Gilmour
John Thomas Gilmour1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Birth:5 NOV 1840 in La Harpe, Hancock County, IL
Death:28 JAN 1905 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA 12 13
Sex:M
Father:John Wilson Gilmour b. 13 SEP 1813 in Lincoln County, KY
Mother:Jane Alexander Bronaugh b. 20 AUG 1811 in Lincoln County, KY
  
Census: 1850 in Hancock County, IL
Arrival: 10 SEP 1851 in 1851 Wagon Train to the Oregon Territory
Census: 1860 in Lebanon, Linn County, OR
Census: 1870 in Sand Ridge Precinct, Linn County, OR
Arrival: 13 OCT 1880 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA from Linn County, OR
Census: 1880 in Silverton, Marion County, OR
Census: 1885 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA
Census: 1887 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA
Census: 1889 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA
Census: 1900 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA
Burial: 5 FEB 1905 in IOOF Cemetery Space B-116-01, Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA
Occupation: Blacksmith

Spouses & Children
Virginia Linebarger (Wife) b. 29 APR 1845 in Washington County, OR
Marriage: 26 OCT 1862 in Albany, Linn County, OR
Children: 
  1. Jefferson D. Gilmour b. 1866 in Lebanon, Linn County, OR
  2. Ellen J. Gilmour b. 2 SEP 1867 in Linn County, OR
  3. DescendantsFrances Irene Gilmour b. 31 JUL 1868 in Lebanon, Linn County, OR
  4. DescendantsHelena Bell Gilmour b. 18 NOV 1870 in Albany, Linn County, OR
  5. Rova H. Gilmour b. AUG 1872 in Albany, Linn County, OR
  6. DescendantsFrederick (Fred) Gilmour b. 14 OCT 1875 in Lebanon, Linn County, OR
  7. Maud Gilmour b. 12 NOV 1877 in Lebanon, Linn County, OR
  8. DescendantsJohn Lewis Gilmour b. 13 MAR 1880 in Silverton, Marion County, OR
  9. Ellen Gilmour b. 1882 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA
  10. DescendantsOna Jeanette Gilmour b. 19 AUG 1883 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA
  11. Grace Gilmour b. MAY 1885 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA
  12. William Gilmour b. 1885 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA
 

Sources
  1. Title: History of Central Washington of 1904
    Page: 850
    Entry Date: 1904
    Source Text: "JOHN T. GILMOUR is a resident of Ellensburg, Washington, and is following the same trade that his father followed before him- that of a blacksmith. He was born in Hancock county, Illinois November 5, 1840. His father JOHN W. GILMOUR, was born in Kentucky, September 13, 1813, and passed away in Ellensburg November 7, 1903, at the age of ninety. The elder GILMOUR crossed the Plains with ox teams in 1851, and the following year settled on a homestead in Linn county, Oregon where he lived for thirty-three years. He then moved to the forks of the Santiam and resided there some eight years , after which he lived with his childtren until his death last fall. His wife, JANE [sic: BROUNAUGH ] GILMOUR was born in Kentucky in 1812 and died in 1884. Mr. GILMOUR, the subject of this article, attended school in Illinois until he was eleven years old, at which time he crossed the Plains with his parents. He helped them all he could until August 24, 1862, and then took a claim near Albany, Oregon, where he lived a quarter of a century. While there, in 1870, he took his father's place at blacksmithing, with whom he learned his trade, and then continued to work at the trade ten years, then moved to Ellensburg and entered into partnership with Willis Thorp. After six months, Mr. GILMOUR bought out his partner and has since continued to conduct business alone. he was married October 26, 1862, to VIRGINIA LINEBARGER, who was born April 29th , 1845, in Washington county, Oregon. Her father, LEWIS LINEBARGER, was born in North Carolina in 1810, and was a farmer and frontiersman. He came to Oregon in 1843 and died in 1884. Her mother, whose maiden name was JANE HENDERSON, was born in North Carolina in 1808 and passed away in 1882. Mr. GILMOUR was one of a family of ten children, and two brothers and two sisters are still living. Mr. and Mrs. GILMOUR have been the parents of eleven children, of whom five are deceased. The surviving children are named: FANNY, LENA, MAUD, ONA, FRED and JOHN L. Their father was formerly a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and has passed through the entire lodge, but in recent years has given up his membership. He is an ardent believer in the principle of the Democratic party, but has never been a seeker after political preferment." PLEASE NOTE: the correct spelling for the name of JOHN THOMAS GILMOUR's spouse was BRONAUGH and not Brounaugh as was printed in the above biography.
    Confidence: 3

