Here is the 4th and 5th pages: Descendants of James Gillmore Gilmore Generation No. 1 1. JAMES GILLMORE1 GILMORE was born 1685 in Colerain, County Londonerry, Ireland. He married ISABELLA UNKNOWN. Children of JAMES GILMORE and ISABELLA UNKNOWN are: 2. i. WILLIAM2 GILMORE, b. 1707, Colerain, County Londonerry, Ireland; d. December 02, 1786, Cambridge, Washington County, New York. 3. ii. JAMES GILMORE, b. 1715, Colerain, County Londonerry, Ireland. Generation No. 2 2. WILLIAM2 GILMORE (JAMES GILLMORE1) was born 1707 in Colerain, County Londonerry, Ireland, and died December 02, 1786 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York. He married ALICE MOORE June 10, 1736 in Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Children of WILLIAM GILMORE and ALICE MOORE are: i. MARGARET3 GILMORE, b. August 06, 1737, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; d. January 25, 1792; m. SAMUEL COWDEN, December 01, 1755, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. 4. ii. ISABELLA GILMORE, b. October 08, 1739, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; d. August 28, 1823. iii. MARY GILMORE, b. June 10, 1743, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; m. ROBERT COCHRAN, June 18, 1767, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. 5. iv. JAMES GILMORE, b. May 14, 1745, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; d. October 11, 1815. v. ROBERT GILMORE, b. May 14, 1745, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; d. August 16, 1745, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. vi. DAVID GILMORE, b. February 25, 1747/48, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; d. February 25, 1747/48, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. 6. vii. WILLIAM JR. GILMORE, b. May 14, 1750, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; d. June 16, 1847, Cambridge, Washington County, New York. viii. ALICE GILMORE, b. February 20, 1760, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; d. September 15, 1834, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. 7. ix. DAVID GILMORE, b. November 16, 1754, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; d. September 15, 1834, Madison, New York. x. ROBERT GILMORE, b. April 18, 1756, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; d. April 18, 1756, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. xi. SARAH GILMORE, b. May 08, 1758. 3. JAMES2 GILMORE (JAMES GILLMORE1) was born 1715 in Colerain, County Londonerry, Ireland. He married JANE UNKNOWN. Children of JAMES GILMORE and JANE UNKNOWN are: 8. i. GEORGE3 GILMORE, b. 1743, Colerain, County Londonerry, Ireland; d. June 1786, Cambridge, Washington County, New York. 9. ii. ROBERT GILMORE, b. 1735, Colerain, County Londonerry, Ireland; d. 1796, Cambridge, Washington County, New York. Generation No. 3 4. ISABELLA3 GILMORE (WILLIAM2, JAMES GILLMORE1) was born October 08, 1739 in Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, and died August 28, 1823. She married WILLIAM HENRY January 15, 1760 in Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. uenews wrote: > Judy, > > Thanks for sharing that fascinating story and poem. > > I was also struck by the first line of information: James Gilmore, born in 1685 in Coleraine. This is roughly the time my family probably > moved from Scotland to Ireland; there is a possibility that they moved to the environs of Coleraine and the Bann Valley. A generation was > born there; I am descended from James (son of John and Agnes) who was born 1697 (or thereabouts). Given the naming customs -- sons named > after grandfather and uncles -- I try to be alert to Gilmores named James (or for that matter John) born in the north of Ireland around this > time. I would be very interested to learn anything you might have on the origins of your line. > > Thanks! > > Peter Gilmore > > Judy Kendall wrote: > > > I have a story written by the grandaughter of Cordilia and Hiram Gilmore > > that someone may be interested in. My line is: > > James Gilmore b 1685 Colerain, Ireland m Isabella > > William Gilmore b 1707 Colerain, Ireland m Alice Moore 1736 in Pelham , > > Mass. > > William Jr. Gilmore b 1750 Pelham, Mass d 1847 Cambridge, NY m Anna > > Holms > > Samuel Gilmore b1783 White Creek NY m Hannah Potter > > Hiram Gilmore b 1824 Rome NY m Cordelia Timmerman > > Ellmore Jay DeLoss Gilmore b 1865 Tomalles, Ca. m Margaret Maggie Jakway > > Hall. > > > > FINDING A NEW HOME > > > > A true story as told to me by my mother, Effie Allice > > Gillmore Bishop. > > > > My mother (Effie Alice Gillmore) was born in Iowa in 1857. She came to > > California with her mother Cordelia Timmerman Gillmore, her oldest > > brother Emmett and a tiny baby brother named Penn. She was about six > > years old. Her father Hiram Gillmore had come to California sometime > > before, and was working as a carpenter. > > > > Grandma Gillmore (Cordelia Timmerman Gillmore) and her children come > > down the Mississippi River on a boat and crossed the Gulf of Mexico to > > the Isthmus of Panama where the ship anchored in a small harbor. There > > they met a small train that carried passengers across country to the > > Pacific side. She did not remember the train ride but told me about > > seeing naked native children swimming all around the boat as it > > anchored. They would hold up their hands and beg for pennies. The > > bottoms of their feet and palms of their hands looked very pink, their > > finger nails looked white. They would dive to the bottom to get > > pennies. My Grandma did not have pennies to throw in for them but some > > people did. > > > > At the town where the train stopped on the Pacific side, they > > boarded a boat for the trip to