Descendants of Thomas Gilbert

Generation One

1.  Thomas¹ GILBERT very likely was born in Maryland, but the exact location and date of his birth are not known. He received his first land patent by 1752. It was not unusual for a person to live on the land seven or more years prior to the land being patented, however it is not known if such was the case with Thomas. At the time of his death 27 June 1794 his property, which was situated “four miles above Middletown” in Frederick County, Maryland and designated “Gilbert’s Inheritance Enlarged” at the chancery sale, included 147 acres for production of small grain, a one-half acre cemetery, four to seven acres of good meadow, 10 acres of timber and apple and peach orchards, a house, wash house, smoke house and barn.

     Thomas married first Elizabeth [--?--] of which little is known except that she was the mother of his four children and died some time before 1779 in Frederick County.  He married second Hannah BURTON 13 February 1779.  After Thomas’ death she married second Henry Darby 21 May 1799.

     During the Revolutionary War Thomas was a member of the Committee of Observation for Frederick County, Maryland, a group which convened 24 January 1775 and exercised all functions of government until the formation of the state government in 1777. Through this service any of Thomas' descendants are eligible for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution or the Sons of the American Revolution.

     Thomas was a member of the Brethren (Dunkards) by at least 1790 when he was witness to the last will and testament of John Arnold and was described by the Frederick County court as “being one of the people called Dunkers…” [sic] Thomas himself left a will signed and witnessed 27 July 1793 and filed 29 December 1794. In it he left his wife Hannah “One Negro Girl named Alce (she being all the Negros I now have)” as well as one-third of his moveable estate after appraisal, a house and portion of land and all crops, fruits and profits coming from his tenant. Thomas’ son Jeremiah received the parcel of land on which he was currently living. The will further stated that upon Hannah’s death the land on which she lived should be sold and all Thomas’ children and grandchildren then living were to receive an equal part. Hannah died 26 October 1822 and in December 1823 the residue of Thomas’ estate was distributed among 28 surviving children and grandchildren.

     Known children of Thomas¹ Gilbert and Elizabeth [--?--] were as follows:

               +   2       i.    Susanna² GILBERT, married Alexander RAITT.

               +   3      ii.    Elizabeth GILBERT, married Michael HUMBERD/HUMBERT; married [--?--] RIGGS.

               +   4     iii.    Rebecca GILBERT, born circa 1755 in Frederick County, Maryland; married Jacob RHODES/RHOADS; married William NIXON; married [--?--] LECHLITER.

               +   5      iv.    Jeremiah GILBERT, born circa 1757 in Maryland; married Magdalena WEAVER; married Zipporah POWELL.

     There were no known children of Thomas¹ GILBERT and Hannah BURTON.

Generation Two

2.  Susanna² GILBERT (Thomas¹) married Alexander RAITT 31 October 1780 in Frederick County, Maryland. (The spelling of his surname also seen as Reat, Rate and Wright.)  Alexander died before January 1823.

     Susanna received $69.04, 1/28th part of the residue of the estate of her father Thomas Gilbert.

     Known children of Susanna² GILBERT and Alexander RAITT were as follows:

                    6       i.    John³ RAITT died before January 1823. He never married.

                    7      ii.    Margaret RAITT was born between 1781 and 1789 in Maryland.  On 12 April 1804 in Frederick County, Maryland she married William WILLIAMS who died 20 July 1821. Margaret received $69.04, 1/28thpart of the residue of the estate of her grandfather Thomas Gilbert in December 1823.

                    8     iii.    Martha RAITT was born circa 1790 in Maryland and married Patrick KEARNEY 1 October 1808 in Maryland. Both of them died some time after December 1823 when they received $69.04, 1/28th part of the residue of the estate of Thomas Gilbert.

                    9      iv.    Elizabeth RAITT was born circa 1791 in Maryland and never married. She died after December 1823 in Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland and was buried in Union Bridge Cemetery. Elizabeth received $69.04, 1/28th part of the residue of the estate of her grandfather Thomas Gilbert.

3.  Elizabeth² GILBERT (Thomas¹) married Michael HUMBERD/HUMBERT. Appearing in the "Washington Spy" of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland on 7 December 1791 was the following: "Michael Humbert, Hagerstown, forewarns persons that his wife, Elizabeth Humbert, has eloped from his bed and board without any cause, and took with her two children; he will not pay any debts of her contracting." At some point after leaving her husband, Elizabeth married [--?--] RIGGS.  On 8 April 1802 Elizabeth received from Jeremiah Gilbert, administrator of the estate of Thomas Gilbert, 6 pounds, 6 shillings from the estate, but she died before the distribution of the 1/28^th part of the residue of the estate in December 1823.

     Known children of Elizabeth² GILBERT and Michael HUMBERD/HUMBERT were as follows:

                  10       i.    William³ HUMBERD received from Jeremiah Gilbert on 24 July 1797 the sum of 30(?) left to him by his grandfather Thomas Gilbert. In January 1823 he was said to live in Ohio, however he did not receive $69.04, 1/28th part of the residue of the estate of his grandfather Thomas Gilbert when it was distributed in December of that year.

                  11      ii.    Michael HUMBERD lived in Frederick County, Maryland in January 1823. He received $69.04, 1/28th part of the residue of the estate of his grandfather Thomas Gilbert in December of that year.

                  12     iii.    Elizabeth HUMBERD never married and died before January 1823.

                  13      iv.    Barbara HUMBERD never married and died before January 1823.

4.  Rebecca² GILBERT (Thomas¹) was born circa 1755 in Frederick County, Maryland. She married first in 1771 Jacob RHODES who was born circa 1742.  His name also seen spelled Rhoads and Rhoades.  Jacob died some time after 1783 and by 1795 Rebecca was married to William NIXON. The couple had no children. Rebecca married third [--?--] LECHLITER before 1823. The spelling of his name has many variations, among which are Lechlider, Lechleider, Lickliter and Licklighter.  In January of 1823 the couple resided in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. They had no known children.

     On 4 March 1799 Rebecca received from Jeremiah Gilbert, administrator of the estate of her father Thomas Gilbert, the sum of 30 (?) being her portion of his estate. In December 1923 she received $69.04, 1/28th part of the residue of her father’s estate.

     Known children of Rebecca² GILBERT and Jacob RHODES were as follows:

                  14       i.    Joshua³ RHODES was born circa 1772 and married Catherine SPIELMAN 17 May 1791.  It is known that Joshua lived in Bedford County, Pennsylvania in January 1823, however he did not receive 1/28th part of the residue of the estate of his grandfather Thomas Gilbert in December of that year and so may have been deceased.

                  15      ii.    Elizabeth RHODES was born circa 1776. She married Henry STARTZMAN 24 July 1797 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. He was born 2 January 1771 in Maryland. Elizabeth died before January 1823. On 11 March 1797 she received from Jeremiah Gilbert, the administrator of her grandfather Thomas Gilbert’s estate, the sum of 30(?).

                  16     iii.    Abraham RHODES was born 20 March 1777 and died in 1830. A court record exists in an Annapolis, Maryland archive requesting the administration papers for the estate of Abraham Rhoads, deceased in 1830, filed by Zipporah Gilbert and her son Isaac. There is also a record granting this request. Zipporah was the wife of Jeremiah Gilbert, Abraham’s uncle. In January 1823 Abraham was known to reside in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. In December of that year he received $69.04, 1/28th part of the residue of the estate of his grandfather Thomas Gilbert.

                  17      iv.    Mary RHODES was born circa 1778. On 11 March 1797 she received from Jeremiah Gilbert, the administrator of her grandfather Thomas Gilbert’s estate, the sum of 30(?). Mary married George STARNER 1 August 1801. In January 1823 she and George lived in Allegany County, Maryland. In December of that year she received $69.04, 1/28th part of the residue of the estate of her grandfather Thomas Gilbert.

             +   18       v.    Susanna RHODES, born 16 August 1783 in Maryland; married Johann Jacob ISENHART.

