Stewart Gillmor b. 27 Jul 1832 County Sligo, Ireland d. 16 Dec 1902 Scott County, Iowa, USA: Our Family History

1832 - 1902 (70 years)

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Name	Stewart Gillmor
Born	27 Jul 1832	County Sligo, Ireland [1]
Gender	Male
Immigration	Abt 1844 [1]
	Immigrated from Scotland when he was age 12.
Residence	12 Apr 1847	Scott County, Iowa, USA [1]
	His obit states he arrived in Scott County this date.
Census	14 Jun 1860	Winfield township, Scott County, Iowa, USA [2]
	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
Census	Jul 1870	Allens Grove township, Scott County, Iowa, USA [3]
	1. Gillmor, Stewart, 38, male, white, farmer, real estate $6000, personal $2500, Ireland, father and mother of foreign birth 2. _____, Mary A., 30, female, white, keeps house, Canada, mother and father of foreign birth 3. _____, John S., 11, male, white, Iowa, mother and father of foreign birth, attending school 4. _____, Margaret J., 9, female, white, Iowa, mother and father of foreign birth, attending school 5. _____, Rebecca E, 7, female, white, Iowa, mother and father of foreign birth, attending school 6. _____, William L., 5, male, white, Iowa, mother and father of foreign birth 7. _____, Hugh, 6 months, male, white, Iowa, mother and father of foreign birth 8. [Parsons?], Mary, 15, female, white, house servant, Holstein, mother and father of foreign birth
Census	1 Jun 1880	Allens Grove township, Scott County, Iowa, USA [4]
	1. Gillmor, Stewart, white, male, 47, married, farmer, Ireland, Ireland, Ireland 2. _____, Mary A., white, female, 40, wife, married, keeping house, Canada, Ireland, Ireland 3. _____, Maggie J., white, female, 19, daughter, single, at home, Iowa, Ireland, Canada 4. _____, Nellie R., white, female, 17, daughter, single, attending school, Iowa, Ireland, Canada 5. _____, William L., white, male, 14, son, at home, Iowa, Ireland, Canada 6, _____, Hugh H., white, male, 10, son, at home, Iowa, Ireland, Canada 7. _____, Frank A., white, male, 6, son, Iowa, Ireland, Canada
Census	25 Jun 1900	Allens Grove township, Scott County, Iowa, USA [5]
	1. Gillmor, Stewart, head, white, male, July 1832, 67, married 42 years, Ireland, Ireland, Ireland, immigrated 1847, naturalized, farmer, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule 100 2, _____, Mary A., wife white, female, June 1839, 60, married 42 years, 9 children 7 living, Canada, Ireland, Ireland, immigrated 1846 3. _____, Margaret J., daughter, white female, October 1861, 38, single, Iowa, Ireland, Canada 4. _____, Hugh H., son, white, male, November 1870, 29, single, Iowa, Ireland, Canada, typewriter salesman, can read and write 5. _____, Frank A. E., son, white, male, Jule 1873, 26, single, Iowa, Ireland, Canada, farm laborer, can read and write 6. _____, Fenton I., son, white, male, September 1880, 19, single, Iowa, Ireland, Canada, student, attended school 8 months, can read and write [Census taker was son Frank A. E. Gillmor.]
Biography	Profile of Stewart Gillmor in a Scott County history: "Stewart Gillmor. The name of Gillmor is an old and familiar one in Scott county, the family having been associated with the agricultural life o eastern Iowa from pioneer times down to the present, and he whose name introduces this review was one of the influential and substantial farmers of Allens Grove township, where he spent much of his life after coming to the new world, and it was on his home farm here that he died December 16, 1902. [914] Mr. Gillmor was a native of County Sligo, Ireland, born July 27, 1832, a son of Stewart and Rebeca (Hart) Gillmor. The latter had previously been married to a Mr. Baker [sic] and had one son, Nicholas, who was drowned in the Wapsipinicon river. Mr. and Mrs. Gillmor emigrated to America, arriving in Davenport on the 12th of April 1847. The father first purchased forty acres of land, which he planted to wheat, this tract being located where the Orphans Home now stands. After residing in that section of Scott county for a period of four or five years, the father preempted eighty acres of land north of Long Grove, which became his permanent place of abode, and where the parents reared their family of four sons and two daughters, as follow: Eliza, who married Samuel Ramsey but she has since passed away; Stewart, of this review; Isaac, who departed this life in 1909; his home being in Denison, this state; John, who died in youth; Margaret Jane, the deceased wife of Alexander Boyle; and Hugh, who is also deceased. Stewart Gillmor, the eldest son and second in order of birth, shared with the other members of the family in the trials and privations they had to bear in establishing a home in a new and unsettled country. He remained under the parental roof until he reach mature years and then, in connection with his brother Isaac, secured from the government three hundred and twenty acres of land in Winfield township, this tract lying north of Donahue. Stewart Gillmor at once began the cultivation and improvement of the land and made his home thereon until about the close of the Civil war, when he disposed of that property and invested his money in three hundred and twenty-three acres located on sections 26, 27, 34, and 45, Allens Grove township, and since his demise the family have added twenty-seven acres to it on section 27. Mr. Gillmor gave his time and attention to the improvement and further development of this farm and it is now a valuable property. Although he was modest and retiring by nature, little inclined to conversation, he was a man of much influence in the community and it was due to his efforts and largely to his financial aid that the house of worship, known as the Church of God, was erected on his farm. Aside from his many other acts of kindness, which will long be remembered, this will stand as a lasting monument to his religious zeal. Mr. Gillmor, also in a quiet way, exerted his influence in the political circles of Scott county. He was stanch [sic] in his advocacy of the republican party and its principles and cast his first presidential vote for Fremont, while his last ballot supported William McKinley. Mr. Gillmor had passed his seventieth year, when on the 16th of December, 1902, he was called from this life. His ideals, his personality, the history of his life and his profound sense of integrity and honesty could be made the text of a lesson from which the younger generation could study success. Mr. Gillmor had spent forty-four years of weed bliss with his wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary A. Connor, their marriage being celebrated in 1858. She was born in Perth, Ontario, Canada, June 26, 1839, a daughter of John and Ellen (Bryan) Connor, who were natives of Ireland but spent some years in Canada and came to Scott county in 1846. With the widow seven children survive the death of Mr. Gillmor, these being: John Stewart, who conducts a hotel in Los Angeles, California; Margaret J., who is with her mother; R. Ellen, who is engaged in teaching in Durango, Colorado; William L., a practicing physician in Kansas City, Missouri; Hugh H., who resides on a part of the homestead farm; Frank A. E., who is with his mother and manages the remainder of the farm; and I. Fenton, who is a student in the Iowa State University. Mrs. Gillmor is a lady of many estimable qualities and enjoys the high regard of a large circle of friends and acquaintances." [6]
Died	16 Dec 1902	Scott County, Iowa, USA [1]
NEWS	20 Dec 1902	Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA [1]
	Davenport Morning Star: "Stewart Gillmor is Laid to Last Rest Burial of Well Known Farmer in Allen's Grove Cemetery Stewart Gillmor, one of the best known residents of the county outside of the city, was buried yesterday afternoon in the Allen's Grove cemetery, after services at the home. There was a large attendance. The services were conducted by the Rev. Mr. J. T. Meloy, past of the U.P. church in Davenport, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Zink. Mrs. Kuhner of Davenport sage two solos. There were many beautiful flowers, some of which were contributed by school children who loved the creased. Stewart Gillmor was born in County Sligo, Ireland, July 27, 1932, came to Scott county, Iowa, with his parents on April 12th, 1847 and had been a resident of this county ever since. He was married to Mary A. Carmor [Connor], also of Scott County on March 17, 1856, who, with seven children, survives him, John Stewart of Losd Angeles, Cal., William L. of Winona, Mo., Nellie R. of Racky Fard [Rocky Ford], Col., and Margaret J. Hugh, Jr., Frank E. and Fenton I. of this county, Hs passed away most sweetly and peacefully Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 5:30 a.m., after a long and trying illness. He united with the church of God at Allen's Grove many years ago and has led a Christian life, loved and respected by those who knew him. His seventy years of life were spent in earnest work for the right."
Buried	Allen's Grove Cemetery, Donahue, Scott County, Iowa, USA [1]
Person ID	I8380	Gilmore-Donald
Last Modified	1 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 [7]
Family ID	F6167	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary A. Connor, b. 26 Jun 1839, Perth, Ontario, Canada , d. 21 Sep 1929, Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois, USA (Age 90 years)

