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George G. Kibbe

~1839 - ??


 

Born in MA around 1839.
Resided in Goliad City, Goliad County, TX.

Mustered in with Company C in Houston, TX on September 12, 1861.
Elected 3rd Corporal.
Promoted to 5th Seargent by August 1862.
Wounded and hospitalized at Rome, GA in October 1863.
Listed as present in February 1864.
Fell from his jorse and severly sprained shoulder on the banks of the Holston River, TN during Wheeler's raid in the fall of 1864.

Reportedly "returned to Beeville, where he engaged in the mercantile business for while, later going to Marshall, Texas, where he died of yellow fever."
Died by 1882.


Also Identified As:
  George Kibbie

Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
  Unidentified

Parents:
  Unidentified
Siblings:
  Unknown
Spouse(s): No Photo of gravesite available.
  Unknown
Children:
  Unknown
Gravesite:
  Unlocated

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
  Head of Houshold  

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
  Name Age Sex Color Occupation Real Estate Nativity Student? Illiterate?
                 
                 

1860 Census - TX, Goliad County, Goliad, Page 38, Dwelling, Family, (6/24)
 
Name
Age
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
Mrs. Mary Hughes 55 F         England    
Miss O. W. Hughes 26 F         PA    
A. A. Hughes 18 F         PA    
Geo Kibbe 26 M         MA    

1870 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
 
Name
Age
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Parentage
Student?
Literate?
                     
                       

1880 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
 
Name
Race
Sex
Age
Rel.
Mar. St.
Occupation
Health
Education
Nativity
Father's Nativity
Mother's Nativity
 
 

Related Links:
 
Company C Scout, November 5, 1861
"Early History of Bee County," Beeville Weekly Picayune, March 20, 1908
(offsite) History of Beeville

Sources:
 

Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882.

Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research.

Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.


Research Links:
  (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Kibbe)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Kibbe)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Goliad County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Goliad County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Goliad County, TX)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Harrison County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Harrison County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Harrison County, TX)

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