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Alice Melinda Gilmore

Alice Melinda Gilmore

Female 1869 - 1952  (83 years)

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  • Name Alice Melinda Gilmore 
    Born 23 Jul 1869  Macon County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • 1870 Macon Co IL, Alice was 11 months old, calculating to birth in July 1869

      Geo W in a pension statement gives her birth as 23 Aug 1868.

      Death cert also states 23 July 1867.

      There is some conflict regarding Alice (Gilmore) Bucklin's birth date. The obituary offers a date of 23 July 1867; her father, in a pension statement, offers 23 August 1868; the 1870 Macon County, Illinois, census states that Alice is 11 months old, born the previous July. The latter, while secondary evidence, is direct evidence, given closer to the time of the event, and carries more weight. All accounts agree on the day as the 23rd of the month. Only her father's statement offers the month of August rather than July.
    Gender Female 
    Census 16 Jul 1870  Friends Creek township (Maroa PO), Macon County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    1. Gillmore [Gilmore], George, 23, white, male, farmer, real estate value $2000, personal $600, Canada West, mother and father of foreign birth
    2. _____, Vienna, 22, female, white, keeping house, New York
    3. _____, Alice M., 11 months, Illinois, USA
    4. Goff, Enock, 23, male, white, farmer, Indiana, can read, cannot write  
    Census 1 Mar 1875  Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas Territory, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    1. Gilmore, Geo W., 29, male, white, farmer, H [homestead], value $425, born Canada, moved to KS from Illinois
    2. _____, Vianna, 23, female, white, New York, Illinois
    3. _____, Alice, 5, female, white, Illinois
    4. _____, George, 2, male, white, Illinois
    5. Pratt, Wallace, 16, male, white, Illinois  
    Census 9 Jun 1880  Center township, Smith County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    1. Gilmore, George, white, male, 37, married, farmer, Canada, Canada, Canada
    2. _____, Vienna, white, female, 30, wife, married, Canada, Canada, Canada
    3. _____, Alice, white, female, 9, daughter, Illinois, Canada, Canada
    4. _____, George, white, male, 6, son, Illinois, Canada, Canada
    5. _____, Thomas, white, male, 4, son, Kansas, Canada, Canada  
    Census 1885  Smith Center, Beaver township, Smith County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    1. Bucklin, W. L., 21, male, white, married, farmer, born Iowa, came to Kansas from Iowa
    2. _____, A. M., 17, female, white, married, dishwasher, Illinois, came to Kansas from Illinois
    3. _____, E., 55, male, white, single, farmer, Massa[chussetts?], came to Kansas from Iowa 
    Census 1895  Beaver township, Rawlins County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    1. Bucklin, W. L., [31?], male, white, Iowa, Iowa
    2. _____, A. M., 26, female, white, Illinois, Illinois
    3. _____, E. M., 9, female, white, Kansas, Kansas
    4. _____, H., 8, female, white, Kansas, Kansas
    5. _____, G. E., [2?], male, Kansas, Kansas
    6. _____, J., 6 months, male, Kansas, Kansas
    7. _____, Minnie, 6 months, Kansas, Kansas 
    Census 1 Jun 1900  Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    1. Bucklin, Alice M., head, white, female, July 1868, 30, widowed, 4 children 2 living, Illinois, Canada, New York, washer woman, can read and write, owns home free of mortgage
    2. _____, Eugena M., daughter, white, female, October 1885, 14, Kansas, Massachusetts, Illinois, at school, 9 months, can read and write
    3. _____, Hattie B., daughter, white, female, April 1886, 12, Kansas, Massachusetts, Illinois, at school, 9 months, can read and write
    4. _____, Georgie E., son, white, male, August 1891, 8, Kansas, Massachussetts, Illinois, at school, 9 months, can read and write
    5. _____, John W., son, white, male, Agusut 1894, 5, Kansas, Massachusetts, Illinois 
    NEWS 16 Aug 1900  Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    "Mrs. Alice Bucklin of Atwood, Kansas, came in Tuesday morning for a visit with her mother, mrs. george Gilmore. Mrs. Bucklin and her husband have not lived together for some years but she is succeeding admirably in making her way in the world and in raising a family of children which would be a credit to a woman more fortunately situated. She will remain about a week." 
    NEWS 21 Feb 1901  Smith Centre, Smith County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Newspaper article states that Alice M. Bucklin, Emma M. Bucklin, and Hattie V. Bucklin were received into the M. E. church the previous Sunday. 
    NEWS 5 Jun 1903  Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Marriage license applied for:

