20th Century History of New Castle and
Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens

GEORGE VINCENT GIBSON

[p. 957] is a well known farmer of Slippery Rock Township, and resides on the old Gibson homestead of 100 acres about seven miles southeast of New Castle, which he owns in connection with a brother, John L. Gibson. He was born on his present place December 21, 1871, and is a son of James V. and Eliza Jane (Book) Gibson.

James V. Gibson was a native and life-long resident of Pennsylvania. He located on the farm now owned by his son, George V., in middle life, and there followed general farming and fruit growing the remainder of his days. He died October 7, 1883, at the age of fifty-six years. He was united in marriage with Eliza Jane Book, a daughter of Peter Book, and she survived her husband many years, dying February 21, 1896. They were parents of nine children, as follows: W. S. Gibson, of New Castle, who married Charlotte Johnston; Amanda (Hannah), of New Castle; S. W. Gibson, of New Castle, who married Ida Weingartner; Anderson P., who lives north of Princeton , married Florence Houk; Ella (Thompson), of Shenango Township; J. B. Gibson, of Slippery Rock Township, who married Belle Aiken; John L., of Shenango Township, who married Agnes Shoemaker; George Vincent, and Anna (Aiken) of Shenango Township.

George V. Gibson received his intellectual training in the public schools of his native township, and has always lived on the old home place. He began farming at an early age and has continued it ever since, and has been particularly successful as a grower of small fruits. He has purchased the interests of all the heirs of his father's estate, with the exception of his brother, John L., in connection with whom he now owns the farm. He is a man of great energy and industry, and of frugal habits, taking rank among the most successful of the younger generation of agriculturists of the township.

Mr. Gibson was united in marriage June 3, 1908, with Miss Eva Houk, a daughter of J. C. Houk, of Shenango Township. In politics he is a consistent supporter of Republican principles, while in religious attachment he and his wife are consistent members of the United Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Church respectively.


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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