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Descendants of Peter R. Gilbert

Generation No. 2

2. THOMAS L.² GILBERT (PETER R.¹) was born November 07, 1808 in FRED CO., MD, and died November 11, 1880 in OMAHA, NEB.. He married (1) THURZA GERARD in IROQUOIS CO., Illinois, daughter of MILTON GERARD and PERNIAH BLAIR. She was born February 18, 1839, and died December 08, 1912 in CEDAR CO., Nebraska. He married (2) ELIZABETH MOLING February 27, 1830 in URBANA, MD, daughter of EDWARD MOLING and CATHERINE BEVINS. She was born November 11, 1811 in FREDERICK CO., M, and died June 13, 1859 in FRANKLIN CO., OH.

Notes for THOMAS L. GILBERT:
THOMAS WAS BORN CA 1808, THE ONLY SON OF PETER R. GILBERT AND
ELIZABETH LARKINS. THOMAS HAD FOUR SISTERS: THURZA, SARAH,
SUSANNAH, AND ELIZABETH. The "L" as Thomas' middle initial might actually be an "S."
New information being found from Dixie Bushey and Elsie Caton indicate as much. This new information comes from a family Bible which could possibly be a Gilbert Bible as it certainly contains a lot of Gilbert data...Thomas Gilbert's family. New names and dates for Thomas E., John S., Susan C., William H., and Mary E. Also, a different birthdate for Elizabeth Moling has been given.

MICROFILM 50,041 AT THE HALL OF RECORDS IN ANNAPOLIS HAS
INDENTURES: THOMAS GILBERT, AGED 17 ON NOV. 27TH, 1826. HE WAS
INDENTURED TO JESSE L. LITTLE(??). I'M NOT SURE THIS IS "OUR" THOMAS.

A POSSIBLE SISTER OF THOMAS IS SUSAN. SUSAN APPARENTLY NEVER
MARRIED. SHE LIVED IN THE NATHAN MAYNARD HOUSEHOLD. HER SISTER,
SARAH GILBERT, MARRIED NATHAN MAYNARD. A NOTE ON SUSAN READS:
AT THE HOME OF MR. NATHAN MAYNARD, IN NEW LONDON, MISS SUSAN
GILBERT IN THE 54TH YEAR OF HER AGE. SUSAN WOULD HAVE BEEN BORN
CA 1806.

CHANCERY COURT RECORD 123 MDHR 17,836--1-35-3-31--P. 917
ONLY JOHN ECARD, 17 MARCH 1826. THOMAS GILBERT IS MENTIONED ON
JOHN ECARD'S ESTATE PAPERS AS RECEIVING 8/95/3/18. I FEEL THIS IS
"OUR" THOMAS AS RECOGNIZABLE NAMES ARE ALSO MENTIONED ON THE
ESTATE PAPERS--NOTABLY GEORGE RHODES, THOMAS BOTELER, H.Y.
ORTMAN, WASHINGTON PHILPOTT. THESE NAMES APPEAR AROUND THE
SAME AREA THOMAS GILBERT LIVED IN FREDERICK CO., MD.

ON THE 1850 CENSUS, THESE NAMES ARE LISTED ALONG WITH THE
THOMAS GILBERT FAMILY: ISAAC BURNISON, WILLIAM BURNISON, GEORGE
KIDLER, JOSEPH JENKINS, AND PHILIP CLARK. AS YET--1/3/92--NO
CONNECTION HAS BEEN MADE TO THE GILBERT FAMILY.

A LETTER RECEIVED FROM LAVON HOUGH ON 3/13/92 INDICATES A
BIRTHDATE FOR THOMAS AS BEING NOV 7, 1808. THIS FITS COMFORTABLY
WITH FACTS KNOWN.

NO CEMETERY RECORDS HAVE BEEN FOUND FOR THOMAS GILBERT. HIS BODY
WAS SHIPPED EAST...HIS ESTATE PAPERS INDICATE MONEY WAS SET ASIDE
FOR A CASKET. I FEEL HE MIGHT BE BURIED IN FRANKLIN CEMETERY IN
DECATUR CO.IOWA...OR,IF NOT THERE, THEN IN THE CEMETERY NEAR
FRANKLIN, OHIO, WHERE HIS FIRST WIFE, ELIABETH MOLING, IS BURIED.

4/2/92--A LETTER RECEIVED FROM LAVON HOUGH (UNDERWOOD, IOWA)
SHOWED A BIBLE RECORD --MCKERN, WARFORD, HAMMONS BIBLE--LISTING
THE DATE OF BIRTH FOR THOMAS GILBERT AS 7 NOV., 1808.

