Individual Details
John Sheldon Gibbs
(12 Feb 1922 - 28 Dec 1998)
Events
| Birth | 12 Feb 1922 | Smithville, Jefferson County, New York | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 11 Apr 1930 | (Holland Stratton Gibbs and Eva Mililda McLane) Adams, Jefferson County, New York |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 2 Apr 1940 | (Holland Stratton Gibbs and Eva Mililda McLane) Adams, Jefferson County, New York | | | |
| Enlistment | 19 Oct 1942 | Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York | | | |
| Marriage | 14 Oct 1951 | New York - Alice A. Sheldon | |||
| Death | 28 Dec 1998 | ||||
| Obituary | 29 Dec 1999 | Watertown, Jefferson County, New York | | | |
| Burial | Union Cemetery, Adams Center, Jefferson County, New York | | |
Families
| Spouse | Alice A. Sheldon (1926 - 2016) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Holland Stratton Gibbs (1889 - 1967) |
| Mother | Eva Mililda McLane (1896 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Holland Stratton Gibbs Jr. (1924 - ) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Holland S Gibbs Head M 40 New York - Laborer, feed storeEva M Gibbs Wife F 33 South Dakota
John Gibbs Son M 8 New York
Junior H Gibbs Son M 7 New York
Holland's uncle Otis Ivory is living next door.
Census (family)-shared
Hallond S Gibbs Head M 50 New York - School janitor, public schoolEva M Gibbs Wife F 43 South Dakota
John S Gibbs Son M 18 New York - Janitor helper, public school
Hallond S Gibbs Son M 16 New York - Janitor helper, public school
Enlistment
John S GibbsNameGIBBS JOHN S
Event TypeMilitary Service
Event Date19 Oct 1942
Term of EnlistmentEnlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Event PlaceSyracuse, New York, United States
RaceWhite
Citizenship Statuscitizen
Birth Year1922
BirthplaceNEW YORK
Education Level4 years of high school
Civilian OccupationPlumbers, gas fitters, and steam fitters
Marital StatusSingle, without dependents
Military RankPrivate
Army BranchBranch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Army ComponentSelectees (Enlisted Men)
Source ReferenceCivil Life
Serial Number32545903
Obituary
Deceased Name John S GibbsEvent Type Obituary
Event Date 28 Dec 1999
Event Place New York, United States
Address 17555 Becky Lane
Gender Male
Age 77
Death Date About 28 Dec 1999
Newspaper Watertown Daily Times
Spouse and Children
Alice Wife Female
John F Son Male
Mrs Frederick Vossburgh Daughter Female
Others on Record
Alicia Vossburgh Son-In-Law Male
Deceased Name Adams
Event Type Obituary
Event Date 29 Dec 1999
Event Place New York, United States
Gender Male
Age 77
Birth Date 12 Feb 1922
Birthplace Smithville
Death Date 21 Dec 1999
Newspaper Watertown Daily Times
Spouse and Children
Alice A Sheldon Wife Female
Parents and Siblings
John S Jr Brother Male
Mrs Frederick Vosburgh Sister Female
Others on Record
Rev Peter Mower Unknown Male
Eva Bullis Gibbs Unknown Female
Rev Winston Halsted Unknown Male
Alicia Vosburgh
Burial
PLOT Sec P / Lot 017Gibbs John S 1922 1999 77y 10m 16d
SSgt US Army - WW II
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7ZL-QCV : accessed 12 December 2018), Eva M Gibbs in household of Holland S Gibbs, Adams, Jefferson, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 5B, line 91, family 118, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1442; FHL microfilm 2,341,177..
2. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ9S-5MS : accessed 9 November 2015), Hallond S Gibbs, Adams Town, Jefferson, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 23-2, sheet 1A, family 3, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2544..
3. "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMJZ-XMG : 5 December 2014), John S Gibbs, enlisted 19 Oct 1942, Syracuse, New York, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland..
4. "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVTD-2RWQ : accessed 22 January 2019), Mr John S Montgomery Gibbs in entry for Adams, New York, United States, 29 Dec 1999; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Watertown Daily Times, born-digital text..
5. "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVTD-2T6Q : accessed 22 January 2019), John S Gibbs, New York, United States, 28 Dec 1999; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com(http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Watertown Daily Times, born-digital text..
6. Find A Grave Memorial 124660062.