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From: "W. Ted Stout" <>
Subject: Re: Gilmores in Louisiana, 1880's to 1919
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 13:28:12 -1000

Hi

With the currrent amount of activity and new members, I thought I would
bring back an old question about the Cherokee Gilmores. This family was
living near the family of my John Gilmore in the Greene/Christian Co. area
in 1860. The Cherokee application shows:

Claim #44865
Eastern Cherokees
Application of JOHN F. GILMORE

The cover says "Reject" and it says, "Father of #44863 and claims through
the same ancestors."

English name: JOHN FRANKLIN GILMORE
Indian name: Coutaim(?)
Residence: Rolla
County: Phelps
State: Missouri
How old are you: 52 years-------Born: 16 May 1855
Where were you born: Greene Co. MO
Are you married: Yes
Name and ages of wife or husband: Myrtle A. Gilmore
To what tribe of Indians does he or she belong: Cherokee
Name all you children who were living on May 28, 1906, giving their ages:

Sarah E. Johnson 28 19th Sept. 1879
Kate W. Gilmore 22 14th June 1885 [Application
44866]
Sade E. Davis 20 1st Nov. 1887
Bertha G. Gilmore 18 14th June 1889 [application
44866]
James F. Gilmore 16 26th Nov. 1891
Nita Nauro? Gilmore 13 15th Aug. 1894
Clarence L. Gilmore 5 1st Sep. 1902

{Kate and Bertha are the ones who turned in application 44863.)

Give names of you father and mother, mother's name before marriage.

Father: Joseph Wilson Gilmore
Indian name: Coutaim

Mother: Sarah Gilmore
Indian name:
Maiden name: Sarah Gilliams

Where were they born:

Father: Tenn. (Wrong they were born in KY and IN)
Mother: KY

Where did they reside in 1851, if living at that time:
Father: Green Co. MO.
Mother: Green Co. MO.

Date of death of you father and mother:
Father: May 1906
Mother Feb. 1908


Name all you brother and sisters, giving ages, and residence:

Mary J. Hilton Demoins, Iowa
William Gilmore Greely, Colo.
Kate Crafton Springfield, ILL
Joseph M. Gilmore Easton, ILL
Francis M. Gilmore Easton, ILL
Grant Gilmore Cilron (or Alron), Ala.

State English and Indian names of you grandparents on both father's side. If
possible:

FATHER SIDE MOTHER SIDE

JOSEPH WILSON GILMORE GILLIAMS
CAUTAIM (Indian) Busch

MCKINNEY

Where were they born: don't know
Where did they reside in 1851, if living. Green Co. MO.
Give names of all their children and residence:
Dave Gilmore dead
John Gilmore dead
Jas Gilmore dead
Jane Gimore Green Co. MO.

Claimant should give full English and Indian name, if possible of their
parents and grandparents back to 1835:
Grandfather Coutrain was in treaty of 1832 and was Chief of Eastern
Cherokees. McKinney married Coutrain's sister; Gilmore married McKinney's
daughter.

Personally appeared before me C.C. Cooper and J.J. Crites, who, being duly
sworn, on oath depose and say that they are well acquainted with John F.
Gilmore who makes the forgoing application and statements, and have known
him for 20 years and 12 Years, respectively, and know him to be the
indentical person he represents
himself to be, and that the statements made by him are true, to the best of
their knowledge and belief, and they have no interest whatever in this
claim.

Signature of Witnesses

C.C. Cooper
J.J. Crites

25th day of May 1908
-------

Joseph and Sarah Guiliams/Gilliams were m. Feb 3 1848 in Greene
Co. Mo by D. A. Dryden. Sarah's name on the licence was spelled Gilmer as
was Joseph's.

Sarah Guiliams was born 1835 in IND. 1850 census lists a Darthella Guiliam
b. 1832 IND, living with Corbly M. Girrard. Girrard listed two places from
widow Sarah Darneal from KY.

The census record shows:


Porter Township Christian Co. MO 1860
Surname GILMORE
House 321
JOSEPH 35 M FARMER KY
SARAH 25 F IN
WILLIAM J. 10 M IL
MARY A. 9 F IL
JOHN F 5 M MO
SARAH E. 3 F MO
JOSEPH M. 0.3 M MO


Ted

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