Craighead Co, AR - GIBSON Cemetery - partial ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Richard Holler 2111 Denver Drive Amateur Genealogist Jonesboro, AR USA 72401 Researching: HOLLER - PEGRAM - PROCTOR - HOUT File submitted to The USGenWeb Project archives by the Cemetery Listing Association. Check out our web page at http://mininet.smu.edu/cla and contact us at 30 Apr 1997 ************************************************************************ GIBSON Cemetery Craighead Co, AR GIBSON Family: I did some on-site work at the Gibson Cemetery, Craighead County, Arkansas this afternoon and thought members of this list might be interested in the members of the GIBSON family I found interred there. Gibson Cemetery is located off State Highway 349 between Westside and Cash, near Jonesboro, Arkansas. Other families are noted at the end of this listing. ---------- LeRoy GIBSON b. 7 Feb 1840 d. 12 Mar 1925 married to ... Angeline b. 31 Aug 1843 d. 14 Mar 1902 "Death is but the Stepping Stone to a Better Life" ---------- Samson "Uncle Sam" (Old stone, recovered with cement and new name, inscription put on. Extremely rough. unreadable). Likely Sampson "S.S." GIBSON. ---------- Infant Son of S.S. and M.E. Gibson b. 11 May 1912 d. 5 Jun 1912 "At Rest" ---------- Arvel "Son of S.S. and M.E. Gibson" b. 8 Nov 1898? (rest illegible) Andrew "Son of S.S. and M.E. Gibson" b. 2 Apr 1907 d. 4 Dec 1916 Roy "Son of S.S. and M.E. Gibson" b. 28 Dec 1889 d. 28 Jul 1900 "At Rest" ---------- Arvie b. 3 Jun 1902 d. 19 Jun 1977 married to ... Alta L. b. 27 Apr 1911 Inscr: "Our Father Which Art in Heaven" ---------- W.H. b. 22 May 1865 d. 27 Jan 1906 (WOW) ---------- Walter W. b. 1879 d. 1950 married to ... Cora L. b. 1881 d. 1939 ---------- Esta Atla Dau. of W.W. & Cora L. (left of W.W. & Cora L.) b. 21 Aug 1913 d. 2 Nov 1914 "Darling We Miss Thee" ---------- Matilda (right of W.W. & Cora L.) b. 3 Feb 1871 d. 3 Feb 1906 "In Memoriam Woodmen Circle" ---------- Alvia Son of Henry & Matilda Gibson 1902 - 1905 ---------- Altha Dau. of W.W. & Cora L. b. 6 Aug 1904 d. 8 Aug 1905 ---------- Truman Daniel b. 2 Feb 1908 d. 8 Oct 1953 married to ... Thelma Gage b. 30 Aug 1908 d. 14 Sep 1983 ---------- William Bedford b. 22 Oct 1917 d. 8 Jul 1918 Baby Gibson (marker only) beside William Bedford ---------- Suphronia Mae b. 22 Apr 1922 d. 22 Jul 1922 ---------- Anna Lee b. 8 Mar 1912 d. 28 Sep 1927 ---------- Isaac Oliver b. 17 Jul 1881 d. 31 Jul 1968 married 25 Dec 1908 to ... Lizzie Arsilla b. 11 Jul 1891 d. 24 Jan 1964 ---------- Clitis Riley (smaller stone next to Isaac & Lizzie) b. 15 Aug 1914 d. 3 Dec 1933 ---------- Isaac "Father" b. 1850 d. 1937 Margaret "Mother" b. 1854 d. 1906 ---------- Jink (?) "Brother" b. 1889 d. 1890 James H. "Brother" b. 1888 d. 1901 ---------- ONE STONE ABOUT 6"x6" and 4' tall, each side has a different person on it! J.G. (MAYBE J.C.?) "Husband of F.M. (MAYBE E.M.?) Gibson" b. 5 Jan 1860 d. 7 Dec 1900 Cinthia b. 10 Sep 1865 d. 12 Dec 1884 Monroe b. 18 Oct 1880 d. 19 Oct 1900 Infant Daughter of J.G. & F.M. Gibson (Maybe J.C.? E.M.?) b. 20 Dec 1884 d. 15 Jan 1884 (sic ... 1885?) (More, much smaller print on all four, lots of moss) ---------- George S. "Brother" b. 1883 d. 1909 ---------- J.W. b. 16 Mar 1859 d. 24 Apr 1917 "Here is One Who is Sleeping in Faith and Love With Hope that is Treasured in Heaven Above" married to ... Caroline "Wife of J.W. Gibson" b. 6 May 1859 d. 7 Apr 1923 "Her Friends were Legion, Her Memory Sweet" ---------- John M. b. 22 May 1896 d. 19 Feb 1959 SECOND MARKER: John M. Gibson Arkansas PVT Co L, 307th Inf, 77th Div WWI PH May 22 1896 - Feb 19 1959 Married 7 Mar 1920 to ... Bertha M. b. 14 Aug 1902 "Children John W., Ernie D., Infant Daughter) ---------- Odie May b. 16 May 1913 d. 5 Feb 1919 next to ... Naomi Ruth b. 24 Aug 1917 d. 9 Apr 1918 ---------- Clifford b. 2 Sep (?) (very rough, unreadable stone) ---------- James H. "Father" b. 6 Apr 1866 d. 20 Sep 1966 "At Rest" ---------- Ben A. Ark PVT Co C, 153 Inf (Remainder under dirt level) ---------- Aduer Adell "Sister" b. 29 Sep 1926 d. 23 Oct 1926 ---------- Dewey b. 10 May 1900 d. 12 Aug 1974 "At Rest" married to ... Alta Mae b. 9 Oct 1901 d. 27 Sep 1971 "Our Loved One" ---------- Robert "Bob" b. 21 Feb 1898 d. 12 Nov 1956 "His Children Buster, Tom, Lucille" married to ... Julia b. 14 Mar 1892 d. 2 Jul 1981 "Her Children Buster, Tom, Lucille" ---------- Robert E. Lee Gibson b. 7 Oct 1875 d. 1 Dec 1961 married to ... Mary "Wife" b. 15 Sep 1881 d. 3 Feb 1933 ---------- Richard Ingram Gibson b. 1_48 (MARKERS ONLY??) Clena Ingram Gibson b. 1921 Richard D. b. 1912 Betty Jean b. 1928 Robert Michal b. 1952 Dennis Wayne b. Jan 1958 R.L. b. 1920 ---------- Leland S. ARK SGT 501 Trans Truck Co. (Footstone) b. 9 Nov 1925 d. 13 Jul 1957 SECOND STONE ... Sonny (Granite, same dates) (Headstone) "Our Beloved One" ---------- O.H. Sgt U.S. Army WWII Korea (Footstone) b. 3 Apr 1922 d. 22 Nov 1991 SECOND STONE ... Owen H. "Beloved Brother" (Headstone) "Gone but not Forgotten" ---------- William I. b. 27 Jan 1884 d. 7 Apr 1964 Thenie A. b. 7 Aug 1886 d. 11 Jan 1964 "None Knew Them but to Love Them" ---------- Tom "Father" b. 26 Apr 1876 d. 20 Apr 1957 married to ... Melissa Sister (correct) b. 19 Aug 1882 d. 28 Nov 1970 ---------- Other names in cemetery ...NUNN, BOLIN, ROREX, PORTER, DARR, SIMMONS, GRIFFIN, CAMPBELL, MOODY,GALLION, BROADAWAY, BREWER