This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ed57176 Surnames: Gibson Classification: marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.gibson/5616.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sharing some raw data. The following is a list of marriages in Indiana where records exist, where the groom's last name was Gibson, and the date of marriage is 1833 or before. Since Elisha was born in late 1832, most of the 1832 and 1833 marriages are not likely, but I included them at the end of this list just in case there were errors in the records. Last First Spouse Last Spouse First County Date GIBSON ARTHUR MOORE JANE Putnam 12/8/1830 GIBSON ELISHA BROWN BETSEY Delaware 4/8/1830 GIBSON ISAAC PHIPPS LYDIA Marion 12/8/1831 GIBSON ISAIAH MAYALL ELIZABETH Floyd 3/16/1830 GIBSON JAMES FRAKES WINIFRED Putnam 1/13/1833 GIBSON JAMES CALDWELL SALLY Clark 10/8/1818 GIBSON JAMES LAMOT MARY KNOX 7/29/1812 GIBSON JESSE JOHNSON MOLLY Hendricks 3/9/1828 GIBSON JOHN STIVERS FANNY Johnson 1/19/1832 GIBSON JOHN PACKWOOD RACHEL Clark 1/29/1829 GIBSON JOHN FLEENER ELIZABETH Rush 10/21/1824 GIBSON JOHN ODELL PATSEY Wayne 12/15/1818 GIBSON JOHN ASH NANCY Harrison 3/31/1816 GIBSON JOSEPH SMITH RACHEL Clark 1/13/1825 GIBSON LEVI JACKSON CATHERINE Switzerland 6/10/1824 GIBSON LEWIS BUTCHER ELIZABETH Putnam 9/21/1829 GIBSON ROBERT HENRY ANN Dearborn 1/1/1829 GIBSON ROBERT HUGHS JANE Knox 10/15/1811 GIBSON ROBERT KNAPP FRANCES Vanderburgh 4/7/1825 GIBSON SAMUEL POLLARD ANNA Wayne 4/28/1824 GIBSON SAMUEL CORNELISON ELIZABETH Clark 8/31/1824 GIBSON STEPHEN BAKER RACHEL Daviess 9/29/1830 GIBSON WHALAN MCGAHAN POLLY Dearborn 10/5/1826 GIBSON WHALEN GRAHAM MRS.ELIZABETH Dearborn 7/28/1831 GIBSON WILLIAM CLARKE MARY ANN Dearborn 1/7/1827 GIBSON WILLIAM HUNT POLLY Martin 10/19/1824 GIBSON WILLIAM PRITCHETT LAVICE Hendricks 7/1/1831 GIBSON WILLIAM HEATON HANNAH Clark 9/4/1828 GIBSON ARCHELAUS CARSON HULDAH Hendricks 12/6/1833 GIBSON DAVID ALLEE MERCY Dearborn 5/29/1833 GIBSON DAVID WALLS MARGARET E. Fountain 7/15/1832 GIBSON ISAAC WALKER ISABELLA Washington 4/3/1833 GIBSON JOHN ALENDUFF MARY Fountain 12/5/1833 GIBSON JOSEPH KELLY RHODA Marion 12/16/1833 GIBSON SAMUEL CAVENAUGH ELIZABETH Bartholomew 8/22/1833 GIBSON STEPHEN RUSH ANNA Vermillion 12/28/1832 Note there is a David Gibson and Mercy Allee married in 1833. If this is the same David and Mercy Gibson I've been looking at in the 1850 US Census of Tazewell county IL, then the marriage date could disqualify them as parents of Elisha. Unfortunately there is no guarantee this is a complete list of Indiana Gibson marriages, and even if Elisha's parents are in this list, nothing in these records will identify them as such. Still looking, though. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.