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| HENRY R. GILMORE, resident on sec. 34, Austin Tp., was born in Niagara Co., Ontario, Oct. 15, 1832, and is a son of Henry and Mary A. (Hartsell) Gilmore, who were natives respectively of New Jersey and Massachusetts, and were of German and Irsih extraction. Mr. Gilmore began at the age of 18 years to learn the carpenter's trade, devoting his leisure to study in the district school, and by dint of much exertion he managed to secure a fair education. He went into the country, where he pursued his trade some years, and was married to Elizabeth A., daughter of Alfred and Betsey (Cleveland) Butler. Her parents were natives of Maine, where Mrs. Gilmore was born in Somerset County, Feb. 17, 1831, going thence to Ontario, Can., with her parents and there resided until her marriage, May 14, 1851. They settled in the town of Elgin, where Mr. Gilmore was busy with his trade till the spring of 1853, when they came to Newaygo County and settled on the Muskegon River, and there he followed his trade seven years. In 1860 they removed to Austin Tp., and Mr. Gilmore purchased 80 acres of land and devoted his attention to farming. The entire place is under cultivation. Mr. Gilmore belongs to the National party and cast the first Greenback vote in the county. He has been Justice of the Peace 12 years, Highway Commissioner two years, and has been a member of the Sanitary Board some years, besides having held other offices. Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore have been the parents of 12 children, six of whom as living. Following is their record: Franklin P. was born Nov. 1, 1852; James H., June 15, 1856; Angela M., May 13, 1858; Ulysses G., Oct. 17, 1864; Rosa L., Nov. 4, 1867; Marshal N., May 11, 1877; Sarah N., Dec. 1, 1862, deid March 14, 1879. Five children died in early infancy. Mrs. Gilmore is a member of the M. E. Church. |