Daniel Brown Gillham (1826 - 1890)

Born 20 Apr 1826 in Chouteau Township, Madison, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 Apr 1890 at age 63 in Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Descendent of the famous Gillham family of the revolutionary war effort and the founders of St. Clair and Madison County, Illinois. He served as a State representative and Senator for the state of Illinois. He comes up frequently in Madison County, Illinois history books as he was shot by three burglars who invaded his home and he died about a month after.

Two men were tried and convicted for his murder based on the testimoney of the third armed robber who aledgely was in fact the primary culprit to the crime but many years later confessed while in prison for a separate offense. Unfortunately the two men who were wrongfully convicted died just a couple years prior to the murderers confession while in prison.

His obituary was printed in the Alton Telegraph on April 10 1890 with a biography and history of his contributions laid out in a staggering 2 Full page columns! ^[1]

Here are links to additional newspaper articles covering the life and death of Daniel Brown Gillham. ^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ Alton Telegraph, April 10, 1890, Page 5. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/alton-telegraph/126567352/ : accessed June 17, 2023), clip page by user tinadelllic
2. ↑ Alton Evening Telegraph, April 6, 1940, Page 4. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/alton-evening-telegraph-50-years-ago/126567626/ : accessed June 17, 2023), clip page for “50 Years Ago - In and About Alton” by user tinadelllic
3. ↑ The St. Joseph Herald, February 12, 1891, Page 5. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-st-joseph-herald-full-page-daniel/126567851/ : accessed June 17, 2023), clip page for Full Page - Daniel Brown Gillham by user tinadelllic

• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-QGD4 : 19 February 2021), Daniel B Gillham and Eleanor L Smith, 15 Mar 1849; citing Madison, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,306,457.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXC4-B26 : 18 February 2021), Daniel Gilham, 1860.
• "Illinois State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCK4-B8S : 22 February 2021), Daniel B Gillham, , Township 35N, Range 9W, Madison, Illinois; citing , Township 35N, Range 9W, Madison, Illinois, Census, p. 107, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HC-3N2 : 29 May 2021), Daniel Gilham, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXVL-T36 : 13 January 2022), D. B. Gillham, Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• Charles Springer of Cranehook-on-the-Delaware, his descendants and allied families. : Springer, Jessie Evelyn (1959) Internet Archive. Available at: https://archive.org/details/charlesspringero00spri (Accessed: May 15, 2023). Chapter XIV - The Gillham Family in America; pages 271-288
• The St. Joseph Herald, February 12, 1891, Page 5. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-st-joseph-herald-murder-of-daniel-b/27135799/ : accessed May 19, 2023), clip page for Murder of Daniel B. Gillham, son of John Gillham by user webbj2
• Alton Telegraph, April 10, 1890, Page 5. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/alton-telegraph-death-of-hon-daniel-b/125000655/ : accessed May 19, 2023), clip page for Death of Hon. Daniel B. Gillham by user tina_n_henbest
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7672884/daniel-brown-gillham: accessed 11 September 2023), memorial page for Daniel Brown Gillham (29 Apr 1826–6 Apr 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7672884, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by charles klingel (contributor 49577004).