Helen Viola Mann

Charles Mann
(Abt 1830-After 1857)

Elizabeth Lee
(Abt 1830-After 1857)

Helen Viola Mann
(1857-1940)

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Spouses/Children:
1. John Melville Gibbons

Helen Viola Mann ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷

Born: 5 August 1857, Williamsport, OH ¹ ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷
Marriage (1): John Melville Gibbons on 8 February 1900 in , Morrow County, OH ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Died: 7 July 1940, Cardington, OH at age 82 ¹ ⁷
Buried: 9 July 1940, Cardington, OH ¹ ⁷

bullet General Notes:

Helen was married to Thomas Wilson Laycox before her marriage to John M. Gibbons.
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Lincoln Township, Morrow County, OH on 16 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 103, Family 191
Lincoln Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Married 0 years
Hellen V. Gibbons..Wife..Aug 1857..42..OH..1/1

(Living with 2nd husband, 3 step-children, and 1 son.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Lincoln Township, Morrow County, OH on April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 156, Family 82
Lincoln Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Helen V. Gibbons..Wife..52..OH

(Living with 2nd husband and 2 stepsons.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Cardington, OH on April 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 153, Family 178
Cardington, Morrow County, Ohio
Helen Gibbons..Head..62..OH..Married

(Living separately from husband but listed as still married; living with son from 1st marriage and 3 grandchildren.)
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Bennington Township, Morrow, OH on April 1930. ⁶

1930 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 1, Family 10, Roll 1858
Bennington Township, Morrow, Ohio
Helen Gibbons..Wife..72..OH

(Living with 2nd husband.)
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• She was buried on 9 July 1940 in the Glendale Cemetery in Cardington, OH.

Find A Grave Memorial #124664933
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• Her obituary was published in the Morrow County Independent on 11 July 1940 in Cardington Township, Morrow, OH.

MONTH'S ILLNESS FATAL TO MRS. JOHN GIBBONS, 83 ---

Mrs. Helen Viola Gibbons, 83, widow of John Gibbons, died Sunday noon at her home on Cunard street after a month's illness with complications. Mr. Gibbons died on May 6. She was a lifelong resident of Morrow county having been born at Williamsport, August 5, 1857, the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Lee Mann. Mrs. Gibbons leaves a son Thomas Laycox, five grand children, and five great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Rachel Gibbs of Mount Gilead. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Curl mortuary with Rev. F. H. Wasson officiating. Interment was in Glendale cemetery.

(Source: The Morrow County Independent, Cardington, Ohio, 11 Jul 1940)
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Helen married John Melville Gibbons, son of Willis S. Gibbons and Catherine Jane Chambers, on 8 February 1900 in , Morrow County, OH.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ (John Melville Gibbons was born on 22 May 1862 in Lincoln Township, Morrow County, OH,³ ⁴ ⁶ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ died on 6 May 1940 in Cardington, OH ¹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ and was buried after 6 May 1940 in Cardington, OH ¹ ¹⁰.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Lincoln Township, Morrow County, OH on 16 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 103, Family 191
Lincoln Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Married 0 years
John W. Gibbons..Head..May 1862..38..OH..Stone Quarryman
Hellen V. Gibbons..Wife..Aug 1857..42..OH..1/1
Imo E. Gibbons..Daughter..Nov 1888..11..OH..School
Willis H. Gibbons..Son..Oct 1890..9..OH..School
Jesse R. Gibbons..Son..Feb 1894..6..OH
Thomas B. W. Laycock..Stepson..Jan 1884..16..OH
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Lincoln Township, Morrow County, OH on April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 156, Family 82
Lincoln Township, Morrow County, Ohio
John M. Gibbons..Head..47..OH
Helen V. Gibbons..Wife..52..OH
Willis H. Gibbons..Son..19..OH
Jessie R. Gibbons..Son..16..OH
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Cardington, OH on April 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 153, Family 178
Cardington, Morrow County, Ohio
Helen Gibbons..Head..62..OH..Married
homas Laysock..Son..36..OH
James Laysock..Grandson..12..OH
Hazel Laysock..Granddaughter..9..OH
Ilo Laysock..Granddaughter..6..OH

NOTE - Although Helen indicated that she was married, her husband John must have been living elsewhere at the time of this 1920 census enumeration. He is not found in any other 1920 census record.
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Bennington Township, Morrow, OH on April 1930. ⁶

1930 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 1, Family 10, Roll 1858
Bennington Township, Morrow, Ohio
John Gibbons..Head..68..OH
Helen Gibbons..Wife..72..OH
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1 Dannell Hopkins, "HOPKINS, HLADKY, BOHAM, LYMAN AND MANY MORE," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=craighopkins).

2 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Feb 2014); Name: John M. Gibbons; Spouse's Name: Helen Laycock; Event Date: 08 Feb 1900; Event Place: Morrow, Ohio.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Lincoln Township, Morrow County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 103, sheet 8A, dwelling 187, family 191, John Melville Gibbons and Helen Viola Mann; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Feb 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Lincoln Township, Morrow County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 156, sheet 4A, family 82, John Melville Gibbons and Helen Viola Mann; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Feb 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

5 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Cardington, Morrow County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 153, sheet 12A, family 178, Helen Viola Mann; index and images (accessed 5 Feb 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

6 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Bennington Township, Morrow, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 0001, sheet 1A, family 10, John Melville Gibbons and Helen Viola Mann; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Feb 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1858.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 5 Feb 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=124664933.

8 Dannell Hopkins, "HOPKINS, HLADKY, BOHAM, LYMAN AND MANY MORE" (Ancestry.com/RootsWeb.com Database: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=craighopkins).

9 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Lincoln Township, Morrow County, Ohio, p. 18, dwelling 142, family 142, Theodore C. Callihan and Catherine Jane Chambers; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Apr 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 5 Feb 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=124648604.

11 "Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997," database, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Feb 2014), Name: John M. Gibbons; Death Date: 06 May 1940; Death Place: Cardington, Morrow, Ohio.

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