    "June 5 ? Jesse A. Williams, 43, McDonald, Kansas to Mrs. Alice M. Bucklin, Smith Center." 
    Census 1905  Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    1. Bucklin, Alice, 36, female, born in Illinois, came to Kansas from Illinois, [no employment stated]
    2. _____, George, 13, male, born Kansas, came from Kansas 
    Census 28 Apr 1910  Center township, Smith County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    1. Innes, Clifford, head, male, white, 27, first marriage, Kansas, Missouri, Missouri, farmer, general farm, own account, can read and write, renting farm, farm schedule no. 52
    2. _____, Hattie, wife, female, white, 23, first marriage, married [??] years, 4 children 3 living, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, can read and write
    3. _____, Lettie, daughter, female, white, 4, Kansas, Kansas, Kansas
    4. _____, Earle, son, female [sic], white, 2, Kansas, Kansas, Kansas
    5. _____, Niva, daughter, female, white, 4 months, Kansas, Kansas, Kansas
    6. Wilson, Alice, mother in law, female, white, 42, first marriage, 6 children 4 living, Illinois, Canada English, New York, can read and write
    7. Bucklin, George, brother in law, male, white, 18, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, can read and write, farmer, general farm, own account
    8. _____, John, brother in law, male, white, 15, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, can read and write, [not attending school, implied] 
    Obituary After 30 Dec 1918  Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother and Babe Both Dead

    Cliff Innes and four motherless children have the deep sympathy of our people in the bereavement that came to them Monday, through the death of Mrs. Innes and one of a pair of twin boys to whom she gave birth on that date. The other twin is alive as this is written. Mrs. Innes had been in failing health for some time, and her husband brought her back here from Sterling, Colo., about ten days ago in hopes that a lower altitude would help her, but childbirth proved too much for one in her weakened condition. Funeral services were held this forenoon and the bodies of the mother and babe in the same coffin were laid to rest in Fairview cemetery. Mrs. Innes, a daughter of Mrs. Will Bucklin of this city, was aged 30 years, 8 months and 6 days, and had lived practically all her life in Smith county. Besides her husband, children and mother she is survived by a sister, Mrs. Arch Wilson, and two brothers, George ofWashington township, and John, of Athol. Only last week we carried a news item about the suicide of their father, Will Bucklin, at Byers, Colo. 
    Census 1925  Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    1. Bucklin, Alice M., head, owns free of mortgage, white, 56, widowed, born Illinois, came from Illinois, no occupation 
    Census 15 Apr 1940  124 North Lincoln St., Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    1. Bucklin, Alice, head, female, white, 72, widowed, completed grade 8, Illinois, same house 1935, not a farm, house keeping, home making, has other source of income
    2. _____, Geo, son, male, white, 48, widowed, completed grade 8, Kansas, same place 1935, employed for pay, worked 70 hours previous week, filling station attendant, [Pounds?] Oil Co., worked 52 weeks, income $620, no other source of income 
    Death 5 Dec 1952 
    Death certificate Data

    Place of death: Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas, Velma McNulty Nursing Home.
    Usual residence: Smith Center, Smith County
    Name: Alice M. Bucklin
    died Dec 5 1952
    female
    white
    widow
    born 23 July 1867, age 87 yrs 4 months, 12 days
    Occupation: housewife, at home
    Birthplace: Macon County, Illinois
    Father: George Gilmore
    Mother: Vienna Pratt
    Not in armed forces
    No Social Security
    informant: Mrs. Eugenia Wilson
    Cause of death: cardiovascular
    Contributing: senility
    Victor E. Watts, M.D., Smith Center
    Burial 7 December, Fairview Cemetery
    Funeral director: Simmons-Oliff-Smith
     
    Died 5 Dec 1952  Velma McNulty Nursing Home, Smith County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 16] 
    Obituary 11 Dec 1952  Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Smith County Pioneer:
    Mrs. Alice Bucklin Laid to Rest Sunday
    Rites From Methodist Church; Burial In Fairview Cemetery

    The funeral of Mrs. Alice Buvklin was held from the Smith Center Methodist church Sunday, Dec. 7, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Ranold [sic] Plott officiating. Burial was in Fairview cemetery. Mrs. Bucklin, 85, lived in Smith Center for 72 years.

