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William Isaac Gilkison

Male 1871 - 1960  (88 years)


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  1. 1.  William Isaac Gilkison was born on 13 Aug 1871 in Rowan County, Kentucky; died on 10 Aug 1960 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Carroll, Vermilion County, Illinois
    • Census: 1910, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois
    • Census: 1920, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois

    Notes:

    MHR note: Willie Gilkison was a strong and long-enduring young man and could cut (with a knife) and shock 1000 socks of corn when 50 was an ordinary man's work. He could lift a horse weighting 100-1100 lbs by crawling under and grasping one fore and one hind leg. He once lifted his cousin, John Hedges, onto the coal house by taking John's wrists in one hand and the slack of John's pants in the other. John was only 10 or 15 pounds lighter than Willie.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65910446/william-i._a.-gilkison

    William married Sarah Adeline "Addie" Cox on 15 Feb 1900 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois. Sarah (daughter of John Henry Cox and Mary Elizabeth Ratcliff) was born on 3 Feb 1882 in Counts Cross Roads, Carter County, Kentucky; died on 5 Aug 1958 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Charles Mortimer Gilkison  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Dec 1900 in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 1 Jun 1967 in Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    2. 3. Cena Lois Gilkison  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Oct 1902 in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 17 Apr 1986 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    3. 4. Sanford Lewis Gilkison  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jul 1904 in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 12 Dec 1987; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    4. 5. Iris Rose Gilkison  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Mar 1907 in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 13 Jul 1988 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    5. 6. Miriam Lucille Gilkison  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Apr 1909 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 15 May 1991 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    6. 7. Dorothy Nell Gilkison  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 May 1911 in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois; died in Feb 1995 in Crofton, Anne Arundel County, Maryland; was buried in Parklawn Memorial Garden, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Charles Mortimer Gilkison Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 4 Dec 1900 in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 1 Jun 1967 in Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65910374/charlie-m_-gilkison

    Charles married Clara Goldie Eaton on 11 Nov 1922 in Covington, Fountain County, Indiana. Clara (daughter of George Eaton and Betty Tucker) was born on 18 Mar 1901 in Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 24 May 1972; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Betty Jeane Gilkison  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Oct 1926 in Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 27 Nov 2013 in Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried in Danville National Cemetery, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    2. 9. Ruth Gilkison  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Sep 1927 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 25 Jan 2001; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    3. 10. Charles Richard Gilkison  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Mar 1935 in Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 4 Feb 1995 in Riverside County, California; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    4. 11. Joseph Mortimer Gilkison  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jan 1939 in Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 26 Nov 2001; was buried in Madden Cemetery, Miller County, Missouri.

  2. 3.  Cena Lois Gilkison Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 24 Oct 1902 in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 17 Apr 1986 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Fairmount, Ill. - Cena L. Hickman, 85, of Fairmount, died at 6 p.m. Sunday (April. 17, 1988) at Pleasant Meadows Christian Village in Chrisman. She was born Oct. 24, 1902,
    in Vermilion County, a daughter of William and Addie Cox Gilkison. She married Wilfred Hickman on Oct. 5, 1922. He died May 27, 1964. Survivors include: three daughters, Janet Cox Hickman of Rochester, N.Y., Wilma Kupfer of Euclid, Ohio; and Carol Hinners of East Troy, Wis.; 12 grandchildren, one great-grandson; three sisters, Miriam Hickman and Iris Davis, both of Catlin, and Dorothy Thielking of Crofton, Md. She also was preceded in death by two brothers. Mrs. Hickman was a 40-year member of the United Presbyterian Church in Fairmount and a former member of OES. She had worked as a secretary for the Fairmount Grade School and was the correspondent for the COMMERCIAL-NEWS for several years. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Carrington Funeral Home in Fairmount, with Chaplain Jim Burrell officiating. Friends will be received after 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial: Mount Vernon Cemetery. Memorials: Pearl S. Buck Foundation Inc., Green Hills Farm, Bucks County, Perkasle, Pa 18944, Presbyterian Child Welfare Agency or the Buckhorn Children's Center, Buckhorn, Ky. 41721. DANVILLE COMMERCIAL-NEWS, 21 April 1988.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49497991/cena-lois-hickman

    Cena married Wilfred Hickman on 5 Oct 1922 in Paris, Edgar County, Illinois. Wilfred (son of George Wilfred Hickman and Sadie Philona Hopper) was born on 10 Nov 1896 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 27 May 1964 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Sanford Lewis Gilkison Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 11 Jul 1904 in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 12 Dec 1987; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65908935/sanford-l.-gilkison

