Individual Details
Thomas M. Gibbs
(27 Feb 1825 - 22 Jul 1899)
Events
| Birth | 27 Feb 1825 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine |  | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1830 | Dutton (now Glenburn), Penobscot, Maine |  | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1840 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Marriage | 26 Jan 1854 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine - Olive J. Pendexter | |||
| Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Military | Jun 1863 | registered for the Civil War draft - Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1870 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Death | 22 Jul 1899 | paralysis - Kenduskeag, Penobscot, Maine | | ||
| Burial | Lakeview Cemetery, Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine |
Families
| Spouse | Olive J. Pendexter (1829 - 1895) |
| Child | Infant Gibbs (1865 - 1865) |
| Child | Chapin H. Gibbs (1866 - ) |
| Child | Nellie E. Gibbs (1870 - 1898) |
| Child | Josie L. Gibbs (1872 - ) |
| Father | Elisha Gibbs (1786 - 1869) |
| Mother | Martha "Patty" Hasey (1787 - 1876) |
| Sibling | William H. Gibbs (1812 - 1888) |
| Sibling | Betsey W. Gibbs (1814 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Ebenezer H. Gibbs (1817 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Andrew H. Gibbs (1817 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Daniel W. Gibbs (1819 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Susan Davis Gibbs (1822 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Wingate Elisha Gibbs (1828 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Martha E. Gibbs (1831 - 1870) |
Notes
Census
The household of Elisha Gibbs included 10 persons: 1 white male aged 1-4 [Wingate-age 1]; 1 white male aged 5-9 [Thomas-age 5]; 3 white males aged 10-15 [Ebenezer-age 13, Andrew-age 13, and Daniel-age 10]; 1 white male aged 15-19 [William-age 18]; 1 white male aged 40-49 [Elisha-age abt. 44]; 1 white female aged 5-9 [Susan-age 7]; 1 white female aged 15-19 [Betsey-age 16]; and 1 white female aged 40-49 [Martha-age 42].Census
The household of Elisha Gibbs included 9 persons: 1 white male aged 10-14 [Wingate-age 11]; 1 white male aged 15-19 [Thomas-age 15]; 3 white males aged 20-29 [Ebenezer-age 23, Andrew-age 23, and Daniel-age 20]; 1 white male aged 50-59 [Elisha-age abt. 54]; 1 white female aged 5-9 [Martha E.-age 9]; 1 white female aged 15-19 [Susan-age 17]; and 1 white female aged 50-59 [Martha-age 52]. 6 persons in the family were employed in agriculture.Census
Thomas M. Gibbs was enumerated in the household of Elisha Gibbs [father], age 25, male, farmer, and was born in Maine.Census
Thomas M. Gibbs was enumerated as head of household, age 35, male, farmer, owned real estate valued at $1200 and personal estate valued at $595, and was born in Maine. The other member of the household was Olive J. Gibbs [wife].Census
Thomas M. Gibbs was included on Schedule 4, Production of Agriculture: owned 50 acres of improved land and 0 acres of unimproved land; cash value of farm was $1200, value of farm implements and machinery was $100; livestock owned on 1 Jun 1860 was 1 horse, 4 milch cows, 2 working oxen, 2 other cattle, 5 sheep, and 1 swine; total value of livestock was $325; produce during the year ended 1 Jun 1860 was 30 bushels of oats, 20 lbs. of wool, 50 bushels of Irish potatoes, 40 bushels of barley, 400 lbs. of butter, 20 tons of hay, and 50 lbs. of honey; and the value of animals slaughtered was $90.Military
He was listed on the Consolidated List of all persons of Class II subject to military duty in the fourth Congressional District of Maine. Thomas M. Gibbs is listed as age 28, white, farmer, and birthplace of Maine.Census
Thomas Gibbs was enumerated as head of household, age 45, male, white, farmer, owned real estate valued at $2500 and personal estate valued at $1350, and was born in Maine. Other members of the household were Olive J. Gibbs [wife], Chapin Gibbs [son], and Nellie Gibbs [daughter].Census
Thomas Gibbs was included on Schedule 2, Production of Agriculture: owned 80 acres of improved land; cash value of farm was $2500; cash value of farm implements and machinery was $250; total amount of wages paid during the year including value of board was $100; livestock on hand at 1 Jun 1870 consisted of 1 horse, 7 milch cows, 9 other cattle, and 2 swine; total value of all livestock was $560; produce during the year ended 1 Jun 1870 consisted of 150 bushels of Irish potatoes, 1200 lbs. of butter, and 40 tons of hay; value of animals slaughtered or sold for slaughter was $450; and estimated value of all farm production including betterments and additions to stock was $1645.Census
