hmtl5 Ralph Lynn Gillam b. 16 Sep 1889 Fairfax, Iowa d. 18 Sep 1949 Ortona Cemetery, Ortona, Glades County, Florida: Hedges Genealogy
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Ralph Lynn Gillam

Male 1889 - 1949  (60 years)

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  • Name Ralph Lynn Gillam 
    Birth 16 Sep 1889  Fairfax, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    _MILT World War I. US Army. Lieutenant.
    World War II. US Army. Lieutenant.  [3] 
    Census 1930  Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 18 Sep 1949  Ortona Cemetery, Ortona, Glades County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Burial Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Person ID I975  Hedges
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2023 

    Father Edson C. Gillam,   b. 26 Jan 1860, Byron, Genesee County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1944, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Emma A. Millard,   b. 30 Dec 1859, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1929, Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 1885  [5] 
    Family ID F575  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nellie Elizabeth Denger,   b. 25 Jul 1906, Armour, South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1963, Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage 8 May 1929  Nashua, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F574  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Sep 1889 - Fairfax, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 May 1929 - Nashua, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Sep 1949 - Ortona Cemetery, Ortona, Glades County, Florida Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Rite Wednesday For Ralph Gillam
      Services for Ralph Gillam, 60, of 1325 Emma ave., will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Evan Lilly’s funeral home. Burial will be in Glendale cemetery.
      Mr. Gillam, who died at Veterans hospital Sunday of a kidney ailment, was an army lieutenant in both world wars. A Des Moines resident for 14 years, he previously lived in Tipton, where he was born.
      He was a member of the Methodist church, American Legion and the Knights of Pythias at Tipton, and the Reserve Officers corps.
      Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Nell Gillam; a daughter, Mrs. Eloise Griffin, and two sons, Robert E. and Lynn, all of Des Moines; a brother, Millard, of Tipton; three sisters, Mrs. Rena Trede, Gladys and Harriett Gillam, all of Glendale, Cal., and two grandchildren.
      Des Moines Tribune, Des Moines, Iowa. Tuesday, 20 September 1949.
      [3, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S9] Obituary.

    4. [S11] Hedges Reunion Book, Library of Linda Hedges.

    5. [S5] 1900 US census.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.


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