Gibbs, Carroll C.

1906 - 2002  (95 years)

• Name	Gibbs, Carroll C.
  		World War II Honoree, Gibbs, Carroll C.
  Birth	12 Nov 1906	Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer  [2]
  Reference Number	GIBB.C001
  _FGRAVE	136790763
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, United States Army  [3]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  Death	1 Feb 2002
  Burial	Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois
  Person ID	I15677	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	GIBBS, Charles Edwin,   b. 1873   d. 1969 (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Nichols, Edna May,   b. 1881   d. 1960 (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F7215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Staley, Ella Carolyn,   b. 13 Jun 1910, Clay County, Illinois d. 22 Feb 1996, Sullivan Living Center, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Children	1. Gibbs, W.   2. Gibbs, Ruth Ann,   b. 1934   d. 2000 (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F7213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Nov 1906 - Illinois Burial - - Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1477] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 07, page 3b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S4] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 04, page 2b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3863] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Carroll C. Gibbs, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2086113) (Reliability: 2).