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George William GibbonsAge: 65 years18961961

Name
George William Gibbons
Given names
George William
Surname
Gibbons
Birth September 4, 1896 58 36
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 months)
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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Death of a fatherMiles Gibbons
December 15, 1909 (Age 13 years)
MarriageFlorence Marie TroutmanView this family
May 22, 1916 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
George M Gibbons
June 6, 1916 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 21 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 1, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Margaret Elaine Gibbons
January 22, 1923 (Age 26 years)
Census 1925 (Age 28 years)
DivorceFlorence Marie TroutmanView this family
May 12, 1928 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 motherMary Ann Craney
November 28, 1932 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 53 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 49 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 November 9, 1961 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Resthaven Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Miles Gibbons
Birth: June 24, 1838Ireland
Death: December 15, 1909Walnut, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
mother
Mary Ann Craney
Birth: December 25, 1859Iowa, United States
Death: November 28, 1932Walnut, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Marriage: January 22, 1878Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
19 years
himself
Family with Florence Marie Troutman - View this family
himself
ex-wife
Marriage: May 22, 1916Jackson, Missouri, United States
Divorce: May 12, 1928Iowa, United States
son
George M Gibbons
Birth: June 6, 1916 19 18Nebraska, United States
Death: January 24, 2004
7 years
daughter
Margaret Elaine Gibbons
Birth: January 22, 1923 26 25Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Death:
Smith + Florence Marie Troutman - View this family
wife’s husband
ex-wife
Marriage: between 1928 and 1942

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Miles Gibbons - Household

Walnut, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Gibbons, MilesheadWMJun183862M22IrelandIrelandIreland184753NaFarmer0YesYesYesOMF
Gibbons, Mary AwifeWFDec185940M22119IAIrelandVAYesYesYes
Gibbons, Charles EsonWMNov187821SIAIrelandIAYesYesYes
Gibbons, Thomas JsonWMMar188020SIAIrelandIAYesYesYes
Gibbons, LizziedaughterWFMay188515SIAIrelandIAYesYesYes
Gibbons, Margarett EdaughterWFDec188613SIAIrelandIAAt School9YesYesYes
Gibbons, James AsonWMMay188911SIAIrelandIAAt School9YesYesYes
Gibbons, Miles DsonWMJun18919SIAIrelandIAAt School9YesYesYes
Gibbons, Mary AdaughterWFAug18955SIAIrelandIA
Gibbons, George WsonWMSep18973SIAIrelandIA

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Anna C Traub - Household

Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gibbons, George WheadRMW23MYesYesIAIrelandIrishIAYesCheckerUnion DepotW
Gibbons, Florence MwifeFW22MYesYesILILILYesNone
Gibbons, George MsonMW3 years 7 monthsSNEIAILYesNone
Troutman, Anna Cmother-in-lawFW45WDYesYesILScotlandScotchScotlandYesDressmakerOA

CensusIowa United State - Census transcript - George William Gibbons - Household

Polk, Iowa, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Gibbons, George WheadMW28MIA
Gibbons, Florence MwifeFW27MIL
Gibbons, George WsonMW8SNE
Gibbons, Margaret EdaughterFW2SIA