GIBSON CEMETERY Tarrant County, Texas 1863 - 1981 Contributed to USGenWeb Archives by: Margaret Bates (mrbates@swbell.net) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- In 1853 Garrett and James Gibson, along with other family members, came to Tarrant County and established 160 acre homesteads in a settlement that came to be known as the Gibson community. Each brother donated land at this site for use as a cemetery. The earliest marked grave is that of Garrett Gibson's infant grandson, James Truitt (D.1866). All but two of the seventy three marked graves, many of which have only fieldstones, are for relatives of the Gibson family. The cemetery now serves as a reminder of one of Tarrant County's earliest settlements. The cemetery is 4.5 miles northwest of Mansfield. West on FM Road 1107, turn north on Newt-Patterson Road, left on Gibson Cemetery Road. The cemetery is off the road on the left. A project of the Mansfield Historical Society. Inscriptions copied by Beryl S. Gibson. Originally published 1986 by Mansfield Historical Society, P.O. Box 304 ,Mansfield, TX 76063. Used by permission. Beginning with the first row on the west side of the cemetery. Two field stones - No Inscriptions GIBSON, Arthur B., April 9, 1826 - Mar. 4, 1884 - Pvt. Cavalry Co. 31st Regt. CSA SMITH, W. R.,(broken stone) July 20, 1858 - Nov. 4, 1883 SMITH, James A.,(broken stone) Oct. 20, 1873 - Oct. 7, 1874 STEWART, William Thomas, Dec. 28, 1858 - Mar. 29, 1943 STEWART, Lavina Gibson, July 20, 1864 - July 2, 1933 REECE, Eliza Gibson, wife of W. H., Aug. 9, 1848 - Jan. 1878 Dau of James & Elen Halloway Gibson GIBSON, James M., Oct. 10, 1819 - Jan. 25, 1883 GIBSON, Elen Halloway, July 18, 1823 - April 2, 1890 Six markers - No Inscriptions GIBSON, Andrew (Cap), son of James & Elen, 1847 - 1883 No Marker OLIVER, Cynthia L. Johnston, wife of Wm. Pinkney Oliver, 1830 - 1904 Dau. of Rufus Alvy & ?(Phoenix) Johnston CARTER, Vine Oliver, Jan. 4, 1890 - Sept. 14, 1910 Dau of James P. & Amanda Gibson Oliver OLIVER, James P., 1848 - 1913 OLIVER, Amanda A. Gibson, 1858 - 1948 UNKNOWN, Nellie, No Dates - Grave marked off with bricks said to be a child who died of typhoid fever at age 10 years and family moved away from the community. THOMPSON, Thomas Lee, Sept. 8, 1875 - Feb. 26, 1927 Moved to Mansfield Cemetery THOMPSON, Anner Rayburn, wife of Geo. Herman, Dec. 7, 1875 - Oct. 20, 1900 Moved to Mansfield Cemetery RAYBURN, Thomas J., Jan. 19, 1848 - Dec. 23, 1937 Moved to Mansfield Cemetery RAYBURN, Allie L., May 9, 1847 - Feb. 22, 1925 Moved to Mansfield Cemetery THOMPSON, William M., son of J. M. & M. A., July 10, 1882 - Nov. 5, 1882 THOMPSON, Mary A., wife of J. M., May 15, 1846 - Feb. 7, 1885 THOMPSON, Infant, son of J. M. & M. A., Sept. 15, 1879 - Sept. 15, 1879 JACKSON, The death(sic) of M. E., born & died. April 1863 UNKNOWN, died Aug. 1891 - Age 63 - Upper part of marker missing BATEMAN, John, May 26, 1847 - Jan. 28, 1878 - Born in Croford (Crawford?) Co., Ark. LYNN, W., No Dates Small Marker, No Inscription HALL, Jennie, No Dates GIBSON, Isaac, 1878 - 1933 GIBSON, William B. (Barnabus), 1832 - 1907 - Co.K 7th Regt. Texas Cavalry CSA GIBSON, Martha J.Lynn, 1835 - 1887 GIBSON, Richard, son of Wm. B. & Martha