Lotta Gilbert

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In 1856 he was in Vermillion Co, Il
He married twice.
May have had other children.

Written as Alvia.
1880 Census: Rossville, Vermillion Co, Illinois
Aliva Gilbert, age 23, farmer, bp IL, p's bp --
Almedia Gilbert, age 23, bp IN, p's bp --

1900 Census: Rossville, Vermillion Co, Illinois
Alvan W. Gilbert, May 1857, age 43, m 11 yrs, bp IL, f's bp NY, m's bp IL, Landlord
Cora B. Gilbert, wife, Feb 1867, age 33, 1 birth, bp IL, p's bp IN
Dee A. Gilbert, son, Nov 1822, age 7, bp IL, p's bp IL

1910 Census: Rossville, Vermillion Co, Illinois
Alvan W. Gilbert, age 52, 2m 21 yrs, bp IL, f's bp NY, m's bp OH, Farmer- general
Cora B. Gilbert, wife, age 43, 2m 21 yrs, 1 birth, bp IN, p's bp IN
D. Alvan Gilbert, son, age 17, bp IL, p's bp IL, f's bp IL, m's bp IN, Working on farm

Cora was living with son Dee in 1920 and 1930.
1920 Census: Ross, Vermilion Co, Illinois
Cora B. Gilbert, mother, age 52, widow, bp IN, p's bp IN

Living with son Dee Alvan
1930 Census: Ross, Vermilion Co, Illinois
Cora D. Gilbert, mother, age 63, widow, bp IN, p's bp IN

Alvan married Almeda Carson on 18 Apr 1878 in Ross Twp, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA. Almeda (daughter of James F. Carson and Sarah (Unknown)) was born on 21 Feb 1856 in Franklin, Johnson Co, Indiana, USA; died on 22 Feb 1881 in Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

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1860 Census: Franklin, Johnson Co, Indiana
James F. Carson, age 39, bp OH, farmer
Sarah A. Carson, age 32, bp KY
Harriett N., age 11, bp IN
Martha A., age 6, bp IN
Almeda Carson, age 4, bp IN
Alfred Philips Jr, age 31, bp IN day laborer

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Not listed in Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900

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Alvin Gilbert and Matilda Horr came to Ross township, Vermillion Co Illinois in 1831.
" In 1831 he married Miss Matilda Horr and the following year he went with his father to Ross township, where his FATHER-IN-LAW owned land." History of Vermilion County Illinois. Was his father-in-law, Robert III, still alive in 1831???

In History of Vermilion County- Illinois- Ross Twp, pgs 670 & 671, about Alvin- Alvan Gilbert, " "About 1825 he emigrated with his parents and two younger brothers... to Grawford Co Ohio"...the next year "...westward setteling in Vermilion Co, Illinois, two miles south of Danville...."
"In the spring of 1835 he moved on a farm situated on the north side of the North Fork, west of the Chicago State road, and opposite Mann's Chapel, which he had purchased from his father-in-law." [after m. to Matilda Horr, before m. to Nancy Horr] His family was of Massachusetts, his grandafther served in the Rev.War.

"The oldest burial ground in the Rossville area is adjacent to the chapel.The first person buried in the cemetery was the 11-day-old grandson of Samuel Gilbert. The first Justice of the Peace and first Postmaster of Ross Township, Gilbert donated the land on which the chapel and school were built. After the church was built in 1857, the cemetery became known as Mann's Chapel Cemetery."
http://www.rossvilleshops.com/manns.html

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Referenced in Summer 1998 Illiana Genealogist:
Male, white, 68y, 3m, 8d, Yeoman, 18 October 1878 5:00 am, married, american, Gorham Ontario Co, NY, 53 years, Rossville, Belious Remittent fever, pulmonary consumption, 2months 16 days, Manns Chapel, 10/29/1878, D C Payne, Rossville, IL, M. T. Livengood, MD, Rossville.

"He bought and traded extensively and owned 900 acres in Ross Township. In 1876 he was elected to the Illinois General Assemly." History of Ross and South Ross Townships

Biography (starts bottom of page 670):
https://archive.org/stream/historyofvermili01beck#page/670/mode/2up/search/670

Alvan married Nancy Horr on 14 Nov 1849 in Vermilion, Edgar Co, Illinois, USA. Nancy (daughter of Robert Horr, 3rd and Lavina Hamm) was born on 20 Jan 1815 in Ohio, USA; died on 2 Jul 1898 in , Los Angeles Co, California, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Note the children belong to sister Matilda and Alvin,
see Matilda for their familes
1850 Census: District 21, Vermilion Co, Illinois
Alvin Gilbert, age 40, born in NY, farmer
Nancy Gilbert, age 37, born in O
Sarah Gilbert, age 13, born in Ill
Nancy J. Gilbert, age 12, born in Ill

Listed in 1860 census, Ross Twp, Vermilion Co IL
Gilbert Alvin 49 M Farmer 6,000 3,000 New York
Gilbert Nancy 43 F Ohio
Gilbert Alvin 3 M Illinois
Gross Susan 43 F Ohio

Listed in 1870 census, Rossville (P.O.), Vermilion Co IL
Gilbert Alvin 63 M W Farmer real estate val44,600, personal val 23,000, born in NY
Gilbert Nancy 56 F W Keeping house . . Indiana
Gilbert Alvin 12 M W . . . Illinois

Census Place: Rossville, Vermilion Co, Illinois 1880
Household:
Name Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation
Nancy GILBERT W Female 60 NY NY NY Keeping House
Note Nancy is a widow, and 5 yrs younger.

