Whitten/Whitton Gibson was Born abt 1848/49 and died abt 1900. Whitten/Whitton was the s/o Jesse & Nila/Niela Gibson . He first married Hila Ann Johnson. His second wife was Alabama Gibson the d/o Martha"Patsy" Collins Gibson & Larkin Gibson. Martha "Patsy" Collins was the d/o Perry Collins & Anna Bolin/Bowlin, Larkin the s/o David & Rebecca Gibson. Whitten/Whitton Gibson Married Alabama Gibson 18 December1889 in Lee Co VA. He was widowed and was 27 she was single and 19. Whitten is also on the 1891 voters list of Hancock Co Tn Dist. 11. They are also in the 1900 Hancock Census Whitton Gibson TN TN TN born January 1849; Alabama Gibson ,January 1877, VA, VA, VA married 8 years. no children pages 223-225.
The following notes are from the Groshe & Rev. Taylor papers of Hancock Co TN. These are a really wonderful spring board, they do contain some errors but these two did a wonderful job of research.
In the Appendix A # 20 Notes on Whitten Gibson #20. Lucas and Tilman Collins and Whitten Gibson were is an election day fight on Mulberry Gap ? About 1900? Lucas and Tilman were killed, Whitten died of his wounds later. Tilman and a man named Lamb, seemed to have killed each other. Wiley Brewer and Will Brewer were tried for this killing but were cleared. Some of the Collins folks from Mulberry Gap way laid the Brewer boys and shot them down. Wiley got well but Will Brewer died. Ardell and Pettybone Collins served time in the pen for this killing.
Whitten Gibson, who died of Wounds or hurt in the election day had a fight with Noah Collins, son of Batie & Cynthia.(notes states) when he was a boy, "Aunt Cynthia" Noah's mother was angry got a pot-leg for a slug and Shot Whitton Gibson. Afterward she felt sorry and nursed Whitten carefully till he got well.
Another set notes on this in the Groshe Taylor papers.Batie "ran" a still for many years, but was pardoned about 1885-90. Aunt Cynthia, his wife, shot Revenue Officer Whitten Gibson, in the leg with a Pot-Leg for a slug, She nursed him tho, after he was sick. Later Whitten was killed in a Election fight on Mulberry Gap. There is other notes that I have also on Whitten he was said to have had a Wooden leg as a result of this shot. Also the Election day fight, he went to a house and the they opened fire on the house it was said that no one in the house lived.???? Another part of the Groshe papers, if this is true on my last notes here the whole house was shot up and no one lived it is possible Alabama was killed then also.
On Batey Collins U.S. District Court, Knoxville Tenn. Us vs Batey Collins Violation of Internal Revenue Laws. #35501-21-1875 - $100.00 fine. #4303- cost 1-1882; #6138 7-1882 costs; 7-1885 B5 p126 -cost