Elizabeth Jane (Pell) Gilbert (abt. 1820 - abt. 1906)

Born about 1820 in North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Frederick Gilbert — married before 1854 in Surry County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died about 1906 at about age 86 in Stuart, Patrick, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Elizabeth Jane Pell Gilbert (BIRTH 1820-26 DEATH 1906) , BURIAL Wayside Cemetery Stuart, Patrick County, Virginia, ^[1]Elizabeth age 74 is living with her daughter Margaret in the 1900 Census^[2][if the 1860 census is correct, she was born ca. 1830.

Married John Gilbert on 22 Dec 1853 in Stokes County, NC.' ^[3] (The 1860 Census shows she was born in North Carolina and their first child was born in North Carolina.] Stokes NC and Patrick VA were contiguous areas (adjacent to each other).

Elizabeth Jane Pell Gilbert's application for a pension based on her husband's service in the Confederate army dated 28 March 1888 provides the source for her full name and shows the date of their marriage was 31 years ago [i.e., ca.1857]. ^[4] View Image^[5] She appears with husband John F in the 1860 Census.

Their children were:

James F Gilbert (1854-1912)
William Henry Gilbert (1856-1941)
Robert Martin Gilbert Sr. (1858-1930)
Martha Francis Gilbert (1860-1881)
Margaret L Gilbert (1862-1902)

This (below) 1860 Census is probably for John F. Gilbert (1823 Patrick County, Virginia, -23 May 1864 (aged 40–41) Richmond City, Virginia) [this profile]

Census 1860 (24 July 1860) North District, Patrick, Virginia, John F Gilbert Age 35 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1825 Birthplace Virginia^[6]

Others found in Census Record

Elizabeth J Gilbert F 30 North Carolina

James F Gilbert M 5 North Carolina

William H Gilbert M 4 Virginia

Robert M Gilbert M 2 Virginia [Mother's Name Jane Gilbert, see Robert's marriage 1879

Martha Gilbert F 1/12 Virginia

In the 1880 Census Elizabeth J. Gilbert and Margaret L. Gilbert, are living alone in the same household^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ 'Elizabeth Jane Pell Gilbert Find A Grave: Memorial #43353696 Memorial only, no gravestone photo.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMND-F2H : Thu Oct 05 16:13:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Abner J Bryant and Margarett Bryant, 1900.
3. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9L-ZT5D : Wed Oct 18 05:31:05 UTC 2023), Entry for John Gilbert and Elizabeth Jane Pell, 22 Dec 1853.
4. ↑ https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma990005690770205756&context=L&vid=01LVA_INST:01LVA&lang=en&search_scope=MyInstitution_noAER&adaptor=Local Search Engine&tab=LibraryCatalog&query=any,contains,Gilbert&facet=lds04,include,CPR,lk&offset=10
5. ↑ https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma990005690770205756&context=L&vid=01LVA_INST:01LVA&lang=en&search_scope=MyInstitution_noAER&adaptor=Local Search Engine&tab=LibraryCatalog&query=any,contains,Gilbert&facet=lds04,include,CPR,lk&offset=10
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41T-QJQ : Thu Oct 05 15:00:08 UTC 2023), Entry for John F Gilbert and Elizabeth J Gilbert, 1860.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC5T-1X4 : Fri Oct 06 09:50:36 UTC 2023), Entry for Elizabeth J. Gilbert and Margaret L. Gilbert, 1880.

• Will of Henry Pell, dated 10/27/1845, Stokes County North Carolina Wills, Volume 4 1837-1864, pages 342 & 343. Authors: Absher, W. O., Mrs., 1915-2001 (Main Author). Easley, South Carolina : Southern Historical Press, c1985 ISBN: 089308557X pbk
• Jackson, Hester Bartlett. The Heritage of Surry County, Volume I. Dobson, North Carolina: Surry County Genealogical Association, 1983, p. 431.

• Jackson, Hester Bartlett. The Heritage of Surry County, Volume II. Dobson, North Carolina: Surry County Genealogical Association, 1994, p. 136. Surry County Genealogical Association, in cooperation with Hunter Pub. Co., Winston-Salem, N.C.

• Grigg, Dick: Family Histories and Temples Including Grigg and Related Genealogies, https://archive.org/details/famhistandtemp00grigg
• Library of Virginia. Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans, and Widows (https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/confederate-pensions).

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43353696/jane-gilbert: accessed 13 December 2023), memorial page for Jane Pell Gilbert (1820–1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43353696, citing Wayside Cemetery, Stuart, Patrick County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Mander (contributor 47110820).