Find a Grave shows a grave stone with the birth year as 1852, but his birth record says 9 Oct 1853. The birth record date is used in this profile.
Sources
↑ "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJJ-FHJ : 4 December 2014), John M. Gilbert, 09 Oct 1853; citing Carter Co., Kentucky, reference 2:2C2ZMPM; FHL microfilm 216,819.
"Kansas, Marriages, 1811-1911," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW2X-GFS : 28 January 2016), John M. Gilbert and Cora F. Clary, Buxton, Wilson, Kansas, United States; citing Marriage, 06 Apr 1894, Buxton, Wilson, Kansas, United States, district clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties. Kansas State Historical Society. ; FHL microfilm 1,428,566.
First-hand information as remembered by Joseph Meyer, Sunday, January 12, 2014
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: