Gibbs Family – Pocasset Cemetery https://pocassetcemetery.org Catalog & genealogical record Pocasset Cemetery, Bourne MA Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:42:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Ward Nelson Gibbs, WW ll 1919 – 1972 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11215 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:42:06 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11215
Ward Nelson Gibbs Headstone

Ancestry:  Arthur Garfield Gibbs;  Jarvis Cushman Gibbs;  Phineas Gibbs;  Phineas Gibbs, Capt.;  Samuel Gibbs;  Samuel Gibbs, Jr.;  Samuel Gibbs;  Samuel Gibbs;  Thomas Gibbs, “Lion’s Whelp”

Born: March 27, 1919 in Pocasset Ma.

  • Father: Arthur Garfield Gibbs; (1881 – 1948) (Jarvis Cushman Gibbs & Nellie Maria Fish)
  • Mother: Elizabeth/Lizzie May Gardner; (1885 – 1970) (Stephen Gardner & Sarah Jane (–))

Died: June 7, 1972 at 53 yrs. 2 mos, 10 d. at Boston Veterans Hospital

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area B

Occupation: Self-employed Carpenter

Where Lived: 742 County Rd. in Pocasset Ma.

Married: Unmarried

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Thomas McAllister Gibbs, Civil War 1848 – 1865 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11213 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:41:25 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11213
Thomas M Gibbs Headstone

Ancestry:  Phineas Gibbs;  Phineas Gibbs, Capt.;  Samuel Gibbs;  Samuel Gibbs, Jr.;  Samuel Gibbs;  Samuel Gibbs;  Thomas Gibbs, “Lion’s Whelp”

Born: January 3, 1848 in Sandwich Ma.

  • Father: Phineas Gibbs; (1817 – 1892) (Phineas Gibbs, Capt. & Anna Raymond)
  • Mother: Ann Maria Cushman; (1823 – 1892) (Jabez Cushman & Nancy Gibbs)

Died: July 4, 1865 in Washington D.C. Army Hospital

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area A (next to his parents)

Married: Unmarried

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Stanley Arthur Gibbs 1933 – 1999 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11211 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:40:34 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11211
Stanley Arthur Gibbs Headstone

Ancestry:  Harold Stanley Gibbs;  Arthur Garfield Gibbs;  Jarvis Cushman Gibbs;  Phineas Gibbs;  Phineas Gibbs, Capt.;  Samuel Gibbs;  Samuel Gibbs, Jr.;  Samuel Gibbs;  Samuel Gibbs;  Thomas Gibbs, “Lion’s Whelp”

Born: August 25, 1933

  • Father: Harold Stanley Gibbs; (1909 – 1985) (Arthur Garfield Gibbs & Elizabeth/Lizzie May Gardner)
  • Mother: Dorothy Knight; (1911 – 1981) (Ernest Cowden Knight & Bertha Crowell (Gibbs))

Died: December 5, 1999

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area B

Occupation: Firefighter

Married: October 6, 1951

  • To: Lorraine Edith Besse; (1933 – ?) (John Francis Besse & Natalie Blossom Doane); Lorraine married (2) Robert Avery Fuller, WW ll (1924 – 2015) (Maurice Leonard Fuller & Lillian Grinnell) in Pocasset Ma. on December 22, 2001; Robert married (1) Aki Nakajima (1928 – 2000) (Eisaku Nakajima & Kaku Kobayashi) in Tokyo Japan on October 19, 1956; Aki is buried in Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery in Lompoc Ca..

Children: 6

  • 1. William Harold Gibbs; (August 1, 1952 – ?); Married Julie Marie Burd (1956 – ?) (Jack Wiltshire Burd & Jean Barker Chiles) in Richmond Va. on January 8, 1978.
  • 2. Stanley Ward Gibbs; (May 22, 1954 – ?); Married Cynthia Louise (Geggatt) Burch (1955 – ?) (Richard Evan Geggatt, Jr. & Agnes Louise DePont) in Virginia Beach Va. on February 24, 1978.
  • 3. Sheri Cann Gibbs; (November 26, 1955 – ?)
  • 4. Deborah Natalie Gibbs; (July 5, 1957 – ?)
  • 5. John Gibbs
  • 6. Unknown
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Phineas Gibbs 1817 – 1892 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11209 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:39:52 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11209
Phineas & Ann M Gibbs Headstone

Ancestry:  Phineas Gibbs, Capt.;  Samuel Gibbs;  Samuel Gibbs, Jr.;  Samuel Gibbs; Samuel Gibbs;  Thomas Gibbs, “Lion’s Whelp

Born: November 16, 1817 in Sandwich Ma.

