George Dewey Gilmore

1902 - 1952  (49 years)

• Name	George Dewey Gilmore  [1]
  Born	24 May 1902	Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Narrative	Quoted from Debra J. Brannan's register report: "George Gilmore never married. George was a ranch and farm hand in the McPherson County, Nebraska, Sandhills region. In the 1920?s, George traveled to Kansas where he assisted with harvests. On his way home to Nebraska, he was robbed and beaten by an unknown assailant. He lay unconscious in the sun until a passerby discovered him. Due to sunstroke and severe head injuries, George suffered permanent brain damage and never fully recovered. He resided with his parents, Edith and Tom, until failing health precipitated his move to a Hastings, Nebraska, care center."  [1]
  Died	20 Feb 1952	Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, USA   [1]
  Obituary	22 Feb 1952	North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA   [2]
  	North Platte Telegraph-Bulletin George D. Gilmore Services Monday Funeral services for George Dewey Gilmore, who died in Hastings hospital Wednesday, will be held 2 p.m. Monday in the Adams funeral home with the Rev. Bert L.Story, pastor of theFirst Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in theNorth Platte cemetery.
  Obituary	26 Feb 1952	North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA   [3]
  	North Platte Telegraph-Bulletin :George Gilmore Funeral Held Funeral services for George Dewey Gilmore, who died Wednesday at Hastings, were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Adams Funeral Home chapel. The Rev. Bert L. Story, pastor of the First Methodist church, officiated. Mrs. Glen Watson range "Beautiful Isle" and "In the Garden". Organ accompanist was Mrs. J. B. [Eaves?]. Pallbearers were Ed Dillin, Vern Dillin, Bennie Gilmore, Marion Gilmore, George Guthard, and Claude Lawyer. Burial was in the North Platte cemetery.
  Buried	North Platte Cemetery, North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I343	Gilmore-Donald
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Thomas Melvin Gilmore,   b. 15 Jun 1875, Smith County, Kansas, USA ,   d. 12 Feb 1953, North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Edith Addie Holcomb,   b. 14 Apr 1878, Northboro, Page County, Iowa, USA ,   d. Feb 1975, North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA  (Age 96 years)
  Married	28 Mar 1900	Marion County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S287] Debra J. Brannon (djbrnnn@aol.com), "Gilmore Ancestry of Thomas Melvin Gilmore (1875-1952)," register report from genealogical software, containing no sources. Sent from Ms. Brannon to Janis Walker Gilmore as an email attachment, June 2015. Ms. Brannon is a direct descendant of Thomas M. Gilmore and Edith Holcomb through their daughter Effie Vianna Gilmore. [S727] "George D. Gilmore Services Monday," North Platte Telegraph-Bulletin (North Platte, Neb.), 22 February 1952, p. 8, col. 2; microfilm 071 N8lt, no. 38, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln. [S728] "George D. Gilmore Services Monday," North Platte Telegraph-Bulletin (North Platte, Neb.), 26 February 1952, p. 12, col. 1; microfilm 071 N8lt, no. 38, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln. [S1584] "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 17 June 2013), Marion County, [1900]: 87, for Thomas N. Gilmore-Edith Holcomb, 28 March 1900; FHL film no. 965,419; citing original records of Marion County, Salem.