5.  Jeremiah² GILBERT (Thomas¹) was born circa 1757 in Maryland. He married first Magdalena WEAVER 9 May 1779 in Frederick County, Maryland. She died 23 April 1792, apparently in childbirth. Jeremiah then married Zipporah POWELL 27 August 1793 in Frederick County. Zipporah, or Zippe as she was known, was born circa 1775 and was thought to be the daughter of Caleb Powell. She died between 1840 and 1850 in Frederick County.

     Jeremiah had 23 children by his two wives. He received in his father’s will a large farm, mostly woodland. Family tradition has it that Jeremiah wasn't a very good farmer and instead of clearing the land as his father Thomas had urged him to do, he did carpentry work in the area. Obviously, he struggled to make a living for his family, whether by farming or carpentry, for in early 1804 he was confined for a period of time in the Frederick County jail for debts which he was unable to pay. He was forced to sell land to settle with his creditors. Jeremiah died around 1822 in Frederick County without a will. The Administrator's Bond was granted to his widow, Zippe, on 3 February 1823 and the inventory of the estate was submitted by her on 10 February 1824. The final accounting of the estate and distribution of the balance to various individuals was made 18 October 1824. Zippe received as the widow’s third the sum of $18.29.  Although deceased, for some reason Jeremiah was listed in December 1823 as one of the persons receiving $69.04, 1/28th of the residue of the estate of his father Thomas Gilbert.

     Known children of Jeremiah² GILBERT and Magdalena WEAVER, all born in Frederick County, Maryland, were as follows:

                  19       i.    Elizabeth³ GILBERT was born 8 November 1781. She died before 1793 in Frederick County, Maryland.

                  20      ii.    Catherine GILBERT was born 13 October 1784. On 9 May 1801 she received from her father Jeremiah Gilbert, the administrator of the estate of her grandfather Thomas Gilbert, 30 (?), her portion of the estate. Catherine married John Frederick MAIN (original spelling may have been Mehn or Mayne), the son of George and Catharina, on 7 September 1808 in Frederick County, Maryland. He was born 29 March 1783 in Frederick County and baptized 22 June 1788 in Christ Reformed Church, Middletown, Frederick County. Catherine and John likely had children, but their identities are not known. Catherine died before 16 February 1814 as it was on that date John married second Elizabeth Graver in Maryland. In 1826 he purchased land in Madison Township, Richland County, Ohio and moved his family there. He and Elizabeth likely had children Alfred, born in 1829, and Elizabeth, born circa 1835. His wife Elizabeth died some time before 1850 and Frederick, as he was also known, married Mary S. Conn (spelling may be Kahn) 2 January 1851 in Richland County. She was born circa 1805 in Maryland and died 15 November 1873 in Richland County, Ohio. Frederick died 10 March 1870 in Mansfield, Richland County at age 86, and was buried in Mansfield City Cemetery, Mansfield, Richland County.

             +   21     iii.    George GILBERT, born 3 October 1786; married Catherine WAMPLER; married Mary Brown WAMPLER.

             +   22      iv.    Hannah GILBERT, born 28 December 1788; married Henry LUDY.

                  23       v.    Thomas GILBERT was born circa 1789. On 12 August 1799 there was submitted to the court the following:  “Know all me by these presents that whereas Thomas Gilbert of Frederick County bequeathed unto me Thomas Gilbert his grandson on an equal share with the rest of his heirs, I acknowledge that I have received from Jeremiah Gilbert my father one ton of "Bar oirn" (barn corn?) for my whole legacy.” In December 1823 Thomas received $69.04, 1/28th part of the residue of the estate of his grandfather Thomas Gilbert. And on 18 October 1824 he received a share of the balance of the estate of his father Jeremiah.  (This line has been fully researched by Paul Gilbert and more information may be obtained by contacting him via email at: wpaulgilbert@wavecable.com or by snail mail at P. O. Box 2740, Stanwood, Washington 98292. Additional information on this line will be added here when the webpage is updated.)

                  24      vi.    Jeremiah GILBERT was born 11 January 1791. He died before 1793 in Frederick County, Maryland.

             +   25     vii.    Sophia GILBERT, born 23 April 1792; married John STINE.

     Known children of Jeremiah² GILBERT and Zipporah POWELL, all born in Frederick County, Maryland, were as follows:

             +   26       i.    Reuben³ GILBERT, born 1 June 1794; married Maria NORRIS.

                  27      ii.    Jeremiah GILBERT was born 30 June 1795. He died before 1823 in Frederick County, Maryland.

             +   28     iii.    William GILBERT, born 1 August 1796; married Magdaline LUDY.

             +   29      iv.    Isaac GILBERT, born 5 April 1798; married Mary HARSHMAN; married Julia LOWRY

             +   30       v.    James GILBERT, born 26 March 1799; married Sarah ZELLER.

             +   31      vi.    Sarah GILBERT, born 26 February 1802; married Daniel PERRY.

             +   32     vii.    Rhoda GILBERT, born 24 July 1803; married Christian HARSHMAN.

             +   33    viii.    Mary GILBERT, born 14 February 1807; married Edmond RANCK; married Dillon BRIDGES.

             +   34      ix.    John GILBERT, born 1808; married Anna LONG.

             +   35       x.    Joseph GILBERT, born 5 May 1810; married July A./Mary Julian [--?--].

             +   36      xi.    Lydia GILBERT, born circa 1812; married Peter SEESE.

             +   37     xii.    Benjamin GILBERT, born 10 June 1813; married Hulda H. ROBERTSON.

                  38    xiii.    Elizabeth GILBERT was born 30 April 1816.  In December 1823 she received $69.04, 1/28th part of the residue of the estate of her grandfather Thomas Gilbert. She was likely the Elizabeth Gilbert, age 64, born in Maryland, living next to Josiah and Elizabeth (Harshman) Warstler – Elizabeth was her niece - and within a few doors of Isaac Harshman, her nephew, in the 1880 census for Jackson Township, Elkhart County, Indiana

             +   39    xiv.    Solomon GILBERT, born 16 April 1818; married Sarah SLIFER.

Generation Three

18.  Susanna³ RHODES (Rebecca² Gilbert, Thomas¹) was born 16 August 1783 in Maryland.  In December 1823 she received $69.04, 1/28th part of the residue of the estate of her grandfather Thomas Gilbert.

     Susanna married Johann Jacob ISENHART 1 March 1801 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. Johann was born 9 January 1779 in York County, Pennsylvania, the son of Johan Georg and Anna Elizabeth (Ottinger) Isenhart of Wurttemburg, Germany. He died 27 March 1846 in Clarksburg, Harrison County, Virginia at age 67, and was buried in Custer Cemetery, Mount Clare, Harrison County. In 1853 Susanna, a widow, moved with her son Jacob and his family to Illinois. She died in Ogle County in that state 4 September 1854 at age 71, and was buried in Plainview Cemetery, Mount Morris, Ogle County.

     Known children of Susanna³ RHODES and Johann Jacob ISENHART, all born in Allegany County, Maryland, were as follows:

                  40       i.    John George⁴ ISENHART was born 11 July 1807. He died 25 September 1877 in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia at age 70, and was buried in Custer Cemetery, Harrison County. John married Mary Valentine CUSTER 24 November 1829 in Allegany County, Maryland. Mary, the daughter of John Fedele and Catherine (Valentine) Custer and aunt of George Armstrong Custer, was born 23 February 1811 in Cresaptown, Allegany County, Maryland. She died 77 November 1896 in Clarksburg, Harrison County at age 83 and was buried in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery there. Their known children were John Cephus, born 27 January 1834 and died 21 September 1921 in Robertson County, Tennessee at age 87 who married Eliza Jane HANSFORD 3 November 1855; Jacob Emanuel, born 17 September 1828 who married circa 1855 Julianna/Julana PENNICK of Missouri and resided for some time in Kansas and later in Los Angeles County, California; Alexander Washington, born 16 September 1836 and died 3 November 1926 at age 90 who married Tacey MILLS 8 April 1857; Catherine Ann, born 27 March 1841 who married John M. MILLS 8 April 1857; Henry Clay, born 15 October 1844 who married Mary Elizabeth ALEXANDER 23 April 1868; Sydney Ellen, born 20 December 1848 and died 19 January 1938 at age 90 who married James C. CUSTER 12 October 1865, and Penelope Susan, born 21 October 1851 and died 27 April 1940 at age 88 who married Joseph Harrison FLETCHER 24 April 1874.