Note Nancy's birthplace changes from Ohio to Indiana then New York. Her age varies.

In History of Vermilion County- Illinois- Ross Twp, pg 671, about dau Nancy & Malitda's husband Alvin- Alvan Gilbert, "In the spring of 1835 he moved on a farm situated on the north side of the North Fork, west of the Chicago State road, and opposite Mann's Chapel, which he had purchased from his father-in-law." [aft m to Matilda, bef m to Nancy]

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Married:
OR MARRIED NOV. 16, 1849.

Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
GILBERT, ALVAN --ELZEY, NANCY --11/16/1849 --VERMILION CO
Note the spelling of the names.

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James married Sarah (Unknown). Sarah was born about 1828 in Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet]

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The family of Gilberts are well considered together, since all of them
were more or less great factors in the making of Vermilion County. Samuel
Gilbert, with his family, consisting of his wife and three sons, Alvan, James
and Elias, came to Vermilion County from Ontario County, New York, in 1826. They
had really come west the previous year but stopped in Crawford County until this
time. When they came to Vermilion County they settled two miles south of
Danville. There was, at that time, no town in the county containing more than
fifty white families. The nearest mill was at Eugene. The great need of this
section was a mill and in 1831, Mr. Solomon Gilbert, the brother of Samuel came
from the east and put up one at near the mouth of the North Fork of the Big
Vermilion. Another brother, Jesse, established a ferry across the Vermilion
river, a much needed improvement.

Mr. Samuel Gilbert lived in Danville until 1839, when he went to Ross
township and there was made the first justice of the peace. He was also the
first postmaster, serving in this office for twenty years. He held the office of
justice for ten years. Mr. Gilbert's wife died the year he moved from Danville,
and was buried in the Williams' burying ground. Mr. Gilbert afterward married
Mrs. Elizabeth (Dougherty) Ferrier, the daughter of one of the early settlers of
Varice township. Mr. Samuel Gilbert lived to be seventy-two years old. He died
and was buried in the Williams' burying ground.

Alvan Gilbert, the oldest son of Samuel Gilbert, was fifteen years old
when he came to Vermilion County. He spent the first years after coming here in
the work provided by the many interests of his father and uncles. In 1831 he
married Miss Matilda Horr and the following year he went with his father to Ross
township, where his father-in-law owned land. Mr. Gilbert bought a small farm of
his father-in-law which he afterward enlarged to 240 acres. This farm he
afterward sold to his father and brother James, and bought another farm of his
uncle Solomon. This later farm included the northern limits of Rossville. He
lived her about three years when he again sold and bought another farm of Mr.
Leggitt which included a part of the southern limits qt Rossville. He traded
extensively in real estate and personal property, and it has been claimed that
during his life he had more deeds recorded than any other man in the county.
Mr. Gilbert's first wife died in 1840, leaving two daughters, one of whom
afterward married George C. Dickson and the other became the wife of Frederick
Grooms. Mr. Alvan Gilbert served as Supervisor of his township for many years,
being president of the Board for a part of the time. Upon the adoption of the
township organization he was one of the three commissioners appointed to divide
the county into townships. He was also one of the three commissioners appointed
to divide the swamp lands between this county and Ford, when Vermilion lost that
territory. Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Lamm represented the old county and Judge Patton,
the new one. He had Judge (Guy) Merrill and John Canaday as associates in the
act of making the division of the county into townships. The three who divided
the swamp lands were about three months in making the division. Mr. Alvan
Gilbert's second wife was Nancy (Horr) Elzy.

"The oldest burial ground in the Rossville area is adjacent to the chapel.The first person buried in the cemetery was the 11-day-old grandson of Samuel Gilbert. The first Justice of the Peace and first Postmaster of Ross Township, Gilbert donated the land on which the chapel and school were built. After the church was built in 1857, the cemetery became known as Mann's Chapel Cemetery."
http://www.rossvilleshops.com/manns.html

Samuel married Mary Morse on 13 Apr 1804. Mary (daughter of Zebediah Morse and (Female) (Unknown)) was born on 19 Feb 1789 in Windsor, Berkshire Co, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Her family goes back to Mayflower.
Remotely related to Samuel Morse, inventer of the telegraph.

