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James Franklin Gilbert 1880–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1880

Birth Location: Wolf Co., KY - alt: Lee Co., KY

Death Date: 21 March 1949

Death Location: Carter, Kentucky

Father: Archibald Witt

Mother: Mary Spencer

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Christopher Gilbert

James Franklin Gilbert was born in 1880 in Wolf Co., KY - alt: Lee Co., KY, the child of Archibald Arch Witt And Mary Ann Spencer. James Franklin Gilbert had children including Christopher Columbus Lum Gilbert. James Franklin Gilbert passed away in 1949 in Carter, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • James Franklin Gilbert was born in 1880 in Wolf Co., KY - alt: Lee Co., KY, the child of Archibald Arch Witt And Mary Ann Spencer.
  • James Franklin Gilbert had children including Christopher Columbus Lum Gilbert.
  • James Franklin Gilbert passed away in 1949 in Carter, Kentucky.

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Children(s)

James Gilbert's Ancestors

Self
James Gilbert
1880–1949
Birth Place: Wolf Co., KY - alt: Lee Co., KY
Parents
Archibald (Arch) Witt
1847–1948
Sigma, Lee, Virginia, United States
Mary (Ann) Spencer
1857–1928
Owsley County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Edmond ((Edmon) Witt) II
1810–1870
Lebanon, Russell, Virginia
Anna THOMPSON
1812–1862
Lee, Virginia, United States
Hiram (Armstrong) Spencer
1826–1916
Lee, Virginia, United States
NANCY (ANN) PROFFITT
1828–1880
Camp Branch, Perry, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Sr.
1778–1862
Elizabeth Witt
1790–1870
William Thompson
1785–1864
Elizabeth Thorpe
1785–1857
Moses Spencer
1786–1861
Elizabeth Deaton
1793–1874
William Sr
1800–1870
Sarah Proffitt
1802–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Sr.*
1750–1794
Anna Witt
1741–1841
Electious Sr
1755–1840
Mary Alexander
1756–1826
Joseph MDerochhebroom
1738–1837
Mary 1749-JSpencer
1731–1816
John Sr
1766–1848
Simon Jr
1762–1822
Elizabeth Davidson
1770–1835
Silvester Farmer
1758–1850
Nancy 23
1762–1812

James Gilbert's Descendants

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James (Franklin) Gilbert (27 May 1880–21 March 1949)
  1. 1. Christopher (Columbus "Lum") Gilbert 1900–1972
    1. 1. Virginia (Adair Gilbert (Gandenberger) (West) (Hazlet)) (McCormick) 1924–1993

James Gilbert's Timeline

2 Records

1880
27 May 1880
Birth of James Franklin Gilbert in Wolf Co., KY - alt: Lee Co., KY
Wolf Co., KY - alt: Lee Co., KY
1949
21 March 1949
Age 69
Death of James Franklin Gilbert in Carter, Kentucky
Carter, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1880
    Event Place: Wolf Co., KY - alt: Lee Co., KY
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1949
    Event Place: Carter, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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