John George Gilbert
(1793-1863)
Elizabeth Leitzel
(1796-1855)
Elias Bicher
(1797-1873)
Barbara Bauman
(1798-1871)
John K. Gilbert
(1825-1895)
Susanna Bicher
(1827-1859)
George Elias Gilbert
(1850-1925)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Fidelia Ellen Walmer

George Elias Gilbert 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 11 Mar 1850, , Lebanon, PA 1 2 3
  • Christened: 29 Sep 1850, Lebanon: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA 4
  • Marriage (1): Fidelia Ellen Walmer
  • Died: 26 Dec 1925, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA at age 75 2 3
  • Buried: 29 Dec 1925, Ebenezer: Covenant Greenwood Cemetery, Lebanon, PA 2 3

   FamilySearch ID: LT75-ZC6.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1850 in S. Lebanon Twp., Lebanon, PA. 1 Elias Bicher, 52, laborer, is living with Barbara, 51; John G., 25, laborer; Susanna, 23; George E., 7 months old on 17 Aug 1850 when the census was recorded. All were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1860 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. 5 The 1860 census recorded in Lebanon borough: widowed John Gilbert, farmer, 32, living with his children on the farm of his father, George Gilbert, 67, who was also living with Savilla, 42. John's children with him: George, 11; Davis, 8; REgina, 5. Also in John's home is servant Sarah Waltenmoyer, 24. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

3. Cause of Death: chronic myocarditis, 26 Dec 1925, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. 2

4. Census in 1870 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. 6 The 1870 census recorded George Gilbert, machinist's apprentice, 19, living in the household of Sevilla Gilbert, 35; Mary A.l Shugar, 40; and Estella Leitzte, 16. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

5. Occupation: machinist on 26 Dec 1925 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. 2

6. Residence: 325 S. 16th St., Harrisburg, PA on 26 Dec 1925 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. 2

7. Obituary: Lebanon Semi-Weekly News: obituary of George E. Gilbert on 28 Dec 1925 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. 7 George E. Gilbert, of 325 South 16th street, Harrisburg, died suddenly of heart failure, on Saturday A. M., December 26th, 1925. He is survived by his wife and one son, Raymond, of Harrisburg. Mr. Gilbert was a member of the Derry Street U. B. church, Harrisburg, and also a member of Camp 65, P. O. S. of A., of Lebanon. He was a former resident of Lebanon, having left here about forty years ago. A brother, David, of Berks county, also survives. The funeral services will be held from the residence at Harrisburg, on Tuesday, A. M., at 10:30 o'clock. Burial will be in the Ebenezer cemetery, Lebanon.


George married Fidelia Ellen Walmer. (Fidelia Ellen Walmer was born on 15 Feb 1852 in East Hanover Twp., Dauphin, PA,8 9 died on 14 Sep 1913 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA 8 9 and was buried on 18 Sep 1913 in Ebenezer: Covenant Greenwood Cemetery, Lebanon, PA 8 9.)


Sources


1 1850 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, South Lebanon Township, M432 Roll: 791 Page: 99.

2 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 119976. George E. Gilbert. Father David Gilbert. Mother Susanna Atkins. Spouse Rebecca E. Gilbert.

3 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55919844.

4 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2NT-6FM George Elias Gilbert.

5 1860 United States Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1128; Page: 328; Image: 335; Family History Library Film: 805128.

6 1870 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZPL-W2H George Gilbert in household of Sevilla Gilbert, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 80, family 717.

7 Lebanon Semi-Weekly News (Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania.), 28 Dec 1925, page 15. Obituary of George E. Gilbert.

8 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55919842.

9 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 89766. Fidelia Ellen Gilbert. Father John Walmer. Mother Mary Albert. Informant George E. Gilbert.



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