Married 17 Mar 1856 [1]

Children

	1. John Stewart Gillmor, b. 26 Dec 1859, Iowa, USA , d. 29 Aug 1933, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 73 years)
	2. Margaret "Maggie" Gillmor, b. 25 Oct 1861, Iowa, USA , d. 23 Nov 1932, Donahue, Scott County, Iowa, USA (Age 71 years)
	3. Rebecca Ellen "Nellie" Gillmor, b. 25 Feb 1863, Iowa, USA , d. 5 Aug 1942, The George H. Nettleton Home, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA (Age 79 years)
	4. William Lincoln "Lincoln" Gillmor, b. Abt 1866, Iowa, USA , d. 2 Feb 1925, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA (Age ~ 59 years)
	5. Hugh H. Gillmor, b. Nov 1870, Iowa, USA , d. Abt March 1939, Dallas County, Iowa, USA (Age ~ 68 years)
+	6. Frank A. E. Gillmor, b. Jul 1873, Iowa, USA , d. 1964 (Age ~ 90 years)
	7. Fenton I. Gillmor, b. Sep 1880, Iowa, USA

Last Modified 20 Feb 2020

Family ID F450 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S1216] "Stewart Gillmor is Laid to Last Rest," Davenport Morning Star (Davenport, Iowa), .20 December 1902, p. 6, col. 5; digital image, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 17 February 2020). .
[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.
[S1236] 1870 U.S. census, Scott County, Iowa, population schedule, Allens Grove township,), p. 11 (penned), p. 26a (stamped), dwelling 66, family 70, Stewart Gillmor household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 February 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 418.
[S1217] 1880 U. S. census, Scott County, Iowa, population schedule, Allens Grove township, enumeration district (ED) 254, p. 1 (penned), p. 251a (stamped), dwelling 4, family 4, Stewart Gillmor household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 February 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 363.
[S1218] 1900 U.S. census, Scott County, Iowa, population schedule, Allens Grove township, enumeration district (ED) 117, sheet 8B, p. [no stamped number, verso or recto], dwelling 173, family 173, Stewart Gillmor household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18 February 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll [not cited].
[S1245] Harry E. Downer, History of Davenport and Scott County, Iowa (Chicago : S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1910), vol. II, pp. 913-915; Google Play, digital image (https://play.google.com/ : accessed 1 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.