Individual Details

Erastus Lofton Gillham

(14 Jul 1823 - 23 Oct 1894)

Erastus Lofton Gillham was born 14 July 1823, in Scott County, Illinois, and died 23 October 1894. He married in 1848, Elizabeth Beacraft, who was born 20 October 1827 and died 24 May 1911. They are both buried in the Gillham Cemetery near Winchester, Illinois. Erastus was in the Mexican War. He enlisted in the Civil War and was elected Captain of Company F of the 120th Volunteer Illinois Infantry. He resigned his commission in 1864. He farmed in the North part of Scott County, Illinois, and built a brick home there that was still standing in 1965.

He and Elizabeth had 7 children of the marriage.

Events

Birth14 Jul 1823Scott Co., Illinois
Marriage19 Oct 1848Gillam to Beecraft, Morgan Co., Illinois - Elizabeth Beacraft
Death23 Oct 1894
BurialGillham Cemetery, Winchester, Scott Co., Illinois

Families

SpouseElizabeth Beacraft (1827 - 1911)
ChildJames Beacraft Gillham (1849 - 1911)
ChildHester Gillham (1852 - 1924)
ChildElva Mattie Gillham (1853 - 1853)
ChildElizabeth Gillham (1855 - 1919)
ChildErastus Newton Gillham (1860 - )
ChildGeorge McClellan Gillham (1862 - 1862)
ChildJohanna Maria Gillham (1863 - 1868)
FatherJames Gillham (1796 - 1870)
MotherSarah Love Lofton (1798 - 1881)
SiblingLeroy Lindsey Gillham (1819 - 1844)
SiblingAlvira Adelaide Gillham (1821 - 1885)
SiblingMargaret Gillham (1825 - )
SiblingEsther Jane Gillham (1827 - 1885)
SiblingMilton Gillham ( - )
SiblingWesley Campbell Gillham (1830 - 1851)
SiblingWilliam Asbury Gillham (1834 - 1902)

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