Chronology Of Important Events for the
Robert and Elizabeth (Griswold) Gillham Family
Submitted by Jeffrey Holtz at Jholtz2000@yahoo.com
About 1828… Brother of Robert…Ezekiel, Jr. born in OH to Ezekiel, Sr. and Isabella (McMillan) Gillham; natives of Virginia. Known siblings: Robert, Susan, Agnes, Male?, George, and Milly(or Nelly).
About 1829…Sister of Robert…Susan born in OH to Ezekiel, Sr. and Isabella (McMillan) Gillham; natives of Virginia. Known siblings: Robert, Ezekiel, Jr., Agnes, Male?, George, and Milly(or Nelly).
1830…Ohio Census: Father to Robert…Gilham, Ezekiel in Harrison Township, Carroll County, OH, page 176.
1830-1835…Robert’s brother George born per the 1840 Census and gleaned information from other sources. Born to Ezekiel, Sr. and Isabella (McMillan) Gillham; natives of Virginia. Known siblings: Robert, Ezekiel, Jr., Susan, Male?, and Milly(or Nelly).
1830-1835…male born per the 1840 Census that includes 2 males born between 1830-1835. Born to Ezekiel, Sr. and Isabella (McMillan) Gillham; natives of Virginia. Known siblings: Robert, Ezekiel, Jr., Susan, George, and Milly(or Nelly).
About 1831…Sister of Robert…Agnus born in OH to Ezekiel, Sr. and Isabella (McMillan) Gillham; natives of Virginia. Known siblings: Robert, Ezekiel, Jr., Susan, Male?, George, and Milly(or Nelly).
1833…"Carroll County Ohio 1833 Tax List" page 27…Father of Robert…Ezekiel Gillham – Personal Property taxed-1 horse, 2 cows. Land property in Township 15 of Range 6, Harrison Township.
1836...Robert moves from Carroll County, OH to Jefferson Township, Switzerland County, IN at the age of 14.
About 1839…Robert’s sister…Milly(Nelly) born in OH to Ezekiel, Sr. and Isabella (McMillan) Gillham; natives of Virginia. Known siblings: Robert, Ezekiel, Jr., Susan, Male?, George, and Milly(or Nelly).
1840…Ohio Census: Father of Robert…Gilham, Ezekiel residing in Brown Township, Carroll County, OH, page 196.
1840-1850…Per the 1840 Ohio census, female between 70-80 years old in the household of Ezekiel and Isabella Gillham. She is not shown in the 1850 census. Could be mother Gillham or mother McMillan.
1845, 13 May, Tuesday...Robert married in Switzerland County, IN to Elizabeth Griswold b: 20 September 1826 in Ohio to John and Julia (Ackley) Griswold; natives of New York.
1846...1st daughter and 1st child Elizabeth E. Gillham born in Switzerland County, IN to Robert and Elizabeth (Griswold) Gillham.
1848...1st son and 2nd child George Gillham born in Switzerland County, IN to Robert and Elizabeth (Griswold) Gillham.
1848, June…Plat Book page of Cass Township shows 200 acres Section 10 & 15 - R. Gillham. Homestead located SE corner of property!
1848, June…Plat Book page of Cass Township shows 40 acres Section 10 - J.F. Beal
NOTE: Beal, John F. Feb 10, 1822 Dec 30, 1899. Buried Miriam Benedict Memorial Cemetery, Westville, IN.
1848, June…Plat Book page of Cass Township shows 40 acres Section 15 - Sarah Griswold.
About 1850…Per the 1850 Ohio census, Father of Robert…Ezekiel "married within the year" to Nancy born Pennsylvania.
1850, 20 January, Sunday…sister of Elizabeth Griswold, Mariah marries John Franklin Beal in Crawford County IN.
1850, 2 November, Saturday...The SW1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 10 Township 34 North Range 4 West, containing 40 acres, situated in LaPorte County, Indiana was entered by Robert Gillham. Patent issued to Robert Gillham July 1st, 1852….Patent not recorded in LaPorte County, Indiana.
