Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. JENNER. What was your address?
Mrs. GIBSON. 3519 Fairmount.
Mr. JENNER. You married Mr. Taylor at a very early age as I recall?
Mrs. GIBSON. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. When was that?
Mrs. GIBSON. November 21, 1959.
Mr. JENNER. I don't care for the details, but after you married Mr.
Taylor, you and he lived in various places in Dallas?
Mrs. GIBSON. That is right.
Mr. JENNER. What was the nature of his employment?
Mrs. GIBSON. Well, he did all sorts of things. He went to school at one
time, to college.
Mr. JENNER. In Dallas?
Mrs. GIBSON. No; in Arlington. We lived in Arlington, too.
Mr. JENNER. What college was that?
Mrs. GIBSON. Arlington State. I can't recall all the jobs he did. I
mean he did a little bit of this and a little bit of that.
Mr. JENNER. Let's get to 1962. What was he doing then?
Mrs. GIBSON. He was working off and on with a photographer, working
on a movie, and driving a taxi part time. He also, he and this friend
of his, Steve Moore, were trying to found this little company of
landscaping. That didn't work out, so he still kept on his photography
business.
Mr. JENNER. Do you recall his first name?
Mrs. GIBSON. Well, it is----
Mr. JENNER. Do you recall his birthday?
Mrs. GIBSON. December 24, I think 1939.
Mr. JENNER. So he was older, 4 years older than you?
Mrs. GIBSON. He was 4 years older than me; that is right.
Mr. JENNER. I take it you were subsequently divorced?
Mrs. GIBSON. That is right.
Mr. JENNER. You and Mr. Taylor. And when was that?
Mrs. GIBSON. Our divorce became final, I believe, the 15th of April of
last year.
Mr. JENNER. Of 1963?
Mrs. GIBSON. 1963.
Mr. JENNER. I take it there is a waiting period then?
Mrs. GIBSON. Three months.
Mr. JENNER. So the decree was entered the 15th of January?
Mrs. GIBSON. I really don't know. I didn't enter it. I left Dallas and
asked him to please divorce me.
Mr. JENNER. I see.
Mrs. GIBSON. I didn't want to go through all the rigmarole of getting a
divorce; no. I wanted to get out of Dallas right then.
Mr. JENNER. Were you living together as man and wife during all of the
year 1962?
Mrs. GIBSON. Until November, the last part of November of 1962; yes.
Mr. JENNER. Had you been separated prior to that time?
Mrs. GIBSON. Yes; in 1961, I believe.
Mr. JENNER. Do you have a child?
Mrs. GIBSON. One child.
Mr. JENNER. Born of that marriage?
Mrs. GIBSON. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. And that child's name?
Mrs. GIBSON. Curtis Lee Taylor.
Mr. JENNER. When was that child born?
Mrs. GIBSON. February 10, 1962.
Mr. JENNER. While living at 3519 Fairmount in Dallas during the year
1962, did you become acquainted with a lady by the name of Marina
Oswald?
Mrs. GIBSON. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Did you also become acquainted with a gentleman by the name
of Lee Harvey Oswald?
Mrs. GIBSON. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. With whom did you become acquainted first?
Mrs. GIBSON. Marina Oswald.
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