Thomas M. Gibbs was enumerated as head of household, white, male, age 55, married, farmer, born in Maine, father born in Maine, and mother born in Maine. Other members of his household were Olive J. Gibbs [wife], Chapin H. Gibbs [son], Nellie E. Gibbs [daughter], Josie L. Gibbs [daughter], and Clarie Pendexter (white, female, age 55, boarder, married, insane, born in Maine, father born in Maine, and mother born in Maine - I believe this is Olive's older sister Clara).Census
Thomas M. Gibbs was included on Schedule 2, Production of Agriculture: owner; owned 40 acres improved tilled land, 50 acres of permanent meadows, and 10 acres of unimproved land; value of farm was $2000; value of farming implements and machinery was $100; value of livestock was $550; paid $200 for wages for farm labor during 1879 and had hired labor for 50 weeks; estimated value of all farm production for 1879 was $500; acres of grasslands mown was 30 and not mown was 60; produced 30 tons of hay; at 1 Jun 1880 there were 2 horses; at 1 Jun 1880 there were 6 milch cows and 9 other cattle, with movement during 1879 consisting of 6 calves dropped and 3 cattle sold living; produced 800 lbs. butter; at 1 Jun 1880 there were 4 sheep, with movement during 1879 consisting of 4 lambs dropped; produced 4 fleeces that weighed 16 lbs.; 1 swine on hand; 13 barnyard poultry and 3 other poultry on hand; 100 dozens of eggs produced in 1879; during 1879 had 3 acres of wheat that produced 28 bushels; produced 10 bushels of dry Canada peas and 5 bushels of dry beans; and had 1 acre of Irish potatoes that produced 150 bushels;Endnotes
1. "Maine Death Records 1617-1922 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 February 2020), digital image, "Record of a Death," Thomas M. Gibbs; Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll No. 22.
2. 1830 U.S.Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Dutton, p. 433, line 12, Elisha Gibbs household; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2020); NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls.
3. 1840 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Glenburn, p. 128 [stamped], line 6, Elisha Gibbs household; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2020); NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls.
4. 1850 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Glenburn, 616, dwelling 71, family 73, line 38, Thomas M. Gibbs; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 May 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, 1009 rolls.
5. 1860 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Glenburn, p. 44, dwelling 317, family 320, line 27, Thomas M. Gibbs; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 May 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls.
6. 1850 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, schedule 4, production of agriculture, Town of Glenburn, p. 11-12, line 8, Thomas M. Gibbs; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 May 2020); Original Data: Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine, microfilm.
7. "U. S. Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 May 2020), digital image, "Schedule II - Consolidated List," p. 83; citing Records of the Provost Marshal General’s Bureau (Civil War), Record Group 110, National Archives.
8. 1870 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Glenburn, p. 14, dwelling 102, family 102, line 6, Thomas Gibbs; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 May 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls.
9. 1860 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, schedule 4, production of agriculture, Town of Glenburn, p. 3, line 9, Thomas Gibbs; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 May 2020); Original Data: Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine, microfilm.
10. 1880 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Glenburn, enumeration district (ED) 18, p. 3, dwelling 24, family 26, line 22, Thomas M. Gibbs; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 May 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls.
11. 1880 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, non-population agriculture schedule, Town of Glenburn, enumeration district (ED) 18, p. 3, entry 2, Thomas M. Gibbs; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 May 2020); Original Data: Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine, microfilm.
12. "Maine Death Records 1617-1922 [database online]," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 February 2020), digital image, "Record of a Death," Thomas M. Gibbs; Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 22.