GILMORE FAMILIES

Magnolia Falls along Boen Gulf,Newton County,Arkansas
Photo from Johnny Farmer

GILMORE FAMILIES

These are the GILMORE FAMILIES as I know them,starting with
ADAM HADLEY GILMORE (1763-1790)
Collateral families: Allen,Anderson,Atkinson,Barnes,Bell,Bewley,Boatman,Brassfield,
Brown,Campbell,Carlton,Carr,Carver,Casey,Cheatham,Clark,Cole,
Coonts,Cooper,Curry,Daberry,Davidson,Davis,Edwards,Ewing,Fields,
Flood,Flud,Foster,French,Garner,Gibson,Gilbert,Gilmore,Greenhaw,
Hallum,Hamilton,Holman,Holt,Houston,Jackson,Jenkins,Jones,
Ketcham,Lamb,Lane,Lemarr,Leonard,Lindsey,Littlefield,Manley,
Marshall,Martin,Mayberry,McElroy,McQuivey,Moses,Newcaster,
Pecard,Phelps,Phillips,Pierce,Randall,Reddell,Renfroe,Roberts,
Roper,Simpson,Smith,Tennison,Wallace,Wheeler,Williams,Young

ADAM HADLEY GILMORE
b:13March1763 Pellham,Massachusetts
d:27May1833 Bristol, Addison,Vermont
He served 6 months in Capt.Branson's Comapny of Infantry, Pittmans
Regiment in Continental Army,Revolutionary War.
He enlisted 1779 at Hadley,Mass.
He was a minister.
Information from "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of Rev.War"
Discharged 24Dec1780.
Service:5months,23 days, travel included.Marched to Camp
7July1780 under Capt.Dix
He was age 16, light complexion and 5 feet 4 inches.

ADAM GILLMORE
Anderson County in the State of Vermont, was a private in the
company commanded by Capt__________ of the Regt commanded by
Col.Putnam in the_________ for 6 months
Inscribed on the Roff of Vermont at the rate of 20 dollars,
00 cents per annum, to commence on the sixth day of Mary 1831.
Certificate of Pension_____________the 17day of augt 1833 and
sent to C D Barber,Middleburg.
Arrears to the __of March 1833 $40.00
______allowance ending____.....$10.00
............................._________
...............................$50.00
Revolutionary Claim,Act June 7,1832
Recorded by ________Williams,Clerk
Book C____ 3,Page 66

Source: Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors,Revolutionary War

Adam married ELIZABETH KETCHAM(unknown date and place)
Adam Gilmore known Children:
(1)JOHN GILMORE..(Adam)
b:24June1790.Bristol,Addison,Vermont

(2)KELSEY GILMORE..(Adam)
b:4Apr1792,Bristol,Addison,Vermont

(3)LEVI GILMORE 1794,(Adam)b:8Mar1794 Bristol,Vermont
Served in War of 1812
He died 1862 Balch,Parker Co.Texas
Levi married (1)SALLIE LINDSEY ca1820 in Indiana

Known Levi Gilmore 1794 children:
1.MARANDA GILMORE(Levi,Adam),b:1821 Ohio.She died ca1860
Newton County,Arkansas
She married JOHN FLUD ca 1832

John Flud was brother to our great-great-great grandfather
Nathaniel Flood\Flud.
Maranda Gilmore Flud known children:
i:Mary Ann Flud Brewer Torix
ii:Malinda Flud
iii:William Riley Flud(1843-1910 Ok)Served in Civil War
(Union)but deserted so was not eligible for Civil War pension
William Riley married (1)NANCY HENDERSON(divorced)
He married (2)MARY TINNEY
iv:Levi Flud who married Elizabeth Bowman
v:Nancy "Nan"Flud,born 1853 i:unknown infant
ii:unknown infant
They were divorced. She remarried later to GEORGE W NEWBERRY
Aunt Nan died in 1934 and is buried in Smith Cemetery,Newton
County, Arkansas.

2.ASA GILMORE 1823(Levi,Adam) b:10July1823 Ohio.He died 9Jan1884
Balch, Parker County,Texas
He married MARGARET YOUNG,born 1824 Kentucky
Married 8June1842 in Missouri
Asa & Margaret in Ozark County,Missouri,1850,page 4,visit 51
with children:
Leann Gilmore 4,b:MO & Maranda Gilmore 1 b:MO.
An Ann Tennison,age 9 lived with them,born AR.Was she Rebecca &
John Tennison's child?

Known Asa Gilmore 1823 children:
i:Sahara Elizabeth Gilmore (Asa,Levi,Adam)b:19Dec1843 MO.

ii:Louisa Gilmore(Asa,Levi,Adam) (13May1845 MO -25Dec1915
Parker Co.Texas.
Buried Fairview Cemetery,Parker Co.Texas
She married MONROE"ROE"YOUNG LITTLEFIELD on 3May1866 Texas

iii:Maranda Gilmore(Asa,Levi,Adam) (2Feb1847 MO-24Sep1869
Gilbert Cemetery,Parker Co.Texas.
She married GEORGE WEBSTER GILBERT(1849-1892)
on 1Oct1868 Texas

iv:Sarilda Gilmore(Asa,Levi,Adam),b:12May1849 MO.

v:Mary Ellen Gilmore(Asa,Levi,Adam),b:6Feb1842 Texas.
She married GEORGE WILLIAMS on 17Feb1876.
Known George Williams children:
1)Monroe Martin Williams ca 1876 Texas

2)Allie D Williams (29Nov1878 - 10Apr1921 pulmonary TB)
She married HENRY DAVID BOWEN

3)William Kalse "Kals"Williams (28Aug1887-27Jan1984;Girard
Cemetery, Kent Co.,Texas.
He married NANCY "NANNY JANE" GARNER(1890-1922)

4)Logan Williams

5)Maggie Williams
6)Ace Williams
7)Donnie Williams
8)Maude Williams

(Asa Gilmore 1823 children continued)

vi:John K Gilmore(Asa,Levi,Adam), b:1Sep1853 Texas

vii:Levi Franklin Gilmore(Asa,Levi,Adam) b:14Feb1855 Texas.
He married JULIA LAMB on 1Feb1881/1882

viii:George Washington Gilmore(Asa,Levi,Adam)
b:16May1858 Texas
He married ELLEN LAMAR on 13May1877
George Washington Gilmore known children:
1)Ada Gilmore
2)Robert Gilmore
3)Ross Gilmore
4)Neil Gilmore
5)Linnie Gilmore
6)Hattie Gilmore
7)Willie Gilmore
8)Ernie Gilmore(George W,Asa,Levi,Adam)He married ELSIE(MNU)
Ernies children: Monroe and Gladys Gilmore

9)Ola Gilmore(twin)(George W,Asa,Levi,Adam)
She married MR.THOMAS
One known child Con Thomas

10)Lola Gilmore(twin)(George W,Asa,Levi,Adam)

11)Elsie Myrtle Gilmore(George W,Asa,Levi,Adam).
She married R Z CARR
Known Carr children:Jack, Roy, Syble and Jo Ellen Carr

(Asa Gilmore 1823 children continued)

ix: Savina C "Viney"Gilmore(Asa,Levi,Adam), b:9Dec1860 Texas
She married JAMES EDWARDS on 26May1881 Texas

x:Robert A.C.Gilmore(Asa,Levi,Adam), b: 7Nov1861 Texas.
He died 6Sep1944.He married MARTHA ASLEE EPPS on 18Sep1887
Robert's children:
1)Arthur Gillmore b:ca 1893 Texas
2)Douglas Gillmore,b:ca 1895 Texas
3)Louise A Gillmore,b:ca 1896 Texas
4)Mae Gillmore,b:ca 1898 Texas
5)Rollie Gillmore,b: ca 1902 Texas
6)Leona Gillmore,b:ca1909 Texas

xi:William Riley "Pomp"Gilmore(Asa,Levi,Adam) b:12July1865
Millsap,Coleman Co.Texas.
He died 21Jan1957 San Antonio,Texas
He married TEXANA WILLIAMS 1May1887 Prob,Texas
William Riley's known children:
1)child Gilmore,died at birth

2)Robert J Gilmore(William Riley,Asa,Levi,Adam)
born 31July1889 Coleman Co.Texas:d:1968
He married UNKNOWN
Robert J Gilmore known children:
(i) Mary Jo Gilmore
(ii)Willie Gilmore
(iii)Buster Gilmore

