Family Group Sheet
NameHillard Gibbs
Birth8 Mar 1898 (?), Menifee Co., Kentucky
Death20 Apr 1973, Clay Co., Kentucky
BurialGibbs Cemetery, MacCausey Ridge, Menifee Co., Kentucky
FatherMarion Logan Gibbs (1865-)
MotherDulcina Wells (~1865-<1900)
Marriageabt 1918, Menifee Co., Kentucky
SpouseBessie Slusher, 4C3R
Birth4 Apr 1902, Menifee Co., Kentucky
Death24 Jul 1938, Frenchburg, Menifee Co., Kentucky
BurialMack Cemetery, Frenchburg, Menifee Co., Kentucky
FatherJarvis “Jarvie” Robert Slusher (1871-1943)
MotherLetha Ann Ingram (1873-1914)
Children
2 MWilliam Harvey Gibbs, 5C2R
Birth8 Oct 1924, Menifee Co., Kentucky
3 FIda Bell Gibbs, 5C2R
Birth20 Jan 1927, Menifee Co., Kentucky
4 MArley Gibbs, 5C2R
Birth4 Nov 1929, Menifee Co., Kentucky
Death10 Jan 2011, Middletown, Butler Co., Ohio
Notes for Hillard Gibbs
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records Hillard Gibbs, age 18, residence Frenchburg, Menifee Co., Ky, born 8 Mar 1900, farmer, self-employed, nearest relative Bessie Gibbs, wife.
The 1900 census recorded him as age 3, born Jan 1897. His gravestone has the dates 1898-1973. His older brother Millard, who was recorded in the 1900 census as age 5 born Mar 1895, is recorded on his death certificate as born 21 April 1897.
The Kentucky death index lists Hillard Gibbs, age 73, died 20 April 1973 in Clay Co., residence same.
The 1900 census recorded him as age 3, born Jan 1897. His gravestone has the dates 1898-1973. His older brother Millard, who was recorded in the 1900 census as age 5 born Mar 1895, is recorded on his death certificate as born 21 April 1897.
The Kentucky death index lists Hillard Gibbs, age 73, died 20 April 1973 in Clay Co., residence same.
Notes for Bessie Slusher
Her death certificate records Bessie Gibbs, age 36 years 3 months 20 days, born 4 April 1902 in Menifee Co., died 24 July 1938 in Frenchburg, Menifee Co., Ky, married, wife of Hillard Gibbs, father Jarvis Robert Slusher, mother’s maiden name Leara Sloan, both born in Magoffin Co., cause of death pulmonary tubuculosis, informant Ellen Highsall, Frenchburg, burial in McCausey.
The mother’s maiden name is incorrect.
The mother’s maiden name is incorrect.
Census Notes for Hillard & Bessie (Family)
1920 census of Menifee Co., Ky, district 1, enumerated 10 Feb, lists on p. 12A as family #209:
Gibbs, Hilliard, 21, farmer; Bessie, wife, 19. Both born Ky Ky Ky.
The preceding household is headed by Hillard’s brother Alfred, who is married to Bessie’s sister Annie.
1930 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Frenchburg precinct, enumerated 29 April, lists on p. 5B as family #85, on McCausey Ridge Rd:
Gibbs, Hillard, 30, age at first marriage 18; Bessie, wife, 28, age at first marriage 16; Allen, son, 8; William, son, 5; Ida, dau, 3; Arlie, son, 5/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1940 census of Menifee Co., Ky, district 1, enumerated 21 April, lists on p. 7B as family #114, on McCausey Ridge:
Gibbs, Hill, 41, widowed, farmer; Allen, son, 18; Harvey, son, 15; Ida Bell, dau, 13; Arlie, son, 10. All born in Kentucky, living in same house in 1935.
Gibbs, Hilliard, 21, farmer; Bessie, wife, 19. Both born Ky Ky Ky.
The preceding household is headed by Hillard’s brother Alfred, who is married to Bessie’s sister Annie.
1930 census of Menifee Co., Ky, Frenchburg precinct, enumerated 29 April, lists on p. 5B as family #85, on McCausey Ridge Rd:
Gibbs, Hillard, 30, age at first marriage 18; Bessie, wife, 28, age at first marriage 16; Allen, son, 8; William, son, 5; Ida, dau, 3; Arlie, son, 5/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1940 census of Menifee Co., Ky, district 1, enumerated 21 April, lists on p. 7B as family #114, on McCausey Ridge:
Gibbs, Hill, 41, widowed, farmer; Allen, son, 18; Harvey, son, 15; Ida Bell, dau, 13; Arlie, son, 10. All born in Kentucky, living in same house in 1935.
