hmtl5 Harry "Burgess" Gilkison b. Abt 1842 Fleming County, Kentucky d. 12 Oct 1898 Rowan County, Kentucky: Hedges Genealogy

Harry "Burgess" Gilkison

Male Abt 1842 - 1898  (56 years)


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  • Name Harry "Burgess" Gilkison 
    Born Abt 1842  Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Fox Springs, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Hillsboro, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 12 Oct 1898  Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I574  Hedges
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2023 

    Father William Gilkison,   b. 26 Jul 1807, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1883, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Sarah Hedges,   b. 3 Sep 1812, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1892, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 3 Sep 1840  Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Family ID F236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harriet Elizabeth Million,   b. 2 Nov 1843, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1924, Menard County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married Y  [1
    Children 
     1. Riley Gilkison,   b. 29 Jun 1864, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1953, Peoria County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     2. Annie Gilkison,   b. 12 Dec 1870, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1958, Chatham, Sangamon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     3. Isaac Gilkison,   b. 1869, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1948, Sweet Water, Menard County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     4. Ida Alice Gilkison,   b. Jan 1874, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1952, Sweet Water, Menard County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     5. Russell Thaddeus Gilkison,   b. 18 Aug 1880, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1958, Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     6. Etta May Gilkison,   b. 1882, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1964  (Age 82 years)
    Last Modified 16 Dec 2020 
    Family ID F361  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1842 - Fleming County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Fox Springs, Fleming County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Hillsboro, Fleming County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Oct 1898 - Rowan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • MHR note; He had a reddish beard and brought the news of his brother Monroe's being killed by the wagon. "Burgess" himself, died from a check bone caught in his throat.
      [1]
    • LKH note:
      Without any other identifying information, it is not possible to confirm if this is Burgess Gilkison.

      Burgess Gilkerson, of Hillsboro, was choked to death while eating dinner by a bone lodging in his throat.
      The Spoutspring Times, Spoutspring, Kentucky. Saturday, 5 November 1898, page 1.
      [3, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S64] Fleming County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1798-1851.

    3. [S82] LKH.

    4. [S87] Newspaper article.