                  41      ii.    Elizabeth ISENHART was born 2 January 1810 and died in 1891 at age 81. She married circa 1829 Daniel SHAFFER. Daniel was born 18 January 1805 in Preston County, Virginia, and died 31 July 1863 in Preston County, now West Virginia, at age 58. Both were buried in Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Preston County, West virginia. Daniel was the son of Adam and Catharine (Wotring) Shaffer. Adam, a native of Germany, came to America just before the Revolutionary War, locating first in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, and from there moving to Maryland. He married Catharine in Washington County in that state. Catharine was a heroine of the Revolution. On the day of the Battle of Brandywine she, her mother, and older sisters molded bullets while the men fought. Daniel was a blacksmith, minister for the Lutheran Church and Justice of the Peace in Preston County. The known children of Elizabeth and Daniel were George Francis, born 3 January 1830; Susanna Lydia, born 23 April 1832; Martin Luther, born in 1834 and died in 1896 at age 62 who married Martha E. GRIMES; Hannah Katherine, born 25 February 1837; Elizabeth Ann Grimes, born 25 July 1839; Jesse W., born in 1842 and died in 1932 at age 90; Mary R., born circa 1843; Gustavus Josephus, born 15 January 1847 and died 2 December 1923 at age 76 who married first circa 1869 Louisa MENEFEE, married second in 1882 Forence Jennie THOMAS, and married third circa 1890 Augusta [--?--]; and Arthur M., born circa 1851.

                  42     iii.    Susanna Priscilla ISENHART was born 12 June 1812 and died 5 May 1885 in Whiteside County, Illinois at age 72. Also called Susan and Priscilla, she married Nathan TRACEY 27 March 1832 in Allegany County, Maryland and they had a daughter Susan born circa 1834. Nathan died in 1839 in Allegany County and Susanna married Edmund MIDDLETON 2 January 1841.  Edmund, a stone mason, was born 14 February 1814 in Maryland. The couple had daughters Maria J., born 14 January 1844 and died 5 February 1928 at age 84 in Jefferson County, Nebraska who married John Costel FOX 18 September 1861 in Illinois; Harriet N., born circa 1846 who married Samuel David HAYES; Catharine, better known as Kate,, born in October 1849 and died 18 November 1918 in Whiteside County, Illinois at age 69 who married first George Washington EADS and second Robert K. HUSTON; and Ann Trial, born 13 December 1852 and died at age 57 on 11 June 1910 in Tulare County, California who married Ollie Skeen BREWER 5 Febraury 1872 in Carroll County, Illinois.. All were born in Maryland. The family moved to Fairhaven Township, Carroll County, Illinois and another daughter, Caroline, was born there circa 1857. By 1880 the family resided in Morrison, Whiteside County. Edmund died there 21 January 1894 at age 79.

                  43      iv.    Jacob R. ISENHART was born 12 December 1814. His middle name was very likely Rhodes, his mother's maiden name, but several sources give it as Roth. On 18 January 1836 in Maryland he married Elizabeth WINTER, who was born 23 February 1814 in that state. The couple and their children and his mother Susanna were enumerated in District 5, Allegany County, Maryland in the 1850 federal census. Jacob, Elizabeth and children arrived in Carroll County, Illinois in November 1853 and Jacob built the first house on the prairie. He was Justice of the Peace for 14 years and held other county offices. The known children of Jacob and Elizabeth were John Wesley, born 30 November 1836 and died 29 May 1875 in Illinois at age 38 who married Lydia LARISH; Nathan Tracy, born 7 February 1838 and died 21 July 1920 in Illinois at age 82 who married Mary Melissa BOUTON and Mrs. Julia Driscol HARMON; Henry L., born 3 April 1839 who married Margaret H. WINN; Francis Marion, born 25 June 1841; Sarah A., born 19 July 1843; Peter McClay, born 6 August 1845 and died 10 November 1923 in Illinois at age 78 who married Emma C. JOHNSON 15 January 1871; Mary, born in 1847 and died in 1850 at age 3; David Shoop, born 11 August 1848 and died in 1900 in Illinois at age 52; Matilda S., born 10 April 1849 and died young; Joseph L., born 27 January 1851 and died 9 October 1852; Jacob W., born 21 September 1853 and died 30 July 1854; and Eugenia A., born 16 September 1856 and died 26 October 1934 at age 78 who married Samuel Y. WRESSELL. Elizabeth died 1 February 1893 at age 78. In the 1900 census Jacob resided with his youngest daughter and her family in Pleasant Township, Whiteside County, Illinois. He died in Morrison in that county 28 July 1906 at age 91. Both Jacob and Elizabeth were buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Morrison, Whiteside County, Illinois.

           44       v.    Abraham ISENHART was born 25 March 1818 and worked variously as a cabinetmaker, a physician and a farmer.  He died 7 August 1897 in Perry, Dallas County, Iowa at age 79, and was buried in Violet Hill Cemetery, Perry.  Abraham married Barbara Margaret JACOBS 27 September 1836 in Allegany County, Maryland. Barbara, the daughter of Gabriel and Margaret (Jackson) Jacobs, was born 27 November 1815 in Allegany County. She died 14 February 1900 in Perry, Dallas County, Iowa at age 84 and was buried in Violet cemetery. The couples’ known children were William H., born 27 July 1838 in Virginia and died 29 September 1912 at age 74 in Iowa who married Jennie MAGGART 28 January 1874 in Dallas County, Iowa; Susan, born circa 1840 in Virginia; Margaret, born circa 1842 in Virginia; Martha, born circa 1854 in Illinois, and Lucy H., born in November 1856 in Illinois who married Nathaniel ALLARD 11 August 1878 in Dallas County, Iowa.. The family resided in Hampshire County, Virginia in the 1850 federal census, then moved to Illinois sometime before 1854. By 1860 they were living in Farmers Creek Township, Jackson County, Iowa, and in 1870 resided in Montana Township, Labette County, Kansas. They arrived in Dallas County, Iowa by 1880.

                  45      vi.    Henry Clay ISENHART was born 8 July 1821 and by 1850 resided in Gilmer County, Virginia. It was here he died, in the town of Glenville, Gilmer County, (now West Virginia) some time after 1900. Henry, a farmer, married Dorothea WOODYARD 9 May 1841 in Gilmer County. She was born circa 1821 in Harrison County, Virginia, the daughter of Lewis and Mary ‘Polly’ (Ford) Woodyard. Their known children were George Warner, born in April 1842 and died 4 October 1909 at age 67 who married Mary Ann WALTERS 14 June 1867; Melvina A., born circa 1844 who married Christian WALTERS 27 August 1865; Mary Susan, born circa 1846 who married John WALTERS 1 January 1868; Louisa E., born circa 1848 who married William H. GATRELL 18 July 1865; William H., born circa 1852 who married Mary MILLER 9 January 1875; Charles Francis, born circa 1856 who married Samantha MILLER 2 January 1879, and an adopted daughter Ola E., born circa 1866. Dorothea died 1 March 1877 in Gilmer County. Henry then married Mary E. POWELL 25 March 1878 in Gilmer County, West Virginia. She was born in May 1844 in Virginia and died 17 June 1921 in Braxton County, West Virginia at age 77. Their known children were Dorothea 'Dollie' Bell, born in November 1878 who married William F. CAIN 1 September 1897; Rebecca Jane, born in 1880 and died 20 August 1954 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia at age 74 who married Robert H. HOLT 18 April 1906; Homer Clay, born 18 September 1881 and died 5 September 1960 at age 78 who married first Summa O. COLLETT circa 1908 and second Stella Grave HOLT 31 July 1920; and Mary Elva, born in February 1884 who may have married Alvin W. FITZPATRICK 19 January 1903.

