David Gibson (1819-1894)

GIBSON, HARDENBROOK

Posted By: Gail and Dennis Bell
Date: 6/5/2005 at 09:59:51

THE MAXWELL TRIBUNE, Maxwell, Thursday, August 16, 1894, page 1, column 3. "OBITUARY. - David Gibson was born in Pocahontas County Virginia, now West Virginia, Sept. 2nd, 1819, consequently he would have been 75 years old the second day of next month. He moved to Indiana in 1834. He was married to Emily Ann Hardenbrook in 1842. They remained in Indiana until 1861, when they removed to Iowa, settling, after a short residence in Peoria City, on a farm in Jasper county. Here prosperity crowned his 25 years of earnest toil, and a large farm of more than 300 acres, well improved with good buildings, remains as a monument to his industry. He was the father of eleven children, three of whom have gone before him to the Land of Promise, and eight remain to comfort the aged mother in her hours of loneliness. In the autumn of '91, Bro. Gibson, with his now bereaved companion and widowed daughter, came from the farm to the town of Maxwell, where he lived in uprightness of life until August 9th, 1894, when at about two minutes to 4 p. m., he quietly and calmly ceased to breathe, and his immortal spirit returned to the God who gave it. In 1844 he was converted and united with the Methodist Protestant church, to which he belonged most of the remaining years of his life, and of which he was an honored member at the time of his death. He held important offices in his church, and was a number of times lay delegate to the Annual conference. In these, and all relations of life, he was conscientious and faithful. As husband, father, neighbor and friend he was large hearted and kind. Though firm in what he believed to be right, love and sympathy marked his dealings with all. When he died, a good man left earth of the Mansion of Light. He will be missed by all in the social walks of life, but most in the home circle by the children and the wife and mother with whom he lived and walked for 52 blessed years. But let us all remember if we are true to God, that after the sad parting and weeping there will come by and by the happy meeting and eternal greeting. The funeral services were conducted in the M. C. church Saturday, Aug. 11, at 11 a. m., in which Rev. C. C. Rowley of the M. P. church, and A. L. Curtis of the M. E. church, jointly took part, each speaking fitting words in memory of the departed. The Scripture was read by Rev. R. A. Ferguson of the C. P. church. Some of the old hymns were sung in the old tome way without the organ. The interment took place in the Peoria cemetery, and the procession thereto was a very large one. - Mrs. Gibson and her children join in sincere and heartfelt gratitude to all who gave them sympathy and rendered them deeds of kindness, or showed them tokens of regard during the sickness and death of the dear husband and father. May the Giver of blessings richly reward each and all."