Leon was born on 21 Feb 1894 and passed away on 25 Apr 1942. [1] He is buried in Weeks Chapel Cemetery, Weeks Settlement, Newton County, Texas. [2]
Leon married Hattie Jordan on 31 May 1914 in Jasper, Texas. [3]
Also See
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSW-NZP : accessed 24 February 2019), Leon Gilbert, Justice Precinct 2, Jasper, Texas, United States; citing ED 73, sheet 39A, line 49, family 785, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1821; FHL microfilm 1,821,821.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C9D2-FZM : accessed 24 February 2019), Leon Gilbert in household of John K Gilbert, Jasper, Jasper, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 4B, line 78, family 102, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2361; FHL microfilm 2,342,095.
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZXN-B2L : 13 March 2018), Leon Gilbert, 1917-1918; citing Jasper County, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,953,771.
"Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2JR-FXV : 11 March 2018), Leon Gilbert in entry for Nora Gilbert, 28 Dec 1919; citing Browndell, Jasper, Texas, United States, certificate 61509, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,492,430.
Sources
↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3D7-L4H : 13 March 2018), Leon Gilbert, 25 Apr 1942; citing certificate number 18078, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,137,025.
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 February 2019), memorial page for Leon Sonfield Gilbert (21 Feb 1894–25 Apr 1942), Find A Grave: Memorial #75452137, citing Weeks Chapel Cemetery, Weeks Settlement, Newton County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Wayne Mueller (contributor 47533484).
↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXS8-J4T : 22 December 2016), Leon Gilbert and Hattie Jordan, 31 May 1914; citing Jasper, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,005,139.
Thank you to Rebecca Ann Jordan for creating WikiTree profile Gilbert-2235 through the import of wikitree.ged on Mar 14, 2013.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Leon 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.
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