daughter of George Miller and Helen "Ellen" Mason) was born on 5 Apr 1849 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was christened in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 6 Nov 1936 in Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: South Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Practiced for 15 years before his death from typhoid fever.

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• Census-Household Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
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• Census: 1891, Norfolk South, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1901, MacDonald District, Manitoba, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1906, MacDonald District, Manitoba, Canada; Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
• Census: 1921, Brandon, Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Canada

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James married Catherine "Kate" McArthur on 24 Apr 1883 in Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Catherine was born on 8 Aug 1847 in Scotland; died on 21 Dec 1927 in Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Hamiota Cemetery, Hamiota, Western Manitoba District, Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Agnes married John Ritchie on 13 Nov 1871. John (son of William M. Ritchie and Johanna Dennison) was born on 12 Feb 1844 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Dec 1925 in Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Mount Pleasant Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1891, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

Family/Spouse: Sarah. Sarah was born in 1864 in Ontario, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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George married Ellen Louisa "Ella" Deacon on 28 Aug 1888 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Ellen (daughter of William Deacon and Eliza) was born on 28 Dec 1865 in Sherbrooke South Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was christened on 26 Jun 1864; died on 7 Aug 1910 in Lincoln, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Scotch Line Cemetery, Scotch Line, Burgess Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census-Household Member: 1861, Beckwith Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
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• Census-Household Member: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

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• Census-Household Member: 1871, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

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Died:
Dr. Gibson is a native of Canada, and a product of one of the best medical schools of that nation. He was born in Perth. Lanark county, Ontario, February 3, 1866, a son of John and Mary (Scott) Gibson.
The partenal grandfather was John Gibson, who married Agnes Murray. On both sides the family is of Scotch ancestry. The grandfather was a merchant in Scotland, in the town of Dumfries, and after transferring his home to Canada followed farming. Both he and his wife attained a good old age before their death, and in their family were the following named children: William, James, Andrew. John, Mary, Elizabeth, Mary Ann and Maggie.
Andrew Gibson, of this family, after graduating from Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, practiced medicine successfully for several years in Clinton, Ontario. He then took a post graduate course in London, and Edinburgh and then settled in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he enjoyed for about fifteen years a very lucrative and extensive practice. His death was caused by typhoid fever. William and Annie (Harkness) Scott, the maternal grandparents of Dr. Gibson, had the following children: Edward, Matthew, James, John, Thomas, Mary, Mina, Maggie and Annie. The parents both lived to between seventy and eighty years of age.

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Family/Spouse: James Charles Grant. James (son of Donald Grant and Mary Campbell) was born on 16 Oct 1877; died on 27 Jun 1966; was buried in Scotch Line Cemetery, Scotch Line, Burgess Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Location: Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Birth RR 3
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Family/Spouse: Martha Irene Chaplin. Martha (daughter of Daniel Fredrick "Alfred" Chaplin and Rachel Finn) was born on 6 Apr 1894 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 17 May 1981 in Fife Lake, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States; was buried in White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Oakland County, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: James Arthur Steele. James (son of William John "John" Steele and Anna Marion Scott) was born on 13 Aug 1884; died on 21 Sep 1955 in Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Scotch Line Cemetery, Scotch Line, Burgess Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Agnes married Walter Wilson on 15 Dec 1893 in South Norfolk RM, (MacDonald, Rathwell), Central Manitoba Census Division, Manitoba, Canada. Walter was born on 15 Apr 1864 in England; died in Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Thomas married Jean Craig on 10 Feb 1904 in York County, Ontario, Canada. Jean was born in 1877 in Toronto (York), Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; died in 1940 in Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census-Household Member: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1880 1890, Pilot Mound, Pilot Mound District, RM of Louise, Manitoba, Canada; Teacher
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1896 1899, Pilot Mound, Pilot Mound District, RM of Louise, Manitoba, Canada; high school principal

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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Pilot Mound School No. 105 (Pilot Mound, Municipality of Louise)