  • Father: Phineas Gibbs, Capt.; (1790 – 1831) (Samuel Gibbs & Abiah Swift)
  • Mother: Anna Raymond; (1793 – Bef .1827) (Asa Raymond & Mary/Mercy Norris)

Died: January 27, 1892 in Bourne Ma. at 74 yrs, 2 mos, 11 d.

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area A

Married: Int. May 17, 1843

  • To: Ann Maria Cushman; (1823 – 1892) (Jabez Cushman & Nancy Gibbs)

Children: 5

  • 1. Phineas Gibbs, Jr.; (June 24, 1844 – March 24, 1908); Married Emma Corey Crowell (1849 – 1927) (Ezra Freeman Crowell & Sylvia Allen Sherman) in Waltham Ma. on January 6, 1874; They had 4 children; Phineas & Emma are buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
  • 2. Josephine M. Gibbs Clement; (Abt.1843 – October 5, 1878); Married William Henry Clement, Capt. (1844 – 1924) (Isaac Clement & Achsah/Excy Hall) in Sandwich Ma. on January 25, 1863; They had 6 children; William married (2) Clara Bell Swift (1862 – 1944) (Benjamin E. Swift & Melora Ann Linnell) in Sandwich Ma. on February 8, 1884; They had 4 children; Josephine & her son, Rodolph, are buried in Pocasset Cemetery; William & Clara are in Cataumet Cemetery.
  • 3. Thomas McAllister Gibbs, Civil War; (January 3, 1848 – July 4, 1865); Thomas died at 17 yrs, 6 mos, 1 d; “Died in hospital near Alexandria Va.”.; He is buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
  • 4. Anfinet/Nellie Walton Gibbs Wright; (August 22, 1850 – October 31, 1939); Married Augustus Weston Wright (1847 – 1921) (Zaddock W. Wright & Keziah Davis (Avery)) in Sandwich Ma. on May 9, 1869; They had 6 children; Anfinet/Nellie & Augustus are buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
  • 5. Jarvis Cushman Gibbs; (March 6, 1855 – February 16, 1935); Married Nellie Maria Fish (1860 – 1944) (Japheth Turner Fish & Mary Phinney Ewer) in Sandwich Ma. on March 1, 1879; They had 6 children; Jarvis & Nellie are buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
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Nellie Maria Fish Gibbs 1860 – 1944 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11207 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:39:07 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11207
Jarvis C & Nellie M Fish Gibbs Headstone

Ancestry:  Japheth Turner Fish;  James Fish;  Cornelius Fish

Born: April 18, 1860 in Barnstable Ma.

  • Father: Japheth Turner Fish; (1814 – 1875) (James Fish & Thankful Turner)
  • Mother: Mary Phinney Ewer; (1819 – 1896) (Benjamin Ewer & Rebecca Burgess)

Died: May 2, 1944 in Bourne Ma. at 84 yrs, 14 d.

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area A

Where Lived: County Rd. in Pocasset Ma.

