Newaygo County MI Archives Biographies.....Gibbs, James Monroe October 10, 1825 - 
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JAMES MONROE GIBBS, farmer, lumberman and general manager in the lumber 
interests of G. W. Crawford, 

resides at White Cloud and manages his agricultural affairs on section 13, 
Wilcox Township.  He was born 

in Troy, Oakland Co., Mich., Oct. 10, 1825.  His parents, Calvin and Deborah 
(Shaw) Gibbs, were natives of 

Connecticut and settled near Pontiac, Oakland County, in 1821, where they 
engaged in farming, and resided 

until Oct. 5, 1822, when the father died.  The mother afterward married Calvin 
Marvin, of Troy, and 

resided in that Township until 1835, when they settled in Clinton County.  She 
died there FEb. 9, 1873.

Mr. Gibbs was under the care of his step-father until he was 13 years of age, 
when he began work as a 

carpenter.  Two years later he commenced operations as a cooper and followed 
that vocation four years.  He 

came to Neaygo County in 1850, and pre-empted 120 acres of land in Big Prairie 
Township.  He cleared and 

otherwise improved 80 acres, and resided thereon until 1872, when he moved to 
White Cloud.  He built the 

first residence erected in that village, and operated as foreman in the lumber 
mill of S.N. Wilcox.  He 

continued in the position four years, when he engaged in locating land until 
the spring of 1879, since 

which time he has been operating in the interests of Mr. Crawford.

Mr. Gibbs was married Oct. 10, 1848, to Fannie J., daughter of William and 
Mahala (Willy) Utley.  She was 

born April 30, 1830, in Plymouth, Mich.  Her parents were natives of Vermont.  
The children of Mr. and 

Mrs. Gibbs are six in number:  Fred, Flora, William U., Minnie M., Ettie M. 
and Otie.  Addie D. is 

deceased.

Additional Comments:
1884 Portrait & Bio Album of Newaygo Co.

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