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John Thornton Gilmer 1774–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1774

Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia

Death Date: 27 Jun 1866

Death Location: Adams, Illinois

Father: John Gilmer

Mother: Mildred Meriwether

Spouse(s): Martha Harvie

Children(s): Dr Gilmer, Peachy Gilmer, Lucy Gilmer, Frederick GILMER, Peachy GILMER, Daniel GILMER, Sally GILMER, Charles GILMER

The story of John Thornton Gilmer began in 1774 in Amherst, Virginia. John Thornton Gilmer married Martha Gaines Harvie, and had children including Charles Meriwether Gilmer, Daniel Harvie Gilmer, Dr John Thornton Gilmer, Frederick George Gilmer, Lucy Walker Gilmer, Peachy Ridgeway Gilmer, Sally Taliaferro Gilmer. John Thornton Gilmer passed away in 1866 in Adams, Illinois.

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Biography

  • The story of John Thornton Gilmer began in 1774 in Amherst, Virginia.
  • John Thornton Gilmer married Martha Gaines Harvie, and had children including Charles Meriwether Gilmer, Daniel Harvie Gilmer, Dr John Thornton Gilmer, Frederick George Gilmer, Lucy Walker Gilmer, Peachy Ridgeway Gilmer, Sally Taliaferro Gilmer.
  • John Thornton Gilmer passed away in 1866 in Adams, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gilmer
1748–1793
Birth Location: Williamsburg,,Virginia,USA
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Mildred Meriwether
1753–1826
Birth Location: Surrey,,Virginia,USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Harvie
1791–1850
Birth Location: ,,Georgia,USA
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Children(s)

Dr Gilmer
1808–1866
Birth Location: Wilkes County, Georgia
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Peachy Gilmer
1737–1789
Birth Location: Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
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Lucy Gilmer
1804–1881
Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
LG
Frederick GILMER
1806–1871
Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
FG
Peachy GILMER
1810–1899
Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
PG
Daniel GILMER
1811–
Birth Location: Christian, Kentucky, United States
DG
Sally GILMER
1817–1888
Birth Location: Christian, Kentucky, United States
SG
Charles GILMER
1819–
Birth Location: Christian, Kentucky, United States
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John Gilmer's Ancestors

Self
John Gilmer
1774–1866
Birth Place: Amherst, Virginia
Parents
John Blair Gilmer
1748–1793
Williamsburg,,Virginia,USA
Mildred Meriwether
1753–1826
Surrey,,Virginia,USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gilmer's Descendants

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John (Thornton) Gilmer (20 Feb 1774–27 Jun 1866) m. Martha (Gaines) Harvie (1791–BEF 1850)
  1. 1. Dr (John Thornton) Gilmer 1808–1866 m. Lydia (Laurie) Barker 1812–1876
    1. 1. John (Barker) Gilmer 1838–1880
    2. 2. Mattie (H.) Gilmer 1834–
    3. 3. George (Oglethorpe) Gilmer 1837–
    4. 4. Charles (Meriwether) Gilmer 1842–
    5. 5. Nancy Gilmer 1844–
    6. 6. Thornton Gilmer 1846–1867
    7. 7. Mary (M.) Gilmer 1848–
    8. 8. Charles (B.) Gilmer 1836–1839
    9. 9. Barbara (W.) Gilmer 1840–1841
    10. 10. Martha (H.) Gilmer 1842–1896
  2. 2. Peachy (Ridgeway) Gilmer 1737–1789
  3. 3. Lucy (Walker) Gilmer 1804–1881
  4. 4. Frederick (George) GILMER 1806–1871
  5. 5. Peachy (Ridgeway) GILMER 1810–1899
  6. 6. Daniel (Harvie) GILMER 1811–
  7. 7. Sally (Taliaferro) GILMER 1817–1888
  8. 8. Charles (Meriwether) GILMER 1819–

John Gilmer's Timeline

2 Records

1774
20 Feb 1774
Birth of John Thornton Gilmer in Amherst, Virginia
Amherst, Virginia
1866
27 Jun 1866
Age 92
Death of John Thornton Gilmer in Adams, Illinois
Adams, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1774
    Event Place: Amherst, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1866
    Event Place: Adams, Illinois
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