Charles was born in 1765 in York District, South Carolina. His parents were Ezekiel Gilham and Sarah Clements. He married Jane Finley in Georgia in 1785 and moved to Madison County, Illinois.
Sources
Gillham, W. Clark, "The Family of Thomas Gillham", (Benton, KY: W. Clark Gillham, 1975)
Sarah Gilham Bible Record page 678
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBD-SH5 : 15 August 2017), Chs Gilham, Six Mile, Madison, Illinois, United States; citing p. 117, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 64; FHL microfilm 7,643.
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000; D, Daughters of the American Revolution, Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 139 : 1918. Page 117, Ref #138363; "Mrs. Emma Gillham Miller"
Charles Springer of Cranehook-on-the-Delaware : his descendants and allied families Section: XIII. Early Lusks to Mahor James and Letitia Thomas Lusk (Page 245) Charles Springer of Cranehook-on-the-Delaware, his descendants and allied families. : Springer, Jessie Evelyn (1959) Internet Archive. Available at: https://archive.org/details/charlesspringero00spri (Accessed: May 15, 2023).
Centennial history of Madison County, Illinois, and its people : 1812 to 1912 - Volume I. Chapter XIX. Advance guard of civilization by William T. Norton. [1970] Evansville, Indiana. Page 175
History of Madison County, Illinois: Illustrated, with Biographical Sketches of Many Prominent Men and Pioneers. Edwardsville, ILL: W. R. Brink & Co., 1882. Madison County Genealogical Resources (Illinois Digital Archives),n.d., https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/edpl/id/10609/rec/32. Page 71
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