Levisa (Gilbert) Lyttle (abt. 1856 - abt. 1955)

Born about Nov 1856 in Harlan, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Andrew Jackson Napier — married 5 May 1883 in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States

Wife of Wilkerson Asher Lyttle — married 30 Nov 1894 in Harlan, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died about 1955 at about age 98 in Harlan, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Gilbert Name Study.

Levina 'Levi' was the daughter of John Gilbert and Hannah Farler.

Levina was born in Harlan Co., Kentucky in 1856.^[1]. Levisa (Gilbert) Napier passed away about 1952 in Harlan, Kentucky.^[2]:this reference seems to be an error Levina (Gilbert) Napier passed away ca. 19 following19, : ^[3]

She married Andrew J. Napier on 5 May 1883 in Harlan County, Kentucky..^[4]. Andrew Napier and Levina Gilbert divorced. He then married in 1895, #2 to Victoria HALL

Children of Andrew Jefferson Napier and Levina Gilbert are:

1. Laura Napier( 13 May 1884-1949) Married 24 December 1900 (Monday), Harlan, Kentucky, USA, to Joseph C Thomas 1879-1926
2. Pea Napier (06 May 1886-) Married Rebecca Burkhart (1901-), and m.2. Minnie Flora Hall 1890-
3. Wilson Napier (17 February 1889-31 May 1910). enumerated as Grandson in Hannah Gilbert’s household on 22 April 1910.^[5]

Levisa 'Levie' (Gilbert) Napier married 30 Nov 1894 in Harlan County, Kentucky, Asher Lytle,^[6]

Wilkerson Asher Lyttle-4 (Simpson B-3, James B-2, David-1) was born on 19 Mar 1867 in Harlan County, Kentucky. He died on 07 May 1940 in Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky. [ He married (2) Eliza Peyton before 1920. She was born in 1881 in Kentucky.

Children^[7] of Wilkerson Asher Lyttle and Levina Gilbert are:

i. Ruth Lyttle, B: 1903 in Harlan County, Kentucky.

ii. John Lyttle, B: 1906 in Harlan County, Kentucky

In the 1897 School Census for Harlan County, Ky,^[8] we find Asher LYTTLE, as GUARDIAN for

• Laura Napier.........13 May 1884 13
  
• Lea Napier..............06 May 1886
  
• Wilson Napier ......17 Feb 1889
  

In April 1910 Wilson was living with his grandmother Hannah. "Asher Lyttle was charged with murdering his stepson Wilson Napier on 31 May 1910; was found guilty of manslaughter; sent to the state penitentiary for five years; he said Wilson was going to hit him with a stove leg.^[9][10]

Censuses

1860 Lavina Gilbert age 6 in John Gilbert's household, Harlan Courthouse, Harlan County, Kentucky,^[11]

1870 Levina Gilbert age 14 [born circa 1856] in Hannah Gilbert’s household, Mt. Pleasant Post Office, Harlan, Kentucky.^[12]

1880 Levina Gilbert age 17[ born ca. 1863]in Hannah Gilbert’s household, Harlan County, Kentucky, ^[13]

1930, Levisy Gilbert, age 66 [b. ca 1854], widowed, enumerated as Mother in P. Napier’s household.^[14]

