Monogrammed Brick Stories
Brick: McGibbon, William C.
Contributed by Betty J. (McGibbon) Dutcher
The correct name is William M. McGibbon; born Jan. 12, 1847, in NY; died Dec. 18, 1921, in New York. In the mid 1870s the family went west to Smith County, Kansas. In 1893 he made the Oklahoma Cherokee Outlet land run, built a sod house and brought his family to Oklahoma Territory. In 1894 he petitioned for and was granted a post office. He was postmaster for 15 years, starting in the sod house, a picture of which hangs in the post office department in Washington, DC. McGibbon and his sons operated The Gibbon Trading Company. All the years he had fathered Gibbon, watching with a father's pride, declaring it a fulfillment of his dream.
In 1919, his wife, Jane, died. Mr. McGibbon died Dec. 18, 1921, and both are buried in the Gibbon Cemetery.
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In 2012 the Oklahoma Historical Society invited those who purchased one of the monogrammed bricks paving the Red River Journey at the Oklahoma History Center to share about the person or group their brick honors. Below is a list of those who submitted stories and the message shown on their brick. Use the links below to read the contributed story.
This project was made possible by a generous donation from Catherine B. Wootten.