  2. Title: 1870 US Census Sand Ridge, Linn County, OR
    Source Text: JOHN T. GILMOUR [age 29, born in Illinois] was listed in the Sand Ridge Precinct of Linn County Oregon at the time of the 1870 U.S. Census. His occupation was cited as "Blacksmith". PLEASE NOTE: the GILMOUR last name was INCORRECTLY SPELLED GILMORE in this report, but all other information matches family held data.. Residing with JOHN T. GILMOUR was his spouse, VIRGINIA GILMOUR [age 35, born in Oregon], son JEFFERSON D. GILMOUR [age 4, born in Oregon], daughter FRANCES I. GILMOUR [age 1, born in Oregon], and their nephew,JOHN L. GILMOUR [age 7, born in California]. NOTE: this JOHN L. GILMOUR listed here was the son of JOHN T. GILMOUR's deceased brother, WILLIAM DAVID GILMOUR and his wife and HARRIET L.[CASTEEL] GILMOUR. She was remarried to JOHN D. HENDERSON at this time and they were living next door to JOHN T. GILMOUR's parents, JOHN W. GILMOUR, occupation: Blacksmith [age 57, born in Kentucky] and , JANE A. GILMOUR [age 60, born in Kentucky], and their children [John T. Gilmour's siblings]: JAMES GILMOUR [age 28, born in Illinois; occupation Blacksmith], NANCY GILMOUR [age 25], ROBERT GILMOUR (should be GEORGE ROBERT) [age 22, born in Illinois]; occupation: works on farm]] and SARAH GILMOUR [age 17, born in Oregon]. Living next door, was HARRIET L. HENDERSON [age 26, born in Missouri] and her new husband, JOHN D. HENDERSON [age 25, born in Missouri]. and her son from her deceased first husband, WILLIAM DAVID GILMOUR , WILLIAM GILMOUR [age 2, born in Oregon]. Source: Sand Ridge Precinct, Linn County, Oregon Roll: M593_1286; Page 624; Image 580.
    Confidence: 3

  3. Title: 1860 US Census Lebanon, Linn County, OR
    Source Text: JOHN GILMORE [age 19. born in Illinois] resided with his parents, JOHN W. GILMORE [age 47, born in Kentucky] and JANE GILMORE [age 49, born in Kentucky and his siblings, JAMES GILMORE [age 17, born in Illinois], NANCY GILMORE [age 14, b orn in Illinois], ROBERT GILMORE [age 12, born in Illinois], MARTHA GILMORE [age 9, born in Illinois] and SARAH GILMORE [age 7, born in Oregon] in the area of Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon at the time of the 1860 U.S. Census. Source: Linn County, Oregon Roll: M653_1055; Page 341; Image 683. PLEASE NOTE: The GILMOUR name was incorrectly spelled GILMORE in this report , but all other information in this report appears correct.. Also living in this household was ELIZABETH E. LINEBARGER [age 7, born in Oregon] who was his cousin and the orphaned daughter of JOHN T. GILMOUR's deceased sister, LUCY ELLEN [GILMOUR] LINEBARGER and her deceased husband, ANDREW JACKSON LINEBARGER.
    Confidence: 3

  4. Title: 1880 US Census Silverton, Marion County, OR
    Source Text: JOHN T. GILMOUR [age 39, born in Illinois] resided with spouse, VIRGINIA GILMOUR [age 35, born in Oregon] and children, FRANCES I. GILMOUR [age 12, born in Oregon], SILENA B. GILMOUR [sic - should be HELENA GILMOUR [age 9, born in Oregon], FREDERCK GILMOUR [age 5, born in Oregon], MAUD GILMOUR [age 2, born in Oregon], and JOHN L. GILMOUR [age 3/12 months, born in Oregon] in Silverton, Marion County, Oregon at the time of the 1880 U.S. Census. Listed on page 3, Enumeration District 85 in the 1880 U.S. Census report on Silverton, Marion County, Oregon Roll: T9_1082; Family History Film: 1255082; Page: 116.3000; Inage: 0570. PLEASE NOTE: This Census was taken on 2/3 June 1880 about 4 months prior to the time the GILMOUR family departed Oregon for Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington Territory. The GILMOUR family last name was correctly spelled GILMOUR in this report.
    Confidence: 3

