Ancestry of
Kurt Cobain

Singer and Songwriter

Andrew Jackson Gibson

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• • 3rd Great-grandfather of Kurt Cobain — 6th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 36 
  • Father:
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  • Birth Date:
  • 8 Sep 1820 
  • Birth Location:
  • Illinois 
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  • Death Date:
  • 18 Feb 1909 
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  • Burial Location:
  • Sharon Cemetery, Porter, Grays Harbor, Washington 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Priscilla Lewis
  • Marriage Date:
  • 7 Apr 1841 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Lawrence County, Illinois 
  • Child:

  Jasper Gibson (Ahnentafel No:18 )

• Additional marriages for Andrew Jackson Gibson

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  • Spouse:
  • Eliza Jane Carothers
  • Marriage Date:
  • ABT 1877

• Sources for Andrew Jackson Gibson

  • ¹ Federal Census, WA, Chehalis County, 1900, Porter, E.D. 9, Sheet 5A, Image 1 of 5.
  • ² Federal Census, IL, Crawford County, 1850, Image 132 of 160.
  • ³ Federal Census, IL, Crawford County, 1860, Township 5 Range 13, p. 167, Image 1 of 9.
  • ⁴ Federal Census, IL, Crawford County, 1870, Southwest, p. 2, Image 2 of 9.
  • ⁵ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 04/07/2023).
  • ⁶ Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1791-1850, Marriage record for Andrew Gibson and Priscilla Lewis.
  • ⁷ Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1883-1960, Death record for son Jasper Gibson.
  • ⁸ Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1883-1960, Death record for son Edward M Gibson.
  • ⁹ Washington, U.S., King County Delayed Births, 1869-1950, Record for son Edward May Gibson.
  • ¹⁰ Washington, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1851-1970, 10 APR 1909, Probate file for Andrew Jackson Gibson.

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