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Group portrait of Braxton Davenport Gibson (sitting, left) of Charles Town, West Virginia with three men and a woman.

1. Braxton Davenport Gibson and Friends

2. Three Women, 'Mother, Frankie and Gibbie'

3. Two Men, 'Henry and Drake'

4. Portrait of Actress Pauline Hall in Costume

5. L. W. Morgan of Reader, Wetzel County, W. Va.

B. D. Gibson, "Port", at age 21, weight 180 lbs.

6. B. D. Gibson, 'Port'

John T. Gibson, born in 1851, a soldier of the Confederacy with Mosby. The latter said of him, "a brave - gallant child, whom I love."

7. John T. Gibson, Age 13

8. B. D. Gibson

"For W. Va. Div. U. C. V.'s, ... Genl. Robt White, Comdg. . . use return to General Geo. Moor-... Adjt. Genl. & Chief of Staff U. C. V.'s Common Street, New Orleans, La."

9. Zan Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.

10. B. D. Gibson

11. Frances Davenport Packette. Age Seven Months, Charles Town, W. Va.

12. Portrait of Braxton D. Gibson in Uniform

13. Portrait of Annie Gibson of Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va.

Annie Gibson Packette, wife of William Bainbridge Packette, daughter of Frances D. Gibson and Col. John Thomas Gibson

14. Portrait of Annie Gibson Packette of Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va

15. Portrait of Two Men, Graddy and Gibson, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.

Portrait of John Thomas Gibson sitting on the front porch of his Charles Town, W. Va. home. Mr. Gibson is sitting in his father's (James Gibson) chair.

16. Portrait of John Thomas Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.

17. Portrait of Braxton Davenport Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.

18. Portrait of Jesse Roach

19. Portrait of Woman and Child, 'Mama and Weeny'

"The Three Faires" and "Alton Villa"

20. Portrait of Zan Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.; Agnes Bury of Montreal, Canada; Georgia Bube, Monticello, N. Y.

21. Portrait of John Corcoran

22. Portrait of R. G. Hammett

23. Portrait of 'Uncle Taylor'

24. Portrait of Aaron Morgan of Porter's Falls, Wetzel County, W. Va.

This photograph was taken from a daguerreotype of Mary Davenport Chenoweth,  daughter of John Davenport and niece of Major Abraham Davenport. Mary Chenoweth was also the great aunt of Frances Williams Davenport (Frances Packette Todd's grandmother). Frances W. Davenport married John Thomas Gibson at Mary Chenoweth's ancestral home, Altona, in Jefferson County, in 1855. Refer to back of the photograph for more information.

25. Portrait of Mary Davenport Chenoweth of Charles Town, W. Va., Age 95

26. Portrait of John Thomas Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.

27. Portrait of John Thomas Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.

28. Portrait of Braxton D. Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va

29. Portrait of John S. Magill

Frances Davenport Packette posing on a rocking horse, on a front porch

30. Portrait of Frances Davenport Packette

Location of house, 1510 Kanawha St, Charleston, W. Va., "Rab's Home"

31. The Henry B. Davenport House in Charleston, W. Va.

Pictured: Edgar Bury, Lillian Mc Shane, Zan Gibson, Agnes Bury, W. Bury and Edmund Bury; taken at 84 University St., Montreal

32. Group Portrait of Young Women and Men Posing on Ladders

Marker on the Gibson property, site of John Brown's execution

33. John Brown Execution Marker, Charles Town, W. Va.

The outside cover of John Brown's jail house Bible

34. John Brown's Bible

The inside leaves of John Brown's jail house Bible,including an inscription written by Brown to John Blessing. Before Brown's Execution, he presented the Bible to Blessing as show of gratitude for Blessing's acts of kindness.

35. John Brown's Bible

Frances D. Packette and her pet cat, Schley-Puss, on a see-saw.

36. Frances D. Packette and 'Schley-Puss'

Margaret Holliday Gibson sitting on the floor of a front porch

37. Margaret Holliday Gibson, Age 2

Two girls, Frances Packette and Margaret Gibson, holding hands.

