LEE ROY GIBBONS
History of Arizona, page 35

Lee Roy Gibbons has for many years been actively identified with 
mercantile affairs in Arizona and is now the capable and successful 
manager of the Cash Store in St. Johns.  He was born in Kane 
County, Utah on the 4th day of September 1872, and is a son of 
Andrew S. and Rizpah (Knight) Gibbons.  His father was one of 
the first one hundred and forty seven men who entered the Salt 
Lake Valley in 1847.  He there engaged in ranching, planted the 
first orchards in that part of the country and served for many 
years as an Indian missionary. He came as a missionary to St. 
Johns in 1880 though as early as 1868 he had been here in the 
capacity of Indian interpreter. His death occurred in 1886.  
His wife was a daughter of Vincent Knight, who was a native 
of New York state and to her and her husband were born fifteen 
children.  

Lee Roy Gibbons was educated in the private schools of St. 
Johns and through a correspondence educational course. When 
fourteen years old h became identified with mercantile affairs 
as an employee of the Arizona Cooperative Mercantile Institute 
at St. Johns with which he was connected for eleven years. He 
was then appointed Probate Judge in which office he served one 
and a half years. In connection with Mr. J.T. Liqueur, in 1905 
he went to Mesa and took over the Zen's Cooperative Store, 
which he renamed the Liqueur, Gibbons and Company Store, which 
he conducted for five years, returning to St. Johns in 1910. 
He served as a member of the County Board of Supervisors in 
1914-15-16 after which he was for ten years with Anderson 
Mere at St. Johns. On March 15, 1929 he took over the 
management of the Cash Store at this place and is now 
running the business.

In 1893 Mr. Gibbons married Miss h. Nichols, who died in 1918 
leaving seven children, Pauline, Sabina, Genevieve, Lee Roy Jr, 
Armina, Armitta and Leona, all of whom are living. In 1921 Mr. 
Gibbons was married to Annella Lytle to which union have been 
born two sons, Rendal Lytle and John Elwood. Mr. Gibbons is an 
earnest member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day 
Saints and has served as first counselor in the stake 
presidency.  Because of his earnest and consistent life he 
commands the sincere respect and confidence of all who know 
him.


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