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Andrew Augustus "Gus" GIBBONS

Male 1874 - 1900  (26 years)


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  • Name Andrew Augustus "Gus" GIBBONS  [1
    Born 16 Feb 1874  Glendale, Kane County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Religion Mormon 
    Buried 1900  St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • St. John’s Cemetery, row 13
    Died 27 Mar 1900  , Apache County, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1925, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Evaline Augusta LAMB,   b. 11 Oct 1855, Warsaw, Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1933, St. Johns, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 17 Feb 1871  St. Thomas, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 6D8A41A4D6B04173B1508F0A6CE74BDC2A10 
    Family ID F1017  Group Sheet

    Family Priscilla SMITH,   b. 10 May 1877, Parowan, Iron County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1954, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 1 Sep 1897  Snowflake, Navajo County, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    _UID F75CA34561A14F359718CA0C656E73B5417A 
    Notes 
    • Marriage record
      Navajo County, Arizona Public Records
      Volume 1, page 55
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    Family ID F2331  Group Sheet

  • Photos
    Early photo of Andrew Augustus Gibbons
    Early photo of Andrew Augustus Gibbons

  • Sources 
    1. [S74] Family Data Collection--Individual Records, Ancestry.com.

    2. [S132] Eden/Wharff.