 1825 - 1886 (60 years)
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| Name |
Andrew Smith GIBBONS [1] |
| Born |
12 Mar 1825 |
Union , Licking County, Ohio, USA  [1] |
- Source: Pedigree Research File, CD #42, PIN 777073, AFN 1DMR-76
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| Gender |
Male |
| Burial |
Andrew was adopted at birth by Joshua and Sarah Smith. Because he never knew his natural mother and father, he chose later in life to complete LDS ordinances using Joshua and Sarah as his parents.
!BIRTH:
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, p. 104 (date & place).
Place is now Hebron.
!MARR/SS: (1) See spouse.
(2)
Divorced March 1863.
She was previously married to Robert Hemphill Gillespie.
!END: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, p. 104 (date & place).
!In original pioneer company of 1847 to Salt Lake Valley. |
| Occupation |
Stevedore on Missisippi riverboat, indian agent, farmer, territorial representative, Mormon Church Pioneer; Stonemason |
| Religion |
Mormon pioneer |
| Died |
9 Feb 1886 |
St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona, USA |
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| Buried |
10 Feb 1886 |
St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona USA |
- St. John’s Cemetery, Row 12
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| Notes |
- Source: LDS Biographical Encyclopedia: Gibbons, Andrew Smith, one of the Pioneers of Utah, was born March 12, 1825, in Ohio. When an infant his father gave him away to a family by the name of Smith, a relative of` the Prophet Joseph Smith. This circumstance, no doubt, caused him to become a member of the Church and to become well acquainted with the Prophet Joseph. In 1845 he married Rizpah Knight, a daughter of Bishop Vinson Knight, and left Nauvoo in 1846, at the time of the expulsion of the Saints; the following year he came to the Great Salt Lake Valley as one of the original pioneers under the leadership of Pres. Brigham Young. He returned east the same year to his family in Iowa and arrived in the Valley a second time in 1852. He located in Bountiful, Davis county, and later moved to Lehi, Utah county, whence he, in 1854, was called to Iron county to strengthen the settlements which were being made there at that time. Here he became identified with the Indian mission, then in charge of Jacob Hamblin. In 1858, in company with ten other men, he visited the Pueblo Indian villages, east of the Colorado river; in making this journey they traveled through a country then unknown to white men, and crossed the Colorado river at the old Ute Crossing. In the spring of 1861 Bro. Gibbons moved to St. George, where he was elected sheriff of Washington county. In 1865 he was called to the Muddy (now in Nevada) by Apostle Erastus Snow, to locate and mediate between the white and the red men. In 1868 he represented Piute county, Arizona, in the Arizona legislature, which met at Tucson. This necessitated a very long and dangerous journey through a country infested with hostile Indians. At the breaking up of the settlements on the Muddy, Brother Gibbons moved to Glendale, Kane county, Utah, from which point he made several trips of exploration with Jacob Hamblin and James S. Brown into Arizona and New Mexico, looking to the colonization of Saints in those territories. In 1880 he moved to St. Johns, Arizona, where he passed through the trying scenes connected with the settlement of that place. At the time of his death, which occurred at St. Johns, Feb. 9, 1886, he was a member of the High Council of the Eastern Arizona Stake of Zion. He died, as he lived, a faithful Latter-day Saint.
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Andrew was the fifth Sheriff of Washington County, Utah.
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| Person ID |
I1134 |
Ronald Allen Snowden Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
23 Nov 2009 |
| Father |
William Davidson GIBBONS, b. 27 Aug 1783, Granville, Hampden County, Massacusetts, USA , d. 9 Nov 1854, Union Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA (Age 71 years) |
| Mother |
Mary "Polly" HOOVER, b. 12 Apr 1794, Brady Township., Clearfield Couny, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Mar 1825, New Hebron, Union Twp, Licking County, Ohio, USA (Age 30 years) |
| Married |
25 Oct 1811 |
Licking Co., OH |
| _UID |
4EA31BF87BA24D3F835598C0EA649F29F368 |
| Family ID |
F487 |
Group Sheet |
| Family 1 |
Rizpah Jane KNIGHT, b. 13 May 1829, Perrysburg, Cataraugus County, New York, USA , d. 17 Mar 1895, St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona, USA (Age 65 years) |
| Married |
5 Jan 1846 |
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA |
| _UID |
2DB7534FB14F42DFB5361F77F8AB1B5A40D2 |
| Children |
| | 1. Martha Sarah GIBBONS, b. 26 Dec 1846, Winter Quarters, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA , d. 13 Dec 1935, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (Age 88 years) |
| | 2. Andrew Vincent GIBBONS, b. 3 Apr 1849, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA , d. 12 Jan 1932, St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona, USA (Age 82 years) |
