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James Lewis Gresham (1834 - abt. 1877)

James Lewis Gresham aka Grisham
Born in Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

James Lewis Gresham,[1] or Grisham, (b. est. 1834 Kentucky, age 16 in 1850 - d. abt. 1877),[2] was the son of Abner Gresham and Patsey.[3][4] He married Rosana Wright on 06 - 07 February 1858 at Pike co., Illinois.[5] She was the daughter of KillIs Wright and Elizabeth Gilispa.[6]

Children

Sons...

  • Abner (b. est. 1860 Hamburg, Calhoun, Illinois, age 33 in 1893 - d. 6 Feb 1939 Clackamas, Oregon),[7] married:
  1. (09 Mar 1893 Calhoun, Illinois) Nancy E. Wilson (b. est. 1877, age 16 in 1893), dau. of Silas Wilson & Sara C. Hill.[1]
  2. Bessie [...].[7]
  • Henry (b. est. 1865/6, age 23 in 1888 - d. 12 Jan 1935 Calhoun, Illinois),[8] m. ( 21 Aug 1888) Sara Weaver (b. est. 1869, age 19 in 1888), d/o Joseph Weaver & Rachael Grames.[9]

Daughters...

  • Martha "Mattie" E. Gresham (b. est. 1863 Calhoun, Illinois),[10] m. (25 Apr 1886 Greene, Illinois) John W. Tribble (b. 11 Aug 1860 Ray, Missouri - d. 21 May 1928 Bluffdale, Greene, Illinois, bur. 23 May, Richwoods cem., Greene Illinois), s/o Joseph Tribble (b. Missouri) & Mary Gilbert (b. Kentucky).[11][12]
  • Amanda A. Gresham (b. est. 1870/1 Illinois, age 31 in 1902 - d. 05 Mar 1945 Kamiah, Lewis, Idaho),[13] married:
  1. (01 Nov 1887 Calhoun, Illinois) Henry Crader (b. est. 1857), s/o Isaac Crader & Mary J. Wilson.[14]
  2. (02 Jan 1902 Hardin, Calhoun, Illinois) George T. Hill (b. est. 1865, age 37 in 1902), s/o Abraham Hill & Elizabeth Sackett.[15]

Residence

  • 1850: Hamburg, Calhoun, Illinois.[3]
  • 1870: Belleview, Calhoun, Illinois.[10]

Death

James died abt. 1877, and left his pension to his wife, Rose.[2] She remarried to Isaac Crader on 01 August 1880 in Calhoun, Illinois.[6][16]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," FHL microfilm 1,305,045.[1]
    James Lewis Gresham in entry for Abner Gresham and Nancy E Wilson, 09 Mar 1893; citing Calhoun, Richland, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois
    ---
    "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", FamilySearch,[2] James Lewis Gresham in entry for Abner Gresham, 1893.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", FamilySearch,[3] : 20 February 2021), James L Gresham, 1877.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "United States Census, 1850," FamilySearch,[4]
    Abner Gresham (b. est. 1801 Virginia), Hamburg, Hamburg Precinct, Calhoun, Illinois; NARA microfilm (DC: NARA, n.d.).
    --
    HOUSEHOLD:
    • Abner Gresham 49 Virginia
    • Patsey Gresham 45 Kentucky
    • Porter Gresham 19 Kentucky
    • James Gresham 16 Kentucky
    • Obadiah Gresham 12 Kentucky
    • Henry C Gresham 11 Missouri
    • Felix G Gresham 10 Missouri
  4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #186187704 James Lewis Gresham (1834 - 77).
  5. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," FHL microfilm 229,485.[5]
    James Grisham and Rosana Wright, 06 Feb 1858; citing Pike, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois;
    ---
    "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", FamilySearch,[6] James Gresham, 1858.
    --
    "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," FHL microfilm 1,314,779.[7]
    James Gresham and Rosana Wright, 07 Feb 1858; citing Pike, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois
    ---
    "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," FHL microfilm 1,314,769.[8]
    James Gresham and Rosana Wright, 07 Feb 1858; citing Pike, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," FHL microfilm 1,305,045.[9]
    Isaac Crader, s/o Samuel Crader & Elizabeth Allen, married Rosanna Wright Gresham, 01 Aug 1880; citing Calhoun, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois;
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Oregon Deaths and Burials, 1903-1947", FamilySearch,[10] Jas. Gresham in entry for Abner Gresham (d. 1939), s/o Jas. Gresham & Rosana Wright.
  8. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FHL microfilm 1,753,856.[11]
    James Grisham in entry for Henry Grisham, 12 Jan 1935; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield;
  9. ↑ "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", FamilySearch,[12] James Gresham in entry for Henry Gresham, 1888.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "United States Census, 1870", FamilySearch,[13] James L Grasham (b. est. 1833 Kentucky, 1870.
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    HOUSEHOLD:
    • James L Grasham 37 Kentucky
    • Ann E Grasham 25 Missouri
    • Mary J Grasham 11 Illinois
    • Abner Grasham 9 Illinois
    • Martha E Grasham 7 Illinois
    • George H Grasham 5 Illinois
    • Louis P Grasham 1 Illinois
  11. ↑ "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", FamilySearch,[14] James Gresham in entry for John W. Tribble, 1886.
  12. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FHL microfilm 1,614,422.[15]
    John W. Tribble, 21 May 1928; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield
    -
    Find A Grave: Memorial #75842558 John W Tribble
  13. ↑ "Idaho Death Certificates, 1938-1961," FamilySearch,[16] James Gresham & Rose Ann Wright (b. Idaho), in entry for Amanda A Hill, 3 May 1945; citing Death, Kamiah, Lewis, Idaho, United States, Department of Health and Welfare, Boise..
  14. ↑ "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", FamilySearch,[17] James Gresham in entry for Henry Crader, 1887.
  15. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," FHL microfilm 1,305,045.[18]
    James Gresham in entry for George T Hill and Amanda A Gresham Brader, 02 Jan 1902; citing Hardin, Calhoun, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois;
    ---
    "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", FamilySearch,[19] James Gresham in entry for George T. Hill, 1902.
  16. ↑ "Alexander Crader," (1891). Portrait Biographical Album of Pike and Calhoun Counties, Illinois, p. 319. Pike & Calhoun County Genealogical Society. Chicago: Biographical Publishing co. Google Books.
    Note: Mrs. Rosana Gresham married Isaac Crader in 1890, (p. 319, col. 2, para. 2).




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