NameElza B. Gilbert
Birth6 Apr 1888, Lewis Co., Kentucky
Death2 Mar 1984, Lewis Co., Kentucky
Marriageabt 1909, Lewis Co., Kentucky
SpouseRosa J. Kilgore
Birth5 Apr 1892, Kentucky
Death9 Oct 1979, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio
Notes for Elza B. Gilbert
His WW I draft registration card, field 5 June 1917, records Elsa B. Gilbert, age 29, residence Vanceburg, Ky, born 6 April 1888 in Lewis Co., Ky, occupation common labor, married supporting a wife & 2 children.
The SSDI lists Elza Gilbert, born 6 Apr 1888, died Mar 1984, last residence Kite, Knott Co., Kentucky.
The Kentucky death index lists Elza B. Gilbert, age 95, died 2 Mar 1984 in Lewis Co., residence same.
Notes for Rosa J. Kilgore
The SSDI lists Rosa Gilbert, born 5 Apr 1892, died Oct 1979, last residence Vanceburg, Lewis Co., Ky.
The Kentucky death index lists Rosa J. Gilbert, age 87, died 9 Oct 1979 in Ohio, residence Lewis Co., Ky.
The Ohio death index lists Rosa J. Gilbert, age 87, born 1892 in Kentucky, died 9 Oct 1979 at Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, married.
Census Notes for Elza B. & Rosa J. (Family)
1910 census of Lewis Co., Ky, Henderson precinct, enumerated 18 April, lists on p. 2B as family #33/36:
Gilbert, Elzie B., 22, farmer; Rosa J., wife, 18; Alberta, dau, 8/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Lewis Co., Ky, Vanceburg precinct, enumerated 17 Jan, lists on p. 6B as family #123/124:
Gilbert, Elzie, 31, farmer; Rosa, wife, 28; Alberta, dau, 10; Vilas, 5 4/12; Gladys, 5 4/12. All born Ky Ky Ky. Kilgore, Tom, brother-in-law, 33, widowed, b. Ohio Ky Ky.
Tom is actually a double brother-in-law - he is Rosa’s brother, and also the widower of Elza’s half-sister Sarah Ingram. Their surviving children are listed with Tom’s parents in this census year.