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John Dean Gillett

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John Dean Gillett

Birth: 28 Apr 1819
Death: 25 Aug 1888 (aged 69)
Mackinaw City, Cheboygan County, Michigan, USA
Burial: Elkhart Cemetery
Elkhart, Logan County, Illinois, USA
Memorial ID: 53867992 View Source

Article from the Abilene Daily Reflector, Abilene, Kansas, 28 August 1888 reads...

CATTLE KING DEAD

Mackinaw, Michigan, August 25 - John D. Gillette, the cattle king of Illinois, father-in-law of Governor Oglesby, died here this morning. At the time of his death he owned 20,000 acres of land in Logan County, Illinois and had $100,000 of stock of five Central Illinois banks. His fortune is estimated at $650,000. He was one of the first to export beef cattle to England.

Article from the Abilene Daily Reflector, Abilene, Kansas, 28 August 1888 reads...

CATTLE KING DEAD

Mackinaw, Michigan, August 25 - John D. Gillette, the cattle king of Illinois, father-in-law of Governor Oglesby, died here this morning. At the time of his death he owned 20,000 acres of land in Logan County, Illinois and had $100,000 of stock of five Central Illinois banks. His fortune is estimated at $650,000. He was one of the first to export beef cattle to England.

Family Members

Parents

Eliphaz Gillet

1788–1822

Spouse

Lemira Louise Parke Gillett

1821–1901 (m. 1842)

Siblings

Almirah Gillet

unknown–1817
Adeline Sanford Gillett Chamberlin

1816–1850

Children

Susan Emma Gillett

1843–1844
Emma Susan Gillett Oglesby

1845–1928
Grace Gillett Littler

1848–1891
Nina Lemira Gillett

1854–1938
Mary Katherine Gillett Hill

1855–1935
Amaryllis Tuttle Gillett

1857–1921
Jessie Dean Gillett

1859–1947
John Parke Gillett

1861–1901
Charlotte Lancraft Gillett Barnes

1865–1953

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1870 United States Federal Census

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1880 United States Federal Census

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Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925

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Created by: Lori Rowe
Added: 19 Jun 2010
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 53867992
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53867992/john-dean-gillett: accessed ), memorial page for John Dean Gillett (28 Apr 1819–25 Aug 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53867992, citing Elkhart Cemetery, Elkhart, Logan County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Lori Rowe (contributor 46922820).

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