| | 3. William Hoover GIBBONS, b. 23 Jan 1851, Kanesville, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA , d. 21 Jan 1925, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (Age 73 years) |
| | 4. Eliza Pace GIBBONS, b. 21 Feb 1853, Bountiful, Davis County, Utah, USA , d. 4 Oct 1909, Kline, La Plata County, Colorado, USA (Age 56 years) |
| | 5. Almira GIBBONS, b. 18 Oct 1855, Bountiful, Davis County, Utah, USA , d. Abt 1856 (Age 0 years) |
| | 6. Armintha GIBBONS, b. 4 Oct 1857, Bountiful, Davis County, Utah, USA , d. Abt 1858 (Age 0 years) |
| | 7. Richard GIBBONS, b. 22 Oct 1858, Santa Clara,Washington County, Utah, USA , d. 1 Jan 1924, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (Age 65 years) |
| | 8. James Albert GIBBONS, b. 7 Jul 1860, Santa Clara,Washington County, Utah, USA , d. Abt 1861 (Age 0 years) |
| | 9. Joshua Smith GIBBONS, b. 9 May 1862, Santa Clara, Washington County, Utah, USA , d. 13 Feb 1917, St. Johns, ApacheCounty,Arizona, USA (Age 54 years) |
| | 10. Benjamin GIBBONS, b. 17 Nov 1864, Saint George, Washington County, Utah, USA , d. Abt 1865 (Age 0 years) |
| | 11. Charles Redolphus GIBBONS, b. 15 Jun 1866, St. Thomas, Washington County, Utah, USA , d. Mar 1871, , Kane County, Utah, USA (Age 4 years) |
| | 12. Adeline GIBBONS, b. 4 May 1869, St. Thomas, Washington County, Utah, USA , d. Mar 1871, Glendale, Kane County, Utah, USA (Age 1 years) |
| | 13. Evaline GIBBONS, b. 4 May 1869, St. Thomas, Washington County, Utah, USA , d. Mar 1871, , Kane County, Utah, USA (Age 1 years) |
| | 14. Leroy GIBBONS, b. 4 Sep 1872, Glendale, Kane County, Utah, USA , d. 25 Aug 1942, St. Johns, Apache, Arizona USA (Age 69 years) |
| | 15. Lola May GIBBONS, b. 1874, Glendale, Kane County, Utah, USA , d. Mar 1877, , , Utah, USA (Age 3 years) |
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| Photos |
 | Rizpah Knight, sister Adeline Knight Belnap, mother Martha McBride Knight, Gilbert Belnap (husband of Adeline) and cousin Henrietta McBride Belnap.
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 | Newspaper Article describing the capture of the murderer of Andrew Gibbons, near St. John's, Arizona.
We cannot be certain which Andrew Gibbons this article is referring to, as no date accompanies the photo. When learned, the location of this photo will be updated. Until then, it will reside in the family photos of Andrew Smith Gibbons--as the correct Andrew no doubt is one of his sons or grandsons. |
| Family ID |
F887 |
Group Sheet |
| Family 2 |
Phoebe Mariah DART, b. 19 Nov 1832, Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA , d. 12 Aug 1894, Clear Lake, Skagit County, Washington, USA (Age 61 years) |
| Married |
Oct 1859 |
| Divorced |
Yes, date unknown |
| _UID |
0641634C8093482D8E76EC17E14DF7D47EFD |
| Children |
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| Photos |
 | Children of Andrew and Rizpah--along with their grandchildren--that died within a three day period while traveling through Arizona. More to be added later.
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| Family ID |
F3400 |
Group Sheet |
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| Photos
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 | Monument to the Pioneers of the 1847 Mormon Wagon Train
Andrew Gibbons was selected by Brigham Young to lead the first wagon train from Council Bluffs, Iowa into the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, Andrew signed on for his 'special' skills as one of the twenty men dedicated to the protection of the company. Pioneer Day, celebrated on the 24th of July throughout the state of Utah, is a commemoration to the successful completion of this trek. |
 | Relief Wagon Train Entering St. John's, Arizona
Andrew Smith Gibbons was a favourite of Brigham Young, and when the St. John's Ring caused political and social turmoil and fear within the Mormon population in 1884 Brigham sent Andrew on a trip to St. John's to supply food to the settlers, and help end the violence and threats against the Mormons. After Andrew arrived the problem was ended rather quickly; and life became better for all who remained in the area. |
 | Andrew Smith Gibbons--Mormon Pioneer
Andrew was the Sheriff of Washington County, Utah
1863 and 1864
Source: Washington County Sheriff Department website |
 | Andrew_Smith_Gibbons.jpg
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 | Deseret News Article on the trial of Andrew Gibbons (and others)
In Prescott, Arizona nine Mormons were sentenced to a $100 fine for violations of the Edumuns Act--a federal statue prohibiting polygamy. Andrew Gibbons, though charged, was found not guilty. |
| Documents |
 | Newspaper article--Deseret News, 20 December 1905
Andrew Gibbons, along with other Mormons, were charged and tried for plural marriages. Andrew was found 'not guilty' and charges were dismissed. Andrew did take on a second wife, Phoebe Mariah Dart, but things did not work out and they were divorced. No date of divorce has been found, but their marriage took place in October of 1859. Reportedly, the marriage did not survive a year or two. |
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| Sources |
- [S416] 1880 Federal Census--Saint John Village, Apache County, Arizona, USA.
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