876 documented Gibson ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
876Documented ancestors
1819Earliest record
8Generations
The name
The Gibson name in the record
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 869 Gibson records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: Mary, Robert, William, John and James.
Of the 863 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 77 years.
The earliest recorded birth is Samuel Gibson, born 1819 in Ohio.
Documented Gibson families on this page come from Biographical Record of Pickaway County, Ohio, Past and present of Guthrie County, Iowa, with biographical sketches and Twentieth Century History of Mahoning County, Ohio.
Documented families
Gibson families we’ve reconstructed
Real Gibson family groups pieced together from the public record — parents, spouse, and children, each with the source that proves it. Recognize your line? Tap a family and we’ll start your documented tree from it.
Twentieth Century History of Mahoning County, Ohio
Alexander L. Gibsonb. 1854
Ohio
parentsWilliam Gibson & Jane McCune
Alexander L. Gibson
Past and present of Guthrie County, Iowa, with biographical sketches
Sarah R. Gibsondate unknown
Scioto township, Pickaway County, Ohio
parentsJames A. Gibson & Esther A. Crabb
Sarah R. Gibson⚭ Littleton Gochenour
Biographical Record of Pickaway County, Ohio
Martha A. Gibsondate unknown
Kansas City
parentsRobert Gibson
Martha A. Gibson⚭ J. W. Scholey
Biographical Record of Pickaway County, Ohio
Rebecca Gibsondate unknown
Denver, Colorado
parentsRobert Gibson
Rebecca Gibson⚭ Conover
Biographical Record of Pickaway County, Ohio
Sarah Gibsondate unknown
parentsRobert Gibson
Sarah Gibson⚭ Luther Lerch, Lawrence Crookham
Biographical Record of Pickaway County, Ohio
Mary Jane Gibsondate unknown
parentsJames A. Gibson & Esther A. Crabb
Mary Jane Gibson⚭ Henry Kaiser
Biographical Record of Pickaway County, Ohio
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The documented line
Gibson ancestors in the record
Deceased Gibson ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
This line reaches back to Samuel Gibson, about 1819 in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet.Trace this line →
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Common questions
Gibson genealogy — FAQ
Where were Gibson ancestors recorded?
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 869 Gibson records with a known place.
How far back does the Gibson family tree go?
The documented line here reaches back to 1819. Most Gibson lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
Are living Gibson family members listed here?
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
Is this my Gibson family?
If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.