Jonathan Catlett Gibson Jr.
Born: July 28, 1833
Birthplace: Culpepper, Virginia
Father: Jonathan Catlett Gibson Sr. 1793 – 1849
(Buried: Saint Stephens Episcopal Church, Culpepper, Virginia)
Mother: Mary Williams Shackelford
1st Wife: Martha Gibson (Died - 1823)
2nd Wife: Mary Georgia Shackelford Gibson 1807 - 1907
(Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Culpepper, Virginia)
Married: December 28,1824
Children:
Edwin H. Gibson
Felix Gibson
Education:
Graduated from University of Virginia
Occupation before War:
Attorney in New York City, New York & Culpepper, Virginia
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Captain of Company K, 49th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 49th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Seven Pines
1862: Wounded during Seven Days Campaign
1862: Wounded during Second Battle of Manassas (Bull Run)
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Antietam
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863 – 1864: Colonel of 49th Virginia Infantry Regiment
1864: Disabled during the Battle of Bethesda Church, Virginia
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Culpepper, Virginia
1879 – 1881: Member of Virginia State House of Delegates
1883 – 1894: Member of Virginia State House of Delegates
United States Attorney to Virginia
Died: January 29, 1907
Place of Death: Culpepper, Virginia
Cause of Death: Grip (Influenza like symptoms)
Age at time of Death: 73 years old
Burial Place: Fairview Cemetery, Culpepper, Virginia
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