1850, 2 November, Saturday...The SE1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 10 Township 34 North Range 4 West, containing 40 acres, situated in LaPorte County, Indiana was entered by Robert Gillham. Patent issued to Robert Gillham July 1st, 1852….Patent not recorded in LaPorte County, Indiana.
1850, 2 November, Saturday...The NW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 15 Township 34 North Range 4 West, containing 40 acres, situated in LaPorte County, Indiana was entered by Robert Gillham. Patent issued to Robert Gillham July 1st, 1852….Patent not recorded in LaPorte County, Indiana.
1852, 1 July, Thursday... Patent issued to Robert Gillham on above 3 entries.
1852...Father of Robert…Ezekiel Gillham dies in Brown Township, Carroll County, OH. Buried in the Bethlehem Cemetery, Brown Township, Section D; Plot 168E age 70y 3m 3d, 1852.
1853, 15 May, Sunday...2nd son and 3rd child Joseph Andrew Gillham born in Wanatah, LaPorte County, IN to Robert and Elizabeth (Griswold) Gillham.
1856, 25 April, Monday...3rd son and 4th child William F. Gillham born in Wanatah, LaPorte, IN to Robert and Elizabeth (Griswold) Gillham.
1858...2nd daughter and 5th child Mary C. Gillham born in Wanatah, LaPorte, IN to Robert and Elizabeth (Griswold) Gillham.
1860…Mariah(sister to Elizabeth)and John Beal were living in Clinton Township in LaPorte County.
1860…Sarah Ellen (Beal) Griswold daughter of Mariah and John Beal living with Leonard Griswold in Switzerland County, IN and she is then 9 years old.
1862, 10 February, Monday...4th son and 6th child Oscar Henry Gillham born Wanatah, LaPorte County, IN to Robert and Elizabeth (Griswold) Gillham.
1864, 23 February, Sunday…George Gillham enrolls for duty in the Civil War in Wanatah with Captain Miller.
"Gillam, Geo. / Co. I 128th Regiment [time: 3 years] Enrolled on Feb. 23-64 at Wanatah by Capt. Miller. He mustered in on March 7 - 64 at Michigan city by Capt. Thatcher. His age was 18. Died at Knoxville, Tenn. Sept. 11 1865."
1864, 7 March, Monday...Son of Robert and Elizabeth…George Gillham at the age of 18 enlists in Union Army of the Civil War by Captain Thatcher at Camp Anderson, Michigan City, LaPorte County, IN.
1864, 18 March, Friday...Son of Robert and Elizabeth…George Gillham mustered in with the 128th Indiana Infantry Regiment Company "I" at Camp Anderson, Michigan City, LaPorte County, IN.
1864, 23 March, Wednesday...Son of Robert and Elizabeth…George Gillham leaves state with the 128th Indiana Infantry Regiment Company "I" of Camp Anderson, Michigan City, LaPorte County, IN for Nashville, TN.
128th Regiment Infantry…attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 23rd Army Corps, Army of the Ohio, to June 1864. 4th Brigade, 3rd Division, 23rd Army Corps, to August 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 23rd Army Corps, to December 1864.
SERVICE. --March to Charleston, Tenn., April 5-24, 1864. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1 to September 8. Demonstrations on Dalton, Ga., May 8-13. Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Movements on Dallas May 18-25. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Allatoona Pass June 1-2. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Muddy Creek June 17. Noyes Creek June 19. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Nickajack Creek July 2-5. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Utoy Creek August 5-7. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Lovejoy Station September 2-6. Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 27 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 112 Enlisted men by disease. Total 144.
1864, 11 September, Thursday...Son of Robert and Elizabeth…George Gillham dies in Knoxville Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, TN from injuries in the Civil War. Originally buried in Knoxville National Cemetery, plot C1211 and then removed to (possibly) Hanna Cemetery, Hanna Township, LaPorte County, IN.
