Davis Gilchrist (1830 - 1904)

Born 4 Oct 1830 in East Springfield, Otsego Co., New York, USA

Ancestors

Died 18 Mar 1904 at age 73 in Rochelle, Flagg Township, Ogle, Illinois, United States

Biography

GILCHRIST DAVIS, Farmer; Secs. 16 and 17; P. O. Kyte River; born in East Springfield, Otsego Co., N. Y., Oct. 4, 1830; came to Portage Co., Wis., in 1852; came to Ogle Co. in 1859; he owns 140 acres valued at $40 per acre; married Harriet Biggers Feb. 14, 1860; she was born in Steuben Co., N. Y., March 8, 1838; have two children: Maggie M., born April 23, 1864, and George S., Nov.11, 1869; he is a Democrat.

GILCHRIST DAVIS, Farmer; Secs. 16 and 17; P. O. Kyte River; born in East Springfield, Otsego Co., N. Y., Oct. 4, 1830; came to Portage Co., Wis., in 1852; came to Ogle Co. in 1859; he owns 140 acres valued at $40 per acre; married Harriet Biggers Feb. 14, 1860; she was born in Steuben Co., N. Y., March 8, 1838; have two children: Maggie M., born April 23, 1864, and George S., Nov. 11, 1869; he is a Democrat.

According to the 1880 US Census for Flagg, Ogle, Illinois, fifty-year-old D. Gillchrist/Gilchrist was born about 1830 in New York. Mr. Gillchrist was described as a married white male farmer of the Flagg area. D. Gillchrist/Gilchrist was married to forty-three-year-old Harriet. They had two children, Maggie, 16, and George L., 10. Also listed in their household was T. W. Barlow, a twenty-two-year-old day laborer from Wisconsin.

Sources

• Find A Grave memorial page for Davis Gilchrist (4 Oct 1830–18 Mar 1904), Find A Grave: Memorial #31804423, citing Flagg Center Cemetery, Flagg Center, Ogle County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Ben Jacobson (contributor 47010365) .

• The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 659.
• 1880 United States Census, Flagg, Ogle, Illinois, Family History Film 1254239, NA Film Number T9-0239, page 86B.

• Find a Grave memorial page for Davis Gilchrist (4 Oct 1830–18 Mar 1904), Find A Grave: Memorial #31804423, citing Flagg Center Cemetery, Flagg Center, Ogle County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Ben Jacobson (contributor 47010365) .