Samuel Arthur Gilmore (1881 - 1939)

Born 8 Jul 1881 in Gibson City, IL

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Louise Swearingen — married 6 Sep 1905 (to 8 Jan 1921) in Gibson City, Ford, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Aug 1939 at age 58 in Drummer, IL

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Biography

Samuel Arthur Gilmore was born on 8 July 1881 in Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois, the son of Albert Arthur Gilmore (1841-1920) and Elizabeth Alice Boundy (1858-1932). ^{[1] [2]}

Samuel Arthur Gilmore, age 24, married (1) Sarah Louisa Swearingen (1887-1921), age 18, daughter of John Swearingen and Margaret Burns, on 6 September 1905 in Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois. ^[2]
They had 7 children between 1906 and 1921: ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Clara Louise Gilmore (1906-1979) ^{[3] [5]}

m. John William Louis Schroeder (1901-1960) on 14 January 1925 in Peoria, Illinois. ^{[citation needed]}

Arthur Albert Gilmore (1907-1982) ^{[3] [5]}

m. (1) Rose H Schnittker (1910-1971) on 1931 in Harpster, Ford County, Illinois. ^{[citation needed]}

m. (2) Thelma Dibble (Deceased) on 1978 in Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida. ^{[citation needed]}

Grace Lucille Gilmore (1909-1990) ^{[3] [5] [11]}

m. Fred George Bielfeldt (1904-1984), aged 22, son of Adolph Bielfeldt and Minnie Henson, on 16 March 1927 in Paxton, Ford County, Illinois. ^[7]

Myrtle Arcena Gilmore (1910-2002) ^{[5] [11]}

m. Walter Henry Bielfeldt (1908-1989) ^{[citation needed]}

Clarence Odell Gilmore (1917-1996) ^{[5] [11] [9]}

Samuel Arthur Gilmore Jr (1918-1991) ^{[5] [12] [11] [8]}

m. Dorothy Marie Klein (1923-2012) ^{[citation needed]}

Virgil Morris Gilmore (1920-2000) ^{[12] [11] [10]}

m. Lillian May Jacobsen (1919-2009) ^{[citation needed]}

His first wife Sarah Louisa (Swearingen) Gilmore died on 8 January 1821 shortly after the birth of their son Virgil on 20 December 1820. ^[6]

Samuel Arthur Gilmore registered for the draft for The Great War (World War I) on 12 September 1918 in Paxton, Illinois. ^[4]
He was a 37-year-old, married (Sarah Louisa), farmer, living near Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois, was of medium height and build, with light blue eyes and dark brown hair. ^[4]

Samuel Arthur Gilmore, age 43, married (2) Anna Katherine Clausen (1887-1980), age 37, on 14 February 1925. ^{[citation needed]}
She had a daughter from a previous marriage: ^[12]

Pearl Wichman (1910-?) ^[12]

They had no known children of their own. ^{[citation needed]}

Samuel Arthur Gilmore died on 21 August 1939 in Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois, ^[13] and was buried on 23 August 1939 in plot Section 5 in Drummer Township Cemetery, Drummer Township, Ford County, Illinois, United States of America. ^[14]

Inscription: "Samuel A. Gilmore" "1881 - 1939" ^[14]

Census Records

United States Census, 1900, Drummer Township (excl. Gibson city), Ford, Illinois, United States. ^[1]

United States Census, 1910, Drummer Township, Ford, Illinois, United States. ^[3]

United States Census, 1920, Drummer Township, Ford, Illinois, United States. ^[5]

United States Census, 1930, Bloomingdale, DuPage, Illinois, United States. ^[12]

Sources

^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [12] [13] [11] [8] [9] [10] [14]}

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2}
   "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS71-8MK : Wed Mar 06 05:01:07 UTC 2024), Entry for Albert Gilmore and Elizabeth A Gilmore, 1900.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2}
   "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-HF15 : Fri Mar 08 15:10:07 UTC 2024), Entry for Samuel Gilmore and Albert Gilmore, 06 Sep 1905.
   "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HS8C-QTN2 : 17 March 2020), Samuel Gilmore, 1905.,
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5}
   "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKHC-R57 : Sat Mar 09 17:07:46 UTC 2024), Entry for Sam Gilmore and Louisa Gilmore, 1910.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3}
   "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6DW-CW5 : 30 December 2021), Samuel Arthur Gilmore, 1917-1918.
   "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QRV2-B82M : 29 December 2021), Samuel Arthur Gilmore, 1917-1918.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8}
   "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJWT-8JZ : Fri Mar 08 20:48:11 UTC 2024), Entry for Samuel A Gilmore and Sarah L Gilmore, 1920.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2}
   "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQQZ-MQ2 : Sun Mar 10 22:55:18 UTC 2024), Entry for Sarah Louise Gilmore and J. W., 08 Jan 1921.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2}
   "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-HP7M : Sun Mar 10 16:39:13 UTC 2024), Entry for F. G. Bielfeldt and Adolph Bielfeldt, 16 Mar 1927.
   "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HS8H-CK6Z : 17 March 2020), Sam Gilmore in entry for F. G. Bielfeldt, 1927.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2}
   "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KQS-CY3M : 10 February 2023), Samuel A Gilmore in entry for Samuel Arthur Gilmore, 9 May 1991.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2}
   "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KQ9-MQZB : 10 February 2023), Samuel A Gilmore in entry for Clarence Odell Gilmore, 21 Feb 1996.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2}
    "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KQ9-HKHN : 10 February 2023), Samuel A Gilmore in entry for Virgil Morris Gilmore, 3 May 2000.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5}
    "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPL-7P55 : Fri Mar 08 01:38:26 UTC 2024), Entry for Grace L Bielfeldt and Rev, Rev Melvin C Blobaum, 18 Jan 1990.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5}
    "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSY3-ZSX : Sun Mar 10 18:53:48 UTC 2024), Entry for Samuel A Gilmore and Anna Gilmore, 1930.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1}
    "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQP4-TS9 : Sat Mar 09 00:59:39 UTC 2024), Entry for Samuel Arthur Gilmore and Albert Gilmore, 21 August 1939.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2}
    Samuel Arthur Gilmore on Find A Grave: Memorial #118281423 retrieved 13 March 2024.