Leslie B. Gibson born April 22, 1892, came from Linn County, Missouri
     in 1896. The family wanted good grass for cattle and rich soil for farming.
     His father was William Perez Gibson and mother Olive Minta (Nickell) Gibson.
     His sisters and brothers: Hattie (Schrock), Anna (Walker), Ethel (Stone), 
     Goldie (Huitt), Pearl (Levens), Earl O., Francis and Raymond Gibson.
          He married December 9, 1915 Tracie M. Kumberg born August 3, 1892. She
     came from Morgan County, Missouri. Her parents were Frank and Caroline
     (Kersiek) Kumberg. Her brothers and sisters: Charlie, Minnie (Smith), William,
     Frederick, Laura (Alexander), Gustov, Bismark, Matilda (Lillieqvist), Bessie
     (Vernon), and Lucky.
          Leslie attended business college in Wichita and Tracie taught in the
     Barber County rural school system before they were married. They moved 
     into a converted four room school house four miles west of Isabel where they
     farmed and raised cattle. During dad's youth he and the neighbors liked to
     go coyote hunting and fishing in their ponds. Mom was an excellent cook. She 
     was known for her angel food cakes, pineapple ice cream and raised bread. 
     She canned vegetables, made quilts and loved her flowers; if a neighbor
     needed help she was always available.
          Basketball games helped make winter short, now and then we had to leave
     the Hudson in a snow drift and walk a quarter of a mile home. One year the
     bus got as far as our home and we had seventeen guests for two nights and
     three days. The children had fun! Mom and the high school girl did the
     cooking. We had home butchered meat, eggs, fresh bread, canned vegetables,
     cake, fudge and popcorn. There was milk for all. In the summer Sunday
     baseball games were a great recreation.
          Our home was on a hill, we enjoyed the view and beautiful sunsets.
     Storms could be seen coming, tornadoes leveled buildings, but we were safe
     in the cellar. We often had to dry chickens, or little calves, and thaw
     the water hose behind the wood stove.
          Les was active in the Masonic Lodge and was township clerk for many
     years. Tracie took part in Eastern Star and was secretary at one time.
     She belonged to the Legion Auxiliary.
          Leslie died August 9, 1973. Tracie died February 11, 1980. They are
     buried in the Medicine Lodge, Kansas Cemetery. The family of the Gibsons
     are Flyde L. (died 1972), Robert H., Louise (Brown) and Fern (Wright).
               
     Source: Isabel, Kansas - The First 100 Years, 1887 - 1987,  pg.77  
     
     Submitted by: Mrs. Lee P. (Louise Gibson) Brown