from "Pioneer Settlers of Troy Grove, Ill" by Mrs. Edith A. Harmon 1973 page 54-58
Barnabus Gibbs
b. Conn. m. 1st_____ and had children, m. 2nd Chloe ___ widow of Oliver C. Hickok, lived VT. to Union Center, NY 1831.
1. Horatio b. 1822 m. Sarah b. 1829 Orange Co,NY had sons Jerome and Oliver, several Gibbs went to Ill. with Hickok familes. Horatio d. 1876 age 36 (?) bur. Troy Cem. Ill.
2. Oliver had, Isadore , Dora , Rosanna, Horatio, Fred and Frank
3. Jerome m. Mary Hickok had, Juel, Charley, Annie and Fred.
Another sorce gives Oliver's and Jerome's children as just the opposite
from descendent of Fred Gibbs #4
Children of Jerome Gibbs
1. Horatio b. Dec. 22, 1839
2. Rosanna b. Mar. 11, 1842 d. 1911 m. Tom Wilkins
3. Isadore b. Oct. 28, 1844
4. Fred Stanley b. July 24, 1848 d. May 6, 1927 m. Madge O'Connell had 2 dau's.
5. John Frank b. Sept. 4, 1852 d. May 11, 1911
6. Elmer Ellsworth b. June 9, 1861 d. Feb. 15, 1865
Ref: "Pioneers of Troy Grove, Ill." by Edith A. Harmon 1973
from Frederick J. Lamphere 2631 Walcott St. Indianaoplis, Ind. 46203 June 1968
Horatio Gibbs m. Sarah Oakly Drake on Nov. 20, 1852 in Union d/o Jedediah and Matilda (Oakley) Drake, bp. First Presby. Church Binghamton 1845 d. Sept. 9, 1903.
1. Annie T. b. 1861 d. 1877 Nanticoke
2. Eva
3. Chloe b. 1868 d. 1924 Bing. m. Charles Hodge
4. Jeremus d. 1924 Sturgis, Mich. mar and had 3 children
5. Charles W. b. July 9, 1855 Union, d. Apr. 23, 1926 Union m. Georgia Ann Lillie of Mich. adopted dau of Ruth Gould.
6. Fred Merrill b. Jan. 7, 1864 Nanticoke d. July 4, 1940 Jackson, Mich. m. Flora A. Shapely of Casenovia, NY, had Edith b. 1893 Binghamton, Merrill S. b. 1894 Binghamton,Richard b. 1897 Calif.
Widow of Shelden Gibbs buried at Dansville, Pa. on Holbert plot.
Will Book O page 128
Ebenzer Gibbs died Jan.15, 1861
Wife not named, daughter Harriet T. Christler got land bought from Horatio M. Gibbs and Jonas C. Gibbs ; son Oliver A.; Ebenezer got land from Barnabus and Mary Gibbs and land from Marcia Dickenison and heirs of Emphraim Davis.
1850 U.S.Cencus Town of Union
# 305
Barnabus Gibbs age 66 b. Conn. farmer
Chloe age 70 b. Conn.
Horatio age 29 b. NY
# 309
Manley Gibbs age 68 b. NY farmer
Polly age 50 b. NY
Henry age 27 b. NY
Jonas C. age 19 b. NY
Almira age 17 b. NY
Rhoda Ann age 15 b. NY
Lucy age 12 b. NY
Adeline age 9 b. NY
1855 New York State Cencus
Town of Union
# 221
Manley B. age 73 b Mass. farmer lived this county 60 years
Polly age 55 wife b.Pa. lived this county 51 years
Jonas age 24 son b. Broome Co
Lucy age 17 dau b. Broome Co
Adaline age 14 dau b. Broome Co
#258
Milton age 29 b. Pa. shoe maker lived this county 5 yhears
Catherine age 27 wife b. NJ lived this county 2 years
John age 4 son
William age 1 son
# 305 Sarah Gibbs age 54 b. Pa. lived this Co 3 years, widow
Mary age 22 dau b. Pa
Thomas age 15son b. Orange Co
Charles age 12 son b. Orange Co
Francis age 10 son b. Orange Co
widow of Sheldon Gibbs, buried Danville, Pa on Holbert plot.
