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Alexander Madison GILBERT 1838–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1838

Birth Location: Galesville, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: May 1908

Death Location: Black Oak Cemetery, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA

Father: David GILBERT

Mother: Elizabeth Gilbert

Spouse(s): Sarah Gilbert, Sarah Gilbert

Children(s): George GILBERT, Armenda Gilbert, Kindness Hulgan, Eliza Tedder, William GILBERT, Elizabeth Downs, James GILBERT, Atlanta GILBERT, Octava Gilbert, Meredith Gilbert, Mary Raley

Alexander Madison GILBERT was born in 1838 in Galesville, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA, the child of David Madison Gilbert And Elizabeth Brannon Gilbert. In 1850, Alexander Madison GILBERT resided in Cherokee County, Alabama, USA. In 1866, Alexander Madison GILBERT resided in DeKalb County, Alabama, USA. Alexander Madison GILBERT married Sarah A W Sallie Reeves Gilbert, Sarah Caroline Light Gilbert, and had children including Armenda S Gilbert, Atlanta Savannah Gilbert, Eliza J Gilbert Tedder, Elizabeth Ellen Gilbert Downs, George Pleasant Gilbert, James Ransom Gilbert, Kindness Texas Gilbert Hulgan, Mary Agnes Gilbert Raley, Meredith Gilbert, Octava Gilbert, William Clinton Gilbert. Alexander Madison GILBERT passed away in 1908 in Black Oak Cemetery, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Alexander Madison GILBERT was born in 1838 in Galesville, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA, the child of David Madison Gilbert And Elizabeth Brannon Gilbert.
  • In 1850, Alexander Madison GILBERT resided in Cherokee County, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1866, Alexander Madison GILBERT resided in DeKalb County, Alabama, USA.
  • Alexander Madison GILBERT married Sarah A W Sallie Reeves Gilbert, Sarah Caroline Light Gilbert, and had children including Armenda S Gilbert, Atlanta Savannah Gilbert, Eliza J Gilbert Tedder, Elizabeth Ellen Gilbert Downs, George Pleasant Gilbert, James Ransom Gilbert, Kindness Texas Gilbert Hulgan, Mary Agnes Gilbert Raley, Meredith Gilbert, Octava Gilbert, William Clinton Gilbert.
  • Alexander Madison GILBERT passed away in 1908 in Black Oak Cemetery, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander GILBERT's Ancestors

Self
Alexander GILBERT
1838–1908
Birth Place: Galesville, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
Parents
David Madison GILBERT
1810–1880
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (BRANNON) Gilbert
1822–1890
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
George (Webster) Gilbert
1787–1848
VA.
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander GILBERT's Descendants

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Alexander (Madison) GILBERT (23 Jan 1838–May 1908) m. Sarah (A W "Sallie" REEVES) Gilbert (19 Apr 1841–Jan 1912) m. Sarah (Caroline LIGHT) Gilbert (13 Feb 1848–Jan 1896)
  1. 1. George (Pleasant) GILBERT 1878–1955
  2. 2. Armenda (S) Gilbert 1885–
  3. 3. Kindness (Texas GILBERT) Hulgan 1887–1965
  4. 4. Eliza (J GILBERT) Tedder 1891–1941
  5. 5. William (Clinton) GILBERT 1869–1944
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Ellen GILBERT) Downs 1867–1934
  7. 7. James (Ransom) GILBERT 1880–1953
  8. 8. Atlanta (Savannah) GILBERT 1871–1949
  9. 9. Octava Gilbert 1882–1887
  10. 10. Meredith Gilbert 1872–1889
  11. 11. Mary (Agnes GILBERT) Raley 1875–1938

Alexander GILBERT's Timeline

8 Records

1838
23 Jan 1838
Birth of Alexander Madison GILBERT in Galesville, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
Galesville, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
1850
1850
Age 12
Alexander Madison GILBERT resided here in Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
1866
1866
Age 28
Alexander Madison GILBERT resided here in DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 32
Alexander Madison GILBERT resided here in Lebanon, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Lebanon, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 62
Alexander Madison GILBERT resided here in Grahams, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Grahams, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1907
1907
Age 69
Alexander Madison GILBERT resided here in DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
1908
24 May 1908
Age 70
Death of Alexander Madison GILBERT in DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
1908
May 1908
Age 70
Burial of Alexander Madison GILBERT in Black Oak Cemetery, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
Black Oak Cemetery, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1838
    Event Place: Galesville, Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, U.S., Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907, 1921, Alabama Department of Archives & History; Montgomery, Alabama; Alabama Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907 and 1921; Roll: Multiple Regiments (DeKalb County #25); Roll Number: 189
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 7 Range 6, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: M593_15; Page: 818B
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grahams, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: 14; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0074
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 26, Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: 3; Page: 58a
    [5] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Alabama, U.S., CIVIL War Soldiers

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 26, Cherokee, Alabama; Roll: 3; Page: 58a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama State Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Lebanon, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 7 Range 6, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: M593_15; Page: 818B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Grahams, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grahams, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: 14; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0074

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1907
    Event Place: DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907, 1921, Alabama Department of Archives & History; Montgomery, Alabama; Alabama Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907 and 1921; Roll: Multiple Regiments (DeKalb County #25); Roll Number: 189

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1908
    Event Place: DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama; Confederate Pension Applications, 1880-1940; Collection #: Microfilm in the Research Room; Roll Description: George, T. W. - Gilbreath, Joseph M.
    [2] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: May 1908
    Event Place: Black Oak Cemetery, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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