Gibson, Lora Lousetta

Gibson, Lora Lousetta

Female 1879 - 1959  (80 years)

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  • Name Gibson, Lora Lousetta  [1
    Born 16 Mar 1879  Lane, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 21 Jun 1959  Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried De Witt Cemetery, De Witt, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I4164  Sackett | Descendants of Thomas Sacket the Elder, Descendants of Simon Sackett the Colonist
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2022 

    Father Gibson, George Luther,   b. 24 Oct 1850,   d. 22 Apr 1925  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Lane, Martha,   b. 1857,   d. Apr 1941  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 29 Mar 1877  Lane, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 10 children 
    +1. Gibson, Lora Lousetta,   b. 16 Mar 1879, Lane, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1959, Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. Gibson, Bartia L.,   b. 1881,   d. 1881  (Age 0 years)
     3. Gibson, Ernest L.,   b. 1883,   d. 1908  (Age 25 years)
    +4. Gibson, Varnor Loyd,   b. 7 Aug 1885, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1957, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +5. Gibson, Lelia Louise,   b. 14 Jul 1887, Forest City, Mason County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1930, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
     6. Gibson, Reuben L.,   b. 16 Mar 1889,   d. 27 Aug 1960  (Age 71 years)
     7. Gibson, Ora Lea,   b. 1891,   d. 1915  (Age 24 years)
     8. Gibson, Erma L.,   b. 20 Jul 1894,   d. 30 Jul 1971  (Age 77 years)
     9. Gibson, Edith L.,   b. 20 Sep 1896,   d. 24 Jul 1986  (Age 89 years)
     10. Gibson, Mildren Lane,   b. 27 Apr 1899,   d. 23 Jan 1977  (Age 77 years)
     
    Family ID F1759  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Whitehead, Andrew,   b. 1 Sep 1876, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1933, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 8 Feb 1905  DeWitt County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Children 
     1. Whitehead, Harry,   b. 14 Mar 1906,   d. 14 Mar 1906  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2022 
    Family ID F1760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Mar 1879 - Lane, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Feb 1905 - DeWitt County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Jun 1959 - Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - De Witt Cemetery, De Witt, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 2 Sep 2022.
      Clinton Daily Journal and Public (Clinton, Illinois), 22 Jun 1959, Page 6

      Mrs. Lora Whitehead, Clinton, Dies In Warner Hospital

      Mrs. Lora Lousetta Whitehead, 80, 120 West Jefferson Street, died at 2 p. m. Sunday in John Warner Hospital.

      Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p. m. in the Clinton Christian Church with burial in the Dewitt Cemetery. Rev. Winston Zastrow of Wapella, will officiate.

      Her body is at the Herington Funeral home where visitation will begin after 6 p. m. tonight.

      Mrs. Whitehead was born at Lane, March 16, 1879, a daughter of George and Martha Lane Gibson and was married to Andrew Whitehead at Lane, February 8, 1906. He died in September, 1933.

      Surviving are two foster children, Mrs. Clara Hartsock of Fairbury and Mrs. Louise Kennedy of Chicago; also one brother, Reuben Gibson, rural Clinton and three sisters, Mrs. Irma Jackson, Clinton; Mrs. Mildred Long, Clinton and Mrs. Edith Williams of Clay City.

      Mrs. Whitehead was a member of the Lane Christian church.

      Researched by Ted Smith

    2. [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 2), 2 Sep 2022.
      Memorial ID 11930894
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11930894

      Lora Lucetta Gibson Whitehead

      Birth
      16 Mar 1879
      Lane, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA
      Death
      21 Jun 1959 (aged 80)
      Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA
      Burial
      De Witt Cemetery
      De Witt, DeWitt County, Illinois, USA

      Researched by Ted Smith

    3. [S2008] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 2 Sep 2022.
      Name: Andrew Whitehead
      Gender: Male
      Age: 27
      Birth Year: abt 1878
      Marriage Date: 1905
      Marriage Place: De Witt, Illinois, USA
      Father: David Whitehead
      Mother: Julia Field
      Spouse: Lora Gibson

      Name: Lora Gibson
      Gender: Female
      Age: 26
      Birth Year: abt 1879
      Marriage Date: 1905
      Marriage Place: De Witt, Illinois, USA
      Father: George Gibson
      Mother: Martha Lane
      Spouse: Andrew Whitehead

      Researched by Ted Smith


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