NameElza B. Gilbert
Birth6 Apr 1888, Lewis Co., Kentucky
Death2 Mar 1984, Lewis Co., Kentucky
FatherJohn Wesley Gilbert (1858-1914)
Marriageabt 1909, Lewis Co., Kentucky
SpouseRosa J. Kilgore
Birth5 Apr 1892, Kentucky
Death9 Oct 1979, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio
FatherOliver Kilgore (1853-1933)
MotherMalinda Redman (1860-)
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.
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