Lynn, Nov. 26, 187(?), - Dec. 11, (?) Broken Stone TRUITT, Freddie Mae, Oct. 1, 1875 - Feb. 15, 1880 TRUITT, Infant, dau of A. J. & Eliz. Gibson Truitt, July 27, 1869 - July 27, 1869 TRUITT, James, Jan. 2, 1866 - July 12, 1866 TRUITT, Elizabeth Gibson, dau of Garrett & Mary Reece Gibson May 11, 1840 - Feb. 14, 1879 SMITHEE, (?) (Broken Stone), 1832 - 1880 SMITH, David, Nov. 22, 1821 - Sept. 8, 1877 - Age 56 years Pvt. Mansfield Mtd. Rifle Guards, 20th Brigade TM - CSA J. A. M. - Field Stone Field Stones (two), W. T. and L. B. GIBSON, McNary, 1812 - 1866 GIBSON, Sarah Reece, 1815 - 1869 WALKER, Mary A., wife of W. E., Nov. 23, 1815, - July 14, 1881 WALKER, William E., April 14, 1808 - Feb. 1, 1882 WALKER, D. P., April 20, 1850 - Dec. 1, 1905 WALKER, Martha J. Gibson, Sept. 5, 1843 - Oct. 25, 1924 WALKER, Infant, dau of D. P. & M. J., April 27, 1880 - April 28, 1880 GIBSON, Mary Reece, Oct.7, 1808 - Sept. 14, 1879 GIBSON, Garrett, Jan. 3, 1805 - Sept. 20, 1875 GIBSON, Aaron, April 27, 1835 - Jan. 10, 1885 - Pvt. Co. K Regt. Texas Cav. - CSA GIBSON, Mack (McNary), Mar. 31, 1848 - Aug. 8, 1893 GIBSON, Daniel (In Memoriam), 1831 - 1862 - Pvt. Co.K 7 Regt. Texas Cav. - CSA (Company Muster Roll Jan. & Feb. 1862: "Died"-date of death not known) GIBSON, Thomas R., 1839 - (?) In Memoriam - Pvt.Co.E BN TX CAV.(Enl. June 1861. No other information and did not return after the Civil War) OLIVER, Rebecca Gibson Smith, 1828 - 1901 OLIVER, Andrew, Aged 60 Years OLIVER, W. N., Mar. 23, 1846 - June 6, 1882 PERRYMAN, S. C. (Doc) No Dates - Metal Marker - Illegible PERRYMAN, Hannah L. Gibson, Aug. 30, 1846 - 1908 OLIVER, Walter M., May 20, 1876 - May 12, 195(?) - Metal Marker - Illegible OLIVER, Joseph O., 1879 - (?) - Metal Marker - Illegible OLIVER, A. H., April 7, 1860 - April 11, 1894 OLIVER-CROUSTON, Louisa O., Feb. 24, 1871 - Sept. 16, 1908 Maiden name Rice - Infant buried with her Field Stone, No Inscription LYNN, (?) Top of marker missing LYNN, Salome, wife of Isaac, Mar. 31, 1859 - Dec. 29, 1907 - 40 yrs. 8 mos. 20 days LYNN, Isaac M., 1854 - 1931 Field Stone, No Inscription CRAGG, Eula (Parsley), June 26, 1911 - Dec. 5, 1932 Field Stone, No Inscription UNKNOWN, Jeff Ness, Jan. 29, 1881 - Mar. 8, 1962 - Metal Marker - Illegible PARSLEY, Maud Jewel, Mar. 24, (.?), - Feb. 17, 1963 - Metal Marker - Illegible LYNN, VanBuren, Metal Marker, Illegible LYNN, Fred Luther, Aug. 13, 1895 - Oct. 31, 1949 LYNN, Virginia B., wife of Jesse G., Nov. 21, 1892 - Aug. 17, 1972 Dau of Geo. & Margaret Ann Grizzle. Metal Marker - Illegible PARSLEY, Effie Lynn, Jan. 29, 1881 - Feb. 2, 1962 PARSLEY, Jessie Lee, Sept. 11, 1872 - Dec. 18, 1924 Metal Marker - Illegible Three Graves - No Markers TURPIN, Geo. Van Buren, Jan. 2, 1834 - Feb. 15, 1895 - 1 Sgt. 11 Texas Inf. - CSA Metal Markers (4) - Illegible Persons known to be buried in Gibson Cemetery but grave sites are not known. GIBSON, Andrew J., son of James & Elen Halloway Gibson, 1847 - 1883 GIBSON, Elizabeth Oliver, dau of Rufus Alvy & (?) (Phoenix) Johnson 1852 - 1878 THOMPSON, Curtis, No Dates PARSLEY, Frank, died Nov. 1924(?) PARSLEY, Susie, died July 1924(?) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. 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