Samuel Gilkey (1798 - 1855)

Born 28 Aug 1798 in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth O (Switzer) Gilkey — married 20 Sep 1838 in Montgomery, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Aug 1855 at age 57 in Montgomery, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Samuel Gilkey was born around August 28, 1798^[1][2][3] in Bourbon County, Kentucky to Robert Gilkey and Sarah Simmons Kercheval Gilkey.

According to some accounts, he was married to a Sarah Warden (1800-1835) in which he had his first children.^{[citation needed]}

On 20 Sep 1838 he was married to Elizabeth O. Switzer in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA.^[4]

He was enumerated in the 1840^[1] and 1850^[2] US Censuses in Ripley, Montgomery County, Indiana.

He died on the 29th of August, 1855, according to his grave marker, in Montgomery County, Indiana, USA.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2010. Census Place: Ripley, Montgomery, Indiana; Roll: 100; Page: 215; Image: 441; Family History Library Film: 0007732.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2009. Census Place: Ripley, Montgomery, Indiana; Roll: M432_161; Page: 568A; Image: 702.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30921080/samuel-gilkey: accessed March 6, 2024), memorial page for Samuel Gilkey (28 Aug 1798–29 Aug 1855), Find a Grave Memorial ID 30921080, citing O'Neall Cemetery, Yountsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by R & Kim Hancock (contributor 47060780).
4. ↑ Indiana Marriages to 1850, Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 1997.