Gibson, William bio

History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 472, Banner Township
William Gibson was born in Beaver Co., Pa., Aug. 7, 1833. He resides at present upon section 8, Banner township, where he is engaged in farming. The parents of our subject are William and Hopey (Miller) Gibson, natives of the Keystone State. Mr. G. came to Fulton county in 1855 and ten years later was married to Agnes Beck. They had a family of 6 children - 4 boys and 2 girls, all of whom are living. He belongs to the M. E. Church and is a republican in politics.