3)William Ernest Rhem Gilmore(William Riley,Asa,Levi,Adam)
b:8Oct1893 Coleman Co.Texas
He died 22Oct1989 Canoga Park,Los Angeles Co.California
William Ernest married (1)VIRGINIA"VIRGIE"GRACE DEAL on 1Jan1912
Coleman Co.Texas.
children from first wife Virginia:
(i)Talmadge Gilmore(William Ernest,William Riley,Asa,Levi,Adam)
(ii)Juanita Opal Gilmore,b:19Jan1913 Vernone,Wilbarger Co.Texas
(iii)William Earl Gilmore(William Ernest,William Riley,Asa,Levi,Adam)
b:21Sep1914,Santa Ana,Coleman Co.Texas

William Earnest married (2)NAOMI MARY KNIGHTON on 28Sep1929,
Los Angeles,California
Naomi was daughter of William Knighton & Violet Wright
William Ernest Gilmore children from second marriage to Naomi:
(iv)Barbara Naomi Gilmore b:6June1931,Los Angeles,California
(v)Violet Ann Gilmore b:27May1933 L.A.Ca.Died 31May1933
(vi)Leola Verna Gilmore b:8Feb1937,Los Angeles,CA.
(vii)William Ernest Gilmore b:5Oct1942 Burbank,CA
(viii)Bruce George Gilmore b:8Jan1945 Burbank, CA
(ix)Sally Lou Gilmore b: 13Apr1947 Burbank,CA
(x)Susan Kay Gilmore b:22Oct1948 Van Nuys,Los Angeles Co.,CA

4)Ella Eliza Gilmore(William Riley,Asa,Levi,Adam)
b:26Jan1896,Puckett Ranch,Coleman Co.Texas
She died 1979 Corpus Chrisi,Texas

(Levi Gilmore children continued)

3.REBECCA JANE GILMORE(Levi 1794,Adam) b:1825 Missouri
She married JOHN TENNISON(1823 Indiana - 1862 Newton County).
Married ca1842,probably Newton County,Arkansas
She died 1870 .She is buried in Smith Cemetery,Newton County
in unmarked grave
Father: Levi Gilmore b: ca 1794 in Vermont
Mother: Sarah "Sally" Lindsay b: ca 1795 in Georgia

John Tennison children I have record of are:
(1)ROBERT TENNISON (Rebecca Jane Gilmore,Levi,Adam) born 1843 in
Arkansas.
Robert married (1) SALINA (mnu)maiden name unknown).
She apparently died ca 1875 in Texas.
When some of the Tennison families went to Texas, Robert and his
brother Mathew Asa Tennison joined other families in moving to
Parker County, Texas before 1870
Robert Tennison known children from first marriage:
i: Caroline Tennison
ii: James M Tennison
iii: Benjamin Tennison
Robert returned to Newton County, Arkansas ca 1876, as he
married EMELINE HENDERSON on 2 April 1876 (Book A,Page 257)
Newton County
Emeline was born 1858 in Arkansas, daughter of
EDWARD JAMES HENDERSON and MARTHA J. SMITH
Martha J Smith Henderson was daughter of Jeremiah and
Margaret Armstrong-Byrd Smith.
Nearly l/8 of Newton County, Arkansas is somehow descended from
Jeremiah and Margaret Armstrong-Byrd Smith family.

Known children from Robert Tennison's second marriage were:
iv: MARGARET JANE TENNISON, born 30 Dec 1878 in Newton County,
Arkansas.
....+She married JOHN WESLEY HUDSON, 21, on 15 Jan 1893
(Book D, page 256)in Newton County, Arkansas
John Hudson's parents were HENRY HUDSON and SARAH ADAIR.
children (not in birth order).

1)Ora Lee Hudson, born ca 1895 in Newton County, Arkansas
2)Oma Hudson, born 15 July 1897
She married Mr. HISER, unknown date and place
3)Minnie Dovie Hudson, born ca 1900
She married Mr. HUNSUCKER at unknown date and place
4)Eva Hudson, born 24 Jan 1903
5)Sarah Emeline Hudson, born 27 Jan 1906 in Konaway, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma (then Indian Territory).
She married OTTO ODA HISTER on 30 Sept 1923 in Oklahoma
Otto was born 24 Feb 1905 in Asher, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
children:
1. Doyle Leo Hiser, born 1927 in Osage County, Oklahoma

Sarah Emeline Hudson Hiser died 6 April 1954 in Lubbock, Texas.
She is buried in Abernathy Cemetery in Hale County, Texas.
6)Effie Hudson, born 13 Feb 1911
7)Ausbon Hudson, born 8 Jan 1914
8)Columbus Hudson
9)Wesley Hudson
10) Joyce Hudson
Margaret Jane Tennison Hudson died 10 May 1967 at Asher, Oklahoma.
Thank you Roy & Jean Knight for helping with this family
Thank you ([email protected])for your help.

v: MONROE TENNISON, born Feb 1880. Nothing further known

vi: ANNIE TENNISON, born in 1883 in Texas.
She married WILLIAM ESCAR (W.E.) HOUSTON, 19, on 12 Dec 1898
(F-207)in Newton County,Arkansas.He was probably the son of
William and Lucinda Houston.
Lucinda Houston, age 68, born March 1831 in Tennessee is on
the 1900 Newton County,Arkansas Census with grandson James Houston, age 15
1910 Newton County, Arkansas Census, Jackson Township, Visit 130-132
HOUSTON, Huse, head, 21, M3yrs, AR,US,AR
.........Bessie (Henderson), wife, 19, M1 3yrs,1-l , AR,AR,AR
(married 15July1906)
........Jewel D Houston, daug.,9/12, AR,AR,AR

1910 Newton County, Arkansas , Jackson Township, Visit 133-135
HOUSTON, James, head, 24, M1 4years, AR,AR,AR
............Ida, wife, 24, M1 4years, 1 child,1, AR,US,AR.
They married 19Jan1907.
..............Troy Houston, son, 2, AR,AR,AR
HOUSTON, Escar, head, 30, M1, 11yrs, AR,AR,AR
.............. Annie, wife, 27, M1 11yrs, 2-2 children, TX,US,AR
..............Myrtle Cora Houston, daug., 10, AR,AR, TX
.............Zeck (Zeth?) Houston, son, 8, AR,AR, TX
So known children up to 1910 were:
1)Myrtle Cora Houston, born 1900 in Arkansas
2)Zeth (Zeck?) Houston, born 1902 in Arkansas

Believe Escar and Annie Tennison Houston moved to Oklahoma

vii:SAMUEL J. TENNISON (Robert Tennison,Rebecca Jane Gilmore)
born Oct 1886.
He married FLORA BIVENS, 21, of Jasper on 22 May 1911
(page 67)in Newton County, Arkansas.
Believe Flora's parents were Ulysses and Malinda BIVENS, shown
on the 1910 Newton County, Arkansas Census, Jackson Township
with Samuel J Tennison known children:
Flora Bivens, age 20
Jessie Bivens, age 17
Lola Bivens, age 15
Mary Bivens, age 12

Robert Tennison probably died ca 1892 in Arkansas, or he went
back to Parker County, Texas. No record of burial is found.
EMELINE HENDERSON TENNISON married (2)JOHN BOLIN, on 30Dec1893
(page 51) in Newton County, Arkansas.
(See the "Henry Bolin Story" in my 'Kinfolks Stories')
John Bolin married three times previously to :
(1)NANCY FLUD , born 1853 (3)Sarah Atkinson
Nancy "Nan"was daughter of John Flud and
MARANDA GILMORE(Levi,Adam)
John Flud was brother to our great-great-great grandfather
Nathaniel Flood\Flud.
Maranda Gilmore Flud known children:
i:Mary Ann Flud Brewer Torix
ii:Malinda Flud
iii:William Riley Flud(1843-1910 Ok)Served in Civil War
(Union)but deserted so was not eligible for pension
William Riley married (1)NANCY HENDERSON(divorced)
He married (2)MARY TINNEY
iv:Levi Flud who married Elizabeth Bowman
v:Nancy "Nan"Flud,born 1853
Nan and John Bolin had two children who died as infants.
i:unknown infant
ii:unknown infant
They were divorced. She died in 1934. She remarried later to
GEORGE W NEWBERRY
Aunt Nan is buried in Smith Cemetery,Newton County, Arkansas.

