Frederick Benjamin Gipson (1908 - 1973)

Born 7 Feb 1908 in Mason, Mason County, Texas, USA

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Died 14 Aug 1973 at age 65 in Mason, Mason County, Texas, USA

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Biography

Frederick Benjamin Gipson was born in 1908, the son of Beck Gipson and Emma (Deishler). He is the author of the novel, "Old Yeller", which in 1957 became a Walt Disney movie of the same name. He passed away in 1973.

Sources

• 1910 United States Federal Census

(Texas, Mason, Justice, Precinct 1, District 0196, page 10 of 17) Name: Fred Gipson Age in 1910: 2 Birth Year: abt 1908 Birthplace: Texas Home in 1910: Justice Precinct 1, Mason, Texas Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital status: Single Father's name: Beckton Gipson Father's Birthplace: Texas Mother's name: Emma Gipson Mother's Birthplace: Texas Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age Beckton Gipson 37 Emma Gipson 35 Jennie Gipson 14 Bessie Gipson 10 Stella Gipson 8 Ethel Gipson 5 Fred Gipson 2

• 1920 United States Federal Census

(Texas, Mason, Justice, Precinct 1, District 0139, page 13 of 15) Name: Fred Gipson Age: 11 Birth Year: abt 1909 Birthplace: Texas Home in 1920: Justice Precinct 1, Mason, Texas Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital status: Single Father's name: Beck Gipson Father's Birthplace: Texas Mother's name: Emma Gipson Mother's Birthplace: Texas Able to Speak English: Yes Attended School: Yes Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age Beck Gipson 47 Emma Gipson 45 Bessie Gipson 20 Stella Gipson 18 Ethel Gipson 14 Fred Gipson 11 Christiana Gipson 9 Charles Gipson 6

• 1930 United States Federal Census

(Texas, Mason, Precinct 1, District 0001, page 4 of 20) Name: Fred Gibson [Fred Gilson] Birth Year: abt 1908 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Texas Marital status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Home in 1930: Precinct 1, Mason, Texas, USA Map of Home: View Map Street address: Old Pontotoc Road Dwelling Number: 48 Family Number: 50 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Texas Mother's Birthplace: Texas Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Laborer Industry: Road Construction Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker Employment: Yes Household Members: Name Age B Gibson 57 Emma Gibson 55 Fred Gibson 22 Charles Gibson 16

• 1940 United States Federal Census

(Texas, Nueces, Corpus Christi, 178-26, page 33 of 58) Name: Fred B Gipson Age: 32 Estimated birth year: abt 1908 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Texas Marital status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas Map of Home in 1940: View Map Street: "3rd" House Number: 1225 1/2 Farm: No Inferred Residence in 1935: Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas Residence in 1935: Same Place Sheet Number: 17A Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 634 Occupation: Polumnist Industry: Newspaper Publishing House Owned or Rented: Rented Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 35 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: College, 3rd year Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 48 Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work Weeks Worked in 1939: 52 Income: 2080 Income Other Sources: Yes Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age Fred B Gipson 32 Tommie E Gipson 20

• Wikipedia for Frederick Gipson
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 November 2018), memorial page for Frederick Benjamin Gipson (7 Feb 1908–14 Aug 1973), Find A Grave Memorial no. 6543238, citing Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6543238/frederick-benjamin-gipson
• Pat Deishler, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Pat and others.