San Francisco. > > > > How brave my Grandma Gillmore was to make a trip like that with three > > small children, very little money , and their few clothes in bags! > > > > Grandpa Gillmore's nephew, Henry Gillmore, used to run a hotel in > > San Francisco called "What Cheer Hotel". That was in 1863. Grandma and > > the children spent two days there waiting for Grandpa to get there and > > take them to Bloomfield by horse and buggy over a trail. I have no idea > > how they got from the ship to the hotel, but he did get there and they > > headed "home". My mama remembered lots of sand hills in San Francisco. > > In later years she told me that the What Cheer Hotel was finally torn > > down and used to help fill in the water front when they were building it > > up! > > > > Grandpa Gillmore was a traveler and restless so they moved on and > > lived at Tomales and later to Bodega. Ge found work but was headed > > north! They finally came up the coast and found a place he really liked > > called Manchester. He built a house there and it was there Effie > > Alice, my mother, attended school. The family grew to be six > > children, Emmett, Everett, Penn, Effie, Elma, and Eva. > > > > My mother attended Napa College for one year when she was about > > eighteen. Grandma Gillmore's brother, George Timmerman, gave her the > > money for schooling. Three other girls from Manchester attended also. > > > > When she came home, she met my father, Elijah Bishop. They were > > married February 22,1882. Her brother Penn and his sweetheart were > > married at a double wedding ceremony with them. His wife was named > > Jennie Andral. They had all been good friends and thought that would be > > nice. Jennie had beautiful curley hair and was very pretty. I have > > pictures of them in a large frame. The ink has faded out and my > > daughter Betty will try to get it restored. My mother was pretty and > > had a lovely wedding gown. It was gray alpaca cloth. Had a high > > collar, and full gathered top sleeves. The front was a panel of satin > > "Shirred" and the top part was called a Basque, the skirt was full. My > > mother was a small girl and weight about 110. She let me dress up in > > her wedding dress once when I was about 10 or 12. I had to be very > > careful and sat like a lady and looked at a book. Her hair was a > > beautiful golden brown and she curled it on a big hair pins so her bangs > > would fluff up! The back was combed down and made into a "pug". > > > > My father Elijah "Lige" as he was called, and my mother lived on the > > old home ranch all their lives and raised six children, (near the Garcia > > River.) My Dad was proud of his "bottom Land" where he raised huge > > carrots, spuds, and corn! > > Austin, my brother, and I are the only ones left of the old family. We > > have children and grandchildren and I am blessed with six great > > grandkids. There are many nieces and nephews and their families and I am > > sure they would not know me now. (all scattered.) My mother passed away > > January 4 1943, just six days before her 86th birthday. My father > > passed away on August 29, 1930. > > > > They were of hardy stock, hard working and wonderful people, loved by > > all who knew them. Just like my Grandfather and Grandmother Gillmore! > > > > I loved having them visit us and telling me the stories of their > > daily living. Grandma knew miles of poems and I got to sleep with her > > in the "spare bedroom" when she came. She would, at 6:OO A>M>, open up > > the window and breathe in the cool air and recite something special as > > she dressed. Her clothes I must tell you about: long under drawers, > > long sleeved under shirt, a cute night cap. Her nightgown was full and > > dragged the floor. She had pretty feet no bumps or sore nails and I > > always had her show me her cute toes. so tiny and perfect. She wore > > long stockings and a garter belt. All the time she dressed she sang or > > recited poetry. I'd be tucked under the covers. we could smell the > > coffee and bacon or sausage cooking downstairs and I's hear my Dad come > > to the bottom of the stairs to awaken my brothers Ase and Austin. He'd > > roar, Time to get up, goin to sleep all day? and bang would go the hall > > door. but, that ment getting out and they did right then. > > > > Oh the wonderful memories. Grandpa Gillmore teased me so I'd whimper > > and he would chuckle and laugh and pull my curles. I almost forgot to > > tell you that I'm the last one named Effie after my mother, (Effie > > Darlene Bishop Johnson,) and am married to a wonderful old buy, Carl, > > who will be 83 August 22, and today , July 7th, I am 80 years old, still > > up and going, tagging after Carl. We plan a trip to Idaho if all goes > > well. later this summer. We have three children, my youngest son was > > born on my birthday so today we will have cake and a feed later. > > Barbeque with all joining in, except Betty who can't make it here from > > Sacramento. > > > > We have been married 58 years good, happy years. We have been > > blessed and thank God for our wonderful long time together. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > I found this in my mom's bible (Ferne Remstedt Hurley) after she passed > > away. Her grandma would have been Maggie Jakway Gillmore and great > > grandmom would have been Cordilia Timmerman Gillmore. > > > > GRANDMA'S POEM > > > > The Lark is up to meet the Sun > > The Bee is on the wing > > The Ant his labor has begin > > The Woods with Music ring > > Should birds and Bees be wise while I my moments waste'n? > > Oh let me with the morning rise and to my duties hasten > > > > Submitted by Judy Kendall > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~