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James Truman Gilbert 1868 – 1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1868

Birth Location: Grand River, Madison, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 14 January 1952

Death Location: Guthrie County, Iowa, USA

Father: Elias Gilbert

Mother: Mary Shambaugh

Spouse(s): Ossa Wheeler

Children(s): Selena Gilbert

James Truman Gilbert was born in 1868 in Grand River, Madison, Iowa, USA, the child of Elias Sylvester Gilbert and Mary Cathrine Shambaugh. James Truman Gilbert married Ossa May Wheeler, and had children including Selena Mae Gilbert. James Truman Gilbert passed away in 1952 in Guthrie County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • James Truman Gilbert was born in 1868 in Grand River, Madison, Iowa, USA, the child of Elias Sylvester Gilbert and Mary Cathrine Shambaugh.
  • James Truman Gilbert married Ossa May Wheeler, and had children including Selena Mae Gilbert.
  • James Truman Gilbert passed away in 1952 in Guthrie County, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elias Gilbert
1827 – 1906
Birth Location: Jersey, Licking, Ohio, USA
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Mary Shambaugh
1832 – 1901
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ossa Wheeler
1877 – 1930
Birth Location: Adair County, Iowa, USA
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Children(s)

Selena Gilbert
1893 – 1971
Birth Location: Madison Twp, Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA
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James Gilbert's Ancestors

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James Gilbert
1868 – 1952
Birth Place: Grand River, Madison, Iowa, USA
Parents
Elias Sylvester Gilbert
1827 – 1906
Jersey, Licking, Ohio, USA
Mary (Cathrine) Shambaugh
1832 – 1901
Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Charles Gilbert
1805 – 1874
New Lebanon, Columbia, New York, United States
Sarah Smith
1798 – 1897
New Jersey, USA
James Shambaugh
1811 – 1876
Maryland, USA
Sarah (A.) HARDY
1812 – 1892
Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Smith
1771 – 1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Gilbert's Descendants

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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
        1. 1. Gregory (Ryan) Gray (21 Oct 1970 – )
      2. 2. Carrol (Carmen) Gray (3 Mar 1948 – ) m. Allison (Marshall) McLean
        1. 1. Jennifer (Beth DeeAnn) Engellant (September 15, 1972 – 11 sep 2017) m. Jess (Robert) Engelleant (7 Jul 1957 – 29 Mar 2022) m. Graham (Peter Alexander) Winch (20 Mar 1968 – )
      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

James Gilbert's Timeline

2 Records

1868
12 Oct 1868
Birth of James Truman Gilbert in Grand River, Madison, Iowa, USA
Grand River, Madison, Iowa, USA
1952
14 January 1952
Age 84
Death of James Truman Gilbert in Guthrie County, Iowa, USA
Guthrie County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1868
    Event Place: Grand River, Madison, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 January 1952
    Event Place: Guthrie County, Iowa, USA
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