38. Portrait of Frances Packette and Margaret Gibson

View of Harper's Ferry showing the old engine house called John Brown's Fort

39. John Brown's Fort

Small boy sitting in a chair

40. Poot Gibson

"Billy Packette", taken Christmas, 1900

41. Portrait of Willie B. Packette

"Supposed to be daughter of Edward and Elina", Photograph from an old daguerreotype, December 20, 1928, R. S. Franklin

42. Portrait of Priscilla Strode

Rutherford and his family worked with a young George Washington, surveying the lower Shenandoah Valley ca. 1750. Rutherford also served under Washington during the French and Indian War.

43. Portrait of Robert Rutherford of Eastern Panhandle in (West) Virginia

44. Horse Show, Charles Town, W. Va

The young girl holding a teddy bear is Frances Davenport Packette. The older boy is possible her brother, Willie.

45. Portrait of Frances Davenport Packette and Older Boy

46. Portrait of Henry B. Davenport of Altona, Jefferson County, W. Va.

Four young women and a boy in costume. The two women standing are possibly Ann and Zan Gibson.

47. 'Two Old Fashion Girls, The Lovers and The Page'

A horse harnessed to a "gig" owned by Ferdinand Fairfax, nephew of Lord Thomas Fairfax. Ferdinand lived at Shannon Hill on the Shenandoah River in Jefferson County, Virginia, later West Virginia.

48. Old Fairfax 'Gig', Jefferson County, W. Va.

From a photograph when he was in England

49. Portrait of John Thomas Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.

John Thomas Gibson, born in Romney, Hampshire County, W. Va, 1825/01/03; died at his home on Samuel Street, Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va., 1904/01/29; refer to back of photograph for more information

50. Portrait of John Thomas Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.

Pictured: Zan Gibson, W. Bury, Edmund Bury, Edgar Bury and Agnes Bury; taken at 84 University St., Montreal

51. Group Portrait of Three Young Women and Two Men

Daughter of Anthony Sims Davenport, near Chillicothe, Ohio

52. Portrait of Alice Davenport Mack, Sandusky, Ohio

Unidentified African-American nurse holding three month old infant,

53. Portrait of Junius Clay Davenport Jr., Age Three Months and Nurse

Lynching from a bridge near Weston Hospital; several people on the bridge with carriages and a hearse

54. Lynching at Weston, Lewis County, W. Va.

Grandmother, Mrs. John Thomas Gibson holding infant granddaughter, Frances Davenport Packette

55. Portrait of Mrs. John Thomas Gibson and Granddaughter, Frances Davenport Packette

Pictured: Dr. Gregg Gibson, Sue Pendleton, Hopkins Gibson, Mr. Gregg Gibson, Robert Gibson, Lucy Pendleton, and Agnes Gibson, sitting outside on the front steps and sidewalk.

56. Group Portrait of Pendleton and Gibson Family Members of Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, W. Va.

Several cows and men in a barnyard, possibly the diary farm at the Weston Insane Asylum

57. Farm at the Weston Insane Asylum

58. Weston Insane Hosptial

The hospital appears in the background, while the southern part of the town of Weston is in the foreground.

59. West Virginia Hospital for the Insane, Weston, W. Va.

60. Portrait of Catherine Packette

61. Braxton D. Gibson, Age 66

Several well dressed children gathered around a set dining room table with a birthday cake; Margaret Gibson is the little girl standing behind the cake

62. Children's Birthday Party

Pictured: Frank Hampton, No. 2; B. D. Gibson, No. 3; Thomas Carter, Bow; and Charles Andrew, C&S; won race at Lynchburg, Virginia by 700 yards, 1878/06/28

63. Rives Crew of 1878

Pictured: Frank Hampton, Braxton Gibson, Tom Carter, Charlie Andrews

64. University of Virginia Boat Crew

Pictured: Andrews, stroke; Gibson, No. 3; Thom, No. 2, Carter, Bow; and John Redwood, Coxswain

65. Rives Crew of 1879

66. Home of John Thomas Gibson, Charles Town, W. Va.

The house is built on the lot where John Brown was executed in 1859/12

67. Residence of John Thomas Gibson, Charles Town, W. Va.

68. George Washington Packette at the Ruins of St. George's Chapel, Jefferson County, W. Va.

The back of the building was built ca. 1795, the  front addition was added by Captain William Kable, ca. 1877. Refer to the back of the photograph for more information

69. Charles Town Academy in Jefferson County, W. Va.

Taken the day they started to war against Spain (Spanish-American War).

