BIO: Gibbs, John - Wayne Co "COUNTIES OF MORGAN, MONROE & BROWN, INDIANA. HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL." CHARLES BLANCHARD, EDITOR. CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO. PUBLISHERS. 1884. F. A. BATTEY. F. W. TEPPLE WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP AND MARTINSVILLE, MORGAN COUNTY, INDIANA PAGE 185 JOHN GIBBS was born in Wayne County, Ky., April 2, 1823, and is a son of James and Mary Gibbs, both natives of Kentucky. The grandfather of our subject, John Gibbs, was a native of Ireland, who emigrated to America, where he married, lived and died, the parent of six children. James Gibbs was born in Wayne County, Ky., July 16, 1800, where he married Mary Helton, and in 1830 moved to Morgan County, Ind., where both closed their lives, the parents of thirteen children. John Gibbs moved with his parents to this State in 1830, and January 27, 1848, married Miss Sarah, daughter of Ralph and Rosina Cartwright, and born in Washington County, Ind., April 27, 1825, a union which was followed by ten children--James E., Joseph D., John F., Florence A., Alice C., Mary E., Martha J. (deceased), Kizzie B., Sarah A. and Andrew. Mr. Gibbs is a highly respected citizen. Transcribed by: Diana Flynn Date: 16 Aug 1997