                  46     vii.    Samuel T. ISENHART was born 20 October 1822 and died 15 July 1906 in Minnora, Calhoun County, West Virginia at age 83. He was buried in Minnora Cemetery. Samuel was a farmer and served eight years as constable of Calhoun County. He also was on the board of education for two years and was deputy sheriff for four. Samuel married Fair Sabra HELMICK circa 1846 in Virginia. Fair Sabra was born 19 May 1829 in Kanawha County, Virginia, the daughter of Abraham and Fair Sabra (Connolly) Helmick. Samuel and Fair Sabra had children Abraham R., born 20 October 1847 and died 15 March 1881 at age 33 who married Sarah PAYNE 25 August 1871; Jacob, born 4 March 1848; Barbara Ella, born 24 December 1851; Susanna E., born 13 August 1853 who married John HARDWAY 17 May 1870; and Henry George, born 29 October 1858 and died 19 November 1955 at age 97 who married Arminda STEMPLE 4 July 1889.  Fair Sabra died 30 December 1866 in Calhoun County, West Virginia at age 37, and was buried in Minnora Cemetery.  Samuel then married Lucinda Moore CONLEY 30 September 1867 in Calhoun County.  Lucinda was born in January 1835 in Tazewell County, Virginia, the daughter of James and Nancy (Shewmate/Shumate) Moore. Her first husband was Perry Conley who was killed 4 January 1862 in the Civil War. Samuel and Lucinda had children Rosa Lee, born 27 February 1869 and died 22 July 1961 at age 92 in Roane County, West Virginia who married Rufus Whitney BAILEY 30 May 1891; Florence C., born 17 September 1870 and died 19 May 1950 at age 79 who married Thomas L. STUMP 24 October 1889; Ida Myrtle, born 18 January 1872 and died 27 February 1934 at age 62 who married Patrick WHITE 6 December 1894, and Hattie Olive, born 4 July 1873 who married James Elbert CONLEY 9 December 1894. Lucinda died in 1911 in Calhoun County, at age 76, and was buried in Minnora Cemetery.

21.  George³ GILBERT (Jeremiah², Thomas¹) was born 3 October 1786 in Frederick County, Maryland. He died 28 February 1863 in Montgomery County, Ohio at age 76 and was buried in Lower Miami Cemetery, Montgomery County.

     George married first Catherine WAMPLER 27 January 1825. Catherine was born 15 March 1801and died 11 July 1831 in Montgomery County, Ohio at age 30. She was buried in Lower Miami Cemetery.  On 16 March 1834 in Montgomery County George married second Mary Brown WAMPLER, likely some relation to Catherine. She was born 30 September 1803 in Maryland. Mary died 13 September 1894 in Montgomery County at age 90 and was buried in Lower Miami Cemetery.

     In December 1823 George received $69.04, 1/28^th part of the residue of the estate of his grandfather Thomas Gilbert.

     Known children of George³ GILBERT and Catherine WAMPLER, all born in Montgomery County, Ohio, were as follows:

             +   47       i.    James⁴ GILBERT, born 23 November 1825; married Nancy HECK.

             +   48      ii.    Samuel GILBERT, born 10 September 1827; married Sarah Jane WALLACE; married Ann Hunter MOLEN.

             +   49     iii.    Thomas GILBERT, born 18 January 1829; married Ellen Elizabeth COLLIFLOWER.

     George and Catherine may also have had a son Jonathan B., born 23 November 1832 and died 30 March 1892, and a son Charles who married October 1868 Julia Kessler and died before 1897.

     Known children of George³ GILBERT and Mary Brown WAMPLER, both born in Montgomery County, Ohio, were as follows:

             +   50       i.    George H.⁴ GILBERT, born 6 September 1837; married Malinda Louisa HEETER.

             +   51      ii.    Gideon L. GILBERT, born 30 September 1840; married Nancy Jane HEISER.

22.  Hannah³ GILBERT (Jeremiah², Thomas¹) was born 28 December 1788 in Frederick County, Maryland and died 20 July 1850 in Montgomery County, Ohio at age 61. She was buried in Farmersville Cemetery, Jackson Township, Montgomery County.

     Hannah married Henry LUDY 19 September 1808 in Frederick County, Maryland. Henry was born circa 1782 in Maryland and died after 1850 in Montgomery County, Ohio. He was the son of Johann Nicklaus and Anna Elizabeth (Gross) Ludy.

     In December 1823 Hannah and Henry received $69.04, 1/28^th part of the residue of the estate of her grandfather Thomas Gilbert.

     Known children of Hannah³ GILBERT and Henry LUDY, both born in Frederick County, Maryland, were as follows:

             +   52       i.    Henry⁴ LUDY, Jr., born circa 1819; married Sarah STONER

             +   53      ii.    George LUDY, born circa 1822; married Lydia COTTRELL.

25.  Sophia³ GILBERT (Jeremiah², Thomas¹) was born 23 April 1792 in Frederick County, Maryland. She died 12 August 1866 in Montgomery County, Ohio at age 74, and was buried in Ellerton Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Montgomery County.

     Sophia married John STINE 26 June 1812 in Frederick County, Maryland. John was born 28 September 1789 in Maryland and died 12 June 1872 in Montgomery County, Ohio at age 82. He was buried in Ellerton Cemetery.

     In December 1823 Sophia and John received $69.04, 1/28^th  part of the residue of the estate of Sophia’s grandfather Thomas Gilbert.

     Known children of Sophia³ GILBERT and John STINE were as follows (out of birth order):

             +   54       i.    George⁴ STINE, born 7 June 1821 in Frederick County, Maryland; married Margaret BEACHLER.

             +   55      ii.    Israel STINE, born in 1823 in Montgomery County, Ohio; married Hannah WEAVER.

             +   56     iii.    Mary STINE, born 12 August 1827 in Montgomery County, Ohio; married Daniel R. WARNER.

             +   57      iv.    Thomas STINE, born June 1833 in Montgomery County, Ohio; married Susan A. WARNER; married Naomi MILLER.

                             v.    Frederick STINE was born 18 May 1813 in Frederick County, Maryland. In September 1837 in Montgomery County, Ohio he married Elizabeth WERTZ, the daughter of Daniel and Sarah Wertz, who was born in Middletown, Butler County, Ohio on 29 June 1818. They had a son John born 1 October 1838 in Montgomery County and died 29 August 1920 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana.  He was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery in Shelbyville. Frederick, Elizabeth and John moved to Indiana in 1843, arriving in Jackson Township, Shelby County on 1 October.  Frederick died 3 April 1875 in Shelby County at age 61, and Elizabeth married John Warble 5 October 1879 in that county. Frederick’s and Elizabeth’s son John married first Mary A. GRIMES (another source has her surname as Green) 7 March 1858 by whom he had five children: Matilda Ellen, born 29 March 1859 and died 4 January 1937 at age 77 who married Randolph B. SMITH; William H. , born 10 August 1860 and died in 1913 at age 53 who married first Luella SLAGLE and second Caroline LANSING; Sarah S., born in January 1862 and died after 1930 who married Alexander YOUNG; Frederick Philo, born 22 January 1865 and died 12 July 1926 at age 61 who married Mary A. COLVIN; and Charlotte who died young. John married second Phoebe Jane LEMAR 10 October 1871 in Shelby County. Phoebe was born 29 May 1849 and died in 1920 at age 71. She and John had twins Clark and Hattie, born 6 August 1873. Hattie died young and Clark, who married Mary L. ROPP, died 7 July 1931 at age 57. Phoebe and John also had children Kittie, born 26 August 1877 and died 6 February 1929 at age 51 who married Francis Marion MELOY; Carl W., born 13 May 1880 and died 29 June 1964 at age 84 who married Dosie C. SPELLMAN; Grover Cleveland, born 11 October 1884 and died in 1956 at age 72 who married Lucy F. HOOK; and Grace M., born 15 July 1887 and died in March 1973 at age 85 who married Elmer R. HERING.

26.  Reuben³ GILBERT (Jeremiah², Thomas¹) was born 1 June 1794 in Frederick County, Maryland. On 4 September 1815 Reuben acknowledged before the Register of Wills for Frederick County receipt from Joseph Swearingen, his guardian, of $201.38, the amount due him on final account with the Orphans Court. It is not known why Reuben had been appointed a guardian, as both of his parents were still living at the time. Reuben also received December 1823 $69.04, 1/28^th part of the residue of the estate of his grandfather Thomas Gilbert.

