John Arvil Gilbert

1917 - 2011  (93 years)   Has 76 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	John Arvil Gilbert
  Birth	8 Aug 1917	Union Co, GA
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Arvil
  _UID	D2B1888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000A714
  Death	11 Jul 2011	Marietta, Cobb Co, GA
  Burial	Georgia Memorial Park Cemetery, Cobb Co, GA
  Person ID	I35	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Thomas Joshua Gilbert,   b. 15 May 1884, Union Co, GA d. 14 May 1981, Marietta, Cobb Co, GA (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Hattie Thermudas Grant,   b. 18 Oct 1879, Swain Co, NC d. 25 May 1953, Kennesaw, Cobb Co, GA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	5 Sep 1915	Union Co, GA
  _UID	1C815265A79B764D952009AE4D66855855A6
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dora Ruth Bolen,   b. 10 Jun 1916, GA d. 16 Jan 2002, Marietta, Cobb Co, GA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	8 Dec 1939	Bartow Co, GA
  _UID	A49B400685A62C4BBCDBB4FC619C48D88B9D
  Children	1. LIVING  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted]   2. LIVING
  Family ID	F41	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Marty Grant's Great Great Uncle.; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/gilbert http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/grant !REFERENCE: "A History of the Grant Family of Western North Carolina" (2 vol), by Marvin A. Grant, Jr. Available at: http://www.martygrant.com/books/publications.htm !NOTES:B/D 8 Aug 1915 from his sister Ethel Gilbert Liles, B/D 8 Aug 1917 per SSDI, which also gives D/D; !BIRTHPLACE:Union Co, GA told to me by him; !FATHER:Thomas Joshua Gilbert, told to me by him; !MOTHER:Hattie Thermudas Grant, told to me by him; !CENSUS:1920 Union Co., GA Ivy Log District # 35/35 Thomas Gilbert head 36 M GA-NC-GA Farmer Hattie wife 37 M NC-NC-NC Arvel son 3 0/12 GA-NC-NC Ethel dau 1 3/12; !CENSUS:1930 Cobb Co, GA Militia Dist # 898 # 484/519 Thomas J. GILBERT, Hd, 45 M 30 GA/GA/GA Hattie, wf 48 NC/NC/NC Orville, son 12 GA/GA/NC Ethel, dau 11 Fannie, dau 10 Frank, son, 8 !CENSUS:1940 Cobb Co., GA Acworth # 245 Carl Ballew head 27 M GA. 1935 Marietta, Cobb. Renter - Farm Louise wife 19 J. C. son 1 7/12 Arvil Gilbert boarder 22 M. 1935 Marietta, Cobb. Renter - Farm Ruth boarder 23 M; !CENSUS:1950 Cobb Co., GA Oregon, ED 33-46, Ward Rd, # 254 John A. Gilbert head 31 M GA Plow Maker - Wholesale Plow Co Nora R. wife 32 M GA; !OBITUARY:The Marietta Daily Journal (via Ancestry.com) July 13, 2011 Mr. John A. Gilbert, age 93, of Marietta, passed away July 11, 2011. Mr. Gilbert was of the Baptist faith, and he was preceded in death by his wife of over 63 years, Dora Ruth Gilbert. He is survived by his son, Lamar Gilbert of Marietta, and his daughter, Doris Wortham, of Dallas; 5 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 14 at 11:00 a.m. in Georgia Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Tom Lee officiating. Interment will follow at Georgia Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening, 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Special thanks to Powder Springs Nursing and Rehab for Papa. Georgia Memorial Park Funeral Home.;