The Pilot Mound School District was established formally in November 1880, in the Village of Pilot Mound. A two-storey wood frame structure, known as the "Old Red School," continued to be used after a two-storey brick school building was erected nearby in 1905, using locally-manufactured bricks, on a design by Winnipeg architect J. H. G. Russell. The brick school was demolished in 1959. It was replaced by a building that, in the 1960s, became Pilot Mound Consolidated School when it was consolidated with rural schools from the surrounding vicinity: Goudney School No. 87, Gowancroft School No. 204, Marringhurst School No. 231, Pembina School No. 270, Wood Bay School No. 307, Floral School No. 397, Copperfield School No. 480, and Stuartville School No. 795.
The "Old Mound", situated on the southeast quarter of 20-3-11 west of the Principal Meridian, about two miles northwest of the present site of Pilot Mound, in the Rural Municipality of Louise, first became settled in 1878. For a brief time, the village was known as Balmoral but it was renamed because that name was in use elsewhere.

Pilot Mound takes its name from the fact that the mound of shale that rises prominently above the surrounding landscape served as a "pilot" or landmark for the early fur traders, settlers, and explorers. While on the treeless prairie of the early days, the mound could be seen from a great distance. Aboriginal people called it "Mepawaquomoshin" or Little Dance Hill, a place used for ceremonial dances.

The town, built on the southeast side of the mound, was incorporated in 1883. When the Canadian Pacific Railway, which had made it to Manitou by 1883, continued westward in 1885, it bypassed the town by two miles. In 1885 and 1886, Pilot Mound relocated to its present site.

A stone vault used to store Land Titles documents stands on the southeast corner of the old mound. It was originally housed in a brick house built by James M. Fraser, who also operated the private banking firm of "Fraser and Company." He kept bank records in the vault until purchasing a large safe which later ended up in his home in Pilot Mound. (His home later became the Manse of Pilot Mound United Church.)

Died:
Gibson
At the family residence, Langdon, N.D., and formerly of Scotch Line, on Saturday , April 19th, 1902, Helen Gourlay, beloved wife of S.G. Gibson, M.D., and formerly of Scotch Line, Lanark Co., Ont.

The Perth Courier
Perth, Ontario, Canada
Friday, May 2, 1902, pg. 4

Obituary
Mrs (Dr.) Gibson
The residents of the Scotch Line and Perth can not but remember with esteem and affection one of the brightest and most worthy of their younger acquaintances, Miss Helen G. Gibson, who after a residence in Manitoba for a few years, was married at her parents' residence, (Mr. and Mrs W.M. Gibson), Scotch Line, to Dr. S.G. Gibson, of Langdon N. Dak. They will be stricken with sorrow upon learning of her early death, at her home in that town, on the 19th ofApril, the particulars of which we take from the Langdon Republican, of April 24:

Like a thuderbolt from a clear sky, came the news of the death of Mrs. (Dr.) Gibson on Saturday at 5:30 o'clock. Just 8 days previous the announcement of the birth of a son was received as glad tidings by her many friends in Langdon. The news of her death the week following was a shock to all. The deceased lady died from peritonitis, unlooked for at the beginning of her illness, but in spite of medical skill the disease culminated in death at the time above stated.

Mrs. Gibson was comparatively a stranger in our city, only having taken up her residence here about a year ago, but during that time she has endeared herself to all who were fortunate enough to coe within her circle of acquaintance. Mrs. Helen Gourlay Gibson was born near Perth, Canada, May 24, 1871. she came to Manitoba a few years ago and was principal of the Pilot Mound school, where she met and became engaged to her bereaved husband. They were married Dec. 19, 1900. Since coming to Langdon she has made many friends by her acts of Christian sympathy and charitable deeds, and the highest compliment we can pay to her memory is that all believe she was a Christian in thought, word and deed, and the sympathy of the whole community goes out to Dr. Gibson in his bereavement. She leaves an infant son as a remembrance - a pledge to her affection - and a comfort to her sorrowing husband.

The funeral took place today from the Presbyterian church of which sne was a member, Rev. Thomas Deugan officiating at the services. The floral tributes to her memory were beautiful, - a tribute to a beautiful life. The remains were followed to the Masonic cemetery by a large and sorrowing circle of friends. The funeral was delayed to allow her mother to arrive from Lacombe, N.W. Ter., but who unfortunately could not get there in time. Her brother, J.M. Gibson of Yorkton, Assa., was in attendance as was also Dr. Gibson's sister, Mrs. Little, of Pilot Mound, Man., and others whose names we did not learn. The Workmen and K.P.'s each forwarded resolutions of condolence.

