Individual Details
John Newton Gillham
(4 Oct 1838 - 21 Aug 1883)
John Newton Gillham was born 4 October 1838 in Concord, Morgan County, Illinois. he died 21 August 1883, and was buried with full military honors at Palestine Cemetery, Jackson County, Missouri. In the Civil War, he enlisted on Lincoln's first call to arms. He served as First Lieutenant and Captain in the 101st Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was discharged 15 July 1864 after three months illness in the hospital at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
John N. Gillham married 15 November 1864 in Sangamon County, Illinois, to Jane Epler, who died 12 October 1931 in Kansas City, Missouri.
There were nine (9) children born of the marriage.
John N. Gillham married 15 November 1864 in Sangamon County, Illinois, to Jane Epler, who died 12 October 1931 in Kansas City, Missouri.
There were nine (9) children born of the marriage.
Events
| Birth | 4 Oct 1838 | Concord, Morgan Co., Illinois | |||
| Marriage | 15 Nov 1864 | St Clair Co., Illinois - Jane Epler |  | ||
| Death | 21 Aug 1883 | Jackson Co., Missouri | |||
| Burial | Palestine Cemetery, Jackson Co., Missouri |
Families
| Spouse | Jane Epler (1839 - 1931) |
| Child | Anna Gertrude Gillham (1865 - 1867) |
| Child | Charles Herbert Gillham (1867 - 1947) |
| Child | Stella Gillham (1869 - 1952) |
| Child | Jacob Epler Gillham (1871 - 1940) |
| Child | Newton Cloud Gillham (1873 - 1934) |
| Child | James Leroy Gillham Sr. (1876 - 1947) |
| Child | Walter Elton Gillham (1878 - 1955) |
| Child | Jane Epler Gillham (1880 - 1966) |
| Child | Lois Gillham (1882 - 1883) |
| Father | Leroy Lindsey Gillham (1819 - 1844) |
| Mother | Mary Ann Morrison (1821 - 1897) |
| Sibling | James Cartwright Gillham (1840 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Robert Clark Gillham (1843 - 1924) |