    Sanford married Mary Celia Bedinger on 25 Dec 1929 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. Mary (daughter of Rev. Royal Clark Bedinger and Amanda Ella Nesbitt) was born on 10 Apr 1910 in South Africa; died on 4 Jan 2001 in Chrisman, Edgar County, Illinois; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Robert Lewis Gilkison  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Jul 1934 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 31 Dec 1965 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    2. 13. Raymond Eugene Gilkison  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 May 1930 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 11 Aug 1995 in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried in Jones Grove Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    3. 14. Charles William Gilkison  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Aug 1931 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 26 Feb 1933 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

  4. 5.  Iris Rose Gilkison Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 2 Mar 1907 in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 13 Jul 1988 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112779132/iris-r.-davis

    Iris married Willard Stanley Davis on 5 Jul 1930 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. Willard (son of William H. Davis and Jennie McCaleb) was born on 5 Aug 1894 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 4 Dec 1968; was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Miriam Lucille Gilkison Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 24 Apr 1909 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 15 May 1991 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Miriam Lucile Hickman of Catlin died at United Samaritans Medical Center in Danville, Il. on May 15, 1991. She was born in Catlin Township on April 24, 1909, the daughter of
    William Isaac Albert and Sarah Adeline Cox Gilkison. Miriam married Wayne Hickman on June 12, 1932, at her parents' home in Catlin Township. They lived in northern Illinois where he worked as an electrical engineer and returned to Catlin after his retirement. He preceded her in death on Dec. 18,1981. Survivors include a daughter, Ann Hickman; a granddaughter, Susan Hickman; a sister, Dorothy Thielking; a sister-in law, Mary Gilkison; a daughter-in-law, Gloria Baldridge, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Miriam was preceded in death by a son, Charles Wayne Hickman on June 17, 1970; her parents; two brothers, Charles and Sanford Gilkison; and two sisters, Cena Hickman and Iris Davis. Miriam attended Fayette and Plainview Grade Schools and was graduated from Catlin Township High School and Lakeview Hospital School of Nursing. She was a member of Catlin Church of Christ. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, reading, gardening, singing, playing the piano and visiting with relatives and friends. She worked with Girl Scouts, Parent-Teachers Association and church groups, and was known for her good sense of humor. A memorial service will be held at the Catlin Church of Christ at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, 1991. Robert Stacy will officiate. Visitation will follow the service. Burial was in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin Township. Memorials may be donated to lllini Children's Christian Home in St. Joseph, Illinois, or Catlin Church of Christ. Sunset Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. DANVILLE COMMERCIAL-NEWS, 17 May 1991.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49503913/miriam-lucile-hickman

    Miriam married Wayne Hickman on 12 Jun 1932 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. Wayne (son of George Wilfred Hickman and Sadie Philona Hopper) was born on 25 Sep 1902 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 18 Dec 1981 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Delores Ann Hickman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 May 1933 in Vermilion Grove, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 17 Jul 2015 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.
    2. 16. Charles Wayne Hickman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jul 1942; died on 17 Jun 1970; was buried in Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois.

  6. 7.  Dorothy Nell Gilkison Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 18 May 1911 in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois; died in Feb 1995 in Crofton, Anne Arundel County, Maryland; was buried in Parklawn Memorial Garden, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127914466/dorothy-g-thielking

    Dorothy married Karl F. Thielking on 20 Dec 1958 in Annapolis, Maryland. Karl was born on 7 Mar 1907 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; died on 19 Mar 1979 in Crofton, Anne Arundel County, Maryland; was buried in Parklawn Memorial Garden, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Betty Jeane Gilkison Descendancy chart to this point (2.Charles2, 1.William1) was born on 31 Oct 1926 in Catlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 27 Nov 2013 in Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried in Danville National Cemetery, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Betty Jeane "Jeanie" Gilkison Carson Berry passed on Nov. 27, 2013, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Champaign.

    She was born at home on Oct. 31, 1925 in Catlin Township to Charles Gilkison and Clara Goldie (Eaton) Gilkison.

    In 1947, she married Wallace Eugene Carson. He passed away in 1991. She married Gene Berry. He preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her parents; three siblings, Richard Gilkison, Ruth Roberts and Joe Gilkison and her daughter, Carol Lynn (Carson) Taylor.

