MRS. J. A. GIBSON DIES AT HOSPITAL
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Prominent Woman Passes Away After Fifteen Months' Illness.
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Funeral Service Will Be Conducted at St. Peter's Episcopal Church Today.
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Mrs. Julia Amanda Springs Gibson, widow of the late Maj. Henry M. Gibson, of Columbia, S. C., and one of Charlotte's most prominent and beloved women, passed away at St. Peter's hopital Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Mrs. Gibson was stricken with paralysis 15 months ago yesterday at her home on Carnegie court. She was removed to St. Peter's hospital, where she remained until her death.
The body was removed yesterday afternoon to the home of Mrs. W. W. Phifer, niece of the deceased, on Tenth avenue. the funeral service will be conducted at St. Peter's Episcopal church this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. Robert A. Tufft, rector of the church, will officiate. Interment will be in Elmwood cemetery.
Active pall-bearers will be Julian Little, Samuel R. Moore, John M. Scott, George Stephens, Alva C. Springs, Dr. Wylie Moore, Rawlinson Myers and Hamilton C. Jones. Honorary pall-bearers will be Dr. W. A. Graham, Judge F. I. Osborne, C. W. tillett, Waltr S. Pharr, E. L. B. Davidson and J. Arthur Henderson. The actgive pall-bearers are requested to assemble at the home of Mrs. Phifer this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Gibson was born in Charlotte at the old Springs home place, now occupied by Ligget's-Jordan drug store, June 1, 1842. She was, therefore, 75 years of age. The old building on the northeast corner of Independence square was for many years the homestead of the Springs family. She was the third daughter of Leroy Springs and Mary Amanda Moore Springs.
Immediately after the death of her mother in June, 1849, she was sent, with her sister, Margaret, to the female academy at Salem, where she remained for nearly four years. Returning to her home here she became a pupil of Miss Sarah Davidson for one year. Latre she was sent to Yorkville, S. C., entering the female college there, and remaining two years, after which she returned to Charlotte and, with her friend, Miss Lydia B. Harris, entered as the first pupil of the Charlotte Female institute, remaining until the following spring, 1861.
Married to Dr. Stoney
She returned to Yorkville, S. C., and made her home with her uncles until her marriage, August 4, 1863, to Rev. James Stoney, rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd. Rev. Dr. Stoney was a widower, with children.
After the war between the states, Dr. Stoney went, with his family, to his plantation, near Bluffton, S. C., and took charge of the Episcopal church at Bluffton. Besides his plantation out from Bluffton, Dr. Stoney had a residence in the town. This was, however, burned by Sherman's army, and the family occupied the elegant old plantation home.
On account of malaria it was found necessary to move and in 1868, when considering several calls, Dr. Stoney was approached by the bishop and advised to give his aid and influence with the negroes who were in an unsettled condition, being much elated over their freedom and subjected to evil influences by the northern "carpet baggers," as they were called. This new line of work was accepted by Dr. Stoney and by his taftfulness and kindness great good was done toward restoring peace and order among the negroes. Dr. Stoney after faithful services and ministry died in Savannah, Ga., February 10, 1870, of typhoid fever.
His wife, with three step-children, returned to Yorkville, S. C., to live with her mother's relatives. Later she returned to Charlotte. In 1875 she lost her youngest daughter, Sarah James Stoney, who was born March 9, 1870. The older daughter, Julia Amanda Stoney, was born June 3, 1866, and died January 8, 1876. Her second child, Margaret Springs Stoney, died in infancy.
Married to Major Gibson.
On September 14, 1886, at Washington, D. C., Mrs. Gibson was married to Maj. Henry M. Gibson, of Columbia, S. C. He was a man of prominent family from Fairfield county, S. C. In the eyar 1892 they moved to Texas, where Major Gibson held a responsible position as manager of oil wells being one of the largest stockholders. Mrs. Gibson, shortly after the death of Major Springs, 1893, returned to her native home, Charlotte.
The deceased became a member of St. Peter's Episcopal church in early childhood. She was one of the most active and consecrated members of the church, being among the leaders in all affairs of women in connection with the church. Mrs. Gibson was as a ministering angel, always looking about her for some good to do for others. She was a woman of highest intellect.
The deceased is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Laura Springs Davidson of Charlotte and Mrs. Jerry Fickleen of Washington, and nine nieces and nephews, Mrs. E. F. Parham, Mrs. John Sewell, Mrs. Edward Handger and Miss Julia Fickleen, of Washington; Mrs. W. W. Phifer, of Charlotte, Frank Lyon, Leroy Springs Lyon and Baxter M. Davidson, of Washington, and Leroy Springs Davidson, of Camden, S. C. She is also survived by a grand-nephew, Joe B. Kenney, son of Mrs. W. W. Phifer.
