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About Isaac Rufus Gilbert
Isaac Rufus Gilbert was the son of Eli E. Gilbert (1837–1861), a casualty of the American Civil War, and Susanna Abigail Place (1840-1898). He was born in Jefferson County, Illinois. He married Mary Dare (1861-1936) in 1879 in Jefferson County, Illinois.
He was a laborer in the lead mines and killed in an MR & BT (Mississippi River & Bonne Terre) Line railroad accident at the Rivermines Depot in St. Francois County, Missouri, in 1915, two months shy of his 56th birthday. He is buried at the Elvins Cemetery. Following his death, his family moved to Granite City, Illinois. His wife Mary Dare Gilbert died there in 1936 and is buried in Granite City's St. John's Cemetery.
Isaac Rufus Gilbert and Mary (Dare) Gilbert were the parents of:
Homer Franklin Gilbert, 1882-1953
James Eli Gilbert, 1885-1944
Robert Lee Gilbert, 1895-1952
Floyd Lester Gilbert, 1897-1961
Vesta Pearl Gilbert, 1899-1977
See here for photos of the Rivermines Depot: http://www.missouridepots.com/rivermines.htm
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Isaac Rufus Gilbert's Timeline
| 1859 |
September 7, 1859
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Jefferson County, Illinois, United States
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| 1915 |
July 17, 1915
Age 55
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Rivermines Depot, St. Francois County, Missouri, United States
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