Robert Tilford & Anna Creighton Scott Gilmer family
ANNA CREIGHTON/CRAYTON SCOTT d/o Andrew &
Anna Longest Scott b. 21 Jan 1817 Orange co. Ind. d. 16 Apr 1909 Fairfield,
Jefferson co. Iowa; m. 11 Dec 1855 Sangamon co. Ill. Robert Tilford
Gilmer, s/o James & Elizabeth "Betsey" Tilford Allen Gilmer b.
21 Jan 1817 Adair co. Kentucky d. 31 May 1902 Fairfield, Jefferson
co. Iowa; they lived near Glasgow, Jefferson co. Iowa and are both
buried in the Evergreen cemetery near Fairfield.
From a footnote in Annals of Iowa, April, 1922- William Simpson
was a Scotchman, quite an original character and considered a wonderful
teacher. It is said he could have several classes on the floor reciting
at the same time and detect any error made. He was studying medicine
and was betrothed to one of the older Scott girls, who was broken-hearted
at his untimely death at Lexington, Kentucky, April 9, 1842.
Since her sisters Dorinda, Lucinda,
and Malinda were far too young, her sisters
Nancy
and Elizabeth A. were both married in the
1830's, and Anna did not marry until age 38, this almost certainly refers
to Anna.
Yes, Anna's
middle name was Creighton (or Crayton), proving again that John Wilson
Scott's mother's maiden name was Creighton, not Wilson.
Robert & Anna had three children, but only one survived:
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infant daughter- b. 28 Feb 1857 Jefferson co. Iowa d. 1 Mar
1857 Jefferson co. Iowa
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infant daughter- b. 28 Feb 1857 Jefferson co. Iowa d. 17 Mar 1857 Jefferson co. Iowa
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Frank- b. 2 Mar 1858 Round Prairie Township, Jefferson co. Iowa;
d. 11 Jun 1939 (2:15 PM), probably Fairfield, Jefferson co. Iowa
m. 22 Oct 1891 Colombia, Adair co. Ky. Susan Katherine "Susie" Hughes
b. 23 Jun 1861 Adair co. Kentucky d. 9 Jan 1904, probably Fairfield,
Jefferson co. Iowa, both buried
Evergreen Cemetery, Jefferson co. Iowa. Frank was a medical student
in 1880 but working as a farmer in 1900 (and living with his aged parents
as well as his family). After 1900, he and his children lived at
500 East Burlington Street in Fairfield. Both buried in Evergreen
cemetery. 7 or 8 children, 2 died young.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
b. 7 May 1885 Fairfield, Jefferson co. Iowa (yes, long before his
parents were married) d. 30 Mar 1960 Jefferson co. Iowa m.
3 Sept 1908 Fairfield, Jefferson co. Iowa Marie Ethel Tierney b. 14 Oct 1889
Swan, Marion co. Iowa d. 13 Dec 1990 Jefferson co. Iowa (age 101)
- though in the 1925 Iowa state census, he lists Frank Gilmer and Susie
Hughes as his parents, and in the Gilmer Family Bible, his birth is listed
right after Frank & Susan's births and right before their children's.
Ralph & Marie Ethel had one child:
- Doris Virginia
b. 26 July 1909 Fairfield,
Jefferson co. Iowa d. 18 Aug 1998 Oskaloosa, Mahaska co. Iowa
m. George W. Griffith b. 6 Jan 1903 d. Mar 1987
Oskaloosa, Mahaska co. Iowa; no children
- Ruth Katherine b. 5 Nov 1892 Fairfield, Jefferson co. Iowa
d. 18 Mar 1970 Fairfield, Jefferson co. Iowa, buried Evergreen Cemetery,
Fairfield, Jefferson co. Iowa; never married
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Mary Louise b. 17 Nov 1893 Fairfield, Jefferson co. Iowa d.
26 Sept 1910 Fairfield, Jefferson co. Iowa, buried Evergreen Cemetery,
Fairfield, Jefferson co. Iowa; never married
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Anna Marshall b. 10 Sept 1895 Fairfield, Jefferson co. Iowa
d. 18 Dec 1964 Fairfield, Jefferson co. Iowa, buried Evergreen Cemetery,
Fairfield, Jefferson co. Iowa; never married
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Robert Tilford Hughes b. 16 Sept 1897 Fairfield, Jefferson co. Iowa
d. 19 July 1965 Fairfield, Jefferson co. Iowa, buried Evergreen Cemetery,
Fairfield, Jefferson co. Iowa; unmarried as of 1940
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Frank II b. 22 May 1900 Fairfield, Jefferson co. Iowa
d. 2 Feb 1901 Fairfield, Jefferson co. Iowa, buried Evergreen Cemetery,
Fairfield, Jefferson co. Iowa
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James Andrew
b. 12 Feb 1903 Fairfield, Jefferson co. Iowa d. 15 May 1996 Springfield,
Greene co. Mo. m. 25 Oct 1930 Chicago, Cook co. Ill. Aletha
Belle Johnston b. 29 Sept 1904 "on a farm north of Birmingham, Jefferson
co. Iowa". d. 28 Aug 1995 Springfield, Greene co. Mo. James
was a piano teacher in 1920. No children as of 1940.
Author:
Matt Scott