Charlotte Observer, 11.16.1917
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Prominent Woman Passes Away After Fifteen Months' Illness.
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Funeral Service Will Be Conducted at St. Peter's Episcopal Church Today.
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Mrs. Julia Amanda Springs Gibson, widow of the late Maj. Henry M. Gibson, of Columbia, S. C., and one of Charlotte's most prominent and beloved women, passed away at St. Peter's hopital Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Mrs. Gibson was stricken with paralysis 15 months ago yesterday at her home on Carnegie court. She was removed to St. Peter's hospital, where she remained until her death.
The body was removed yesterday afternoon to the home of Mrs. W. W. Phifer, niece of the deceased, on Tenth avenue. the funeral service will be conducted at St. Peter's Episcopal church this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. Robert A. Tufft, rector of the church, will officiate. Interment will be in Elmwood cemetery.
Active pall-bearers will be Julian Little, Samuel R. Moore, John M. Scott, George Stephens, Alva C. Springs, Dr. Wylie Moore, Rawlinson Myers and Hamilton C. Jones. Honorary pall-bearers will be Dr. W. A. Graham, Judge F. I. Osborne, C. W. tillett, Waltr S. Pharr, E. L. B. Davidson and J. Arthur Henderson. The actgive pall-bearers are requested to assemble at the home of Mrs. Phifer this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Gibson was born in Charlotte at the old Springs home place, now occupied by Ligget's-Jordan drug store, June 1, 1842. She was, therefore, 75 years of age. The old building on the northeast corner of Independence square was for many years the homestead of the Springs family. She was the third daughter of Leroy Springs and Mary Amanda Moore Springs.
Immediately after the death of her mother in June, 1849, she was sent, with her sister, Margaret, to the female academy at Salem, where she remained for nearly four years. Returning to her home here she became a pupil of Miss Sarah Davidson for one year. Latre she was sent to Yorkville, S. C., entering the female college there, and remaining two years, after which she returned to Charlotte and, with her friend, Miss Lydia B. Harris, entered as the first pupil of the Charlotte Female institute, remaining until the following spring, 1861.
Married to Dr. Stoney
She returned to Yorkville, S. C., and made her home with her uncles until her marriage, August 4, 1863, to Rev. James Stoney, rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd. Rev. Dr. Stoney was a widower, with children.
After the war between the states, Dr. Stoney went, with his family, to his plantation, near Bluffton, S. C., and took charge of the Episcopal church at Bluffton. Besides his plantation out from Bluffton, Dr. Stoney had a residence in the town. This was, however, burned by Sherman's army, and the family occupied the elegant old plantation home.
On account of malaria it was found necessary to move and in 1868, when considering several calls, Dr. Stoney was approached by the bishop and advised to give his aid and influence with the negroes who were in an unsettled condition, being much elated over their freedom and subjected to evil influences by the northern "carpet baggers," as they were called. This new line of work was accepted by Dr. Stoney and by his taftfulness and kindness great good was done toward restoring peace and order among the negroes. Dr. Stoney after faithful services and ministry died in Savannah, Ga., February 10, 1870, of typhoid fever.
His wife, with three step-children, returned to Yorkville, S. C., to live with her mother's relatives. Later she returned to Charlotte. In 1875 she lost her youngest daughter, Sarah James Stoney, who was born March 9, 1870. The older daughter, Julia Amanda Stoney, was born June 3, 1866, and died January 8, 1876. Her second child, Margaret Springs Stoney, died in infancy.
Married to Major Gibson.
On September 14, 1886, at Washington, D. C., Mrs. Gibson was married to Maj. Henry M. Gibson, of Columbia, S. C. He was a man of prominent family from Fairfield county, S. C. In the eyar 1892 they moved to Texas, where Major Gibson held a responsible position as manager of oil wells being one of the largest stockholders. Mrs. Gibson, shortly after the death of Major Springs, 1893, returned to her native home, Charlotte.
The deceased became a member of St. Peter's Episcopal church in early childhood. She was one of the most active and consecrated members of the church, being among the leaders in all affairs of women in connection with the church. Mrs. Gibson was as a ministering angel, always looking about her for some good to do for others. She was a woman of highest intellect.
The deceased is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Laura Springs Davidson of Charlotte and Mrs. Jerry Fickleen of Washington, and nine nieces and nephews, Mrs. E. F. Parham, Mrs. John Sewell, Mrs. Edward Handger and Miss Julia Fickleen, of Washington; Mrs. W. W. Phifer, of Charlotte, Frank Lyon, Leroy Springs Lyon and Baxter M. Davidson, of Washington, and Leroy Springs Davidson, of Camden, S. C. She is also survived by a grand-nephew, Joe B. Kenney, son of Mrs. W. W. Phifer.
