[p. 407] a highly respected citizen of near Edenburg and a general farmer in Mahoning Township, where he owns an excellent property containing over eighty acres, was born September 9, 1860, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and is a son of David and Margaret E. (Meaner) Gibson, both natives of Allegheny County.
When Mr. Gibson was about seven years of age his parents moved from Allegheny County to North Beaver Township, Lawrence County, where they continued to live until death. David Gibson died in 1898, having survived his wife since 1873. He was a well known and esteemed citizen of his community. His father, Robert Gibson, was born in Ireland and died in Allegheny County in 1848. The children of David Gibson and wife were: Robert N., who lives in North Beaver Township; John A., George W., who resides in North Beaver Township; Mary G., who is the wife of Horace Thomas, of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, and Margaret J., who is the wife of William Ehle, of North Beaver Township.
John A. Gibson attended the public schools of North Beaver Township. Following his marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Gibson lived on a rented farm in Union Township for a time and prior to coming to Edenburg, in March, 1887, he engaged in farming. He was married September 17, 1885, to Margaret Isabel Davison, who was born April 8, 1862, in North Beaver Township, Lawrence County, and is a daughter of James and Nancy (Dobbins) Gibson. Her father was born in Ireland and her mother in North Beaver Township, where her maternal grandfather, John Dobbins, was a very early settler. Two of the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Davison survive. Mrs. Gibson and Rachel E., the latter of whom is the wife of William H. Hopper, of North Beaver Township.
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson have five children, namely: George L., Nancy J., Rachel H., Mary E. and James D. Mr. and Mrs. Gibson are members of the Westfield Presbyterian Church. In his political sentiments, Mr. Gibson is a Republican.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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