The Perth Courier
Perth, Ontario, Canada
Friday, May 2, 1902, pg. 5.

Helen married Dr. Samuel G. Gibson on 17 Dec 1900 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Samuel (son of Samuel Gibson and Helen) was born in Sep 1850 in Arbroath (Arbroathock), Angus, Scotland; died on 27 Feb 1931 in Langdon, Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States; was buried in Lebanon Cemetery, Langdon, Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: L8ML-G7B
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• _UID: 5BC796AAABAE45349DA28F3E321A64A29299
• Census-Household Member: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: Abt 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; cheesemaker
• Occupation: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; cheesemaker
• Census: 1901, Yorkton, Assiniboia, Yorkton Census District, Saskatchewan, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1901, Yorkton City Cemetery, Yorkton, Yorkton Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada; clerk in store
• Census: 1906, Assiniboia Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada; Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
• Census: 1911, Saltcoats (Stirling), RM of Saltcoats, Saskatchewan, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1911, Saltcoats (Stirling), RM of Saltcoats, Saskatchewan, Canada; implement dealer
• Residence: 1911, Saltcoats (Stirling), RM of Saltcoats, Saskatchewan, Canada; York Street
• Census: 1916, Saltcoats (Stirling), RM of Saltcoats, Saskatchewan, Canada; Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
• Occupation: 1916, Saltcoats (Stirling), RM of Saltcoats, Saskatchewan, Canada; implement agent
• Census: 1921, Saltcoats (Stirling), RM of Saltcoats, Saskatchewan, Canada; Canada
• Residence: 1921, Saltcoats (Stirling), RM of Saltcoats, Saskatchewan, Canada; 55 Montreal Avenue (rented)
• Residence: 1936, Saltcoats (Stirling), RM of Saltcoats, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Max grew up on the Gibson farm located on the Scotch Line SW of Perth Ont. He probably learned the cheese making craft at the near-by Scotch Line Union cheese factory at the same time as his cousin Samuel Gibson and later Max's younger brother George. At about age 20 Max founded the Bathurst Mutual Cheese Company, named after the historic District (sic)(township) of Bathurst, of which Perth was the capital (sic) (county town). The Scotch Line was the southern boundary of both the District (sic) (township) and the Gibson farm.

From it's Tay Banks factory, Bathurst Mutual contributed, along with eleven other factories (including Scotch Line Union), to the famous "Mammoth Cheese" sent to the 1893 World's Exposition in Chicago. That cheese weighed 22,000 pounds and a replica stands in Perth, along with a plaque listing the principal contributors, including Max (see photos). Bathurst Mutual also had a second factory at Douglas, NE of Perth (see brother George's Story) and possibly a third somewhere else in the region (possibly at Balderson, SE of Perth where, like Bromley, there seems to have been some prior family connection).

At a later date (abt. 1910 ?) Max and family moved to Saltcoats Sask. where he operated a machinery business.

?i?Posted 09 Jun 2012 by grantg5?/i?

Died:
John Maxwell Gibson Buried at Saltcoats

Funeral services for John Maxwell Gibson, an old time resident of Saltcoats, who died at his home in Saltcoats Monday after a lingering illness, were held at the United church, Saltcoats, Tuesday and burial made in Saltcoats cemetery. Rev. D P. Morris conducted the service. Pallbearers were Charles Cameron, James S Inglis, W T Thompson, Flank Baines, Andrew Moffat and J B MacLaughlin.

Mr Gibson was born in Perth Ont, Dec 18 1872. He came west to Yorkton in 1897, locating in Saltcoats in 1900 and was engaged in the machine business. He was highly respected by a large circle of friends and was known in business for his honest dealings with his fellowmen. Mr Gibson was a member of the Presbyterian church, later the United church, and at the time of his death was a member of the board of management. Mr Gibson was one time mayor of Saltcoats, an active member of the board of trade ,a member of the town council and served for a number of years on the Saltcoats school board.

Mr Gibson leaves his widow, two sons, William of Saltcoats, Sgt John, of the RCAF three daughteis Helen, Frances and Janet, all at home; four brothers, Bert of Guelph Ont, Harold of Fort Saskatchewan, George of Drumheller, Robert of Lacombe and one sister Janet of Grande Prairie, Alberta.

