Slaves owned by Benjamin Churchill Gibson, Tallassee, Elmore County, AL:
as remembered by Uncle Daniel Gibson Lawson, personal body guard to William Henry Lowe, during the Civil War:
Albert Gibson Greene, Adam Gibson, Jim Gibson, Dick Gibson, Livie Gibson, Hannah Gibson, Daniel Gibson, Floyd Gibson, Lonimas Gibson, Edman Gibson, Rachel Gibson, Anderson Gibson, Ellen Gibson (Aunt Ellen) Greene, Omie Gibson, Lear Gibson, Carolyn Freeman (Aunt Caroline) (Cowline as she was known by the people of Tallassee, Candies Gibson, Irish Gibson, Tuck Gibson, Manuel Gibson, Luke Gibson, Fannie Gibson, Lucy Gibson, Betzie Gibson, Joe Gibson, Jennie (Aunt Jennie) Gibson, Lucindy Gibson, Dalis Gibson, Tom Gibson, Lovie Gibson, Mary Gibson, Jim Gibson, Solomon Gibson, Rachel Gibson, Laddie Gibson, and Hinton Gibson. A good many of these slaves lie in unmarked graves in the Benjamin C. Gibson Family Cemetery located in Tallassee.This was sworn to in an affiddavit by Lawson Gibson Daniel, in the State of Alabama, Elmore County, July 14, 1930 before C. R. Atkins, Notary Public. Also, it is documented that Mr. Benjamin Gibson was known as a kind master and man.He opened his grain bins to the people of Tallassee during the war years on a daily basis and gave thread from his cotton gin to the those that couldn't afford it in order for them to weave their own clothing.
Hi there I am looking for anyone related to Daniel Ferguson McDonald Born in Gladstone Manitoba on May 15, 1876 died in 1948 in Alberta or his father Archibald McDonald Born in Goderich Ontario on Mar 20, 1820 and died in 1917 in Edmonton Alberta Please reply with any information
My maternal grandfather, Archie, was an older brother of Daniel McDonald. Their father, Archibald James was born in Lochmaddy NUist Scotland in March of 1820 not Goderich, Ontario as first believed. However, my grandfather, Archie, was born in Goderich, Ontario in 1869.
How are you related? Kaye M. is a great source of our family history. Please contact us.
my great grandfather is daniel and my grand father was his oldest son Archie is there anyway you can maybe send me a family tree or a family history. I am trying to get that my part of my family written down so I have it for my children
My name is Kay (Kyle) Mihalech. My father's family is from Stony Plain and I recognize many of the family names mentioned in your family tree. My grandparents were John and Grace Kyle . I .have McDonald relatives on my mother's side of the family. My mother was Christina (McKay) Kyle. Her grandmother, Annie Margaret (McDonald) McLeod , was a sister of Donald (Dan) Ferguson McDonald. However, my mother referred to Dan and Velma as uncle and aunt.
Please e-mail me so we can compare notes and photos.