(Rebecca Jane Gilmore Tennison children continued)

2. William G. Tennison(Rebecca Jane Gilmore,Levi,Adam)
(MAR 1848-1950) in Arkansas
(See the WILLIAM G TENNISON STORY in my Kinfolks Stories)
William G Tennison married (1)SARAH ANN SMITH ca 1866(A12)
Newton County, Arkansas. Sarah Ann's parents were
Austin Garland Smith and Rachel Nancy Whiteley. Rachel's parents
were Samuel Whiteley and Lucy Maynard

children from William G Tennisons' first marriage:
1.Rebecca Jane Tennison (9Sep1866--CA)
She married JESSE O'NEAL on 22Dec1882(B76)Newton County,Arkansas
(see REBECCA JANE TENNISON O'NEAL STORY in my Kinfolks
Stories)


Rebecca Jane Tennison O'Neaal

2.Gwin Monroe Tennison born 1870--died 1932 Red Oak
Cemetery,Allen, Pontotoc County,Oklahoma
He married INGEY PERILLA BROWN(SIMMONS?) on 23 July 1890
(D5)Newton County
Ingey's cemetery marker in Red Oak Cemetery, Allen, Pontotoc
County,Oklahoma shows 1873 to 1929.
Her Find a Grave shows: b:4Mar1874;died 27Mar1932

Known Gwin Monroe Tennison children:
i:Ida Jane Tennison (1892-1 July 1936 Paris,Lamar County
Texas)She married (1)HENRY SMITH who died 1905
daughter Lillie Smith born 1905

Ida Jane Tennison Smith married (2) CHARLES COLEMAN (1890-1915)
Known Coleman Children:
Rosemary Coleman,born 1908; Jim Coleman and May Belle Coleman

Ida married (3)MORGAN CARRUTH
Ida married (4)S E NELSON

(Gwin Monroe Tennison children continued)

ii:Lillie M Tennison 1892-?

iii:Myrtle Bell Tennison (1901-1964 Sunny Lane Cemetery,
Del City,Oklahoma.
Myrtle married JOSEPH RICHARD SHATSWELL(9Nov1886-7July 1977
Del City,Oklahoma,Sunny Lane Cemetery.
Married on 18 Jan 1916 as his second wife.
Joseph Richard Shatswell was son of George W Shatswell.
He married (1)ZUELLA MAE SMITH (5Nov1884-15Mar1915,Cedarville,
Franklin County,Arkansas),age 18, on 31 December 1901 in Newton
County
Children from Joseph Richard Shatswell's first marriage:
i:Flora Cleona Shatswell McKelroy (1905 - 1990)
ii:Clyde Shatswell (1906 - 1979)

Clyde Shatswell,son of Joseph and Zuella Smith Shatswell

iii:Elvin O. Shatswell (28Jun1911 - 14Nov1981 Oklahoma County,Oklahoma
Sunny Lane Cemetery,Del City,Oklahoma
wife ELIZABETH (MNU)(1929-1991)

(See the SHATSWELL FAMILIES in my Kinfolks Stories)

(Gwin Monroe Tennison children continued)

iv:Birdie Lee Tennison (23 Nov 1903 Newton County-26 April 1964)
She married WILSON LEE GRIDER


William & Lillie Brown on left;Birdie Tennison & Wilson Grider on right

William G Tennison married (2)MANDA J RICKETTS
(11Apr1855-18Nov1943/45 New Cowell Cemetery,Newton County
Married on 11Feb1877 (A324)Newton County, Arkansas
Manda was daughter of Stephen Ricketts and Tabitha Nichols
Manda Ricketts Tennison was aunt to Hester Ricketts Flud

William G & Mandy Ricketts Tennison family

Mandy Ricketts Tennison

children from William G Tennison second marriage to
Manda Ricketts:(Continuing numbers)
3.John Anderson Tennison (14Sep1877--29Oct1962 Lamar,
Barton County,Missouri, Lake Cemetery)
John Anderson Tennison married:
(1)NANCY DELFINA"FINE"CHEATHAM(30Nov1877--24Jan1927 New Cowell
Cemetery
Married on 29Apr1900(390)Newton County,Arkansas
She was daughter of Madison M Cheatham and Nancy Tennison
known John Anderson Tennison children:
i:Loney (Lonzo)Tennison(male) (11Feb1901-1905)

ii:Walker Barnett Tennison (9Nov1902-14Sep1972 Lake
Cemetery Barton County, Missouri
Walker married OLLIE BELLE FAUGHT(1908-1971 Lake Cemetery)on
6May1926 Newton County, Arkansas

(John Anderson Tennison children continued)

iii:Nancy Emaline Tennison (6Apr1905-15Aug1983 Lake
Cemetery,Barton County,Missouri)
Nancy married (1)JOHN HENSON on 14Dec1923(322)Newton County,
Arkansas
She married (2)CLYDE BLAIR on 10Oct1926 (568)Newton County,
Arkansas

iv:Ellie Gertrude Tennison (2Apr1907-12Aug1980 Homer,Louisiana
Buried Lake Cemetery,Barton County,Missouri
She married JACK ARNETTE

v:Ollie E Tennison(11May1908-18Jul1909 Red Rock Cemetery)

vi:Lester Earl Tennison(12Mar1910-8Nov1975 Blue Springs,
Missouri
He married NORA WHEELER(37)of Limestone,on 21Dec1930 (pg363)Newton
County, Arkansas

(John Anderson Tennison children continued)

vii:Walcie Myrtle Tennison (7Jan1912-?)
She married DENNIS LEE NORTON on 1Mar1928 (pg77)Newton County,
County,Arkansas

(see the NORTON FAMILIES in my Kinfolks Stories)
viii:Custer Johnson Tennison(28Oct1914--13Dec1961 Lamar,
Burton County,Missouri,Lake Cemetery

ix:Hoil Dickerson Tennison (13May1916-?)
He married BEULAH PATTERSON

x:Charles Eston Tennison(11Nov1919-8Jul1934 New Cowell
Cemetery);shot himself while hunting

xi:Ora Ann Tennison(11Jun1921-?)
she married (1) JOHN WHEELER
she married (2) GUS WHEELER

John Anderson Tennison married (2)IDA WHEELER On 7Oct1928
(pg140)Newton County,Arkansas

Clyde Ricketts helped me with this family.Thank you Clyde.

1910 Newton County,Arkansas Census, Visit 118-119
(6 children-4 living)

(continuing with children of William G Tennison)

(5)Permelia Angeline Tennison (1879-10Sep1963 Carnegie,
Oklahoma)
(See PERMELIA ANGELINE TENNISON and JAMES C FLUD STORY in my Kinfolks Stories)
She married JAMES COLUMBUS FLUD on 27Jan1898 (121)Newton County,
Arkansas
James Columbus Flud was son of James Flud 1820

(6)Mathew Asa Tennison(Sept1881-?)
NOTE:There were several Mathew Asa Tennisons
There was :
Matthew Tennison (son of Thomas & Caroline Liles Tennison
(5July1858-2Sep1929 McCutcheon Cemetery)
Matthew A "Bert"Tennyson (1884-1982) A Mathew Asa Tennison who married (1)LAURA (MNU)
He married (2)SARAH HEFLEY on 28Oct1922 (199)Newton County,
Arkansas
He married (3)THENIA PARLEY FOSTER CAMPBELL RICH,age 34, on
11May1924 (358)Newton County,Arkansas
Thenia Parley Foster Campbell Rich Tennison(5Jan1888-26Dec1970
Sexton Cemetery,Newton County
Thenia's parents were John Foster(1851-1914) and Mary E Wright
(1856-1915)
Find A Grave shows Thenia's spouses as:
George Washington Campbell(1883-1922)
Bartley Doke Rich (1877 - 1942)
Matthew A BERT Tennyson (1884 - 1982)

Thenia Parley Foster Campbell known Children:
Delbert Floyd Campbell (1907 - 2008)
Herbert Campbell (1911 - 2008)
George W Campbell (1913 - 1987)
Lunie C Campbell (1915 - 2000)
Binum Henry Campbell (1917 - 2002)
Mildred Campbell Royce (1920 - 2013)
Lillian Fern Rich (1933 - 1933)

Thenia's Siblings:
Lawrence Monroe Foster (1881 - 1985)
Virginia Victoria Foster Reddell (1892 - 1983)

Did Mathew marry (4)DORA BURDINE DOTSON SMITH on 11Feb1933
(pg 531)Newton County,Arkansas??

