John L. Gillingham

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Johnn Layton Gillingham is not in my direct ancestry. He is the spouse of Della Frederick: She is 2 steps removed in the following ways: Niece of Elizabeth Anna Frederick; daughter of John Valentine Frederick Granddaughter of John Frederick and Anna Catherine Kenemuth

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	Feb.1886
Marriage	~1916		Della Frederick
Death	1971
Burial	1971	St Mark's Memorial Chapel, Ashland T.,Clarion Co. PA

Ancestry chart segment

      Generation 3              Generation 4                   Generation 5          
 
                                      
                                     
                                                           +-- John Frederick
                                                           |    (1822-1912)       
                             +--John Valentine Frederick --+                     
                             |  (1862-1926)                |                         
                             |                             +-- Anna Catherine Kenemuth
 +-- Della Irene Frederick --+                               (1827-1889)
 |                           |
 |                           |
 |                           +-- Dena C. Lieberum
 |                               (1875-1947)               
 +                                                            
 |                            +--John Gillingham  
 |                            |  (1839-1915)               
 |                            |                             
 +-- John Layton Gillingham --+                               
                              |                           +-- Isaac Layton Hess
                              |                           |   (1810-1879)
                              +-- Mary Etta Hess ---------+
                                  (1844-1924              |
                                                          +-- Mary Perry

Sources for Frederick family & John L. Gillingham: Sources for ancestors of John Gillingham, & Hess ancestors:

Children

(Children with John L. Gillingham; order unknown)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Theresa I. Gillingham	F	1917			died 1987
John R. Gillingham	M	~1919			alive in 2002
Leathia Gillingham	F	~1921		Unknown Berdine	died before 2001
Wendel Gillingham	M	9 Apr. 1922	Fern, Ashland Twp. Clarion Co. PA	Gene V. Unknown	died 2001 Rock Hill Cemetery, Morristown OH
Norman A. Gillingham	M	16 Aug 1924	Fern, Ashland Twp. Clarion Co. PA	St. Mark's Memorial Chapel Cemetery, Kossuth PA	died 30 Mar. 2002
Irma Gillingham	F			Unknown Lodge	alive in 2002

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA	birth - 1930

Photo Gallery

Gillingham plot at St. Marks Mem. Chapel

gravestone of John & Mary E Gillingham, St Marks

John L. & Della J. Gillingham, St. Mark's Memorial Cemetery, Ashland T., Clarion Co, PA

Theresa I. Gillingham, St Mark's Memorial

Norman A. Gillingham, St. Mark's Memorial

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1900 United States Federal Census, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA, Enumeration District 1, p. 6. Date of census 12 June 1900. Lines 45-50 John Gillingham, born Feb 1839, age 61, married 34 yrs, farmer, born PA, father born England, mother born PA. Mary E., wife, born June 1844, age 55, married 34 yrs, 7 children born/ 5 living in 1900. She & both parents born PA. Agnes, daughter, b. Oct 1870, age 29, single. George W., son, b. Nov 1874, age 25, single, day laborer. John L., son, born Feb 1886, age 14, at school. Etta G., daughter, b. Sept 1888, age 11, at school.
3	1920 United States Federal Census, District 55, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 4. Census dated 2 Jan 1920.. Lines 1-5: Mary Gillingham, 76, widow, general farming, owns farm, no mortgage; John L., son, 34, contractor, oil drilling; Della, 25, dau-in-law; Thressa, 3, granddau.; John R., 1, grandson. All and all parents b. PA. Adults can read and write.
4	1930 United States Federal Census, District 1, Ashland Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 12. Census dated 30 Apr 1930. Lines 82-88: John Gillingham, 44, mar at age 30, laborer, oil fields, owns home, $3500, not a farm, owns radio; Della, wife, 35, mar. at 22; Theresa, dau, 13, in school; John, son, 11, in school; Irma, dau, 9, in school; Weldon, son, 8, in school; Norma, son, 5. All born PA (and all parents). Adults and older children can read and write.
5	Della M. Frederick Francisco interviewed 1991, by E W Williams. Named for her Aunt Della, listed birth date & spouse.
6	Weldon L. Gillingham obituary, clipping submitted without source or publication date. Died 23 Dec. 2001; born 9 Apr 1922. Lists siblings, spouses, parents. Surviving: wife Gene V. Gillingham, son and daughter, brothers John R. Gillingham and Norman A. Gillingham, sister Irma L. Lodge.
7	Norman A. Gillingham obituary, The Derrick (Oil City, PA), Tue. Apr.2, 2002. Died 30 March 2002 age 63; born 16 Aug 1924. Lists parents, siblings, spouses. Surviving: sister Irma Gillingham Lodge, brother John R. Gillingham.
8	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams
9	Gravestone transcription, St. Mark's Memorial Chapel, Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. PA. Transcriptions 2007 by EWW GILLINGHAM John L. 1886-1971; Della J. 1894-1957 Theresa I. Gillingham 1917-1987 Norman A. Gillingham, Aug. 16, 1924 - Mar. 30, 2002

Research

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Web Sources, Undocumented

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
W1	Sage Family Tree, with Family of Mary Etta Hess, ancestry.com, see: http://person.ancestry.com/tree/36415484/person/20225775406/facts. This site offers an ancestry of Mary Etta Hess and 4 prior generations (George Henry Hess ((1780-1868),son of Johan Heinrich Hess ((1720-1795),son of Hans Jerg Heiss (1684 -1748), the family having originated in Alsfeld, Vogelsberg Kreis, Hessen Germany. Spouses include Maria Magdalena Shaffer, wife of Johan Heinrich Hess. Compare to John Adam Schaeffer, father of Mary Magdalena Sheffer, wife of Christian Heinrich unk. This family tree offers some sources, (US Federal Census & Civil War records, FindAGrave) back as far as 1850, but beyond that seems to rely on other family trees found on ancestry.com. Further research needed for sources and confirmations.