Memoirs of John Bannister Gibson, Late Chief Justice of Pennsylvania by Thomas P. Roberts, Jos. Eichbaum & Co., Pittsburgh, 1890.
. . .He died at Braddock’s Field, April 16th, 1822 and is buried in Allegheny Cemetery. On a flat stone tablet lying upon is grave is the following inscription:
In memory of
Col. John Gibson,
who departed this life on the 16th of April, 1822, in the 82d year of his age.
He was amongst the earliest settlers in the western part of Pennsylvania, and
participated in the long struggle for our independence. This testimony of respect and affection is erected by the disconsolate widow.
On another slab is the following:
In memory of
Ann Gibson,
Relict of
John Gibson.
Was born at Carlisle, Pa.,
Nov. 15th, 1762,
and died at Pittsburgh,
July 19th, 1835,
in the 73d year of her age.
In the same burial plot are two slabs bearing the names of George Wallace and his wife. Mr. Wallace was one of the pioneers and at one time owned the historic field where Braddock met his defeat, which tract of 328 acres was conveyed to him by George Thompson, in 1791.
. . .
On the opposite side are the inscriptions in commemoration of Rev. Z.H. Coston and wife. The Rev. Coston was a noted pioneer preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church, whose name is still cherished among many of the older members in Western Pennsylvania. He died May 4th, 1874, aged 80 years. His wife, who was a daughter of George Wallace, was born April 2d, 1787 and died April 9th, 1864. Col. Gibson was the father-in-law of George Wallace.
. . .He died at Braddock’s Field, April 16th, 1822 and is buried in Allegheny Cemetery. On a flat stone tablet lying upon is grave is the following inscription:
In memory of
Col. John Gibson,
who departed this life on the 16th of April, 1822, in the 82d year of his age.
He was amongst the earliest settlers in the western part of Pennsylvania, and
participated in the long struggle for our independence. This testimony of respect and affection is erected by the disconsolate widow.
On another slab is the following:
In memory of
Ann Gibson,
Relict of
John Gibson.
Was born at Carlisle, Pa.,
Nov. 15th, 1762,
and died at Pittsburgh,
July 19th, 1835,
in the 73d year of her age.
In the same burial plot are two slabs bearing the names of George Wallace and his wife. Mr. Wallace was one of the pioneers and at one time owned the historic field where Braddock met his defeat, which tract of 328 acres was conveyed to him by George Thompson, in 1791.
. . .
On the opposite side are the inscriptions in commemoration of Rev. Z.H. Coston and wife. The Rev. Coston was a noted pioneer preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church, whose name is still cherished among many of the older members in Western Pennsylvania. He died May 4th, 1874, aged 80 years. His wife, who was a daughter of George Wallace, was born April 2d, 1787 and died April 9th, 1864. Col. Gibson was the father-in-law of George Wallace.
Memoirs of John Bannister Gibson, Late Chief Justice of Pennsylvania by Thomas P. Roberts, Jos. Eichbaum & Co., Pittsburgh, 1890.
. . .He died at Braddock’s Field, April 16th, 1822 and is buried in Allegheny Cemetery. On a flat stone tablet lying upon is grave is the following inscription:
In memory of
Col. John Gibson,
who departed this life on the 16th of April, 1822, in the 82d year of his age.
He was amongst the earliest settlers in the western part of Pennsylvania, and
participated in the long struggle for our independence. This testimony of respect and affection is erected by the disconsolate widow.
On another slab is the following:
In memory of
Ann Gibson,
Relict of
John Gibson.
Was born at Carlisle, Pa.,
Nov. 15th, 1762,
and died at Pittsburgh,
July 19th, 1835,
in the 73d year of her age.
In the same burial plot are two slabs bearing the names of George Wallace and his wife. Mr. Wallace was one of the pioneers and at one time owned the historic field where Braddock met his defeat, which tract of 328 acres was conveyed to him by George Thompson, in 1791.
. . .
On the opposite side are the inscriptions in commemoration of Rev. Z.H. Coston and wife. The Rev. Coston was a noted pioneer preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church, whose name is still cherished among many of the older members in Western Pennsylvania. He died May 4th, 1874, aged 80 years. His wife, who was a daughter of George Wallace, was born April 2d, 1787 and died April 9th, 1864. Col. Gibson was the father-in-law of George Wallace.
. . .He died at Braddock’s Field, April 16th, 1822 and is buried in Allegheny Cemetery. On a flat stone tablet lying upon is grave is the following inscription:
In memory of
Col. John Gibson,
who departed this life on the 16th of April, 1822, in the 82d year of his age.
He was amongst the earliest settlers in the western part of Pennsylvania, and
participated in the long struggle for our independence. This testimony of respect and affection is erected by the disconsolate widow.
On another slab is the following:
In memory of
Ann Gibson,
Relict of
John Gibson.
Was born at Carlisle, Pa.,
Nov. 15th, 1762,
and died at Pittsburgh,
July 19th, 1835,
in the 73d year of her age.
In the same burial plot are two slabs bearing the names of George Wallace and his wife. Mr. Wallace was one of the pioneers and at one time owned the historic field where Braddock met his defeat, which tract of 328 acres was conveyed to him by George Thompson, in 1791.
. . .
On the opposite side are the inscriptions in commemoration of Rev. Z.H. Coston and wife. The Rev. Coston was a noted pioneer preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church, whose name is still cherished among many of the older members in Western Pennsylvania. He died May 4th, 1874, aged 80 years. His wife, who was a daughter of George Wallace, was born April 2d, 1787 and died April 9th, 1864. Col. Gibson was the father-in-law of George Wallace.
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In memory of
Ann Gibson,
Relict of
John Gibson.
Was born at Carlisle, Pa.,
Nov. 15th, 1762,
and died at Pittsburgh,
July 19th, 1835,
in the 73d year of her age.
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