Byron Augustus Gilbert

1835 - 1890  (55 years)

• Name	Byron Augustus Gilbert
  Birth	1835	Holley, Orleans, NY
  Gender	Male
  Census	18 Jul 1860	Murray, Orleans, NY
  	age 24, born NY, miller, living at a hotel
  Census	1 Jul 1865	Ridgeway, Orleans, NY
  	age 29, born Orleans Co, miller in Medina, living with wife's family
  Census	28 Jun 1870	Knowlesville, Orleans, NY
  	age 34, born NY, miller
  Census	2 Jun 1875	Ridgeway, Orleans, NY
  	age 39, born Orleans Co, miller
  Census	2 Jun 1880	Knowlesville, Orleans, NY
  	age 44, born NY, miller, parents born VT/VT
  Death	27 Nov 1890	Medina, Orleans, NY
  Burial	Boxwood Cemetery, Medina, NY
  Person ID	I11041	Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	William A. Gilbert,   b. Abt 1798, Vermont d. 18 Feb 1841, Ridgeway, Orleans, NY (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Eliza Avery,   b. 1797, Vermont d. 22 Jun 1841, Ridgeway, Orleans, NY (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Josephine Kipp,   b. 31 Oct 1844, Ridgeway, Orleans, NY d. 3 Jan 1936, Paris, Lamar, TX (Age 91 years)
  Children	1. Fanny L Gilbert,   b. 5 Sep 1863, Orleans Co, NY d. 16 Mar 1936, Paris, Lamar, TX (Age 72 years) + 2. Augustus Franklin Gilbert,   b. 30 May 1871, Medina, Orleans, NY d. 23 Nov 1945, Orlando, Brevard, FL (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F3957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2019

  
  

• Headstones

  Byron A Gilbert Gravestone Site [from findagrave transcription] Death: Nov. 17, 1890, age 55 yrs.

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Holley Standard", 4 Dec 1890 (fultonhistory.com) KILLED BY THE CARS Byron A. Gilbert, a highly esteemed resident of Medina, was run over by a freight train near the Genesee street crossing in the village last Thursday afternoon and instantly killed. The head was crushed and the body cut and mangled beyond recognition. Papers found in the pockets served for identification. Mr. Gilbert was subject to epileptic attacks, and must have fallen while walking on the track. The engineer saw him lying motionless on the track, but too late to stop the train. Mr. Gilbert was formerly a citizen of this place, and had may friends here. He was a brother of Miss Cora Gilbert and Mrs Charles Pratt of this village. He leaves a widow and two children. Miss Fannie A. Gilbert, who is teaching music at the Paris Institute of, Paris, Texas, and Frank A. Gilbert, a young man who resided with his parents in Medina. The funeral was held on Saturday.