Name: Tamra Towers Schrock Gedcom 5.7.2020

Updated: 08-06-2020 01:08:54.


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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Nancy Alice Harvey: Birth: 22 OCT 1852 in Ripley, Jackson Co., West Virginia. Death: 4 FEB 1924 in Canon City, Fremont Co., Colorado

  2. William K. Harvey: Birth: 28 JUN 1854 in Ripley, Jackson Co., West Virginia. Death: 24 DEC 1908 in Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., Colorado

  3. Mary Ellen Harvey: Birth: 10 FEB 1856 in Ripley, Jackson Co., West Virginia. Death: 23 JUL 1915 in Denver, Denver Co., Colorado

  4. James Gilbert Harvey: Birth: 10 OCT 1858 in Ripley, Jackson Co., West Virginia. Death: 28 NOV 1915 in Canon City, Fremont Co., Colorado

  5. Gorey Harvey: Birth: 28 AUG 1864 in Crooked River Township, Ray Co., Missouri. Death: 9 NOV 1914 in Canon City, Fremont Co., Colorado

  6. Martha B. Harvey: Birth: 18 NOV 1869 in Crooked River Township, Ray Co., Missouri. Death: 3 JUL 1935 in Seattle, King Co., Washington


Sources
1. Title:   Death Certificate (State of Iowa)
Text:   Number #SO593874

Notes
a. Note:   ril 1847. They saile d down the Ohio to Newport Kentucky where they received a very short training. Then they sai led down the mississippi river to New Orleans and borded Navy transports to Vera Cruz. The y were in many battles, they stormed the Great Stone Fortress of Chapultepec, and successful ly storned the Belen Garita and Cosme Garita-twin gates to the capital city of Mexico on 13 S eptember 1847. After the war they sailed from Vera Cruz to Fort Hamilton New York where Gilbe rt was discharged on 15 August 1848. They took the B&O railway to Cumberland Maryland wher e it terminated and then took a Stage on the National Toad to Wheeling. There they took pas sage on the #2 Steamer to Ravenswood and walked the rest of the way to Ripley. It should be n oted that he fought under General Worth sho lost and arm. Fort Worth Texas is named after hi m. Gilbert also said that he fought battles in Belangrade, Comigrade and Santiana.
 The first time that Gilbert can be found on Personal Tax toll was 1846. Men were required b y law to be registered by the age of 21.
 Mary and Gilbert bought 200 acres of land in Jackson Co., from Zebulon Harrison.
 Gilbert was also a school teacher for Mr. Ruffner in 1841.
 Gilbert stated that he grew up near Turkey Creek, he also spole of Hurrican and Trace Fork . Sharon said she was raised by Hugh Kizer. There was a Hannah Kizer in Harrison Co. Virgini a in 1818.
 Gilbert mined for Silver in Gothic, Gunnison and Crested Butte. The Virginia Darre was wher e he found all the silver.
  cause of death was heart and bladder.
Note:   Fought in the Mexican War in the 11th US infantry. He enlisted on 22 Ap

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