Pulaski Floyd Gibbs of Panola Co. Cemeteries of TX Gloria B. Mayfield

Pulaski Floyd Gibbs

Submitted by Louise Busby Gibbs

Family Ties, Panola Co. Cemeteries of TX Gloria B. Mayfield, Mgr

1. ANTHONY GIBBES and UNKNOWN NAME

Anthony Gibbs bn ca 1500 Netherbury, Dorsetshire, England; died Dorsetshire, England

2.1. WILLIAM GIBBS md/1 widow LADY PAULET; md/2 MARY NEWCOURT; md/3 MARY UNKNOWN

William Gibbs born ca 1536 Netherbury, Dorsetshire, England; died ca 1616 County Dorset, England; md/1 (widow) Lady Paulet ca 1556; md/2 Mary Newcourt ca 1571 England

3.1. GREGORY GIBBS md/1 MARY UNKNOWN; md/2 JOAN HADDER

Gregory Gibbs born ca 1575 Dorsetshire, England; md/1 Mary Unknown; md/2 Joan Hadder who was born ca 1580 Dorsetshire, England. Joan Hadder died after 1623 England

4.1. JOHN GIBBS, LT. and MISS GRIGORY

John Gibbs, Lt. born ca 1602 Dorsetshire, England; died January 10, 1657/58 inCharles City, Charles City, VA; married Miss Grigory ca 1620.

5.1. GREGORY GIBBS AND MARY UNKNOWN

Gregroy Gibbs born October 10, 1635, Jordan’s Journey, Charles Cittie, VA; died 1696 Christchurch, Middlesex, VA; married Mary Unknown ca 1678; Mary Unknown born ca 1658

6.1. JOHN GIBBS AND MARY (MULLENS?) MARRON

John Gibbs born ca 1680 Christ Church, Middlesex, VA; baptized October 10, 1680, Christ Church, Middlesex Co., VA; died January 31, 1725, Middlesex Co., VA; married Mary Mullens Marron ca 1696 in Middlesex Co., Va. Mary Mullens Marron died September 13, 1728, Middlesex Co., Va.

7.9. JOHN GIBBS AND SUZANNE PHILLIPPE

John Gibbs born April 5, 1716, in Middlesex Co., VA; died ca 1770 SC; married Suzanne Phillippe (Neville?) (Suzanne was born ca 1720 in Orange Co., VA. Suzanne died before 1787 in Spartanburg District, SC)

8.3. PHILIP GIBBS AND PHOEBE WILCHER

9.2. ELHANAN WINCHESTER GIBBS, SR. AND FRANCES “FANNY” “POLLY” WILLIAMS

Elhanan Winchester Gibbs born ca 1790 Crawford Co., GA; died September 19, 1827, near San Felipe, Austin Co., TX, near the mouth of the Brazos River; married Frances “Fanny” “Polly” Williams June 10, 1810, Randolph Co., GA (now Jasper Co., GA)

10.3. PULASKI FLOYD GIBBS AND MARTHA BREWSTER

Pulaski Floyd Gibbs born1815 Crawford Co., GA; died interstate May 19, 1881, Panola Co., TX; md/1 Martha Brewster November 26, 1836, Lowndes Co., AL (Martha b. 1821 AL – d. Oct. 3, 1903 or Nov. 30, 1903); md/2 Martha C. Tucker October 16, 1865, Panola Co., TX; md/3 Sarah Ann “Sallie” Timmerman after Pulaski’s divorce was finalized

PULASKI FLOYD GIBBS

Generation No. 10

10.3. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs, son of Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr. and Frances “Fanny” “Polly” Williams, was born ca 1815 in Crawford Co., GA. Pulaski Floyd died intestate on May 19, 1881, in Panola Co., TX. His obituary from The Panola Watchman, Vol. 8, No. 49, dated May 25, 1881, Carthage, Panola Co., TX, reads: “P. Floyd Gibbs, an old and prominent citizen of this county, died rather suddenly on Thursday last the 19^th inst., of bilious colic. A few years ago, he was a man of considerable means, a great portion of which he spent in the court house, prosecuting and defending suits, but he has been cited to appear his last time now, and like the many men of note who have gone before him to the spirit land, he will be forgotten, as it were, ere the green grass grows over his grave. He was 66 years old.”

Pulaski Floyd Gibbs is also found as P. Floyd Gibbs; Floyd Gibbs; and P. F. Gibbs.

[“Know Your Heritage” by Leila Belle LaGrone, Printed by McDowell Printing, Carthage, TX, 1997]

The Gibbs Family had reached the Red River at Shreve’s Crossing (Shreveport) in 1832. Due to the unrest among Texas Indians and the trouble with Mexico, they decided to stay at Shreve’s Landing until it was safer to enter their new land of promise. They built a log cabin near what is now the intersection of Travis and Market Streets in Shreveport. Lucinda Clementine Gibbs, Pulaski Floyd’s sister, celebrated her 13^th birthday in the log house on Red River on February 4, 1840. She had wild game in abundance and invited every person in the new village of Shreveport to have birthday dinner with her. There were fewer than 30 people in the village to accept the gracious invitation. Later, during the year of 1840, the Gibbses moved into Texas and settled south of Linus, early name for Deadwood.

[“Know Your Heritage” by Leila Belle LaGrone, Printed by McDowell Printing, Carthage, TX, 1997]

Legend says that the property line for the LaGrones and Gibbses runs between the graves of Andrew Jackson “Jack” LaGrone and his wife, Lucinda Clementine Gibbs.

[Memorials and Petitions, TX State Library, Archives Section, 100-403 – Bill to be Introduced for the Benefit of the Heirs of Elhanan Gibbs – State of Texas, County of Panola] Pulaski Floyd Gibbs, who on oath, states that his father, Elhanan Gibbs, emigrated to the province of Coahuila and TX about the month of January AD 1827 and settled near the Brazos River where he raised a corn crop, about eight miles from the mouth of said River, on the east side, in the latter part of the summer or the first of the fall of said year, he moved about twenty miles up said River to David Milburns at which place he died, in the fall of said year, his expressed intention was to leave me and a Negro woman in the province and start back to AL in a few days after the remainder of his family, but he had taken sick and died. I do not think he ever proved up a headright certificate in the province. /s/ P. F. Gibbs August 24, 1855.

[TX, Memorials and Petitions, TX State Library, Archives Section, 100-402: Affidavit of Noah Smithwick in the Matter of the Claim for Land by the Heirs of Elhanan Gibbs, GoBox33G] The State of TX, County of Burnet, Personally appeared before me the undersigned Clerk in and for the County aforesaid, State of TX - Noah Smithwick a citizen of the aforesaid State and County and to me well known who upon oath says that he became acquainted with Elhanan Gibbs in TX some time in the summer of 1827, that he and Gibbs made selection of land on the Guadalupe in Dewitt’s Colony, that Gibbs stated to him that he brought a part of his family to TX, Viz, his son (Pulaski Floyd Gibbs) and a Negro girl and had left them at or near the mouth of the Brassas River in Austin’s Colony and that he intended going back for the remainder of his family. That he Smithwick afterwards learned that Gibbs dyed soon after his return from his exploring trip, at or near the mouth of the Brassos River leaving his son and Negro girl in charge of one David Milburn, that he Smithwick afterwards boarded at Milburns and frequently saw the girl which he was told by Milburn belonged to the Estate of said Gibbs, and furthermore that he considered Gibbs a citizen of this State at that time. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court at office in Hamilton on this the 10^th day of June AD 1956.

[TX, Memorials and Petitions, TX State Library, Archives Section, 100-403: 55 No. P.L.C., The Petition of the Heirs of Elhanan Gibbs for Land 6-10-1856, PLC No. 1, 4, GoBox33G] To the Hon. House of Representatives: The heirs of Elhanan Gibbs, decd – with respect represents that in 1827, their father Elhanan Gibbs came to TX and settled his family within the province &, with intention of ___ding up his business, returned to the State of AL after which trip he died – Wherefore ______ they pray that his heirs have such granture of lands as he ought to have had. And they represent he never obtained any land from the government. Heirs of Elhanan Gibbs

Pulaski Floyd Gibbs was a farmer and a merchant. He acquired quite a bit of his holdings through foreclosing on notes. He had a mercantile store in or near Jasper, TX (Per Ruth Gibbs Bankston).

Pulaski Floyd Gibbs is found in the 1840 Sumter, AL Census under the name of Floyd. He was listed as a male 20 years and under 30 years living with a female 20 years and under 30 years (Martha Brewster) and two children under 5 years (Elhanan H. (bn. 1838) and Archibald Pulaski (b. 1840).

Pulaski and Martha were in AL as late as 1844. Pulaski and family lived where Shreveport is now until the trouble (TX Revolution) in TX was over. In the mid-1840’s, they came to TX and settled on the Sabine River in Panola Co., TX.

Pulaski F. Gibbs was issued a 4^th class conditional land grant certificate for 640 acres on August 6, 1842, in Harrison Co., TX. Pulaski F. Gibbs was issued a 4^th class unconditional land grant certificate for 640 acres in August 1845.

In the 1850 TX Census, Pulaski Floyd Gibbs was living in or on Longstreet near Deadwood, Panola Co., TX. He lived on the Panola Co., TX, and LA line with the kitchen in TX and the living quarters in LA.

In 1850 P. F. Gibbs was a County Commissioner in Panola Co., TX.

Pulaski F. Gibbs purchased land in DeSoto/Red River Parish, LA, in 1850, 1852, 1853, 1859, and 1860.

General Land Office of the U.S., Natchitoches Office, DeSoto Parish, LA: Pulasca F. Gibbs purchased 80 and 25/100 acres of land on October 1, 1852, Certificate No. 6168.

General Land Office of the U.S., Natchitoches Office, DeSoto Parish, LA: Pulasky F. Gibbs purchased 39 and 60/100 acres of land on September 1, 1853, Certificate No. 9,100

General Land Office of the U.S., Natchitoches Office, DeSoto Parish, LA: Pulaska F. Gibbs purchased 42 and 42/100 acres of land on April 1, 1859, Certificate No. 11470.

General Land Office of the U.S., Natchitoches Office, DeSoto Parish, LA: Pulaski F. Gibbs purchased 79 and 31/100 acres of land on April 2, 1860, Certificate No. 12975.

General Land Office of the U.S., Natchitoches Office, Natchitoches Office, Panola Co., TX: Pulaski F. Gibbs purchased 42 and 03/100 acres of land, Certificate No. 13,800.

General Land Office of the U.S., Natchitoches Office, Natchitoches Office, Panola Co., TX: Pulaski F. Gibbs purchased 40 and 05/100 acres of land dated April 2, 1860, Certificate No. 13,800.

MILITARY:

Confederate Soldiers of Shelby, Co., TX, Compiled by Bennie E. Nix, 1965, Printed by The Offset Press, Center, TX, located at Panola Junior College, Carthage, Panola Co., TX: Gibbs, P. F. bn. ca 1815, SERVICE: 2^nd Lieutenant in Capt. J. P. Renfro’s Cavalry Company. Enlisted March 18, 1864 at Buena Vista, age 49.

MILITARY:

State Archives Program, TX State Library, P. O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711-2927:

Name and Rank: Gibbs, P. F., 2^nd Lieutenant.

Commissioned Officer (Company): Renfroe, J. P., Captain.

