On this day in family history - January 1

LYDIA SINK was born 01 January 1763.

LYDIA SINK married NICHOLAS GIBSON 01 January 1795.

Nicholas Gibson's father was John Gibson, 2nd governor of the Indiana Territory. His mother was Ann Shikellamy, the daughter of Chief Shikellamy of the Oneida tribe. It is said that Nicholas was captured by Indians at the Yellow Creek massacre in 1774. Nicholas' mother was killed in that massacre. Legend has it that Nicholas lived with the Indians for 8 years and was sold back to white men at age 16 for a barrel of whiskey. I haven't been able to verify those facts.

Nicholas Gibson served in the Revolutionary War as a private in the Virginia Militia.

Nicholas and Lydia had 11 children, the eldest being James Wilson Gibson. James married Patience Ocheltree. They had 9 children, one of whom was Smith Gibson.

Smith Gibson married Rebecca Ocheltree. Their first child was Asa Gibson. (Smith's 2nd wife was Emily Stanley, who is in the photo below.) 

Asa Gibson married Adaline Lucretia Gard. They were the parents of my great-grandmother Lora Gibson. 

Lora Gibson married Alexander Oscar Burford, Jr. They had 10 children: Adelbert 'Deb', Helen, Ishmael, George, Killough, Bernice, Lester (my grandfather), Neil, Juanita, and Judy.

Lora and Alexander Burford with their first 5 children.

Lester Burford (son of Lora and Alexander) married Cleffie Hicks. They had 4 children: Wathada, Morris, Bob, and Ron.

Wathada Burford married Richard Thomas. They had ME!! (Oh, and my two brothers. We don't have a family portrait of all 5 of us.)