John Gillham (1798 - abt. 1835)

Born 10 Jan 1798 in Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died about 29 Apr 1835 at about age 37 in Illinois, United States

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Biography

Son of John Gillham who fought in the revolutionary war and was the son of Thomas Gillham Sr. His mother was Sarah Clark. ^{[1] [2]}

Married Phebe Dunnagan on October 3rd 1822 in Madison County, Illinois. ^[3][4]

Father to the famous Senator of Illinois, Daniel Brown Gillham who was tragically murdered. ^[5]

Hes buried in Wanda Cemetery in South Roxana, Illinois. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Wanda history, Whalen-family.org. Madison County ILGenWeb; Whalen-family.org. Available at: https://ilmadison.whalen-family.org/town_histories/wanda_history.html (Accessed: May 19, 2023).
2. ↑ Charles Springer of Cranehook-on-the-Delaware : his descendants and allied families; Springer, Jessie Evelyn, Edwardsville, Illinois: [1959]; Chapter XIII (Page 245) & Chapter XIV: The Gillham Family in America (Page 271-288); Internet Archive; Available at: https://archive.org/details/charlesspringero00spri
3. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/6190 3/1:1:QK9L-QP1Q : 19 February 2021), John Gilham and Phebe Dunnegan, 03 Oct 1822; citing Madison, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,306,457.
4. ↑ *Brink, W.R., "History of Madison County Illinois, Illustrated, with Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Pioneers", (Edwardsville, Ill.: W.R. Brink & Co., 1892), p. 72. URL: [1], URL: [2]
5. ↑ Alton Telegraph, April 10, 1890, Page 5. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/alton-telegraph-death-of-hon-daniel-b/125000655/ : accessed June 18, 2023), clip page for Death of Hon. Daniel B. Gillham by user tina_n_henbest
6. ↑ *Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73250785/john-gillham: accessed 17 June 2023), memorial page for Rev John Gillham Jr. (10 Jan 1798–29 Apr 1835), Find a Grave Memorial ID 73250785, citing Wanda Cemetery, South Roxana, Madison County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by charles klingel (contributor 49577004).