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Leonard Armstrong Gilmer

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Leonard Armstrong Gilmer

Birth
Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
1 Mar 1930 (aged 69)
Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA
Burial
Stoneburg, Montague County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
OS-SR2
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Discrepancy in date of death, marker shows March 1, 1925, death certificate shows March 1, 1930.
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Killed when hit by auto -
L.A. Gilmer 65, A pioneer of Northwest Texas, was instantly killed when struck by an automobile Saturday as he started to cross the road on the Burkburnett highway near Burkburnett. His head was crushed against the pavement.

Survivors - Wife and three married daughters who live in the Cashion Community near Burkburnett. Gilmer was a janitor at the Cashion school.

Obituary published -
Dallas Morning News - Dallas, Texas - March 2, 1930 - Section - 1 - Page - 12.
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Leonard A Gilmer & Clara Jane Freeman married 2 May 1886 in Bonham, Fannin, TX

1900 Bonham, Fannin, Texas Census
Leonard Gilner, head 40 b LA; Clair Gilner, wife 31 b AR; Eldred Gilner, son 13 TX; Estell Gilner, dau 9 b TX; Bettie Gilner, dau 5 b TX & Gilner, dau 3 b TX

1910 Justice Precinct 4, Montague, TX Census
Leonard A Gilmer, head 49 b LA; Clara J Gilmer, wife 40 b AR; Stephen E Gilmer , son 23 b TX; Bettie J Gilmer, dau 15 b TX; Hester J Gilmer, dau 13 b TX & Mattie H Gilmer, dau 5 b TX
Discrepancy in date of death, marker shows March 1, 1925, death certificate shows March 1, 1930.
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Killed when hit by auto -
L.A. Gilmer 65, A pioneer of Northwest Texas, was instantly killed when struck by an automobile Saturday as he started to cross the road on the Burkburnett highway near Burkburnett. His head was crushed against the pavement.

Survivors - Wife and three married daughters who live in the Cashion Community near Burkburnett. Gilmer was a janitor at the Cashion school.

Obituary published -
Dallas Morning News - Dallas, Texas - March 2, 1930 - Section - 1 - Page - 12.
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Leonard A Gilmer & Clara Jane Freeman married 2 May 1886 in Bonham, Fannin, TX

1900 Bonham, Fannin, Texas Census
Leonard Gilner, head 40 b LA; Clair Gilner, wife 31 b AR; Eldred Gilner, son 13 TX; Estell Gilner, dau 9 b TX; Bettie Gilner, dau 5 b TX & Gilner, dau 3 b TX

1910 Justice Precinct 4, Montague, TX Census
Leonard A Gilmer, head 49 b LA; Clara J Gilmer, wife 40 b AR; Stephen E Gilmer , son 23 b TX; Bettie J Gilmer, dau 15 b TX; Hester J Gilmer, dau 13 b TX & Mattie H Gilmer, dau 5 b TX


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  • Maintained by: dw
  • Originally Created by: Lin
  • Added: Mar 18, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25374063/leonard_armstrong-gilmer: accessed ), memorial page for Leonard Armstrong Gilmer (17 Aug 1860–1 Mar 1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25374063, citing Hopewell Cemetery, Stoneburg, Montague County, Texas, USA; Maintained by dw (contributor 49270368).