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Y-Line 31: Ransom Richard Henry Gibbs - b. 06 June 1854 (son of Richard "RG" Gibbs)

Submitted By: Delores (Gibbs) Inman

This page was updated on: 10/26/13

Information for Generations 1-2: From Y-Line 20: Richard G. "RG" Gibbs

As Submitted By: Sarah (Gibbs) Johnson

This page was updated on 10/26/13

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
Three lines of know descendants have been tested for The Gibbs Y-DNA Surname Project: (WilliamAlbert Gibbs,
Michael Edwin Gibbs, and Bennie Maurice Gibbs).
This line is also very close genetically 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 [RICHARD HENRY] 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
iii. SAMUEL² GIBBS (son); b. 1837, Fayette Co, GA, Capt Matthews District; d. 1892.
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
vi. CASWELL² KITE GIBBS (son); b. 1845, Fayette Co, GA, Capt Matthews District; d. June 1864.
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
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
NOTE on Generation No. 2: Except for THOMAS² ELIJAH, all of RICHARD¹and 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 [RICHARD
HENRY] GIBBS, GEORGE² WASHINGTON GIBBS and CASWELL² KITE GIBBS.
2.1 RANSOM² [RICHARD HENRY] 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.

Generation No. 3
Children of RANSOM² RICHARD HENRY GIBBS and ELIZA ANN (COSPER) GIBBS are:
i. RICHARD³ HENRY GIBBS (son); b. 06 Jun 1854; d. 28 Dec 1927
ii. BENJAMIN³ FRANKLIN GIBBS (son); b. 06 Jun 1855; d. about 1890
iii. SARAH³ ELIZABETH GIBBS (dau); b. 30 Mar 1857; d. 05 Feb 1940
iv. NANCY³ ELIZABETH GIBBS (dau); b. 13 Dec 1858; d. 11 Feb 1948
v. RANSOM³ EDWARD PARK GIBBS (son); b. 11 Feb 1860; d. 01 Mar 1941
vi. TENNESSEE³ GIBBS (dau); b. 23 May 1861; d.12 Feb 1892
vii. LAURA² GIBBS (dau)

Generation No. 4
Children of RANSOM³ EDWARD PARK GIBBS and EMELINE (RAY) GIBBS are:
i. EVA⁴ GIBBS (dau); b. 28 Dec 1884; d. 1978
ii. LILLIE⁴ GIBBS (dau); b. 06 Dec 1886; d. 12 Mar 1969
iii. RUBY⁴ GIBBS (dau); b. 16 Jul 1889; d. 10 Apr 1891
iv. RAY⁴ GIBBS (son); b. 28 May 1893; d. 03 Mar 1993
v. BENJAMIN⁴ FRANKLIN GIBBS (son); b. 25 Feb 1897; d. 22 Jan 1982 (m. MARY LEE (KING) GIBBS)
vi. QUANAH⁴ PARK GIBBS (son); b. 01 Aug 1900; d. 23 May 1979
vii. ANDERSON⁴ LEROY GIBBS (son); b. 31 Dec 1902; d. 06 Jun 1970
viii. ALMA⁴ RUTH GIBBS (dau); b. 06 Oct 1905; d. 23 Dec 1996
ix. MARY⁴ ELIZABETH GIBBS (dau); b. 25 Jul 1908; d. 01 Jun 1996