FROM PROGRESS OF EDUCATION IN BENTION COUNTY, INDIANA
BY L.A. MCKINGHT--COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
MDCCCCVI (1956)
P. 87 IN I860 MR. SUMNER, JOHN IRWIN, I.N. CLARK, A.D. PACKARD, ISAAC
HALL, BENJAMIN RODLEY, THEODORE SWINTON, AARON BURCHELL, ABRAM
H. DURKEE, JOSEPH BLESSING, G.W. HAGGARD, PATRICK ERWIN, WILLIAM
GRAVES, JOHN T. HOUGH(N) AND THOMAS GILBERT PETITIONED THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS TO ESTABLISH THE TOWNSHIP OF YORK.

P. 88 MONEY WAS COMMISSIONED FOR A SCHOOL...ANGELINA PALMTREE HAD
TAUGHT ONE TERM OF SCHOOL IN IT (THE SCHOOLHOUSE). SHE ENROLLED
TEN PUPILS AND RECEIVED A SALARY OF TWENTY DOLLARS A MONTH AND
BOARD. MR. HALL EMPLOYED MARGARET ZUMWALT...THE PATRONS OF THIS
SCHOOL WERE JOHN FLEMING, AARON BURCHELL, WILLIAM CLARK, JOHN
ERVING, JOHN HONS (HOUGHN), WILLIAM GRAVES AND THOMAS GILBERT.
SIX MALES AND NINE FEMALES WERE ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL WITH A
DAILY AVERAGE OF TWELVE.

***I'M NOTSURE WHETHER THE THOMAS GILBERTS MENTIONED IN THE TWO
PARAGRAPHS ARE ONE AND THE SAME; THOMAS, SR., HAD A SON, THOMAS
E. HE WAS LISTED ON THE 1850 CENSUS FOR FREDERICK CO., MD. THERE
WAS A THOMAS LIVING WITH THE BOSWELL FAMILY IN BENTON CO. ..NEAR
WHERE THOMAS, SR., WAS LIVING. WHY WOULD HE BE LIVING IN A
SEPARATE HOUSEHOLD? THE PETITIONER THOMAS I BELIEVE TO BE SR. THE
PATRON COULD BE SR...BUT IT COULD BE HIS SON. New information on Thomas E. Gilbert shows that he died on Jan. 24th, 1853; therefore, the Thomas E. in Benton Co., Indiana, can't possibly be Thomas' son.

Notes for THURZA GERARD:
NO MARRIAGE VERIFICATION HAS BEEN FOUND FOR THOMAS GILBERT AND
THURZA (THURSEY, TIRZA, TERESA, ETC.) GERARD. A MARRIAGE COULD
HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN IROQUOIS CO.,ILLINOIS. RECORDS FOR THE
PURPORTED TIME OF MARRIAGE ARE LOST.

THURZA "PROBABLY" IS THE DAUGHTER OF MILTON GERARD AND PERNIAH
BLAIR. SHE IS THE SISTER OF EDWARD MITCHELL GERARD ,WHO MARRIED
MARTHA GILBERT--DAUGHTER OF THOMAS--, AND EMILY GERARD, WHO
MARRIED HERMAN RHODES GILBERT.

THE GILBERT/GERARD "CONNECTION" SEEMINGLY TOOK PLACE IN
INDIANA--CARROLL, WHITE,TIPPECANOE COUNTIES. BENTON AND NEWTON
COUNTIES SAW MARRIAGES TAKING PLACE AMONG THE TWO FAMILIES.

THE FAMILIES LIVED IN IROQUOIS CO.,ILLINOIS, FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT
YEARS.

CONTACT BETWEEN THE FAMILIES COULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE EARLIER IN
OHIO--I.E. FRANKLIN CO., OHIO--BUT EVIDENCE HAS YET TO SURFACE TO
SUBSTANTIATE THIS.

THURZA (TURSA) BONE (GILBERT--NEE GERARD) WAS 73 YEARS, 9
MONTHS, 20 UPON HER DEATH IN CROFTON, NEBRASKA. SHE LEFT A
HUSBAND , JAMES BONE, THREE CHILDREN , TEN GRAND CHILDREN, AND SIX
GREAT GRAND CHILDREN. THE CHILDREN ARE ONE SON AND TWO
DAUGHTERS; THESE , ACCORDING TO THEIR AGES, ARE MRS. C.M. HENRY OF
WAUSA, MRS. C.M. HIGHSMITH, OF OMAHA AND SEVERE GILBERT OF
CROFTON.

