Biographies and Obituaries
In loving memory
Benjamin Louis Gibbs
6 April, 1877 - 26 December 1968
Benjamin Louis (Ben) Gibbs was born in Martin Co Indiana to George Euen
and Sarah Ellen Gammon Gibbs. Ben's family moved to Washington Indiana
when he was a small boy and that is where he lived most of his life.
He had 2 brothers John and Edward and 4 sisters Nellie, Rose, Leona and
Lula. Ben was married 3 times first to Fannie Tucker and they were blessed
with 3 children Lillian, Homer, and Fred. After Fannie's death he married
Dulcie Allegree-Smith and then Nina Ricks-Glover. Ben retired from B&O
Railroad During his years of service for the railroad he was one of the
many that helped out with the Blue Hole disaster of 1913. One of the
many things Ben and Nina enjoyed was working on their small farm at their
home at 2105 National highway were they grew vegetables and flowers that
they were always willing to share with anyone that stopped by. They
also had chickens and a goat. Family was important to Ben and Nina
they loved to have family come to visit even stay over night since so
many had moved out of town. His church family was also important, they
were members of the United Brethern Church. After the death of Nina in
1964 Ben moved to California to live with his son Homer until his death.
Ben is buried in Mt Olivet Memorial Park, Colma California.
Family Photos
Contributed by: Sandy Dill
Written by: Sandy Dill and Diane Gibbs Knight