Charles Winfield Gibbs

1838 - 1917

• Name	Charles Winfield Gibbs
  Born	17 Apr 1838	Philadelphia, Jefferson Co, New York   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	Jun 1855	Philadelphia, Jefferson Co, New York
  	p. 11 Frame house, value $500, family #95 Curtis, Henry L., 34, M, b. Saratoga co, md., resident 2y, Farmer Mary, 32, F, Wife, b. Saratoga co, md., resident 15y Florence A., 10, F, Child, b. Saratoga co, resident 2y Arthur S., 7, M, Child, b. Saratoga co, resident 2y Henry H., 3, M, Child, b. Saratoga co, resident 2y Gibbs, Charles W., 17, M, serv't, b. Jefferson co, resident 17y Gardner, Sarah E., 20, F, serv't, b. Saratoga co, resident 2y
  Residence	1886	Broken Bow, Custer Co, Nebraska
  Died	12 May 1917	Overton, Dawson Co, Nebraska
  	OBITUARY: Charles W. Gibbs was born in Philadelphia, NY, April 17, 1838. He departed this life at the home of his daughter, Mrs. U. M. Jones at Overton, NE, on May 12, 1917, aged 79 years, 3 weeks, and 4 days. He was married to Lucy A. Brownell, August 8th, 1860, at Carthage, NY. They went to housekeeping in Philadelphia, NY and afterwards moved to Hubbardston, Ionia County, MI, in 1862 and in 1874 they moved to Hamilton County, IA, where they remained until 1882 when they decided to make their home in Polk County this state. The following year they came to Custer county, taking a homestead soon after arriving, locating six miles west of Broken Bow where they resided until the death of his wife, which occurred May 29, 1908. Since that time, Mr. Gibbs has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Lucy Jones of Overton. He leaves five children, three boys and two girls as follows: Melvin H. and Eugene Gibbs of Broken Bow; Winfield Gibbs of Mullen; Mrs. Eugelia Kuykendall of Paonia, CO; and Mrs. Lucy Jones of Overton. There are seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. One son, Charles E. died in childhood. Grandpa Gibbs is remembered as one of the earlier pioneers of Custer county, having endured pioneer hardships with his neighbors. He was loved and respected by all. The funeral was held at Custer Center church on Tuesday of this week, Rev. George P. Trites of the Methodist church of this city conducting the services. The remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at Custer Center.
  Buried	Broken Bow, Custer Co, Nebraska
  Notes	In about 1862 Charles & Lucy Gibbs moved from Philadelphia, NY to Hubbardston with their son Melvin, then about 1874 they moved their family to Iowa. Around 1882 they moved to NE.€Both Charles and Melvin took out homestead papers in Custer County, NE and spent the remainder of their lives there farming.€They and their wives are all buried in Custer Co., near Broken Bow, NE.
  Person ID	I26706	Bryant
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2005

  
  

  Father	Justin Gibbs,   b. Abt 1800, Massachusetts ,   d. Bef 1850
  Mother	Mercy (Mary) Post,   b. Abt Mar 1804, Saratoga Co, New York ,   d. 08 Oct 1892, Martinsburgh, Lewis Co, New York
  Married	Abt 1825	probably, Jefferson Co, New York
  Family ID	F333	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lucy Ann Brownell,   b. 25 Aug 1840, LeRay, Jefferson Co, New York ,   d. 29 May 1908, Broken Bow, Custer Co, Nebraska
  Married	08 Aug 1860	Carthage, Jefferson Co, New York   [1]
  	||Brown's Hotel||
  Family ID	F2279	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Apr 1838 - Philadelphia, Jefferson Co, New York Census - Jun 1855 - Philadelphia, Jefferson Co, New York Married - 08 Aug 1860 - Carthage, Jefferson Co, New York Residence - 1886 - Broken Bow, Custer Co, Nebraska Died - 12 May 1917 - Overton, Dawson Co, Nebraska Buried - - Broken Bow, Custer Co, Nebraska  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S131] Gibbs-Brownell, Family Group S, Bennett, Doris J. (Gibbs), (11 November 1997).