     Reuben married 19 March 1818 in Baltimore, Maryland Maria NORRIS. The couple and two sons moved to Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio in 1821. It was in the Miami River in Dayton that Reuben drowned about 1830. His body was never recovered. His land at the time of his death - 25 acres on the NW corner of the SW1/4 Section 30, Township 3, Range 5 - was sold to pay his debts. In the court record in 1833 his children were listed as Mary Ann, age 15; Martin, age 14; Lewis, age 12; Hezekiah, age 10; Philip, age 8; Elizabeth, age 7; Harriet, age 6; Maria, age 5, and Adaline, age 2. There were no guardianship papers for the children.

     Maria, Reuben’s wife, was born 30 August 1800 in Maryland and died 1 November 1892 in Dayton at age 92. According to the census her father was born in Ireland and her mother in Baden, Germany. She married twice after Reuben's death, first to Samuel Kiger on 18 October 1838 and then to Peter Eck on 10 October 1844. Peter was born 13 January 1791 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, the son of Theodorus and Mary Elizabeth (Wieder) Eck. He died in 1867 in Montgomery County, Ohio at age 76.

     Known children of Reuben³ GILBERT and Maria NORRIS were as follows (out of birth order):

             +   58       i.    Martin⁴ GILBERT, born 27 December 1818 in Frederick County, Maryland; married Lydia Ann HOUTZ.

             +   59      ii.    George Lewis GILBERT, born 18 May 1821 in Frederick County, Maryland; married Ann M. ECKERT; married Hannah MILLER.

             +   60     iii.    Hezekiah GILBERT, born 1822 in Montgomery County, Ohio; married Elizabeth EBBERLY.

                  61      iv.    Mary Ann GILBERT born circa 1820 in Montgomery County, Ohio.

             +   62       v.    Philip H. GILBERT, born 21 February 1825 in Montgomery County, Ohio; married Sarah CORNTHWAITE; married Adaline SNIVELY.

                  63      vi.    Elizabeth GILBERT was born circa 1826 in Montgomery County, Ohio.

                  64     vii.    Maria GILBERT was born circa 1828 in Montgomery County, Ohio.

                  65    viii.    Henrietta GILBERTwas born 22 July 1828 in Montgomery County, Ohio and died between 1880 and 1900. She married Amos CLARK, the son of Andrew and Rebecca Clark, 21 March 1850 in Montgomery County. Amos was born 16 January 1827 in Ohio. He died 18 December 1892 in Dayton, Montgomery County at age 65, and was buried in Greencastle Cemetery, Dayton. Amos was in law enforcement serving as department sheriff in 1850 and police captain in 1860. Henrietta and Amos had a son Charles Orlando Clark, born circa 1851 in Montgomery County.

                  66      ix.    Adaline GILBERT was born circa 1830 in Montgomery County, Ohio.

28.  William³ GILBERT (Jeremiah², Thomas¹) was born 1 August 1796 in Frederick County, Maryland. He died 21 March 1882 in Sullivan County, Missouri at age 85, and was buried in Lemon Cemetery, Putnam County, Missouri.

     William married Magdalen LUDY 25 April 1820 in Frederick County, Maryland. Magdalen was born 9 January 1799 in Frederick County, Maryland and christened 11 May 1799 in Zion Lutheran Church, Middletown, Frederick County. She died 18 August 1884 in Wilson Township, Sullivan County, Missouri at age 85, and was buried in Lemon Cemetery. Magdalen was supposedly the daughter of David and Phillipina (Schmeltzer) Ludy. If so, then she was the niece of Henry Ludy who married Hannah Gilbert (see #22 above)

     Shortly after their marriage William and Magdalen moved to Montgomery County, Ohio where they remained until about 1840 when they settled in Bernadotte Township, Fulton County, Illinois with their family. By 1860 they resided in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas and finally in the 1870 federal census can be found in Buchanan Township, Sullivan County, Missouri.

     In December 1823 William received $69.04, 1/28^th part of the residue of the estate of his grandfather Thomas Gilbert.

     Known children of William³ GILBERT and Magdalen LUDY were as follows:

             +   67       i.    Phoebe⁴ GILBERT, born 16 April 1825 in Montgomery County, Ohio; married Clark POWELL.

             +   68      ii.    Zippy GILBERT, born 20 June 1827 in Ohio; married Lorenzo D. SMITH.

                  69     iii.    Sarah GILBERT was born in August 1832 in Ohio, according to the 1900 federal census, and died between 1900 and 1910 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. She married Francis Marion WARD 6 October 1859 in Dallas County, Texas. Francis was born 7 January 1838 in Tennessee and died of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 78 on 27 October 1916 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was buried 29 October 1916 in Union Cemetery in Kansas City.  In 1860 Francis and Sarah were in Cooke County, Texas, where their first child, Francis M. was born the following year. By 1870 they resided in Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois where Francis was a dealer in wood. He was an ice dealer in Cairo in the 1880 census. The family moved to Kansas City, Missouri by 1900. In addition to son Francis, Sarah and Francis had known children William J., born circa 1867; Edgar, born in July 1869, and Charles, born in May 1870, all three in Cairo, Illinois. Charles and Edgar were managers of wholesale produce operations in Kansas City. Charles died 5 March 1935 in Kansas City at age 64 and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery there.

             +   70      iv.    George GILBERT, born in April 1833 in Ohio; married Mary HURLEY.

                  71       v.    David GILBERT was born circa 1834 in Ohio. He died 14 September 1859 and was said to have been scalped and burned by Indians, likely in Texas where his parents resided in 1860.

                  72      vi.    Sophia GILBERT was born circa 1838 in Ohio. She died 11 January 1856 in Dallas County, Texas.

                  73     vii.    William GILBERT was born circa 1841 in Illinois.

29.  Isaac³ GILBERT (Jeremiah², Thomas¹) was born 5 April 1798 in Frederick County, Maryland.  In December 1823 he received $69.04, 1/28th part of the residue of the estate of his grandfather Thomas Gilbert. Isaac, a cooper, married first Mary HARSHMAN 3 August 1820 in Lutheran Congregation of Zion Church, Middletown, Frederick County. Mary was born circa 1801 in Maryland. Her middle name may have been Mahala. Based on the 1840 federal census for Frederick County, her father may have been Christian Harshman (born circa 1770-1780), but was more likely Jacob Harshman and her mother Elizabeth Kline/Klein/Cline. If indeed the latter, then she probably had a brother Christian Harshman who married Rhoda Gilbert, Isaac's sister, as well as a brother Jacob in whose home in 1850 in Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland resided Julia A. LOWRY, second wife of Mary's husband Isaac who he married 11 April 1851 in Frederick County after Mary’s death in 1850.

     Julia, the daughter of Jacob and Mary A. (Ellis) Lowry, was born 6 March 1828 in Maryland. Around 1856 Isaac, Julia and family moved to Jackson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio.  Here Isaac died in 1866 at age 68. Julia, a widow, moved by 1880 to Twin Township, Darke County, Ohio, and died there 16 November 1882 at age 54. She was buried in Mote Cemetery in Darke County.

     Known children of Isaac³ GILBERT and Mary HARSHMAN, all born in Frederick County, Maryland, were as follows:

                  74       i.    Christian⁴ GILBERT.

             +   75      ii.    Ezra GILBERT, born 15 September 1821; married Mary Ann Elizabeth WILES.

             +   76     iii.    Mahala GILBERT, born 10 March 1824; married James WEDDLE.

             +   77      iv.    Israel GILBERT, born 8 January 1825; married Mary HORNING.

             +   78       v.    William GILBERT, born 9 June 1826; married Julia Ann CLARK.

             +   79      vi.    Mary Ann GILBERT, born 19 September 1828; married Joseph DELK.

             +   80     vii.    Martin GILBERT, born 6 October 1831; married Margaret WAGNER.

             +   81    viii.    Isaac GILBERT, born 6 May 1832; married Frances Catherine WILES.

                  82      ix.    Elizabeth GILBERT was born circa 1834.