The Leader-Post
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
21 Sep 1940, Sat ? Page 15

John married Jean Helen Armstrong "Jeanie" Scott on 12 Jan 1910 in Calvin United Church / Bathurst Presbyterian, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Jean (daughter of William Armstrong Scott and Ellen "Nellie" Beatty) was born on 14 Oct 1877 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Jan 1959 in Saltcoats (Stirling), RM of Saltcoats, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Saltcoats Cemetery, Saltcoats, Melville Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: L7KG-MQS
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 177710231
• _UID: 6EC18E84A39E4C6BABD8ADF368D4798D9E78
• Census-Household Member: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census: 1901, Bromley Twp, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1901, Bromley Twp, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; cheese maker
• Occupation: Abt 1903, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; Cheesemaker - Founder of five cheese factories
• Census: 1911, Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Canada
• Occupation: 1911, Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat Census Division, Alberta, Canada; physician
• Census: 1916, Bow River, Bow River District, Alberta, Canada; Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
• Residence: 1911 1916, Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat Census Division, Alberta, Canada
• Residence: 1916, Bow River, Bow River District, Alberta, Canada; 30-20-4W, Sarcee Head
• Census: 1921, Drumheller (Bow River District), Strathmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Canada
• Residence: 1936, Drumheller (Bow River District), Strathmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada

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lodger

Died:
Dr. D.M. Gibson
Dr. Gibson Funeral Tuesday
Funeral services for Dr D.M. Gibson, 76, of Trail and Vancouver will be held Tuesday at 1 pm at Mt. Pleasant Funeral Home. He died Friday.

Dr Gibson graduated from Queen's Medical School in 1910. He was the founder of five cheese factories near Renfrew, Ontario. In 1918 he moved to Drumheller, Alberta where he was one of the organizers of Gibson Collieries.

?i?Retired in 1940?/i?
Since his retirement from active medical practice in 1940 he has been living in Trail and Vancouver.

He is survived by four children: Donald Campbell, Vancouver; Alexander Murray, Rossland; George Gordon, Calgary, and Mrs Robert Stark, Renfrew, Ontario.

Pallbearers Named
He was a member of the Masonic Order and of the Knights of Pythias.
Pallbearers will be M.M. MacDonald, I.M. McGarry, Wilson Gouge, Arthur Jones, Lacy Harris and Dr. L.E. Brogden.

Rev. H.S. Clugston of Dunbar Heights United Church will preside. Interment will be at Forest Lawn.

from a clipping

George married Ida Marjorie McNabb on 17 Sep 1902 in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Ida (daughter of Alexander Dougald McNabb and Mary Janet "Jenny" Campbell) was born on 17 Jun 1876 in Breadalbane, Lochiel Twp, Glengarry County, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Jul 1965 in Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Burnaby, Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: GS13-X89
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 123767241
• _UID: 1767C78D5BE94535B5AAE17A04B9BE5D2264
• Census-Household Member: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1906, Strathcona, Alberta, Canada; Canada
• Residence-Occupant: 1906, Strathcona, Alberta, Canada; 15-40-27-W4
• Census-Household Member: 1911, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Canada
• Residence-Occupant: 1911, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1916, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
• Residence-Occupant: 1916, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; 40-27-W4-6
• Census-Household Member: 1921, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Canada
• Residence-Occupant: 1921, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; 40-27-4-6; Crown 339 MD
• Residence: 1936, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada

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Died:
Maggie never married and lived with her parents until their passing. She appears to have been the family touch-stone and custodian of Gibson memorabilia. She must have been designated "next of kin" by her brother Wm. Murray Gibson as his medals were sent to her (even though their parents were alive in 1917). Maggie would have had to relate the sad news.
It appears Maggie also received the phot album of Helen Courly Gibson, probably with some other personal effects, following Helens' untimely passing in childbirth.