70. Company I of the West Virginia National Guard

Pictured around a cannon: U. S. Sergent A. S. Morgan; U. S. Captain H. C. Getzendanner; Former Confederate Colonel W. A. Morgan; B. D. Gibson; Mrs, Getzendanner; and unidentified small boy.

71. Visiting 'High Water Mark' at Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pa.

72. Portrait of Braxton D. Gibson and Unidentified Group of Men in Uniform

The last picture taken of the old jail in which John Brown was confined at Charles Town, W. Va.

73. Old Jail in Charles Town, W. Va.

Grant shift and tablet, a memorial to Captain Hugh Stephenson and his company of Virginia Riflemen. Erected by the Pack Horse Ford Chapter - Daughters of the American Revolution near Shepherdstown, W. Va.

74. Captain Hugh Stephenson Marker in Jefferson County, W, Va.

Greatfather of Frances Davenport Packette Todd

75. Portrait of Lieutenant John Packette

Miss Frances D. Packette posing in evening wear.

76. Portrait of Frances Davenport Packette of Charles Town, W. Va.

Father of Frances Packette Todd

77. Portrait of William Bainbridge Packette Sr.

Picture includes: A. D. Kenamond, President of the Jefferson County Historical Society; Harry Gibson, first rural carrier; B. D. Gibson; Melvin T. Strider; Dr. Henry T. McDonald, Harpers Ferry; John Irvine, Post Master - Charles Town; Mayor Kearsly Wysong

78. Celebration of the First Rural Free Delivery Service, Jefferson County, W. Va.

Built in 1836 and the site of the John Brown Trail

79. Court House in Charles Town, W. Va.

Built by Dr. Grigger and torn down in 1928. The property was used to build a high school. For more information refer to the back of the photograph.

80. Grigger - Timberlake House, Jefferson County, W. Va.

Photograph of possibly an Army unit with flags, drums and some men wearing World War I doughboy helmets.

81. Unidentified Military Unit

82. School Children in American Legion Parade, Charles Town, W. Va.

Also known as the Tiffin House, once the home of Dr. Edward Tiffin, the first governor of Ohio, 1803.

83. Tomlinson House on Liberty Street, Charles Town, W. Va.

Company formed during the Spanish - American War

84. Officers of Captain Getzendanner's Co., Jefferson County, W. Va.

A line of men, probably recruits, outside the Charles Town, W. Va. train station.

85. Captain Getzendanner's Company Ready for Camp

Probably recruits leaving for camp during the Spanish - American War.

86. Unidentified Group of Men Lined Up at the Charles Town, W. Va. Train Station

Group portrait of men, on outside steps, under star flag.

87. Captain Getzendanner's Company After Spanish - American War

Taken in the gym at the University of Virginia.

88. Strong Men at University, Braxton D. Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va. and Brock Beckwith

The floor of this porch was an immense flat piece of lime stone, the house was torn down in 1929.

89. Avis House, Jefferson County, W. Va.

Possibly taken at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

90. Group Protrait of Men and Women Including Zan Gibson of Charles Town, W. Va.

Probably former soldiers of a military unit from Jefferson County, W. Va., who had served during the Spanish - American War.

91. Group Portrait of African - American Men Standing Under One Star Flag

Possibly recruits from Jefferson County, W. Va., leaving for camp during the Spanish-American War

92. Large Group of African- American Men with Baggage and Bedrolls

The house was built by Thornton, son of Colonel Samuel Washington of Harewood,

93. Cedar Lawn, Jefferson County, W. Va.

The man standing in front of the house is possibly John Thomas Gibson

94. Gibson - Packette House, Charles Town, W. Va.

Pictured on the front porch: Judge and Mrs. Collins of Columbus, Ohio; John and Mrs. Mack of Sandusky, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stockton; and Col. Henry Davenport of Altona, Jefferson County, W. Va.;

95. Claymont in Jefferson County, W. Va.

Braxton D. Gibson sitting at the table.

96. Braxton D. Gibson, Elderly Gentleman