(William G Tennison children continued)

(7)William Austin Tennison(15Oct1883? -12Oct1955
Caruthersville,Pemiscot County,Missouri)
Buried Little Prairie Cemetery,Caruthersville,Missouri
He married MINNIE MITCHELL on 30Jun1904 (421)Newton County,
Arkansas

(8)Mary C Tennison (27Jan1887-23Apr1888 Red Rock Cemetery)

(William G Tennison children continued)

(9)George Harrison Tennison(Dec1887-?)
He married DILLY CONLEY ca 1912
Her parents were William E Conley(1870-1930 and
Julia Angeline Watkins(1872-1918)
Known George Harrison Tennison children:
i:Elmer Tennison (1913-?)
ii:Custer Sims Tennison (28Oct1914-?)
iii:Kelse Tennison (1917-?)
iv:Julia Tennison (1920-?)
v:Samuel Louis Tennison (19Jul1927-?)
He married GERALDINE NEAL LONG

information from Rick Tennison ([email protected])
Thank you Rick for this information

(continuing with children of William G Tennison)

(10)Robert Kelsey Tennison (2June1890-11Feb1960
New Cowell Cemetery,Newton County,Arkansas
He married DULLIE"Irene" SHATSWELL(19)in Aug1915(48)Newton
County, Arkansas.Dullie born 18 May 1895;died 30 June1988
Cowell Cemetery,Newton County
She was daughter of Thomas Columbus Shatwell (1849-1941) and
Rutha Mariah Jones (1853-1921)
Dullie Shatswell Tennison Siblings:
Sarah Elizabeth Shatswell Flood (1877-1970)(Oliver Jones Flood)
John Kelse Shatswell (1881 - 1977)
Benjamin F. Shatswell (1886 - 1967)
Buddie Shatt (1889 - 1966)
Emaline Caroline Shatswell Hallum (1892 - 1984)


son Felix,dad Kelsey and son Otto Tennison

Known Robert Kelsey Tennison children:
i:Prosie (Rosa M)Tennison (9Oct1916-1971)
She married HERMAN DOTSON
(1915-1977)on 17Dec1933(634)Newton County
Did she first marry a COLLINS?
she married JAMES BROWN

ii:Otto W Tennison (30May1918-1996)He married LIZZA DOTSON
(1919-2016)

Dotson and Tennison people.Can you name them?

iii:Elvie Gertrude Tennison (19Jul1920-1966)
She married WILLIAM DONLEY ADAMS 25Dec1941 Newton County

(Robert Kelsey Tennison children continued)

iv:Viola Lee Tennison(16Nov1922-2002)
VIOLA LEE TENNISON CAMPBELL
Mount Zion Cemetery,Dardanelle, Yell County,Arkansass
Viola Lee Campbell, age 79, a resident of Dover, died Monday,
September 30, 2002, at the Russellville Nursing Center.
She was born November 16, 1922, at Red Rock, Arkansas to the
late Kelse and Dullie Shatswell Tennison.
She married OLIVER CAMPBELL on April 11, 1946, at Mt. Judea;
she was a member of the Assemblies of God;enjoyed spending time
with her family, gardening, cooking, and canning.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by 2
brothers Otto and Felix Tennison and 2 sisters, Prosie Brown
and Elvie Adams.
Survivors include her husband of 56 years, Oliver Campbell of
Dover; a son and daughter-in-law, William "Bud" and
Kathleen Campbell of Chickalah Mountain; 2 daughters and
sons-in-law, Fern Ivon and George Richardson of Russellville and
Edan "Gertie" and Terry Vaughn of Chickalah Mountain; 4
grandchildren, Stephen Vaughn, Regina Gist, Dalonda Smith,
DeAnna Campbell; 8 great grandchildren, numerous
nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends.
Funeral will be 10 a. m. Thursday, October 3, 2002, at the Shinn
Chapel. Burial will be in the Mt. Zion Cemetery at Chickalah
Mountain under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service.
Active pallbearers will be Jonia Smith, Delrick Gist,
Ardell Tennison, Jimmy Vaughn, Doyle Tennison, Melvin McGeehee,
Teddy Tennison, and Johnny Collins.
Honorary pallbearers will be Kelse Tennison.
Visitation will be 7-8 p. m. Wednesday, October 2, 2002, at the
funeral home

(continuing with children of Robert Kelse Tennison)

v:Felix Mathew Tennison(14Mar1928-1999 Cowell Cemetery)
He married IRENE EMOLINE WHEELER (1932-2016) on 26 Dec 1950
Harrison,Arkansas(Boone County)
Emoline I Wheeler Tennison
Birth: Jun. 11, 1932 Chancel,Newton County
Death: Apr. 28, 2016 Cowell Cemetery
INSCRIPTION:" Married Dec 26,1950"
How we miss you,life will never be the same
(on back of stone) Our Children Kathy Doyle Ardell Diane and
Teddy

IRENE EMOLINE WHEELER TENNISON CHISUM
Emoline Wheeler Tennison of Pelsor, went to be with her
Lord and Savior on April 28, 2016. She was 83 years old.
Visitation will be Sunday, May 1 at Holt Memorial Chapel from
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.Funeral service will be held on Monday, May 2
at Lurton Assembly of God Church at 2:00 p.m.
Pastor Stanley Taylor and Rev.Leonard Bob Chisum will officiate.
Burial will be at Cowell Cemetery.
Pallbearers include her grandsons, Chas Martin, Clint Martin,
Michael Paul Tennison, Tracy Crow, Kelse Tennison, Dustin Race
and Seth Race.
The daughter of John Samuel and Mary Jane (Hampton) Wheeler was
born on June 11, 1932 at Chancel (Hurricane Creek), Arkansas
Emoline was a member of the Lurton Assembly of God Church. God
came first to Emoline followed closely by her family.
She loved cooking for her family but especially enjoyed the time
spent with them. Emoline also enjoyed her flowers.
She retired from ConAgra in Russellville after 26 years.
Her parents; first husband, Felix Tennison; second husband,
Lester Chisum; two sisters; nine brothers; one great grandson,
Felix Fregoso; and son-in-law, J.D. Martin preceded her in
death.Survivors include three sons and their wives,
Michael �Ardell� and Mary Tennison, of Dover, Doyle and Susie
Tennison and Teddy and Melissa Tennison,all of Pelsor;two
daughters, Kathy Martin, of Deer,and Diane Race and her husband,
Jackie, of Russellville; 15 grandchildren:Chas Martin,
Clint Martin, Tracy Crow, LaDonna Snider, Latricia Grijalva,
Michael Paul Tennison, Taleigha Tennison,
Camren Tennison, Tomas Tennison, Tina Tennison, Kelse Tennison,
Dustin Race, Seth Race, Kayla Abrams, and Kendria Tennison; 20
great grandchildren with another one on the way; one brother and
his wife,Raymond and Viola Wheeler, of Dover; one sister-in-law,
Trilla Mae Wheeler,of Atkins, AR;three stepsons; four
stepdaughters;and numerous nieces, nephews, friends, and other
family.
Spouses:
James Lester Chisum (1923 - 2012)
Felix M Tennison (1928 - 1999)

1870 Newton County,Arkansas, White Twp.,with mother Jane
1880 Newton County,Arkansas,White Twp.,visit 25
1900 Newton County, AR Census,White Township,Visit 175-184
TENNISON, William.....H...Mar1848....52....M32yrs.......AR,IL,KY
.........Manda.......W...Apr 1855....45....M32yrs.. 7-6.AR,TN,TN
Permelia Angeline.....D...Apr1879...........S.........AR,AR,AR
..........Mathew A....S...Sep1881....18....S..........AR,AR,AR
..........William A...S...Oct1883....16....S..........AR,AR,AR
..........Mary C, (27Jan1887-d:23Apr1888, Red Rock Cemetery)
..........George H....S...Dec1887....12....S..........AR,AR,AR
.........Robert K....S...Jun1890....10....S..........AR,AR,AR

(Rebecca Jane Gilmore Tennison children continued)