  5. Title: 1900 US Census Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA
    Source Text: JOHN T. GILMOUR [age 58, born in Illinois] was listed with his spouse, VIRGINIA GILMOUR [age 55, born in Oregon] and their children, MAUD GILMOUR [age 22, born in Oregon], JOHN LEWIS GILMOUR [age 20, born in Oregon], ONA GILMOUR [age 16, born in Washington] and GRACE GILMOUR [age 14, born in Washington], in South Ellensburg, Ward 2, Kittitas County, Washington at the time of the 1900 U.S. Census. Listed in Sup. District 286, Enumeration District 33, sheet 5B. [Image 10]. The family last name was spelled INCORRECTLY as GILLMOUR as opposed to the correct spelling of GILMOUR in this report; all other information is correct..
    Confidence: 3

  6. Title: 1850 US Census Hancock County, IL
    Source Text: JOHN T. GILMORE [age 10, born in Illinois] resided with his parents, John GILMORE [age 37, born in Kentucky] and JANE A. GILMORE [age 39, born in Kentucky] and his siblings, LUCY E. GILMORE [age 16, born in Illinois], WILLIAM GILMORE [age 11, born in Illinois], JAMES GILMORE [age 9, born in Illinois], NANCY GILMORE [age 5, born in Illinois] and ROBERT GILMORE [age 2, born in Illinois] in Hancock County, Illinois at the time of the 1850 U.S. Census. Source: Hancock County, Illinois Roll: M432_109; Page 392; Image: 249. PLEASE NOTE, The GILMOUR last name was incorrectly spelled in this report as Gilmore, but all other information is correct..
    Confidence: 3

