Tobias Gibson was a wealthy landowner with large holdings in Kentucky and Louisiana. His family lived in the south during the winters and returned to Woodford County, Ky. for the summers. Gibson was married to Louisiana Breckinridge Hart and they had nine children. Their six sons attended Harvard or Yale, and all traveled and studied in Europe. All served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, Randall Lee attaining the rank of General and Hart, that of Colonel. Randall later became a U.S. Senator from Louisiana, and Hart represented Woodford County in the Kentucky General Assembly and served as a trustee for the State University (now the University of Kentucky). The oldest of the Gibson daughters, Sarah, married Joseph A. Humphreys of Woodford County. She became an author and was active in public affairs, both as a member of the Kentucky Equal Rights Association and as an advocate of the free kindergarten movement.
From the description of Gibson-Humphreys family papers, 1840-1955, 1847-1897 (bulk dates). (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 13766881
