William Howard GibsonAge: 83 years1878–1962
- Name
- William Howard Gibson
- Given names
- William Howard
- Surname
- Gibson
 Birth | December 26, 1878 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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 | Grace Kate Troutman — View this family January 29, 1902 (Age 23 years) Note: Marriage info found at Find A Grave site |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Gertrude Glenola Gibson March 24, 1903 (Age 24 years) |
 Census | May 1, 1905 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Alta M Gibson September 23, 1908 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Avis D Gibson September 23, 1908 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 37 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Military | William Howard Gibson WWI Draft Registration September 12, 1918 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 38 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 39 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/ |
| Census | January 22, 1920 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Arthur George Post — Alta M Gibson — View this family about 1928 (Age 49 years) Note: Marriage info based on 1930 Census |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 50 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Stanley Leroy Post September 23, 1934 (Age 55 years) |
| Census | May 24, 1940 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Penelope Ann Post December 5, 1940 (Age 61 years) |
| Military | William Howard Gibson WWII Draft Registration 1942 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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 71 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 |
| Death of a wife | Grace Kate Troutman May 3, 1961 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 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 | April 24, 1962 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: North Kern Cemetery |
| Family with Grace Kate Troutman |
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William Howard Gibson Birth: December 26, 1878 — Douglass, Butler, Kansas, United States Death: April 24, 1962 — Delano, Kern, California, United States |
| wife |
Grace Kate Troutman Birth: May 11, 1882 33 28 — Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States Death: May 3, 1961 — Delano, Kern, California, United States |
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Marriage: January 29, 1902 — El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Gertrude Glenola Gibson Birth: March 24, 1903 24 20 — Kansas, United States Death: July 24, 1990 — Alameda, California, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Alta M Gibson Birth: September 23, 1908 29 26 — Douglass, Butler, Kansas, United States Death: November 9, 1998 — Delano, Kern, California, United States |
| daughter |
Avis D Gibson Birth: September 23, 1908 29 26 — Douglass, Butler, Kansas, United States Death: May 3, 2001 — Contra Costa, California, United States |
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| Census | 1905 Kansas State - Census Transcript - William Howard Gibson - Household
Name SexAge BirthYear BirthPlace
W H Gibson Male26 1879 Kansas
Grace GibsonFemale22 1883Kansas
Gertrude GibsonFemale1 1904Indiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Howard Gibson - Household
ED 4 Rock Creek, Butler, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Howard Gibson - Household
ED 175 Arrickeree, Lincoln, Colorado, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Howard Gibson - Household
14th Avenue Delano, Kern, California, United States
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