1865...Stepmother to Robert…Nancy Gillham(Ezekiel’s second wife) dies in Brown Township, Carroll County, OH. Buried in the Bethlehem Cemetery, Brown Township, Section D; Plot 168E.
1868…Robert builds a new home on the Gillham property after the Civil War.
1868, 12 September, Saturday...brother to Robert, George S. Gillham marries Mary Ann Weaver in Carroll County, OH.
1869, 2 September, Thursday… Ezekiel, son of George S. and Mary Ann (Weaver) Gillham, born Carroll County, OH.
1870…Mariah(Griswold) and John Franklin Beal living near Haskell Station.
1870...niece to Robert, Sarah Ellen Beal at the age of 19(schoolteacher) residing in the household.
1870-1880...1st daughter and 1st child Elizabeth E. dies in LaPorte County, IN.
1878, 13 May, Monday...Son of Robert and Elizabeth…William F. marries Jennie Frances Lane of Washington Township, Porter County, IN in Union Mills, LaPorte County, IN.
1880...Robert described as "leading farmer of the township" per the HISTORY OF LAPORTE CO., INDIANA 1880, Chapman & Co., Chicago.
"Robert Gillham, farmer, sec. 10; P.O. Wanatah. Mr. Gillham is a native of Carroll Co., Ohio; was born Dec. 31, 1822. His parents, Ezekiel and Isabella, were natives of old Virginia. Robert came to Switzerland Co., IN in 1836 when he was 14 yrs. old; there he remained til 1844, when he came to this county, where he has since resided. He was married in 1849 to Elizabeth Griswold by whom he had 6 children, 4 of who are now living: Angelo, William F., Mary C. and Oscar H. Mr. G. had one son George who was a soldier in the late war and died in the Knoxville, Tenn., hospital. Mr. Gillham owns a farm of 160 acres, in Cass Township."
1880…Mariah(Griswold) and John Franklin Beal living in New Durham Township.
1880...niece to Robert, Carrey Gillham at the age of 19 in the household per the 1880 census.
1880...nephew to Robert, Ezekiel Gillham at the age of 11 in the household per the 1880 census.
1881, 3 July, Sunday...Son of Robert and Elizabeth…Joseph Andrew Gillham marries Sophia Maria Dankert in Hanna Township, LaPorte County, IN, daughter of Karl and Maria(Hillman) Dankert. Sophia born Germany.
1882, 26 October, Thursday, Full Moon…Sarah Ellen Beal, daughter of Mariah (Griswold) and John Franklin Beal marries Franklin R. Griswold, son of Leonard Griswold (brother of Elizabeth Gillham) in LaPorte County, IN.
1883, 16 June… Elizabeth, 1st daughter and 1st child of Joseph and Sophie (Dankert) Gillham is born in LaPorte County.
1887, 11 May, Wednesday…LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ROBERT GILLHAM
In the name of the Benevolent Father of all:
I, Robert Gilham, do make this my last will and testament.
1st: I direct my wife to pay all my just and honest debts.
2nd: I give and devise to my beloved wife and to my daughter, Mary C. Gilham, in lieu of their interest in my lands, the farm on which we now reside, situated in Cass Township, LaPorte County, containing about 200 acres, during their natural life, and all the stock, household goods, furniture, provisions, and other goods and chattels which may be therein at the time of my decease, during their natural life as aforesaid.
3rd: At the death of my said wife and my daughter, Mary C. Gilham, the real estate aforesaid I give and devise to my sons, Angelo Gilham, W.F. Gilham, and Oscar Henry Gilham and their heirs.
4th: I do hereby nominate and appoint J. Conitz, Executor of this my last will and testament.
I do hereby revoke all former wills by me made.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 11th day of May in the year 1887.
Robert Gilham (Seal)
Witnesses:
John W. Reed
John C. Wiesjahn
Proven by testimony of John C. Wiesjahn, one of the subscribing witness thereto, in the office of the Clerk of the LaPorte Circuit Court, and admitted to probate June 4th, 1887.