Organization: Cavalry Company, TX State Troops, Transferred to Confederate States of America.

Enlisted: March 18, 1864, at Buena Vista, Shelby co., TX, for six months.

Discharged:

Description: Age 49; Height 5 ft. 5 in.; Eyes and Complexion dark.

Occupation: Farmer

Remarks: Rank and File 91; Enlisting and Mustering Officer Captain Renfroe; Appraisers Jesse Pope and J. P. McCarty; Value of Horse $500, Horse Equipment $75, Arms $150; Company Station at Buena Vista, Shelby Co., TX, March 18, 1864; Company reorganized pursuant to Act of Legislature to provide for public defense of State and GO numbers 13, 14, and 16 of General J. B. Magruder; 1 muster roll dated March 18, 1864. Reenrolled.

COMMENTS: Listed in Nix’s Confederate Soldiers.

Besides Pulaski Floyd Gibbs serving in the Civil War, his sons Archibald Pulaski, James Washington “Wash, and at least one other son (Elhanan H. “Hainey”?) served in the Civil War, also.

Pulaski Floyd Gibbs md/1 Martha Brewster on November 26, 1836, in Lowndes Co., AL, by Y. W. Graves, J. P. [Marriage Records of Lowndes Co., AL 1830, Page 216, OS Page 181, Lowndes Court House, A Chronicle of Hayneville, an AL Black Belt Village, 1820-1900, R976.1465 R965L, Bookshelf 22, Dallas Public Library: On November 26, 1836, P. F. Gibbs and Martha Brewster were married by Y. W. Graves, J. P.]

Martha Brewster was born ca 1821 in AL, the daughter of Hiram Brewster?? (born ca 1794 in GA and who died September 30, 1880, in Bienville Parish, LA) and Elizabeth Temperance “Tempy” Kemp?? (born 1793-1795 GA or NC? and who died ca 1857 in Downsville, Union Parish, LA.) Martha Brewster died probably on October 3, 1903 (November 30, 1903?), in Van Zandt Co., TX. Martha Brewster is buried in Holly Springs Cemetery, Van Zandt Co., TX. Was there a will? Her son, Archibald Pulaski (Andrew Polk?), settled her estate. In the 1870 Census for Panola Co., TX, Martha Brewster? is living with her daughters Trina, and Nancy in DeBerry, Panola Co., TX. In the1880 Census for Panola Co., TX, Martha Brewster?? is living alone next door to her son Andrew P. Gibbs and his wife, Jerusha, and their daughter, Nevada.

Pulaski Floyd Gibbs and Martha Brewster were slave owners.

Pulaski Floyd Gibbs and Martha Brewster had the following children: Elhanan H. “Hainey” Gibbs; Archibald Pulaski “Archie” Gibbs; James Washington “Wash” Gibbs; Temperance Gibbs; Christopher Calhoun Gibbs; Robert Gibbs?; Andrew Polk Gibbs; Irene A. P. Gibbs; Nancy “Annie” Gibbs; Samuel Gibbs??; John Raines Gibbs??; George Gibbs??; “Shotgun” Gibbs??

Pulaski Floyd Gibbs md/2 Martha C. Tucker on October 16, 1865, in Panola Co., TX. [Panola Co., TX, Marriage Records 1846 – 1889, Compiled by Frances Ingmire, Indexed by Helen Smothers Swenson, Dallas Public Library.] Martha C. Tucker was born ca 1826 in TN. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs and Martha C. Tucker had the following children: a daughter, Susan.

Pulaski Floyd Gibbs and Martha C. Tucker lived together until December 18, 1878, when Martha C. Tucker filed for divorce in Carthage, Panola Co., TX, District court Case # 2392 styled Martha C. Gibbs vs. P. F. Gibbs. The divorce was a hard, bitter cross action and became final in September 1880. If the divorce papers are to be believed, Pulaski Floyd Gibbs was very verbally and physically abusive. After the divorce was finalized, Pulaski Floyd Gibbs married Sallie Timmerman.

[Application for Pardon, The State of TX vs. P. Floyd Gibbs 4/14 Term, 1881; No. 3226 Executive Office, State of TX, Austin, April 14, 1881, In the District Court of Panola County – Convicted March 1^st, AD 1880 of Adultery with Sallie Timaman and fined $100. & costs of suit. The fine in this case is hereby remitted with the exception of $40. and the costs of the Suit, for the following reasons because he was married under a mistaken idea of the law, and because he was lawfully married to the Said Sallie Timaman as soon as he wad divorced by a Suit pending at the time said adultery was committed /s/ O. M. Roberts, Governor]

Pulaski Floyd Gibbs md/3 Sarah Ann “Sallie” Timmerman on September 15, 1880, Panola Co., TX, after Pulaski’s divorce was finalized. According to the Caddo Parish LA Marriage Index, Book 13, Page 47, they were married on July 16, 1880. The Caddo LA marriage took place before Pulaski was divorced from Martha Tucker.

Sarah Timmerman was 27 and Pulaski Floyd Gibbs was 65 years old. Sarah Timmerman and her father were living next door to Pulaski Floyd Gibbs (who was living alone) in the 1880 Panola Co., TX, census. He had already separated from Martha Tucker.

Sarah Ann Timmerman was born ca 1853 in Perry, Alabama, daughter of James M. Timmerman (born ca 1819 in AL) and Lucretia Housley (Holsey?). James Timmerman married Lucretia Holsey in Perry Co., AL. James Timmerman and Lucretia Holsey had the following children: Mary Malissa (Millicy) born September 13, 1844, in Perry Co., AL; Margaret Luvicia born ca 1848/1851; Sarah Ann born ca 1853; Josephine Victoria born March 1, 1856; Martha born ca 1858; Uphrenia born unknown.

