Individual Details

James Gilbert GIBBS

(7 Aug 1852 - 12 Feb 1921)

Events

Birth7 Aug 1852Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
MiscellaneousAft Aug 1854after his father's death, he was raised in his Uncle Joseph M Farr's family - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Graduated1869Norwalk High School - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Miscellaneous1869after graduating he spent several months in the office of the Norwalk Reflector - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
EducationFrom Sep 1871 to May 1873at Lafayette College for two years - Easton, Clarion County, Pennsylvania
OccupationAft May 1873reporter on the Chicago Inter-Ocean - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
MiscellaneousAft 1873returend and purchased an interest in the Reflector & became the associate of Judge Wickham - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Occupation3 Jun 1880editor for the Norwalk Reflector - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Residence3 Jun 1880at 86 North of Main with his mother in his Aunt Elizabeth Farr's household - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Marriage30 Jun 1880Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio - Caroline Lovewell "Carrie" WICKHAM
Affiliationwas a member of the Western Reserve Historical Society and the Firelands Historical Society - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
OccupationBef 12 Feb 1921curator for the Firelands Historical Society museum - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
OccupationBef 12 Feb 1921editor of the Firelands Pioneer - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Death12 Feb 1921of heart disease - Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio

Families

SpouseCaroline Lovewell "Carrie" WICKHAM (1852 - )
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherRalph Marvin GIBBS (1824 - 1854)
MotherMary HIGGINS (1826 - )
SiblingLottie F GIBBS (1847 - )
SiblingCecilia GIBBS (1849 - )
SiblingMary Farr GIBBS (1854 - )