Valentine Trout Gibbons

b. circa June 1887, d. September 1972
  • Valentine Trout Gibbons was born circa June 1887 in Pennsylvania. In 1935 he was living in rural York County, Pennsylvania.
  • According to the 1900 census, he was born in April 1892, Social Security records 9 June 1888, and recorded as 4 June 1887 on his World War draft registration card, and 4 June 1888 on his World War II draft registration card.
  • James G. Gibbons and Rachel E. Wilson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Chanceford Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Other members of the household included Valentine Trout Gibbons, Thomas J. Givens, Gilbert James Givens, Sarah M. Gibbons and Amanda M. Gibbons. The family appars to bes enumerated under the surname "Girons."
  • James G. Gibbons and Rachel E. Wilson appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Chanceford Township, York County, Pennsylvania, at Laurel-Guinston Road. Other members of the household included Valentine Trout Gibbons, Gilbert James Givens, Sarah M. Gibbons, Amanda M. Gibbons, Elizabeth P. Gibbons and Minnie T. Gibbons. The family is enumerated under the surname "Gibbons."
  • He was employed as a farm laborer working out, according to the 1910 census.
  • Valentine Trout Gibbons registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in York County, Pennsylvania, while single and living at 109 Freys Avenue in York, and employed there by York Manufacturing Company (surname spelled "Gibbens," and birth recorded as 4 June 1887).
  • James G. Gibbons and Rachel E. Wilson appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Chanceford Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Other members of the household included Valentine Trout Gibbons. The family is enumerated under the surname "Gibbons."
  • He was employed as a grain thresher, according to the 1920 census.
  • He was employed as an auto truck driver, according to the 1930 census.
  • The following appeared on 19 July 1938 in The Gazette & Daily: Thomas Givens, 17 East Charles avenue, died at 9:30 o’clock yesterday morning at the York hospital, where he had been a patient last week. He was aged 61 years. Surviving are a son, William Givens; two brothers, Valentine and Gilbert Givens, and three sisters, Mrs. Amanda Johnson, Mrs. Eliza Wilson and Mrs. Minnie Dorsey, all of York. The funeral will be held Wednesday, with services at 10:30 a.m., from the J. Milton Bricker funeral home, 210 West Jackson street. Rev. A. J. Pagan will officiate. Interment will follow in Upper Chanceford cemetery.
  • Valentine Trout Gibbons appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland, at 612 South Union lodging in the household of Robert and Elizabeth Brown.
  • He was employed as a kitchen helper at a veterans' hospital, according to the 1940 census.
  • Valentine Trout Gibbons registered for the draft in 1942 in Harford County, Maryland, while living at 616 Girard Street in Havre de Grace, and employed by Sheener Construction Company in Aberdeen. Contact: his sister Amanda Johnson, 151 North Duke Street in York, Pennsylvania.
  • The SSDI lists York, York County, Pennsylvania, as the last residence of record of Valentine Trout Gibbons.
  • Valentine Trout Gibbons died in September 1972.
  • Last Edited: 23 Sep 2015

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