MARION VINSON GIBBONS
History of Arizona, pg 43

In one of the greatest callings to which a man can devote his 
efforts, Marion V. Gibbons, of St. Johns has achieved distinctive 
success being generally regarded as one of the ablest and most 
efficient educators in the school history of Apache County.  He 
is a native of this locality where he was born on the 22nd day 
of November 1888, and is a son of Andrew Vinson and Ella (Harris) 
Gibbons. His father, who came to Arizona in 1880 was a successful 
farmer, while his mother was a daughter of John and Nancy (Harris) 
Harris of Dixie Utah. Marion V. Gibbons who is the third in order 
of birth of the four children born to his parents, attended 
the public schools of St. Johns and after his graduation from 
high school spent a half year in the State Normal School.  He 
then engaged in teaching, which profession he has followed for 
nineteen years in Navajo and Apache counties. Since 1928 he has 
been principal of the school at St. Johns and has rendered a 
quality of service which has gained for  him the uniform 
commendation of the people of this community.  His first 
graduating class numbered twenty and since that time three 
hundred and fifty pupils have graduated here.  The enrollment 
is now two hundred and twenty five and the schools, which are 
in every respect well equipped, are maintained at a splendid 
degree of efficiently.  Mr. Gibbons has been engaged to 
continue with the school during the coming year. He is a 
member of the Apache County Bar, having been admitted to 
practice in 1928 and has earned the reputation of being a 
learned, capable and successful attorney.

Mr. Gibbons has been married twice, first in 1912 to Miss Leah 
Gardner, who died in 1914.  In 1915 he married Miss Mary Hatch, 
a daughter of John and Jane Hatch of Taylor Arizona. To the 
second union have been born seven children: Helen, Marion, 
Katy, Lavelle, Norma, Jack and Max. Mr. Gibbons is an active 
and devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter 
Day Saints and stands for those things which are right and 
good. He has shown himself a man among men and commands the 
admiration and respect of all who know him.


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