Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Sumter:

Isaac Gibbs, farmer, Sec 2; P.O. Prairie du Sac; son of Gill and Polly (Moore) Gibbs; was born in Rutland, Worchester Co., Mass., July 20, 1814; remained there until he was 26 years of age, engaged in farming and brick-making; came to Wisconsin in 1840, and located in Sumter, Sauk Co.; owns 440 acres of land; resides on an excellent farm of 160 acres, seven miles from the village of Prairie du Sac; in 1849, he made an overland trip to California; was three and a half months making the trip; while in California he was engaged in gold mining; returned to Wisconsin about 1852. Mr. Gibbs dug the grave for the first person that died in Sumter; he carried the household goods across the bluffs for the first white women who located in Baraboo; he was Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in the township of Kingston (now Sumter).

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