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  The Gibson Family
John Gibson, frontier soldier, secretary of the Indiana Territory, was born at Lancaster, Pa., the son of George and Elizabeth (de Vinez) Gibson and the brother of George Gibson.
Gibson had already and thus early in his life set his mind fully and with characteristic determination upon becoming a successful man of business, and he clearly saw the road that must inevitably be traveled to that goal.
Gibson attacked the task before him of placing the affairs of the Ontario Bank upon a foundation that would commend it to the business community and secure the confidence of depositors, with the utmost vigor and all of his accustomed industry.
www.iment.com /maida/familytree/gibson/gibson.htm   (1746 words)

  
 History Of Gibson County Indiana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Gibson County was once a wilderness situated in the Northwest Territory which, in 1784, was ceded to the United States of America by Virginia.
John Severns is recognized as the first white settler in Gibson County, arriving in 1789.
Gibson was appointed territorial secretary of Indiana in 1800 and held that office until 1816.
www.princeton-indiana.com /pages/history/history_of_gibson_county.htm   (500 words)

  
 John Bannister Gibson, Class of 1798
John Gibson was born on November 8, 1780 at what is now Gibson’s Mill, in the Shearman’s Valley of Perry County, Pennsylvania.
His father, Colonel George Gibson, was one of the 637 killed at the defeat of Major General Arthur St. Clair on the Wabash in Indiana at the hands of the Miami Indians on November 4, 1791.
John Gibson entered Dickinson Grammar School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1795, and joined the College proper with the Class of 1798.
chronicles.dickinson.edu /encyclo/g/ed_gibsonJB.html   (456 words)

  
 Indiana Governor John Gibson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
JOHN GIBSON was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
At the outbreak of Pontiac's rebellion Gibson was captured and rescued from death when an old squaw whose son was slain in battle adopted him.
For several years Gibson remained with the Indians in southwest Virginia, learning their language and customs, and he allegedly married a sister of Logan, the Mingo warrior.
www.statelib.lib.in.us /www/ihb/govportraits/gibson.html   (296 words)

  
 John Gibson
In 1778, Gibson was elected a member of the convention that made the first Constitution of the State of Pennsylvania.
As Gibson had a very thorough knowledge of the affairs of the Indians, he was able to fill the office in admirable manner.
Gibson continued to live for a while at Vincennes, later he moved to Pennsylvania and died not far form the City of Pittsburgh, on April 12, 1822, at the age of 82 years.
www.countyhistory.com /doc.gov/002.htm   (585 words)

  
 History of Indiana, Governors & Leaders John Gibson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Secretary of Indiana Territory form 1800 and acting Governor from September, 1812 to May 1813, was a soldier who did good service both during and before the Revolutionary War, on the western frontier.
He was a brother-in-law of Logan, the Mingo Chief, and the interpreter who received and transmitted to Lord Dunmore, in 1774, the famous speech of Logan's, which is a classic in literature.
Gibson's governorship fell at the most trying period - the period of 1812, when the Indian dangers to our frontier were at their height, and his prompt and vigorous measures stamped him as a man of ability.
www.countyhistory.com /history/078.htm   (110 words)

  
 John Gibson (Indiana) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Gibson was the Territorial Secretary of the Indiana Territory.
Gibson was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Gibson is sometimes known as Indiana's second territorial governor, but he was really only acting governor during the absences of Governor William Henry Harrison.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Gibson_(Indiana)   (344 words)

  
 Department History
Gibson County lies principally north of the 30th parallel of latitude and is situated in the southwest corner of the state of Indiana.
Gibson County, like all other counties, has had need of a jail in order to safely house law violators who have seen fit to be disobedient and have been held for trial or punished by serving time.
Gibson County's fifth jail was built in 1988 by Deig Brothers Lumber and Construction Company of Evansville, Indiana, at the corner of Emerson and Main streets for nearly $3 million.
www.gibsoncountysheriff.com /history/history.htm   (735 words)

  
 Gibson County, Indiana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gibson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana.
The County was named for John Gibson, an officer in the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.
Gibson was Secretary of the Indiana Territory, serving as acting Governor on two occasions.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gibson_County,_Indiana   (625 words)

  
 gibson0
Now, one year later, Gibson is beginning a process that could have him in uniform and eligible to play for the Norse by mid-December of this upcoming season.
Gibson is returning to NKU for this upcoming fall semester and if he does well in his classes will be eligible to play after Dec. 19 - the final day of examinations.
Gibson said that the year off from school and basketball has helped him immensely and that he is looking forward to the beginning of the semester in August.
www.kypost.com /sports/gibson071398.html   (660 words)

