George Gibson (Kenton County, Kentucky, tobacconist and messenger.)
b. 1789-10-11 d. 1870-12-16
Kenton County, Kentucky, tobacconist and messenger. Pennsylvania native. Married to Catherine Gibson. Father of William Gibson, Lydia A. Gibson, Parthena Gibson, Kate Gibson, George Gibson, and John N.M. Gibson. Tobacconist in Kenton County in 1850. Owned one enslaved person in Kenton County in 1850. Messenger in Kenton County in 1860.
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- Sex
- Male
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington, Ward 4, pp. 265A-265B.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington, Ward 5, p. 10.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Kenton County, Covington/Ward 4, p. 670.
Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport (before 1911), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #7007126, Jefferson County Deaths.
Citation
Gibson, George. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210721 (January 18, 2026).
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