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John Gilbert Sr.

He was state senator from Clay,Knox,Harlan and Whitley Counties from 1833-1837. He was a self taught doctor. He surveyed and claimed much of Clay, Leslie and Harlan counties: was an early salt maker. Has a highway named after him: John Gilbert Sr Memorial Highway - Named in honor of first white man to settle on Red Bird River, at the mouth of Gilberts Creek.