D. R. Gibson was born May 26, 1846 in Hart Co., KY., the son of Turner
Gibson, Jr. (b. Mar. 8, 1813 Green Co., KY; d. Jun. 30, 1889 Big Clifty,
KY) and Caroline L. Boone (b. Feb. 6, 1818 KY; d. Dec. 10, 1905 Big Clifty,
KY.) D. R. was often known as "Boone" Gibson, and he died May 15, 1934
Camden Co. and is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
On September 4, 1867, in KY, Boone Gibson married Hannah Malinda Bolin
who was b. Aug. 20, 1850 in KY and d. Feb. 25, 1914 in Camden Co., MO,
and is buried at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery beside Boone. Hannah was the
daughter
of Wesley Bolin and Sarah Hundley of Hardin Co., KY.
Boone and Hannah had ten children, Henry Thomas Gibson, (Octavia Shumate),
William Clay Gibson, (Dora Mae Webster), Minnie Hesser Gibson, (Charles
Lawson Heimbeaugh), Lawanna Jane Gibson, Maggarine Gibson, Clara Josephine
Gibson (wife of E. R. "Dick" Mosier), Eva Irene Gibson, (William J.
Graham), Mary Elizabeth Gibson (wife of James Oscar Jones), Edie Gibson
(wife of Ricky Lessing), Elva Gibson (Emma Keen).
There is much more information on the Gibson and Boone Families in my
files, but very little on the Bolin Family. If you would like more information,
please feel free to contact me at: [email protected]