Here are the 5th and 6th pages; Child of GEORGE GILMORE and SYNTHIA is: i. AARON6 GILMORE. 20. SAMUEL5 GILMORE (JAMES4, GEORGE3, JAMES2, JAMES GILLMORE1) was born May 11, 1791 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York, and died August 31, 1863 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York. He married MARTHA MILLARD. Children of SAMUEL GILMORE and MARTHA MILLARD are: i. ANNA M.6 GILMORE. ii. SOPHIS GILMORE. iii. SARAH GILMORE. iv. ELIZABETH GILMORE. v. WILLIAM GILMORE, m. HELEN MARTHA. 21. ELECTA5 GILMORE (JAMES4, GEORGE3, JAMES2, JAMES GILLMORE1) was born March 05, 1794 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York, and died September 17, 1878 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York. She married HENRY HAM October 19, 1814 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York. Children of ELECTA GILMORE and HENRY HAM are: i. ANNA MARIE6 HAM. ii. JAMES GILMORE HAM. iii. JAMES ELLIOTT, HAM. iv. MARY ELLIOTT HAM. v. WILLIAM HENRY HAM. vi. PETER HAM. vii. MARTHA HAM. viii. SOPHIA HAM. ix. EDWARD ELLIOTT HAM. 22. JAMES5 GILMORE (JAMES4, GEORGE3, JAMES2, JAMES GILLMORE1) was born January 24, 1796 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York, and died April 26, 1883 in Livingston County, New York. He married MARY GREEN March 11, 1823 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York. Children of JAMES GILMORE and MARY GREEN are: i. THOMAS6 GILMORE. ii. SARAH ABBOTT GILMORE. 34. iii. JOHN GILMORE, b. November 27, 1833, Livingston County New York. 23. ALANSON5 GILMORE (JAMES4, GEORGE3, JAMES2, JAMES GILLMORE1) was born October 05, 1798 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York, and died May 05, 1880 in York, Livingston Co, Ny. He married (1) JANNET SKELLIE February 03, 1824. He married (2) MARY INNIS September 24, 1840. Children of ALANSON GILMORE and JANNET SKELLIE are: i. JAMES6 GILMORE. ii. WALTER ELLIOT GILMORE. iii. ALEXANDER GILMORE. iv. GEORGE EDWARD GILMORE. v. ANNA ELIZA GILMORE. vi. MARTHA GILMORE. vii. ROSILLA GILMORE. 24. JOHN5 GILMORE (JAMES4, GEORGE3, JAMES2, JAMES GILLMORE1) was born November 22, 1800 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York, and died 1882 in Livingston County, New York. He married MARGARET SKELLEY 1833. Child of JOHN GILMORE and MARGARET SKELLEY is: i. MARTHA6 GILMORE. 25. MARTIN5 GILMORE (JAMES4, GEORGE3, JAMES2, JAMES GILLMORE1) was born April 11, 1803 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York, and died July 23, 1886 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York. He married ELEANOR GREEN January 21, 1830 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York, daughter of THOMAS GREEN and SARAH COULTER. Children of MARTIN GILMORE and ELEANOR GREEN are: 35. i. SARAH MARY6 GILMORE, b. 1831; d. July 15, 1890. 36. ii. THOMAS MARTIN GILMORE, b. January 31, 1833, Cambridge, New York; d. December 07, 1900, Overbrook Kansas. iii. JAMES GILMORE, b. October 16, 1835; d. February 21, 1836. 37. iv. WILLIAM JOHN GILMORE, b. January 10, 1838; d. March 01, 1916. 38. v. JAMES LANSING GILMORE, b. September 25, 1840, Cambridge Washington Co. New York; d. September 30, 1906. 39. vi. GEORGE HENRY GILMORE, b. April 09, 1842; d. December 24, 1917. 26. ELIZABETH "ELIZA"5 GILMORE (JAMES4, GEORGE3, JAMES2, JAMES GILLMORE1) was born April 11, 1805 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York, and died January 31, 1891 in Coila, Washington Co. New York. She married NATHAN CULVER JR. 1825. Children of ELIZABETH GILMORE and NATHAN JR. are: i. MARTHA ANN6 CULVER. ii. MABEL MARIAH CULVER. iii. GEORGE WILLIAMS CULVER. iv. JAMES HENRY CULVER. v. THOMAS EDWARD CULVER. vi. MARY ELIZA CULVER. vii. FRANCE SOPHIA CULVER. viii. JOHN NEWTON CULVER. ix. CHARLES GILMORE CULVER. x. SARAH STEVENSON CULVER. xi. JULIA PARMELEE CULVER. xii. ELECTA HAM CULVER. Generation No. 6 27. ELMA GILLMORE6 GILMORE (HIRAM GILLMORE5, SAMUEL4, WILLIAM JR.3, WILLIAM2, JAMES GILLMORE1). She married ARCH HAMILTON. Children of ELMA GILMORE and ARCH HAMILTON are: i. IRMA7 HAMILTON, m. ZERN. ii. LESLIE A. HAMILTON. iii. EVERETT O. HAMILTON. iv. HAZEL HAMILTON. v. ELMER J. HAMILTON. 28. EMMET POTTER GILLMORE6 GILMORE (HIRAM GILLMORE5, SAMUEL4, WILLIAM JR.3, WILLIAM2, JAMES GILLMORE1) was born June 14, 1854 in Muncie, Indiana, and died October 29, 1920 in Brawley, California. He married CLARA ATWOOD CAIN October 27, 1878 in Manchester, California, daughter of DAVID CAIN and BETSEY MAXIM. Children of EMMET GILMORE and CLARA CAIN are: i. LILLIE VIOLA GILLMORE7 GILMORE, b. October 27, 1879; d. March 03, 1914, Windsor, Sonoma Co. California; m. ERNEST HIGGINS. 40. ii. BESSIE CORDELIA GILLMORE GILMORE, b. April 06, 1882. iii. EMMET RAY GILLMORE GILMORE, b. October 07, 1889. 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 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~