    Alice Melinda, daughter of Vienna A. and George W. Gilmore, was born July 23, 1867 in Macon county, Ill., and passed away Dec. 5, 1952 in Smith Center.

    She came to Smith Center with her parents at the age of five years.

    On Nov. 28, 1884 she was united in marriage to Willard Livere Buckling. Six children were born to this union. Surviving are Eugenia, Mrs. Arch Wilson, Smith Center; and John, Colorado Springs, Colo. Preceding her in death were three daughters, Hattie, Mrs. Clifford Innes, in 1918; Minnie in childhood, and Alice Fern in infancy; and a son, George, who passed away in 1940.

    In 1892 they moved to Rawlins county, Kansas and resided there for eight years, then returned to Smith Center where she lived until her death.

    She joined the Methodist church while in Rawlins county and after returning to Smith Center, her letter was transferred to the Methodist church of that city.

    At her advanced age Mrs. Bucklin was still piecing beautiful quilts and doing fancy work. She also did her own letter writing.

    In addition to the children previously mentioned she is survived by two brothers: George Gilmore, Lebanon, Mo. and Tom Gilmore, North Platte, Nebr.; eleven grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, three great great grandchildren, a large number of nieces and nephews and by a host of friends who mourn her departure." 
    Parents Death certificate names her parents as George Gilmore and Vienna (or Vianna) Pratt.   [3] 
    Buried Fairview Cemetery, Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I255  Gilmore-Donald
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2021 

    Father George W. Gilmore,   b. 25 Jun 1837, County Sligo, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1910, Lanton, Howell County, MIssouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Vienna Arthusa Pratt,   b. 27 Mar 1847, Niagara County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 1917, [County Poor Farm], Smith County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 22 Mar 1863  Waddams Grove, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Family ID F31  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Willard Livere Bucklin,   b. 15 Nov 1863, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1918, Byers, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 28 Nov 1884  Smith County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Children 
    +1. Eugenia May Bucklin,   b. 2 Oct 1885, Smith County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1955, Smith Center, Smith County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    +2. Harriet "Hattie" V. Bucklin,   b. 25 Apr 1886, Smith County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1918, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     3. Alice Fern Bucklin,   b. Abt 1889, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Before 1895  (Age ~ 5 years)
    +4. George Edward Bucklin,   b. 24 Aug 1891, Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1940  (Age 48 years)
    +5. John Willard Bucklin,   b. 7 Aug 1894, Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1973, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     6. Minnie Bucklin,   b. 7 Aug 1894, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Before 1900, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2015 
    Family ID F149  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    George W. and Vienna (Pratt) Gilmore, 1880 Smith County, Kansas, census    		George W. and Vienna (Pratt) Gilmore, 1880 Smith County, Kansas, census
    1880 U. S. census, Smith County, Kansas, population schedule, Center township, enumeration district (ED) 310, p. 12 (penned), p. 478a (stamped), dwelling 9, family 9, George Gilmore household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 June 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 397.
    1875 Kansas Territory census, Smith County, George W. Gilmore family    		1875 Kansas Territory census, Smith County, George W. Gilmore family
    1875 Kansas Territory census, Smith County, population schedule, Smith Center township, p. 18 (illegible, inferred from previous p. 17), p. 1 (penned, facing), dwelling 178, household 190, Geo W. Gilmore household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 June 2015); citing 1875 Kansas Territory Census, roll no.…

  • Sources 
    1. [S262] Debra Brannan Mullendore (djbrnnn@aol.com), family group sheet, Willard L. Bucklin-Alice M. Gilmore, supplied 2000; no source citations. Mrs. Mullendore is the granddaughter of Alice M. (Gilmore) Bucklin. .

