Amanda Ellen Gilbert

Brief Life History of Amanda Ellen

When Amanda Ellen Gilbert was born on 10 December 1888, in Bingen, Hempstead, Arkansas, United States, her father, Leroy May Gilbert, was 42 and her mother, Alabama Dillard, was 28. She married George S. Compton on 6 December 1921, in McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, United States in 1920 and Idabel, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States in 1930. She died on 16 November 1961, in Corinth, Howard, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 72.

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Family Time Line

George S. Compton
1888–
Amanda Ellen Gilbert
1888–1961
Marriage: 6 December 1921
Jake Gilbert Compton
1917–1990
Junitha Compton
1923–2003

Sources (6)

  • Amanda Compton in household of Alabama Gilbert, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Amanda E Foster, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
  • Amanda E Gilbert in entry for Juanita Collins Tedder, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

World Events (8)

1889

The Oklahoma Land Run on April 22, 1889, was the first land rush, or land opened for settlement on a first-come basis, opened to the Unassigned Lands. The land rush lured approximately 50,000 people, saddled with their fastest horses, looking to claim their piece of the newly available two million acres. The requirements included the settler to live and improve on their 160 acres for five years in order to receive the title. Choice land tempted people to hide out and get an early lead on their claim. These people became known as “sooners.” It is estimated that eleven thousand homesteads were claimed. Oklahoma Historical Society - Land Run of 1889

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin), French, and German: from the personal name Giselbert, composed of the ancient Germanic elements gīsil ‘pledge, hostage, noble youth’ (see Giesel ) + berht ‘bright, famous’. This personal name enjoyed considerable popularity in England during the Middle Ages, partly as a result of the fame of Saint Gilbert of Sempringham (1085–1189), the founder of the only native English monastic order.

Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.

History: The Devon family of Gilbert can be traced to Geoffrey Gilbert (died 1349), who represented Totnes in Parliament in 1326. His descendants included Sir Humphrey Gilbert (died 1583), who discovered Newfoundland. — Étienne Gilbert from Aulnay in Vienne, France, married Marguerite Thibault in Neuville, QC, in 1683. Louis Gilbert dit Comtois from Besançon in Doubs married Anne Jacques in Charlesbourg, QC, in 1722. Pierre Gilbert from Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire in Charente, France, married Marie-Angélique Dufour in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, QC, in 1756. Charles Dupuis dit Gilbert from Rosnay in Indre, France, married Marie-Jeanne Brunet in Sainte-Foy, QC, in 1741.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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