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William Elam Henry Gaylord

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William Elam Henry Gaylord

Birth
Hornby, Steuben County, New York, USA
Death
4 Feb 1905 (aged 82)
Fairgrove, Tuscola County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Fairgrove, Tuscola County, Michigan, USA
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William was the son of John C. Gaylord & Lucinda Farnham.
Her served in Co. C of the 55th IL US INF from 31 Oct 1861 - 1863
Discharged For Disability Jan 28, 1863.

He was married on 26 Mar 1846 at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio by Rev. Caleb Van Ness, to Elizabeth Lyons Hutchins.
They had 9 children:
. Marion Elizabeth Gaylord (1847–1897)
+ sp: Samuel Bowen Hallstead
. Margaretta Evelyn Gaylord (1849–1937)
+ sp: James J. Atkinson
. Myraette Elouisa Gaylord (1851–1929)
. George William Gaylord (1853–1930)
+ sp: Hanna Matilda Blewfield
. Mary Ellen Gaylord (1854)
. Minnette Elizabeth Gaylord (1857–1898)
. Charles Horace Gaylord (1860)
. May Emily Gaylord (1864)
. Minerva Emerette Gaylord (1867–1893)
+ sp: Joel G. Luce

Elizabeth died of child birth of a 10th child, who evidently died as well.

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William was in the U.S. Census:
27 Aug 1850 - Perry, Lake County, Ohio
6 Aug 1860 - Duran, Winnebago County, Illinois
27 Jun 1870 - Fairgrove, Tuscola County, Michigan
11 Jun 1880 - Fairgrove, Tuscola County, Michigan
28 Jun 1900 - Fairgrove, Tuscola County, Michigan

There is a military marker in Rockton Township Cemetery in Rockton, Illinois:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27510513/william-gaylen#
There are 2 photos that don't really seem to go together. One says William E. H. Gaylord on the back of a "shield" shaped marker. The photo of the burial plot shows a "star" shaped G.A.R. marker.
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According to Tuscola County records:
Civil War soldier: 55 Illinois Infantry
William was the son of John C. Gaylord & Lucinda Farnham.
Her served in Co. C of the 55th IL US INF from 31 Oct 1861 - 1863
Discharged For Disability Jan 28, 1863.

He was married on 26 Mar 1846 at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio by Rev. Caleb Van Ness, to Elizabeth Lyons Hutchins.
They had 9 children:
. Marion Elizabeth Gaylord (1847–1897)
+ sp: Samuel Bowen Hallstead
. Margaretta Evelyn Gaylord (1849–1937)
+ sp: James J. Atkinson
. Myraette Elouisa Gaylord (1851–1929)
. George William Gaylord (1853–1930)
+ sp: Hanna Matilda Blewfield
. Mary Ellen Gaylord (1854)
. Minnette Elizabeth Gaylord (1857–1898)
. Charles Horace Gaylord (1860)
. May Emily Gaylord (1864)
. Minerva Emerette Gaylord (1867–1893)
+ sp: Joel G. Luce

Elizabeth died of child birth of a 10th child, who evidently died as well.

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William was in the U.S. Census:
27 Aug 1850 - Perry, Lake County, Ohio
6 Aug 1860 - Duran, Winnebago County, Illinois
27 Jun 1870 - Fairgrove, Tuscola County, Michigan
11 Jun 1880 - Fairgrove, Tuscola County, Michigan
28 Jun 1900 - Fairgrove, Tuscola County, Michigan

There is a military marker in Rockton Township Cemetery in Rockton, Illinois:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27510513/william-gaylen#
There are 2 photos that don't really seem to go together. One says William E. H. Gaylord on the back of a "shield" shaped marker. The photo of the burial plot shows a "star" shaped G.A.R. marker.
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According to Tuscola County records:
Civil War soldier: 55 Illinois Infantry

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