John Gilbert
Civil War
Pension
John
Gilbert:
Excerpts
from the Civil War pension application
of John Gilbert of Madison,
Perry, Clay and Owsley County Kentucky.
Certificate # 496150.
(1st document)
State of Kentucky, County of Owsley.
On the 2nd day of May, A.D. one thousand nine hundred
and 07 personally appeared before me, a deputy clerk
within and for the county and state aforesaid John Gilbert
who, being duly sworne according to law, declares
that he is 71 years of age, and a resident of Doorway
county of Owsley state of Kentucky; and that he is
the identical person who was enrolled at Irwin Kentucky
under the name of John Gilbert on the tenth day
of October 1862 as a private in Co. I 14th Regement
Vol. Cav. in the service of the United States, in the
Civil War, and was Honorably Discharged at Camp
Nelson Ky. on the 24th day of March, 1864. That he
was not employed in the military or naval service of
the United States otherwise then above. That his personal
description at enlistment was as follows:
Height 5 feet 10 inches, Complexion, fair, color of
eyes blue, color of hair black, that his occupation was
farmer,
and he was born July 5th 1835 at Madison County,
Kentucky. That his several places of residence since
leaving the service have been as follows:
Perry and Owsley County, Kentucky. That he is a
pensioner. That he has heretofore applied for
pension his certificate number is 496150. That he
makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed
on the pension roll of the United States under the
provision of the act of February 6, 1907.
That his post office address is Doorway, county
of Owsley, state of Kentucky.
John Gilbert
Attest (1) Elijah Bolin
(2) Noah Gilbert
Also personally appeared Elijah Bolin residing in
Perry County Ky. and Noah Gilbert, residing in Owsley
County, Ky.. Persons whom I certify to be respectable
and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly
sworn to the foregoing declaration; that they have
every reason to believe, from the appearance of the
claimant and their aquaintance with him of 15 and 25 years,
respectively, that he is the identical person he
represents himself to be, and that they have
no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
Elijah Bolin
Noah Gilbert
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
2nd day of May, A.D. 1907.
John Burns
Deputy Clerk
(2nd document)
What was your post office at enlistment? South
Fork, Owsley County State your wifes full name
and maiden name. Dhorty Gilbert, Dhorty Couch
When were and by whom were you married? In
Owsley County Ky by Alford Murl Is there any
official or church record of your marriage? No
Were you previously married? if so state the
name of you former wife, the date of marriage
and the date and place of her death or divorce.
Nancy Smith May 11 1859 in Breathitt Co. Ky.
She died March 31, 1890 in Owsley Co. Ky.
Are you now living with your wife or has there
been a seperation? She is in the Asylum at Lexington, Ky.
State the names and dates of birth of all your children,
living or dead.
Margret Gilbert b. January 2, 1860
Abijah Gilbert b. March 21, 1863
Lucinda Gilbert b. February 24, 1865
Isaac S. Gilbert b. February 29, 1867
Noah Gilbert b. March 3, 1869
Arka Gilbert b. April 25, 1871
Lara Gilbert b. March 21, 1873
April 5, 1915 John Gilbert
Personal Notes: John lived in Clay County 1904 - 1920.
He died December 20, 1920 in Owsley County Kentucky
at his daughter's home. He was also buried
on her farm. she was Laura Gilbert Baker
w/o Robert H. Baker. Most of
John's descendants lived in Clay County
around the New Found area.
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