             +   83       x.    James G. GILBERT, born 23 January 1836; married Ellen York ZUCK.

                  84      xi.    Sarah GILBERT was born circa 1838.

             +   85     xii.    John GILBERT, born circa 1840; married Lucy Ann WINTERS.

                  86    xiii.    Rhoda GILBERT was born in 1847 and died in 1936 in Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, Iowa at age 89. She was buried in Kossuth Cemetery, Des Moines County. Rhoda married William GELDARD 11 September 1879 in Burlington, Des Moines County. William, a miller, was born in July 1823 in England and emigrated to the United States in 1862. He died 17 June 1902 in Des Moines County at age 78, and was buried in Kossuth Cemetery. The couple had no children.

             +   87    xiv.    Reuben Roy GILBERT, born 19 September 1847; married Viola Martha ZUCK.

             +   88     xv.    Julia Ann GILBERT, born December 1849; married Andrew J. DERR.

     Known children of Isaac³ GILBERT and Julia LOWRY were as follows:

             +   89       i.    Jeremiah⁴ GILBERT, born October 1852 in Frederick County, Maryland; married Mary Elizabeth CLARK.

             +   90      ii.    Samson GILBERT, born 18 July 1853 in Frederick County, Maryland; married Virginia Belle NESMITH.

                  91     iii.    Benjamin GILBERT was born 16 November 1854 in Frederick County, Maryland. He died 14 September 1886 in Darke County, Ohio at age 31, and was buried in Abbottsville Cemetery, Darke County. Benjamin never married.

                  92      iv.    William Silas GILBERT was born 13 September 1856 in Frederick County, Maryland. He died of chronic myocarditis 21 December 1928 in Washington Township, Preble County, Ohio at age 72, and was buried 23 December 1928 in Mote Cemetery, Darke County, Ohio. William never married.

                  93       v.    Lydia GILBERT was born 10 March 1857 in Ohio and died of uremia 17 November 1934 in Darke County, Ohio at age 77. She was buried 20 November 1934 in Mote Cemetery, Darke County. Lydia never married.

             +   94      vi.    Margaret Lauretta GILBERT, born September 1859 in Darke County, Ohio; married Randolph REICHARD.

                  95     vii.    Samira GILBERT was born in 1862 in Montgomery County, Ohio and died in 1928 at age 66. She married Henry DERR 7 April 1887 in Darke County, Ohio. Henry was born 9 July 1854 in Ohio. He died 23 September 1896 in Ohio at age 42.

                  96    viii.    Louisa GILBERT was born 11 April 1866 in Montgomery County, Ohio and died 16 July 1896 in Ohio at age 30. She was buried in Mote Cemetery, Darke County, Ohio.  On 10 December 1892 in Darke County Louisa married William DERR who was born 14 December 1866 in Twin Township, Darke County, the son of Andrew Derr. Andrew is likely the Andrew Derr who had as his second wife Julia Ann Gilbert (see #88).  William died 19 March 1897 in Ohio at age 30, and was buried in Mote Cemetery.

30.  James³ GILBERT (Jeremiah², Thomas¹) was born 26 March 1799 in Frederick County, Maryland. He received $60.04, 1/28^th part of the residue of the estate of his grandfather Thomas Gilbert. James married Sarah ZELLER 8 June 1828 in Montgomery County, Ohio. He died 8 January 1882 in Montgomery County, Ohio at age 82, and was buried in Germantown Cemetery in that county.

     Sarah was born 7 December 1812 (or 1810) in Ohio, the daughter of John and Christina (Shuey) Zeller. She died 3 February 1889 in Montgomery County, Ohio at age 76, and was buried in Germantown Cemetery.

     Known children of James³ GILBERT and Sarah ZELLER, all born in Montgomery County, Ohio, were as follows:

                  97       i.    Leah⁴ GILBERT was born 10 September 1829. She died 1 March 1849 in Montgomery County, Ohio at age 19.

                  98      ii.    Ezra GILBERT was born 14 June 1831. He died 16 June 1831 in Montgomery County, Ohio.

             +   99     iii.    Cyrus H. GILBERT, born 17 May 1832; married Mary M. MYERS.

          +   100      iv.    Lovina GILBERT, born 24 March 1835; married Joshua J. MICHAEL.

          +   101       v.    John Allen GILBERT, born 15 August 1837; married Lucinda SHANK.

          +   102      vi.    Sarah GILBERT, born 16 January 1840; married Abraham F. SWARTZEL.

          +   103     vii.    Candace GILBERT, born 3 December 1841; married Samuel Lynch LIVINGSTON.

          +   104    viii.    James M. GILBERT, born 12 November 1844; married Anna ROHRER.

          +   105      ix.    Oliver Franklin GILBERT, born 26 August 1848; married Dora Ann LEASURE.

31.  Sarah³ GILBERT (Jeremiah², Thomas¹) was born 26 February 1802 in Frederick County, Maryland and died after 1860 in Indiana, probably in Elkhart County. Circa 1824 in Maryland she married Daniel PERRY who was born circa 1798 in that state. He died after 1860 in Indiana, likely in Elkhart County.

     In December 1823 Sarah received $69.04, 1/28th part of the residue of the estate of her grandfather Thomas Gilbert.

     Known children of Sarah³ GILBERT and Daniel PERRY were as follows:

          +   106       i.    Cornelius⁴ PERRY, born 10 January 1825 in Frederick County, Maryland; married Rosanna CORNELL.

                107      ii.    Joshua PERRY was born circa 1827 in Maryland and died between 1880 and 1900 in Yamhill County, Oregon. On 16 October 1864 in Elkhart County, Indiana he married Eliza KINDIG who was born in May 1844 in Pennsylvania. She died after 1900 in Oregon. Some time around 1871, Joshua, Eliza and family moved from Benton Township, Elkhart County, Indiana to Dayton, Yamhill County, Oregon. Their known children were Daniel, born circa 1866; Joseph, born circa 1868; Joshua C., born circa 1871; William, born circa 1872 and Rebecca, born circa 1875.

          +   108     iii.    Joseph PERRY, born October 1829 in Frederick County, Maryland; married Catharine SHIVELY.

          +   109      iv.    Lydia PERRY, born circa 1834 in Ohio; married Samuel DONEY.

                110       v.    Daniel PERRY was born circa 1841 in Indiana.

32.  Rhoda³ GILBERT (Jeremiah², Thomas¹) was born 24 July 1803 in Frederick County, Maryland and died 30 December 1868 in Elkhart County, Indiana at age 65. She was deaf and was hit by a bobsled and died. Rhoda was buried in Baintertown Cemetery, New Paris, Elkhart County.

     In December 1823 Rhoda received $69.04, 1/28th part of the residue of the estate of her grandfather Thomas Gilbert.

     She married Christian HARSHMAN circa 1823 in Frederick County, Maryland. Christian, a shoemaker and a farmer, was born 2 June 1805 in Maryland and was likely the son of Jacob Harshman and Elizabeth Klein/Kline/Cline. As such, he was the brother of Mary Harshman who married Rhoda’s brother Isaac.  Christian died 10 October 1886 in New Paris, Elkhart County, Indiana at age 81, and was buried in Baintertown Cemetery. Rhoda and Christian possibly had a son George Harshman born circa 1825 who was listed as ‘George Harshman of C’ in both the 1860 and 1880 censuses. (The ‘of C’ may stand for ‘of Christian’) This George was found in the 1860 federal census in Jackson District, Frederick County, Maryland, age 34, a shoemaker, with wife Anna S., age 22, and daughters Catherine, age 5, Mary E., age 3, and Elizabeth, age 2. In 1870 this George Harshman remained in the same district, age 44, shoemaker, with Anna, age 44; Catharine, age 15; Mary, age 14; Sarah, age 12; Emma, age 8, and Charles, age 1. In 1880 he was in Beallville, Frederick County, age 54, a day laborer, with Ann S., age 45, and daughter Susan R., age 9. This George was said to have died 14 December 1896 and was buried in the Church of the Brethren Cemetery in Harmony, Maryland. His wife was Anna Savilla Biser, daughter of Frederick and Hephzibah Susannah (Main) Biser, born 23 May 1835 and died 14 December 1906.  Rhoda and Christian also may have had a son Jonathan, born circa 1826 in Maryland, who in 1860 was living in a dwelling between Christian and family and James Harshman, son of Christian, and family. With him was wife Mary, age 35, born in Pennsylvania; son James, age 5, born in Maryland, and daughter Mary, age 3, born in Maryland.