  7. Title: Ellensburg Daily Record "Passing of the Pioneers" 4 December 1954
    Source Text: The following biography of JOHN THOMAS GILMOUR appeared in the Ellensburg Daily Record was written by Leta May Smith on 4 December 1954. "Mrs. FRANCES LATHROP [FRANCES IRENE GILMOUR, daughter of JOHN WILSON GILMOUR], died here this morning. From the Record, Dec 4, 1954. A pioneer daughter of pioneers who came to Kittitas in a covered wagon. The GILMOUR family are truly pioneers of the Pacific Northwest. Many of us have smiled at the picture of the little girl who has brought her doll with the broken head to the village blacksmith and hoped that he can mend it for her. Once I said to an old timer when he was smiling at the little picture, 'Any pioneer blacksmith would have tried to fix the broken doll head, and would have, at least, done his best to comfort the child'. Said the old timer, "If she'd taken her busted doll head to old JOHN GILMOUR, by golly, he'd have fixed it'. And so he would have. Nine years before the Civil War, JOHN WILSON GILMOUR, left his home in Illinois, and with his family and all of his possessions in the heavy wagons, the plodding oxen followed the well-traveled trail across the plains to the Oregon county, the lodestone for so many pioneers. All that summer, through the dust, the burning sun, scant grass, poison water, the wagon went slowly but surely westward. The father strode by the side of his straining oxen with his eyes seeking the far horizon to the mountains with the straight black pines and the fragrant cedar, the cozy valleys covered by the high walls, where the wild grasses grew grew and thrived in the friendly sun. When we read the stories of these pioneers, one seldom reads of a wagon train that had a good blacksmith among the members that ever experienced the misfortunes of the trail that one associates with crossing the plains. And JOHN W. GILMOUR was the blacksmith and skilled wheelwright with his company; even beyond the authority of the train master, the blacksmith's word was law. The trail was traveled only when he said the wagons were in order. His son, JOHN THOMAS GILMOUR, was 11 years old, quite old enough to assume many of the camp chores and assist his father as he mended wagons and tightened wheels. GILMOUR never mended what he called a "done-out wheel". He carried extra spokes in a neat bundle tied at the end of his wagon all ready to be set and tightened into the ring of a new wheel. Thus the GILMOUR sons learned the father's trade and acquired his skill. The GILMOUR family built the western home in Lynn [sic] County, Oregon. JOHN THOMAS went to school, helped his father, did any and everything that fell to the lot of a pioneer boy. In 1862, he and VIRGINIA LINEBARGER were married and made their home on a claim near Albany. Here JOHN had his own blacksmith shop. Life in Oregon was pleasant, but tales were being told of the wonderful valleys, grassy plains and free land in Central Washington. Also the weather was lauded, and that was an attraction to those who never liked the fog and rain in Oregon. So, it was in 1879 that the JOHN THOMAS GILMOUR family came to Kittitas over the Satus trail. It was October 13 when they arrived, a cold frosty day in the autumn of what the pioneers called 'an early fall' and the beginning of a hard winter'. The GILMOURs were not dismayed at the stories of cold and snow; one of the things that brought them to Kittitas were the reputed '51 days of sleighing every winter, clear and cold sunshine every day'. They liked Ellensburg. The Ellensburg of 1879 was not the village of 1871 with its long huts and leaning shacks. According to McKenney's Pacific Coast Directory, there were more than a dozen places of business, and to them was soon added the GILMOUR Brothers Blacksmith shop; for with JOHN T., had come his brother JAMES, who became his partner in the shop, located on the southwest corner of Second and Pearl. The first GILMOUR home in Ellensburg was the Shaser Hotel, the little boarding house built by George Shaser on the corner of Pine and Fourth where the Safeway parking lot is now. The Shaser family had left Ellensburg the previous year, and now the GILMOURs purchased the little so-called hotel. One of the partners of JOHN GILMOUR was Willis Thorp. After six months, Thorp sold out to Mr. GILMOUR and Mr. Farrell, the first of the Farrell brothers to come to Ellensburg, became a partner. Others who worked in the GILMOUR shop were Jack Ware and Sam Gonigle. Lest one may wonder why a blacksmith and wheelbright needed so many helpers, it might be of interest to review a bit of Ellensburg history. Stages and freighters were of great importance; regular trips were made from the Dalles, Ore., through Kittitas and over the Colockum to the Okanogan mines. The stage line was from Ellensburg to Wenatchee, to Waterville, to Coulee City, to Conconully. The stage line from the Dalles to Ellensburg, organized by Tom Johnson, was the mode of travel for travelers through Central Washington. All freight and produce was hauled over those trails in heavily drawn freight wagons drawn by four or six horse teams. The wheels on these stages and wagons required constant attention and horseshoes did not last long on the roads, if the trails could be called roads. A driver must be sure that his wagon and horses were in perfect condition and the shoes of the horses must be inspected. A lame horse could not be replaced on a steep grade. The never ending horseshoeing and wagon repair was intrusted to JOHN GILMOUR. Years later, Clarence Palmer, a freight driver over the Colockum, said, 'When JOHN said your outfit was ready to roll, the driver sat tight and let her rattle, and you always got there, and nothing ever broke down either'. Mr. GILMOUR was never interested in the political squabbles that occured in all frontier towns over every question. He made new wheels and fixed old ones and left politics to the lawyer fellows, and Ellensburg, like other towns, seems to have been well supplied. In 1883, occured the amusing story of the city jail. As the result of a particularly noisy July 4th celebration, a public meeting was held in Elliott's Hall and the outraged citizens decided to solicit money from the various merchants to build a small jail on the corner of the courthouse square. One pioneer merchant said, "What's wrong with a man yelling on the Fourth of July/?' The citizens went ahead with the jail project and appointed J.T. McDonald , chairman and JOHN GILMOUR members of a committee to receive subscriptions from the business men and to help plan the building. History does not state how the committeee performed its duties. . . if they ever did . . . but the jail was built in Ellensburg passed a restful July fourth in 1884. JOHN T. GILMOUR was interested in ranching . . . no one farmed in 1880 -- and he acquired the ranch later known as the Bloomquist place on the Namun. Then he owned the Ploeger place, and then the Sliger farm on the Vantage highway, now owned by Marion Omstead. He purchased several lots just west of Craig's Hill, on the corner of Walnut and Third, and this was the GILMOUR home for many years. Despite the ranching venture, Mr. GILMOUR was always more interested in the blacksmith shop. An advertisement in a newspaper reads thus: "J. T. GILMOUR and George Johnson, Blacksmiths, Corner of Second and Main Sts. W. R. Wagon repair and repairing on short notice. Horsehoeing a specialty. Promptness in meeting orders. Our Motto: Low prices for Cash." It will be 50 years, Jan 5, 1955 since JOHN GILMOUR died. There are a few old timers around who knew him and remember this pioneer blacksmith. But the GILMOUR name long will be remembered in the pioneer history of Ellensburg. Forty five years ago his sons, JOHN and FRED, opened the GILMOUR & GILMOUR Grocery, which is also an interesting story."
    Confidence: 3

