Oliver P Morton GillamAge: 61 years1861–1922
- Name
- Oliver P Morton Gillam
- Given names
- Oliver P Morton
- Surname
- Gillam
Shared note: Chester Gillam Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | October 16, 1861 37 37 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 5 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 5 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 7 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Census | August 4, 1870 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 16 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death of a father | Henry Harrison Gillam April 17, 1879 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Martha Jennie Hollenback — View this family October 21, 1885 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Chester Gillam September 8, 1886 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a mother | Harriet Jane Bushong May 15, 1900 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 54 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 55 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 56 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Death | December 16, 1922 (Age 61 years) |
| Obituary | Oliver P Gillam Obituary and Family Listing December 17, 1922 (1 day after death) Shared note: Oliver P Gillam Obituary and Family Listing |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: South Union Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry Harrison Gillam Birth: November 14, 1823 — Marshall, Indiana, United States Death: April 17, 1879 — Howard, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Harriet Jane Bushong Birth: August 1, 1824 — Ohio, United States Death: May 15, 1900 — Howard, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: February 10, 1846 — Carroll, Indiana, United States |
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16 years himself |
Oliver P Morton Gillam Birth: October 16, 1861 37 37 — Indiana, United States Death: December 16, 1922 — Indiana, United States |
| Family with Martha Jennie Hollenback |
| himself |
Oliver P Morton Gillam Birth: October 16, 1861 37 37 — Indiana, United States Death: December 16, 1922 — Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Martha Jennie Hollenback Birth: March 11, 1867 32 20 — Cass, Indiana, United States Death: September 23, 1951 — Union, Delaware, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: October 21, 1885 — Howard, Indiana, United States |
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11 months son |
Chester Gillam Birth: September 8, 1886 24 19 — Carroll, Indiana, United States Death: May 11, 1973 — Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, United States |
| Charles L Phillips + Martha Jennie Hollenback |
| wife’s husband |
Charles L Phillips Birth: October 27, 1868 — Russiaville, Howard, Indiana, United States Death: November 17, 1964 — Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Martha Jennie Hollenback Birth: March 11, 1867 32 20 — Cass, Indiana, United States Death: September 23, 1951 — Union, Delaware, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: November 9, 1899 — Deer Creek, Miami, Indiana, United States |
| Albert Goodwin Jordan + Martha Jennie Hollenback |
| wife’s husband |
Albert Goodwin Jordan Birth: August 15, 1851 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: June 7, 1939 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| wife |
Martha Jennie Hollenback Birth: March 11, 1867 32 20 — Cass, Indiana, United States Death: September 23, 1951 — Union, Delaware, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1891 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
Oliver P Morton Gillam has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Henry Harrison Gillam - Household
Ervin, Howard, Indiana, United States
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| Obituary | Oliver P Gillam Obituary and Family Listing
Morton Gillam, 61, farmer residing
northeast of Burlington in
Ervin township, western Howard
county, was found dead in the
barn lot late Saturday afternoon.
He had been dead about an hour
when found by members of the
family. Hogs in the lot attacked
the body, mutilating the
face. It is believed that death
was due to heart trouble and
that the action of the animals
had occured after the man
had fallen. About three o'clock
Mr. and Mrs. Gillam went to the
barn to do the evening chores.
After remaining with her husband
for a short time Mrs. Gillam
returned to the house. Upon
the failure of her husband to return
to the house during the
hour following Mrs. Gillam returned
to the barn to find the
reason for the delay. It was then
that she made the gruesome find.
Driving the animals away from
the body the woman succeeded
in removing it from the lot and
summoned aid. The Howard
county coroner was called to investigate
the case. Mr. Gillam
was born on the farm where he
died and with the exception of
about 3 years he had always lived
there. About 4 years ago he
moved to New London and lived
there until a few months ago,
when he returned to his farm. He
was widely known and was held
in high regard. In addition to
the widow he is survived by two
sons, Chester, of Muncie, and
Elmer of New London, two
brothers, James of Ervin township,
western Howard county,
and John of Kokomo. and a sister.
Mrs. James Barber, the wife
of Reuben Barber, of Missouri.
Flora Hoosier Democrat December 23, 1922
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| Name | Chester Gillam Obituary and Family Listing
Chester Gillam, 86, 609 E. Harris St., Eaton, died Friday evening at Ball Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness.
A native of Carroll County, he retired in 1951 from General Electric Co. in Fort Wayne and moved to Eaton. He was a member of Eaton United Methodist Church.
Surviving is his wife, Nellie.
Services will be Monday in Eaton at 10 a.m. in Pitman-Richman funeral Home with Rev. Jay Taylor officiating. Friends may call from 2-5 and 7-4 p.m. Sunday and prior to services on Monday.
Burial will be in the Eddy Cemetery at Hamilton where graveside services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Monday.
The Star Press
Muncie, Indiana
Sat, May 12, 1973
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