Pennsylvania Families

Daughter May was born in Illinois, according to her 1870 Census information.

U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, ancestry.com
Joshua V Gibbons
residence: Iowa
age at enlistment: 26
date of enlistment: 4 May 1864
rank at enlistment: private
state served: Iowa
survived?: yes
Record: Enlisted in Company A, Iowa 46th Infantry Regiment on 10 Jun 1864.Mustered out on 23 Sep 1864 at Davenport, IA.
Their source: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion

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United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865
Joshua V. Gibbons
Private
46th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864)

Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Iowa

"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FS43-3ZW : accessed 13 Mar 2014), Joshua V. Gibbons, 1861-1865; citing military unit A, Union Soldier, NARA microfilm publication M541, roll 10 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d); FHL microfilm .

1870 Census of Ward 5, Dubuque, Iowa
page 17, dwelling 124, family 119
Aug 3, 1870

Joshua Gibbons, 33, Real Estate: $1000, Personal Estate: $200, born in Pennsylvania, works in planing mill, citizen
Sarah E, 30, born in Pennsylvania, father of foreign birth
May G, 10, born in Illinois

"United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDVM-6DJ : accessed 13 Mar 2014), Joshua Gibbons, Iowa, United States; citing p. 17, family 119, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000545888.

1880; Census Place: Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa; Roll: 338
298 8th Street

Joshua Gibbons 41, pattern maker, born in Pa, parents also
Sarah Gibbons 39, born in Pa, father in Holland, mother in Pa
May G. Gibbons 20, born in Illinois
Frank Gibbons 10, born in Iowa
Fred Gibbons 5, born in Iowa

working as a pattern maker when the 1880 census was taken

1885 Census 4th Ward of Dubuque, Julien Township, Iowa
page 28, dwelling 180
on Julien Ave

Joshua V Gibbons, 48, planing mill, parents were native born, not subject to military duty, eligible to vote
Sarah E, 45, father foreign born
Frank C, 14,
Fred W, 10,

all birthplaces apparently as Pennsylvania

"Iowa State Census, 1885," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/HZSK-8PZ : accessed 13 Mar 2014), Joshua V Gibbons, Dubuque, Julien, Dubuque, Iowa; citing p. 102, , Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1021465.

working in a planing mill when the 1885 Census was taken

Son Frank died in Winona on this date.

General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T288, 546 rolls, at ancestry.com

Soldier: Joshua V Gibbons
Widow: Sarah E Gibbons
Service: A 46 Iowa Infantry

date of filing for invalid pension: Feb 6, 1891, Certificate 679836, filed from Minnesota

date of filing for widow's pension: Sep 10, 1891, Certificate 324307, filed from Minnesota

Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990

J.V. Gibbons
white, married, born in US
date of death: 28 Aug 1891
place: Winona City, Winona, Minnesota
age: 55
occupation: engineer

"Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FDMS-KJM : accessed 13 Mar 2014), J. V. Gibbons, 28 Aug 1891; citing Winona City, Winona, Minnrsota, reference Item 1 p 108; FHL microfilm 1377829.