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• FamilySearch ID: L8ML-G86
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 97195202
• _UID: 9EB16262DFF843E08158DA0D3F73CD8AD675
• Census-Household Member: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1906, Strathcona, Alberta, Canada; Canada
• Residence-Occupant: 1906, Strathcona, Alberta, Canada; 15-40-27-W4
• Census: 1911, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Canada
• Residence: 1911, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; adjacent to father's property
• Census: 1916, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
• Residence: 1916, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; 40-27-4W-3; on farm adjacent to his father's
• Residence: 1936, Bentley, Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada

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(Research): daughter married 16 Dec 1974

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Robert married Jean "Jennie" Swanson in 1913 in Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada. Jean (daughter of Swanson) was born about 1886; died about 1953 in Bentley, Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Bentley Cemetery, Bentley, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: GQKZ-54P
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 12046900
• Occupation: Between Jul and Aug 1898, North West Territories, Canada; freighter
• _UID: 3CC42630589C4C0181895B442ECC4B870C0B
• Census-Household Member: 1881, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Land & Property: 12 Apr 1898, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Application for leave from homestead #407168; SE sect 10 twp 40 range 27 meridian 4
• Census-Household Member: 1906, Strathcona, Alberta, Canada; Canada
• Residence-Occupant: 1906, Strathcona, Alberta, Canada; 15-40-27-W4
• Census: 1911, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Canada
• Location: 1911, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; NW 1/2 15-40-27-W4 (Medicine Hat District)
• Residence: 1911, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; adjacent to father's location
• Census-Household Member: 1916, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
• Residence-Occupant: 1916, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; 40-27-W4-6

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see stories

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Land & Property:
Application (for leave) Date:?tab?12 Apr 1898
Homestead Place:?tab?Alberta, Canada
Residence Year:?tab?1898
Residence Place:?tab?Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
File Number:?tab?407168
Coordinates:?tab?SE
Section:?tab?10
Township:?tab?40
Range:?tab?27
Meridian:?tab?W4
Notation: Having very recently filed on this homestead entry I have done no improvements but intend to reside permanently on it as soon as my leave of absence expires.
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Register: Homestead Grant patent issued #70649
Name?tab?William Muray Gibson
Application Date?tab?12 Apr 1898
Place?tab?Alberta, Canada
Homestead Number?tab?70649
Part?tab? NW
Section?tab?10
Township?tab?40
Range?tab?27
Meridian?tab?W4

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Location:
ALBERTA: Medicine Hat District (no. 4), sub-districts 71-78 -- Red Deer District (no. 5), sub-districts 1-78 (no. 79 not used) (LAC film no. T-20330)
Image 403

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Died:
10th Battalion, Acting Corporal, Service # 803076
"Killed in Action" 11 Nov 1917
While with his Battalion in the attack on Passchendaele Ridge, he wa hit by enemy shell fire, death being instantaneous.
Awarded the Military Medal, 14 Jan 1918. The medals were sent to Miss Mary A. Gibson, Box 327, Lacombe, Alta.
He was awarded the Memorial Cross with was sent to his mother Mrs. Jessie (Miller) Gibson.

Buried:
Buried in field near Bellevue Cbur, Bellevue (small village near Passchendaele, Belgium)
The Menin Gate commemorates 6,928 Canadians who died in Flanders during WWI. They have no known grave, were not recovered or could not be positively identified. The Passchendaele Museum gives them a place in the landscape.

Second Battle of Passchendaele - Part of the Third Battle of Ypres in the First World War
The Second Battle of Passchendaele was the culminating attack during the Third Battle of Ypres of the First World War. The battle took place in the Ypres Salient area of the Western Front, in and around the Belgian village of Passchendaele, between 26 October and 10 November 1917. The Canadian Corps relieved the exhausted II Anzac Corps, continuing the advance started with the First Battle of Passchendaele and ultimately capturing the village. Beyond gaining favourable observation positions, the battle was intended to gain drier winter positions on higher ground.

