Individual Details
Della Evelyn Gilbert
(30 May 1917 - 12 Jul 1997)
Daughter of James Ivan Gilbert and Stella Jane Powell; wife of James Carl Leonard and Hershel H. Chesnutt; mother of Jimmie Dutton, Geri Champion and Kandi Nolen; sister of Mildred Tombrello, Eunice Milstead, Gladys Freeman, Clarice Woodard, Joe and John Gilbert; grandmother of Darlene Dutton, Nedral McGee, Nathan Champion, Kaila Nolen, Jeff Dutton and Ginger Beltran.
Events
| Birth | 30 May 1917 | Jasper, Walker County, Alabama | |||
| Marriage | 7 May 1947 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama - James Carl Leonard |  |  | |
| Census (family) | 17 Apr 1950 | Cottondale, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama - James Carl Leonard | | | |
| Marriage | 23 Dec 1959 | Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama - Herschel Hansel Chesnutt | | | |
| Death | 12 Jul 1997 | Cottondale, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | | | |
| Burial | Tuscaloosa Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | | |
Families
| Spouse | James Carl Leonard (1917 - 1999) |
| Child | Jimmie Darlene Leonard (1937 - 2016) |
| Child | Jeryl Dean "Geri" Leonard (1940 - 2013) |
| Spouse | Herschel Hansel Chesnutt (1927 - 1980) |
| Child | Living |
Notes
Marriage
James C LeonardSex Male
Age 29
Birth Year (Estimated) 1918
Father's Name Carl Leonard
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Ida Sanford
Mother's Sex Female
Spouse's Name Evelyn D Leonard
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 29
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1918
Spouse's Father's Name Ivan Gilbert
Spouse's Father's Sex Male
Spouse's Mother's Name Stella Powell
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 7 May 1947
Event Place Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Event Place (Original) Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Census (family)
James Carl Leonard Husband M 32 years Alabama - Drives truck, retail grocery storeEvelyn Leonard Wife F 32 years Alabama - Check Flat Work, laundry
Jimmie Darlene Leonard Daughter F 12 years Alabama
Geraldine Leonard Daughter F 9 years Alabama
Marriage
Herschel Hansel ChesnuttSex Male
Age 30
Birth Year (Estimated) 1929
Father's Name Charles Curtis Chesnutt
Mother's Name Elma Jane Herring
Spouse's Name Evelyn Della Leonard
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 39
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1920
Spouse's Father's Name Ivan Gilbert
Spouse's Mother's Name Stella Jane Powell
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 23 Dec 1959
Event Place Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States
Death
Evelyn Gilbert LeonardName Note Name and form dates: Application: EVELYN GILBERT LEONARD (Sep 1942), Application: EVELYN CHESNUTT (Jan 1960), Death: EVELYN D CHESNUTT (12 Jul 1997)
Alias Evelyn Chesnutt
Second Alias Evelyn D Chesnutt
Third Alias Evelyn Gilbert
Sex Female
Social Program Application Date Sep 1942
Previous Residence Cottondale, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Previous Residence Postal Code 35453-3238
Death Date 12 Jul 1997
Birth Date 30 May 1917
Birthplace Jasper Walke*, Alabama, United States
Race White
Father's Name James I Gilbert
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Stella J Powell
Mother's Sex Female
Additional Person's Name Evelyn Della Leonard
Event Type Social Program Correspondence
Burial
Longitude -87.463058Latitude 33.200001
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