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Emma Gilbert 1854–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Nov 1854

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 18 Mar 1930

Death Location: Dierks, Howard, Arkansas, USA

Father: Samuel Gilbert

Mother: Nancy Waters

Spouse(s): William Foster

Children(s): Cynthia Foster, Ada Foster, Hannah Foster

Emma Gilbert was born in 1854 in Alabama, USA, the child of Samuel P Gilbert And Nancy Elizabeth Waters. In 1881, Emma Gilbert resided in Howard County, Arkansas, USA. Emma Gilbert married William Thomas Foster, and had children including Ada Penelope Foster, Cynthia Mae Foster, Hannah Catherine Foster. Emma Gilbert passed away in 1930 in Dierks, Howard, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Emma Gilbert was born in 1854 in Alabama, USA, the child of Samuel P Gilbert And Nancy Elizabeth Waters.
  • In 1881, Emma Gilbert resided in Howard County, Arkansas, USA.
  • Emma Gilbert married William Thomas Foster, and had children including Ada Penelope Foster, Cynthia Mae Foster, Hannah Catherine Foster.
  • Emma Gilbert passed away in 1930 in Dierks, Howard, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emma Gilbert's Ancestors

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Emma Gilbert
1854–1930
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
Samuel P. Gilbert
1832–1870
Benton County, Arkansas, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth) Waters
1827–1870
Cherokee County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Obadiah Gilbert
1795–1860
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Hannah Littlefield
1796–1865
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William II
1756–1836
Rebecca Bryant
1756–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Littlefield
1718–1780
Rebeckah Lee
1728–1792

Emma Gilbert's Descendants

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Emma Gilbert (10 Nov 1854–18 Mar 1930) m. William (Thomas) Foster (22 Feb 1864–9 Feb 1958)
  1. 1. Cynthia (Mae) Foster 1886–1966
  2. 2. Ada (Penelope) Foster 1893–1988
  3. 3. Hannah (Catherine) Foster 1883–1952

Emma Gilbert's Timeline

3 Records

1854
10 Nov 1854
Birth of Emma Gilbert in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1881
Feb 1881
Age 27
Emma Gilbert resided here in Howard County, Arkansas, USA
Howard County, Arkansas, USA
1930
18 Mar 1930
Age 76
Death of Emma Gilbert in Dierks, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Dierks, Howard, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1854
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Arkansas, Death Certificates, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1930; Roll: 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Feb 1881
    Event Place: Howard County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1930
    Event Place: Dierks, Howard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Arkansas, Death Certificates, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1930; Roll: 2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dierks, Howard, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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