Date?tab?26 October ? 10 November 1917
Location: Passchendaele (Passendale), Belgium
50?54'1"N 3?1'16"E

Belligerents: British Empire
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, German Empire

Commanders and leaders:
Herbert Plumer, Hubert Gough, Arthur Currie, Fran?ois Anthoine, Louis Ruquoy, Friedrich Bertram Sixt von Armin

Strength:
4 Canadian divisions
6 British divisions
1 Australian division
2 French divisions
1 Belgian division
6 divisions

Casualties and losses
15,654 Canadian
c. 15,000 other
21?31 October: 20,500
1?10 November: 9,500
German casualties from 11 November ? 31 December: 15,000
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The assault position was directly south of the boundary between the British Fifth and Second Armies. The Canadian Corps was to attack with support of formations from the British Fifth Army to the north and the I Anzac Corps and X Corps to the south. The offensive was executed in a series of attacks with limited objectives, delivered at intervals of three or more days. The dates of the phases were tentatively given as 26 October, 30 October and 6 November with a final smaller action on 10 November. To permit time for divisional reliefs, there was a seven-day pause planned between the second and third stages, during which the Second Army took over the XVIII Corps area, north of the Canadian Corps, from the Fifth Army with the II Corps on 2 November, to assure unity of command over the central part of the attack front.

?u?Final attack?/u?
A final action to gain a nearby crossroad and the remaining high ground north of the village near Hill 52 was set for 10 November. The road junction was 1,000 yd (910 m) north of Passchendaele along the Westrozebeke road. Hill 52, the highest point on the northern end of the Passchendaele Ridge, was 500 yd (460 m) beyond the crossroads. Possession of the features would permit observation over German positions to the north-east. The 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade was to attack with support from one battalion of the 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade. The Germans had used the lull to move up regiments from the 4th Division and 44th Reserve Division to replace the 11th Division on 9 November. The assault was launched from the Green Line, north and north-east of Mosselmarkt, on the morning of 10 November and made good initial progress, capturing the crossroads, over-running Venture Farm and capturing four 77 mm field guns. North of the Canadian Corps boundary, the supporting advance by the British 1st Division ran into trouble, when a German counterattack got into a gap between the 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers and the 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers. The Germans engaged the British inner flanks with small-arms fire, causing many casualties and forcing back the survivors. Troops of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade filled the gap and threw back a defensive flank along the corps boundary, stopping the German advance. Though Haig had hoped to have the entire Passchendaele?Westrozebeke ridge as a winter position, the line was still short of the village; attempts to reach Westrozebeke in late November and early December also failed.

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• FamilySearch ID: LDTZ-6D8
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 20575386
• _UID: EC5763E62FE14D3A8F717BD58CBBBD52C9A3
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1906, Strathcona, Alberta, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1911, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1916, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
• Residence-Occupant: 1916, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; 40-27-W4-6
• Residence: 1936, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada

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Contributor Johnny History # 49654896:
Andrew Harold Gibson was born on December 22, 1882, in Perth, Ontario. He was the seventh of nine children born to William and Jessie Gibson.

In 1901, he moved to Lacombe, Alberta, but in 1907 returned to the east to attend Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He graduated from the law school, and in 1912 was called to the bar in Edmonton. On July 13, 1913, he married Lena MacPherson Paton.

The photo to the right was shot by Edmonton photographer Gladys Reeves in about 1935.

He served as Northern Affairs Officer in Ottawa and the Northwest Territories before moving on Dawson City in 1950 and being appointed as Commissioner of the Yukon Territory on August 15th of that year.

The subject of moving the capital of the Yukon from Dawson City to Whitehorse had been a topic of discussion for many years. As one of his first duties, Commissioner Gibson had a report prepared on the matter.

In 1951 he was informed that the move of the capital to Whitehorse would take place, and he was given the job of informing staff and politicians. He resigned as Commissioner of the Yukon on October 15, 1951, shortly after announcing the move.

Andrew Harold Gibson died in Whitehorse on Monday, January 28, 1957, and is buried in the 6th Avenue Cemetery (now called the Pioneer Cemetery).

Contributor: Christine Browning (48581352) ? goldbutte21mt@gmail.com:
The Whitehorse Star, Thursday, January 31, 1957
Magistrate Gibson's Death Brings End To Long And Distinguished Career -

A long and distinguished career that had touched many aspects of life ended here early Monday morning with the death of Magistrate Andrew Harold Gibson, QC. Active in the legal profession for more than 40 years, Magistrate Gibson had turned his hand to many pursuits, ranging from Commissioner of the Yukon Territory to prairie cowboy, before making his final move to Whitehorse.