     Known children of Rhoda³ GILBERT and Christian HARSHMAN, all born in Frederick County, Maryland, were as follows:

          +   111       i.    James Oliver⁴ HARSHMAN, born 3 March 1829; married Nancy BROWN; married Mary Ann STOTLEMYER; married Mary Elizabeth PORTNER.

          +   112      ii.    Samson J. HARSHMAN, born 4 December 1831; married Catharine AMBROSE; married Sophia GILBERT.

          +   113     iii.    Lydia HARSHMAN, born 15 January 1833; married Solomon HOFFMAN.

          +   114      iv.    Isaac HARSHMAN, born 30 August 1835; married Susan Virginia JACOBS

          +   115       v.    John HARSHMAN, born circa 1837; married Sarah Margaret HOFFMAN

          +   116      vi.    Mary Ellen HARSHMAN, born 7 October 1839; married John Henry WARSTLER

          +   117     vii.    Elias HARSHMAN, born 14 November 1841; married Margaret Ann PRYOR; married Lydia E. SHIVELY

          +   118    viii.    Elizabeth HARSHMAN, born 10 March 1844; married Josiah WARSTLER

          +   119      ix.    Catherine HARSHMAN, born 26 April 1848; married Jacob B. MILLER.

33.  Mary³ GILBERT (Jeremiah², Thomas¹) was born 14 February 1807 in Frederick County, Maryland. She died 15 October 1888 in Charlestown, Clark County , Indiana at age 81. Mary received $69.04, 1/28^th part of the residue of the estate of her grandfather Thomas Gilbert.

     She married first Edmond RANCK 23 March 1828 in Montgomery County, Ohio.  He died 23 September 1833 in Wayne County, Indiana and was buried in Smoker Cemetery in that county. Mary then married Dillon BRIDGES 26 January 1834 in Wayne County. Dillon was born 7 June 1812 in Fleming County, Kentucky, the son of James and Nancy (Fitch) Bridges.  A lawyer and a farmer, he died 29 September 1886 in Clarksburg, Clark County, Indiana at age 74. Mary may also have had a daughter Nancy Zippe, born 17 November 1834 and died 13 September 1835.

     Known children of Mary³ GILBERT and Edmond RANCK, both born in Wayne County, Indiana, were as follows:

          +   120       i.    Mary Jane⁴ RANCK, born 14 September 1830; married David LORING.

                121      ii.    James Edmond RANCK was born 7 September 1832. He died 18 August 1892 in Mason, Mason County, Texas at age 59, and was buried in Gooch Cemetery, Mason County, Texas. James never married.

     Known children of Mary³ GILBERT and Dillon BRIDGES were as follows:

          +   122       i.    Salathiel Fitch⁴ BRIDGES, born 11 September 1836 in Wayne County, Indiana; married Mary A. DAVY.

          +   123      ii.    Caroline Sophia BRIDGES, born 5 June 1838 in Wayne County, Indiana; married William P. LOCKHART.

          +   124     iii.    Martin Vanburen BRIDGES, born 16 August 1840 in Wayne County, Indiana; married Belle W. NANDAIN.

          +   125      iv.    Lydia Ann BRIDGES, born 9 October 1842 in Jefferson County, Indiana; married William Alexander STIERHEIM.

          +   126       v.    Joseph Dillon BRIDGES, born 11 February 1845 in Jefferson County, Indiana; married Susan R. LEA.

                127      vi.    Elizabeth Matilda BRIDGES was born 10 February 1848 in Jefferson County, Indiana. She died 8 August 1863 in Clark County, Indiana at age 15.

34.  John³ GILBERT (Jeremiah², Thomas¹) was born 23 April 1808 in Frederick County, Maryland. He died 10 October 1844 at age 36 in Bernadotte Township, Fulton County, Illinois and was buried in Chili Community Cemetery, Chili, Miami County, Indiana.  John received $69.04, 1/28th part of the residue of the estate of his grandfather Thomas Gilbert in December 1823.

     On 1 November 1830 in Union County, Indiana he married Anna LONG who was born 11 November 1808 in Surry County , North Carolina, the daughter of Frederick and Rachel (Star) Long. She died 17 January 1898 in Miami County at age 89 and was buried in Chili Community Cemetery.

      In addition to the children listed below, John and Anna had a son Frederick Gilbert, born in 1830 per his headstone, who married Amanda GUY 18 March 1855 in Miami County, Indiana. Their children were William H., born circa 1856 in Miami County; John C., born 7 March 1859 in Miami County and died in that county at age five on 11 June 1864; Anna E., born circa 1860 in Miami County who married Samuel A. MCDONALD circa 1890; Lincoln A., born in 1863 in Miami County and died in that county in 1889 at age 26; Albert, born circa 1867 in Miami County; David Robert, born in 1868 in Miami County and died 11 May 1960 in Indiana at age 92; and Francis, born in 1872 in Caldwell County, Missouri and his twin Frederick who died in 1903 in Miami County, Indiana at age 31.

     Known children of John³ GILBERT and Anna LONG, all born in Indiana, were as follows:

          +   128       i.    William⁴ GILBERT, born 24 January 1834; married Anna Elizabeth BISH.

                129      ii.    Benjamin GILBERT was born circa 1835.

          +   130     iii.    Harrison GILBERT, born November 1836; married Arminda Jennie HORNER.

        131      iv.    James GILBERT was born circa 1839. He died before 1865 in the Civil War in a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. The National Archives notes that his brother Harrison went to Nashville to retrieve James’ body and take it back home to Indiana.

                132       v.    Mary GILBERT was born circa 1841.

                             vi.  Margaret GILBERT was born 28 February 1844 and died 14 April 1845 at age 1. She was buried in Chili Community Cemetery, Miami County, Indiana

35.  Joseph³ GILBERT (Jeremiah², Thomas¹) was born 12 October 1809 in Frederick County, Maryland. He died 18 September 1874 in Indiana at age 64 and was buried in Baintertown Cemetery, New Paris, Elkhart County, Indiana.

     In December 1823 Joseph received $69.04, 1/28th part of the residue of the estate of his grandfather Thomas Gilbert.  He married Julian [--?--] circa 1834 in Ohio. She was born 11 March 1815 in Virginia and died 23 March 1895 in Elkhart County, Indiana at age 80. In addition to her surname, which was possibly Juliem, her exact given name has not been confirmed although her headstone at Baintertown Cemetery gives Julian. In the 1880 federal census she was enumerated as July A. Other sources have her variously as Mary Ann, Mary Julian and Mary Ann, known as Julia.

     Known children of Joseph³ GILBERT and Julian [--?--], all born in Ohio, were as follows:

          +   133       i.    George Washington⁴ GILBERT, born September 1835; married M. Susanna RENSBERGER; married Susannah BLACK; married Catherine Judy BLACK.

          +   134      ii.    Sophia GILBERT, born 6 April 1837; married Samson J. HARSHMAN.

          +   135     iii.    William E. GILBERT, born August 1837; married Martha Jane ROOKSTOOL.

          +   136      iv.    Dillon B. GILBERT, born 12 July 1840; married Phoebe WRIGHT.

                137       v.    Martin GILBERT was born 20 February 1843. He died 12 June 1864 in Indiana at age 21 and was buried in Baintertown Cemetery, New Paris, Elkhart County, Indiana.

          +   138      vi.    John H. GILBERT, born October 1844; married Elizabeth WELLBAUM.

