Civil War Veteran: Co. D, 79th Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Wife: Rebecca Crubaugh
Children: John Wesley, Rebecca, Thomas, Mary, Ann, George and Newton
Jasper N. Gibson was born in 1824 in Ohio, near Cincinnati, received a common-school education and learned his father's trade, and also followed farming to some extent. When a young man he came to Marion county, but he returned to Ohio and married Rebecca Crubaugh, who was born about 1817 in Preble county, Ohio, daughter of John and Mary Crubaugh, of Pennsylvania German stock. After his marriage, Mr. Gibson worked at chairmaking and rented land near Cumberland, Ind. At the time of the Civil war his eldest son, John W., was the only one of the sons old enough for service, and both father and son became members ot Company D, 79th Ind. V. I., Jasper N. Gibson enlisting Aug. 8, 1862, for three years or during the war. However, he only served eighteen months, becoming ill from exposure, and he was honorably discharged at Madison in 1863. He served in Kentucky and Tennessee and took part in the battle of Perryville. He was sick in hospital for about a year, at Nashville, Tenn., and Madison, Ind., having contracted rheumatism on account of exposure, and in fact he was so much disabled that he never was able to do much heavy work after his army experiences. In his younger years he was a most industrious man, and he always bore the reputation of being a good citizen and an honorable man in all the relations of life. He died at the age of seventy-two years, in Johnson county, Ind. Mr. Gibson was originally an old-line Whig in political sentiment, but he became a Republican in course of time, and supported Abraham Lincoln for the Presidency. He was a member of the Baptist Church, his wife of the Methodist Church. Their children were : John W., Rebecca, Thomas, Mary, Ann, George and Newton. (Source: Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of Indianapolis and Vicinity. [pp. 386-388])
Smith's Valley - The funeral of Uncle Jasper Gibson took place last Monday. Interment at Greenwood. Mr. Gibson was formerly a resident of this township, but moved to one of the northern counties, but recently returned to his daughter's east of here, where he died. He was a lifelong member of the Baptist church and an exemplary citizen. (Source: The Franklin [Indiana] Democrat, 16 Jul 1897, page 5.)
Wife: Rebecca Crubaugh
Children: John Wesley, Rebecca, Thomas, Mary, Ann, George and Newton
Jasper N. Gibson was born in 1824 in Ohio, near Cincinnati, received a common-school education and learned his father's trade, and also followed farming to some extent. When a young man he came to Marion county, but he returned to Ohio and married Rebecca Crubaugh, who was born about 1817 in Preble county, Ohio, daughter of John and Mary Crubaugh, of Pennsylvania German stock. After his marriage, Mr. Gibson worked at chairmaking and rented land near Cumberland, Ind. At the time of the Civil war his eldest son, John W., was the only one of the sons old enough for service, and both father and son became members ot Company D, 79th Ind. V. I., Jasper N. Gibson enlisting Aug. 8, 1862, for three years or during the war. However, he only served eighteen months, becoming ill from exposure, and he was honorably discharged at Madison in 1863. He served in Kentucky and Tennessee and took part in the battle of Perryville. He was sick in hospital for about a year, at Nashville, Tenn., and Madison, Ind., having contracted rheumatism on account of exposure, and in fact he was so much disabled that he never was able to do much heavy work after his army experiences. In his younger years he was a most industrious man, and he always bore the reputation of being a good citizen and an honorable man in all the relations of life. He died at the age of seventy-two years, in Johnson county, Ind. Mr. Gibson was originally an old-line Whig in political sentiment, but he became a Republican in course of time, and supported Abraham Lincoln for the Presidency. He was a member of the Baptist Church, his wife of the Methodist Church. Their children were : John W., Rebecca, Thomas, Mary, Ann, George and Newton. (Source: Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of Indianapolis and Vicinity. [pp. 386-388])
Smith's Valley - The funeral of Uncle Jasper Gibson took place last Monday. Interment at Greenwood. Mr. Gibson was formerly a resident of this township, but moved to one of the northern counties, but recently returned to his daughter's east of here, where he died. He was a lifelong member of the Baptist church and an exemplary citizen. (Source: The Franklin [Indiana] Democrat, 16 Jul 1897, page 5.)