After Pulaski Floyd’s death, Sarah Ann Timmerman was to have ….”Homestead consisting of 200 acres of land and articles of personal property exempt from force sell….Homestead to be laid off on the west side of Mill Creek out of the W. H. White & Stout Surveys, said last named surveys adjoin this place of homestead”. Did Sarah Timmerman marry W. F. Hart on June 17, 1886, in Panola Co. TX?

Pulaski Floyd Gibbs and Sarah Timmerman had an unknown child born after Pulaski Floyd’s death in 1881.

CHILDREN OF PULASKI FLOYD GIBBS

Is Pulaski Floyd Gibbs’ daughter, Nancy, “Annie” Gibbs Pypes?

Is Pulaski Floyd Gibbs’ daughter, Temperance, “Mittie” Gibbs Thompson?

Is Pulaski Floyd Gibbs’ daughter, Irene, “Mittie” Gibbs Thompson?

11.1. Elhanan H. “Hainey” Gibbs, son of Pulaski Floyd Gibbs and Martha C. Brewster, was born ca 1838 in Lamar Co., AL. Elhanan H. Gibbs died intestate on August 9, 1870, in Panola Co., TX. Elhanan’s brother, Christopher Calhoun Gibbs, administered his estate which at his death was valued at $1,100.

Elhanan H. Gibbs was a school teacher.

Elhanan H. Gibbs married Frances Ellen Joiner on December 17, 1866, in LA. (Caddo Parish, LA, Courthouse). They had a child who died two days after Elhanan H. Gibbs died and a daughter, Martha, born after his death.

Frances Ellen Joiner Gibbs md/2 Hiram C. LaGrone after Hainey’s death in 1870.

[NOTE: OURS?? Is this Elhanan H. Gibbs??] Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, TX:

Name: El Haney Gibbs, Private

Comm. Off: Jack Wharton, Capt.

Organ: Texas Wide Awakes, TST.

Enlist: May 15-61 at Prairieville, Kaufmann Cty.

Disch:

Descrip: R&F 100; 103; Enr. Off. R. H. English; Co. for 5^th sub-district of 5^th district composed of Kaufmann, Van Zandt, & Henderson Counties; Co. raised by order of Gov.; Co. anxious for active service; Destitute of Arms; Fairly well drilled; 2MR, 1 dtd. May-61 & 1 dtd. Jy.-61.

11.2. Archibald Pulaski “Archie” Gibbs, son of Pulaski Floyd Gibbs and Martha C. Brewster, was born on January 22, 1840, in Sumter Co., AL. Archibald Pulaski Gibbs died on January 15, 1915 (1916?), in Keatchie, DeSoto Parish, LA, from kidney trouble (Bright’s Disease) at the age of 74 years. Archibald Pulaski Gibbs is buried in Keatchie, DeSoto Parish, LA.

Archibald Pulaski Gibbs entered the service of the Confederate States during the Civil War under the name Arch P. Gibbs on May 2, 1862, in Carthage, Panola Co., TX.

Archibald Gibbs settled his mother’s (Martha Brewster) estate.

Archibald Pulaski Gibbs md/1 Susan S. Hart on February 18, 1866, in Caddo Parish, LA. Archibald and Susan had the following children: Emma; Archie F.; Henry A.; Annie; Salie; and Earnest E.

Archibald Pulaski Gibbs md/2 Martha Elouise “Mattie” Waits on January 22, 1889, near Keithville, Caddo Parish, LA. They had the following children: O. L. Gibbs, daughter.

11.3. James Washington “Wash” Gibbs was born ca 1842/1844. James died September 8, 1902, in Panola Co., TX. James Washington Gibbs is buried with his wife, Rachel Lucretia Rippy, in the Thompson Cemetery located at Old Walnut Hill Campground on the east side of the Sabine River. The cemetery is used only by a few old families.

James Washington Gibbs enlisted in the Confederacy in the Civil War in a company organized in the state of LA in the latter part of 1861 and served until the spring of 1865. He was with the R. L. Gibson Brigade, Co. C, 19^th LA Volunteers. [Widow’s application for a Pension No. 29726: Applicant - Mrs. R. L. Gibbs, Panola Co., TX, Post Office R.F.D. 1, Long Street, LA, Filed on October 4, 1914, Approved December 1, 1914. After Mrs. R. L. Gibbs death, J. E. Gibbs was entrusted to paying all accounts and indebtedness.]

James Washington “Wash” Gibbs married Rachel Lucretia Rippy on January 21, 1869, in Panola Co., TX. Rachel Lucretia was born ca 1850 in Smith Co. MS. She died on November 10, 1929, near the town of Longstreet, LA, but in the Co. of Panola, TX, in the home of S. P. Yarbrough, her son-in-law from a dislocated and fractured right femur which happened on November 5, 1929. She died on November 10, 1929, from an embolism – probably coronary.

James Washington “Wash” Gibbs and Rachel Lucretia Rippy had the following children: James E; Callie; Erena; Luvinia.

11.4. Temperance A. F. Gibbs, daughter of Pulaski Floyd Gibbs and Martha C. Brewster, was born ca 1846 in TX. Temperance A. F. Gibbs married H. C. Hart on December 17, 1866, in Caddo Parish, LA.

11.5. Christopher Calhoun “Chris” Gibbs, son of Pulaski Floyd Gibbs, Sr. and Martha Brewster, was born on November 22, 1848, in Panola Co., TX. Chris Gibbs died on May 24, 1927, in Van Zandt Co., TX. Chris Gibbs is buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Van Zandt Co., TX (Northeast Section, Row 14, Grave No. 19). His marker reads: Asleep in Jesus.

Christopher Calhoun Gibbs married Mary Jane Gray on October 25 (10?) 1879, Van Zandt Co., TX, in the Gray family home near Holly Springs. They had a long wedding supper table loaded with many foods.

Mary Jane Gray was born on August 4, 1857, and she died on September 11, 1936. Mary Jane is buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Van Zandt Co., TX (Northeast Section, Row 14, Grave No. 18). Mary Jane’s parents were Ephraim Gray (born on June 15, 1823, Lauderdale Co., AL, and died January 18, 1879, in Van Zandt Co., TX) and Isabella Gracy “Ibby” from SC (born on May 20, 1820 and died 1906 in Van Zandt Co., TX).

C. C.’s and Mary Jane’s home was about 2 miles east of the Roddy Community. Chris Gibbs and Mary Jane Gray had the following children: Andrew Archibald Gibbs; Ephraim Wilford Gibbs; Martha Isabella Gibbs; Franklin Fisk “Frank” Gibbs; John Cullen Gibbs; and Robert E. Gibbs.

12.2. Ephraim Wilford Gibbs, son of Christopher Calhoun Gibbs and Mary Jane Gray.Ephraim Wilford Gibbs married Rosa Barnes. Rosa Barnes was born on October 28, 1894, and she died on February 28, 1985, TX. Rosa is buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Van Zandt Co., TX, Northeast Section, Row 14, Grave No 17.

11.6. Robert Gibbs, ????, son of Pulaski Floyd Gibbs and Martha Brewster, was born ca 1851 in TX. Robert was found living with Pulaski Floyd Gibbs and Martha E. Tucker in the 1870 Panola Co., TX. Census.

11.7. Andrew Polk Gibbs, son of Pulaski Floyd Gibbs and Martha Brewster, was born ca 1851 in TX. Andrew P. Gibbs married Jerusha Hester. Jerusha was born on November 8, 1854, in Union Parish, Downsville, LA. Jerusha died on April 26, 1919 at the age of 64 years (Parish 31, Volume 10 (or 40?), Certificate No. 4649 (or 4849?). Jerusha is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Lincoln Parish, LA. Jerusha was the daughter of John Wesley Hester (born September 14, 1848, in Jackson Parish, City of Douglas, LA) and Emily Pipes (born on May 7, 1827, in Ouachita Parish, LA, daughter of William H. Pipes and Louisa Dutton). Andrew P. Gibbs and Jerusha Hester had the following children: Nevada Gibbs; Minnie Gibbs; Cleaveland Gibbs; Conway Gibbs; and Andrew Batson Gibbs

11.8. Irene A. P. [“Mattie”?] Gibbs, daughter of Pulaski Floyd Gibbs and Martha Brewster, was born ca 1853 in TX. Irene A. P. Gibbs married James Lafayette Thompson ca 1873 in Panola Co., TX. Irene Gibbs and James Thompson moved to Ellis Co., TX.

11.9. Nancy Elizabeth “Annie” Gibbs, daughter of Pulaski Floyd Gibbs and Martha Brewster, was born in March 1857 in TX. Annie died ca 1922 at the age of 65 years and 29 days. Nancy Elizabeth “Annie” Gibbs eloped with William Columbus Pipes to Joplin, MO, where they were married in March 1880 at the Grand Hotel, and then they decided to change their name to Mr. And Mrs. Pypes. Nancy Elizabeth “Annie” Gibbs and William Columbus Pypes had the following children: Defoe Pypes; Columbus DeWitt Pypes; Delos Edison Pypes, Sr.; and Ann Pypes; and at least two sons who died in infancy and are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Kansas City, KS.

11.10. Samuel Gibbs, son of Pulaski Floyd Gibbs and Martha Brewster, was born ca 1857 in TX.

11.11. John Raines Gibbs, Son of Pulaski Floyd Gibbs and Unknown Name.

11.12. George Gibbs, son of Pulaski Floyd Gibbs and Unknown Name. George was a newspaperman.

11.13. “Shotgun” Gibbs, son of Pulaski Floyd Gibbs and Unknown Wife.

11.14. Susan Gibbs, daughter of Pulaski Floyd Gibbs and Martha C. Tucker, was born ca 1868.

11.15. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs, son of Pulaski Floyd Gibbs and Martha C. Tucker, was born on February 3, 1871, in TX?. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs, Jr. would often make mention of having 24 half-brothers and sisters. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs, Jr. had a son, Minor Gibbs. Minor Gibbs return addresses on envelopes have been 409 West Hayden, Carthage, TX 75633 and 406 Live Oak Street, Carthage, TX.

11.16. Unknown Child, child of Pulaski Floyd Gibbs and Sarah Ann “Sallie” Timmerman, born ca 1881 after the death of Pulaski Floyd Gibbs who died on May 19, 1881.

BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF PULASKI FLOYD GIBBS

Vashti Margaret Gibbs, daughter of Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr. and Frances “Fanny” “Polly” Williams, was born ca 1812 in GA. Vashti Margaret Gibbs died ca 1884 TX.

Irene/Irena Gibbs, daughter of Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr. and Frances “Fanny” “Polly” Williams, was born ca 1812 in GA. Irene Gibbs died after the 1850 TX census?

Isaac Lloyd Gibbs (one person says Isaac Lawson), son of Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr. and Frances “Fanny” “Polly” Williams, was born ca 1817 in Crawford Co., GA. Isaac Lloyd Gibbs died ca 1864? in the Civil War.

Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Jr., son of Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr. and Frances “Fanny” “Polly” Williams, was born ca 1818 in AL. Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Jr. died May 25, 1875, in TX.

G. P. Gibbs, son of Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr. and Frances “Fanny” “Polly” Williams, was born ca 1818 in AL.

Jonathan P. Gibbs, son of Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr. and Frances “Fanny” “Polly” Williams, was born ca 1821 in AL. Jonathan P. Gibbs died ca 1852?

