Kathryn Belle Sponaugle and Melvin Gilbert

MELVIN GILBERT was born in 1866 in Ohio,⁴⁵⁶ and died February 21, 1956 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio.^{456, 6210} He is buried in Warner Cemetery, Englewood, Montgomery, Ohio.^{456, 6210}

He married KATHRYN BELLE SPONAUGLE on January 26, 1893 in Montgomery County, Ohio,¹⁷⁸⁶ daughter of NANCY BELL RODGERS and HENRY SPONAUGLE. She was born November 15, 1869 in Gilmer County, West Virginia,²¹⁶⁷ and died April 23, 1937 in Randolph, Montgomery, Ohio.⁶¹⁹ She is buried in Warner Cemetery, Englewood, Montgomery, Ohio.^{619, 456}

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Kathryn B. Sponaugle)

Children of KATHRYN BELLE SPONAUGLE and MELVIN GILBERT:

1. AUDREY L. GILBERT, b. August, 1893, Ohio; m. WILLIAM FORCE HART; d. May 31, 1957, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio.⁹¹⁸⁶
2. ? GILBERT.
3. MILDRED V. GILBERT, b. October 16, 1899, Ohio;²⁵⁰ d. January 30, 1994, Los Angeles County, California.²⁵⁰

Newspaper Articles

Harrisonburg Daily News-Record, April 7, 1919²¹⁶⁸

Mrs. Charles Barnes and Mrs. Melvin Gilbert of Dayton, Ohio, and Samuel Sponagle, of Springfield, O., who were called here by the death of their mother, Mrs. Nancy Sponagle Clark, returned to their homes Monday after spending a few days with their cousin, Mrs. Joseph Wisman, of Edinburg. Mrs. W. H. McLaughlin, of Dayton, and Mrs. Scott Bryan, of Woodstock, nieces of Mrs. Clark, were also guests of Mrs. Wisman.

Obituaries

Dayton Daily News, April 25, 1937⁶²¹²

WEST MILTON, April. 24.—Funeral services for Mrs. Katheine Gilbert, 67, R. R. 1, Union, who died Friday night after a long illness, will be held Monday at 2:30 p. m. at the residence. Burial will be in Warner cemetery.

She is survived by her husband, Melvin; two daughters, Miss Mildred Gilbert and Mrs. William Hart; two sisters, two brothers, and one granddaughter.

Dayton Daily News, February 22, 1956⁶²¹⁰

Melvin Gilbert

Melvin Gilbert, 89, of 340 W. Hillcrest av., died at 7 a. m. Tuesday at his residence after a brief illness.

Born at Union, he had been a farmer, and was employed six years at the Biltmore hotel.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. William Hart of the Hillcrest av. address, with whom he made his home, and Mildred of Los Angeles; a sister, Rlmeda of Dayton, a grandchild and thre great-grandchildren.

Services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Friday at the Baker funeral home, 5555 Philadelphia dr., by The Rev. Michael Eckert. Burial will be in Warner cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p. m. Thursday.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
August 16, 1870673	Center Twp, Gilmer, West Virginia	Henry Sponaugle Nancy Bell Rodgers Ida Ashley Sponaugle Mary I. Sponaugle George B. Sponaugle Samuel Juette Sponaugle Kathryn Belle Sponaugle
June 9, 1880675	Stonewall Township, Shenandoah, Virginia	Nancy Bell Rodgers Mary I. Sponaugle George B. Sponaugle Samuel Juette Sponaugle Kathryn Belle Sponaugle Jewett G. Rodgers
June 12, 1900648	Randolph, Montgomery, Ohio	Kathryn Belle Sponaugle Melvin Gilbert Mildred V. Gilbert Audrey L. Gilbert
May 9, 1910672	Randolph, Montgomery, Ohio	Kathryn Belle Sponaugle Melvin Gilbert Audrey L. Gilbert Mildred V. Gilbert
January 8, 19201330	Randolph, Montgomery, Ohio	Melvin Gilbert Kathryn Belle Sponaugle Mildred V. Gilbert
April 7, 19301329	Randolph, Montgomery, Ohio	Melvin Gilbert Kathryn Belle Sponaugle Mildred V. Gilbert
April 11, 19402551	Randolph, Montgomery, Ohio	Melvin Gilbert Mildred V. Gilbert Audrey L. Gilbert William Force Hart Marguerite Hart