George Gipson was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1831 and Emma Davey in Cambridgeshire in 1839; they married in New York state on May 25, 1856. After a year and a half there they went west to the Joliet, Illinois, area, spent time in Missouri, and then came to Independence Township, Jasper County, where their first 80 acres cost six dollars an acre. They raised eleven children, the three oldest born in Illinois and the rest in Independence Township, and George died there on July 17, 1903. Three of their sons stayed on the land: George H. owned 155 acres, the twins Albert A. and Alfred D. were born November 22, 1876, Albert farmed the 160-acre Vansice homestead after marrying Ella Vansice in 1901, and Alfred ran the 275-acre home place, where his widowed mother lived with him in 1912. Every fact below is cited to the 1912 Past and Present of Jasper County.
Where the family starts
George Gipson and Emma (Davey) Gipsonthe earliest generation in the recordMost recent in our records
Alfred D. Gipsonborn 1876Tap a name to jump to that person.
English-born pioneers of Independence Township
Farmer, Independence Township
GEORGE H. GIPSON.
In the collection of material for the biographic department of this publication there has been a constant aim to use a wise discrimination in regard to the selection of subjects and to exclude none worthy of representation in its pages, and now that the biographer has come to the name of George H. Gipson, one of the worthy citizens of Independence township, he takes pleasure in giving the reader something of his life history and that of his honored family on both sides of the house, for they have been well known in this locality since the days of the early settler.
Mr. Gipson was born in the township where he still resides, on January 15, 1 87 1, and here he grew to manhood and has always been identified with the agricultural life of this community. He is the son of George and Emma (Davey) Gipson, both born in England, the father in Lincolnshire in 1831 and the mother in Cambridgeshire. The elder Gipson came to America in 1853 and settled near Joliet, Illinois, and later came to Jasper county, Iowa, where his death occurred on July 17, 1903; the mother is still living, making her home with her son, A. D., of Independence township. Their family consisted of eleven children, ten of whom are living, namely: Lizzie Hampton, of Lincoln, Nebraska; Emma Johnson, of Boone, Iowa; Addie Thomas died at Iowa City: Mrs. C. A. McCreary lives at Toledo, Iowa; Susan lives at Los Angeles, CaHfornia; Mrs. F. W. Hampton lives in Lincoln, Nebraska; George H., of this review; Mrs. J. A. Scott, of Monroe, Iowa; Albert and Alfred, twins, both live in Independence township; Mrs. Myrtle Donaldson also lives in Independence township.
George H. Gipson, of this review, grew up on the home farm and was educated in the local schools, and on February 23, 191 1, he was united in marriage with Mattie Perry, who was born near Laurel, Marshall county, Iowa, January 21, 1877, the daughter of Harrison W. and Minerva (Barbee) Perry, the father born in Belmont county, Ohio, February 27, 1849, from which state he came with his parents to Marshall county, Iowa, in an early day and there the family became well established and have been well known there to the present day. He and Minerva Barbee were married in 1874. She was born in Jasper county, this state, on December 25, 1853, her parents being among the earliest settlers in this county, having settled near Newton, and here the father, John Barbee, died when about seventy-four years of age, and the mother, whose maiden name was Olive Newton, also died in this county when seventy years of age. Their family consisted of eleven children, six of whom are living.
Mrs. Gipson is one of a family of seven children, named as follows: Mary died when five years of age; Marshall, born in Laurel, Iowa, in May, 1878, is living at home; Edith Jones, born August 4, 1883, is living in Clear Creek township; Oscar, born in May, 1886, is living in Independence township, this county; Odessa, born May 14, 1894, is living at home.
George H. Gipson has been very successful in his life work, being a hardworking, conscientious, straightforward farmer. He is the owner of a valuable and well improved farm of one hundred and fifty-five acres of land in Independence township, on which stand a substantial dwelling and convenient outbuildings. Fraternally, he belongs to the Baxter Camp of the Modern Woodmen of America.
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Farmer on the Vansice homestead; twin of Alfred
ALBERT A. GIPSON.
The gentleman whose name heads this paragraph is regarded as one of the progressive young agriculturists of Independence township, where he has spent all his life. His well directed efforts in practical every-day affairs, his capable management of his business interests and his sound judgment have brought to him prosperity and his life demonstrates what may be accomplished by any man of energy and ambition who is not afraid to work and has the perseverance to continue his labors in the face of any discouragements which may seem to arise. In all the relations of life he has commanded the respect and confidence of those with whom he has been brought into contact,
Mr. Gipson was born in Independence township, Jasper county, November 22, 1876. He is the son of George and Emma (Davey) Gipson, the father born in Lincolnshire, England, May 2, 1831, and the mother in Cambridgeshire, England, July 21, 1839.
