Gibson, William
(1836-)



Birth: 1836
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Spouse: Elizabeth H. Spain, married 1859
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Individual Number: 155


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Name Used		 Worker Type Studio Location or
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Alternate Address
- William Gibson Studio owner Warsaw, Kosciusko County, IN Cosgrove's Block
City Gallery
1860*- Unknown St. Joseph County
1863 William Gibson Studio owner Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, IN Over H. D. Higgins Jewelry Store
1864 Unknown Studio owner Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, IN Main St.
July 1867*- B. Q. Morris Employee; Operator Warsaw, Kosciusko County, IN 3 fl, Cosgrove's Block, over Haskell Bros. & Co's Store
1867 William Gibson Studio owner South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN E. side Michigan St., bet. Washington and Market sts.
1870 Unknown Warsaw, Kosciusko County, IN


















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History of St. Joseph Co., Chapman 1880, p. 915-16: b. Ohio in 1836, parents came to Elkhart Co. in 1837 where they remained 5 yrs. then to St. Joseph Co. where Wm. was raised on farm and received liberal education. 1860 learned photographer's art and has since been engaged in that business. Married in 1859 in Berrien Co., Mich. to Elizabeth H.____, who was b. in Oh. in 1839. [The copy at IHS has "SPAIN" handwritten into the blank.]

1870 Kosciusko Co. Census, Warsaw, p. 113b
William Gibson, age 35, b. OH, photographer, pp $150
Elizabeth H., age 33, b. OH, keeping house
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CATNUM: 155
NameFirst: William
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City: Warsaw
State: IN
StudioID: 5989
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Name: William Gibson
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OriginalSource: History of St. Joseph Co., Chapman, 1880, p. 915-16: learned business in 1860 and has been in the business ever since. Came to Co. with parents in about 1842 and has been in county ever since. [Note: double check pages to see if it mentions that he is a resident of So. Bend.  his write-up does not mention the town, but all surrounding biographies are of S. Bend residents.]
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PersonID: 144
CATNUM: 155
NameFirst: William
NameLast: Gibson
LocationID: 8397
Address1: Over H. D. Higgins Jewelry Store
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City: Mishawaka
State: IN
StudioID: 5989
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 6:06:44 PM
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LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM
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OriginalSource: SBAGS, "South Bend and Mishawaka Photographers, 1863-1921" 
Source: Mishawaka Enterprise
William Gibson, 1863, Over H. D. Higgins Jewelry Store, Mishawaka
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PersonID: 144
CATNUM: 155
NameFirst: William
NameLast: Gibson
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City: Mishawaka
State: IN
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OriginalSource: 1864-65 Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 410

SBAGS, "South Bend and Mishawaka Photographers, 1863-1921" 
Source: Indiana State Gazetter
William Gibson, 1864, Main St., Mishawaka
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PersonID: 144
CATNUM: 155
NameFirst: William
NameLast: Gibson
LocationID: 1861
Address1: 3 fl, Cosgrove's Block, over Haskell Bros. & Co's Store
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City: Warsaw
State: IN
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StudioName: B. Q. Morris
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Name: B. Q. Morris
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OriginalSource: Northern Indianian, July 1867, B. Q. Morris Gallery hired William Gibson
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PersonID: 144
CATNUM: 155
NameFirst: William
NameLast: Gibson
LocationID: 8396
Address1: E. side Michigan St., bet. Washington and Market sts.
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City: South Bend
State: IN
StudioID: 5989
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OriginalSource: 1867 Holland's South Bend Business Directory, p. 142, Photograph Galleries: William Gibson, e. s. Michigan, bet. Washington and Market.

SBAGS, "South Bend and Mishawaka Photographers, 1863-1921" 
Source: City Directory
William Gibson, 1867, e.s. Michigan bet Washington & Market, South Bend
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PersonID: 144
CATNUM: 155
NameFirst: William
NameLast: Gibson
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City: Warsaw
State: IN
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OriginalSource: 1870 Kosciusko Co. Census, Warsaw, listed as photographer
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