Robert Gibb

Excerpt from the Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Lambton Ontario 1906:

ROBERT GIBB, now living in retirement at the handsome residence which he erected in February, 1904, at the corner of Talfourd and Vidal streets, Sarnia, is a man of rare capabilities, combining the hardier traits of character with a highly refined and artistic temperament. The strength of his manhood he has in years past put to good use in the development of the agricultural resources of his section, and his esthetic nature has found vent for itself in beautifying and improving every piece of property which has come into his possession. Mr. Gibb was born on the I2th Line of the township of Moore, Lambton County, Dec. 14, 1845, son of Robert Gibb, Sr. He well remembers his not unpleasant boyhood tasks of assisting his brother John keep troublesome deer and other wild animals from the corn field. In the course of time he came into possession of the old homestead, on Lot 24, of the I2th Concession, which he still owns. He continued his labors on the place until 1892. Then, deciding to indulge in a little well-earned leisure, he rented the farm, and with his wife, spent a year in California. Soon after his return, determining to take up his abode in Sarnia, he purchased a double lot at the corner of Talfourd and Vidal streets, and erected a handsome brick residence, facing the lake, and overlooking a fine lawn which he laid out and has since care fully tended. He has spared neither time nor money in beautifying his grounds, and the rear part presents, in season, an artistic and brilliant display of flowering fruit trees, rare plants, and blooming window gardens. In fact this place, where he now makes his home, is one of the model residences of Sarnia. In 1873 Mr. Gibb married Jane Skeoch, who was born in Grimsby, Ont, Nov. 16, 1847, daughter of John and Mary (Muir) Skeoch, and granddaughter of James and Martha (Schuler) Skeoch. Both the Skeochs and the Muirs, from whom Mrs. Gibb is descended, were natives of Scotland. John Skeoch, father of Mrs. Gibb, was born in that country, Jan. 18, 1819. Upon reaching manhood he marriedMary Muir, who was born in Scotland in 1827, daughter of Robert and Janet (Gowan) Muir, who came to Ontario, prior to the Rebellion of 1837, and there made a home for themselves. In 1842 Mr. Skeoch came to Ontario, where he afterward resided, dying there Aug. 25, 1884.

• Reference: Commemorative biographical record of the county of Lambton, Ontario
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