3 Caroline Tennison(Rebecca Jane Gilmore,Levi,Adam)
(30 DEC 1849 in Arkansas-1926)

4. Kelsey Tennison(Rebecca Jane Gilmore,Levi,Adam)b:1852 in
Arkansas

5. Mary Ann Tennison(Rebecca Jane Gilmore,Levi,Adam)
(1 JAN 1854/4Jul1854 in Arkansas-31May1922)
Mary Ann married:SIMON SOLOMON SUTTON ca 1871 Parker Co.Texas
Sutton children:
i:William Robert Sutton 12Jan1873 TX-20Aug1940 Newton County
ii:Isaac Monroe Sutton b:ca 1875.Died young
iii:John Columbus Sutton (28Feb1878 AR-15Mar1959 AR
iv:Barbara Jane Sutton (25Aug1880-21Maar1963 Boone Co.AR)
v:Pleas Huston "Yank"Sutton (6Feb1883 AR-1Oct1957 Bakersfield,CA)
vi:Katherine Elizabeth Sutton (1Mar1886 Red Rock-16Aug1973,
Harrison,AR
vii:Stacy S Sutton (7Mar1887-1May1958 Newton Co.AR)
viii:Robert Keltner Sutton (5June1889-7Oct1975 CA)
ix:Kelsey Taylor Sutton (6Sep1890-6Nov1951 Phillips Co.AR
x:George H Sutton (4Nov1893-11Jul1964
xi:Nancy Caroline "Bucey"Sutton (8Feb1897-20June1972 AR
6. Louisa Tennison(Rebecca Jane Gilmore,Levi,Adam)
b: 1856 in Arkansas

7. Clarissa Tennison(Rebecca Jane Gilmore,Levi,Adam) b: 1858 in Arkansas

8. Mathew Asa Tennison(Rebecca Jane Gilmore,Levi,Adam)
(14Apr1861 Newton Co.AR - 22Apr1936 in
Plymouth,Collingsworth Co.,Texas

Mathew married VIRGINIA PRICE "Precy"SIMPSON 26June1881 in
Parker County,Texas.Virginia (1Jan1863 MO - 26Mar1930 Canadian,
Hemphill Co.Texas with burial Dozier Cemetery,Collingsworth Co.,
Texas.
Mathew Asa Tennison 1861 known children:
i:Ida Lee Tennison (17Nov1882 TX-10Mar1889,Millsap,Parker Co.TX;
Fairview Cemetery

ii:Annie Bell Tennison (8Aug1884Tx-17May1962 Wheeler,Texas;
buried Shamrock Cemetery.She married HENRY MILTON CARVER
1883-1936)

iii:Minnie Jane Tennison (16Feb1885 TX-11Feb1963;Amulet Cemetery
Hood Co.Texas.She married W.HENRY ALLEN(1883-1864)

iv:John Baker Tennison (20Jan1888 TX-19Mar1946;Dozier Cemetery,
Collingsworth,Texas.He married JULIA DABERRY(1890-1973)

v:Coy Dee Tennison (7Dec1890-17Nov1962;Hillcrest Cemetery,Grey
Co.Texas.He married OLPHIN GREY LANE (1884-1962)

vi:Robert Lester Tennison(25Jan1893 TX-25Nov1958;Memorial
Gardens Cemetery,Collingsworth Co.TX.He married :
RUBY GLADIES JONES (1899-1985)

vii:Travis Mathew Tennison (20Oct1894-12Nov1960;Dozier Cemetery
Collingsworth,Texas.Do not know who he married

viii:Elmer C Tennison b:1897 Texas

ix:William Claud Tennison (12Dec1898 TX-24Feb1956 Beaver,OK;
Dozier Cemetery,Collingsworth,Texas
Do not know who he married

x:Cleo Mae Tennison(20May1903-5Dec1966;Dozier Cemetery
She married CECIL P BROWN in 1927.Cecil(1896-1967)

Tennison sources:
1900 Parker County,Texas,Prcinct 5
1910 Erath County,Texas(terrible writing)
1920 Collingsworth,Texas,Justice Precinct
1930 Collingsworth,Texas,Precinct 4

(Levi Gilmore 1794 children continued)

4.Mary Elizabeth Gilmore(Levi,Adam),b:1828 MO.
She married GREENBERRY DAVIDSON ca 1846

5.KELSEY GILMORE (Levi,Adam)b:27Aug1834.He died
10Jan1895,Smith Cemetery,Newton County.
He married EMMALINE "EMILY"MAYBERRY on 19Mar1854,Newton
County,Arkansas by William Bristow,JP
Emily's parents were David Mayberry and Susan Criner
Kelsey served Co.D,Second Arkansas Cavalry & Co.F,First Arkansas
Infantry (Union)Civil War.Invalid Pension No.951,786 and Widows
Pension No.610,229 and 574,026.I have his pension records
Known Kelsey Gilmore 1834 children:
i:WILLIAM ASA GILMORE(Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
(15July1856 - 26Dec1932 Red Rock Cemetery,Newton County
He married(1)REBECCA JANE WHEELER on 29Jan1882(B94)Newton County
Rebecca died 8July1886,Red Rock Cemetery
Rebecca's parents were Isham Wheeler and Catherine Anderson

William Asa Gilmore children from first marriage:
1)Sarah Emeline Gilmore(William Asa,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam)
(1882-Oct1913 Smith Cemetery)
Sarah married THOMAS MATHEW TENNISON on 22Sep1898 Newton County

2) Kelsey"K"G Gilmore(William Asa,Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
(16May1883-10Jan1973 Smith Cemetery
He married (1)MARTHA FLORA JANE SMITH(16Mar1890-1Oct1966)
Martha is buried Belmont Cemetery,Fresno California.
They divorced
Kelsey"K" Gilmore's known Children:
(i:)Minnie Gilmore(Kelsey,William Asa,Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
b:ca1906.She died at 18years of Typhoid Fever
Buried Coalgate,Oklahoma

(ii:)Dewey Gilmore(Kelsey,William Asa,Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
(22Oct1908-14Aug1992,IOOF Cemetery,Fresno,CA
Dewey married (1)LUCILLE (MNU)on 22Dec1937 Fresno,CA
He married (2)MARY HRONRICH PHELPS in 1979

(iii:)Iva Ann Gilmore(Kelsey,William Asa,Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
(30Jan1911 - 8Aug2012 Clovis,California).
Iva married ROY LEE HAMILTON 30Dec1932 Coalgate,OK
Roy was son of John Alva Hamilton and Mary Alice Hefley
Hamilton children were:
Roy Jr.,Jim Kelsie,Daniel Jepthy,Lunie Alvie,Glenn Allen and
Michael Harold Hamilton

(iv:)John Columbus Gilmore(Kelsey,William Asa,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam)
born ca:1913-?.He married (1)BROWNIE(MNU)on
30Dec1932 in Oklahoma.He married (2)LENA(MNU)4Mar1850
He married (3)DAISY ROBERTS BEWLEY on 1 Jan1989

(v:)June Rosa Gilmore(Kelsey,William Asa,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam)
(1Oct1915 AR-5June1964 Fresno,CA
June married (1)BEN GIBSON on 30Dec1932 Coalgate,OK.
She married (2)ELMO KEITH CURRY

(vi:)Hazel Gilmore(Kelsey,William Asa,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam)
b:18April1918 AR.She married HOWARD MOSES ca1934 Coalgate,OK

(vii:)Cecil William Gilmore(Kelsey,William Asa,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam)
b:22Mar1920 AR.
He married MARTHA ERNESTINE JENKINS ca 1947

(viii:)Renie Gilmore(Kelsey,William Asa,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam)
b:28Sep1923,Tupelo,OK.
He married MARY FRANCIS HAMILTON ca 1950

(ix:)Arnel Gilmore(Kelsey,William Asa,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam)
b:22Dec1925 Vendor,AR.
He married ELLEN NEWCASTER ca 1949

(x:)Levada Jerldine Gilmore(Kelsey,William Asa,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam)
(4Mar1929 Coalgate,OK - 14Mar1989 Fresno,CA;
Oakhurst Cemetery,CA.She married LEROY CARLTON

Kelsey"K" Gilmore married (2)PEARL ISABELLE HEATH MARTIN.
Pearl had a daughter Sylvia Martin b:13May1928. Pearl married:
(1)JAMES JACKSON and (2)GEORGE ROPER
Kelsey and Pearl divorced ca 1942.
Kelsey Gilmore's children from second marriage:
(xi:)Betty Kay Gilmore(Kelsey,William Asa,Kelsey,Levi,Adam)
b:21Feb1933 Wagoner,OK.
She married J W SMITH on 16July1951 Newton Co.AR

J W and Betty Gilmore Smith 60th Anniversary

the Smith children were:Paula,Abby,Julene and ?

