Individual Details

Charles Gillham was born circa 1830-31 in Fayette County, Illinois. On 21 December 1854 he married Martha M. Hall in Glasgow, Jefferson County, Iowa. after their marriage they moved to Leon in Decatur County, Iowa. On 6 July 1861, Charles enlisted in Company D, 4th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. While in the service he was taken ill and was left in a hospital in Rolla, Missouri, while his regiment took part in the battle of Pea Ridge in Arkansas. He was discharged on 18 August 1862. He never fully recovered from his illness contracted in the military service and died of tuberculosis on 11 Aug 1883. Martha, his wife died on 24 December 1909.

Charles and Martha had three children.

Birth	1831	Fayette Co., Illinois
Marriage	21 Dec 1854	Glasgow, Jefferson Co., Iowa - Martha M. Hall
Death	11 Aug 1883	Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa
Burial		Leon Cemetery, Leon, Decatur Co., Iowa

Spouse	Martha M. Hall (1834 - 1909)
Child	Emma Gillham ( - )
Child	Frank Gillham ( - )
Child	Lewis Gillham (1869 - )

Father	Thomas Cunningham Gillham (1803 - 1848)
Mother	Elizabeth Kirkpatrick (1805 - 1871)
Sibling	Margaret Gillham ( - )
Sibling	Campbell Gillham ( - )
Sibling	Alma Ann Gillham ( - )
Sibling	Calvit Addison Gilham (1826 - 1911)
Sibling	John D. Gillham (1833 - )
Sibling	Melissa Gillham ( - )
Sibling	William Madison Gillham (1836 - )
Sibling	Thomas Henry Gillham (1837 - )
Sibling	Marquis Leroy Gillham (1840 - )
Sibling	Ursula Jane Gillham (1840 - 1874)