Married: March 1, 1879 in Sandwich Ma. by E. S. Whittemore

  • To: Jarvis Cushman Gibbs; (1855 – 1935) (Phineas Gibbs & Ann Maria Cushman)

Children: 6

  • 1. Jarvis Cushman Gibbs, Jr.; (April 17, 1880 – April 2, 1962); Married (1) Mabel F. Robinson (1878 – ?) (Edwin F. Robinson & Harriet/Hattie A. Hamilton) in Falmouth (Waquoit) Ma. on March 15, 1899 & married (2) Helen/Nellie Agnes Leahy (1885 – 1979) (Michael Leahy & Bridget Carol) in Pittsfield Ma. in 1926; Jarvis, Jr. & Helen/Nellie are buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
  • 2. Arthur Garfield Gibbs; (September 17, 1881 – April 19, 1948); Married Elizabeth/Lizzie May Gardner (1885 – 1970) (Stephen Gardner & Sarah Jane Bowline) in Bourne Ma. on November 5, 1905; Elizabeth/Lizzie is buried in Pocasset Cemetery; Arthur is buried in Greenwood Memorial Park in San Diego Ca..
  • 3. Mildred Evelyn Gibbs Smith Pells; (July 6, 1884 – 1942); Married (1) Arthur Leroy Smith (1887 – 1948) (Israel Mozart Smith & Luella Frances Maxim) in Carver Ma. on June 30, 1907; She married (2) Addison Rodney Pells (1888 – 1948) (James Henry Pells & Addie L. Oakley) in Barnstable Ma. on September 7, 1916; Addison married (2) Bertha Alice Dunbar (1889 – 1938) (Napoleon Dunbar & Susan Alphonsine Goatsey) in Barnstable Ma. in 1932; Bertha married (1) William Cornish Baker (Eben Nickerson Baker & Rose Crocker) in Cotuit Ma. on December 24, 1906; Mildred is buried next to her sister Helene Hammond in Pocasset Cemetery.
  • 4. Lillian/Lilith May Gibbs Gardner; (February 11, 1889 – February 18, 1976); Married Arthur Robin Gardner (1882 – ?) (Richard J. A. Gardner & Mary A. R. Ahman) in Cotuit Ma. on December 9, 1912; They had 6 children & lived in Billerica Ma..
  • 5. Victor Walton Gibbs; (June 12, 1891 – March 15, 1940); Married (1) Winifred Lewis (1885 – 1917) (David Swanson Lewis & Caroline A. Weld) in Rochester Ma. on April 19, 1917 & married (2) Katherine E. Moriarty (Abt.1891 – ?) in Abt.1920; Victor & Katherine had 3 children.
  • 6. Helene Frances Gibbs Hammond; (December 25, 1899 – February 5, 1998); Married George Burnside Hammond (1899 – 1982) (Harry Burnside Hammond & Mary Allina Bowman) in Bourne Ma. on April 29, 1922; Helene & George & their daughter Elizabeth H. Davis are buried together in Pocasset Cemetery.
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Mary E Eaton Gibbs 1833 – 1915 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11205 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:38:22 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11205
Gibbs, Elisha Bourne, Edwin & 3dw. Mary E E

Ancestry:  George Eaton

Born: June 5, 1833 in Boston Ma.

  • Father: George Eaton
  • Mother: Hannah (–)

Died: April 16, 1915 in Berkeley Ca.

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area A

Married: April 21, 1863 in Foxboro Ma. by N. S. Dickinson

  • To: Elisha Bourne Gibbs, Capt.; (1819 – 1872) (Phineas Gibbs, Capt. & Anna Raymond); Elisha married (1) Emeline/Emily Barlow (1824 – 1857) (Levi Lincoln Barlow & Sally Lumbert) in Sandwich Ma. on August 12, 1843 & married (2) Martha (Bourne) Baker (1826 – 1862) (Henry Bourne & Almira Haskell) in Foxboro Ma. on November 11, 1858; Martha married (1) Elijah Baker, Jr., Capt. (? – 1855) (Elijah Baker & Olive Gifford) in Sandwich Ma. on August 8, 1847.

