Lawrence William Gilbert Sr (1891 - 1965)

Born 3 Dec 1891 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Feb 1965 at age 73 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Lawrence William Gilbert was the second of two sons of Rosalie (Norden) and Abraham Edward Gilbert, both native Louisianans. He was a house painter, and the couple made their home in the Irish Channel section of New Orleans near Athletic Park. : Abraham’s parents were born in Germany.

Lawrence William “Larry” Gilbert BIRTH 3 Dec 1891 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA DEATH 17 Feb 1965 (aged 73) New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, BURIAL Greenwood Cemetery New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Professional baseball player 1914-1915. Outfielder for the Boston Braves. See Baseball bio here[[1]]

Father of:

Lawrence William Larry, Jr. Gilbert (c. 1916-died August 1941of pneumonia brought on by his heart ailment.^[1]

Charles Mader Gilbert (8 Jul 1919 New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, -13 Aug 1983 (aged 64) New Orleans)

Harold Joseph Gilbert (1929-1967)

• Fact: Residence (1900) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• Fact: Occupation (from 1914 to 1915) major league baseball rightfielder and pinch hitter Boston Braves
• Fact: Military Draft Registration (1917-1918) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• Fact: Residence (1920) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• Fact: Residence (1930) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• Fact: Residence (1940) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• Fact: Military Draft Registration (1942) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• Fact: Obituary (18 February 1965) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• Fact: Burial (19 February 1965) Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• Fact: Obituary (20 Feb 1965) New Orleans, Louisiana

Gilbert’s first game with the Pelic

• Fact: Physical Description 5-9, 158lb
• Fact: Citizenship United States
• Fact: Residence New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana

Sources

1. ↑ The Sporting News, January 18 and August 8, 1940, March 13, 1941; New Orleans Times-Picayune, August 24, 1941

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 11 November 2021, 21:25), entry for Lawrence William Gilbert Sr. (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LRHS-7BJ ); contributed by various users.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52041183/lawrence-william-gilbert : accessed 05 October 2021), memorial page for Lawrence William “Larry” Gilbert (3 Dec 1891–17 Feb 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52041183, citing Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by Carol Tessein (contributor 46853728) .