(xii:)Willie Jo Gilmore(f)b:ca 1935 Wagoner,OK.She died at age
7 months,11 days.Buried Wagoner,OK

(xiii:)Alice Pearl Gilmore b:11Nobv1937 Wagoner,OK.She married
OATHER GREENHAW 25Dec1954

(xiv:)Alfred Leon Gilmore(FARON LEON DAVIS)b:7Feb1940 Wagoner,
OK.He was adopted by his mothers cousin Ethel & Faron Davis.He
lives in Tucson,Arizona and has two children: Acey & Chloe
Michelle Davis

(William Asa Gilmore children continued)

3)Mary L Gilmore(William Asa,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam)
(16Jan1884-10Aug1887)Smith Cemetery

4)David S Gilmore W,(William Asa,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam) (23Dec1885-22July1889 Red Rock Cemetery

William Asa Gilmore married (2) VIRGINIA FOSTER WALLIS on
2Feb1887 Newton County(B-265).She was born 1Feb1856 and died on
4Dec1922,Red Rock Cemetery,Newton County
children from second marriage:
5)Mary Isabelle "Belle"Gilmore(William Asa,Kelsey,Levi,Adam)
(11Mar1888 - 11Mar1949
Red Rock Cemetery.She married OVERTON BETTIS ATKINSON on
13May1906 (H-169)Newton County.
(See the ATKINSON-BRASEL STORY in my Kinfolks Stories)

6)Monroe Gilmore(William Asa,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam)

7)?ract Gilmore(William Asa,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam)buried Red Rock
Cemetery

8)Walter Gilmore(William Asa,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam)
b:Nov1895.He married ELTA McELROY on 27Jan1918 (368)Newton County

9)Leatha L Gilmore(William Asa,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam)
(4Mar1899-1May1908 Red Rock Cemetery

Kelsey"K" Gilmore married (3) EDNA KING FIELDS in 1950,Newton
County

(Kelsey Gilmore 1834 children continued)

ii:GEORGE RILEY GILMORE(Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
(7Mar1860 - 21Nov1916 Smith Cemetery,Newton County)
George married (1)SARAH CAROLINE SMITH (13Dec1864 - 30Dec1892)
on 1 April 1883(B124)Newton County.
Sarah was daughter of Gilbert Smith & Mary Brassfield
children from first marriage to Sarah Caroline Smith:
1.Kelsey T Gilmore(George Riley,Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
(6Jan1885-11Jan1890,Smith Cemetery

2.Deliah"Della"Gilmore (21July1888-6Sep1889 Smith Cemetery

3.Lilly May Gilmore(George Riley,Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
(25Dec1891-1969 TX)
LillyMay married "Little"JOHN CLARENCE FOSTER(5Nov1883 AR -TX on
19Dec1907 Newton County
Lilly May Gilmore Foster known children:
i:Verna Lee Foster b:15Mar1909 AR
ii:Oba Alabama Foster b:7Mar1911 AR
iii:Elpha Donagee Foster b:8Feb1914 AR
iv:Felix Francis Foster b:18Dec1918 AR

George Riley Gilmore married (2)++JULIA CAMPBELL SMITH on
25Mar1897 Newton County.She was widow of J.C.SMITH
++Julia Campbell married (1)JAMES CALVIN SMITH(13May1871-2Dec1892)
Married on 3Jan1889 Newton County.
James Calvin was son of Henry Woody Smith and Barbara Allen House Smith
Julia was daughter of Peter C Campbell and Nancy Catherine Smith
Julia was born 2March 1872.
James Calvin Smith and Julia Campbell's known Children:
1)Talmadge Smith, born 1890. He married HILPA YORK on
10July1909.
Known Talmadge Smith children:
1. Thelma Smith Lynch
THELMA SMITH LYNCH
Thelma Smith Lynch, age 82, of Grass Valley, California, died
April 6, 1993 of a massive heart attack.
She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Smith,
natives of Newton County. Thelma was reared in Newton County and
taught school there many years before moving to California.
She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law of Sacramento,
California; two grand daughters and two great-grandsons and
several sisters and brother of Grass Valley.
She was preceded in death by her husband.
She was loved by all who knew her and will be sadly missed by
family and friends

(Talmadge Smith children continued)
2. James E. Smith, born 1912
3. Pauline Smith, born 1914
4. Darrell Smith, born 1915
5. Otto Smith, born 1918
6. Eli E. Smith, born 1920

SEE CENSUS DATA BELOW
Appears Talmadge Smith had at least ten children(see below)

1930 Muskogee County, Oklahoma, Moore Township, Visit 35-37:
Smith, Talmage,...head...40, [email protected],AR,AR, Farmer, Rents
......Hilpa.......wife...35, [email protected],TN,AR
......Thelma..... daug...19..S......AR,AR,AR
......James E.... son....18..S..... AR,AR,AR
......Talmage D.. son....15..S......AR,AR,AR
......Burton?.....son....13..S......AR,AR,AR
......Erton?......son....11..S..... AR,AR,AR
...... Wayne......son.....9.........AR,AR,AR
...... Rose K.....daug....7.........AR,AR,AR
...... Robert.....son...4-3/12......AR,AR,AR
..... Loraine.....daug....3.........AR, AR,AR
..... Jewel H, daug....1-6/12.......AR,AR,AR

(++Julia Campbell and James Calvin Smith children continued)

2)Nancy Ann Smith, born 1892. She married JAY C. YORK on
17May1908 in Newton County.

GEORGE RILEY GILMORE & Julia Campbell Smith known children:
4) Alabama "Allie" Gilmore(George Riley,Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
born Dec1896. She married A.J.PIERCE
on 19Oct1913 Newton County.

(George Riley Gilmore children continued)

5)Gertrude "Gertie"Gilmore(George Riley,Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
born 28Nov1898.
She married (1)JOHNNIE COONTS in 1917.
She married (2)OTHAR HARP.
Gertrude died 19 Aug 1982 and is buried in Jasper Cemetery,
Newton County.

6)George Dewey Gilmore(George Riley,Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
(12Mar1901? - Aug1974 Little Rock,Pulaski
Co.AR.
He married LUCILLE HOWE (b:12Sep1920)in 1937 Fresno,California
Known George Dewey Gilmore children:
(i:)Jay Dennis Gilmore b:5 DEC 1939 in Fresno, Fresno County,CA
(ii:Delores Cecile Gilmore b:19NOV1941 in Fresno,Fresno County,CA

7)Floyd Gilmore(George Riley,Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
(10/12Mar1901?-25July/20Aug1975 Crossroads
Cemetery,Newton County.
He married ARKIE MAE HOLT on 1 April 1923 in Newton County.

Known Floyd Gilmore children:
(i:)Lora F. Gilmore b: 7 FEB 1928 in Big Creek, Newton County

8) Mathew Ace Gilmore(George Riley,Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
(19Mar1905-2May1994 Springdale,AR.
He is buried in Smith Cemetery,Newton County.
He married NANCY SMITH on
16Sept1928 in Newton County. *********************************************CLIPPING HERE

ACE GILMORE
5 May 1994 Newton County Times Newspaper
Ace Gilmore, age 89, of Springdale,Arkansas,died in Springdale
Memorial Hospital, May 2,1994.
Mr.Gilmore was born March 19,1905 at Vendor,Arkansas, a son of
George and Julie (Campbell)Gilmore. He was a retired school
teacher.Mr.Gilmore is survived by his wife of 65 years,
Nancy (Smith)Gilmore;two sons,Billy George Gilmore of Texas and
James Odell Gilmore of California;one daughter Norma Gene Sutton
(Mrs.Grover Sutton) of Springdale; one sister,Randy Belle of
Kansas City; seven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters.
Funeral services will be in Springdale,Arkansas on Saturday,
May 7, with graveside services here at Smith Cemetery at 4 p.m.
Arrangements are by Sisco Funeral Home of Springdale.
Friends and relatives are invited to meet with family after the
service in Log Hall.

