GILBERT family Harlan County KY including WYNN, CORNETT, STAMPER, CREECH

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9.iii. BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN GILBERT, (John William^8, Benjamin  H.⁷, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, Samuel⁴, Garvis³, Michael Jr², Michael¹) Benjamin  Franklin Gilbert b. 04 Dec 1845, in Blackwater, Russell Co., VA;  [or Harlan Co KY], d 19 Jan 1934 in Shields, Harlan Co, KY buried Coates cemetery, Harlan County, KY;. [or one source says b. 1846 Russell Co., VA; d. 1936 Harlan Co. KY] by the time he was 20 had enlisted in [Union] Co. D 49th KY Volunteer Infantry, was a Pvt.  from 5-12-1863 to 12-26-1864, was prisoner of war in confederate camp. He survived the war and, He married Nov. 3, 1869 Mary Wynn (William and Susan Turner Wynn's daughter.) Benjamin  and Mary had 14 children - 8 brown eyed - 6 blue eyed

          m. 11/3/1869 (one record says 11/1872?)  MARY WYNN, b. 04 (or 05)/25/1845 d 01/16/1926. Marriage record,  Harlan co.,  vol. A. Page 106 Ben and Mary lived at Shields [she is buried Coates cemetery, Harlan County KY ]

[Mary is daughter of William Dave Wynn [twin to Sarah] b. abt. 1824 Lee Co. Va.;  m. 3 November 1848  Harlan Co.,  KY  and Susannah Turner b 1833 [or 24]  (Susannah is dau. of James  and Elizabeth Clay Turner. Susannah m. 2. Lorenzo Dow Hall).

      [direct descendant of Colonel Robert Wynne died abt. 1675-78 Charles City County, buried Jordan's Church. Will dated 1 July 1675, proved 16 August 1678.]

Children of BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN⁷ GILBERT and MARY WYNN 14 children - 8 brown eyed - 6 blue eyed

10. i. Henry G.¹⁰ GILBERT (Benjamin  Franklin⁹, John William^8, Benjamin  H.⁷, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, Samuel⁴, Garvis³, Michael Jr², Michael¹) b. 12/28/1871 in Harlan Co KY d. aft 1920 in Peoples, Jackson Co., Ky. m. 12/28/1889 Letcher Co., KY to Martha Malvina (Melvina) 'Lavina' Cornett b. 02/1873 d. ca 1926/1930 [daug. of Siles (Silas) (1844)& Sintha (Cynthia) [Stamper] Cornett] Peoples, Jackson Co, KY. [d/o Silas  and Cynthia [Sintha] Stamper Cornett. 

Henry married Martha Malvina 'Lavina' Cornett b 02/1873 - d 1930 [daug. of Siles (Silas)(1844) and Cintha (Cynthia) Stamper Cornett of Linefork, Letcher County , KY. Henry was shot in the lower chin when a young man, chipped a bone out. Owned all the property at the head of Bailey's Creek, Evarts, Harlan Co., KY- traded it for commercial buildings on Snuff Street, Evarts, Harlan co., KY

Children of Henry⁸ GILBERT and Lavina Cornett. 

11. i. James Monroe¹¹ GILBERT (Henry¹⁰ , Benjamin  Franklin⁹, John William^8, Benjamin  H.⁷, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, Samuel⁴, Garvis³, Michael Jr², Michael¹) b. 1/8/1899 -  d. 8 April 1962 Harlan Co., m. 8/3/1918 Evarts, Harlan Co., Nancy Margaret Baker She b. 8/18/1900 Jackson Co., KY d. 23 April 1973 Evarts, Harlan Co. [daug. John Jr. and Renie Allen Baker.] He was a coal miner. Renie was daug. of Robert and Mary Allen.

Children of James Monroe GILBERT and Nancy Margaret Baker

12. iii. Tildie Mae¹² GILBERT (James Monroe¹¹, Henry¹⁰  G., Benjamin  Franklin⁹, John William^8, Benjamin  H.⁷, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, Samuel⁴, Garvis³, Michael Jr², Michael¹)

b. 6/10/1919 d 2008 in Harlan co., KY, buried Evarts Memorial Gardens, Evarts, Harlan Co., KY; m. Moses Wynn b. 02/02/1915 d. 12/1993 Harlan Co. 

12. i. Lawrence¹² GILBERT (James Monroe¹¹, Henry¹⁰  G., Benjamin  Franklin⁹, John William^8, Benjamin  H.⁷, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, Samuel⁴, Garvis³, Michael Jr², Michael¹)

 b. 1 June 1921 - d. Harlan county, m. Golda Edna Jones b. 1 Feb 1921 - d. Harlan. [daug. of Ora Francis and Lou Maude Carr Jones]. (Lou Maud d/o Andrew Carr & Celeter Steely of Whitley County , KY )  

12. ii. Delphia ¹² GILBERT (James Monroe¹¹, Henry¹⁰  G., Benjamin  Franklin⁹, John William^8, Benjamin  H.⁷,  Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, Samuel⁴, Garvis³, Michael Jr², Michael¹)

b. 1927 m . 12 Feb 1947 Elmer Edison 'Jake'  Vaughn

.....13.i   Glen Vaughn

.....13.ii  Vernon Vaughn

.....13.iii Terry Vaughn

10. v Elec Alvin GILBERT (James Monroe¹¹, Henry¹⁰  G., Benjamin  Franklin⁹, John William^8, Benjamin  H.⁷, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, Samuel⁴, Garvis³, Michael Jr², Michael¹)

b.1/12/1925 died infancy

10. iv. Elmer GILBERT (James Monroe¹¹, Henry¹⁰  G., Benjamin  Franklin⁹, John William^8, Benjamin  H.⁷, Samuel⁶, Samuel⁵, Samuel⁴, Garvis³, Michael Jr², Michael¹)

b. 7/22/1931 died 1947 [murdered by Troglin brothers while hunting in mountains.]

10.vi Edna Lee Gilbert (James Monroe¹¹, Henry¹⁰ G., Benjamin  Franklin⁹, John William^8, Benjamin  H.⁷, Samuel ⁶, Samuel ⁵, Samuel ⁴, Garvis³, Michael Jr², Michael¹) 13 October 1934 died infancy.