William Gilmore and Martha Kirby
Husband William Gilmore 1
Born: 17 Jul 1799 1 Christened: Died: 5 Jul 1852 1 Buried:
Father: John Gilmore ( - ) 1 Mother: Martha Montgomery ( - ) 1
Marriage: 13 Oct 1825 1
Wife Martha Kirby 1
Born: 21 Jan 1806 1 Christened: Died: 3 Dec 1886 1 Buried:
Father: Thomas Kirby ( - ) 2 Mother: Jean Withney ( - ) 2
Children
1 M John M. Gilmore 1
Born: 6 Jul 1826 1 Christened: Died: 27 Jul 1894 1 Buried:
2 M Thomas Kirby Gilmore 1
Born: 24 Jun 1828 1 Christened: Died: 20 Dec 1856 1 Buried:
3 F Martha Gilmore 1
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Jacob S. Nixon ( - ) 1
4 M William Blair Gilmore 1
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
5 F Joanna K. Gilmore 1
Born: 11 Apr 1838 1 Christened: Died: 8 Aug 1867 1 Buried:
6 M James Ross Gilmore 1
Born: - Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Harriet Elliott Beatty ( - ) 3 Marr: 1872 3
7 M Benjamin Franklin Gilmore 1
Born: 13 Sep 1843 1 Christened: Died: 8 Jan 1889 1 Buried:
8 F Elizabeth Gray Gilmore 4
Born: Christened: Died: Aft 1905 Buried:
General Notes: Husband - William Gilmore
He was an active business man and a prominent citizen of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He was a Democrat of the old school, and was a Democratic leader in the county. He was postmaster at Chambersburg, 1838-41, and sheriff of Franklin County 1841-44. He was a man of literary tastes, and although too young to take part in the War of 1812, he was soon afterward a leading spirit in the Pennsylvania militia. He was second lieutenant of the Washington Grays, of Chambersburg, under Capt. John McClintock, and rose to be captain and major; he was brigade inspector of the 2nd Brigade, 11th Division, Pennsylvania Militia, 1835-39.
1 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 240.
2 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 398.
3 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 242.
4
Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 241.
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