  8. Title: 1887 Kittitas County, Washington Territorial Census
    Source Text: At the time of the 1887 Kittitas County, Washington Census, J. T. GILMOUR [age 46, born in Illinois] was reported with his wife, VIRGINA GILMOUR [age 42, born in Oregon] and children, LENA GILMOUR [age 16, born in Oregon], FRED GILMOUR [age 11, born in Oregon] MAUD GILMOUR [age 9, born in Oregon], JOHN GILMOUR [age 7, born Oregon], ONEY GILMOUR [should be ONA, age 5, born in Washington Territory] and GRACE GILMOUR [age 1, born in Washington Territory] to be living in Ellensburg, Kittitas County at the time of the Kittitas County, Washington Territory Census which was taken on 27 May 1887 .
    Confidence: 3

  9. Title: Linn County, Oregon Marriage Records Book B
    Source Text: According to the Linn County Marriage Records, Book B, page 95, JOHN T. GILMOUR married VIRGINIA LINEBARGER on 26 October 1862 in Linn County, Oregon. This date coincides with family records.
    Confidence: 3

  10. Title: 1885 Kittitas County, Washington Territorial Census
    Source Text: J. T. GILMOUR [age 45, born in Illinois] resided with his spouse, V. GILMOUR [age 40, born in Oregon] and children ;H. B GILMOUR [age 14, born in Oregon], F. GILMOUR [age 10, born in Oregon], M. GILMOUR [age 5, born in Oregon]. JOHN L. GILMOUR [age 5.born in Oregon], and ONEY [should be ONA] GILMOUR [age 3, born in Washington] in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington Territory at the time of the 1885 Kittitas County, Washington Territory Census.
    Confidence: 3

  11. Title: 1889 Kittitas County, Washington Territorial Census
    Source Text: J. T. GILMOUR [age 49, born in Illinois] resided with his spouse, VIRGINIA GILMOUR [age 42, born in Oregon] and children, HALENA GILMOUR [should be HELENA], age 18, born in Oregon], FREDERICK GILMOUR [age 13, born in Oregon], MAUD GILMOUR [age 11, born in Oregon], JOHHNY GILMOUR [age 9, born in Oregon], ONEY GILMOUR [should be ONA], age 6, born in Washington] and GRACE GILMOUR [age 3, born in Washington] in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington at the time of the 1889 Kittitas County, Washington Territorial Census.
    Confidence: 3

  12. Title: Ellensburg, Kittitas County Obituary 3 Feb 1905
    Source Text: JOHN GILMOUR died early Monday morning at his home in this city at the advanced age of 64 years. Internment took place Wednesday afternoon. A wife and five children survive him. The deceased was born in the state of Illinois in 1840. While yet quite young he crossed the plains with his parents, settling in Oregon where he lived for a quarter of a century. In 1880, Mr. GILMOUR came to Ellensburg where he has since resided continuously. He was a blacksmith by trade and was the proprietor of a shop in this city. Two of his surviving children--FRED and MAUD--reside in Rosslyn.
    Confidence: 3

  13. Title: IOOF Cemetery Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA Directory
    Source Text: JOHN THOMAS GILMOUR was buried in the same plot as his father, JOHN WILSON GILMOUR, his wife, VIRGINIA [LINEBARGER] GILMOUR, daughter, GRACE GILMOUR and two grandchildren, HAZEL LOTHROP, daughter of FRANCES I. [GILMOUR] LOTHROP and BABY MILLS, daughter of HELENA BELL GILMOUR. According to the IOOF Cemetery Record for Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington the directory reads as follows: "GILMOUR , J. W.: b: 13 Sept 1813 D: 7 Nov 1903, Age 90, Plot Owner: JOHN GILMOUR, Space B-116-01, Headstone Info: J. T. GILMOUR, VIRGINIA GILMOUR, GRACE GILMOUR, HAZEL LOTHROP, and Baby MILLS on the same headstone."
    Confidence: 3

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