Pvt Jeremiah “Jerry” GibsonAge: 72 years1844–1917
- Name
- Pvt Jeremiah “Jerry” Gibson
- Name prefix
- Pvt
- Given names
- Jeremiah
- Surname
- Gibson
- Nickname
- Jerry
 Birth | June 20, 1844 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 18 months)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 16 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
 Marriage | Elizabeth Jane Frost — View this family about 1866 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 22 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 22 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a son#1 | Raymond Sevier Gibson February 22, 1868 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Thomas Young Gibson Sr. February 4, 1869 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 24 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Census | July 19, 1870 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Alice Lee Gibson November 17, 1870 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Hattie Gibson October 23, 1873 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 33 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a child | Sanford Johnson Ingram — Hattie Gibson — View this family February 25, 1894 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Steven Woods Jenkins January 22, 1896 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Frederick Richard May — Alice Lee Gibson — View this family January 30, 1896 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Roberta Lee May January 18, 1897 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 53 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Marriage of a child | Raymond Sevier Gibson — Ida May Crockett — View this family July 2, 1899 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Raymond Gibson Jenkins Sr. August 20, 1899 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Alfred Baker Gibson about 1900 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Alice Lee Ingram January 7, 1900 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Robert Burdette Gibson May 31, 1901 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Alice Lee Ingram August 27, 1901 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Raymond Gibson May August 17, 1902 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Young Gibson Sr. — Ovie Winter Davis — View this family May 18, 1904 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Elizabeth Jane “Betty” May June 22, 1904 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Richard Thomas Gibson February 3, 1905 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a wife | Elizabeth Jane Frost July 12, 1905 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Thomas Young Gibson Jr. September 2, 1906 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Arthur Jenkins — Hattie Gibson — View this family about 1906 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Alice May Gibson November 11, 1907 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Hattie Elizabeth Jenkins about 1908 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Rose Marie Jenkins September 2, 1910 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Wanda Caroline Jenkins March 11, 1913 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 71 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 72 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
 Death | March 20, 1917 (Age 72 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery |
| Family with Elizabeth Jane Frost |
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Pvt Jeremiah “Jerry” Gibson Birth: June 20, 1844 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 20, 1917 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Jane Frost Birth: June 12, 1832 34 31 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: July 12, 1905 — Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1866 — |
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2 years son |
Raymond Sevier Gibson Birth: February 22, 1868 23 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1932 — Minden, Webster, Louisiana, United States |
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11 months son |
Thomas Young Gibson Sr. Birth: February 4, 1869 24 36 — Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States Death: June 10, 1950 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Alice Lee Gibson Birth: November 17, 1870 26 38 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 28, 1964 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Hattie Gibson Birth: October 23, 1873 29 41 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 11, 1927 — Winnie, Chambers, Texas, United States |
| Mathias “Mathew” Baker + Elizabeth Jane Frost |
| wife’s husband |
Mathias “Mathew” Baker Birth: August 11, 1828 24 29 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 4, 1865 — Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Jane Frost Birth: June 12, 1832 34 31 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: July 12, 1905 — Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: April 21, 1853 — White, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months step-daughter |
Mary A Baker Birth: about 1854 25 21 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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17 months step-son |
William Cullum “Bill” Baker Birth: May 24, 1855 26 22 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: November 28, 1884 — Jellico, Campbell, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years step-son |
James W Baker Birth: about 1859 30 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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22 months step-son |
John Bell Baker Birth: October 26, 1860 32 28 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 7, 1927 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years step-son |
Felix G Baker Birth: about 1863 34 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 5, 1918 — Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States |
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2 years step-daughter |
Emelia J Baker Birth: April 7, 1865 36 32 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 28, 1884 |
| Edwin O “Edward” Wolcott + Elizabeth Jane Frost |
| wife’s husband |
Edwin O “Edward” Wolcott Birth: March 28, 1841 — New York, United States Death: February 9, 1917 — Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Jane Frost Birth: June 12, 1832 34 31 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: July 12, 1905 — Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1880 — |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Jeremiah “Jerry” Gibson - Household
Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
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