                139     vii.    Mary Catharine GILBERT was born 4 October 1846 and died 13 January 1905 in Indiana at age 58. She was also known as Catharine and married Henry DEARDORFF circa 1865 in Elkhart County, Indiana. Henry was born 19 April 1843 in Preble County, Ohio, the son of Peter D. and Susannah (Shock) Deardorff, and died 10 July 1875 in Elkhart County at age 32. Both Mary and Henry were buried in Baintertown Cemetery, New Paris, Elkhart County, Indiana. The couple had children Alice, born circa 1867, whose full name may have been Sophia Alice; Franklin, born circa 1869; Edmond Dillon, born 23 February 1872 and died 23 November 1913 at age 41 who married Mary F. ELOPH in August 1893; and Julia A., born circa 1875. All the children were born in Elkhart County.

36.  Lydia³ GILBERT (Jeremiah², Thomas¹) was born 15 May 1811 in Frederick County, Maryland. She died 21 April 1854 in Indiana at age 42 and was buried in Baintertown Cemetery, New Paris, Elkhart County, Indiana. Lydia received $69.04, 1/28th part of the residue of the estate of her grandfather Thomas Gilbert in December 1823.

     Lydia married Peter SEESE 28 July 1836 in Montgomery County, Ohio. Peter was born 7 December 1814 in Ohio and died 22 April 1881 in Elkhart County, Indiana at age 66. He was buried in Baintertown Cemetery. After Lydia died Peter married second Mrs. Catherine Fudge, widow of David Fudge, on 20 August 1854. She was born 15 September 1819 and died 29 November 1908 at age 89. They had children Lydia, George, Abraham and Solomon.

     Known children of Lydia³ GILBERT and Peter SEESE, all born in Montgomery County, Ohio, were as follows:

                140       i.    Amanda Elizabeth⁴ SEESE was born 24 April 1837.  She was also known as Elizabeth per the 1850 census.

                141      ii.    Zephie SEESE was born circa 1839.

          +   142     iii.    Mary SEESE, born 20 May 1842; married Abraham Gabriel KILMER.

                143      iv.    Eli SEESE was born in May 1844 and married Samantha [--?--] circa 1866 in Indiana. Between 1872 and 1879 they moved to Dayton, Yamhill County, Oregon. Their children were Leora, born circa 1867 in Elkhart County, Indiana; Minnie; born circa 1871 in Elkhart County; and Alta, born circa 1879 in Yamhill County, Oregon.

                144       v.    Sarah SEESE was born 12 December 1847 and died 9 March 1884 in Elkhart County, Indiana at age 36. She married Francis M. TRUEX 1 January 1868 in Elkhart County. Francis was born 3 July 1837 in Ohio and died 8 August 1890 in Elkhart County at age 53. Both Sarah and Francis were buried in Union Center Cemetery in Nappanee, Elkhart County as was an unnamed infant who died 15 November 1868. The couple had a daughter Martha L. who was born in 1871 and died in 1941 at age 70 who also was buried in Union Center Cemetery. After Sarah died Francis married Susan L. Lake 18 June 1885.

37.  Benjamin³ GILBERT (Jeremiah², Thomas¹) was born 10 June 1813 in Frederick County, Maryland and died between 1872 and 1875, likely in Scott County, Indiana. In December 1923 he received $69.04, 1/28th part of the residue of the estate of his grandfather Thomas Gilbert.

      Benjamin  married Hulda H. ROBERTSON 5 April 1835 in Montgomery County, Ohio. Hulda was born circa 1812 in Ohio and died after 1880, likely in Indiana. Benjamin, Hulda and family resided in Rush County, Indiana in the 1850 federal census. By 1860 there were in Saluda Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, and in 1870 resided in Lexington Township, Scott County, Indiana. Benjamin was a wagonmaker and a farmer.

     Known children of Benjamin³ GILBERT and Hulda H. ROBERTSON were as follows:

          +   145       i.    Lydia A.⁴ GILBERT, born in February 1836 in Indiana; married Joseph H. ROSS.

          +   146      ii.    Isaac R. GILBERT, born in June 1837 in Indiana; married Nancy FEWELL; married Agnes C. RYAN.

                147     iii.    Benjamin F. GILBERT was born in June 1841 in Indiana and died between 1910 and 1920 in Dublin, Erath County, Texas. Circa 1875 in Texas he married Harriet [--?--] who was born in September 1853 in France. She appeared on the census of 1920 in Dublin a widow with her three sons Benjamin Robertson, born 8 November 1878, a laborer in a cement works; Marion, born 3 March 1883, a restaurant cook; and Eugene Francis, born in March 1887, a restaurant cook who by 1930 resided in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California. Benjamin F. and Harriet also had daughters Leora, born in April 1883; and Stella, born in September 1885. Benjamin had been married previously in Texas around 1871 and had a son H. S., born circa 1872, and a daughter Mary, born circa 1875.

                148      iv.    John N. GILBERT was born circa 1844 in Indiana and died 6 December 1901 in Austin, Travis County, Texas. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Austin. John was a farmer and a teamster. He married Margaret Jane ARBUCKLE 24 October 1867 in Scott County, Indiana. The couple had no children. Jennie, as she was known, was born circa 1850 in Scott County, Indiana, the daughter of James and Sarah Ann (McNeely) Arbuckle. After John died she moved back to Scott County, Indiana and in the 1910 census was enumerated in Jennings Township in the household of her brother-in-law John W. Royce and her sister Sarah E. Royce.

                149       v.    Francis M. GILBERT was born circa 1847 in Indiana.

                150      vi.    Hulda E. GILBERT was born in 1850 in Rush County, Indiana.

                151     vii.    Hannah L. GILBERT was born circa 1852 in Rush County, Indiana.

          +   152    viii.    Zipporah Jane GILBERT, born 29 August 1854 in Rush County, Indiana; married David Mason WHEAT

39.  Solomon³ GILBERT (Jeremiah², Thomas¹) was born 16 April 1818 in Frederick County, Maryland. He died 20 September 1896 in Montgomery County, Ohio at age 78, and was buried in Eversole Cemetery, New Lebanon, Montgomery County. Solomon received $69.04, 1/28th part of the residue of the estate of his grandfather Thomas Gilbert in December 1823.

     He married Sarah SLIFER 6 November 1841 in Frederick County, Maryland. Sarah, the daughter of William and Julian Slifer, was born 24 October 1819 in Maryland. She died 23 October 1896 in Montgomery County, Ohio at age 76, and was buried in Eversole Cemetery. Solomon and family moved to Montgomery County around 1848.

     Known children of Solomon³ GILBERT and Sarah SLIFER were as follows:

                153       i.    Jonas⁴ GILBERT was born 25 September 1842 in Frederick County, Maryland. He died 8 May 1855 in Montgomery County, Ohio, at age 12, and was buried on the Jacob Pfoutz farm in Perry Township, Montgomery County. His sister Ann died on the same date and was buried there also.

                154      ii.    Julia Ann GILBERT was born 27 January 1844 in Frederick County, Maryland. She never married and after the death of her parents, in 1897, she moved to Grundy County, Iowa where her brother Silas and family resided.

          +   155     iii.    Silas GILBERT, born 20 November 1845 in Frederick County, Maryland; married Frances J. RESSLER.

                156      iv.    Ann Zillah GILBERT was born 5 March 1848 in Frederick County, Maryland and died 8 May 1855 in Perry Township, Montgomery County, Ohio at age 7. She was buried on the Jacob Pfoutz farm in Perry Township, Montgomery County. Her brother Jonas died on the same date and was buried there also.

                157       v.    William Slifer GILBERT was born 5 June 1852 in Perry Township, Montgomery County, Ohio. He died 20 July 1904 in Montgomery County at age 52, and was buried in Eversole Cemetery in that county. William married Saloma E. PRISER 9 June 1878 in Montgomery County and they had no children. She was born in December 1858 in Ohio, the daughter of Philip and Eliza (Synder) Priser. After William's death Saloma married second 23 November 1907 in Montgomery County William F. Fasnacht, the son of Jacob and Eliza (Baker) Fasnacht. He was born in October 1859 in Pennsylvania and was married first to Mollie C. Trissle 22 April 1883. Saloma died 1 January 1932 in Montgomery County at the age of 73 and William died in 1949 at age 90. Both were buried in Parish Cemetery, Arlington, Montgomery County, Ohio.

Generations One, Two and Three

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