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.
He and Elizabeth had 7 children of the marriage.
Events
| Birth | 14 Jul 1823 | Scott Co., Illinois |  | ||
| Marriage | 19 Oct 1848 | Gillam to Beecraft, Morgan Co., Illinois - Elizabeth Beacraft | | ||
| Death | 23 Oct 1894 | | |||
| Burial | Gillham Cemetery, Winchester, Scott Co., Illinois | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Beacraft (1827 - 1911) |
| Child | James Beacraft Gillham (1849 - 1911) |
| Child | Hester Gillham (1852 - 1924) |
| Child | Elva Mattie Gillham (1853 - 1853) |
| Child | Elizabeth Gillham (1855 - 1919) |
| Child | Erastus Newton Gillham (1860 - ) |
| Child | George McClellan Gillham (1862 - 1862) |
| Child | Johanna Maria Gillham (1863 - 1868) |
| Father | James Gillham (1796 - 1870) |
| Mother | Sarah Love Lofton (1798 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Leroy Lindsey Gillham (1819 - 1844) |
| Sibling | Alvira Adelaide Gillham (1821 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Margaret Gillham (1825 - ) |
| Sibling | Esther Jane Gillham (1827 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Milton Gillham ( - ) |
| Sibling | Wesley Campbell Gillham (1830 - 1851) |
| Sibling | William Asbury Gillham (1834 - 1902) |