1900 Leva Lyttle age 35 born November 1864 in Asher Lyttle’s household, Harlan County, Kentucky, .^[15]

1920 Leva Gilbert age 55 [born circa 1865] enumerated as sister in Pea Napier’s household; U.S. Census, Harlan County, Kentucky, 2nd Magisterial District, ^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ Lavina Gilbert in the entry for John Gilbert "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBW-Z2L : 30 December 2015)
2. ↑ Kentucky. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1955). Microfilm rolls #7016130-7041803. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
3. ↑ Kentucky. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1955). Microfilm rolls #7016130-7041803. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
4. ↑ Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, Harlan County, vol. 19, p. 106, Andrew J. Napier-Levy Gilbert (5 May 1883); digital image, FamilySearch; FHL microfilm 5,592,241, image 662; citing Harlan County courthouse.
5. ↑ 1910 U.S. Census, Harlan County, Kentucky, ED 80, sheet 7B, Precinct No. 2, Yocum's Creek, dwelling/family 130, Wilson Gilbert in Hannah Gilbert’s household; digital image, Ancestry; citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 477.
6. ↑ Levie marriage bond, 26 November 1894."Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965," Harlan County, Asher Lytle-Levie Gilbert (26 November 1894); digital image, Ancestry; citing FHL microfilm 1876465.,
7. ↑ https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~kyborn/genealogy/lyttle.html
8. ↑ https://sites.google.com/site/genealogicalanthology/documents/cens/1897-school-census-of-harlan-co-kentucky
9. ↑ Harlan Circuit Court, Harlan County, Kentucky, Miscellaneous Notes from cases at the Kentucky State Archives, Box 262, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~seky/datafile/circt/misc1.html
10. ↑ 16 June 1910, Asher Lyttle was wanted in Harlan County on a murder charge. The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky), p. 3, col. 6, Asher Lyttle wanted for murder in Harlan County; digital image, Newspapers.com.
11. ↑ 1860 U.S. Census, Harlan County, Kentucky, p. 449 (penned), Post Office Harlan Courthouse, dwelling/family 859,; digital image, FamilySearch; citing NARA microfilm publication M653.
    • John Gilbert age 39 born Virginia
      
    • Hannah Gilbert age 38 born Kentucky
      
    • Henry Gilbert age 18 born Kentucky
      
    • William Gilbert age 16 born Kentucky
      
    • Benjamin Gilbert age 14 born Kentucky
      
    • Mary Gilbert age 12 born Kentucky
      
    • Jesse Gilbert age 9 born Kentucky
      
    • Samuel Gilbert age 7 born Kentucky
      
    • John Gilbert age 6 born Kentucky
      
    • Lavina Gilbert age 4 born Kentucky [circa 1856]
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWW-9L5 : 17 October 2014), Levina Gilbert in the household of Hannah Gilbert, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 12, family 76, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,967.
    Hannah Gilbert age 57
    Mary Gilbert age 22
    Jessie Gilbert age 19
    Samuel Gilbert age 18
    John Gilbert age 16
    Levina Gilbert age 14 [born circa 1856]
    Rebeca Gilbert age 10
    Emily Gilbert age 6
    
13. ↑ 1880 U.S. Census, Harlan County, Kentucky, ED 47, p. 54B, Magisterial Districts 12, 2, & 1, dwelling 469, family 471; digital image, Ancestry; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 418
    Hannah Gilbert age 57
    Daughter: Rebeca Gilbert age 19
    Daughter:' Levina Gilbert age 17'[ born ca. 1863].
14. ↑ 1930 U.S. Census, Harlan County, Kentucky, ED 13, p. 33B (penned), Magisterial District 2, Kenvir, dwelling 221, family 226, Levisa Gilbert in P. Napier’s household; digital image, Ancestry; citing NARA microfilm publication T626.
15. ↑ 1900 U.S. Census, Harlan County, Kentucky, ED 50, sheet 16B (penned), dwelling/family 286, Leva Lyttle in Asher Lyttle’s household; digital image, Ancestry; citing NARA microfilm publication T623.
    Asher Lyttle age 33 born May 1867. Married 8 years.
    Wife: Leva Lyttle age 35 born November 1864 in Kentucky. Married 8 years [circa 1892]. Four children born; three now living. Father born Virginia. Mother born Kentucky.
    Daughter: Laura [Napier] Lyttle age 16 born May 1884
    Son: Pee[Napier] Lyttle age 14 born May 1886
    Son: Wilson [Napier]Lyttle age 11 born February 1889
16. ↑ 1920 U.S. Census, Harlan County, Kentucky, ED 85, p. 109 (stamped), 2nd Magisterial District, dwelling/family 254, Leva Gilbert in Pea Napier’s household; digital image, Ancestry; citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 574
    Pea Napier age 34. Widowed
    Son: Henry Napier age 5
    Sister Leva Gilbert age 55 [born circa 1865]. Widowed.