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Y-Line 20: Richard G. "RG" Gibbs - b. ca 1804 (possibly in Anson County, NC)

As Submitted By: Sarah (Gibbs) Johnson

This page was updated on 5/8/11

Born: ca. 1804 (possibly in Anson Co, NC according to unconfirmed family tradition); d. 1887 in Cleburne Co, AL; bur.
Ranburne Baptist Church, Ranburne, Cleburne Co, AL

Married SARAH "SALLY" ANN KITE/KIGHT (probably dau. of either SAMUEL KITE or DAVID KITE, of Pitt Co., NC). SARAH
was b. 1805 possibly in Pitt Co, NC; d. 1897 in Cleburne Co, AL; bur. Ranburne Baptist Church, Ranburne, Cleburne Co, AL

Residences: Pitt Co, NC (per 1830 census); moved with KITE/KIGHT family to Fayette Co, GA ca. 1833-37. The Gibbs family
moved from Fayette Co, GA to Randalph Co, AL where they were found on the 1860 US Census and from there, they moved
to Cleburne Co, AL, according to the 1870 US Census.

Parents
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown

Siblings/Kinfolk
Unknown. This line is genetically very close to other Gibbs lines with roots in the Carolinas; particularly the EZEKIEL GIBBS line
of Union Co, SC and Garrard Co, KY.

Notes

Generation No. 1
RICHARD¹ "RG" GIBBS married SARAH "SALLY" ANN KITE/KIGHT ca. 1830. She was probably the dau. of either SAMUEL KITE
or DAVID KITE. The KITEs were from Pitt Co, NC and later moved to Fayette Co, GA. SARAH(KITE) GIBBS named some of her
children after some of the KITEs whom are thought to have been her brothers. HOLLY KITE lived with RICHARD¹ and SARAH
(KITE) GIBBS in their Cleburne Co, AL home (ref. 1870 US Census) because HOLLY wanted to remain in AL when her parents
moved to Texas (if they actually moved or not is unconfirmed, however, CASWELL KITE and his wife, HARRIETT KITE - who
was the sister of HULDAH KITE - did move to Texas). HOLLY KITE was a dau. of MAJOR KITE and HULDAH KITE.
HULDAH was the dau. of DAVID KITE and HOLLY HOLLAND, so a cousin married a cousin.

HULDAH KITE, was married first to CHURCHWELL KITE, who died young, and was the brother of her second husband, MAJOR
KITE who married her on 19 October 1837. RICHARD¹ "RG" GIBBS and SARAH "SALLY"ANN (KITE/KIGHT) appear to have moved to
Fayette Co, GA along with the KITE/KIGHT family. RG and SALLY had 8 children.

Generation No. 2
Children of RICHARD¹ "RG" GIBBS and SARAH "SALLY" ANN (KITE/KIGHT) GIBBS are:
i. RANSOM² GIBBS (son); b. 1831, probably in Pitt Co, NC; d. 9 Dec 1862, Richmond, VA Gen Hosp 21. (See note 2.1)
ii. BENJAMIN² "BEN" GIBBS (son); b. 22 Mar 1833, Pitt Co, NC or Fayette Co, GA; d. 6 May 1918, Cleburne Co, AL
(See note 2.2)
iii. SAMUEL² GIBBS (son); b. 1837, Fayette Co, GA, Capt Matthews District; d. 1892. (See note 2.3)
iv. WILLIAM² CHURCHILL GIBBS (son); b. 17 Mar 1839, Fayette Co, GA, Capt Matthews District; d. 21 Nov 1899,
Wedowee, Randolph Co, AL (See note 2.4)
v. GEORGE² WASHINGTON GIBBS (son); b. 1843, Fayette Co, GA, Capt Matthews District; d. 3 Mar 1864 (See note 2.5)
vi. CASWELL² KITE GIBBS (son); b. 1845, Fayette Co, GA, Capt Matthews District; d. June 1864. (See note 2.6)
vii. MAJOR² EDMUND GIBBS (son); b. 22 Feb 1848, Fayette Co, GA, Capt Matthews District; d. 12 Apr 1926, Cleburne Co
AL (Ranburne Community); bur. Ranburne Baptist Church Cem, Ranburne, Cleburne Co, AL (See note 2.7)
viii. THOMAS² ELIJAH GIBBS (son); b. 22 Dec 1851, in Fayette Co, GA, Capt Matthews District; d. 12 Aug 1913
at age 61 per death certificate, in Cleburne Co, AL; bur. Ranburne Baptist Church Cem, Ranburne, Cleburne Co, AL
(See note 2.8)
NOTES on Generation No. 2: Except for THOMAS² ELIJAH, all of RICHARD¹ and SARAH "SALLY" ANN (KITE/KIGHT) GIBBS'
sons were soldiers of the Confederacy in the Civil War. Three gave their lives for the Southern cause – RANSOM² GIBBS,
GEORGE² WASHINGTON GIBBS, and CASWELL² KITE GIBBS. The following notes are what is know about them at present.
2.1 RANSOM² GIBBS (1831 - 1862) served with Co K, 13th AL Inf Div, CSA. He enlisted at Brockville (now Graham), AL 12 Jul 1861.
He was an Ord Sgt. He died 9 Dec 1862 at General Hospital 21, Richmond, VA. Cause of death was smallpox. His burial place
is unknown, but is probably in one of the unmarked graves at Richmond Battlefield Park. His widow, ELIZA ANN (COSPER)
GIBBS moved to Texas with their children and numerous COSPER relatives, including her parents, after the Civil War on the
COSPER Wagon Train.
2.2 BENJAMIN² "BEN" GIBBS (1833 - 1918) also served with Co K, 13th AL Inf Div, CSA. He enlisted 20 May 1862 and was
discharged 16 Jun 1865. He was captured at the Battle of The Wilderness on 6 May, 1864, and was taken from there to Point
Lookout, Maryland, then transferred to the Union POW Camp Elmira, in Elmira, NY. He was held in Camp Elmira from May
1864 until his release in June of 1865. His spouse was MARY JANE WIGGINS.
2.3 SAMUEL² GIBBS (1837 - 1892) was the third of this family to serve with Co K, 13th AL Inf Div, CSA. He enlisted 1 Apr 1863 and
was captured at the Battle of Fredericksburg, VA in May, 1863. He was paroled at Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, and
was sent to City Point, VA for exchange on 19 May 1863. He is listed in the 1870 US Federal Census return from Cleburne Co, AL
along with his wife and two children. His date of death is from CSA Veterans' records. Place of death unknown to this writer.
2.4 WILLIAM² CHURCHILL GIBBS (1839 - 1899) was the fourth son of this family serve with Co K, 13th AL Inf Div, CSA. His enlistment
date is unknown. He was also captured at the Battle of The Wilderness on 8 May, 1864 (two days after BENJAMIN²), and was also
taken to Point Lookout, Maryland, then on to Camp Elmira, in Elmira, NY. He was held in Camp Elmira from May 1864 until his
release in a prisoner exchange on 14 Aug 1864. WILLIAM² married GEORGIA ANN WHALEY and was a prominent man in Wedowee,
AL . He owned a gristmill and a flour mill and was also a pharmacist in that town.
2.5 GEORGE² WASHINGTON GIBBS (1843 - 1864) served with Co K, 38th AL Inf Div, CSA. He enlisted on 15 Sept 1862. He was
captured at the Battle of Missionary Ridge on 25 Nov, 1863 and was sent on 11 Dec 1863 to the POW Camp, Rock Island, IL.
He died at Rock Island on 3 Mar, 1864 from typhoid fever and is buried in the National Cemetery there in grave # 697.
2.6 CASWELL² KITE GIBBS (1845 - 1864) served with Co B, 10th Confederate Cavalry. Per CSA records he was admitted to hospital
on 03 June 1864 and was listed as deceased by June 30, 1864.
2.7 MAJOR² EDMUND GIBBS (1848 - 1826) served with Co G, Davenport's Battalion, CSA. He was paroled at Talladega, AL on 24 May
1865. He was wounded in a battle at the Dixie Meeting House. He was married first to SARAH ELIZABETH PIRKLE, and second to
SARAH FRANCIS BAUGHN.
2.8 THOMAS² ELIJAH GIBBS (1851 - 1913) was the only son of this family who did not serve in the Confederate Army during the Civil
War, due to his young age. He married NANCY ELIZABETH COSPER on 6 Apr, 1873, either in Randolph or Cleburne Co, AL. NANCY
was born 27 Dec 1854 in Randolph Co, AL, the dau. of WILLIAM MARION COSPER, Jr. (who died in the Civil War at the Battle of,
Gettysburg on 02 July 1863) and MARY MARGARET (SIMS) COSPER. NANCY died 9 June, 1921 in Cleburne Co, AL and is buried
at the Ranburne
Baptist Church Cemetery, in Ranburne, AL. WILLIAM MARION COSPER, Jr's father, WILLIAM MARION COSPER, Sr. was the
son of GEORGE HENRY COSPER. MARY MARGARET SIMS was the dau. of WILLIAM M. SIMS and SARAH CALHOUN. THOMAS²
ELIJAH and NANCY GIBBS had six children.

Generation No. 3
Children of THOMAS² ELIJAH GIBBS and NANCY ELIZABETH (COSPER) GIBBS are:
i. MARY³ NARCISSA GIBBS (dau); b. 31 Aug 1874; d. 05 April 1936
ii. WILLIAM³ RICHARD GIBBS (son); b. 31 Jul 1876 in Cleburne Co, AL; d. 26 Nov 1968 in Bowdon, Carroll Co, GA (See
note 3.1)
iii. BENJAMIN³ FRANKLIN GIBBS (son); b. 12 Jun 1878; d. 04 Jun 1942
iv. GEORGE³ HENRY GIBBS (son); b. 09 May 1880; d. 10 Mar 1938
v. JEPPIE³ L. GIBBS (dau); b. 21 Aug 1882; d. 27 Feb 1934
vi. LUNA³ GIBBS (son); b. 06 Jun 1885; d. 24 Dec 1897 (due to a hunting accident)
NOTES on Generation No. 3: WILLIAM³ RICHARD GIBBS, second child of THOMAS² ELIJAH and NANCY ELIZABETH (COSPER) GIBBS
and is the grandfather of the compiler, SARAH (GIBBS) JOHNSON.
3.1 WILLIAM³ RICHARD GIBBS was a farmer and a basket maker. On 11 May 1902 he married MARY LOUISA EARNEST in Randolph
Co, AL. They had 8 children (including WILLIAM⁴ ALBERT GIBBS, the Gibbs Surname DNA Project participant who tested for this
line, and who is the father of the compiler). WILLIAM³ RICHARD GIBBS is buried in Gold Ridge Cem., Randolph Co, AL.