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James M. GILKISON

Male 1788 - 1856  (67 years)


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  • Name James M. GILKISON 
    Birth 1 Jun 1788  KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1856  St. Joseph County, MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (1) Scott, Beatrice Berman, Genealogy of the Coffinberry Family [Reprint], Cleveland, OH: F. A. Myers, 1952, pp. 31, 33-34, 35:

      NANCY COFFINBERRY was born May 13, 1793. She married Squire James M. Gilkison of Mansfield. Ohio on October 17, 1808.

      (Nancy and her sister, Sarah, married brothers, James M. to Nancy and John C. to Sarah.)

      James M. Gilkison was born June 1, 1788. Died 1856.

      In the beginning the Gilkisons migrated from Scotland to the north of Ireland. From there two brothers came to America and landed at North Carolina. One of these brothers afterwards settled in Virginia and one [James Gilkison] in Greenup County, Kentucky. He had three sons named Jonathon, James, John. . . .

      The three Gilkison boys settled in Ohio. After a while Jonathon settled in Illinois at Mt. Carmel and James later at Centreville, Michigan. James was justice of peace in Mansfield for over thirty years and resigned to move to Michigan.

      Caroline Gilkison, daughter of James and Nancy, took care of her father and mother in their declining years. Her mother lost her mind and at times was quite violent. Neighbors advised the husband to take his wife to an asylum, but he never would consent to do that. He passed out of this world before his wife and he told his daughter, Caroline, that his greatest sorrow was in leaving Nancy behind. Caroline promised that she would always care for her mother and would never let her go to an asylum. James Gilkison had a little straight jacket that he used to put on his wife Nancy when she became violent. She and he were both strict church members and the church was very near their home, but he seldom attended on account of his wife's condition. She was a very beautiful singer. . . .

      NANCY COFFINBERRY GILKISON and JAMES M. GILKISON had thirteen children [not necessarily in birth order]:

      [i] George C.

      [ii] Mary Jane

      [iii] Samuel V.

      [iv] Eliza

      [v] Susan B.

      [vi] Nancy

      [vii] Maria

      [viii] Caroline Ann

      [ix] Harriet F.

      [x] Louise Lamanda

      [xi] Elben Sturges

      [xii] Cynthe Ellen

      [xiii] James J.

      (2) A household headed by J. M. GILKISON is listed in the 1840 census of Mansfield, Richland County, OH.

      Listed in J. M.'s household are 1 free white male between 10 and 15 years of age; 1 free white male between 50 and 60 years of age; 1 free white female between 10 and 15 years of age; 2 free white females between 15 and 20 years of age; and 1 free white female between 40 and 50 years of age.

      Assuming that J. M. is the free white male listed in the 1840 census as then being between 50 and 60 years of age, he would have been born between 1780 and 1790, according to the 1840 census.

      Assuming that J. M.'s wife is the free white female listed in the 1840 census as then being between 40 and 50 years of age, she would have been born between 1790 and 1800, according to the 1840 census.

      Assuming that the other persons in J. M.'s household are children of J. M. and/or his wife, those children would have consisted of 1 son (which son would have been born between 1825 and 1830, according to the 1840 census) and 3 daughters (1 of which daughters would have been born between 1825 and 1830, and 2 of which daughters would have been born between 1820 and 1825, according to the 1840 census).

      (3) A household headed by James M. GILKISSON is listed in the 1850 census of Lockport Township, St. Joseph County, MI.

      James M. is listed in the 1850 census as a farmer who was then 62 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, he was born in about 1788. According to the 1850 census, he was born in KY.

      Listed with James M. is his wife, Nancy, who was then 57 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, she was born in about 1793. According to the 1850 census, she was born in VA.

      Also listed with James M. is his daughter, Mary Jane DUREE, who was then 29 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, she was born in about 1821. According to the 1850 census, she was born in OH. [Her surname is listed as DURN in the index to the 1850 census.]

      Also listed with James M. is his daughter, Caroline Ann PUTNAM, who was then 23 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, she was born in about 1827. According to the 1850 census, she was born in OH.

      Also listed with James M. is his daughter, Nancy GILKISON, who was then 20 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, she was born in about 1830. According to the 1850 census, she was born in OH.
    Person ID I41387  Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2024 

    Father James GILKISON,   b. Abt 1750, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1807, Scioto County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth CURRENS 
    Marriage 9 Sep 1783  Greenbrier County, VA [now WV] Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Family ID F17751  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy COFFINBERRY,   b. 13 May 1793, Berkeley County, VA [now WV] Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1861, LaGrange County, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 17 Oct 1808  Richland County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. George Coffinberry GILKISON,   b. 26 Aug 1810, Richland County, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1881 (Age 70 years)
     2. Eliza GILKISON,   b. 3 Jun 1812, Richland County, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1884 (Age 71 years)
     3. Maria GILKISON,   b. 27 May 1815, Richland County, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1897, Van Buren County, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     4. Louise Lamanda GILKISON,   b. Feb 1817, Richland County, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1831 (Age ~ 14 years)
     5. James J. GILKISON,   b. 30 Aug 1818, Richland County, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1864 (Age 46 years)
     6. Mary Jane GILKISON,   b. 7 Dec 1820, Richland County, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1891 (Age 70 years)
     7. Susan B. GILKISON,   b. 5 Oct 1822, Richland County, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1837 (Age 14 years)
     8. Caroline Ann GILKISON,   b. 31 Oct 1824, Richland County, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1911, Antrim County, MI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     9. Eben Sturgis GILKISON,   b. 29 Mar 1827, Richland County, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Mar 1915, Josephine County, OR Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     10. Samuel V. GILKISON,   b. 19 Jan 1829, Richland County, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Aug 1829 (Age 0 years)
     11. Nancy GILKISON,   b. 16 May 1830, Richland County, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
     12. Harriet F. GILKISON,   b. 16 Oct 1832, Richland County, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1833 (Age 0 years)
     13. Cynthe Ellen GILKISON,   b. 20 Nov 1834, Richland County, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1835 (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F17766  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: ((1) Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012: Name: James Gilkason Gender: Male Marriage Date: 9 Sep 1783 Marriage Place: Virginia Spouse Name: Elisabeth Currens.

    2. Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: (2) West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011: Name: James Gilkison Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Eliza Kerns Spouse Gender: Female Marriage Date: 1783 Marriage Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia [Note by compiler: WV did not exist until 1863; Greenbrier County, WV [formerly VA] was formed on 20 October 1777 from Montgomery Botetourt Counties, VA.].


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