Andrew Smith Gibbons
Birth Date
On 1825 March 12 (Born)
Death Date
On 1886 February 9 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Union Station, Licking, Ohio, United States
1825 March 12
Mother
Mary Polly Hoover
Father
William Davidson Gibbons
Date Details
Occurred On 1825 March 12
Baptized by
Robert Anderson Snyder
1840 March 12 (Age 15)
Married
Rizpah Knight
1846 January 5 (Age 20)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Vanguard Company (1847)
1847 April 16 – July 21 (Age 22)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847 April 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 21
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Robert Wimmer Company (1852)
1852 July – September 15 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Martha Sarah Gibbons (Age 5)
Andrew Vinson Gibbons (Age 3)
Rizpah Knight (Age 23)
William Hoover Gibbons (Age 0)
Date Details
Started Circa 1852 July
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 September 15
Company Arrived
Served in
Indian Territory Mission
1875 October 11 – 1877 (Age 50)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
30th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Glendale, Kane, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Henry Smith
Location Served
Lamanites
Date Details
Started On 1875 October 11
Set Apart
Ended Fall 1877
Released
Died in St. Johns, Apache, Arizona Territory, United States
1886 February 9 (Age 60)
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Andrew Smith Gibbons (1825 - 1886) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census. Iowa, Pottawattamie County.
1860 Utah Census, Washington County
1860 Utah Census, Washington County.
1880 Arizona Census
1880 Arizona Census.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Gibbons, Andrew S.", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 4, Page 704.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1875, Vol. B, Page 33, Line 1288.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1875, Vol. A, Page 30, Line 1288.
Pioneer
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853
Albert P. Rockwood journals, 1847-1853, 7 April 1847.
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Appleton M. Harmon diary, 1847 April-July
Appleton M. Harmon diary, 1847 April-July, April.
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Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"15th Company of 50 report, 1852 June 23", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, Page 1-12.
Charles A. Harper diary, 1847 April-August
Charles A. Harper diary, 1847 April-August.
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Deseret News
"15th Company", Deseret News, (18 September 1852), Page 2.
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Deseret Weekly
"The Utah Pioneers", Deseret Weekly, (25 August 1894), Page 294.
Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866
"Journal, 1847 April - October", Heber C. Kimball papers, 1837-1866, (5 April 1847), Page 5.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1852: Page 99.
Howard Egan, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary Also Thrilling Experiences of Pre-frontier Life Among Indians (1917)
Howard Egan, Pioneering the West 1846 to 1878: Major Howard Egan's Diary Also Thrilling Experiences of Pre-frontier Life Among Indians (1917), Page 21-105.
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Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January
"Journal, 1844 May-1852 January", Norton Jacob reminiscence and journal, 1844 May-1852 January, Page 47-85.
Presiding Bishopric immigrant location committee minutes, 1852 September 20-October 13
Presiding Bishopric immigrant location committee minutes, 1852 September 20-October 13, 20 September 1852.
Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849
"Journal, 1847 April-June", Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, (April).
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William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853
William Clayton diaries, 1846-1853, April, Vol. 2.
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