Charlotte Observer, 11.16.1917
MRS. J. A. GIBSON DIES AT HOSPITAL
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Prominent Woman Passes Away After Fifteen Months' Illness.
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Funeral Service Will Be Conducted at St. Peter's Episcopal Church Today.
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Mrs. Julia Amanda Springs Gibson, widow of the late Maj. Henry M. Gibson, of Columbia, S. C., and one of Charlotte's most prominent and beloved women, passed away at St. Peter's hopital Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Mrs. Gibson was stricken with paralysis 15 months ago yesterday at her home on Carnegie court. She was removed to St. Peter's hospital, where she remained until her death.
The body was removed yesterday afternoon to the home of Mrs. W. W. Phifer, niece of the deceased, on Tenth avenue. the funeral service will be conducted at St. Peter's Episcopal church this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. Robert A. Tufft, rector of the church, will officiate. Interment will be in Elmwood cemetery.
Active pall-bearers will be Julian Little, Samuel R. Moore, John M. Scott, George Stephens, Alva C. Springs, Dr. Wylie Moore, Rawlinson Myers and Hamilton C. Jones. Honorary pall-bearers will be Dr. W. A. Graham, Judge F. I. Osborne, C. W. tillett, Waltr S. Pharr, E. L. B. Davidson and J. Arthur Henderson. The actgive pall-bearers are requested to assemble at the home of Mrs. Phifer this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Gibson was born in Charlotte at the old Springs home place, now occupied by Ligget's-Jordan drug store, June 1, 1842. She was, therefore, 75 years of age. The old building on the northeast corner of Independence square was for many years the homestead of the Springs family. She was the third daughter of Leroy Springs and Mary Amanda Moore Springs.
Immediately after the death of her mother in June, 1849, she was sent, with her sister, Margaret, to the female academy at Salem, where she remained for nearly four years. Returning to her home here she became a pupil of Miss Sarah Davidson for one year. Latre she was sent to Yorkville, S. C., entering the female college there, and remaining two years, after which she returned to Charlotte and, with her friend, Miss Lydia B. Harris, entered as the first pupil of the Charlotte Female institute, remaining until the following spring, 1861.
Married to Dr. Stoney
She returned to Yorkville, S. C., and made her home with her uncles until her marriage, August 4, 1863, to Rev. James Stoney, rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd. Rev. Dr. Stoney was a widower, with children.
After the war between the states, Dr. Stoney went, with his family, to his plantation, near Bluffton, S. C., and took charge of the Episcopal church at Bluffton. Besides his plantation out from Bluffton, Dr. Stoney had a residence in the town. This was, however, burned by Sherman's army, and the family occupied the elegant old plantation home.
On account of malaria it was found necessary to move and in 1868, when considering several calls, Dr. Stoney was approached by the bishop and advised to give his aid and influence with the negroes who were in an unsettled condition, being much elated over their freedom and subjected to evil influences by the northern "carpet baggers," as they were called. This new line of work was accepted by Dr. Stoney and by his taftfulness and kindness great good was done toward restoring peace and order among the negroes. Dr. Stoney after faithful services and ministry died in Savannah, Ga., February 10, 1870, of typhoid fever.
His wife, with three step-children, returned to Yorkville, S. C., to live with her mother's relatives. Later she returned to Charlotte. In 1875 she lost her youngest daughter, Sarah James Stoney, who was born March 9, 1870. The older daughter, Julia Amanda Stoney, was born June 3, 1866, and died January 8, 1876. Her second child, Margaret Springs Stoney, died in infancy.
Married to Major Gibson.
On September 14, 1886, at Washington, D. C., Mrs. Gibson was married to Maj. Henry M. Gibson, of Columbia, S. C. He was a man of prominent family from Fairfield county, S. C. In the eyar 1892 they moved to Texas, where Major Gibson held a responsible position as manager of oil wells being one of the largest stockholders. Mrs. Gibson, shortly after the death of Major Springs, 1893, returned to her native home, Charlotte.
The deceased became a member of St. Peter's Episcopal church in early childhood. She was one of the most active and consecrated members of the church, being among the leaders in all affairs of women in connection with the church. Mrs. Gibson was as a ministering angel, always looking about her for some good to do for others. She was a woman of highest intellect.
The deceased is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Laura Springs Davidson of Charlotte and Mrs. Jerry Fickleen of Washington, and nine nieces and nephews, Mrs. E. F. Parham, Mrs. John Sewell, Mrs. Edward Handger and Miss Julia Fickleen, of Washington; Mrs. W. W. Phifer, of Charlotte, Frank Lyon, Leroy Springs Lyon and Baxter M. Davidson, of Washington, and Leroy Springs Davidson, of Camden, S. C. She is also survived by a grand-nephew, Joe B. Kenney, son of Mrs. W. W. Phifer.
