This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gibson/Davis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.gibson/5267/mb.ashx Message Board Post: 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!!