Individual Details
Jane Epler
(12 Dec 1839 - 12 Oct 1931)
Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri, Monday, October 12, 1931, Page 8, Col. 1: Mrs. Jane E. Gillham Dies. The Early-Day Resident Here Was 91 Years Old. Mrs. Jane Epler Gillham, a pioneer settler of Jackson County and for many years a resident of Kansas City, died today at her home from complications arising from old age. Mrs. Gillham was 91 years old. She lived at the home of a son, Newton C. Gillham, 2746 Brooklyn avenue.
As a girl she was Jane Epler of Sangamon County, Illinois and there listened to the Lincoln-Douglas debates. Mrs. Gillham had recalled to her friends the time she, her father and her sister went to a fair in Springfield and stayed at the American House, the same hotel in which Douglas and his wife had rooms. The speech was delivered by Douglas and was followed by a reply from Lincoln, which made it necessary for an answer from Douglas.
Mrs. Gillham was the widow of John Newton Gillham, whom she married in 1864. Mr. Gillham was one of the first to volunteer in the Union forces when the Civil War began and soon was made a captain. The two sold their Illinois farm in 1876 and went to a 160-acre farm near Raytown. Mr. Gillham died in 1883. Ten years ago, after twenty-eight years, Mrs. Gillham's seven children gathered for a family reunion. It was "one of the happiest day of her life," Mrs. Gillham said.
She leaves those seven children, Mrs. L. Y Kerr, Memphis Tenn.; Mrs. Jane Porter, Seattle; Jacob E. Gillham, 5125 Trcost avenue; Dr. Charles H. Gillham, Densmore hotel; Newton C. Gillham of the home; James L. Gillham 561 Van Brunt boulevard, and Walter E. Gillham, 3427 Bellefontaine avenue.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday at the home and burial will be in the Palestine cemetery, near Raytown.
As a girl she was Jane Epler of Sangamon County, Illinois and there listened to the Lincoln-Douglas debates. Mrs. Gillham had recalled to her friends the time she, her father and her sister went to a fair in Springfield and stayed at the American House, the same hotel in which Douglas and his wife had rooms. The speech was delivered by Douglas and was followed by a reply from Lincoln, which made it necessary for an answer from Douglas.
Mrs. Gillham was the widow of John Newton Gillham, whom she married in 1864. Mr. Gillham was one of the first to volunteer in the Union forces when the Civil War began and soon was made a captain. The two sold their Illinois farm in 1876 and went to a 160-acre farm near Raytown. Mr. Gillham died in 1883. Ten years ago, after twenty-eight years, Mrs. Gillham's seven children gathered for a family reunion. It was "one of the happiest day of her life," Mrs. Gillham said.
She leaves those seven children, Mrs. L. Y Kerr, Memphis Tenn.; Mrs. Jane Porter, Seattle; Jacob E. Gillham, 5125 Trcost avenue; Dr. Charles H. Gillham, Densmore hotel; Newton C. Gillham of the home; James L. Gillham 561 Van Brunt boulevard, and Walter E. Gillham, 3427 Bellefontaine avenue.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday at the home and burial will be in the Palestine cemetery, near Raytown.
Events
| Birth | 12 Dec 1839 | Cass Co., Illinois |  | ||
| Marriage | 15 Nov 1864 | St Clair Co., Illinois - John Newton Gillham | | ||
| Death | 12 Oct 1931 | Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri | | ||
| Burial | Palestine Cemetery, Jackson Co., Missouri | |
Families
| Spouse | John Newton Gillham (1838 - 1883) |
| 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 | Jacob Epler (1803 - 1890) |
| Mother | Mary Ann Beggs (1802 - 1884) |