BIBLE: GIBSON FAMILY BIBLE, ALTOONA, BLAIR COUNTY, PA Contributed April 1997 for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Linda Lewis Copyright 1997. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ Owned by June Cianco, NY Transcribed by Linda Russell Lewis This is to certify that John Gibson and Mary Campbell were joined in the bonds of Matrimony the 2nd January 1840. John Gibson was born December the 14th in the year of our Lord 1810 (marked out 1800) Mary Campbell was born April the 14th in the year of our Lord 1818 William Franklin Gibson was born the 15th of October in the year of our Lord 1840 James Madison Gibson was born the 2nd day of October in the year of our Lord 1842 Mary Catherine Gibson was born the 21st of August in the year of our Lord 1845 Sarah Elizabeth Gibson was born the 9th day of May in the year of our Lord 1848 Martha Jane Gibson was born the 3rd day of September in the year of our Lord 1851 John Henry Gibson was born the 7th day of June in the year of our Lord 1856 Mary Campbell Gibson died November the 21st in the year of our Lord 1896, Aged 58 yrs 7 mo. and 7 days. Martha Jane Gibson died September the 13th in the year of our Lord 1853, Aged 2 years and 10 days. Two newspaper clippings are found in the Bible: 1. RECORD OF DEATHS Names of Persons Who Have Been Called to the Other Side HOMES HAVE BEEN MADE DESOLATE In the Demise of Mrs. Louisa Henshey, One of the Pioneer Residents of Tuckahoe Valley, Has Passed to Her Reward TWO FORMER RESIDENTS PASS AWAY Mrs. Louisa Henshey died at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. W. Irwin, of Bellwood. Mrs. Henshey, whose maiden name was Swope, was one of the pioneer residents of Tuckahoe valley, having come here in 1843 or 1844 from Huntingdon, where here early youth was spent. Hence the older people of the village will mourn the loss of a tried and true friend. For many years her home had been at Fostoria, and there, about ten years ago, she was called to part with her husband, Samuel Henshey, whose memory is still precious. Soon after that event she moved to Bellwood. Mrs. Henshey had been in her early days a Presbyterian, but, with her husband, united with the Methodist church many years ago and was a faithful and consistent Christian until called to her reward. At the time of her death she was in her 78th year. She had been in failing health for some time with a cancer on her right arm, but had not been long confined to her room. Four daughters and three sons mourn her loss. The funeral will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. Place to be announced later. __________________________________________________ Another newspaper clipping in the Bible: ALTOONA NAVAL OFFICER WINS MEDAL FOR PACIFIC SERVICE Altoona, PA, Thursday, July 5, 1945 Lt. Comdr. Robert S. Rickabaugh, son of Charles S. Rickabaugh of 331 Third avenue, has added the Bronze Star to his array of military awards. The medal was presented to the Altoona officer by Adm. T.C. Kincaid, commander of the 7th fleet, in the name of the President. The citation accompanying the Bronze Star medal reads as follows: "for distinguishing himself by heroic and meritorious conduct while commanding a task unit during an assault landing and an enemy-held island in the southwest Pacific area. When machine gun fire was sweeping the beach, Lt. Comdr. Rickabaugh closed two gun nests. His conduct throughout distinguished him among those performing duties of the same character." The Altoona graduate of the United States Naval Academy thus received his third citation since reentering the service in 1942. Back in August, 1943, he received a letter of commendation for meritorious work as a navigator in the operations against Sicily, this being one of numerous engagements in which he participated in the Mediterranean theatre with the naval forces. Transferred to the Pacific last fall, Lt. Comdr. Rickabaugh was awarded the Legion of Merit for outstanding service as commander of an L.C.I. group during operations against the Japanese in the landings at Leyte. His gunboat participated in the leading assault wave. The Altoona officer brought his ships to within a short distance of the beach and executed a rocket and gunfire bombardment that weakened and reduced enemy shore installations. A 1927 graduate of the United States Naval academy and a naval reservist, Lt. Comdr. Rickabaugh was associated with the Pennsylvania Power and Light company and the Chester Valley Electric company. He is a member of the Altoona Engineering society. Returning to naval service in 1942 he attended the United States naval training school (Diesel) at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., before reporting for active duty with the fleet.