22-JAN-1998 Family Group Sheet
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Husband: William Jefferson GILCHRIST #14
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Born: 31 MAR 1869 in: Richland Township (Fulton) IN
Church: GRANDVIEW EUB in: Fulton County, IN
Died: 20 DEC 1943 in: South Bend (St. Joseph) IN
Cemetery: IOOF in: Richland Center (Fulton) IN
Other: in:
Military: Occupation: Farmer/construction
Father: Thomas GILCHRIST #114
Mother: Phoebe KEELY #113
"Bill" GILCHRIST was the second of three known children born to Thomas and Phoebe (KEELY) GILCHRIST. There are three young children buried very near the GILCHRIST graves near Leiter's Ford, IN, but only their first names and vital statistics are recorded. It has been assumed that these children were additional siblings of Bill's, but there is no confirmation of these births to Phoebe.
Little is known of Bill's childhood. He was apparently of a more settled nature than his brother James who has been described by Bill's youngest son as somewhat of a wanderer..for a time a school teacher... went to Zanesville (Muskingum) Ohio to work on bridge construction on a major highway... Bill, however, remained in the family home after his marriage and apparently assumed the role of "loyal son".
Bill's mother died in 1895, three years before Bill's marriage to Artiemicia MOW. When the young couple married, they stayed in Thomas' home in Rochester Twp. until Thomas sold that property in 1902. By this time, Bill's oldest son, Virgil, was nearly 2 years old. Later in that same year Thomas purchased property north of the Tippecanoe River in Richland Twp., and he, Bill, Artiemicia, and Virgil moved into a two-story log house before the birth of Byron, the couple's only other child, in Jan., 1903.
Family stories tell that Bill was a responsible, strong, and loving man, although his wife's family did not approve of him. Bill was an humble and mild-mannered man who adored his lovely wife, but could not provide her with a luxurious life style. The bride's family had hoped for a more affluent marriage for their eldest daughter.
In 1996, compiler questioned Bill's son, Byron, concerning the reasons for Bill's lack of acceptance by the MOW family. Per Byron, it was the men of the MOW family who did not approve of "Artie's" choice for a husband. It was their feeling that Bill was a "poor excuse for a farmer." Byron went on to explain that Bill did not prove to be a very successful farmer, but this was due in part to the fact that he had no desire to spend his life farming! Because of his father's senile and infirm condition after Phoebe's death, Bill was forced to assume the running of the family farm. He was much more interested in construction work (carpentry) than in farming. Consequently, he never seemed to be very efficient as a fulltime farmer. (The irony here was that the MOW men, for the most part, spent their working years in construction; most of them did not farm until they had retired from their construction jobs.)
Bill never owned his own land. He had intended to buy his father's land over a long period, but before he could do so, Thomas became mentally incompetent and Bill was appointed his father's legal guardian. Artiemicia died at the age of 40, leaving a bereaved Bill with an ailing, aging father and a son of 17. Virgil was working away from home at the time of his mother's death.
Bill GILCHRIST attended the old Burton Evangelical Church until the family moved to Richland Township. Then he became very active in the Grand View Evangelical Church in the Whippoorwill Community, serving in the capacity of Sunday School Supterintendent of that church for many years. Bill was described as "the sweetest-tempered, most gentle man in the world," by one sister of his daughter-in-law, Elizabeth. William was a handsome man, probably just under 6' tall and of a sturdy build, but not heavy. Pictures of him as a young man closely resemble his grandson, Bob GILCHRIST. Both of his sons showed a strong resemblance to him as they aged.
William GILCHRIST died while living with his youngest son and family at 412 Woodside, South Bend, IN. He had visited in the home of his elder son, Virgil, for a time and also that of his sister, Mary A. GILCHRIST AULT in Culver, IN, prior to making his home with Byron and Emma in South Bend.
Compiled by:Ann & Ernie Grubb
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Wife: Millie Artiemicia MOW #13
Married: 31 DEC 1898 in: Rochester (Fulton) IN
Marr. Ceremony? Y/N: Divorced/Annulled/Separated: End Year:
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Born: 02 JUL 1880 in: Richland Township (Fulton) IN
Church: GRANDVIEW EUB in: Fulton County, IN
Died: 19 SEP 1920 in: Richland Township (Fulton) IN
Cemetery: IOOF in: Richland Center (Fulton) IN
Other: in:
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Father: David Bruce MOW #116
Mother: Catherine "Kate" BEEHLER #115
Family stories have it that "Artie" was a beautiful, genteel lady who was adored by her husband William GILCHRIST. Pictures of her before her death show her as having snow white hair even at the young age of 40. Her posture and general appearance in these photographs give the impression of a soft-spoken, gentle but dignified "Lady". Artiemicia had seemingly been in poor health for quite a while prior to her death. Sarah Hettie O'DELL, oldest sister of Elizabeth, Virgil's future wife, had been working for the GILCHRIST family, taking care of Artiemicia and keeping house for the men.