Will Record "C"
Page 373
1887, 16 May, Monday...Robert dies-Wanatah, Cass Township, LaPorte County, IN. Buried in the Morgan Cemetery, Wanatah, LaPorte, IN.
1887, 19 May, Thursday...LaPorte Herald, Wanatah News..."Robert Gillham, one of our oldest citizens, is very low with lung fever."
1887, 4 June, Saturday…Last Will And Testament Of Robert Gillham admitted to probate.
1888, 1 January, Sunday...Son of Robert and Elizabeth…Oscar Henry Gillham marries Nancy Elizabeth Livingston.
1892…Plat Book page of Cass Township shows 160 acres Section 10 & 15 - Elizabeth & Mary C., 40 acres Section 15 - R. Gillham. Homestead is in the middle of the 160-acre property.
1892…Plat Book page of Cass Township shows another 160 acres Section 10 north of Elizabeth and Mary property owned by Charles Dankert.
1892, 28 April…Florence B. Gillham was born in Wanatah to Joseph and Sophia (Dankert) Gillham.
1895, 18 April, Thursday…Clarence Gillham was born in Union Mills to Oscar Henry and Nancy (Livingston) Gillham.
1900...Elizabeth (Griswold) Gillham residing in the household of her son Joseph Andrew and daughter-in-law Sophia Maria (Dankert).
1902, 11 November, Tuesday…Elizabeth Gillham, 1st child and 1st daughter of Joseph and Sophia (Dankert) Gillham marries in Wanatah, LaPorte, IN to Charles A. Holtz.
1904, Fall of...2nd daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (Griswold) Gillham, Mary C. Gillham dies.
1904, 13 October, Thursday...Walter Gillham…Wanatah Mirror…"The seven year old son (Walter) of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gillham, at Morgan, east of town met with an accident last Saturday which resulted in his death two hours later. The boy was riding on a wagon with his grandfather. He was sitting on the front end of the wagon allowing his feet to dangle over the end. When a short distance from home the horses became frightened and made a sudden lunge forward and the boy fell off in front of the wagon, the wheels passing over his body, causing internal injuries."
1904, 13 October, Thursday…Walter Gillham…LaPorte Herald-Argus…"Little Walter Gillham, son of Oscar and Nannie Gillham was born September 25, 1897 and was called to his home in Heaven October 13th, 1904. Although he was a loved and favorite son, brother and friend, he had higher prospects mapped out for him and is now with two little brothers who has gone on to Heaven before, and leaves one sister and two brothers to comfort the sad and disconsolate papa, mama, and grandpa. He had been in school only six short weeks but had not been idle in making friends and instilling thoughts into the minds and hearts of teacher and school mates which "Will not be like the rose to save, But like the evergreen to last forever." On Thursday morning little thinking of the accident which was to take him from us, he was unwilling to go to school and pleadingly begged to remain at home and at seven o’clock the same evening the cruel hand of Death came and apparently took the little life into its own care and protection. Thus another Star has been added to Heaven which will be one more inducement to lead us to think Death not only takes from us our loved ones but helps us to realize that God careth for us as a Shepherd careth for his lambs. The little form was laid to rest in the family lot in the Union Mills cemetery, and the last sad rites were performed by Rev. S. E. Smith, J. G. Schweitzer was in charge."
1904, 13 October, Thursday…Walter Gillham…"A very sad accident occurred at this place last Thursday afternoon. Little Walter Gillham while playing with his brother on a wagon lost his balance and fell off, one wheel passing over his body. He only lived a few hours. It is all the more sad as he was not thought to be seriously hurt until a few minutes before he died. He was buried Sunday afternoon at Union Mills cemetery."
1906, 26 January, Friday…2nd son and last child…George Mansfield Gillham was born in Hanna, IN to Joseph and Sophia (Dankert) Gillham.