9)Clara Gilmore(George Riley,Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
(18Feb1907-21July1982 Smith Cemetery.
She married (1)LESTER FRANKLIN DAVIS(15Jun1897-31Jan1945)
Married in 1933(pg524)Newton County.Lester was son of
James Irving Davis and Isabell Lydia Adams

Clara married (2) THOMAS MART REDDELL.

10)Luney Gilmore(George Riley,Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
born 28Aug1910. He died 1 April 1991,Tarlton
Cemetery,Newton County.

Luney Gilmore

Luney married (1)TESSIE "CLEMO" FLUD on 20May1929 in
Wyandotte,Kansas
Divorced 21April1934 Newton County
They were on 1930 Census,Kansas City,Missouri

Luney Gilmore Known children from first marriage:
(i:)Peggy Gilmore(Luney,George Riley,Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
b:24Sep1930 Mt.Judea,AR(lives Indiana)
Peggy was raised by Simon David & Hester Ricketts Flud
Peggy married CARL LEROY MANLEY ca 1947.Divorced 1973.
Manley children:
1:Emery "Buck"Levoy Manley born Nowata,OK.
He married KAREN IRENE PECARD
2:James Leroy Manley born Gary,Indiana.
James married JOYCE GAIL PHILLIPS
3.Carl Lee Manley born Gary,Indiana

(ii:)Niva Sue Gilmore(Luney,George Riley,Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
(4Apr1932 Mt.Judea,AR-15Aug2001 OK
Niva Sue was raised by Simon David & Hester Ricketts Flud
Niva married WILLIAM "BILL" RUFUS RENFROE
(18Dec1923 Nowata,OK -11Nov1981 Garden City,Kansas.
Buried Nowata,Oklahoma
Married on 1Jan1951 Leesville,Louisiana
Bill served U S Air Force WWII and Korean War.Was TSGT.
Bill was son of Rufus Renfroe and Ollie Brock
Her children are:
1:William David Renfroe(1952-1993)who married SUSAN LYLE
2.Linda Lea Renfroe who married GARY E SMITH in 1982
3.Steven Monroe Renfroe b: 1957-1957
4.Judy Rae Renfroe who married MICHAEL McGEE
5.Amy Kathlene Renfroe She married STEVE FULLER
6.Michael Gregory Renfroe who married KIMBERLY VAUGHAN
7.Raymond Patrick Renfroe who married JANICE WESSON
8.Kelley Don Renfroe who married TONYA EATON
Niva Sue married (2)William Pope in 1987.Divorced

Tessie Clemo Flood Gilmore married (2)THOMAS ARTHUR SIMPSON unknown date and place but probably 1935.
one child:
Katherine Simpson born 1936 Santa Fe,New Mexico
She was raised by Simon David & Hester Ricketts Flud
Katherine married JOHN CARDIN BARNES

Tessie Clemo Gilmore Simpson was shot and killed by her husband
Thomas Arthur Simpson on 6Sep1936 in Oklahoma.She is buried in
Smith Cemetery,Newton County,Arkansas.
Thomas Simpson then killed himself on 10Sep1936 and is buried
Nowata,Oklahoma

Luney Gilmore married (2)BEATRICE MARTIN on 9July1937 Boone
County,Arkansas.She was a schoolteacher. She later married
CHARLES SPRADLEY(1897-1969)on 21May1950.
Beatrice (16May1917 AR-19July1981 Cassville Cemetery,Newton
County.Her parents were James Newton Martin & Amanda Dunham

1940 Newton County,Arkansas,Luney 29 and Beatrice 22 were living
by Luney's Mom Julia Campbell Smith Gilmore Hallum in White
Twp.
1940-1945 Draft Registration,Newton County,Arkansas.Luney was
a farmer-schoolteacher
Luney and Beatrice Martin Gilmore known children:
i:Paul H GilmoreHe married LINDA LAMARR
Paul had a daughter Paula who was engaged to Mitchell Lynn Aday
in April of 1992
Paula Gilmore was also engaged to Brad Williams in June 1997
Paul also had a daughter Sherry Gilmore who was engaged to
Landell G Aday in Oct 1989

ii:Claude Orran Gilmore (25May1938-22June1939,Cassville Cemetery

Luney married (3) EARLINE THELMA MARSHALL(30Dec1923-6Mar1976) in
Boone County,Arkansas on 13May1950(T-421).Earline's parents were
Ezra Marshall & Maggie Lane
Earline died 6Mar1976,Tarlton Cemetery,Newton County

Do not know which wife was the mother of the following children:
(continuing numbering of Luney Gilmore children)
iii:Stanley Gilmore of Fallsville,Newton County
iv:Dennis Gilmore
v:Shelia Gilmore Jumper
(George Riley Gilmore children continued)

10)Randy Gilmore(George Riley,Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam) born 1912.
She married ED BELL.

10)Tessie Gilmore(George Riley,Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)born 1914
She married (1)JOHN MONROE HALLUM.
She married (2)WILLARD JERALDS and (3)TED TORIX.

Julia Campbell Smith Gilmore married (3) SIMON W. HALLUM on
9Oct1920,Newton County,Arkansas
Julia died 21 April 1956. Simon Hallum died in 1951. They are
buried in Smith Cemetery, Newton County, Arkansas.

(Kelsey Gilmore 1834 children continued)

iii:David Levi(D.L.)Gilmore(Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
(15Oct1861-10May1888,Lone Hill Cemetery,Newton County
He married ADELINE HOUSTON 24Dec1882(B-111)Newton County

David Levi Gilmore children:
1)Charles or Carlesa Gilmore18Nov1884-9Sep1885,
Red Rock Cemetery,Newton County

2)K.L.(S.A.?)Gilmore(27Aug1885-22Nov1885,Lone Hill
Cemetery,Newton County
Adaline Houston Gilmore married (2)N.S.CASEY 7April1887(B274)
Newton County

iv:Margaret Maranda Gilmore(Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
(20Mar1863-18Mar1944 Red Rock
Cemetery.She married HIRAM COOPER 25Dec1879 (B-13)Newton County

v:Mary Isabelle Gilmore (Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
(11Sep1867-10Apr1902 Smith Cemetery
She married MOSE BOATMAN 16Oct1881 (b-63)Newton County

vi:Cevina M Gilmore(Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
(25Feb1869-25Aug1869 Smith Cemetery

vii:Albert Monroe Gilmore(Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
;died at 5 years of age

viii:John C "Wadd"Gilmore(Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
(25June1875-disappeared 1910)
He married MARY ANN CHEATHAM on 10Jan1892(D-157)Newton County
(Mary Ann (23July1875-21Sep1953 Alluwe,Nowata Co.OK.)She is
buried Elmwood Cemetery,Wagoner Co.OK.She was daughter of
Madison "Mack"Cheatham and Nancy J Tennison.
She married (2)THOMAS ALFRED HAMM on 14Jan1911 (27)Newton County
Mary Ann Cheatham Gilmore Hamm's daughter
Inez Hamm (6June1915-17May1977 Wagoner,Oklahoma.
Inez married FRANK P CUNNINGHAM

John Wadd Gilmore known children:
1)David T Gilmore(John Wadd ,Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
(2Mar1893-30Mar1933,Elmwood Cemetery,Wagoner
County,OK).He married ORPHA JANE ARMSTRONG(1898-1947) on
19Oct1913,Boone Co.AR.David was a schoolteacher.
Orpha was daughter of James Armstrong & Mary Jane Tennison

David T Gilmore known children:
(i:)Kermit John Gilmore(David T,John Wadd,Kelsey 1834,Levi,Adam)
(26Feb1914-4Apr1989,Parkview Cemetery,
French Camp,San Joaquin
County,California).
Kermit married BEA BROOKS COOPER on 27Sep1961 in Mexico
Daughter Ina Jane Gilmore Camara born 12Jan1966 Stockton,CA
Bea had married (1)JOHN COOPER and she had Cooper children:
John Cooper,Jr.;Gene Cooper and Koren Cooper Gibson

(ii)Kenneth Taylor Gilmore(David T,John Wadd,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam)
(11Oct1915 Newton Co.AR-25Jan1995 OR)
Eagle Point National Cemetery,Eagle Point,Jackson Co.Oregon,Plot
B,0,336. Served U S Army WWII. He never married

(iii:)Jeff Gilmore(David T,John Wadd,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam)
(1918-?)died Muskogee,OK

(iv:)Jimmy Gilmore(David T,John Wadd,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam)
(1920-1923 Checotah,Ok)

(John Wadd Gilmore children continued)

2)Kelsey T Gilmore(John Wadd,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam)
(2Mar1895-June1896 (17Months)Red Rock Cemetery,Newton County

3)Wesley Gilmore (2Mar1895-6July1896)Red Rock Cemetery

4)Felix Bryan Gilmore(John Wadd,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam)
(3Dec1896-30Oct1963 Stillwater,OK)
Felix married VERNA COOPER on 29Jan1918 ((371)Newton County

5)Sarah D Finer Gilmore(John Wadd,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam)
(5Dec1898-9Mar1992 Jasper Cemetery,
Newton County).She married ELMER BURDINE on 17Sep1916
(pg204)Newton County.