THE REMAINS WERE SENT TO OMAHA ON THE NOON TRAIN ACCOMPANIED BY
THE HUSBAND, MRS. HILGHSMITH, SEVERE GILBERT ,AND TWO GRANDSONS,
FRANK CORRIGAN AND B.M. BEAN.

DEC. 12TH, 1912--THOSE WHO AATTENDED THE FUNERAL OF MRS. JAMES
BONE AT OMAHA LAST WEDNESDAY WERE JAMES BONE, MRS. C.M.
HIGHSMITH OF OMAHA; SEVERE GILBERT OF CROFTON; FRANK CORRIGAN OF
CROFTON; BUFORD BEAN, WAUSA, JOHN WILSON, OMAHA; ADA WILSON,
OMAHA; MRS. HARLEY CATON, OMAHA AND FRED WILSON OF PORTLAND,
OREGON.

MRS. CHAS. HIGHSMITH OF OMAHA, WHO HAS BEEN IN CROFTON A FEW DAYS
ON ACCOUNT OF THE SERIOUS ILLNESS OF HER MOTHER, MRS. "BOWMAN",
RETURNED HOME SATURDAY. HER BROTHER HERE ALSO, HE RETURNING
FRIDAY.

THE CROFTON JOURNAL
CROFTON, NEBRASKA
ATTN: KEVIN HENSLER OR CURRENT EDITOR

WHAT IS THE POSSIBILITY OF RUNNING SOME OF THE MATERIAL
CONCERNING THE DEATH OF MRS. JAMES BONE WHO DIED IN CROFTON IN
1912? THE MOST IMPORTANT DATA WOULD INVOLVE THE DATES AND
NAMES. I'M HOPING TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH A RELATIVE OF THIS
LINE WHO MIGHT STILL LIVE IN THIS AREA, OR AT LEAST DEVELOP
CONTACT WITH SOMEBODY WHO MIGHT KNOW OF THE PEOPLE MENTIONED IN
THE NEWSPAPER ACCOUNT RUN IN 1912 IN THE CROFTON JOURNAL.

PLEASE ADVISE OF THE POSSIBILITY AND THE COSTS INVOLVED. IF IT IS
NOT POSSIBLE, CAN YOU SUGGEST ANY ALTERNATIVES SO THAT I MIGHT
DEVELOP CONTACT WITH DESCENDENTS?

ALSO, ARE THERE OTHER NEWSPAPERS IN YOUR LOCAL AREA WHICH MIGHT
BE INTERESTED IN RUNNING THE INFORMATION.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS LETTER.

HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.

A SASE IS ENCLOSED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE.

ONE OF THE GRANDCHILDREN OF THOMAS AND THURSEY MARRIED HARLEY
CATON. HARLEY WAS BORN IN 1882 AND DIED IN 1961 IN NEBRASKA.

More About THURZA GERARD:
Burial: Omaha, Nebraska

Notes for ELIZABETH MOLING:
BIBLE INFORMATION TAKEN FROM A MCKERN, WARFORD, HAMMONS
BIBLE--SENT BY LAVON HOUGH ON 4/2/92--SHOWS A 23 AUGUST, 1811
BIRTHDATE FOR ELIZABETH MOLING (MOLEN). EITHER THE ELIZABETH
GILBERT BURIED IN FRANKLIN CO., OHIO, IS NOT THOMAS' WIFE--OR
INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE TOMBSTONE IS INCORRECT/ OR THE BIBLE
DATA IS INCORRECT???

The Bible information from Dixie Bushey and Elsie Caton in June of 2001 also say the birthdate for Elizabeth is 8/23/1811.

So two Bible records indicate the same dates for both Thomas and Elizabeth.

Children of THOMAS GILBERT and THURZA GERARD are:

3.	i.	ISA DORA DARRA³ GILBERT, b. May 01, 1865, IROQUOIS CO., Illinois; d. September 15, 1896, DOUGLAS CO., Nebraska.
4.	ii.	IDA LOVE "ELVERIA" GILBERT, b. November 11, 1868, DECATUR CO., Iowa; d. February 18, 1924, Akron, Washington Co., Colorado.
	iii.	EMMA BELLE GILBERT, b. 1872, Iowa; d. 1954; m. CHARLES M. HIGHSMITH, January 19, 1893, Omaha, Nebraska.

