Bible: Elizabeth Gilbert Family Bible, circa 1870. Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Martha Gilbert Wentzel (atwentzel@juno.com) USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all noticesand submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elizabeth Gilbert Family Bible, circa 1870. Her name embossed in gold lettering on leather front cover This is not the original family “old English Bible” which was destroyed by fire when the house of Elizabeth’s son, Robert Jason Gilbert was burned down in February 1922. Two separate family correspondences refer to the fire. This was a different family bible. Although locations are not in this bible, Harford County and Baltimore County, aryland are the locations. Births James Gilbert was born Oct. 4, 1805. Elizabeth Gilbert was born Feb. 15, 1811. Sarah Mary, daughter of James and Elizabeth Gilbert, was born Feb. 27, 1840. Otho James, son of James and Elizabeth Gilbert, was born Sept. 3, 1841. Robert Jason, son of James and Elizabeth Gilbert, was born Aug. 27, 1844. Oliver Amos, son of James and Elizabeth Gilbert, was born Dec. 26, 1845. Alice Elizabeth, daughter of James and Elizabeth Gilbert, was born Oct. 8, 1847. Arnolphus Michael, son of James and Elizabeth Gilbert, was born May 24, 1850. James Amos, son of Robert J. and Henrianna S. Gilbert, was born Apr. 13, 1882. Mary, daughter of Robert J. and Henrianna S. Gilbert, was born Oct. 14, 1883. Robert Chauncey, son of Robert J. and Henrianna S. Gilbert, was born Oct. 20, 1885. Helen Anna, daughter of Robert J. and Henrianna S. Gilbert, was born Aug 3, 1887. James Russell, son of James A. and Fannie Pyles Gilbert, was born Nov 12, 1907. Edna, daughter of Jas. A. and Fannie Pyles Gilbert was born March 12, 1911. Catherine Elizabeth, daughter of James A. and Fannie Pyles Gilbert, was born January 11, 1916. Robert Amos, and Otho Edward, sons of James Amos and Fannie Pyles Gilbert, were born September 25th, 1917. Clark Aist, son of James A. and Fannie Pyles Gilbert, was born November 4, 1921. Marion Anna, daughter of Fames A. and Fannie Pyles Gilbert, was born Oct. 31, 1924. Marriages James Gilbert and Elizabeth Gilbert were married May 23, 1839. Charles S. Waterman and Alice Elizabeth Gilbert were married Feb. 19, 1897. Robert Jason Gilbert and Henrianna S. Gilbert were married Feb. 2, 1881. James Amos Gilbert and Fannie Edna Pyles were married Oct. 11, 1904. James Russell Gilbert and Pauline Driver were married June 9, 1931. (Divorced April 13, 1938) Granville E. Roop and Helen Anna Gilbert were married June 14, 1924. Frederick William Koenig and Catherine Elizabeth Gilbert were married June 11, 1935. Edna Gilbert and Victor Carleton Ryan were married December 22, 1936. James Russell Gilbert and Corinne Wheeler were married Sept. 1, 1939. Robert Amos Gilbert and Esther Ellen Talbert were married Aug. 16, 1940. Clark Aist Gilbert and Mildred Rosa Otto were married June 23, 1951. Carlos Lee Gartrell and Eugenia Gilbert Roop married Sept. 7, 1948. Catherine Gilbert Koenig and John Lines were married April 8, 1967. Louise Grey Gardner and J. Russell Gilbert were married January 6, 1968. The marriage of Catherine Gilbert Koenig and John Lines was set aside by court action in October 1968. Catherine E. Gilbert Koenig and Kenneth Cross were married March 1971. Deaths Alice E. Waterman, wife of Charles S. Waterman, and daughter of James and Elizabeth Gilbert, died Dec. 2, 1872. Arnolphus Michael, son of James and Elizabeth Gilbert, died Aug. 23, 1874. Sarah Mary, daughter of James and Elizabeth Gilbert, died Friday, Feb. 25, 1876. Oliver Amos, son of James and Elizabeth Gilbert, died Jan. 22, 1879. James Gilbert, husband of Elizabeth Gilbert, died Feb. 17, 1879. Otho James, son of James and Elizabeth Gilbert, died July 13, 1894. Elizabeth Gilbert, wife of James Gilbert, died November 11, 1906. Robert J. Gilbert, son of James and Elizabeth Gilbert died March 28, 1931, age 86 years, 7 months, 1 day. Henrianna S., wife of Robert J. Gilbert, died May 10, 1890. Age 42 yrs., 2mos., 2 days. James A. Gilbert, husband of Fannie E. Pyles, and son of Robert J. and Henrianna S. Gilbert, died July 26, 1943. Fannie Pyles Gilbert, wife of James A. Gilbert, died May 30, 1959. Corinne W. Gilbert, wife of J. Russell Gilbert, died December 13, 1961. Robert Chauncey Gilbert, son of Robert Jason and Henrianna S. Gilbert died June 7, 1966. Gertrude Yeater Williams Gilbert, died Jan. 15, 1967, wife of James Russell Gilbert. Frederick W. Koenig, husband of Catherine Gilbert Koenig died April? May 1964. Mary Gilbert Phelps, daughter of Robert J. and Henrianna S. Gilbert, died Aug. 7, 1967. Helen Gilbert Roop, daughter of Robert J. and Henrianna S. Gilbert died Nov 1972. Otho E. Gilbert, son of James A. and Fannie E. Pyles Gilbert died July 31, 1977. Robert A. Gilbert, son of James A. and Fannie E. Pyles Gilbert died February 20, 1979. Kenneth E. Cross husband of Catherine Gilbert Cross died June 5, 1979. Victor C. Ryan, husband of Edna Gilbert Ryan, died October 10, 1978.