#220
Horatio Gibbs age 33 b. Broome farmer
Sarah age 26 wife b. Orange Co
Jerome age 2 b. Broome Co
Barnbus age 70 father b. Conn lived this Co 40 years
Chloe age 75 mother b. Conn lived this Co 40 years
#219
Ebenezer Gibbs age 60 b. Albany Co farmer lived this Co 58 years
Eunice age 52 wife b. Broome Co
Oliver A. age 21 son farmer
Harriet T.age 19 b. Broome
Ebenezer Jr. age 14 son b. Broome Co
Town of Union
Polly age 64 b. Broome Co died Feb.27, 1865 of chronic heart disease.
#282
Oliver age 31 b. Broome Co single
Ebenezer age 24 brother b. Broome Co
Eunice ( or possibly Emma ) age 62 mother widow b. Broome Co had 3 children
#283
Manley age 82 b. Mass. farmer widow landowner
Adeline age 24 dau b. Broome Co
Jonas C. age 34 son
Margaret age 34 dau-in-law b. Orange Co
#285
Horatio age 44 b. Broome Co farmer
Sarah O. age 36 wife 5 children
Jenis (or Junis) age 12 son b. Broome Co
Charles W. age 10 son
Eva A. age 8 dau
Anna J. age 4 dau
Fred age 1 son
Barnabus age 80 father b. Conn. widow
#432
Milton H. age 41 b. Orange Co shoe maker
Catherine age 42 wife b. Orange Co 5 children
John A. age 13 son
George W. age 11 son
1875 New York State Cencus
Town of Union
#350
James C. age 40 b. Broome Co shoe maker
Margaret age 40 wife b. Orange Co
#425
Oliver age 41 b. Broome Co farmer landowner
Mary O. age 30 wife b. Dutchess Co
Hattie M. age 4 dau b. Broome Co
Binghamton
#22
Milton age 50 b. Orange Co shoe maker
Catherine 53 wife b. Orange Co
Addison age 25 son b. Orange Co jeweler
Lived with Warren Vandenburg
Town of Maine
#217
Horatio age 53 b. Broome Co farmer
Sarah age 45 wife b. Orange Co
James age 21 son b. Broome Co farmer
Charles age 19 son b. Brooem Co farmer
Eva age 18 dau b. Broome Co
Anora age 14 dau b. Broome Co
Frederick age 11 son b. Broome Co
Cloah age 7 dau b. Broome Co.
Matilda Drake age 85 wife's mother b. Orange Co widow
Glenwood Cemetery town of Dickinson
Frank B. Gibbs buried Mar.31, 1900
Willard Cemetery town of Barker
Charles B. Gibbs 1845-1924
Isabelle R. wife 1853-1934
Broome Republican Newspaper
June 3, 1841
Benjamin L. Gibbs married at Christ Church this village (no date) by Rev. Andrews to Ardelia B. Knight.
Mar. 9, 1853
Edwrad H. Gibbs of Union, married at the "Way's Hotel" this village the 2nd by Rev. S.M.Stisson to Mary C. Stevenson of Vestal.
Apr. 12, 1876
M.H.Gibbs died this city Apr. 11th age 48 years, funeral at his home on Musell St. Thurs.
Apr. 14, 1836
Mrs. Sarah Gibbs died this village Wed. last Apr. 13th age 60 years.
Apr. 9, 1829
Solomon Gibbs died at Litchfield, Conn. (no date) , father of Eli M. Gibbs of Norwich, NY.
Dec. 24, 1851
William F. Gibbs of Glibeville, Wisconsin, married at Sheboygan Falls Nov. 9th by Rev. H. Marsh to Emily Knight of Milburn, NY ( from the Sheboygan Mercury paper)
TP Newspaper
Feb. 27, 1815
Barnbus Gibbs married at Union, NY , Thurs. the 22nd by Daniel Seymour to Mrs. Chloe Hickok.