Francis Elizabeth (Tankersley) Gibson (1849 - 1914)

Born 25 Aug 1849 in Georgia, United States

Wife of Legget U. Gibson — married 16 Jul 1868 in Lee County, Alabama

Descendants

Died 22 Apr 1914 at age 64 in Alabama, United States

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Biography

Legett married Elizabeth F. Tankersley on 7-16-1868 in Lee Co., AL. This may be "Wit" Gipson that appears on the 1870 census.

(From 1870 US Census, AL: "Lenora Bagette F 47 Alabama, Legget Gipson M 27 Georgia, Wit Gipson F 19 Georgia, Redick Gipson M 19 Georgia, James Gipson M 25 Georgia, Elmira Gipson F 22 Alabama, Georgia Gipson F 3 Alabama, Luda Gipson F 1 Alabama" The above appear to include Legget, possibly his wife, and some of his siblings, several of whom were working as farmhands.)

From 1880 US Census, Beulah, Lee Co., AL: "Legate Gibson Self M 38 Georgia, United States, Elizabeth Gibson Wife F 31 Georgia, United States, Orie Gibson Daughter F 8 Alabama, United States, William Gibson Son M 7 Alabama, United States, Ivy Gibson Daughter F 5 Alabama, United States, Anna Gibson Daughter F 3 Alabama, United States, Lona Gibson Daughter F 1 Alabama, United States" Legget was working as a farmer.

From 1900 US Census, Bethlehem, Chambers Co., AL: "Lestura Gibson Head M 58 Georgia, Elizabeth Gibson Wife F 51 Georgia, Orrie L Gibson Daughter F 29 Alabama, Warner Gibson Son M 19 Alabama, Kate Gibson Daughter F 17 Alabama, Inez Gibson Daughter F 15 Alabama, Allie Chappell Boarder F 24 Alabama, Sallie Jennings Boarder F 18 Georgia"

Sources

• *"Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQVP-SY4 : 9 July 2015), Legett Gisson and Elizabeth F. Tankersley, 16 Jul 1868; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,287,152.

• ?"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVT-NCZ : 12 April 2016), Legget Gipson in household of Lenora Bagette, Alabama, United States; citing p. 32, family 259, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,505.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4J5-RJZ : 12 August 2017), Legate Gibson, Beulah, Lee, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 88, sheet 13B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0019; FHL microfilm 1,254,019.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9Z1-R31 : accessed 29 September 2017), Elizabeth Gibson in household of Lestura Gibson, Precinct 13 Bethlehem (east part), Chambers, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 8B, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,006.

• Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Gibson&GSiman=1&GScid=23897&GRid=145887517&