6)Winfield Scott Gilmore(John Wadd,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam)
(10Feb1901-28Nov1976 Wagoner,OK)
He married DESSIE HOLT on 17Feb1940 Wagoner,OK

7)James "Jim"Virgil Gilmore(John Wadd,Kelsey1834,Levi,Adam)
(25Jan1903-27Oct1969 Wagoner,Ok)
He married VELMA GOODPASTER on 25Feb1928 Muskogee,OK

(Levi Gilmore 1794 children continued)

6.Salina Gilmore(Levi,Adam),died young

7.Alabama Gilmore (Levi,Adam),died young

8.Clarinda Gilmore(Levi,Adam)She died in Fayetteville,AR during
Civil War.She married GWIN P EWING

9.Sally Gilmore(Levi,Adam),died young

10.Savina Gilmore(Levi,Adam),b:13Feb1836 AR.She died
15June1889 with burial Western Grove Cemetery,Newton Co.AR.
She married LEMUEL RASBERRY JONES on 26Aug1853
Lemuel Jones known children:
i:William Riley Jones(b:ca1854)Married MARTHA COOPER
ii:Benmamin Jones b:ca 1857
iii:Jesse Newton Jones b:ca 1858 Newton County
iv:Sarah E Jones b:ca1861.She married GEORGE W CHAMBERS
v:David C Jones b:8Aug1864.He married LAURA DAVIS
vi:John Kelse Jones(18Jan1867-1Dec1925.He married FRANCES KEY
vii:Mariah Alabama Jones b:ca1869.She married JAMES WALLIS
viii:Columbus L Jones b:ca1872
ix:Uriah S Jones(15May1875-1Jan1881
x:Ann Paralee Jones (15Jan1878-8Mar1908)She married J.R.OSBORN
xi:J A Garfield Jones (1880-2Aug1881 Newton County)

Levi Gilmore 1794 married (2)SARAH (MNU)b:1795 Georgia
Nothing further

(Adam Hadley Gilmore children continued)

(4)MARY POLLY GILMORE(Adam)
b:28Feb/Mar1796.Bristol,Vermont
She died 8Oct1852,Ticonderoga,New York.
She married JOHN CHARLES H SMITH in March 1828 in
Williston,Vermont

(5)ELIZABETH GILMORE(Adam), b:2July1798 Bristol,Vermont
Nothing further

(6)MIRANDA GILMORE,(Adam)born Bristol,Vermont.

(7) EPENETUS GILMORE,(Adam)born 10May1802 Bristol,Vermont
He died 20Nov1882 Freeborn,Minnesota
Freeborn County,Minnesota.North l/2 of SW l/4,Section 40,
Carolston Twp. He married (1)SALLY McQUIVEY(25Apr1811 VT-15June1832)
Her parents were Nathaniel McQuivey (1775-1843) and
Silence S Littlefield (1783-1850)

Known Epenetus Gilmore children from first wife Sally:
1.GEORGE W GILMORE(Epenetus,Adam)b:4June1832.
He died 1910;Galvin Cemetery, Addison,Vermont.
He married ADELINE H FRENCH 1838-1908)

2.LEVI W GILMORE 1836(Epenetus,Adam) b:9Sep1836
Ripton,Vermont He died 16June1907 Glenwood,Minnesota(tombstone
at Freeborn)
He married AGUSTA VALERIA CLARK on 25Oct1864 at Paoli,Wisconsin
Agusta was born 19Dec1840 and died 21Aug1907 Glenwood,Minnesota
Levi helped organize Methodist Episcopal Church at Freeborn
Minnesota

Levi W Gilmore 1836 known children:
i:Ernest L Gilmore (Levi W,Epenetus,Adam)who died 1953
Tacoma,Washington.Ernest married MILDRED(MNU)
They lived various places in North Dakota and Minnesota
Lived Minneapolis,Minnesota where he operated landscaping
business.In 1940s moved to Tacoma,Washington
Known Ernest Gilmore children were: Grace,Glen,Donald,Kenneth,
Lucille and Clifford Gilmore.These children settled in the West
Coast area

ii:Carlos B "Carl"Gilmore(Levi W,Epenetus,Adam)Lived in
Glenwood,Minnesota and did carpentry. After his parents died in
1907 he purchased from his brothers and sisters, property on
Lake Minnewaska formerly owned by his parents. He continued to
live here until after Bessie,his first wife died and then he
moved to Minneapolis. Second wife was MARIE(MNU).
Carl Gilmore known children:
1)Edmond E Gilmore and wife Margaret lived Minneapolis.
children were Bruce, Elizabeth "Beth", Ruth and James, all living
in Minneapolis area.
2)Harry L Gilmore(twin)and wife Jane live in California
Migrated in 1942.
3)Florence C Gilmore and husband Thomas (NU) live
Oakland,California
4)John Gilmore resides in California
Carl Gilmore died 1832 Minneapolis,Minnesota
He is buried in Glenwood Cemetery where first wife and infant
son are buried
He married (1)BESSIE(MNU)and (2)MARIE(MNU)

(Levi W Gilmore 1836 children continued)

iii:Cora A Gilmore(Levi W,Epenetus,Adam)born Dane,Wisconsin.
She married EDWARD(NU)

iv:Fred A Gilmore(Levi W,Epenetus,Adam),born 1875 Freeborn,Minnesota
He married PEARL E. LEONARD(1880-1953 Freeborn,MN)
Fred's known children:
1)Loren Gilmore)(Fred A,Levi W,Epenetus,Adam) who married
CLETA(MNU)/Lives Eustis,Florida

2)Gerald Gilmore(Fred A,Levi W,Epenetus,Adam) who married
RUTH (MNU)
Lives Maryland. Worked for Washington Post for 40 years
Gerald's known children: Jerome,Ned and Marilyn Gilmore

3)Gladys Gilmore(Fred A,Levi W,Epenetus,Adam) who married
(1)RAYMOND(NU)&(2)EUGENE(NU)
she lives Hartland,Minnesota

4)Lester Gilmore(Fred A,Levi W,Epenetus,Adam) who married
GLADYS(MNU).He died 1970
Lester's known children;
John,James(twins);Elizabeth,Margaret & Bryant Gilmore
Lester lived in Minneapolis and later Wooster,Ohio

(Epenetus Gilmore children continued)

3.MARY JANE GILMORE(Epenetus,Adam) b:6April 1849.
She married HENRY C RANDALL

4.ORVILLE S GILMORE(Epenetus,Adam) b:17Feb1844.He died 9July1927 Freeborn County,Minnesota
He married JENNIE ELIZA LEONARD on 29Sep1874 Freeborn Co.MN

Epenetus Gilmore married (2)LAURA McQUIVEY ca 1835
Laura(15Nov1812 Williston,VT - 28Aug1875,Freeborn Cemetery.
She was sister to Sally McQuivey (Epenetus' first wife)

Some Sources:
Familysearch.org Find A Grave
Worldconnect.com
LDS Gen.Society Roll #027845
Bristol,Vermont Twnp & V.r. 1770-1830,Vol III,Pg133
Reminiscent History of the Ozark region" Pg 347
New Ozark Cousins, Pg 58
1850 Newton County,Arkansas Census
1860 Parker County,Texas Census
1900 White twp. 1 185-194 Newton County,Arkansas 1910 Big Creek Twp.,Newton County,Arkansas
Bruce Gilmore ([email protected])Family Treemaker Site
Other sources listed above under families

I hand copied all Gilmore Marriages in Newton Co.AR thru 1933

Evelyn Flood
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5 July 2017

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