Mason Gibbs
Mason Gibbs, retired, P. O. Deerfield, was born in Worcester County, Mass., in 1801; son of Dolphin and Asineth (Fay) Gibbs. The family removed to Cheshire County, N. H., where the parents died. Our subject was married, October 31, 1835, to Miss Mary, daughter of Charles Reed, who died June 19, 1880, the mother of two children, and of whom the only survivor is Julia, who is living at home and caring for her aged father. Mr. Gibbs came West in 1828, and located at Strongsville, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio; from there he moved to Deerlield, this county, in 1881, and entered into mercantile trade in same year. This he carried on successfully until 1871, and was also largely interested in stock-growing. At the close of his mercantile career his store was converted into a dwelling, one of the neatest and most commodious in the township. Mr. Gibbs retired from all active pursuits in 1883. He is Trustee in the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he has been long identified.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885