1907…Plat Book page of Cass Township shows 200 acres Section 10 & 15 -Robt. Gillham.
1909…son of Oscar and Nancy dies and is buried in the Union Mills Cemetery.
1909, 15 November…Florence B. Gillham marries in La Porte to Herman G. Sacks.
1911, 8 October, Sunday, Full Moon...Elizabeth (Griswold) Gillham dies.
1911, 9 October, Monday...MORTUARY RECORD from LaPorte Newspaper..."Mrs. Robert Gillham, one of the oldest settlers in LaPorte County, died at her home near Wanatah yesterday. She had a fall on an icy step a year ago and had been ailing ever since, though she was quite well this summer. The deceased was 85 years old, having been born Sept. 20, 1826. She leaves three sisters and one brother, Mrs. M. (Maranda) Palmer of Kansas, Mrs. Sarah J.(Jane) Swanson of Chicago, Mrs. Marie Beal of Chicago and Leonard Griswold of Indiana. She was the mother of Oscar Gillham of Union Mills, William Gillham of Nebraska and Joseph Gillham of Wanatah. She made her home with her son Joseph Gillham, at the old homestead. The husband died many years ago. She was a good, kind woman and had many friends."
1915, 5 June, Saturday…Clarence Gillham marries in St. Joseph, Mich., to Irene M. Hense.
1917…Gillham’s original homestead and farm is sold to Edd Rice.
1921…Plat Book page of Cass Township shows Gillham property owned by Edd Rice.
1922, 26 October, Thursday…Sarah Ellen (Beal) Griswold dies and is buried in the Springville Cemetery, LaPorte County, IN.
1929, 9 June, Sunday…George Mansfield Gillham, in Wanatah, LaPorte, IN, marries Margaret B. Zippel.
1930, 13 April, Sunday, Full Moon…Joseph Gillham dies, 2nd son and 3rd child of Robert and Elizabeth (Griswold) Gillham…OBITUARY - LaPorte Herald Argus…"Joseph Gillham, age 76 years, 10 months and 28 days, passed away at his home in Hanna at 8:30 last night after an illness of one year with heart disease. Mr. Gillham was born at Wanatah on May 15, 1853, but has lived at Hanna for the past three years. He had lived in LaPorte County all his life, and had retired from farming. On July 3, 1881, he married Sophia Dankert, at Hanna. Surviving are his widow; one son George, of Hanna; three daughters, Elizabeth Holtz, of LaPorte, Edith Sacks and Florence Sacks, both of Hanna; one brother, Oscar, of LaPorte; 16 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist Church in Hanna. The Rev. Raymond Earle will officiate. Burial will be in Hanna Cemetery with Kosanke Brothers of Union Mills in charge."
1932, 27 October, Saturday…Oscar Henry Gillham…OBITUARY…LaPorte Herald Argus…"Oscar Henry Gillham, age 70, of 310 E Street, passed away at his home at 8:25 yesterday morning after an illness of eight months with a complication of diseases. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gillham, Mr. Gillham was born at Wanatah on Feb. 10, 1862. He had lived in this city for the past 10 years, moving here from Union Mills. On Jan. 1, 1888, he married Nancy Livingston. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Surviving are his widow; two sons, Clarence of Union Mills and Robert of LaPorte; one daughter, Mabel Shreve of Union Mills; two grandsons, Harry and John Shreve; two granddaughters, Betty Jean Gillham and Patricia Ann Gillham of Union Mills. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon. At 1 p.m., services will be held at the residence at 310 E Street, and at 2 o’clock at the Bethel Presbyterian Church of Union Mills. The Rev. H.B. Parker will officiate and burial will be in the Union Mills cemetery with Kosanke Brothers of Union Mills in charge."