Fatima (Flama) Gibbs, daughter of Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr. and Frances “Fanny” “Polly” Williams, was born ca 1822 in AL. Fatima Gibbs died before 1860?

William Robert Kenyon Gibbs, son of Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr. and Frances “Fanny” “Polly” Williams, was born on October 12, 1823, or October 15, 1824, in AL. Robert Gibbs died August 12, 1861, in Van Zandt Co., TX.

Lucinda Clementine Gibbs, daughter of Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr. and Frances “Fanny” “Polly” Williams, was born on February 4, 1827, in Lamar Co., AL. Lucinda Clementine Gibbs died on May 20, 1892, TX.

SOURCES

1840 Citizens of TX, Vol. 3, Land Grants, Austin, TX, 1988:

Pulaski F. Gibbs , 4, 640, Harrison, August 6, 1842, Harrison August 1845.

1840 Sumter Co., AL Federal Census, 124 NO TWP L

Gibbs, Floyd (20 & under 30) bn. ca 1815 Crawford Co., GA.

Gibbs, Martha (Brewster) (20 & under 30) bn. ca 1821

Gibbs, Archibald Polk (under 5 yrs.) bn. ca 1838 Sumter Co., AL.

Gibbs, Elhanan H. (under 5 yrs.) bn. January 22, 1840 Lamar Co., AL.

1846 Panola Co., TX, NPN, Tax List

TX Tax List Index, 1840-1849, TXS4a1005868

P. F. Gibbs

1850 Panola Co., TX, Federal Census

Microfilm # 432-913, Household No. 330, Dwelling No. 330, Enumerated on October 15, 1850

Gibbs, Floyd 36 white male, bn. GA, Farmer, Valued worth $1,000

Gibbs, Martha 29 white female bn. AL

Gibbs, Elhanan H. 12 yr. old white male bn. AL

Gibbs, Arch P. 10 yr. old white male, bn. AL

Gibbs, James Washington “Wash” 6 yr. old white male bn. TX

Gibbs, Temperence 3 yr. old white female bn. TX

Gibbs, Christopher 1 yr. old white male bn. TX

1860 Panola Co., TX, Federal Census, Mcmillans Post Office.

Household No. 287, Dwelling No. 287

Gibbs, P. Floyd 45 yr. old white male bn. GA, Farmer, Valued Real Estate $11,000, Personal Value $15,000

Gibbs, Martha (Brewster) 39 yr. old white female bn. AL

Gibbs, Archy 20 yr. old white male bn. AL

Gibbs, James 16 yr. old white male bn. TX

Gibbs, Temperance 14 yr. old white female

Gibbs, Christopher C. 12 yr. old white male

Gibbs, Andrew 9 yr. old white male

Gibbs, Irene 7 yr. old white female

Gibbs, Nancy “Annie?” 5 yr. old white female

Gibbs, Saml 3 yr. old white male

1860 Panola Co., TX Slave Schedule, Page 246, TX1637948

Pulaski F. Gibbs

1860 Panola Co., TX, Federal Census

Household No. 220, Dwelling No. 220

LaGrone, And. J. (Andrew Jackson “Jack”) 39 yr. old white male bn. AL, Farmer, Real Estate $4,000, Personal Value $2,000

LaGrone, Lucinda (Gibbs), 32 yr. old white female bn. AL

LaGrone, Hiram, 13 yr. old white male bn. TX

LaGrone, Walter, 9 yr. old white male bn. TX

LaGrone, Araminta, 6 yr. old white female bn. TX

LaGrone, Lucinda, 5 yr. old white female bn. TX

LaGrone, Grayson, 2 yr. old white female bn. TX

LaGrone, David, 2/12 mo. old white male bn. TX

Gibbs, E. H., 22 yr. old white male bn. AL, School Teacher

1870 Panola Co., TX Federal Census, Pulaski Beat 4

Household No. 1733, Dwelling No. 1733

Gibbs, P. F., 55 yr. old white male bn. GA, Farmer, Real Estate $5,000, Personal Value $5,000

Gibbs, Martha (Martha E. Tucker) 34 yr. old white female bn. TN

Gibbs, Susan, 2 yr. old white female bn. TX

Gibbs, Robert, 19 yr. old white male bn. MS

1870 Panola Co., TX Federal Census

Household No. 1742, Dwelling No. 1742

Gibbs, A. Polk (Andrew Polk) 20 yr. old white male bn. TX (should be 30 yr. old white male bn. AL), Farmer, Real Estate Value $2,500, Personal Value $150

Gibbs, C. C. (Christopher Calhoun) 22 yr. old white male bn. TX, Real Estate Value $2,000

1870 Panola Co., TX Federal Census

Household No. 1744, Dwelling No. 1744

Gibbs, Martha (Martha Brewster), 49 yr. old white female bn. AL, Keeping House, Real Estate Value $3,000, Personal Value $500

Gibbs, Trina, 17 yr. old white female bn. TX

Gibbs, Nancy, 16 yr. old white female bn. TX

[Are these Martha Brewster Gibbs' slaves? Notice household and dwelling nos.]

1870 Panola Co., TX Federal Census

Household No. 1745, Dwelling No. 1745

Gibbs, Lewis, 12 yr. old black male, born in TX, works on farm

Gibbs, Adaline, 8 yr. old black female, born in TX, domestic servant

[Who is Ellen Gibbs? Is she Elhanan H. “Hainey” Gibbs widowed wife?]

1870 Panola Co., TX Federal Census

Household No. 1746, Dwelling No. 1745

Gibbs, Ellen, 27 yr. old white female born in AL, Keeping House, Real Estate Value $2,000, Personal Value $750

Gallen, Ned, 19 yr. old black male, born in GA, works on farm

[Who is Ellen Gibbs' and are these her slaves? Notice househoud and dwelling nos.]

