Thomas Young Gibson Sr.Age: 81 years1869–1950
- Name
- Thomas Young Gibson Sr.
- Given names
- Thomas Young
- Surname
- Gibson
- Name suffix
- Sr.
 Birth | February 4, 1869 24 36 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: 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 17 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Alice Lee Gibson November 17, 1870 (Age 21 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Hattie Gibson October 23, 1873 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Amelia Lonesome “Millie” Patterson September 14, 1876 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 8 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 parent | Edwin O “Edward” Wolcott — Elizabeth Jane Frost — View this family about 1880 (Age 10 years) |
| Census | June 8, 1880 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Emelia J Baker September 28, 1884 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | William Cullum “Bill” Baker November 28, 1884 (Age 15 years) Cause: Stabbed by Robert O'Reilly |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 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 | Ovie Winter Davis — View this family May 18, 1904 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Richard Thomas Gibson February 3, 1905 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Jane Frost July 12, 1905 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Thomas Young Gibson Jr. September 2, 1906 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 46 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a father | Pvt Jeremiah “Jerry” Gibson March 20, 1917 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Felix G Baker April 5, 1918 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 47 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 |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 48 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a half-brother | John Bell Baker April 7, 1927 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a sister | Hattie Gibson September 11, 1927 (Age 58 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Hattie Gibson September 12, 1927 (Age 58 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery |
| Death of a wife | Ovie Winter Davis October 16, 1928 (Age 59 years) |
| Burial of a wife | Ovie Winter Davis October 17, 1928 (Age 59 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 60 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a brother | Raymond Sevier Gibson December 17, 1932 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 72 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 80 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 76 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | June 10, 1950 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | June 11, 1950 (1 day after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Pvt Jeremiah “Jerry” Gibson Birth: June 20, 1844 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 20, 1917 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
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 elder brother |
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 himself |
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 younger sister |
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 younger sister |
Hattie Gibson Birth: October 23, 1873 29 41 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 11, 1927 — Winnie, Chambers, Texas, United States |
| Mother’s family with Mathias “Mathew” Baker |
| step-father |
Mathias “Mathew” Baker Birth: August 11, 1828 24 29 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 4, 1865 — Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
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 half-sister |
Mary A Baker Birth: about 1854 25 21 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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17 months half-brother |
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 half-brother |
James W Baker Birth: about 1859 30 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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22 months half-brother |
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 half-brother |
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 half-sister |
Emelia J Baker Birth: April 7, 1865 36 32 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 28, 1884 |
| Mother’s family with Edwin O “Edward” Wolcott |
| step-father |
Edwin O “Edward” Wolcott Birth: March 28, 1841 — New York, United States Death: February 9, 1917 — Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
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 — |
| Family with Ovie Winter Davis |
| himself |
Thomas Young Gibson Sr. Birth: February 4, 1869 24 36 — Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States Death: June 10, 1950 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Ovie Winter Davis Birth: July 23, 1876 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 16, 1928 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: May 18, 1904 — Wilson, Tennessee, United States |
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9 months son |
Richard Thomas Gibson Birth: February 3, 1905 35 28 — Old Hickory, Wilson, Tennessee, United States Death: August 19, 1966 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months son |
Thomas Young Gibson Jr. Birth: September 2, 1906 37 30 — Wilson, Tennessee, United States Death: June 6, 1986 — Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Jeremiah “Jerry” Gibson - Household
Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Edwin O “Edward” Wolcott - Household
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