Just to share what happened: In doing this genealogy on my family, I wanted to see just how far back I could go. Hitting my wall at Samuel A. Gibson (1782-1957), I still wanted to find more about him. I wanted to know where he lived, and where he was from. Maybe then I could find out who his parents were. Samuel A. Gibson is my 3rd great grandfather. What I want to tell you is how I believe I found the location of what may prove to be the location of an old log cabin that he is said to have built. My main sources of information have been the census records from 1850 to 1870, the 1871 Beers Map of Cherryhill Twp., Indiana Co., PA, and also some family stories. One story is that Samuel A. Gibson built a log cabin, moved his wife into it, and eventually all 7 of his children were born there. (The cabin would have been built about 1813.) The other is that his son, Josiah Gibson, inherited the family farm. In Cherryhill Twp., the 1871 Beers Map shows many members of my Gibson family. I knew it wouldn't show Samuel A. Gibson, because he died in 1857, but it does show, William Gibson, David Lockard (Margaret Gibson), Ezekiel Gibson, Allison Gibson, 2 Hiram Gibsons, and Jno McKendrick (Amanda Gibson). Josiah Gibson is living in Taylorsville Borough. All Samuel's children are there. A cousin of mine, Robert Gibson, who lives in Indiana Co., was doing some looking through some records to see if he could find any deeds that had Samuel A. Gibson's name on it. They were trying to help me find where Samuel A. Gibson's house was. I thought it would be helpful to them if went through the census's and got the names of some of Samuel's neighbors. What I found may not be true for other census's, but in this case, the census taker followed the same roads, in the same direction, as he recorded families. I'll show you some of the residents recorded in order for each census, just for some reference: 1850 Ezekiel Gibson, John Ober, Daniel Brown, Allison Gibson, Levi Fry, Hiram Gibson, Harry Levington?, Samuel Gibson, George Brown, Martin Myers, David Lockard. The key names here are Allison Gibson,Hiram Gibson, Samuel Gibson, David Lockard. 1860 Samuel Harbridge, Curtis McCormick, Elizabeth Lydick, Allison Gibson, Hiram Gibson, Levi Philips, Elizabeth Harbridge, Josiah Gibson, David Lockard, William Putt, Martin Putt. Samuel is gone, and it looks like Josiah may have moved into Samuel's home. Key names are Allison Gibson, Hiram Gibson, Josiah Gibson, David Lockard. 1870 John Myers, Jno McKendrick, Hiram Gibson, Daniel Henry, George Henry, William Haddon, William Huffman, Samuel McFarland, Clinton? Wisinger, Levi Ober, David Lockard, William Lydick, John Stephens, Martin Putt. Key names here are Jno McKendrick (Probably moved into Allison Gibson's home), Hiram Gibson, David Lockard. I started to think, who is in Samuel Gibson's house? I can really say, but the Beers Map of 1871 shows 2 H. Gibsons, so probably no one. By 1870 it would be a 50 year old cabin. If you have the map, you could follow the names along the road. The H. Gibson on the right, shows the house of Samuel A. Gibson. There's a bit more to this ciphering that what I've said, but I didn't want this to get much longer than what it is. But where I'm at now is thinking if that location of Samuel's house is the log cabin that he built. Where do I go from here? Do I start tromping across the countryside looking for remnants of a log cabin? The area in question I believe is still quite rural, and undeveloped. Would finding any remnants be of any historical value? I'd appreciate anyone's thoughts on this stuff. Thanks -Gary T. Gibson

Gary T. Gibson Where dose one locate the Beers Map of 1871 ? I would like to see if I can find info about My FRICK & GAMBLE lines. Thank You, fireatr@lightening-isp.com ROGER SCOTT ADDY, WA.