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Gethin Gibbon

Gethin Gibbon

Male 1882 - 1934  (52 years)


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  • Name Gethin Gibbon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Birth 28 Aug 1882  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 7 Sep 1934  Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I58938  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father John Gibbon,   b. Abt 1860, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Gwenllyn Parker 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1889  [3] 
    Family ID F11139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maude E. Sprake,   b. 14 Aug 1895, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1976, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 25 Nov 1931 
    Family ID F19511  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Newspaper Obituary - September 7, 1934 Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Evening News - Well Known Contractor Passes Away - Gethin Gibbon Dies at Hazle Street Home; Had Been Employed With County - Gethin Gibbon - Gethin Gibbon, 52, well known contractor and prominent in city politics for many years, died at 2:40 o'clock this morning at his home, 285 Hazle Street, following several month illness of complications. He was a member of the contracting firm of Gibbon and Kohl and for the last two years was employed as forman in the Luzerne County Department of roads and bridges. Mr. Gibbon served as committeeman in the Thirteenth Ward and was at one time a candidate for Wilkes-Barre School Director. Deceased was born in Pittsburgh in 1882, son of the late John C. Gibbon, a stone contractor. Mr. Gibbon moved to this city many years ago and since had been active in civic and political affairs. The contracting firm, with which he was identified, also enjoyed considerable success for a number of years. Mr. Gibbon was a member of First Baptist Church, Fidelity Lodge No. 655, F & A. M., Keystone Consistory and Order of Mystic Shrine. Surviving are his widow, the former Maude Sprake of Plymouth; two children, John and Laura; his mother, Mrs. John C. Gibbon, all at home. The funeral will take place on Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the late home. Rev. Gomer Evans of Bethel Baptist Church will officiate and interment will be in Nanticoke Cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S154] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Luzerne; Roll: 1927078; Draft Board: 3.

    2. [S346] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2073; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0249; Image: 638.0; FHL microfilm: 2341807.

    3. [S29] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Wilkes Barre Ward 13, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1436; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0178; FHL microfilm: 1241436.

    4. [S31] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Wilkes-Barre Ward 13, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1597; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 250; Image: 791.

    5. [S147] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).