Albert A. Gipson, of this sketch, grew up on the home farm, where he assisted with the general work when a boy, and during the winter months he attended the neighboring schools. On April 30, 1901, he was united in marriage with Ella Vansice, who was born in Independence township, on the farm where she now resides, June i8, 1877. She is the daughter of John M. and Malinda (Richmond) Vansice, the father born in Bradford county, Pennsylvania, May 12, 1855, and the mother in Jasper county, Iowa, on January II, 1860. The father was thirteen years old when he left his native state and emigrated to Jasper county with his parents in 1868 and here he grew to manhood, received his education and has resided here ever since. A full sketch of him appears elsewhere.
To Mr. and Mrs. Gipson have been born five children, namely: Marvin Hewitt, born April 9, 1893; Merrill Alfred, born April 7, 1905; a daughter, born April 17, 1908, died three days later, unnamed; [name withheld], born June 3, 1910; [name withheld], born March 4, 1912.
Mr. and Mrs. Gipson own the old Vansice homestead in Independence township, which consists of one hundred and sixty acres of excellent land, which is well improved and well cultivated, and here they carry on successful general farming and stock raising, keeping good grades of stock.
Politically, Mr. Gipson is a Republican and he has been road supervisor of Malaka township. He is a member of Baxter Lodge No. 168, Knights of Pythias, of Baxter.
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Farmer on the home place; twin of Albert
ALFRED D. GIPSON.
Tireless energy and honesty of purpose seem to be the chief characteristics of A. D. Gipson, one of the leading farmers of Independence township, Jasper county, where he has been content to spend his entire life. He is a member of one of the oldest and most highly honored pioneer families of this locality, he and other members of which have played well their parts in the general development of the northern part of this county from the early pioneer days to the present.
Mr. Gipson's birth occurred here on November 22, 1876. He is the son of George and Emma (Davey) Gipson, the father horn in Lincolnshire, England May 2, 1831, and died July 17, 1903; the mother was born in Cambridgeshire, England, on July 21, 1839, and is still living, making her home Avith her son, the subject. These parents grew to maturity, were educated in the common schools of England and their marriage took place in New York state on May 25, 1856. There they lived one year and a half, then came west, locating near Joliet, Illinois, then to Missouri and back to Illinois and later moving to Jasper county, Iowa, being pioneers here and they purchased eighty acres of land here, for which they paid six dollars per acre. They later added to their holdings and became well established and influential in this community. They became the parents of eleven children, all living but one, namely: Elizabeth Ann, born June 14, 1857, was thrice married, first, to Thomas Alexander Jones on December 24, 1878; his death occurred on December 16, 1879, and she married Samuel A. Shellady on October 12, 1881; his death occurred August 16, 1901, and she married J. B. Hampton in 191 1; she lives at Lincoln, Nebraska. Emogene Izora Gipson was born April 26, 1859, married B. F. Johnson on May 2, 1883, and her home is at Boone, Iowa; Adeline Louise, born December 2, 1861, married Richard Thomas on August 12, 1884, and her death occurred on May 17, 1887; Maiy Jennett, born April 25, 1864, married C. A. McCreary on November 12, 1884, and they live in Toledo. Iowa; Susan Amelia, born June 10, 1866, lives in Los Angeles, California; Lillian Samantha, born February 11, 1869, married Frank W. Hampton on January 20, 1897, and they live in Lincoln, Nebraska; George Henry, born January 15, 1871, lives in Independence, Iowa; Dora Musetta. born September 9, 1874, married John Scott on October 28, 1896, and they 4ive in Monroe, Iowa; Albert Adalbert and Alfred Delford, twins, the latter the subject of this sketch, were born, as before stated, on November 22, 1876; the former married Ella Vansice on April 30, 1901; both these sons live in Independence township, Jasper county, Iowa; Myrtle Edna, born january 27, 1882, married Archibald Donaldson on December 24, 1891. All these children were born in Independence township, this county, with the exception of the three oldest, who were born in Illinois.
Alfred D. Gipson, the immediate subject of this sketch, was reared on the home farm and educated in the common schools. When but a boy he assisted with the general work about the home place which he helped develop and on which he still lives, successfully operating the same, cultivating two hundred and seventy-five acres in a manner that stamps him as fully abreast of the times as a general farmer and stock raiser, having kept the place well improved in every respect and rotated his crops so as to retain the original fertility of the soil, and there is today no more desirable place in Independence township.
Mr. Gipson is a public-spirited man and has always supported all worthy measures. He has been constable of Independence township for four years and has given eminent satisfaction in this office. Politically, he is a Republican. He belongs to Unity Lodge No. 520, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of Baxter, also Baxter Lodge No. 168, Knights of Pythias, and Baxter Camp No. 5642, Modern Woodmen of America, at Baxter.
Personally, Mr. Gipson is a man of fine sentiments, good-natured and whole-souled and it is safe to say that all who know him are his friend.
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