Arthur A. Gibson
ID # 2328, (1909-1968)
| Birth | Arthur A. Gibson was born in 1909. |
| Marriage | He married Wilma Irene Vrooman, daughter of William Henry Vrooman and Josie Allen Connell, on 14 January 1939. Our information for the marriage of Arthur Gibson of Kingsville, Ontario, and Wilma Irene Vrooman, is various, mainly taken from the Niagara Falls, New York, Gazette, courtesy Old Fulton New York Postcards' website. Page 14 of the Niagara Falls (New York) Gazette, dated January 10, 1939, under the column headed 'Canadian Social Circles', describes a trousseau tea held by Mrs. W. H. Vrooman for her daughter Irene. It states that she is to marry Arthur Gibson of Kingsville on January 14, 1939. The Gazette issue of January 14, 1939, states that the marriage will be 'this afternoon'. Ila Vrooman was maid of honour. At the time of her father's death in 1942, Irene and Arthur are living in Windsor; at the time of her mother's death in 1955, Irene is living in Waterford, Ontario. (Her mother died while staying with Irene.) Arthur and Irene are buried together in the Vrooman family burial plot (B 0181) in Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario. |
| Death | He died in 1968. |
| Burial | He was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario. |
| Note | Birth reg. 027615-09 Niagara Twp., Lincoln Co. Arthur Gibson born Oct. 4, 1909. Parents John Gibson, carpenter, and Eudora V. Soules. Parents were married at Niagara-on-the-Lake December 12, 1894. Informant John W. Gibson, father, Virgil Post Office. (The parents' date of marriage is as stated in Arthur's birth registration and not taken from a marriage registration.) The Niagara Falls (New York) Gazette issue of January 14, 1939, tells that Arthur Gibson is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Gibson of Virgil, Ontario. He was at the time living at Kingsville. |
| Last Edited | 12 Jun 2016 |