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James Gilson 1800–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1800

Birth Location: Vermont

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Illinois

Father: Zachariah GILSON

Mother: Hannah Lord

Spouse(s): Susan McElroy

Children(s): Thomas Gilson, Mary Gilson

The story of James Gilson began in 1800 in Vermont. In 1835, James Gilson resided in Fulton, Illinois, USA. In 1840, James Gilson resided in No Township Listed, Fulton County, IL. James Gilson married Susan Mcelroy, and had children including Mary F Philindy Gilson, Thomas A Gilson. James Gilson passed away in 1850 in Illinois.

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Biography

  • The story of James Gilson began in 1800 in Vermont.
  • In 1835, James Gilson resided in Fulton, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1840, James Gilson resided in No Township Listed, Fulton County, IL.
  • James Gilson married Susan Mcelroy, and had children including Mary F Philindy Gilson, Thomas A Gilson.
  • James Gilson passed away in 1850 in Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zachariah GILSON
1766–1854
Birth Location: Westminster, Windham, Vermont, USA
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Hannah Lord
1764–1806
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Susan McElroy
1804–1844
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Ohio, USA
SM

Children(s)

Thomas Gilson
1837–1907
Birth Location: Fulton County, Illinois, USA
TG
Mary Gilson
1842–1890
Birth Location: Fulton, Illinois USA
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James Gilson's Ancestors

Self
James Gilson
1800–1850
Birth Place: Vermont
Parents
Zachariah GILSON
1766–1854
Westminster, Windham, Vermont, USA
Hannah Lord
1764–1806
Massachusetts
Grandparents
Zachariah (GILSON) Sr.
1736–1804
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Patch
1742–1826
Dunstable,Hillsborough, NH
Stephen Lord
1736–1810
Dorchester, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Mary MORTON
1741–1783
Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Michael GILSON
1702–1746
Susannah Sawtell
1708–1801
Thomas PATCH
1713–1753
Dr. Lord
1704–1788
Sarah Rand
1709–1798
Richard Morton
1704–1772
Mary Waite
1708–1743
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gilson
1674–1707
Sarah (Bloud)
1675–1759
Mercy Blood
1672–1729
Isaac Patch
1682–1762
Edith Edwards
1692–1725
Joseph Lord
1672–1748
Abigail Hinckley
1669–1725
Jeremiah Waite
1684–1733

James Gilson's Descendants

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James Gilson (1800–1850) m. Susan McElroy (1804–1844)
  1. 1. Thomas (A.) Gilson 1837–1907 m. Catherine (Sarah) Price 1848–1880
    1. 1. Nellie (Julia) Gilson 1868–1949 m. Milton (Canopus) Supan 1862–1941 m. Nellie (Julia) Gilson 1868–1949
      1. 1. Adlai (Stevenson) Supan 1892–1958 m. Agnes (Teresa) Peter 1896–1988
        1. 1. James (Arthur) Supan 1924–2001 m. Nancy (Ann) Rhein 1929–2017
        2. 2. Phillip (Joseph) Supan 1922–2003 m. Dorothy (Alma) Ehlert 1921–2015 m. Emogene (Cota) Collins 1923–2017
        3. 3. Donald (Adlai) Supan 1926–2022 m. Rosemary Parker 1931–2019
        4. 4. Edward (Charles) Supan 1929–2005
      2. 2. Milton (Thomas) Supan 1887–1958 m. Daisy (Belle) White 1882–1925 m. Daisy White 1886–
        1. 1. Rena (Beryl) Supan 1910–1986 m. George (Henry Standley) Jr. 1906–1974
        2. 2. Woodrow (Charles) Supan 1912–1982 m. Mary (Louise) Welch 1912–1980
        3. 3. Clifford (Lyle) Supan 1915–1954
        4. 4. Thelma (Marion) Supan 1922–1982 m. James (Henry) Duncan 1913–2003
        5. 5. infant Supan 1920–1920
        6. 6. Violet (May) Supan 1929–1929
      3. 3. Ada (May) Supan 1889–1982 m. David (Samuel) Smiley 1882–1945 m. Andrew (Clyde) Herrick 1882–1958
      4. 4. Lester (Charles) Supan 1894–1958 m. Daisy (Dimple) Davis 1901–1984 m. Mary (Dorothy) Stout 1903–1975 m. Elma Needham 1896–1954
        1. 1. Melba (Irene) Supan 1925–2000 m. Cecil (Ray) Bunker 1916–1993
        2. 2. Dorothy (Ailene) Supan 1928–1982
        3. 3. Carol (Annona) Supan 1931– m. Roy (Robert) Houk 1934–2016
      5. 5. Lowell (Warren) Supan 1897–1970 m. Edith (Marietta) McClure 1901–1970
      6. 6. Elsie (Dorothy) Supan 1899–1984 m. James (Franklin Strait) Jr. 1892–1959 m. James Robertson –1979
        1. 1. Glenn (Darrell) Strait 1922–2006 m. Willa (Margarite) Ford 1926–2012
        2. 2. Helen (Mae) Strait 1925–2004 m. Jack (Leas) Copley 1921–2005
        3. 3. John (J.) Strait 1931–2015
      7. 7. Delbert (Lee) Supan 1901–1974 m. Barbara (Helen) Alexander 1922–2012 m. Mary (Dorothy) Stout 1903–1975
        1. 1. Frederick (Lee) Frost 1942–2020
        2. 2. Robert (Allen) Supan-Frost 1946–2011
      8. 8. Florence (Leona) Supan 1904–1994 m. Carl Stenberg 1898–1986
      9. 9. Sybil (Francis) Supan 1907–1990 m. Floyd (Louis) Davis 1898–1967
        1. 1. Norma (Helena) Davis 1926–2009 m. John (B.) Jones 1922–1984
      10. 10. Clara (Adell "Babe") Supan 1910–1994 m. Thomas (Woodrow (Woody)) Culp 1914–1971 m. Clarence (Leland) Quinn 1910–1983 m. Leigh Chambers 1902–1972 m. Oliver (Cyrus) Daily 1896–1973
        1. 1. Joyce (Marie) Quinn 1932–2005 m. Martin (Glen) Steven 1927–1993
    2. 2. Stephen (A. Douglas) Gilson 1866–1917
    3. 3. Charles (Augustus) Gilson 1873–1954 m. Nellie (Mary) Coon 1880–1972
      1. 1. Mabel (M) Gilson 1898–1972
      2. 2. Maude (May) Gilson 1900–1989
    4. 4. Clara Gilson 1878–1942
  2. 2. Mary (F. (Philindy)) Gilson 1842–1890 m. John Connell 1834–1903
    1. 1. Alan (Gilson) Connell 1871–1916

James Gilson's Timeline

5 Records

1800
1800
Birth of James Gilson in Vermont
Vermont
1835
30 Nov 1835
Age 35
James Gilson resided here in Fulton, Illinois, USA
Fulton, Illinois, USA
1840
1840
Age 40
James Gilson resided here in No Township Listed, Fulton County, IL
No Township Listed, Fulton County, IL
1850
22 Oct 1850
Age 50
James Gilson resided here in Morgan, Illinois, USA
Morgan, Illinois, USA
1850
1850
Age 50
Death of James Gilson in Illinois
Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Vermont

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1835
    Event Place: Fulton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, State Census Collection, Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1835; Archive Collection Number: 103.005; Roll Number: 976178; Line: 1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Fulton County, IL
    Record Source: Illinois, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1850
    Event Place: Morgan, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Morgan, Illinois; Archive Collection Number: T1133; Roll: 3; Page: 89; Line: 11; Schedule Type: Agriculture

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Illinois
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