Notes for EMMA BELLE GILBERT:
Emma B Gilbert was listed as a laundress in the 1889/90 Omaha Nebraska Directory. She was living with James Bone (Bowen), Thursey's third husband.

She is listed as a starcher also, working at the Belmont Laundry.

Emma Belle Gilbert married Charles M. Highsmith.

"Belle" was added on June 28th of 2001. Her deathdate of 1954 was also added at this time. This new information was supplied by Dixie Bushey from Tintah, Minnesota.

Marriage Notes for EMMA GILBERT and CHARLES HIGHSMITH:
Emma B Gilbert was shown as a laundress in the Omaha, Nebraska Directory for 1889/90.

The marriage record of Jan. 19th, 1893, is recorded in book 17, p. 38.

5.	iv.		SEVERE DAVID GILBERT, b. December 25, 1874, DECATUR CO., Iowa; d. May 26, 1952, Denver, Colorado.
	v.		EVVA GILBERT, b. 1876, DECATUR CO., Iowa; d. April 30, 1877.

Notes for EVVA GILBERT:
EVVA, DAUGHTER OF THOMAS AND THURSEY GILBERT, DIED AT THE AGE OF
ONE YEAR AND TWO MONTHS. EVVA IS BURIED IN FRANKLIN CEMETERY IN
DECATUR CO., IOWA. SHE IS BURIED IN THE SAME CEMETERY AS HERMAN R.
GILBERT AND EMILY (GERARD) GILBERT.

Children of THOMAS GILBERT and ELIZABETH MOLING are:

6.	vi.	REBECCA ANN³ GILBERT, b. January 22, 1831, Frederick Co., Md.; d. January 03, 1888, IROQUOIS CO., Illinois.
7.	vii.	HENRY W GILBERT, b. July 02, 1833, FREDERICK CO., M; d. October 29, 1908, Franklin Co., Ohio.
	viii.	THOMAS E. GILBERT, b. March 16, 1834, FREDERICK CO., M; d. January 24, 1853.

Notes for THOMAS E. GILBERT:
THOMAS E. GILBERT WAS LAST MENTIONED ON THE 1860 CENSUS FOR
BENTON CO., INDIANA. HE WAS NOT ENUMERATED WITH HIS FATHER,
THOMAS, BUT WITH A BOSWELL FAMILY. COULD BOSWELL ACTUALLY BE
GOSNELL, A FAMILY RELATED BY HENRY W. GILBERT'S MARRIAGE TO SARAH
GOSNELL.

THOMAS ESTATE PAPERS IN 1880 (OMAHA, NEBRASKA) DO NOT MENTION
HIS SON, THOMAS E. MORE THAN LIKELY HE HAD DIED PREVIOUS TO 1880.

The Thomas E. mentioned above was a coincidence....???? New data coming in on the 26th of June, 2001, from Dixie (Dawn) Bushey of Minnesota indicates that in a Bible (held in Cokato, MN), that Thomas E. died on Jan. 24th, 1853. It doesn't list where...possibly in Maryland or Ohio...my guess is Ohio.

8.	ix.	HERMAN RHODES GILBERT, b. May 08, 1836, FREDERICK, MD; d. October 01, 1914, NORTH DAKOTA.
	x.	SUSAN C. GILBERT, b. September 20, 1838, Frederick County, Maryland; d. April 13, 1845, Frederick County, Maryland.
	xi.	WILLIAM H. GILBERT, b. December 29, 1840, Frederick County, Maryland; d. September 29, 1841, Frederick County, Maryland.
9.	xii.	SINGLETON SAMUEL GILBERT, b. December 08, 1844, FREDERICK, MD; d. July 04, 1871, LEON, IOWA.
	xiii.	MARY E. GILBERT, b. June 12, 1845, Frederick County, Maryland; d. April 1847, Frederick County, Maryland.
10.	xiv.	MARTHA E. GILBERT, b. July 28, 1847, Frederick Co., Md.; d. November 11, 1933, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
11.	xv.	MARGARET ELLEN GILBERT, b. July 01, 1851, Ohio; d. June 24, 1936, POTTAWATTAMIE CO, Iowa.
	xvi.	JOHN S. GILBERT, b. August 15, 1854, Franklin Co., Ohio; d. October 16, 1866, Iroquois County, Illinois.

Notes for JOHN S. GILBERT:
JOHN WAS, AS THE STORY GOES, THROWN FROM A HORSE WHEN
YOUNG--AND SUBSEQUENTLY DIED FROM INJURIES. THIS MORE THAN LIKELY
TOOK PLACE IN IROQUOIS CO., ILLINOIS.

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