Benjamin Ernest Gilmore

1916 - 2004  (87 years)

• Name	Benjamin Ernest Gilmore  [1, 2]
  	Debra Brannan spelled it "Earnest."
  Born	25 Jul 1916	Valyrang, McPherson County, Nebraska, USA   [1, 2]
  	Birthplace cited in SSA file was Thune, McPherson County, Nebraska.
  Gender	Male
  Narrative	Quote from DJ Brannan's register report: "Ben was a ranch hand in Nebraska and later joined the Union Pacific Railroad as a conductor in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Anna had one child from a previous marriage. Ben and Anna (Coufal) Gilmore did not have children."  [1]
  Residence	Eklutna (village), Municipality of Anchorage, Territory of Alaska, USA   [3]
  	Brother Thomas R. Gilmore's obituary states he was residing in Eklutna, Alaska.
  Residence	1958	2941 Henderston Drive, Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA   [4]
  	Benjamin was employed as a brakeman for the Union Pacific Railroad
  Residence	Jan 1987	Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA   [5]
  Died	21 Mar 2004  [2, 5]
  Person ID	I379	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   [6]
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Coufal
  Married	17 Jul 1952  [1]
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2015
  Family ID	F139	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. [S590] "U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 April 2016), entry for Benjamin Ernest Gilmore, SSN 712-09-2639; original data, Social Security Applications and Claims, Social Security Administration, extraction from SS-5. . [S729] "Gilmore Rites To Be Friday," North Platte Daily Bulletin (North Platte, Neb.), 9 May 1940, p. 8, col. 1; microfilm 071 N8lt, no. 11, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln. [S711] Polk's Cheyenne (Laramie County, Wyoming) City Directory 1958 (Kansas City, Mo. : R. L. Polk & Co., 1958), 275, for Benj. E. Gilmore, 2941 Henderson Dr.; "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 August 2016). http://interactive.ancestry.com/2469/16133052. [S583] Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 7 April 2016), memorial 63273816, 24 December 2010, by David Goltry for Effie Vianna Gilmore Lawyer (1901-1987), citing North Platte Cemetery (North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA). Digital image of marker and digital image of obituary [no newspaper citation]. [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.