    2. [S173] 1870 U. S. census, Macon County, Illinois, population schedule, Friends Creek township, p. 6 (penned), p. 430 (stamped, verso), dwelling 43, family 41, George Gillmore [Gilmore] household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 9 November 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 249.

    3. [S722] Kansas State Board of Health, death certificate no. 019430 (1952), Alice M. Bucklin, Smith County; Office of Vital Statistics, Topeka.

    4. [S248] 1875 Kansas State census, Smith County, population schedule, Smith Center township, p. 18 (illegible, inferred from previous p. 17), p. 1 (penned, facing), dwelling 178, household 190, Geo W. Gilmore household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 June 2015); citing 1875 Kansas Territory Census, roll no. ks1875_19, Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka.

    5. [S247] 1880 U. S. census, Smith County, Kansas, population schedule, Centre township, enumeration district [ED] 310, p. 12 (penned), p. 478 (stamped), dwelling 9, family 9, George Gilmore household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 January 2008); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 397.

    6. [S296] 1885 Kansas State census, Smith County, population schedule, Beaver township, Smith Center, pp. 16-17, lines 27-29 [dwelling/household numbers not stated], W. L. Buckliin household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 August 2015); citing 1885 Kansas State Census, roll KS1885_131, Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka.

    7. [S299] 1895 Kansas State census, Rawlins County, population schedule, Beaver township (Blakeman post office), p. 2, dwelling 7, family 7, W. L. Bucklin household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 August 2015); citing 1885 Kansas State Census, roll v.115_123, Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka.

    8. [S300] 1900 U.S. census, Rawlins County, Kansas, population schedule Atwood, Atwood township, enumeration district (ED) 132, sheets 1A-B, pp. 298a-b (stamped), dwelling 13, family 13, Alice M. Bucklin household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 August 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 496.

    9. [S1653] "Mrs. Alice Bucklin . . . ," Smith County Journal (Smith Center, Kan.), 16 August 1900, p. 5, col. 5, news item; digital image Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 1 January 2021).

    10. [S1124] [No headline] Smith County Pioneer (Smith Centre, Kan.), 21 February 1901, p. 1, col. 4, small item listing persons received into the M.E. [Methodist Episcopal] church the previous Sunday, including Alice Bucklin and two daughters; digital image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 7 June 2018).

    11. [S1682] "Marriage Licenses," The Smith County Messenger (Smith Center, Kan.), 6 June 1907, p. 5, col. 4, item for Jesse A. Williams and Mrs. Alice M. Bucklin; digital image Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 18 January 2021).

    12. [S297] 1905 Kansas State census, Smith County, population schedule, Smith Center, p. 36, family 257 [line18], Alice Bucklin household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 August 2015); citing 1885 Kansas State Census, roll KS1905_157, Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka.

    13. [S301] 1910 U.S. census, Smith County, Kansas, population schedule, Center township, enumeration district (ED) 200, sheet 16A (penned), p. 55 (stamped), dwelling 378, family 383, Clifford Innes household, for Alice Wilson, mother-in-law; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed10 August 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 458.

    14. [S298] 1925 Kansas State census, Smith County, population schedule, Smith Center, p. 9 (stamped), dwelling 77, family 77, line 16, for Alice M. Bucklin household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 August 2015); citing 1885 Kansas State Census, roll KS1925_153, Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka.

    15. [S302] 1940 U.S. census, Smith County, Kansas, population schedule, Center township, Smith Center (city), enumeration district (ED) 92-26A, sheet 7A (penned), p. 123a (stamped), household 160 (124 North Lincoln), Alice Bucklin household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 August 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1262.

    16. [S650] ?Mrs. Alice Bucklin Laid to Rest Sunday,? Smith County (Kansas) Pioneer, 11 December 1952.

    17. [S411] Stephenson County, Illinois, Marriages, vol. 4:731, Gilmore-Pratt (1863), County Clerk, Freeport, Illinois.

    18. [S295] Smith County, Kansas, Marriages, vol. B:32, Gilmore-Bucklin (1884), County Clerk, Smith Center, Kansas.


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