Willis S. Gibbons

John Gibbons
(1808-1889)

Anne Reaves
(Abt 1810-After 1832)

Willis S. Gibbons
(1832-1864)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Catherine Jane Chambers

Willis S. Gibbons ² ³ ⁴

Born: October 1832, Lincoln Township, Morrow County, OH ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Marriage (1): Catherine Jane Chambers on 5 September 1856 in , Morrow County, OH ¹
Died: 27 June 1864, Kennesaw Mountain, Cobb, Georgia, United States at age 31 ⁴
Buried: After 27 June 1864, Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, United States ⁴

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He resided in , Muskingum County, OH in 1850.

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Bennington Township, Morrow, OH on June 1860. ²

1860 US Census
Page 53, Family 404
Bennington Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Willis Gibbons..28..OH..Carpenter

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• Military: 1862 to 1864. ⁴ from the American Civil War Soldiers database on Ancestry.com:
Name: Willis S Gibbons
Enlistment Date: 22 August 1862
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Ohio
Unit Numbers: 1747 1747
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 22 August 1862 at the age of 30
Enlisted in Company E, 121st Infantry Regiment Ohio on 11 September 1862.
Killed Company E, 121st Infantry Regiment Ohio on 27 June 1864 in Kenesaw Mountain, GA
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• He was buried after 27 June 1864 in the Marietta National Cemetery in Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, United States.

Plot: I, 9316
Find A Grave Memorial #3949663
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Willis married Catherine Jane Chambers, daughter of William Chambers and Elizabeth Darner, on 5 September 1856 in , Morrow County, OH.¹ (Catherine Jane Chambers was born on 10 December 1836 in Harmony Township, Morrow, OH,⁶ ⁷ ⁸ died on 31 October 1909 in Lincoln Township, Morrow County, OH ⁷ ⁸ and was buried on 2 November 1909 in Glendale Cemetery, Cardington, Morrow, Ohio, United States ⁷ ⁸.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 5 September 1856, in , Morrow County, OH. ¹

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Bennington Township, Morrow, OH on June 1860. ²

1860 US Census
Page 53, Family 404
Bennington Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Willis Gibbons..28..OH..Carpenter
Catharine Gibbons..26..OH
William Gibbons..3..OH
Belle Gibbons..1..OH
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Willis Gibbins
Age: 24
Father's Name: John Gibbins
Mother's Name: Anne Reaves
Spouse's Name: Katharine J. Chambers
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse's Father's Name: William Chambers
Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Dorne
Marriage Date: 05 Sep 1856
Marriage Place: Morrow, Ohio, United States
Source Details: pg 214-215

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZSJ-WBW : 27 September 2021), Willis Gibbins and Katharine J. Chambers, 1856.
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1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Feb 2014); Name: Willis Gibbins; Spouse's Name: Katharine J. Chambers; Event Date: 05 Sep 1856; Event Place: Morrow, Ohio.

2 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Bennington Township, Morrow County, Ohio, p. 53, family 404, Willis S. Gibbons and Catherine Jane Chambers; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Feb 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653.

3 Dannell Hopkins, "HOPKINS, HLADKY, BOHAM, LYMAN AND MANY MORE," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=craighopkins).

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 1 Feb 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3949663.

5 Carol Shafto [davids@xpressdata.net] (E-mail message received April 10, 2008 regarding Imo Gibbons and descendants.).

6 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Harmony Township, Morrow, Ohio, United States, p. 31A, dwelling 420, family 423, William Chambers and Elizabeth Darner; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Aug 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

7 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Feb 2014), Name: Catherine Callihan; Event Date: 31 Oct 1909; Event Place: Lucerne Twp, Morrow, Ohio.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 3 Feb 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=124511944.

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