Hibbs, John

Born: 1829-XX-XX Ohio

John Hibbs was a laborer and farmer. In April 1849, he married Malinda Nichols, with whom he eventually had at least four children. In March 1856, he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to two years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. Illinois Governor William H. Bissell pardoned him in May 1857. By 1860, Hibbs was living in Sangamon County, Illinois with his wife and children and owned $250 in real and personal property. By 1863, he was living and farming in Loami in Sangamon County.

Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, Menard County, 29 April 1849, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL; Daily Illinois State Journal (Springfield), 20 March 1856, 3:1; Order, Document ID: 122882; Pardon, Document ID: 122885, People v. Hibbs, Martha L. Benner and Cullom Davis et al., eds., The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln: Complete Documentary Edition, 2d edition (Springfield: Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 2009), http://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Details.aspx?case=140068; U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census of the United States (1860), Sangamon County, IL, 185; U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010); U.S. Census Office, Ninth Census of the United States (1870), Menard County, IL, 15; Gravestone, Old West Cemetery, Athens, IL.