General Notes

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Charles A Gibson was the president and treasurer of the Gibson-Spence Coal Co. which began i n ? and declared bankruptcy between 1932-1933.  His partner Paul G. Spence was secretary of the company during the years 1920-21.  G S Coal Co was located in rooms 902-03 of the Atlas Building, 8 E. Long St., Columbus, Ohio in 1925 and 1926.  It was in bold print during these two yea rs in the directories.  Lucy Wolfe found this information in the Columbus city Directories at the Ohio historical Society Library in 1996.  In 1925 Philip E. Ebert was the secretary of G-S Coal and by 1929 he worked as a sales agent for Sunday Creek Coal Co., and had moved from 666 Kimball Place to 740 Kimball Place.

By 1931 G-S Coal only occupied room 902 in the Atlas Building.  By 1932G-S Coal occupied rooms 900-901 in the Atlas Building.  By 1933 Charles A Gibson no longer holds the title of president and treasurer of G-S Coal Co.

The Gibsons no longer lived at 1890 Tremont Rd Upper Arlington in 1933 (they had lived at 1890 Tremont since 1918) but had moved to 48 E Frambes Ave.  Gibson's daughter Catherine still lived at home at this time, according to the Columbus City Directory for the year 1933.

Charles died of Angina Pectoris which is a severe spasm of chest pain associated with an insufficient supply of blood to the heart.

His official birth record in Guernsey county listed him as Charles Garfield Gibson and listed G. W. Gibson as his father, then crossed out the G and changed it to a C and Rachel Stevens as his mother with his birth date as 12-22-1879.  It also listed a Sherman Blain Gibson with a father of G W Gibson and Rachel Stevens as the mother born 12-27-1879.  As it turns out, Charles A Gibson had to have his birth record corrected on May 16, 1944 in the probate court in Guernsey County with the case # 2453. He was delivered by a Dr. Hill of Senecaville, Ohio .  Lucy Wolfe and Carolyn Nieset were told in June of 1997 that Charles must have needed to correct his birth record in order to apply for Social Security or some other form of government aid or pension.