1874 - 1900 (26 years)
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Name |
Andrew Augustus "Gus" GIBBONS [1] |
Born |
16 Feb 1874 |
Glendale, Kane County, Utah, USA [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
Religion |
Mormon |
Buried |
1900 |
St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona USA [2] |
- St. John’s Cemetery, row 13
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Died |
27 Mar 1900 |
, Apache County, Arizona, USA [2] |
Notes |
- Newspaper Article
Hamilton County, Ohio
Butler County Democrat
July 11, 1901
"A Long Chase"
"Phoenix, Ariz, July 3--Sheriff Scarborough and a posse of Apaches have captured Tod Carver, alias Hillyard, charged with the murder of Frannk Lesner and Andrew Gibbons, near St. John;s. over a year ago. Officers have pursued Carver all over Texas, New Mexico and Arizona."
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Birth:
Feb. 16, 1874
Saint Johns
Apache County
Arizona, USA
Death:
Mar. 27, 1900
Saint Johns
Apache County
Arizona, USA
On the morning of March 27, 1900 Gus was asked by a deputy sheriff to become a member of a posse attempting to capture a gang of outlaws camped nearby. It was thought the gang was led by Bronco Bill, a notorious horse thief. Upon arriving at the camp it was learned that the gang had been in a shoot out with Sheriff Beeler and fled. The sheriff was in pursuit of the outlaws and had left word for late arrivals to follow. Gus was among the late arrivals along with his uncle Dick Gibbons, Frank LeSueur and 5 others. They followed the trail for some distance and decided to split up. Dick Gibbons and 3 others took a route they thought might head off the gang. Gus, Frank and two others would continue following the trail of the gang and the sheriff. It was agreed that they would meet at Cedro Creek. At Cedro creek Dick discovered that Gus and Frank had not arrived and was informed by a sheepherder that the outlaws had turned south and the other party was following them. With tired horses, Dick decided to return to St. Johns and take up the trail the next morning. The other four, following the trail also decided to split up and rest for the night. Two were to go to Cedro and Gus and Frank were to follow the trail as far as Joe Carns ranch and stay there for the night. They never made the ranch. The next day another posse was formed to search for Gus and Frank. Following the trail of the two and the outlaws they came upon some rough country and almost immediately discovered the two bodies. Gus had been shot in the head three times and several other parts of his body. Frank had been shot in the back, once between the eyes and a third bullet had broken his leg. The outlaws were never captured.
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Person ID |
I3278 |
Ronald Allen Snowden Family Tree |
Last Modified |
28 Nov 2010 |
Father |
William Hoover GIBBONS, b. 23 Jan 1851, Kanesville, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA , d. 21 Jan 1925, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (Age 73 years) |
Mother |
Evaline Augusta LAMB, b. 11 Oct 1855, Warsaw, Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA , d. 24 Jan 1933, St. Johns, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (Age 77 years) |
Married |
17 Feb 1871 |
St. Thomas, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA |
_UID |
6D8A41A4D6B04173B1508F0A6CE74BDC2A10 |
Family ID |
F1017 |
Group Sheet |
Family |
Priscilla SMITH, b. 10 May 1877, Parowan, Iron County, Utah, USA , d. 21 Jan 1954, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA (Age 76 years) |
Married |
1 Sep 1897 |
Snowflake, Navajo County, Arizona, USA [2] |
_UID |
F75CA34561A14F359718CA0C656E73B5417A |
Notes |
- Marriage record
Navajo County, Arizona Public Records
Volume 1, page 55
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Family ID |
F2331 |
Group Sheet |
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Sources |
- [S74] Family Data Collection--Individual Records, Ancestry.com.
- [S132] Eden/Wharff.
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