Roy, Thank you very much. I can use this information. Thanks, Susie -----Original Message----- From: rlockhart1@juno.com <rlockhart1@juno.com> To: WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com <WVPRESTO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 2:12 PM Subject: Re: [WV Preston County] Preston County resident property deed sold on April 8th, 1887? >Susie, > >I recognized the name Zaccheus Gibson as being in one of the >miscellaneous obituaries I copied from back issues of the Preston County >Journal that are on microfilm. The full obituary is below and is exactly >as it appears in the newspaper including errors the typesetter made. I'm >not related to nor am I researching the Gibson family. Hope this >information helps in your research. > >Roy Lockhart > >The Preston County Journal >Kingwood, West Virginia >Thursday, March 14, 1907 >Vol. XLI. No. 28. Whole No. 2123. >Page 2, Column 6. > > In Memoriam. > > On Sunday morning Feb. 17, 1907 >death came quietly into the home of >Mrs. James W .Gibson and family >and took from them a loving husband >a kind and affectionate father and >claimed as his own. > James W. Gibson was born near >Harmony Grove August 4, 1844 and >died near Valley Point Feb. 17, 1907, >therefore he was sixty-two years, six >months and thirteen days of age. >For the past seven years he had >suffered untold agony, but had so far >this winter kept his usual health until >on Thursday noon pneumonia fever >set in and he became critically ill and >as the darkness of night was scatter- >ing o'er the world and the gleaming >light of morning was filling its place >at 6 a. m. of that lovely Sunday >morning, the angel of Death entered >the portals of a happy home and came >to own him o'er death's chilly waters >and to release a waiting soul from its >mortal dust. > For him there will be no more sick- >ness, sorrow or death, and when his >loved ones are called to cross the icy >waters between the gateway of earth >and heaven he will be waiting to >welcome them on the other shore-- > Gone, but not forgotton; > Gone, only on before; > Gone to join the angels > In the bright forever more. > He was the son of Zaccheus and >Nancy Gibson and spent all his life >excepting the few short months that >he lived near Valley Point, on the >home farm near Harmony Grove. >Three brothers survive him from his >family, Edgar C. of near Masontown, >Waitman C. of near Harmony Grove >and Y. C. of Mt. Lake Park, Md. > On September 22, 1864 he was >married to Abigal Jenkins of near >Valley Point, and to this union seven >children were born, four girls and >three boys. Mrs. L. W Morgan of >Waynesburg, Pa., Mrs. J. T. Reynolds >of Ten Mile, Pa., O. Z. of Bruceton, >Misses Dessie and Georgia and S. S. >at home yet. Howard who died in >infancy. > He was converted and joined the M. >E. church while young and lived a >constant and faithful member until >his death. The smile on his face in >death surely tells us that "Precious >in the sight of the Lord is the Death >of his Saints." A short time before >he died he requested prayer to be >made and told his wife and loved ones >he was ready when the summons came. >A truly good man has fallen. > The funeral services were con- >ducted at Sugar Valley by Rev. >Holden and assisted by Rev. Rogers >of the Albrightsville charge, after >which the remains of Bro. Gibson >was laid to rest in the cemetery near >by to await the dawning of the morn >ing when one and all shall awaken. > The services were conducted on >Tuesday at 11 a. m. in the presence >of a large and sympathetic audi- >ence, " We weep not as those who >have no hope" and as we commit his >body to the ground, "Earth to Earth, >Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust," we >exclaim. > Oh! loving husband, kind father, >faithful friend, Sleep thou in peace, >till on that morn, His Angel God will >send to thy release. We loved thee >dearly but thou coulds't not stay on >Time's green shore; And when we >meet thee on that perfect day, we'll >love thee more. > > >On Wed, 21 Aug 2002 10:55:55 -0700 "youngl" <youngl@rosenet.net> writes: >>Melinda or anyone, >> >>I am related to a Nancy Clark born in Pennsylvania in 1809. She >>married Zaccheus C. Gibson born in Preston Co., Va 1811. Do >>you happen to have any information on Nancy Clark and her family? >> >>Thank you, >> >>Susie youngl@rosenet.net >> > > >________________________________________________________________ >GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! >Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! >Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: >http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > >==== WVPRESTO Mailing List ==== >Social Security Death Index Interactive Search >http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >