Isaac Gillmor b. 14 Feb 1833 County Sligo, Ireland d. 8 Apr 1909 Denison, Crawford County, Iowa, USA: Our Family History

1833 - 1909 (76 years)

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Name	Isaac Gillmor [1]
Born	14 Feb 1833	County Sligo, Ireland [1]
	1850 census places him as age 17, born closer to 1833.
Gender	Male
Census	26 Oct 1850	Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA [2]
	1. Beauford, Napioleon B., 43, merchant, real estate $30,000, Kentucky, 2. _____, Sarah A., 36, female, New York 3. _____, Thomas, 21, male, clerk, Kentucky 4. _____, James M., 17, male, student, Kentucky 5. _____, Temple, 17, male, student, born in [M. E.?] 6. Gilmore [Gillmor], Isaac, 17, male, laborer, Ireland 7. McCoy, Mary, 22, female, Ireland 8. McCrary, Patric, 14, male, Ireland 9. Arbogast, Caroline, 7, female, Missouri
Census	14 Jun 1860	Winfield township, Scott County, Iowa, USA [3]
	1. Gillmour, Stewart, 28, male, farmer, real estate $2500, personal $750, Ireland 2. _____, Mary, [20?], female, Canada 3. _____, John S., 1, male, Iowa 4. _____, Isaac, 25, male, Ireland 5. Stanley, Ann E., 14, female, Pennsylvania, attended school
Residence	1869	Crawford County, Iowa, USA [1]
	Arrived in Crawford County, according to bio.
Census	15 Jun 1870	Union township, Crawford County, Iowa, USA [4]
	1. Gillmor, Isaac, 34, male, white, farmer, real estate $2600, personal $3022, Ireland, father and mother of foreign birth 2. _____, Hannah M., 26, female, white, keeping house, Canada, father and mother of foreign birth 3. _____, Margaret J., 3, female, white, at home, Iowa, father and mother of foreign birth 4. _____, Rebecca, one months, female, white, Iowa, born in July, father and mother of foreign birth 5. Connor, John, 68, male, white, retired farmer, real estate $3000, personal $3000, Ireland, father and mother of foreign birth 6. _____, Ellen, 65, at home, Ireland, father and mother of foreign birth 7. Worth, James, 20, male, white, farm laborer, persona. $200, England, father and mother of foreign birth
Census	23 Jun 1880	Denison township, Crawford County, Iowa, USA [5]
	1. Gillmore, Isaac [Isaac], white, male, 45, married, F [farmer], Ireland, Ireland, Ireland 2. _____, Hannah, white, female, 36, wife, married, keeping house, Canada, Ireland, Ireland 3. _____, Margaret, white, female, 13, Iowa, Canada, Ireland, attending school 4. _____, Gertna [Grace], white, female, 10, Iowa, Ireland, Canada, attending school 5. _____, Nellie, white, female, 9, Iowa, Ireland, Canada, attending school 6. _____, Olive, white, female, 6, Iowa, Ireland, Canada, attending school 7. _____, Ira, white, male, 4,Iowa, Ireland, Canada 8. _____, Edith, white, female, 2,Iowa, Ireland, Canada
Census	11 Jun 1900	Denison township, Crawford County, Iowa, USA [6]
	1. Gillmor, Isaac, head, white, male, February 1835, 65, married 34 years, Ireland, Ireland, Ireland, immigrated in 1847, in U.S. 53 years, landlord, can read and write owns home free of mortgage 2. _____, Hannah, wife, white, female, March 1841, 56, married 34 years, 6 children 6 living, Canada, Ireland, Ireland, immigrated in 1846, lived in U.S. 54 years, can read and write 3. _____, Margaret, daughter, white, female, October 1867, 32, single, Iowa, Ireland, Canada, school teacher, can read and write 4. _____, Edith, daughter, white, female, May 1878, 22, single, Iowa, Ireland, Canada, at school 8 months, can read and write
Biography	Citing Biographical History of Crawford, Ida and Sac Counties: "Isaac Gillmor, one of the early settlers of Denison Township located in this county in 1869, and the following spring he located a tract of 180 acres of improved land in Washington Township, Washington County, Iowa. He made his home in this township for two years, making improvements, and then traded this property for a farm in Denison Township, where he is now residing on Section 29, on 480 acres in Denison Township. This was but partially improved, having some broken land and a residence. He has added until he now has 766 acres, all in one body, and it is one of the finest farms in the county. He has always made a specialty of stock-raising, feeding and shipping his own stock, and has been one of the largest growers in the county. He has made cattle his leading line. He is one of the leading and representative agriculturists of the county. Our subject was born in County Sligo, Ireland, February 14, 1835, and was the son of Stewart and Rebecca (Hart) Gillmor. In 1847 the family came to America, locating in Davenport, where the father entered a tract of eighty acres, at $1.25 per acre, and also pre-empted eighty acres. Here he remained until 1856, when he removed to Illinois, where he died. The mother died in 1867, leaving a family of eight children, our subject being the only one in this part of the State. The latter began farming for himself in 1858, by entering a tract of 160 acres in Scott County. Here he began for himself, and only ceased his farming to enter the Army when the call came for troops to suppress the rebellion. He enlisted August 1, 1861, in Company C, Second Iowa Calvary, and was mustered out of the Army as First Lieutenant, at Selma, Alabama. He was wounded at the battle of Tupelo in the head by a minie ball. He now has the murderous little bullet in his possession. The wound was almost in the center of the crown of his head. His war record is a fine one. He was at the Battles of Siege of Corinth, Franklin, Columbia, and he was in all the battles of his regiment and in all the skirmishes around Nashville, Tennessee. After the cruel war was over he returned to Scott County, and remained there until 1869, when he came to Crawford County and was one of the first settlers here in Washington Township. He is a live energetic man, desiring the good of the county in every way. He has held the office of Township Treasurer for the past fifteen years. He has also been one of the directors of the Crawford County Fair Association, and also belongs to a number of soldier associations. Our subject was married November 30, 1865, to Miss Hannah M. Connor, who was born in 1844 and came to the States in 1846. She was reared in Scott County. They have a fine family of six children: Margaret, Grace, Nellie, Olive, Ira and Edith. Nellie was married Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1892 to Mr. F. Goudie, of Denison, where they are located; Margaret has been engaged in school teaching for several years. Grace is also a teacher, having been teaching for three years in the Denison School. Our subject is a strong believer in education and has given his children the best of school facilities. He is a member of the John A. Logan Post No. 58, and is a Past Commander. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Denison. He is a self-made man, as he began with little and has worked his way up. He has fully demonstrated that farming in Iowa can be made a financial success."
Died	8 Apr 1909	Denison, Crawford County, Iowa, USA [1, 7]
	FindAGrave gives date as August, but his probate lists his death as April 1909
NEWS	14 Apr 1909	Denison, Crawford County, Iowa, USA [8]
	A lengthy and flowery obituary is found on page one of The Denison Review on this date: Not reproduced here, it offers details of his life, immigration, service in the Union Army, marriage, children, and his farms.
Parents	His bio names parents as Stewart Gillmor and Rebecca Hart. [1]
Buried	Oakland Cemetery, Denison, Crawford County, Iowa, USA [1]
Person ID	I16763	Gilmore-Donald
Last Modified	2 Mar 2020

Father	Stewart Gillmor, b. Abt 1802, County Sligo, Ireland , d. 7 Oct 1869, Scott County, Iowa, USA (Age ~ 67 years)
Mother	Rebecca [Gillmor], b. 1801, d. 1889 (Age 88 years)
Married	1827	Diocese of Killala and Achonry, County Sligo, Ireland [9]
Family ID	F6167	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Hannah M. Connor

Married 30 Nov 1865 [1]

Children

	1. Margaret Gillmor, b. 20 Oct 1866, Scott County, Iowa, USA , d. 5 Nov 1949, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA (Age 83 years)
	2. Grace Rebecca Gillmor, b. 20 Jul 1869, Denison, Crawford County, Iowa, USA , d. 1 Jul 1951, Alameda County, California, USA (Age 81 years)
	3. Mary Ellen "Nellie" Gillmor, b. 29 Feb 1872, Denison, Crawford County, Iowa, USA , d. 25 Mar 1958, Portland, San Patricio County, Texas, USA (Age 86 years)
	4. Olive C. Gillmor, b. 31 Dec 1873, Crawford County, Iowa, USA , d. 29 Dec 1936, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA (Age 62 years)
	5. Ira Connor Gillmor, b. 12 Jun 1876, Denison, Crawford County, Iowa, USA , d. Aug 1953 (Age 77 years)
	6. Edith Gillmor, b. 9 May 1878, Iowa, USA , d. 15 Jul 1971, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA (Age 93 years)

Last Modified 3 Feb 2020

Family ID F6169 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S12053] Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 February 2020), memorial 29481454, digital image, for Isaac Gillmor (1835-1909), citing Oakland Cemetery (Denison, Crawford County, Iowa USA).
[S1246] 1850 U.S. census, Rock Island County, Illinois, population schedule, Rock Island (lower ward, district 37), p. 443 (penned, recto), p. 224 (stamped, recto), dwelling 1743, family 1743, Napoleon B. Beauford household, for Isaac Gilmore, laborer; digital images FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 1 March 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 126.
[S1247] 1860 U.S. census, Scott County, Iowa, population schedule, Winfield township (Walnut Grove post office), p. 39 (penned), [no stamped no.], dwelling 255, family 259, Stewart Gillmour [Gillmor] household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 March 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 340.
[S1248] 1870 U.S. census, Crawford County, Iowa, population schedule, Union township, p. 1 (penned), p. 486 (stamped, recto), dwelling 6, family 6, Isaac Gillmor household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 March 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 385.
[S1252] 1880 U. S. census, Crawford County, Iowa, population schedule, Denison township, enumeration district (ED) 69, p. 34 (penned), p. 108 (stamped, verso), dwelling 304, family 304, Isaac [Isaac] Gillmor household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 February 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 335.
[S1249] 1900 U.S. census, Crawford County, Iowa, population schedule, Denison township, enumeration district (ED) 56, sheet 18B, p. 163 (stamped, verso), dwelling 355, family 361, Isaac Gillmor household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 March 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, [roll not stated].
[S1250] "Iowa, Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997," digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9064/007594534_00047 : accessed 2 March 2020), for Isaac Gillmor, Crawford County; citing Clerk of District Court, Crawford, Iowa.
[S1251] "Comrade Gillmor is Laid to Rest " The Denison Review (Denison, Iowa), 14 April 1909, p. 1, col. 1; digital image Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 2 March 2020).
[S1242] Public Records Office of Ireland, Marriage License Bonds, Diocese of Killala and Achonry, 52, for Stewart Gilmor-Rebecca Bradley; Marriage Bonds Film 100868, National Archives, Dublin. The original marriage bonds, which would have con tainted more detail, burned in the 1922 fire in Dublin. This record offers only the names and the year of the bond.