  
 John Gibson
His soldiers were distinguished for good conduct and bravery, and were known in the army as "Gibson's Lambs." In order to obtain a supply of gunpowder, he descended the Mississippi River with twenty-five picked men, and after a hazardous journey succeeded in accomplishing his mission.
--His brother, John Bannister, jurist, born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 8 November, 1780; died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 3 May, 1853, was graduated at Dickinson College in 1800, studied law, was admitted to the bar of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in 1803, and practiced in the counties of Carlisle and Beaver, and in Hagerstown, Maryland.
Chief-Justice Gibson was eminent as a Shakespearian authority, and relieved the tedium of his professional studies by readings from his favorite dramas.
www.famousamericans.net /johngibson   (742 words)

  
 Indiana Governor John Gibson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Conrad Baker had written to John B. Dillon, historian, in 1869 about the possibility of obtaining portraits of certain men, among them Gibson, and Dillon replied that he doubted the existence of a contemporary likeness of the territorial secretary.
It was covered in relining the canvas in 1941.) on the reverse of the canvas indicated that the portrait was painted in Philadelphia in 1806.
Unfortunately, a shadow of doubt was cast upon the authenticity of the Gibson portrait in 1947 by an unrelated inquiry into the affairs of a dealer of questionable repute, a Mrs.
www.statelib.lib.in.us /www/ihb/govportraits/gibsonp.html   (584 words)

  
 Gibson, John - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
GIBSON, JOHN [Gibson, John] 1740-1822, American frontiersman, b.
He served (1800-1816) as secretary of the Indiana Territory and was of great aid to William Henry Harrison.
Interview: John Allen discusses controversy surrounding the new movie by Mel Gibson and the traditionalist view of Catholicism that he believes in
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-gibsonj1u1s1.html   (372 words)

  
 Indiana Biography Ref. Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
His father was Thomas W. Gibson, a native of Philadelphia, and son of John Gibson, who was born at Dublin, Ireland, and came to this country and settled in Philadelphia a few years after the Revolutionary war.
Gibson was a member of the Indiana State Legislature in 1881-83 and was prosecuting attorney of the district comprising Floyd and Clark counties in 1875-76.
Hodson was born in Howard County, Indiana, April 8, 1871, and is a son of Samuel and Hannah (Coyle) Hodson, and a grandson of a native Virginian who was a pioneer of Howard County, where he located prior to the war between the states and spent the remainder of his life in agricultural operations.
members.tripod.com /~debmurray/indiana/indbioref-109.htm   (4144 words)

  
 JOHN LINZA GIBSON PAPERS, 1926-ca. 1969
John Linza Gibson, Borden Indiana, 1962 and 1966 and Charles Hunter, Beech Grove IN, 1974
John Linza Gibson (1886-1969) was born in Wood Township, Clark County, Indiana, the son of James K. Gibson, a farmer, and Indiana Goss Gibson.
Folders 8-13 contain miscellaneous writings by Gibson including "The Silver Bullet" chapter XXV from "When Indiana Was Young" (see the microfilm, F 0137, for the first twenty four chapters); on "Morgan's Ruse" and five chapters on Morgan's Raid (1926).
indianahistory.org /library/manuscripts/collection_guides/m0113.html   (474 words)

  
 John GIBSON
John's property was divided between his two sons on their coming of age.
To John he transferred a part of his said land, and he dying without issue, left it to his widow Susanna, who conveyed that part to her husband's two brothers, Samuel and William.
Samuel Jamison, great-grandson of the first John Jamison, afterward purchased from Jacob Garber about 45 acres (part of the 142 acres), which is now in the hands of his daughters, and is all that is now in the name of the large possessions of their ancestor.
www.irishgenealogy.com /gibson.htm   (3174 words)

  
 John Spirko, Spirko Says Evidence Should Get Him Off Death Row   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Gibson faced a capital murder charge for the crime while serving 15 years of a 20-to-life sentence in Kentucky for an unrelated murder, but was paroled in July 2001, according to corrections spokeswoman Lisa Lamb.
She wrote in the majority opinion, "While it is true that Gibson was indicted for the murder, and the state viewed him as probably having been the chief perpetrator...
Hill maintains his client's story involving Gibson was as phony as the rest -- that he could have learned of the events from Hartman, from a third party, from rumors or from the newspaper.
www.johnspirko.com /news/7-4-04.html   (2030 words)

  
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(John A., Samuel A.) was born April 29, 1849 in Cherryhill Twp., Indiana Co., PA, and died June 1, 1910 in Indiana, PA. Samuel is buried in the Greenwood Cemetary.
(John A., Samuel A.) was born July 10, 1851 in Cherryhill Twp., Indiana Co., PA, and died December 12, 1928.
The childred of Cora Gibson and Iral Savage are:
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Estates/3034/JohnAllGib.html   (960 words)

  
 Ancestors of John Gibson
John died in his forties from a shooting accident while hunting.
John served in the Civil war along with his two brothers.
John married Sarah Adkins, daughter of Owen Adkins and Elizabeth COX, on Feb 25, 1855 in Cove Creek, Washington, Arkansas.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~amyneidig/60.htm   (217 words)

