David Gibson was a prominent Hampshire Countian. Born in Winchester, Virginia in 1795, he moved to Romney in 1814 after serving as a Sargent-Major in the War of 1812. Involved in a mercantile business, he became a director of the Valley Bank in 1823, and was its President of the Bank in 1837. Gibson served Hampshire County as a Justice of the Peace for over forty years (1820-1861), was Hampshire County Representative to the Virginia Assembly in 1839-40, and sat on the County Commission of 1861 that declared Hampshire County in favour of the Confederacy. In addition, David Gibson helped found the Romney Classical Institute and was a founder of the famous Romney Literary Society in 1819 and was its President in 1837.
David Gibson donated the land for Indian Mound Cemetery in 1860, where he was later buried.
David Gibson donated the land for Indian Mound Cemetery in 1860, where he was later buried.
David Gibson was a prominent Hampshire Countian. Born in Winchester, Virginia in 1795, he moved to Romney in 1814 after serving as a Sargent-Major in the War of 1812. Involved in a mercantile business, he became a director of the Valley Bank in 1823, and was its President of the Bank in 1837. Gibson served Hampshire County as a Justice of the Peace for over forty years (1820-1861), was Hampshire County Representative to the Virginia Assembly in 1839-40, and sat on the County Commission of 1861 that declared Hampshire County in favour of the Confederacy. In addition, David Gibson helped found the Romney Classical Institute and was a founder of the famous Romney Literary Society in 1819 and was its President in 1837.
David Gibson donated the land for Indian Mound Cemetery in 1860, where he was later buried.
David Gibson donated the land for Indian Mound Cemetery in 1860, where he was later buried.
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