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James Irwin Gilmore

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James Irwin Gilmore

Birth
Preble County, Ohio, USA
Death
9 Jul 1909 (aged 79)
Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Son of James William Gilmore &
Emma Elizabeth Ramsey m. 1820
One of seven children;
1 sister & 5 brothers
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1822 William Ramsey
1824 Mary Agnes (Jones) d. 1894 KY
1826 Martha Lackey***see below
1828 Joseph Shields***see below
1833 Samuel Lackey***see below
1836 Robert Hamilton***see below

Note***
His father previously married;
Polly Grigsby m. 1813
Two half-siblings
1 half-sister & 1 half-brother
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1814 Elias M. "Eli"***see below
1816 Sarah Jane "Sallie" (Lough)***see below

Note***
After the death of his parents he lived with his cousin, Thomas Leech Gilmore. When Thomas died James married his widow, a woman with eight children.

Married Elizabeth Christian Hawkins (Gilmore)
04 Sep 1855 OH
Father of four children;
3 daughters & 1 son
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1856 Martha Elizabeth (Lundy) d. 1926
1858 Ella Francis (Thomas) d. 1929 KS
1861 Ida Florence (Hoyt) d. 1889 CO
1866 Thomas Edgar d. 1936 AZ

Note***
He enlisted in the Civil War and service with the 18 Battery, IND. Light Artillery, Eli Lillie, Capt. on Aug 2, 1862. He served as wagon master, went with Sherman to the sea, and although never wounded, suffered from the effects of war for the remainder of his life.
Son of James William Gilmore &
Emma Elizabeth Ramsey m. 1820
One of seven children;
1 sister & 5 brothers
**********************************
1822 William Ramsey
1824 Mary Agnes (Jones) d. 1894 KY
1826 Martha Lackey***see below
1828 Joseph Shields***see below
1833 Samuel Lackey***see below
1836 Robert Hamilton***see below

Note***
His father previously married;
Polly Grigsby m. 1813
Two half-siblings
1 half-sister & 1 half-brother
************************************
1814 Elias M. "Eli"***see below
1816 Sarah Jane "Sallie" (Lough)***see below

Note***
After the death of his parents he lived with his cousin, Thomas Leech Gilmore. When Thomas died James married his widow, a woman with eight children.

Married Elizabeth Christian Hawkins (Gilmore)
04 Sep 1855 OH
Father of four children;
3 daughters & 1 son
*************************************
1856 Martha Elizabeth (Lundy) d. 1926
1858 Ella Francis (Thomas) d. 1929 KS
1861 Ida Florence (Hoyt) d. 1889 CO
1866 Thomas Edgar d. 1936 AZ

Note***
He enlisted in the Civil War and service with the 18 Battery, IND. Light Artillery, Eli Lillie, Capt. on Aug 2, 1862. He served as wagon master, went with Sherman to the sea, and although never wounded, suffered from the effects of war for the remainder of his life.

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