Lavina Gillam

1832 - 1913  (81 years)

• Name	Lavina Gillam  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	16 May 1831	Carroll Co. IN   [5]
  Born	16 May 1832	Carroll, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Birth	16 May 1832	Gillam Twp, Jasper, Indiana, USA
  Death	16 May 1913	Jasper Co., IN   [6, 7]
  Died	16 May 1913	Jasper, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Buried	UNKNOWN	Independence Cemetery, Gillam Twp, Jasper, Indiana, USA   [8]
  Person ID	I3943	Bishir Family | Jeremiah & Esther/Malinda Bishir
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2010

  
  

  Father	John M Gillam,   b. 2 Sep 1785, Alleghany, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 17 Jun 1856, Gillam Twp, Jasper, Indiana, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Mary Henderson,   b. 1790, Jasper, Indiana, USA ,   d. 21 Mar 1852, Gillam Twp, Jasper, Indiana, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Married	1809	Jasper, Indiana, USA
  Alternate Marriage Date	17 Feb 1856	Jasper, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F1579	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Miles Bishir,   b. 11 Jan 1830, Highland, Ohio, USA ,   d. 1898, Jasper, Indiana, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Married	11 Jul 1852	Jasper, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Alternate Marriage Date	11 Jul 1852	Jasper co., IN
  Children	1. Sarah Bisher,   b. 2 Apr 1854,   d. 15 Jul 1854, Jasper, Indiana, USA  (Age 0 years)   2. John G Bisher,   b. 14 Jul 1855, Gillam Twp, Jasper, Indiana, USA ,   d. 17 Dec 1906, Gillam Twp, Jasper, Indiana, USA  (Age 51 years) + 3. Jeremiah Bisher,   b. 24 Aug 1857, Jasper, Indiana, USA ,   d. 25 Feb 1931, Jasper, Indiana, USA  (Age 73 years)   4. Stephen A Bishir,   b. 24 Feb 1860, Jasper, Indiana, USA ,   d. 6 Apr 1864, Jasper, Indiana, USA  (Age 4 years)   5. Martha Ellen Bisher,   b. 14 Dec 1862, Medaryville, Jasper, Indiana, USA ,   d. 3 Jul 1935  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2022
  Family ID	F1605	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  BISHIR, Miles & Lavina (Gillam) Contributed by Rob Bishir

  
  

• Notes

  Tombstone reads 1832-1913; I believe the 1832 birth year is correct. the 1850 census for Gillam Twp was taken on 21 Aug 1850, and it says she is 18. 1900,1910 census, Jasper Co., Gillam Twp, living with Martha and James Reed. Certificate of Death Registration- Jasper County IN Health Dept. Lavina (no middle name given) Bisher Date of Death 16 May 1913 Place of Death Jasper Co., IN (no city listed) Age 81 years Marital Status Widowed Gender Female Cause(s) of Death (a) Brights Disease (**see note at bottom) (b) (c) (d) other conditions: none listed Certified by Jay J. Jones, MD Cemetery Independence Cemetery, Jasper Co., IN (no disposition date) Funeral Home Arthur P. Prevo File Date Book D10 Page/Line 42#22 Birth Date 05/16/1832 May 16, 1832 Carroll Co., IN Occupation Domestic Spouse Miles Bisher Father's Name John Gillam (no middle name listed) birth place unknown Mother's Name Mary Henderson birth place NC -no informants name listed- **On-line Medical Dictionary An affection of the kidneys, usually inflammatory in character, and distinguished by the occurrence of albumin and renal casts in the urine. Several varieties of Bright's disease are now recognised, differing in the part of the kidney involved, and in the intensity and course of the morbid process. Origin: From Dr. Bright of London, who first described it. Source: Websters Dictionary Died: Bright's Disease

  
  

• Sources

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