Children: 3

  • 1. Alice R. Gibbs; (Abt.1864 – July 10, 1878); Alice died in Braintree Ma. at 13 yrs, 11 mos, 11 d.; She is buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
  • 2. Lucy Wyman Gibbs Macgregor; (January 28, 1866 – 1949); Married Wallace Macgregor (1867 – 1937) (William H. Macgregor & Mary Wilson) in Pomona Ca. on July 16, 1891; They lived in Berkeley Ca.; Lucy died prob. in Boston Ma..
  • 2. Anna McAllister Gibbs; (November 25, 1867 – September 6, 1870); Anna is buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
Gibbs, Elisha & family
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Luella Emma Gibbs 1849 – 1851 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11203 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:37:31 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11203  Ancestry:  Elisha Bourne Gibbs, Capt.;  Phineas Gibbs, Capt.;  Samuel Gibbs;  Samuel Gibbs, Jr.;  Samuel Gibbs;  Samuel Gibbs;  Thomas Gibbs, “Lion’s Whelp

Born: 1849 in Sandwich Ma.

  • Father: Elisha Bourne Gibbs, Capt.; (1819 – 1872) (Phineas Gibbs, Capt. & Anna Raymond)
  • Mother: Emeline/Emily Barlow; (1824 – 1857) (Levi Lincoln Barlow & Sally Lumbert)

Died: December 13, 1851 at 2 yrs, 5 mos.

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area A
Gibbs, Luella Emma (Elisha & Emeline)
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Jarvis Cushman Gibbs, Jr 1880 – 1962 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11201 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:36:51 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11201
Nellie A & Jarvis C, Jr Gibbs Headstone

Ancestry:  Jarvis Cushman Gibbs;  Phineas Gibbs;  Phineas Gibbs, Capt.;  Samuel Gibbs;  Samuel Gibbs, Jr.;  Samuel Gibbs;  Samuel Gibbs;  Thomas Gibbs, “Lion’s Whelp”

Born: April 17, 1880 in Pocasset Ma.

  • Father: Jarvis Cushman Gibbs; (1855 – 1935) (Phineas Gibbs & Ann Maria Cushman)
  • Mother: Nellie Maria Fish; (1860 – 1944) (Japheth Turner Fish & Mary Phinney Ewer)

Died: April 2, 1962 in Bourne Ma. at 81 yrs, 11 mos, 16 d.

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area A (near his parents & with his second wife Nellie A.)

Occupation: Farmer, Laborer, Railway Mail Clerk, Farrier

Where Lived: Pittsfield Ma. & County Rd. in Pocasset Ma.

Married (1): March 16, 1899 in Waquoit (Falmouth) Ma. by William Fairley

  • To: Mabel Frank Robinson; (1878 – 1926) (Edwin F. Robinson & Harriett/Hattie A. Hamilton)

Children: 6

  • 1. Charles Edwin Gibbs; (October 22, 1899 – 1916)
  • 2. Linda Hunter Gibbs; (September 2, 1900 – February 13, 1903); Linda died at 2 yrs, 5 mos, 11 d..
  • 3. Marion Gibbs Edwards; (September 7, 1903 – November 26, 1988); Married John R. Edwards (1913 – 1987) (Homer Gerald Edwards & Mabel Olive Blank); Marion died in South Bend In.; She & John are buried in Granger In.
  • 4. Howard Alexander Gibbs, WW ll, Korea; (July 31, 1905 – August 21, 1990); Married Florence Madeline Collins (1910 – 1985) (Henry Collins & Florence Peterson) on September 1, 1929 in Chatham N.Y.
  • 5. Robert Sidney Gibbs; (February 20,1911 – November 1977); Married Catharine (–).
  • 6. Frederick Donald Gibbs; (March 16, 1914 – January 17, 1993); Frederick died in New Jersey.

Married (2): 1926 in Pittsfield Ma.

  • To: Helen/Nellie Agnes Leahy; (1885 – 1979) (Michael Leahy & Bridget Carol)

Children: Unknown

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Jarvis Cushman Gibbs 1855 – 1935 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11199 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:35:59 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11199
Jarvis C & Nellie M Fish Gibbs Headstone

Ancestry:  Phineas Gibbs;  Phineas Gibbs, Capt.;  Samuel Gibbs;  Samuel Gibbs, Jr.;  Samuel Gibbs;  Samuel Gibbs;  Thomas Gibbs, “Lion’s Whelp

Born: March 6, 1855 in Providence R.I.