Born 74 years ago in Perth, Ontario, Magistrate Gibson received his university training at Queen's. During his undergraduate years he was an all Canadian football player. This rugged background helped to put him in shape for some of the jobs he found out west. Soon after graduating in law from Queen's, the Magistrate came to Alberta wehere one of his first jobs was as horse wrangler. One of his favourite stories concerned the experience of rounding up horses at 60 below zero on the Prairies.

Before setting up in private law practice, Mr. Gibson taught school for a short time in Ponoka. Following his marriage to the former Lena MacPherson Paton, the young lawyer opened an office in Edmonton. Then from about 1917 until the middle 1930s, the Gibson family lived at Fort Saskatchewan. During these years the energetic lawyer made a trip down the Beaver in 1926, and another trip down the Saskatchewan River on a raft made from telephone poles.

King's Counsel

On January 1, 1930 Mr. Gibson received the appointment of King's Counsel. As Crown Counsel and later Police Magistrate, he practised in Edmonton from 1935 until 1942. After two more moves, one to Fort Smith, the next to Yellowknife, the family came in 1950 to Dawson City when Mr. Gibson was appointed Commissioner of the Yukon Territory.

In this post he was succeeded by Frederick Fraser. Mr. Gibson remained in Dawson as Police Magistrate until 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Gibson moved to Whitehorse when the capital was moved here, and he remained as Police Magistrate until his death.

Real Student

Everyone who knew him had the greatest respect for the magistrate. Said one local barrister, "He was a real student. He was a prodigious reader and had a most remarkable memory. He really should have been a professor." The Magistrate's main hobby was reading, chiefly biographies and history. He was also interested in educational problems and the welfare of the Indian population. While living at Fort Saskatchewan he took an active part in Indian affairs, and continued this interest during his years in the Yukon.

Besides liking to read, the Magistrate also enjoyed curling and up until last year he was active in that sport.

He is survived by his widow, two sons and three grandchildren. Mrs' Gibson now lives in Vancouver where she has been confined to a nursing home because of ill health. The elder son, John, also lives in Vancouver and the younger son, Murray, lives in Edmonton with his family.

At the funeral, held this afternoon at the Presbyterian Church, pallbearers were George van Roggen, N. V. X. Wylie, Inspector J. T. Parsons, RCMP, Murray Macfarlane, Dean Smith ad James Whyard.

As a mark of respect for the deceased, law firms in Whitehorse were closed today.

Contributor: Johnny History (49654896):

Andrew Harold Gibson was born on December 22, 1882, in Perth, Ontario. He was the seventh of nine children born to William and Jessie Gibson.

In 1901, he moved to Lacombe, Alberta, but in 1907 returned to the east to attend Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He graduated from the law school, and in 1912 was called to the bar in Edmonton. On July 13, 1913, he married Lena MacPherson Paton.

He served as Northern Affairs Officer in Ottawa and the Northwest Territories before moving on Dawson City in 1950 and being appointed as Commissioner of the Yukon Territory on August 15th of that year.

The subject of moving the capital of the Yukon from Dawson City to Whitehorse had been a topic of discussion for many years. As one of his first duties, Commissioner Gibson had a report prepared on the matter.

In 1951 he was informed that the move of the capital to Whitehorse would take place, and he was given the job of informing staff and politicians. He resigned as Commissioner of the Yukon on October 15, 1951, shortly after announcing the move.

Andrew Harold Gibson died in Whitehorse on Monday, January 28, 1957.

Source: http://www.explorenorth.com/library/bios/gibson-andrew_harold.html

Andrew married Lena McPherson Patton on 2 Jul 1913. Lena (daughter of John Patton and Annie Laidlaw) was born on 27 Jan 1883; died about 1960 in Whithorse, Yukon, Canada; was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Whitehorse, Yukon Census Division, Yukon, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: L8ML-GFV
• Occupation: Nurse
• _UID: 4F62717D057642009161E4BF6135BF084E02
• Census-Household Member: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1906, Strathcona, Alberta, Canada; Canada
• Residence-Occupant: 1906, Strathcona, Alberta, Canada; 15-40-27-W4
• Residence: Abt 1906, Strathcona, Alberta, Canada
• Residence: 1916, Veteran, Census Division 4, Central Alberta, Canada
• Residence: 1936, Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada
• Residence: 1936, Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada

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Died:
Little
Janet E. of Burnaby, BC, aged 95 years on March 24, 1978. Wife of the late Dr. E.L. Little. Survived by her son, Dr. G.E. Little of Burnaby; 5 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. No service by request. Cremation. Arrangements through the Memorial Society of BC and First Memorial Services.