  
 Distinguished Leaders Series   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
John Gibson was appointed president and chief executive officer of Halliburton’s Energy Services Group in January 2003.
Gibson had previously been with Landmark Graphics Corporation, serving as president and chief executive officer since 2000 and earlier as chief operating officer.
Gibson serves on the board of directors of Parker Drilling Incorporated.
www.cba.uh.edu /dls/speakers/gibson.htm   (310 words)

  
 News Hounds: Indiana rep. Hostettler denigrates and demonizes Democrats
Indiana Republican John Hostettler defended his over-the-top attack on House Democrats on The Big Story 6/21/05.
Gibson introduced the segment saying there were fighting words in the House about "religious intolerance, or alleged religious intolerance" at the US Air Force Academy.
Gibson allows that as part of the record, but says that many politicians are reacting to the growing power of what they call the Christian Right, and they are more worried about Hostettler than he is about them.
www.newshounds.us /2005/06/22/indiana_rep_hostettler_denigrates_and_demonizes_democrats.php   (651 words)

  
 Gibson Lake - Indiana Birding Guide
Gibson Lake itself is a 3,000-acre cooling reservoir with a surrounding levee and a 2-mile-long breakwater down the center.
This 160-acre area of natural wetlands is open to the public and accessible via two trails that course through woodlands and grassy areas on their way to the wetlands.
Gibson Lake is a stopover site for shorebirds, gulls, and waterfowl, and a wintering site for gulls and waterfowl.
www.indianaaudubon.org /guide/sites/gibslake.htm   (1044 words)

  
 gibson & brown families
AF says this happened in Putnam County Indiana but Putnam County was formed in 1822 (Hendricks Co. was formed from part of it in 1824).
Archibald Gibson 1804 Archelaus Gibson 1805 Isaac Gibson 1804 and 1805
The Gibsons were close to the Stanleys in the 1850s and may have been why they were in Mo. in the 1840s.
home.pacbell.net /gardm/gibsonbrown.html   (2771 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Gibson
Gibson, George I. (born c.1823) — of Nevada.
Son of George Gibson and Elizabeth (de Viner) Gibson; uncle of John Bannister Gibson.
Gibson, Ruby — of Monroe, Monroe County, Mich. Democrat.
politicalgraveyard.com /bio/gibson.html   (1137 words)

  
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GIBSON: Well, the muscle is the ACLU, when push comes to shove with a lawyer, and it’s usually an ACLU lawyer behind it.
GIBSON: Well, the thing that blew my mind was the instance in the law school in Indiana, in Indiana Law.
GIBSON: Well, as you know, the Puritans, Christmas was also illegal for them, because it was a day away from work, and the Puritans were busy little workers.
www.cbn.com /cbnnews/news/051205f.asp   (1921 words)

  
 John Gibson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Gibson (Indiana) - Territorial Secretary of Indiana Territory
Sir John Morison Gibson - Attorney-General of Ontario (1899-1904), appointed Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in 1908.
John Gibson (composer) - An Irish composer [3]
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Gibson   (180 words)

  
 Media Matters - Hume vs. Gibson on the "exposing" of CIA officer
Hume vs. Gibson on the "exposing" of CIA officer
Gibson compared Kerry's naming of Armstrong at the April 12 hearing for Bolton, President Bush's nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, to syndicated columnist Robert Novak's exposure of CIA officer Valerie Plame.
This is typical of John Gibson and Fox News in general.
mediamatters.org /items/200504140008   (2223 words)

  
 John McT. Gibson Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
John McTurk Gibson born at Hillhead, Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland
Enumerated in the 1880 Nebraska census in Gibson Precinct, Jefferson county, Nebraska
Enumerated in the 1885 Nebraska census in Gibson Precinct, Jefferson county, Nebraska
www.wjh.us /gibson/timeline.stm   (324 words)

  
 Gibson County, Indiana History and Genealogy Research Guide and Links
Located in south western Indiana, with the Wabash River at it's western boundary, and the White River to the north.
John Gibson (1740-1822) - Acting Territorial Governor of Indiana, July 4, 1800-January 10, 1801 and June, 1812-May, 1813; Gibson County's namesake.
Gibson County Health Department (For Birth and Death Records from ca.
home.att.net /~Local_History/Gibson-Co-IN.htm   (672 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - Fighting Words? - John Gibson | Judge Napolitano | John Gibson | Big Story Weekend
This is a partial transcript of "The Big Story With John Gibson," June 21, 2005, that has been edited for clarity.
JOHN GIBSON, HOST: Fighting words thrown around in Congress during the debate on religious intolerance, or alleged religious intolerance at the U.S. Air Force Academy (search).
Indiana Representative John Hostettler (search) sparked outrage Monday from Democrats when he said part of the — quote — "long war on Christianity" (search) was now playing out on the House floor.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,160345,00.html   (746 words)

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