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Elias Sylvester Gilbert 1827 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1827

Birth Location: Jersey, Licking, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 30 Oct 1906

Death Location: Macksburg, Madison, Iowa, USA

Father: Charles Gilbert

Mother: Sarah Smith

Spouse(s): Mary Shambaugh

Children(s): James Gilbert

The story of Elias Sylvester Gilbert began in 1827 in Jersey, Licking, Ohio, USA. Elias Sylvester Gilbert married Mary Cathrine Shambaugh, and had children including James Truman Gilbert. Elias Sylvester Gilbert passed away in 1906 in Macksburg, Madison, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elias Sylvester Gilbert began in 1827 in Jersey, Licking, Ohio, USA.
  • Elias Sylvester Gilbert married Mary Cathrine Shambaugh, and had children including James Truman Gilbert.
  • Elias Sylvester Gilbert passed away in 1906 in Macksburg, Madison, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Gilbert
1805 – 1874
Birth Location: New Lebanon, Columbia, New York, United States
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Sarah Smith
1798 – 1897
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Shambaugh
1832 – 1901
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

James Gilbert
1868 – 1952
Birth Location: Grand River, Madison, Iowa, USA
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Elias Gilbert's Ancestors

Self
Elias Gilbert
1827 – 1906
Birth Place: Jersey, Licking, Ohio, USA
Parents
Charles Gilbert
1805 – 1874
New Lebanon, Columbia, New York, United States
Sarah Smith
1798 – 1897
New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Peter Smith
1771 – 1859
New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elias Gilbert's Descendants

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Elias (Sylvester) Gilbert (15 Oct 1827 – 30 Oct 1906) m. Mary (Cathrine) Shambaugh (5 May 1832 – 27 Dec 1901)
  1. 1. James (Truman) Gilbert (12 Oct 1868 – 14 January 1952) m. Ossa (May) Wheeler (23 May 1877 – 2 Nov 1930)
    1. 1. Selena (Mae) Gilbert (15 Sep 1893 – 12 Apr 1971) m. Frank Gray (15 Jun 1888 – January 27, 1966)
      1. 1. Lawrence (Truman) Gray (10 Jan 1912 – Abt 1983) m. Florence (Mary) Woods (19 Apr 1921 – 23 Mar 2008)
        1. 1. Ryan (O'Neil) Gray (24 Feb 1945 – 4 Nov 2015) m. Sandra (Kaye) Gray
        2. 2. Carrol (Carmen) Gray (3 Mar 1948 – ) m. Allison (Marshall) McLean
        3. 3. Randy (O'Brien) Gray (9 Dec 1949 – ) m. Candyce (Alma) Gray (15 Apr 1952 – )
        4. 4. Delilah (Kay) Brown (19 Aug 1951 – ) m. Edward (Alan) Brown (13 Jul 1948 – )
        5. 5. Waunita Kirkpatrick
        6. 6. Janice Roat

Elias Gilbert's Timeline

2 Records

1827
15 Oct 1827
Birth of Elias Sylvester Gilbert in Jersey, Licking, Ohio, USA
Jersey, Licking, Ohio, USA
1906
30 Oct 1906
Age 79
Death of Elias Sylvester Gilbert in Macksburg, Madison, Iowa, USA
Macksburg, Madison, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1827
    Event Place: Jersey, Licking, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1906
    Event Place: Macksburg, Madison, Iowa, USA
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