  • Father: Phineas Gibbs; (1817 – 1892) (Phineas Gibbs, Capt. & Anna Raymond)
  • Mother: Ann Maria Cushman; (Jabez Cushman & Nancy Gibbs)

Died: February 16, 1935 in Pocasset Ma. at 79 yrs, 11 mos, 10 d.

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area A

Occupation: Iron Moulder, Farmer

Where Lived: County Rd. in Pocasset Ma.

Married: March 1, 1879 in Sandwich Ma. by E. S. Whittemore

  • To: Nellie Maria Fish; (1860 – 1944) (Japheth Turner Fish & Mary Phinney Ewer)

Children: 6

  • 1. Jarvis Cushman Gibbs, Jr.; (April 17, 1880 – April 2, 1962); Married (1) Mabel F. Robinson (1878 – ?) (Edwin F. Robinson & Harriet/Hattie A. Hamilton) in Falmouth Ma. on March 15, 1899 & married (2) Helen/ Nellie Agnes Leahy (1885 – 1979) (Michael Leahy & Bridget Carol) in Pittsfield Ma. in 1926; Jarvis, Jr. & Helen/Nellie are buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
  • 2. Arthur Garfield Gibbs; (September 17, 1881 – April 1948); Married Elizabeth/Lizzie May Gardner (1885 – 1970) (Stephen Gardner & Sarah Jane Bowline) in Bourne Ma. on November 5, 1905; Elizabeth/Lizzie is buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
  • 3. Mildred Evelyn Gibbs Smith Pells; (July 3, 1884 – 1942); Married (1) Arthur Leroy Smith (1887 – 1948) (Israel Mozart Smith & Luella Frances Maxim) in Carver Ma. on June 30, 1907 & married (2) Addison Rodney Pells (1888 – 1948) (James Henry Pells & Addie L. Oakley) in Barnstable Ma. on September 7, 1916; Addison married (2) Bertha Alice Dunbar (1889 – 1938) (Napoleon Dunbar & Susan Alphonsine Goatsey) in Barnstable Ma. in 1932; Bertha married (1) William Cornish Baker (Eben Nickerson Baker & Rose Crocker) in Cotuit Ma. on December 24, 1906; Mildred is buried next to her sister Helene Hammond in Pocasset Cemetery.
  • 4. Lillian/Lilith May Gibbs Gardner; (February 11, 1889 – February 18, 1976); Married Arthur Robin Gardner (1882 – ?) (Richard J. A. Gardner & Mary A. R. Ahmar) in Cotuit Ma. on December 9, 1912; They had 6 children & lived in Billerica Ma..
  • 5. Victor Walton Gibbs; (June 12, 1891 – March 15, 1940); Married (1) Winifred Lewis (1885 – 1917) (David Swanson Lewis & Caroline A. Weld) in Rochester Ma. on April 19, 1917 & married (2) Katherine E. Moriarty (Abt.1891 – ?) in Abt.1920; Victor & Katherine had 3 children.
  • 6. Helene Frances Gibbs Hammond; (December 25, 1899 – February 5, 1998); Married George Burnside Hammond (1899 – 1982) (Harry Burnside Hammond & Mary Allina Bowman) in Bourne Ma. on April 29, 1922; Helene & George & their daughter Elizabeth H. Davis are buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
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Helen/Nellie Agnes Leahy Gibbs 1885 – 1979 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11197 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:35:12 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11197
Nellie A & Jarvis C, Jr Gibbs Headstone

Ancestry:  Michael Leahy

Born: April 17, 1885 in Williamsburg Ma.

  • Father: Michael Leahy
  • Mother: Bridget Carol

Died: March 31, 1979 in Bourne Ma. at 93 yrs, 11 mos, 14 d.

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area A

Married: 1926 in Pittsfield Ma.

  • To: Jarvis Cushman Gibbs, Jr.; (1880 – 1962) (Jarvis Cushman Gibbs & Nellie Maria Fish); Jarvis, Jr. married (1) Mabel F. Robinson (1878 – ?) (Edwin F. Robinson & Harriett/Hattie A. Hamilton) in Falmouth Ma. on March 15, 1899.

Children: Unknown

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