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Hattie had 9 children but only 5 were still living in 1900 per thecensus. Hattie's son, Harry Kilborn, had 9 children when his step-father,Frank Gipson, died in 1933. |
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This was Hattie's third marriage and a lot of misinformation surroundsthe date of this marriage.
The date posted is recorded in the marriagerecords of Clark Co, IL. However, the Illinois
marriage index has9/13/1879 in Jasper Co, IL. Other sources recorded it as 9/15/1880 andthe
1900 census recorded their length of marriage as 20 years, theiroldest child being 19. According
to Frank's obituary they married in1870 but Frank would have been 11 years old at that time. If they married in 1886 then the first 3 children must have eitherbeen his from a prior marriage or he adopted his step-children,changing their names to his. Also in the Illinois marriage index is F Marion Gipson who marriedEmma Reed (Sellars) on 8/11/1900 in Edgar Co, IL. |