1870 Panola Co., TX Federal Census

Household No. 1747, Dwelling No. 1747

Gibbs, Henry, 19 yr. old black male, born in TX, works on farm
Gibbs, Dennis, 13 yr. old black male, born in TX, works on farm
Gibbs, Harriet, 12 yr. old black female, born in TX

1880 Panola Co., TX Federal Census, House No. 15, Family No. 19, Enumeration District 65, CENSUS YEAR: 1880 STATE: TX COUNTY: Panola INHABITANTS-IN: Justice Precinct No. 6 MICROFILM#: T9-1322 ENUM/DISTR: 65 ENUMERATOR: W. A. Smith

Gibbs, P. F. 65 yr. old white male bn. GA, farmer, Father bn. NC, Mother bn. GA

1880 Panola Co., TX Federal Census, House No. 14, Family No. 18, Enumeration District 65, CENSUS YEAR: 1880 STATE: TX COUNTY: Panola INHABITANTS-IN: Justice Precinct No. 6 MICROFILM#: T9-1322 ENUM/DISTR: 65 ENUMERATOR: W. A. Smith

Timmerman, J. 61 yr. old white male bn. AL

Timmerman, Sarah, daughter, 27 yr. old single white female bn. AL

1880 Panola Co., TX Federal Census, House No. 19, Family No. 24, Justice Precinct No. 6 MICROFILM#: T9-1322 ENUM/DISTR: 65 ENUMERATOR: W. A. Smith Page 1

Gibbs, A. P. (Andrew Polk) 29 yr. old white male bn. TX, farmer, Father bn. GA, Mother bn. AL

Gibbs, Jerusha, wife, 26 yr. old white female bn. LA, Father bn. AL, Mother bn. LA

Gibbs, Nevada 1 yr. old white female bn. TX, Father bn. TX, Mother bn. LA

1880 Panola Co., TX Federal Census, House No. 20, Family No. 25, Justice Precinct No. 6 MICROFILM#: T9-1322 ENUM/DISTR: 65 ENUMERATOR: W. A. Smith Page 1

Gibbs, Martha (Martha Brewster) 58 yr. old white female bn. AL, keeps house (flux), Father bn. AL, Mother bn. AL.

Ella Higginbotham Gibbs, wife of John Cullen Gibbs (son of Christopher Calhoun Gibbs).

Gibbs, Louise Busby, 9044 Maple Glen, Dallas, TX 75231. Louise’s husband, Mike D., is a gr-gr-gr-grandson of 10.3. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs.

Photographs

9.2. Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr. (son of ??8.3. Philip Gibbs)

TX, Memorials and Petitions, TX State Library, Archives Section, 100-403: August 24, 1855, Bill to be Introduced for the benefit of the Heirs of Elhanan Gibbs. P. F. Gibbs, who on oath states that his father, Elhanan Gibbs, emigrated to the province of Coahuila and TX about the month of January AD 1827 and settled near the Brazos River……..

9.2. Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr. (son of ??8.3. Philip Gibbs)

Van Zandt Co., TX, Histories and Biographies, 1848-1991, Vol. II, , The Van Zandt County History Book Committee, Published by the Van Zandt County Genealogical Society, Wills Point, TX, Page 229, submitted by Ruh H. Johnson: ELKHANAN W. GIBBS – “Elkhanan W. Gibbs was born in Georgia ca 1790. His wife’s name is unknown. They were the parents of six known children. The family was recruited by Henry Thorne, who had received permission from the Mexican government to bring a colony of familieis to the Texas Territory……………..”

General Land Office of the U.S., Natchitoches Office, DeSoto Parish, LA: Pulasca F. Gibbs purchased 80 and 25/100 acres of land on October 1, 1852, Certificate No. 6168.

10.3. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs (son 9.2. Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr.)

The Panola Watchman, Vol. 8, No. 49, dated May 25, 1881, Carthage, Panola Co., TX. Obituary for P. Floyd Gibbs - obtained copies from Panola Junior College, Carthage, TX, Film 33682. The obituary reads: “P. Floyd Gibbs, an old and prominent citizen of this county, died rather suddenly on Thursday last the 19^th inst., of bilious colic. A few years ago, he was a man of considerable means, a great portion of which he spent in the court house, prosecuting and defending suits, but he has been cited to appear his last time now, and like the many men of note who have gone before him to the spirit land, he will be forgotten, as it were, ere the green grass grows over his grave. He was 66 years old.”

10.3. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs (son 9.2. Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr.)

Panola College

Carthage, Panola Co., TX

The Panola Watchman

Book 8, No. 49

May 25, 1881

Film 33682, Panola College

P. Floyd Gibbs Obituary (died May 19, 1881)

10.3. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs (son 9.2. Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr.)

Panola Co., TX

Carthage Courthouse

Page 316

File No. 886-887

Floyd Gibbs, dec’d

10.3. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs (son 9.2. Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr.)

AL, Lowndes Marriage Records of Lowndes Co., AL 1830, Page 216, Lowndes Court House, A Chronicle of Hayneville, an AL Black Belt Village, 1820-1900, R976.1465 R965L, Bookshelf 22, Dallas Public Library: On November 26, 1836, P. F. Gibbs and (1^st wife) Martha Brewster were married by Y. W. Graves, J. P.

10.3. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs (son 9.2. Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr.)

TX, Van Zandt Co., Holly Springs Cemetery: Martha Brewster Gibbs (ca 1821 - October 3, 1903 or November 30, 1903?). Marker reads: Martha Brewster wife of Pulaski Floyd Gibbs 1821-1903 and at the bottom of the marker it reads: And dau Mittie Gibbs Thompson. [Holly Springs Cemetery is on VZ-4403, about 1.7 miles north from where FM-1653 intersects FM-858 at Martins Mill. From Canton, go east on TX-64, right on FM-1653 and left on VZ-4403. The cemetery is south of the Holly Springs United Methodist Church.] [Martha Brewster, 1^st wife of Pulaski Floyd Gibbs]

10.3. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs (son 9.2. Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr.)

