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James J Gilson 1866–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1866

Birth Location: Nevada

Death Date: 28 Dec 1942

Death Location: Hailey, Blaine, Idaho, USA

Father: Samuel Gilson

Mother: Alice Richardson

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In 1866, James J Gilson entered the world in Nevada, born to Samuel Henry Gilson And Alice Larkin Richardson. In 1880, James J Gilson resided in Gooseberry Valley, Sevier, Utah, USA. James J Gilson passed away in 1942 in Hailey, Blaine, Idaho, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1866, James J Gilson entered the world in Nevada, born to Samuel Henry Gilson And Alice Larkin Richardson.
  • In 1880, James J Gilson resided in Gooseberry Valley, Sevier, Utah, USA.
  • James J Gilson passed away in 1942 in Hailey, Blaine, Idaho, USA.

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James Gilson's Ancestors

Self
James Gilson
1866–1942
Birth Place: Nevada
Parents
Samuel Henry Gilson
1835–1913
Illinois, USA
Alice (Larkin) Richardson
1847–1944
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
James (Gilson,) Gilston
1795–1859
Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA
Harriet Walker
1807–1895
Lynchburg, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Larkin Richardson
1806–
Missouri
Jane (M.) Jones
1814–1855
St Louis, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
David GILSTON
1766–1820
Elizabeth Wier
1782–1855
George Walker
1784–1873
Rebecca Hamer
1781–1872
William Jones
1786–1874
Elizabeth Glenn
1791–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pvt. Gilson
1730–1808
Elizabeth Craighead
1740–1792
James Wier
1760–1787
Dorcas McFarland
1760–1782
George Sr
1760–1822
Judith Haynes
1765–1787
John Hammer
1750–
Rachel (speculative)
1755–
Foster Jones
1754–1814
Mourning Harris
1754–1837
William Glenn
1772–1832
Jane Cunningham
1777–1844

James Gilson's Timeline

3 Records

1866
14 Sep 1866
Birth of James J Gilson in Nevada
Nevada
1880
1880
Age 14
James J Gilson resided here in Gooseberry Valley, Sevier, Utah, USA
Gooseberry Valley, Sevier, Utah, USA
1942
28 Dec 1942
Age 76
Death of James J Gilson in Hailey, Blaine, Idaho, USA
Hailey, Blaine, Idaho, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1866
    Event Place: Nevada
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gooseberry Valley, Sevier, Utah; Roll: 1338; Page: 488c; Enumeration District: 069

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Gooseberry Valley, Sevier, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gooseberry Valley, Sevier, Utah; Roll: 1338; Page: 488c; Enumeration District: 069

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1942
    Event Place: Hailey, Blaine, Idaho, USA

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