Died age 67 years 8 months and 1 day.
Bio provided by WB Craig:
Rev. Gibson was born in western Wilkes Co., Ga. soon after his parents Sylvanus Gibson Sr. ( ca 1748 - 1805) and Priscilla (Denson) Gibson came to Ga. from Anson Co., Ga.. They were of kin to noted hero of the Revolution Gen. Elijah Clarke (d. 1799) of N. Carolina and Wilkes County.
Rev. Gibson moved to northern Alabama in the 1830's and had a plantation near Speake in Lawrence County. His original burial monument at his Speake family plot was moved to Morgan County by his son Jonathan or by grandchildren.
WB Craig (a descendant of Rev. Gibson's Hogan 1st-cousins)
A biographical sketch published sby descendant Marjorie B. (Craig) Churchill (1904-1991):
"....The Rev. Sylvanus Gibson, Sr. was what was called in those days a 'circuit rider'. He rode through the wilderness over mountains, valley and streams organizing churches in Georgia and Alabama. In many of the small settlements there were not enough people to support and build a church. These settlements would find him riding in, periodically, to hold their meetings for them.... When starting away from home on a long trip with his saddlebags across his horse he would rein at the gate, wave his hand lovingly to his wife and would say, "Goodbye Polly dear, you stay home and work your hands (slaves), but as for me I go to preach the everlasting gospel ....."
"..... In 1960, when the Brittain family, nine of us, drove up to Lawrence Co. to look for the Gibson's old private burial ground, we found it "high and dry" in the midst of a cultivated field, covered with brambles and saplings. The old home place was still standing though in a very dilapidated condition. It was, like the Orrs', a typical home of the early settlers, a two‑story squared log house with big stone chimneys at each end. It has a wing added on
the back, looking if anything, older than the house itself. The long lane of ancient cedars that grandmother remembered so well had been cut leaving only the giant stumps to tell the story. The grave stones, however, were in excellent condition due, no doubt, to the fact that they had been sheltered by vines and brush. We had them removed to "Old Hopewell Baptist Church," third oldest in the State, founded 1824. Sylvanus had preached there for many years ......"
Submitted by WB Craig.
Bio provided by WB Craig:
Rev. Gibson was born in western Wilkes Co., Ga. soon after his parents Sylvanus Gibson Sr. ( ca 1748 - 1805) and Priscilla (Denson) Gibson came to Ga. from Anson Co., Ga.. They were of kin to noted hero of the Revolution Gen. Elijah Clarke (d. 1799) of N. Carolina and Wilkes County.
Rev. Gibson moved to northern Alabama in the 1830's and had a plantation near Speake in Lawrence County. His original burial monument at his Speake family plot was moved to Morgan County by his son Jonathan or by grandchildren.
WB Craig (a descendant of Rev. Gibson's Hogan 1st-cousins)
A biographical sketch published sby descendant Marjorie B. (Craig) Churchill (1904-1991):
"....The Rev. Sylvanus Gibson, Sr. was what was called in those days a 'circuit rider'. He rode through the wilderness over mountains, valley and streams organizing churches in Georgia and Alabama. In many of the small settlements there were not enough people to support and build a church. These settlements would find him riding in, periodically, to hold their meetings for them.... When starting away from home on a long trip with his saddlebags across his horse he would rein at the gate, wave his hand lovingly to his wife and would say, "Goodbye Polly dear, you stay home and work your hands (slaves), but as for me I go to preach the everlasting gospel ....."
"..... In 1960, when the Brittain family, nine of us, drove up to Lawrence Co. to look for the Gibson's old private burial ground, we found it "high and dry" in the midst of a cultivated field, covered with brambles and saplings. The old home place was still standing though in a very dilapidated condition. It was, like the Orrs', a typical home of the early settlers, a two‑story squared log house with big stone chimneys at each end. It has a wing added on
the back, looking if anything, older than the house itself. The long lane of ancient cedars that grandmother remembered so well had been cut leaving only the giant stumps to tell the story. The grave stones, however, were in excellent condition due, no doubt, to the fact that they had been sheltered by vines and brush. We had them removed to "Old Hopewell Baptist Church," third oldest in the State, founded 1824. Sylvanus had preached there for many years ......"
Submitted by WB Craig.
Died age 67 years 8 months and 1 day.
