George Edwin Gilbert

  General Notes:

Research of Ray and Mary Straw

Researcher Jodene Gilbert:
The first listing for George as head of household is in the 1870 U.S. Federal Census for Saunders Co. Ashland P.O. Nebraska, image #12. This number is found at the bottom of the web page as in 1 through 50 image #12. His brother Orlando is with him. William, Cyntha and Theda are living with other people in the same place. George is 26 and Orlando is 22, William is 17 Cyntha is 12 and Theda is 6.
The 1880 U.S. Federal Census has George listed in Saunders Co. Ashland Nebraska image #4 George is 38, Eva E. is 28, J. Ward is 7, John H. is 5, and W. D. is 2 years old. Eva is listed as being born in Ill. The children all born in Nebraska.
The 1890 Census is missing and the 1900 census does not have a listing for George. J Ward is in Wyoming, John H. is in Morril Co. Bayard Nebraska, William D. and James E. are in Saunders Co. Ashland Nebraska.
James Elmers wife Hallie Josaphine Straw, gave me a hand written geneology in 1970. She states that George Edwin was dead by this time(1900) and that he was killed in Eastern Nebraska. James Elmer was born in 1889 so George was still alive at this time.

Census: 4 DEC 1850 Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois (Page 398)
Census: 17 AUG 1860 Glendale, Cass County, Nebraska Territory (Page 144) Census: 22 JUL 1870 Township #13, Range #9, Saunders County, Nebraska (Page 12)
Census: 1 JUN 1880 ED #169, Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska
Census: 11 JUN 1885 ED #291, Bloomington, Franklin County, Nebraska
Census: 22 JUN 1900 ED #122, Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska

1900 Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska
George Gilbert 1845
Eva 1852 IL
Ward 1872
William 1878
James E. 1889

research of J. McCabe on www.rootsweb.com
[Saunders County Marriage Book 1A, license number A-79]
George E. Gilbert; Age: 27; Color: white; Place of Birth: Ohio; Residence: Saunders Co. Nebr.; Father's Name: Josiah Gilbert; Mother's Name: Catherine Petitt
Evaline Landreth; Age: 18; Color: white; Place of Birth: Illinois; Residence: Saunders Co. Nebr.; Father's Name: Steven Landreth; Mother's Name: Mary Lee
Applicant: George E. Gilbert
Subscribed and sworn to before me: February 17th; John Mosher, Probate Judge
To the County Judge of Saunders County, Nebraska: This Certifies that on the 18th day of February A.D. 1872 at the Ashland city Residence, in said County, according to law and by authority, I duly Joined in Marriage Mr. George E. Gilbert and Miss Evaline Landreth and there were present as witnesses Mrs. Margaret E. Alden & H. A. Alden
Given under my hand, the 18th day of June A.D. 1872 Herbert A. Alden, Justice of the Peace

George married Eveline Elzina Landruth, daughter of Stephen Landruth and Mary Lee, on 18 Feb 1872 in Saunders County, Nebraska. (Eveline Elzina Landruth was born in Mar 1852 in Illinois.)