Other Events:

• Census: 1820

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http://www.vermilioncounty.info/books/1879%20History%20of%20Vermilion%20County%20-%20I%20-%20Ross%20Township.pdf
In History of Vermilion County- Illinois- Ross Twp, pg 671, about dau Nancy & Malitda's husband Alvin/Alvan Gilbert, "In the spring of 1835 he moved on a farm situated on the north side of the North Fork, west of the Chicago State road, and opposite Mann's Chapel, which he had purchased from his father-in-law." [or his widow Lavina?] This has Robert's death aft 1835. [aft m to Matilda, bef m to Nancy]
In History of Vermilion County- Illinois- Ross Twp, pg 673, about daughters Malitda & Nancy [Gilbert].... "Mrs. Gilbert's ancestors, the Horrs, formed a part of the first hardy bands of pilgrams. Her father, grandfather and great-grandfather, each bore the christian name of Robert, and her father and grandfather were each born in the same town of Plymouth and near Plymouth Rock.".... "In 1812 he moved to Niagara Falls."... Taking in the company with a seamster, they went to work, and with the help of a force of sewing girls, during the winter, furnished the soldiers a complete outfit. At the close of the war [abt 1815?] he came west and settled where Columbus, Ohio, is situated, and bought a tract of land on which the state penitentiary has since been built. In 1827 he sold his home and removed to Illinois, stopping the following winter with Gordon S. Hubbard and open a small store in Danville..." "The next spring Mr. Horr, accompanied by Hubbard, came and looked out of a place on the North Fork of the Vermilion, a little distance west of the present site of Mann's Chapel. He died on the 10th of August, 1834, age fifty three, 10 months."...

More on Mann's Chapel:
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http://rossvilleshops.com/society.html

THE McLEAN COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
VERTICAL SURNAME FILES INDEX? Copyright The McLean County Genealogical Society
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We continue to add to this index as new files are created.
These files can be accessed at the McLean County Museum of History 2nd Floor Library 202-210 North Main St., Bloomington, IL 61701
789. Ham/Hamm
935. Horr-see Stansbury
1687. Stansbury Stagen-see Horr

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"He settled in the central and west part of Lewis County [NY] by 1801-2" Lewis County History by Franklin B. Hough. 1860, page 84.
He is on the 1807 census in west part of Denmark Twp.

Could not find Robert in 1810 census.
Robert III's dau Matilda was born in Ohio 18 Apr 1810.
Lived in Ross township, Vermilion Co Illinois before 1831.
Vermilion Co was formed in 1827.

Is this him?
1810 Lewis Co, New York:
Name: Robber Hor Home in 1810 (City, County, State): New York, Lewis, New York
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 : 3
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 6
Number of Household Members Over 25: 6
Number of Household Members: 13


1820 Census: Goshen, Champaign Co, Ohio
Image 3
Robert Horr
2 males under 10 (Orwell abt age 4, Peter? abt age 1)
1 male between 10 and 16 (Warren abt age 12)
1 male between 16 and 18 (Isaac? abt age 18)
1 male between 16 and 26 (Isaac? abt age 18)
1 male between 26 and 45 (Dad _ Robert Horr)
2 females under 10 (Nancy and Mercy)
2 females between 10 and 16 (Lavina and Matilda)
1 female between 26 and 45 (Mom - Lavina Hamm)

In the 1830 Vermilion Co Illinois Census this male fits the age for sons Warren and Isaac, not yet married. Note Lavina was still living in 1830. Note only dau Lavina was married in 1830.
Robert Hor
1 male between age 20 and 30 yrs.(Peter didn't marry 'till 1842)
1 female between ages 20 and 30 yrs
and 1 female under 5 yrs.

Note three daus, Lavina, Matilda and Nancy, married and raised families in Vermilion Co.
Note the Vermilion Co census was transcribed with a double LL in 1900 and 1860.
Most of the Vermilion county census pages are difficult to read and some just could not be transcribed.

Note: two of John's granddaughters married Hubbard men.
Note his brother Isaac returned to Jefferson Co NY to reside in 1827 after the fire of his mercantile business in Ohio. Could not find him in 1820 or 1830 census.

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Donna Jaster 2004-07-15 [Postem:
She was Angeline Hildreth, born 1806 to William and Mary (Kenney) Hildreth. She married (1) 1826 in Bourbon Co, KY to George Washington Howe, and (2) 1842 in Vermilion Co, IL to John Mallory.]
Angeline Horr is the youngest child of Robert and Lavina Horr. She married John Mallary 15 Aug 1842 Vermillion Co, IL.
A John Malery was listed in Champaign Co, IL 1840 census.
1830 census Vermillion Co, IL (Robert Hor) 0220201-1022101 indicates a dau under 5.
1820 census Goshen, Champaign, OH 21111-2201 There were 4 or 5 sons and so a total of 8 or 9 children.(Robert Horr)
I think had been in Ontario Co, New York and married in New York before coming to OH

Robert married Lavina Hamm about 1801 in . Lavina was born on 1 Aug 1781 in Connecticut, USA, Maine, USA, Or New York, USA; died on 26 Oct 1834 in Danville, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA; was buried in White Church, Ross Twp, Vermilion Co, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

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1840 Census Illinois, Vermilion Co head of household:
John Ham

Son James', 1880 census record lists his mother as being born in Maine.
Son Orwell's 1880 census record lists his mother as being born in Connecticut.
Daughter Nancy's 1880 census record lists her mother as being born in New York.