RNT Family History

Gipson, John M.[1]

Male 1814 - 1881  (66 years)


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  • Name Gipson, John M. 
    Born 17 Apr 1814  , Jackson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Buried Feb 1881  Gainesboro Cemetery, Gainesboro, Jackson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 04 Feb 1881  , Jackson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    WILL 07 Mar 1881  , Jackson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I16578  McClure-Harris
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2005 

    Father Gipson, William,   b. 14 Sep 1784, , , Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1851, Flynns Lick, Jackson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother McClure, Sarah,   b. 04 Dec 1785, , , Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1852, Flynns Lick, Jackson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 21 Mar 1805  , Green, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4051  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Gipson, Lucurgus M.,   b. 26 Nov 1838, , Jackson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1886, , Jackson, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F5797  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Hall, Elizabeth F.,   b. 1830, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Aft 1850 Census 
    Family ID F5798  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • John born 1856
      Goober B. born 1866 Susan Walker (Wife) Marriage: 5 MAY 1887 inJackson Co.,Tnn
      Lee born 1872 Ludy Gipson (Wife) Marriage: 23 SEP 1888 in JacksonCo.,Tnn

      These are children of John M. Gipson but look at the birth dates wayoff first child born 1838 then 1856 then 1866 then 1872. This needs verification.

      CENSUS RECORDS:
      ......1880 Census Place: Gainsboro, Jackson, Tennessee: Page 194B:
      Gipson, Jno. M., age 66 TN, KYH, KY, Farmer
      Gipson, Eliza F., age 50, TN, VA, VA, Keeping House
      Huff, Susan, Other, B, 16, TN, Apprentice To Cooking
      Gipson, John, Other, B, age 24, TN, Farm Laborer
      Hatcher, Sam, Other, B, age 23, TN, Farm Laborer
      Mercer, Winnie, Other, MU, age 22, TN, Cook
      Gipson, Goober, Other, MU, age14, TN, Farm Laborer
      Gipson, Lee, Other, MU, age 8, TN

  • Sources 
    1. [S186] GEDCOM file imported on 14 Aug 2002., Shane Symes.

    2. [S685] Jackson Co., TN Loose District/Chancery Court Papers Reel #58, Genealogical Abstracts by Mary Lu Johnson, (http://www.tngenweb.org/jackson/court_reels/court_reel_58.htm) (Reliability: 3).
      LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF JOHN M. GIPSON

      I, John M. Gipson, being of sound mind...

      Item 1st... bequeath my soul to God...

      Item 2nd... Funeral expenses paid by Executrix, to be paid out of money and effects on hand... no sale of personal property or land.

      Item 3rd... Bequeath to my wife Eliza F. Gipson in trust for use of my son Lucurgus M. Gipson land on which he now lives on Roaring River known as the Daniel Johnson place in trust during his lifetime and at his death to his children & heirs at law. But should my son L. M. Gipson desire it & prefer to live on some other land... empower said Trustee to convey said tract absolutely and invest means... for my son... she and my son think best.

      Item 4th... Convey wife Elizabeth F. Gipson & my son L. M. Gipson jointly my father's old home farm... on the branch southwest of Gainesboro together with all other lands I have purchased since my father's decease which adjoins said farm... This bequest to my wife is for and during her life and at her death to go to John M. Gipson York, son of Aletha York. The one-half interest I now bequeath to my son I bequeath in trust to my wife Eliza for his use & benefit and at his death to go to his heirs... under control of my wife during her life... but should John M. Gipson York die before the death of my wife, it is my will that L. M. Gipson & his heirs shall take the whole estate.

      Item 5th... Bequeath my wife Eliza M. Gipson the town property & town lots where I now live... also tract I purchased of Wm G. Cox where S. H. Cunningham now lives... household and kitchen furnishings. Also the dwelling house and lot in Gainesboro now occupied by Dr. Pillow... her own right... absolute.

      Item 6th, to wife Eliza F. Gipson all the rest & residue except tract on which Urah Stewart now lives. My said wife shall have power to sell any portion of the lands & property... wife's death to revert to son L. M. Gipson and Jno M. Gipson York, one-half each. I bequeath unto Sallie Stewart, wife of Urah Stewart, tract on which she now resides in 9th District, also a yoke of oxen and a common two-horse wagon in her own right free from debts of husband, and at her death to go to her children.

      Item 7th... wife Eliza F. Gipson appointed Executrix... no bond required.

      15 Jan 1881 [Signed] J. M. Gipson

      Witnesses: D. K. Fink, H. W. Williams, R. A. Cox

      Admitted to Probate 7 March 1881, death of Jno M. Gipson being suggested... testimony of H. W. Williams & R. A. Cox.

      ...certify a true copy, s/s W. H. Brooks, Clerk of the Court, 13 Sept 1895.