Friday, February 25, 2011

100th Wedding Anniversary




February 28, 1911 Ralph Gilbert and Atha Smith were married in Kay County Oklahoma. After they were married they lived in near Fairview Kansas until about 1919 when they moved to Kay County Oklahoma, where they lived a short time and moved back to the Fairview area.
Their children were: Elda Artimza (15 Jun 1912 Fairview KS-15 Nov 2001 Sabetha KS) married Samuel Payne; John Woodrow (23 Jul 1914 Fairview KS-26 Nov 1978 Sabetha KS) 1st married Helen Holdren, 2nd married Martha Fisher; Melvin Ralph (20 Nov 1915 Brown Co. KS-03 Nov 1975 Hiawatha, KS)married Helen Sewell; William James Hiram (18 Mar 1918 Kay Co. OK-09 Mar 1984 Richardson Co NE) married Katherine Nohl; Esther Fidelia (04 Aug 1920 Kay Co OK-alive) married Ernest Lukert; Robert Anton (13 Aug 1922 Fairview KS-25 Jul 1997 Topeka KS.
Ralph was born 21 Jan 1889 Fairview KS died 04 Jul 1962 Kansas City MO the son of William and Mary Jane (Anderson) Gilbert and Atha was born 08 Mar 1891 Morrill KS died 26 Feb 1924 Nemaha Co Kansas the daughter of Samuel James Burnworth and Lena Susan (Geiger) Smith, both are buried in the Morrill KS cemetery.