Hi, I am Dale Marcum.My father came from Manchester, Clay, Kentucky. His mother was Mary L.Gilbert (White) Marcum. His father was James Marcum They were married in April 1881.Chester Authur Marcum was their only child. I am working on the Gilbert line at the present. I will present the information and the sources and hope that someone may have some answers or maybe what I present may be of some help to someone. Mary's father was Felix J. Gilbert and his father was John Gilbert. This is what I have found in my research: John Gilbert born 1775-1764 age-86-1850;ae-96-1860 of Tennessee and shown as born in North Carolina on the census' and according to the John J.Dickey Diary pg 2219.( I will do some abreviating so I will describe what these abbreviations are:bn=born;d.=died;ae=age;J.J.D.D.=John J.Dickey Diary;md=married,mg=marriage;FHCSLC=Family History Center Salt Lake City;bk=book; Mary=Mollie,Polly;Sarah=Sallie or Sally;Margaret=Peggy or Pug;There are others that have these nick names. I will try to make myself clear.Dale) John Gilbert was legally md 11 Sep 1804 at Richmond ,Kentucky.He had md Mollie Bowling in a common law marriage ,before his legal mg, in Tennessee. Source: Knox Co.,Ky Marriages 1800-1819,also Vol 69 Dar.Am Pub.C. Mollie is also listed as Mary Bowen on some of these mg records.This information is taken from these sources plus Chester A. Marcums Family History in his handwriting and personal interviews while in Kentucky in 1948. John Gilbert died 11 Mar 1868. Mollie Bowliing bn bet. 1770-1778 in Tennessee to James Bowling and Sarah "Sallie" Blevins She d abt 1840 Children of John and Mollie were : 1.Moses Gilbert bn abt 1800 d.died young (Family records of Chester A Marcum) 2. Felix J.Gilbert bn 21 Feb 1804 Big Creek, Clay Kentucky;Md Lucinda Jane Dorton 2 Feb 1828; d.24 May 1859. +Lucinda Jane Dorton bn 1809 Pineville,Knox, Kentucky;her parents were Moses Dorton and Laodicea "Dicy"Robinson . She was ae-41-1850;ae-31-1840;ae-60-1870;ae-71-1880.She is listed as a widow in the 1860 census;In the 1870 census she is living with her son Taylor J.Gilbert in house and dwelling 111. She died 18 Mar 1883 in Clay Co.,Kentucky 3.Sarah Gilbert bn 25 Jan 1806, Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky.Md Andrew McRoberts 15 Jan 1825 4.Martha Gilbert bn 8 Nov 1807 Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky. Md Thomas I.Woodson . 6 Aug 1829 5.John D. Gilbert bn abt 1809 d. died young .Big Creek Clay, Kentucky. 6.Abijah Gilbert bn 1812,died young of Red Bird,Clay,Kentucky. 7. Abijah Gilbert bn 25 Feb 1815,Big Creek,Clay,Kentucky.Md Martha Jane Gibson 7 May 1839. d.abt 1878 8. Joseph S.Gilbert bn 12 Jan 1817,Big Creek, Clay,Kentucky Md Sarah Treadway 24 Jun 1859.d 1 Aug 1869 ae-53. 9.Nancy Gilbert bn 18 Jun 1819 Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky. Md Blackgrove B."Joe" Hopper 26 Sep 1838. d.abt 1875. The sources:Family Book of Remembrance and records of Chester A Marcum and his personal interviews. 1840,1850,,1860,1870,1880 U.S.Federal census of Clay County Kentucky. Knox county Kentucky Marriages 1800-1819.Vol 69 DAR.Am.Pub.C.; J.J.D.D. pg 2393-2394 as recorded by Rev. Dickey 10 Nov 1897 in Manchester,Kentucky. Vital Records of Clay County,Ky.Clay County Will Bks 1-2 1826-1890 pg 81;976.9145P28w.; Lee County Virginia marriages 1853-1884;Mg records of Clay Co.Ky 1802-1852 call No.976.9A1 no.30 FLCSLC; Will of John Gilbert 19 Aug 1860 recorded 6 Apr 1868 by G.W.Price. I have written a history of John Gilbert from the sources and documents that I have researched and would be happy to share it. I also have the families as descendants of John and Mollie i.e. the families of those listed above. Any suggestions would be appreciated and if you have records that have sources and documentation so that I may make the record as accurate as possible I would appreciate corresponding with such persons.. There is a comment from the J.J.D.D. that I would like to pass on at this time.found on pg 2181. Mrs._____Caudill of Benge, Kentucky Says "I am the daughter of Rev.Taylor Gilbert. I have heard Mrs Hopper,My father's aunt,say that my great grandfather Rev. John Gilbert,was born out of wedlock. His father was a wealthy man named_____Gilbert. His mother begged him to marry her,but he would not and she disappeared. It was Not known what became of her,but it was supposed she drowned herself in the Atlantic Ocean or "The Sea" as she called it. His father raised him and he came to Kentucky at an early day. Comment by Dale: Mrs Caudill must be Mittie who md Emory Caudill. They were living next to Taylor Gilbert in the 1900 census of Clay County Dist.29 sheet no.20 pg B. Mrs Hopper would be Nancy Gilbert Hopper who married Blackgrove B.Hopper 26 Sep 1838 Mg records of Clay Co.,Ky 1801-1852 Call no.976.9A1 no 30 FHCSLC. Abijah Gilbert says that his father had 11 children only 5 reached maturity J.J.D.D. 2384. I hope this information will help Dale