Charlotte Observer, 11.16.1917
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Prominent Woman Passes Away After Fifteen Months' Illness.
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Funeral Service Will Be Conducted at St. Peter's Episcopal Church Today.
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Mrs. Julia Amanda Springs Gibson, widow of the late Maj. Henry M. Gibson, of Columbia, S. C., and one of Charlotte's most prominent and beloved women, passed away at St. Peter's hopital Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Mrs. Gibson was stricken with paralysis 15 months ago yesterday at her home on Carnegie court. She was removed to St. Peter's hospital, where she remained until her death.
The body was removed yesterday afternoon to the home of Mrs. W. W. Phifer, niece of the deceased, on Tenth avenue. the funeral service will be conducted at St. Peter's Episcopal church this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. Robert A. Tufft, rector of the church, will officiate. Interment will be in Elmwood cemetery.
Active pall-bearers will be Julian Little, Samuel R. Moore, John M. Scott, George Stephens, Alva C. Springs, Dr. Wylie Moore, Rawlinson Myers and Hamilton C. Jones. Honorary pall-bearers will be Dr. W. A. Graham, Judge F. I. Osborne, C. W. tillett, Waltr S. Pharr, E. L. B. Davidson and J. Arthur Henderson. The actgive pall-bearers are requested to assemble at the home of Mrs. Phifer this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Gibson was born in Charlotte at the old Springs home place, now occupied by Ligget's-Jordan drug store, June 1, 1842. She was, therefore, 75 years of age. The old building on the northeast corner of Independence square was for many years the homestead of the Springs family. She was the third daughter of Leroy Springs and Mary Amanda Moore Springs.
Immediately after the death of her mother in June, 1849, she was sent, with her sister, Margaret, to the female academy at Salem, where she remained for nearly four years. Returning to her home here she became a pupil of Miss Sarah Davidson for one year. Latre she was sent to Yorkville, S. C., entering the female college there, and remaining two years, after which she returned to Charlotte and, with her friend, Miss Lydia B. Harris, entered as the first pupil of the Charlotte Female institute, remaining until the following spring, 1861.
Married to Dr. Stoney
She returned to Yorkville, S. C., and made her home with her uncles until her marriage, August 4, 1863, to Rev. James Stoney, rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd. Rev. Dr. Stoney was a widower, with children.
After the war between the states, Dr. Stoney went, with his family, to his plantation, near Bluffton, S. C., and took charge of the Episcopal church at Bluffton. Besides his plantation out from Bluffton, Dr. Stoney had a residence in the town. This was, however, burned by Sherman's army, and the family occupied the elegant old plantation home.
On account of malaria it was found necessary to move and in 1868, when considering several calls, Dr. Stoney was approached by the bishop and advised to give his aid and influence with the negroes who were in an unsettled condition, being much elated over their freedom and subjected to evil influences by the northern "carpet baggers," as they were called. This new line of work was accepted by Dr. Stoney and by his taftfulness and kindness great good was done toward restoring peace and order among the negroes. Dr. Stoney after faithful services and ministry died in Savannah, Ga., February 10, 1870, of typhoid fever.
His wife, with three step-children, returned to Yorkville, S. C., to live with her mother's relatives. Later she returned to Charlotte. In 1875 she lost her youngest daughter, Sarah James Stoney, who was born March 9, 1870. The older daughter, Julia Amanda Stoney, was born June 3, 1866, and died January 8, 1876. Her second child, Margaret Springs Stoney, died in infancy.
Married to Major Gibson.
On September 14, 1886, at Washington, D. C., Mrs. Gibson was married to Maj. Henry M. Gibson, of Columbia, S. C. He was a man of prominent family from Fairfield county, S. C. In the eyar 1892 they moved to Texas, where Major Gibson held a responsible position as manager of oil wells being one of the largest stockholders. Mrs. Gibson, shortly after the death of Major Springs, 1893, returned to her native home, Charlotte.
The deceased became a member of St. Peter's Episcopal church in early childhood. She was one of the most active and consecrated members of the church, being among the leaders in all affairs of women in connection with the church. Mrs. Gibson was as a ministering angel, always looking about her for some good to do for others. She was a woman of highest intellect.
The deceased is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Laura Springs Davidson of Charlotte and Mrs. Jerry Fickleen of Washington, and nine nieces and nephews, Mrs. E. F. Parham, Mrs. John Sewell, Mrs. Edward Handger and Miss Julia Fickleen, of Washington; Mrs. W. W. Phifer, of Charlotte, Frank Lyon, Leroy Springs Lyon and Baxter M. Davidson, of Washington, and Leroy Springs Davidson, of Camden, S. C. She is also survived by a grand-nephew, Joe B. Kenney, son of Mrs. W. W. Phifer.
Charlotte Observer, 11.16.1917
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