Must be that grouchy Gibson disposition - especially when their rest is disturbed, LOL. I know my branch of Gibsons are VERY touchy about their sleep schedules, and this runs to even female cousins on that side of the family. I think the "sleep grouch" gene must have skipped me. I just cry if I don't get enough sleep (if it goes on for a week or two). Anita B. At 12:19 PM 1/4/2007, you wrote: >Is it a Gibson thing or what - with the jail thing? (smile) My brothers >were always in trouble and now look at Mel. What's to become of >us???!!! > >Kat > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >On Behalf Of My Belle >Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 10:46 AM >To: [email protected]; [email protected] >Subject: Re: [GIBSON] Looking for my father > >Have you checked census records from 1920 and 1930 to see where and with >whom he resided? Also, have you contacted prison officials to see if >they would release any info? I was searching for info on a relative in >Sacramento who was involved in a murder-suicide, so I posted on the >Rootsweb Sacramento list and received the information from SKS; maybe >you could post to the list of whatever town the prison is in with an >approximate date of his death to see if there was any newspaper coverage >on the prison fight. If you have or can get a date of death, you could >apply for a death certificate which should have his mother's name. Good >luck in your search; hope this helps. > >Michele Gibson Pierson > > > >>My father's name was Robert Philate Gibson and also known as Robert >Davis. He was born about 1910. Although they were not married, my >mother had my brother and I by him. I was born in 1941. My father >robbed banks in Modesto CA and was sent to Folsom prison. He was killed >there in a prison fight. > >>His mother's name was Ruth. She was born in Oakland, CA in 1885, Dec. >5. She had a brother named Charles. I know the address of the house >she was born in but not her last name. I contacted the city of Oakland, >Ca. and found no help there. I have searched for years to find info on >my father and grandmother to no avail. I also know my father had >another son around my age named Robert Verlin or Philate. I sure would >welcome suggestions. HELP!! > > >________________________________________ >PeoplePC Online >A better way to Internet >http://www.peoplepc.com >To post a message to the list, send it to [email protected] Quote only >the specific message to which you are replying, removing the rest of any >other messages from your reply. >CHANGE THE SUBJECT LINE to the content of your reply. >~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Links to search and >browse the archives, or unsub/sub, are at >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/GIBSON.html > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >To post a message to the list, send it to [email protected] >Quote only the specific message to which you are replying, removing the >rest of any other messages from your reply. >CHANGE THE SUBJECT LINE to the content of your reply. >~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >Links to search and browse the archives, or unsub/sub, are at >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/GIBSON.html > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.6/617 - Release Date: 1/5/2007 11:11 AM