Civil War Veteran: Co. D, 79th Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Wife: Rebecca Crubaugh
Children: John Wesley, Rebecca, Thomas, Mary, Ann, George and Newton
Jasper N. Gibson was born in 1824 in Ohio, near Cincinnati, received a common-school education and learned his father's trade, and also followed farming to some extent. When a young man he came to Marion county, but he returned to Ohio and married Rebecca Crubaugh, who was born about 1817 in Preble county, Ohio, daughter of John and Mary Crubaugh, of Pennsylvania German stock. After his marriage, Mr. Gibson worked at chairmaking and rented land near Cumberland, Ind. At the time of the Civil war his eldest son, John W., was the only one of the sons old enough for service, and both father and son became members ot Company D, 79th Ind. V. I., Jasper N. Gibson enlisting Aug. 8, 1862, for three years or during the war. However, he only served eighteen months, becoming ill from exposure, and he was honorably discharged at Madison in 1863. He served in Kentucky and Tennessee and took part in the battle of Perryville. He was sick in hospital for about a year, at Nashville, Tenn., and Madison, Ind., having contracted rheumatism on account of exposure, and in fact he was so much disabled that he never was able to do much heavy work after his army experiences. In his younger years he was a most industrious man, and he always bore the reputation of being a good citizen and an honorable man in all the relations of life. He died at the age of seventy-two years, in Johnson county, Ind. Mr. Gibson was originally an old-line Whig in political sentiment, but he became a Republican in course of time, and supported Abraham Lincoln for the Presidency. He was a member of the Baptist Church, his wife of the Methodist Church. Their children were : John W., Rebecca, Thomas, Mary, Ann, George and Newton. (Source: Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of Indianapolis and Vicinity. [pp. 386-388])
Smith's Valley - The funeral of Uncle Jasper Gibson took place last Monday. Interment at Greenwood. Mr. Gibson was formerly a resident of this township, but moved to one of the northern counties, but recently returned to his daughter's east of here, where he died. He was a lifelong member of the Baptist church and an exemplary citizen. (Source: The Franklin [Indiana] Democrat, 16 Jul 1897, page 5.)
Wife: Rebecca Crubaugh
Children: John Wesley, Rebecca, Thomas, Mary, Ann, George and Newton
Jasper N. Gibson was born in 1824 in Ohio, near Cincinnati, received a common-school education and learned his father's trade, and also followed farming to some extent. When a young man he came to Marion county, but he returned to Ohio and married Rebecca Crubaugh, who was born about 1817 in Preble county, Ohio, daughter of John and Mary Crubaugh, of Pennsylvania German stock. After his marriage, Mr. Gibson worked at chairmaking and rented land near Cumberland, Ind. At the time of the Civil war his eldest son, John W., was the only one of the sons old enough for service, and both father and son became members ot Company D, 79th Ind. V. I., Jasper N. Gibson enlisting Aug. 8, 1862, for three years or during the war. However, he only served eighteen months, becoming ill from exposure, and he was honorably discharged at Madison in 1863. He served in Kentucky and Tennessee and took part in the battle of Perryville. He was sick in hospital for about a year, at Nashville, Tenn., and Madison, Ind., having contracted rheumatism on account of exposure, and in fact he was so much disabled that he never was able to do much heavy work after his army experiences. In his younger years he was a most industrious man, and he always bore the reputation of being a good citizen and an honorable man in all the relations of life. He died at the age of seventy-two years, in Johnson county, Ind. Mr. Gibson was originally an old-line Whig in political sentiment, but he became a Republican in course of time, and supported Abraham Lincoln for the Presidency. He was a member of the Baptist Church, his wife of the Methodist Church. Their children were : John W., Rebecca, Thomas, Mary, Ann, George and Newton. (Source: Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of Indianapolis and Vicinity. [pp. 386-388])
Smith's Valley - The funeral of Uncle Jasper Gibson took place last Monday. Interment at Greenwood. Mr. Gibson was formerly a resident of this township, but moved to one of the northern counties, but recently returned to his daughter's east of here, where he died. He was a lifelong member of the Baptist church and an exemplary citizen. (Source: The Franklin [Indiana] Democrat, 16 Jul 1897, page 5.)
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