TX, Panola Co. Marriage Records 1846-1890, Published by Mesquite Historical and Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 165, Mesquite, TX: P. F. Gibbs married (2^nd wife) Martha E. Tucker on October 16, 1865, in Panola Co., TX.

10.3. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs (son 9.2 Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr.

LA, Caddo Parish, Marriage Index, Book 13, Page 47: P. F. Gibbs to S. A. Timmerman married on July 16, 1880.

10.3. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs (son 9.2. Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr.)

Panola Co., TX

Carthage Courthouse

Marriage Records Book B, page 207

Marriage Certificate

October 16, 1865

P. F. Gibbs & Martha C. Tucker

10.3. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs (son 9.2. Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr.)

TX, Executive Clemency, TX State Library, Archives Section, File 3226: Panola Co., TX, Application for Pardon, The State of Texas vs. P. Floyd Gibbs 4/14 Term, 1881, No. 3226: P. Floyd Gibbs convicted March 1, AD 1880 of Adultery with Sallie Timaman and fined $100 & costs of suit.

10.3. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs (son 9.2. Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr.)

Panola Co., TX

Carthage Courthouse

District Court

File No. 2392

Martha C. Tucker (DIVORCE)

vs.

P. F. Gibbs

10.3. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs (son 9.2. Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr.)

Panola Co., TX

Carthage Courthouse

Marriage Records Book D, page 319

Marriage Certificate

September 15, 1880

P. Floyd Gibbs & Sarah Timmerman

10.3. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs (son 9.2. Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr.)

TX, Panola Co. Marriage Records 1846-1890, Published by Mesquite Historical and Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 165, Mesquite, TX: Mrs. Sarah Gibbs married W. F. Hart on June 17, 1886, in Panola Co., TX. (widow of Pulaski Floyd Gibbs?)

10.3. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs (son 9.2. Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr.)

“Confederate Soldiers of Shelby, Co., TX.”, Compiled by Bennie E. Nix, 1965, Published by J. B. Sanders, 409 Nacogdoches St., Center, TX 75935, Printed by The Offset Press, Center, TX: Copies obtained from Panola Junior College, Carthage, TX, R-Gen, 976.4179, C748: P. F. Gibbs, ban. Ca 1815, 2^nd Lt., Capt. J. P. Renfro’s Cav Co. Enlisted at Buena Vista on March 18, 1864, age 49. Also, R. L. Gibbs (is he ours?) 1834 – September 5, 1898 Gibbs Cem Center. Pvt Co C. 2^nd Brig. Enlisted at Concord, TX, for 3 mos.

10.3. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs (son 9.2. Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr.)

MILITARY:

State Archives Program, TX State Library, P. O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711-2927:

Name and Rank: Gibbs, P. F., 2^nd Lieutenant.

Commissioned Officer (Company): Renfroe, J. P., Captain.

Organization: Cavalry Company, TX State Troops, Transferred to Confederate States of America.

Enlisted: March 18, 1864, at Buena Vista, Shelby co., TX, for six months.

Discharged:

Description: Age 49; Height 5 ft. 5 in.; Eyes and Complexion dark.

Occupation: Farmer

COMMENTS: Listed in Nix’s Confederate Soldiers.

10.3. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs (son 9.2. Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr.)

“Know Your Heritage” by Lela Belle LaGrone, Printed by McDowell Printing, Carthage, TX, 1997, Obtained copies from Panola Junior College, Carthage, TX, R-Office, 976.4187, L179K: Gibbs: Page 22; Gibbs Family Pages 22, 127; Gibbs, Lucinda Pages 95, 127; Gibbs, Lucinda Clementine Page22; Gibbs, P. F. Page 60; Gibbs, P. H. Page 33; Gibbs, T. L. Page 106; Gibbs, Winchester Page 26; Gibbses page 23

10.3. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs (son 9.2. Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr.)

The History of Mabank, Texas Area Communities and Cedar Creek Lake by The Mabank Sesquicentennial History Book Committee, Copyright Curtis Media Corporation and Mabank History Book Committee 1987: GIBBS FAMILY, Page 247, Article No. F153 submitted by Hilah Gibbs: “Pulaski Floyd Gibbs was born in GA, but was reared in AL. In 1840, he married Miss Martha Brewster……………….” In same book:

Andrew J. Gibbs and Alene McAfee, Page 248, Article F154 submitted by Alene McAfee Gibbs.

In same book: J. Cullen Gibbs and Ella Higginbotham, Page 248, Article No. F155 submitted by Andrea Gibbs Harrill (Now - md/2 Pickens).

In same book:

Philip J. Gibbs (Mike's brother) and Mary Ann Hyde, Page 248, Article No. 156 submitted by Connie and Maureen Hyde.

10.3. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs (son 9.2. Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr.)

TX, Panola Co. Deed Book “A” 1845-1857, Compiled by Oma Dee Phillips, Lamesa, TX, located at Panola Junior College, Carthage, Panola Co., TX: P. F. Gibbs was a County Commissioner in Panola Co., TX. J. P. Gibbs (Pulaski’s brother) was a constable in Panola Co., TX.

10.3. Pulaski Floyd Gibbs (son 9.2. Elhanan Winchester Gibbs, Sr.)

Pulaski F. Gibbs, General Land Office of the U.S., Natchitoches Office, DeSoto Parish, LA, Land Grant Certificate No. 7494 dated August 10, 1850, for 39 and 63/100 acres of land.