The Vancouver Sun
27 Mar 1978

Janet married Dr. Edwin Lionel Little about Sep 1914. Edwin (son of Michael Little and Helen Christina Meldrum Gibson) was born on 8 Feb 1885 in Argyle, RM of Rockwood, Manitoba, Canada; died on 18 Jan 1961 in Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in Ocean View Burial Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: GS13-LTH
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 244408185
• Name: Bertrim
• _UID: 22BB11B051BE425FB7EAC9D45E2F8362FE39
• Census-Household Member: 1906, Strathcona, Alberta, Canada; Canada
• Residence-Occupant: 1906, Strathcona, Alberta, Canada; 15-40-27-W4
• Census-Household Member: 1911, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Canada
• Residence-Occupant: 1911, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada
• Census-Household Member: 1916, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
• Residence-Occupant: 1916, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada; 40-27-W4-6
• Residence: 1936, Red Deer, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada
• Residence: 1939, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada; move to Ontario

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Bert was eight years old when his family moved from Perth Ontario to Lacombe Alberta in 1901. He would have taken his schooling in Lacombe and probably worked on the family farm before enlisting in the army at age 21. He went overseas in July 1915 with the 12th Mounted Rifles to fight in WWI. Between front-line tours of duty, he met up with his older brother Murray in England and while on furlough the two visited Janet Gibson in Kirkbean, Scotland. Janet was the last of our line living in Scotland. Bert was exposed to gas on the front that left him with a rheumatic heart, a condition from which he never fully recovered. After his discharge in Feb. 1918 Bert worked several years in Alberta for the Soldiers Settlement Board and later with the CNR Land Settlement Dept. (see photo of business card). In 1939, after the death of his older sister "Maggie", Bert apparently arranged the sale of the Lacombe farm and moved his family to where his wife grew up near Guelph Ont. Bert visited his neice Marjory in Renfrew until the 1950's.

Died:
H.B. Gibson Dies Suddenly at His Puslinch Farm Home
H.B. (Bert) Gibson, returning officer for Wellington South for every feeral election since 1949, died Monday of a heart attack at his Puslinch farm. He was 73 years old.

Mr. Gibson served as returning officer for the Wellington South Riding in the past seven federal elections, and was one of the oldest returning officers in Canada in terms of service.

Born in Perth, Ontario, Mr. Gibson moved to Alberta with his parents when he was a youngster. The Gibsons settled on a farm near the site of the present experimental farm at Lacombe, Alta., and Mr Gibson received his education in that province.

After 3 1/2 years overseas during the First World War, he returned home in the spring of 1918, but due to the effects of the war was unable to farm.

He accepted a position with the Soldiers' Settlement Board as an appraiser in the Peace River District, later switched to a job with the Canadian National Railway as a settlements officer for two years, then returned to the Soldiers' Settlement Board and worked in Edmonton.

In 1927 he married Annie Richardson, a native of Guelph, in a ceremony at Edmonton.

The Gibsons moved to Guelph in 1938 and settled at their RR1, Puslinch farm. From 1946 until the early 1960s, Mr. Gibson was on the advisory committee of the Veterans Land Administration in Guelph.

Active in Legion work, he was a member of Branch 234 of the Canadian Legion.
He was also a member of the International Order of Oddfellows and Dufferin Presbyterian Church.

Surviving are his wife, Annie; one daugher, Mrs. Gerry Kruyf of Guelph, and two sons, George of Dryden and Alan of Puslinch. He was predeceased by one daughter, Barbara.

The body is at the George Wall Funeral Home, where service will be held at 2 pm Thursday.

Burial will be in Crown Cemetery, Puslinch.

Hugh married Annie McKay Gertrude "Ann" Richardson on 7 Sep 1927. Annie (daughter of Charles Richardson) was born in 1896 in Puslinch Twp, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1993; was buried in Crown Cemetery, Morriston, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]