SPOKE Irish. James or his ancestors fled Scotland to northern Ireland or may have been born in Ireland. In 1842 he and his wife Martha took a boat trip lasting 6 weeks to US. They landed in the Port of Philadelphia on June 15, 1842. Naturalization papers say he was a native of Ireland. They bought a farm near Rouseville, PA, it became known as Gibson Farm and is located off Gibson Hill Road and Wikel Run, near Oil City in Oakland Township. Farmed but also had oil rights and oil wells were drilled there that he got small funds from. did not like that mucky stuff acording to his grandson Richard. Eventually the farm was sold fro taxes. Last he heard the only store in town closed in the 1930's was not good land. James moved to Chicago when his son James went into the Printing machinist business after the 1876 Columbia Exposisiton in Washington D.C. Gibson Brothers Printing Machine Repair Co. went out of business around the depression 1900s they came from Scotland and moved to Letter Kenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland in the north of donegal then to PA According to Isabel Gibson: Great Grandmother Martha (Greg) Gibson) and Great Grandfather James Gibson were born in Letterkenny County Donegal. They came to the US on a sailing ship. Settled in Verango County PA, now Rouseville PA. They bought land from a government grant from the Erie Canal Co. and built a log cabin. Grandfather John Gibson, his brothers & sisters were born in the cabin - William, Robert, James. Richard, Daniel, Jane, Ann & Elizabeth. They scattered all over the US except William who farmed in PA. STORY told to Richard Gibson by is father JOHN gibson about JAMES gibson grandfather to Richard. related to pam on phone 1-29-97: Voting use to be done be aclaimation meaning that all you had to do was proclaim you citizenship, James Gibson went to vote in PA at Cherryhill school.. the polls were about to close and he was told that he had to go back to his farm to get his citizenship papers. This was becase the people at the polls knew he was going to vote against them and they were trying to use up the time before the polls closed.. James was in a buggy and he got so mad that he took the stick and chased everyone out tot the school yard . NO one else voted until James Gibson had his vote. Buried in Cherryhill cemetary near Rouseville PA Naturalized Dec. 2, 1853 in Venago Co. PA by Alex Cochran, Pro. need proofs required to qualify Had two sisters who settled in Philadelphia and no brothers Subj:

John Oxley charts the Lachlan River

Oxley charts the Macquarie River.

A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane.

New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed.

Charles Sturt charts the Darling River.

The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain.

Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River.

Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published.

Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia.

The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land.

John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne.

Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E.

First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time.

Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko.

Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council.

New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales.

Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia.

Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property).

The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost.

Western Australia becomes a penal colony.

Victoria separates from New South Wales.

Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo

The Eureka Stockade

The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases.

Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania.

Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together.

Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph.

SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives.

John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E.

The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs.

Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E.

South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales.

Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland.

The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceases.

Children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are removed from their families by Australian and State government agencies.

Overland Telegraph Line linking Darwin and Adelaide opens.

Uluru is first sighted by Europeans, and named Ayers Rock.

SS Gothenburg strikes Old Reef off North Queensland and sinks with the loss of approximately 102 lives.

First horse-drawn trams in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide.

The first congress of trade unions is held.

The bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged.

First water-borne sewerage service in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide.

The opening of the Sydney-Melbourne railway

An Australian cricket team is established, defeating England in the first Ashes series. First direct Inter-colonial passenger trains begin running between Adelaide and Melbourne.

The completion of the railway network between Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

The Australian Federation Conference calls a constitutional convention.

A National Australasian Convention meets, agrees on adopting the name 'the Commonwealth of Australia' and drafting a constitution.

Gold is discovered at Coolgardie, Western Australia.

The Corowa Conference (the 'people's convention') calls on the colonial parliaments to pass enabling acts, allowing the election of delegates to a new constitutional convention aimed at drafting a proposal and putting it to a referendum in each colony.