1933, 5 June, Monday…Kearney, (NE) Newspaper…Ezekiel William Gillham Dies…"E. W. Gillham, former proprietor of the Saratoga Billiard Parlor here, and a well known resident of the city, died at six-thirty this morning. No funeral arrangements had been completed today, but will be announced later. Surviving him are the widow, Mrs. Bertha Gillham, and four children: Mrs. George Wickstrom, of Grand Island: Mrs. Will Husemoller, Miss Mabel Gillham, and Harold Gillham, all of Kearney."
1933, 8 June, Thursday…Kearney, (NE) Newspaper…Gillham Funeral Today…"Funeral services for E.W. Gillham were held from the Anderson Funeral Home at nine o'clock this morning, with the Rev. Paul M. Hillman in charge. Pallbearers were Guy Pierce, Raymond Schreiner, Don Frank, Raymond Collins, James Van Deusen and Ernest Rothert. The body was taken to David City, where the services at three o'clock this afternoon were to precede interment in the David City cemetery. Mrs. Gillham and four children survive."
1933, 11 June, Sunday...Wanatah Mirror…"When Ezekiel William Gillham of Kearney, Nebraska, who had been reared in the Robert Gillham home southeast of Wanatah, passed away June 5."
1936, 15 January, Wednesday…Sophia Maria (Dankert) Gillham, wife of Joseph Andrew dies…OBITUARY…"SOPHIA MARIE GILLHAM…Funeral services for Mrs. Sophia Marie Gillham, 72, who died yesterday noon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Holtz, a mile east and a mile north of LaPorte in Kankakee Township, will be held tomorrow afternoon. At 1 o’clock rites will be held at the Kosanke Brothers chapel in Union Mills and at 2 o’clock at the Hanna Methodist Church, the Rev. Mr. Hart of Hamlet officiating. Burial will be in the Hanna cemetery with Kosanke Brothers in charge. Mrs. Gillham was born in Mecklenberg, Germany, on July 9, 1863. She was united in marriage in LaPorte County July 3, 1881 to Joseph Gillham. Six years ago she went from Hanna to live with her daughter. Mrs. Gillham was a member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church of South Wanatah. She is survived by one son, George Gillham, of Wanatah; two daughters, Mrs. Holtz and Mrs. Herman Sacks, Hanna; one brother Fred Dankert of LaPorte. The remains may be viewed at the Kosanke chapel until time for the funeral."
1940, 7 September, Saturday…Nancy Elizabeth (Livingston) Gillham, wife of Oscar Henry, dies…OBITUARY – LaPorte Herald Argus – 8 September 1940…"Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Gillham, age 72, of Union Mills, passed away at 3 p.m. yesterday at the home of her son, Clarence, in Union Mills. She had suffered a paralytic stroke a week ago; she had been in poor health for the past three years. Mrs. Gillham was born at Union Mills on April 27, 1868 and had lived there all her life. On Jan. 1, 1888 she married Oscar Henry Gillham. She was a member of the Union Mills Methodist Church and the Mary Hilton Rebekah Lodge at Union Mills. Surviving are two sons, Clarence of Union Mills and Robert of LaPorte; one daughter, Mabel Shreve of Medaryville; two grandsons, Harry and John Shreve of Medaryville; two granddaughters, Patricia Ann and Betty Jean Gillham of Union Mills. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon. At 1:30, CST, rites will be held at the Clarence Gillham home, followed at 2 o’clock with services at the Bethel Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in the Union Mills cemetery with Kosanke Brothers of Union Mills in charge."
1944, 9 December, Saturday…Franklin R. Griswold, son of Leonard and Mary (1) Griswold, husband of Sarah Ellen Beal, dies. OBITUARY-FRANK R. GRISWOLD…12-11-1944, LaPorte Herald Argus…"Funeral services for Frank R. Griswold, 91, who died at 12:15 a.m. Saturday at the home of his son, Irving Griswold, route 1, La Porte, were held this afternoon and at the grave in Springville cemetery, the Rev. W. Vander Linden officiating. He was born in Vevay, Ind., on October 21, 1853, the son of Leonard and Sarah Helen Griswold. Others surviving are 5 grandchildren. His wife, one son, one daughter, and one grandson preceded him in death, the latter in a Japanese prison camp. O. M. Haverstock was in charge of funeral arrangements."
