My Genealogy Hound

Adrian A. Gibbs, one of the representative farmers of Oakland County, owning a well developed farm of 60 acres in sections 27 and 22, Troy township, was born July 12, 1847, m Southfield township, this county. He is a son of Almeron and Rebecca W. (Brown) Gibbs, the former of whom was born in New York, and died in October, 1886, at about the age of 69 years. The latter was born in Vermont, and died February 14, 1884, aged about 69 years, also.

Almeron Gibbs and wife were pioneers in Oakland County, coming to Michigan and settling here as early as 1826. Mr. Gibbs located in section 22, Troy township, where he cleared up a farm and engaged in agricultural pursuits until the close of his life. Both he and his wife were consistent members of the Baptist Church, and were most highly respected by all who knew them. They had but two children, — our subject and Asenath, who married A. B. McKillop, and lives in Lapeer County, Michigan.

Adrian A. Gibbs obtained his education in the district schools and the Birmingham High School He then returned to the farm and has remained interested there ever since, owning one of the finely cultivated farms of the township, which he has improved with excellent buildings and attractive surroundings. Mr. Gibbs is one of the responsible men of his locality, one whom his fellow citizens admire and trust. He has filled a number of the township offices with much credit, and is at present serving his sixth term as supervisor, an office to which he was elected in 1898. He has also been township clerk and usually has a voice in the public affairs in Troy township.

In 1876 Mr. Gibbs married Elizabeth Mary (Cooper) Revell, who was born in England in 1852, and is a daughter of Samuel and Mary Revell, of London, who came to the United States when their daughter was an infant, living also for a time in Canada. No children have been born to this marriage, but in May, 1889, Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs adopted the month-old daughter of Reid and the late Ella Giddings. She has grown under their tender, fostering care into a beautiful maiden of 14 years, and bears the name of Geneva. Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs belong to the Methodist Church, in which he is both trustee and steward. Politically he is a Republican, as was his father. Fraternally he is connected with the Knights of the Maccabees.

Mr. Gibbs is very well known throughout Oakland County and justly bears the reputation which a long life of integrity and public usefulness has given him. The appreciation shown him by his fellow citizens is grateful to him, as it is to anyone who has done his full duty. As an active supporter of educational and religious movements he is universally esteemed and can be named with truth as one of Troy’s representative men.