Bio provided by WB Craig:
Rev. Gibson was born in western Wilkes Co., Ga. soon after his parents Sylvanus Gibson Sr. ( ca 1748 - 1805) and Priscilla (Denson) Gibson came to Ga. from Anson Co., Ga.. They were of kin to noted hero of the Revolution Gen. Elijah Clarke (d. 1799) of N. Carolina and Wilkes County.
Rev. Gibson moved to northern Alabama in the 1830's and had a plantation near Speake in Lawrence County. His original burial monument at his Speake family plot was moved to Morgan County by his son Jonathan or by grandchildren.
WB Craig (a descendant of Rev. Gibson's Hogan 1st-cousins)
A biographical sketch published sby descendant Marjorie B. (Craig) Churchill (1904-1991):
"....The Rev. Sylvanus Gibson, Sr. was what was called in those days a 'circuit rider'. He rode through the wilderness over mountains, valley and streams organizing churches in Georgia and Alabama. In many of the small settlements there were not enough people to support and build a church. These settlements would find him riding in, periodically, to hold their meetings for them.... When starting away from home on a long trip with his saddlebags across his horse he would rein at the gate, wave his hand lovingly to his wife and would say, "Goodbye Polly dear, you stay home and work your hands (slaves), but as for me I go to preach the everlasting gospel ....."
"..... In 1960, when the Brittain family, nine of us, drove up to Lawrence Co. to look for the Gibson's old private burial ground, we found it "high and dry" in the midst of a cultivated field, covered with brambles and saplings. The old home place was still standing though in a very dilapidated condition. It was, like the Orrs', a typical home of the early settlers, a two‑story squared log house with big stone chimneys at each end. It has a wing added on
the back, looking if anything, older than the house itself. The long lane of ancient cedars that grandmother remembered so well had been cut leaving only the giant stumps to tell the story. The grave stones, however, were in excellent condition due, no doubt, to the fact that they had been sheltered by vines and brush. We had them removed to "Old Hopewell Baptist Church," third oldest in the State, founded 1824. Sylvanus had preached there for many years ......"
Submitted by WB Craig.
Bio provided by WB Craig:
Rev. Gibson was born in western Wilkes Co., Ga. soon after his parents Sylvanus Gibson Sr. ( ca 1748 - 1805) and Priscilla (Denson) Gibson came to Ga. from Anson Co., Ga.. They were of kin to noted hero of the Revolution Gen. Elijah Clarke (d. 1799) of N. Carolina and Wilkes County.
Rev. Gibson moved to northern Alabama in the 1830's and had a plantation near Speake in Lawrence County. His original burial monument at his Speake family plot was moved to Morgan County by his son Jonathan or by grandchildren.
WB Craig (a descendant of Rev. Gibson's Hogan 1st-cousins)
A biographical sketch published sby descendant Marjorie B. (Craig) Churchill (1904-1991):
"....The Rev. Sylvanus Gibson, Sr. was what was called in those days a 'circuit rider'. He rode through the wilderness over mountains, valley and streams organizing churches in Georgia and Alabama. In many of the small settlements there were not enough people to support and build a church. These settlements would find him riding in, periodically, to hold their meetings for them.... When starting away from home on a long trip with his saddlebags across his horse he would rein at the gate, wave his hand lovingly to his wife and would say, "Goodbye Polly dear, you stay home and work your hands (slaves), but as for me I go to preach the everlasting gospel ....."
"..... In 1960, when the Brittain family, nine of us, drove up to Lawrence Co. to look for the Gibson's old private burial ground, we found it "high and dry" in the midst of a cultivated field, covered with brambles and saplings. The old home place was still standing though in a very dilapidated condition. It was, like the Orrs', a typical home of the early settlers, a two‑story squared log house with big stone chimneys at each end. It has a wing added on
the back, looking if anything, older than the house itself. The long lane of ancient cedars that grandmother remembered so well had been cut leaving only the giant stumps to tell the story. The grave stones, however, were in excellent condition due, no doubt, to the fact that they had been sheltered by vines and brush. We had them removed to "Old Hopewell Baptist Church," third oldest in the State, founded 1824. Sylvanus had preached there for many years ......"
Submitted by WB Craig.
Inscription
Born in Wilks Cty, Georgia. He was a faithful minister of Christ for 32 years. He is gone to receive his reward.
Gravesite Details
Tombstone was moved from burial place on the Gibson homeplace in Lawrence County, AL. Only the marker was moved, the body still remains in the original burial place.
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