Frank Oliver Gilbert Sr. (1885-1967)

Frank Oliver Gilbert Sr.

Birth

16 Aug 1885

Anderson, Grimes County, Texas, USA

Death

31 Oct 1967 (aged 82)

Huntsville, Walker County, Texas, USA

Burial

Evans Chapel Cemetery

Leona, Leon County, Texas, USA Add to Map

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Frank Oliver Gilbert Sr., was the son of Preston Lee Gilbert and Martha Stuckey.

Frank married Ella Lilla "Lillie" Gustavus the daughter of Eddie Lee Gustavus and Nannie Elizabeth Donaho.

Frank and Lillie had three children:

1. Vera Lilla Gilbert (1912-1994) m John Ormon Brown, m Carl S. Bates

2. Dewie Herman Gilbert (1914~1915)

3. Earl Milford Gilbert (1917~1977) m Edwina Goodrum, m Syble Black

Lillie died on November 3, 1918, at the age of 26, leaving Frank a widower with two small children, as one had previously past away.

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Frank married Ruth Pearl (Holden) Easterling , a window of Jesse Boyd Easterling, with two children of her own, on November 20, 1920, in Leon County, Texas.

Frank and Ruth had seven children together:

1. Josie Pearl "Jo" Gilbert (1922~1994) m Vincent Lloyd Parmeson, m ? Smith ((*UNKNOWN PLACE OF BURIAL))

2. Glynn Thomas Gilbert (1923~1974) m Geraldine George, m Elaine Miller Spiller

3. Aubrey "Opal" Gilbert (1925~1988) m Henry C Sudduth Jr

4. Irma Faye Gilbert (1927-2014) m Bonnie L Pete Wier

5. Frank Oliver Gilbert Jr (1929-3024) m Helen "Darlene" Langley

6. Bobbie Jean Gilbert (1931-2019) m Don Ellis

7. Charles "Pete" Preston Gilbert (1935-) m Dolores "Yvonne" Tubb