1947, 18 January, Saturday…George Mansfield Gillham’s first wife, Margaret B. Zippel dies.
1948, 22 February, Sunday…George Mansfield Gillham, in LaPorte, marries Dorothy Brownlee.
1961, 3 July, Monday…Herman Sacks, husband of Florence B. Gillham dies…LaPorte Herald-Argus…"Herman G. Sacks, 75, of Hanna died at 8:45 p.m. Monday at his home. He had been ill for 5 years. He was born in Wanatah, Nov. 15, 1885 to Gust and Amerlia Sacks, and had lived in Hanna most of his life. Mr. Sacks was a retired employee of the Pennsylvania railroad. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Glen White, Hanna; Mrs. Amos Reed, Union Mills; Mrs. Henry Demo, Chehalis, Wash.; and Mrs. Charles Morrison, Wanatah; 3 sons, Eugene, La Porte; Clifford, Hamlet; and Harold, South Bend; 3 sisters, Mrs. Harry Peters and Mrs. Bert Gardner, both of Hanna, and Mrs. Marie Milzarek, Valparaiso; 2 brothers, John Sacks, Mishawaka; and Louis Sacks, Hanna. Burial in Hanna.
1961, 11 July, Tuesday…Florence (Gillham) Sacks, daughter of Joseph and Sophia (Dankert) Gillham dies…Obituary of Mrs. Florence B. Sacks…12 July 1961, LaPorte Herald-Argus…"Mrs. Florence B. Sacks, 69, died at 9:30 p.m. yesterday at Porter Memorial Hospital, Valparaiso, after a 2-week illness. She was born in Wanatah on April 28, 1892 to Joseph and Sophia (Dankert) Gillham, and had lived in the Hanna area most of her life. She was married on Nov. 15, 1909 in La Porte to Herman G. Sacks who died July 3, 1961. Mrs. Sacks was a member of the Hanna American Legion auxiliary. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Glen White, Hanna; Mrs. Amos Reed, Union Mills; Mrs. Henry Demo, Chehalis, Wash.; and Mrs. Charles Morrison, Wanatah; 3 sons, Eugene, La Porte; Clifford, Hamlet; and Harold, South Bend; one sister, Mrs. Charles Holtz, La Porte; one brother, George Gillham, La Porte; and 14 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Kosanke Brothers Funeral home, Union Mills, and the Rev. Nevin Beehler officiating. Burial will be in Hanna cemetery."
1962, 19 May, Saturday…Elizabeth (Gillham) Holtz…LaPorte Herald-Argus…HOLTZ FUNERAL…"Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Otto E. Giese Funeral home for Mrs. Elizabeth Holtz, 78, of 1535 Salwasser avenue, who died at 9:40 a.m. Saturday at Community hospital after a year’s illness. The Rev. Victor V. Frohne will officiate and burial will be in Pine Lake cemetery. Friends may call at the Otto E. Giese chapel from this evening and until time of service. She was born June 16, 1883 in LaPorte County to Joseph and Sophie (Dankert) Gillham and had lived here all her life. She was married Nov. 11, 1902 in Wanatah to Charles A. Holtz who died Dec. 29, 1952. Mrs. Holtz was a member of St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed church. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Mildred Proud, LaPorte; three sons, Wilbur Holtz, Wautoma, Wis., Ralph Holtz, LaPorte, and Warren Holtz, Long Beach, Calif.; 28 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; and one brother, George Gillham, LaPorte."