    Surviving are her children, Christopher "Kit" Carson, Bruce Carson, John Carson, Judy (Carson) Frye, Bill Carson and Joe Carson; 19 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren

    Full obituary can be found in the Champaign, Illinois News-Gazette published Dec. 8, 2013


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121398111/betty-jeane_carson-berry

    Betty married Wallace Eugene Carson in 1947. Wallace was born on 15 Aug 1922 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 27 May 1991; was buried in Danville National Cemetery, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Ruth Gilkison Descendancy chart to this point (2.Charles2, 1.William1) was born on 20 Sep 1927 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 25 Jan 2001; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65910238/ruth-l_-roberts

    Ruth married Lewis Roberts on 30 Nov 1947. Lewis was born on 28 Sep 1926 in Illinois; died on 19 Feb 2016 in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 10.  Charles Richard Gilkison Descendancy chart to this point (2.Charles2, 1.William1) was born on 13 Mar 1935 in Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 4 Feb 1995 in Riverside County, California; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65910308/charles-richard-gilkison

    Charles married Carol Lee Mollett on 18 Sep 1953. Carol was born on 12 Mar 1935 in Kincaid, Christian County, Illinois; died on 19 Jan 2010 in Fontana, San Bernadino County, California; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Joseph Mortimer Gilkison Descendancy chart to this point (2.Charles2, 1.William1) was born on 22 Jan 1939 in Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 26 Nov 2001; was buried in Madden Cemetery, Miller County, Missouri.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90921258/joseph-m_-gilkison


  5. 12.  Robert Lewis Gilkison Descendancy chart to this point (4.Sanford2, 1.William1) was born on 7 Jul 1934 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 31 Dec 1965 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Robert Gilkison, 31, of Georgetown, was killed in a collision Friday on U.S. 150 south of Danville.
    The Dispatch, Moline, Illinois. Saturday, 1 January 1966.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65910287/robert-l-gilkison

    Robert married Frances L. Hadley on 3 Oct 1953 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. Frances was born on 23 Jul 1936 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 31 Mar 2022 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Raymond Eugene Gilkison Descendancy chart to this point (4.Sanford2, 1.William1) was born on 4 May 1930 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 11 Aug 1995 in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried in Jones Grove Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: steamfitter at the University of Illinois

    Notes:

    Raymond Gilkison
    Memorial and Masonic services for Raymond E. Gilkison, 65, of Oakwood were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18 at Carrington Funeral Home 110 E. Court St. Fairmount. The Rev. Tom Hendrickson officiated.
    The family received friends at the Catlin Community Building following the services.
    Mr. Gilkison died at 8:30 p.m. Friday (Aug. 11, 1995) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
    He was born May 4, 1930, at Sidell, a son of Sanford and Mary Bedinger Gilkison. He married Katherine J. Walton on Aug. 27, 1948. She survives.
    Also surviving are his mother of Chrisman, three daughters, Mary Kay Dixon of Catlin, Susan Jeane Thomas of Homer and Ramona Ruth Chambliss of Perrysville, IN; two sons, Timothy Alan Gilkison of Fairmount and Raymond Eugene Gilkison of Oakwood; two brothers, John Gilkison of St. Joseph and Jerry Gilkison of Lafayette, CO; and eight grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by his father and two brothers.
    Mr. Gilkison retired from the University of Illinois after 27 years as a steamfitter. He was a member of the United Plumbers and Steamfitters for 42 years.
    He was a member of the Catlin Masonic Lodge, the Catlin Church of Christ and the Fairmount Conservation Club. He served with the National Guard.
    Memorial contributions may be made to the Carle Foundation Hospital Oncology Department, Urbana.
    Southern Champaign County Today, Villa Grove, Illinois. Wednesday, 23 August 1995.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58518505/raymond-eugene-gilkison

    Raymond married Katherine June Walton on 27 Aug 1948. Katherine was born on 24 Dec 1930 in Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 22 Nov 2014 in Homer, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried in Jones Grove Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 14.  Charles William Gilkison Descendancy chart to this point (4.Sanford2, 1.William1) was born on 26 Aug 1931 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 26 Feb 1933 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65786502/charles-william-gilkison


  8. 15.  Delores Ann Hickman Descendancy chart to this point (6.Miriam2, 1.William1) was born on 24 May 1933 in Vermilion Grove, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 17 Jul 2015 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Delores Ann Hickman, 82, of Catlin, passed away at 7:50 a.m. Friday, July 17, 2015, at Presence United Samaritans Medical Center, Danville.

    Delores Ann was born May 24, 1933 in Vermilion County, Illinois to Wayne and Miriam Gilkison Hickman. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Charles.

    Survivors include one niece, Susan (Adrian) Hickman Kalvinskis and their son, Ian and several cousins.

    Ann was a member of Catlin Church of Christ.

    Published in the Danville, Illinois Commercial News July 26, 2015.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149802740/delores-ann-hickman


  9. 16.  Charles Wayne Hickman Descendancy chart to this point (6.Miriam2, 1.William1) was born on 1 Jul 1942; died on 17 Jun 1970; was buried in Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114950174/charles-w-hickman



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