1966, 8 June, Wednesday…Mrs. Irene Marie Gillham…OBITUARY…LaPorte Herald-Argus – 9 June 1966…"Mrs. Irene Marie Gillham, 69, Union Mills, died at 6:40 p.m. yesterday at the Holy Family Hospital. She was born Nov. 8, 1896, in Union Mills to Lorenzo and Catherine (Ottermath) Hense and was a lifetime resident of Union Mills. She married Clarence Gillham June 5, 1915 in St. Joseph, Mich. Surviving Mrs. Gillham besides her husband are two daughters, Mrs. Raymond (Patricia) Harder, LaPorte, and Mrs. Mrs. David (Betty Jean) Patek, Joliet, Ill., and seven grandchildren. One son and one daughter preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Haverstock Funeral Home. The Rev. Dr. W.E. Brashares will officiate. Burial will be in the Union Mills Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from tonight until the time of the service."
1977, 25 March, Friday…Clarence Gillham…OBITUARY – LaPorte Herald Argus – 25 March 1977…"Clarence Gillham, 81, of 805 Harrison Street, died at 5:25 p.m. Thursday at LaPorte Hospital following a two month illness. He was born in Union Mills, April 18, 1895, to Oscar and Nancy (Livingston) Gillham and had lived all his life in LaPorte County. He was married June 5, 1915 in St. Joseph, Mich., to Irene M. Hense who died June 8, 1966. Mr. Gillham was a former employee of the Railway Express and the B & O Railroad and a retired farmer. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Raymond (Patricia) Harder, LaPorte and Mrs. David (Betty Jean) Patek, Joliet, Ill. and seven grandchildren. One son, one daughter, one sister and four brothers preceded him in death. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Haverstock Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. G. Ben Hershberger officiating. Burial will be in Union Mills Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after Saturday noon and until time of services."
1980, 15 May, Thursday…George Mansfield Gillham…OBITUARY…LaPorte Herald Argus…WALKERTON, IN..."George M. Gillham, 74, 211 Holly Dr., Fish Lake, died Thursday, May 15, at 5:20 p.m. at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, IN. He was born Jan. 26, 1906, in Hanna, Ind. to Joseph and Sophia (Dankert) Gillham and had lived in LaPorte County all his life. He was a member of the Church of Christ in North Liberty; had retired from the State Highway Dept. and since then had run a motor route for the LaPorte Herald-Argus. On June 9, 1929, Wanatah, he married Margaret B. Zippel who died Jan. 18, 1947. On Feb. 22, 1948, in LaPorte, he married Dorothy Brownlee who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Delores Flitter of LaPorte and Mrs. Sharla Bluhm of Stillwell, Ind; one son, Devon of Walkerton; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. One brother and three sisters preceded him in death. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. at the Haverstock Funeral Home."
2000, 29 March, Wednesday…Dorothy Zigler…OBITUARY…News Dispatch (Michigan City)…WALKERTON, (FISH LAKE), Ind. — Dorothy E. Zigler, 74, Walkerton, died at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday (March 29, 2000) at Fountainview Terrace, LaPorte. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Haverstock Funeral Home, Inc. with the Rev. Ronald Davenport officiating. Burial will be in Hanna Cemetery, Hanna, Ind. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. until the service Saturday at the funeral home. Mrs. Zigler was born April 18, 1925 in LaPorte to Creed and Hazel Haverstock Brownlee. On Feb. 22, 1948, in LaPorte, she married George M. Gillham who died May 15, 1980. On Dec. 18, 1992, she married Chuck Zigler who survives in Walkerton. Survivors also include her mother Hazel Brownlee, Mill Creek; one daughter, Sharla Bluhm, LaPorte; one step-daughter, Delores Flitter, LaPorte; four step-sons, Devon Gillham, Nappanee, Ind., Charlie Zigler, Chester R. Zigler, and Tim W. Zigler, all of Chicago; three brothers, James D. Brownlee and Wayne A. Brownlee, both of Mill Creek, Ind., and Lynn R. Brownlee, Walkerton; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one brother, Charles W. Brownlee and her father. Mrs. Zigler worked for 18 years as a motor route driver for the LaPorte Herald Argus. She belonged to the North Liberty Church of Christ. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Diabetes Association, or to the Donor’s Choice.