Artiemicia's oldest son, Virgil, was working in the Chicago area in 1920, so he was not at home when she died. Byron, her youngest child, reported his memories of his mother's death in a conversation with compiler, at his residence in 1995.
"I had just taken water, towels and soap in to her bed for her to bathe herself that morning. I went back to take the water away and had just walked away when I heard her say, 'Oh!' I turned around and she was sitting straight up on the bed holding her head between her hands. Then in the next minute, she just fell back on the bed, and she was gone."
Byron was about 17 when his mother died; this was obviously an experience that was deeply etched into the young man's memory.
In May, 1994, Wilma MOW FOLTZ sent compiler a photocopy of three pages of handwritten data on the MOW family. The pages have no identification of source or ownership. Compiler suspects they may have been written by Catherine BEEHLER MOW, but this is not confirmed. On these sheets, the writer has recorded vital dates for each of the MOW's seven children. The first birth entry reads, "Milie Artiamicia Mow-Born in the state of Indiana Richland township Fulton Coy Ind July the 1 1880 A.D." On the opposite page appears another entry, second on this page, "Milie Artiemicia Mow left this wourld, September the 19 1920." The entry just above this one is the record of the death of David and Catherine's infant daughter, Alice Gertrude MOW.
One of the earliest "gems' compiler found among the family keepsakes was the farm accounts ledger of her grandfather, William GILCHRIST. This journal was in the ownership of compiler's brother, Bob, who generously allowed it to be kept with other "family history." On the inside of the back cover of William's ledger in a somewhat faded long-hand appears, "Wm. Gilchrist born march 31, 1869. Millie Artiemishie Mow born July 2, 1880." Under this note, are the birthdates of each of the GILCHRIST's two sons. Then beneath those notes is still another, "Millie Artiemeshe Gilchrist died Sept, 19, 1920." The deep devotion of this man for his wife is almost legendary in family stories. Some have said that he was so devastated by her death that he just walked out of their home without even locking it and went to South Bend to work at carpentry with his sons.
Millie Artiemicia MOW GILCHRIST is buried next to her husband in the IOOF Cemetery at Richland Center, Fulton County, IN. Her beauty lives in photographs cherished by her grandchildren and in stories handed down from her sons to their children.
Obituary
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M Child 1 Virgil James GILCHRIST #3
Born: 28 MAR 1900 in: Rochester (Fulton) IN
Church: in: Methodist
Died: 08 APR 1971 in: Jeffersonville (Clark) IN
Cemetery: WALNUT RIDGE in: Clark County, IN
Other: in:
Military: Occupation: Carpenter/Const.Supt/Farm
Spouse: Alcie Elizabeth O'DELL #2
Married: 25 OCT 1927 in: South Bend (St. Joseph) IN
Marr. Ceremony? Y/N: Divorced/Annulled/Separated: End Year:
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M Child 2 Byron Bruce GILCHRIST #15
Born: 27 JAN 1903 in: Fulton County, IN
Church: PRESBYTERIAN in: Plymouth (Marshall) IN
Died: 07 JAN 1998 in: Indianapolis (Marion) IN
Cemetery: Oaklawn Mem.Gdn in: Fishers (Hamilton) IN
Other: in:
Military: Occupation: Carptr./Const./Farmer
Spouse: Emma Berneice PFEIFFER #98
Married: 18 AUG 1928 in: South Bend (St. Joseph) IN
Marr. Ceremony? Y/N: Y Divorced/Annulled/Separated: End Year:
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Wife: Julianna YOHE #2621
Married: 27 AUG 1829 in: Wayne County, OH
Marr. Ceremony? Y/N: Divorced/Annulled/Separated: End Year:
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Born: 22 SEP 1811 in: PENNSYLVANIA
Church: in:
Died: 04 JAN 1877 in: Fulton County, IN
Cemetery: CITIZENS in: Rochester (Fulton) IN
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Information included in the pages re the Citizen Cemetery in Rochester, indicates that John AULT and Julianna/"Julia A." were not married until after the birth of John's youngest child about 1850. In fact, this article states that John's first wife, Susan, must have died between 1850-1860. Compiler suspects that Susan may have died in the 1840s, and that Julianna and John were married prior to the birth of the daughter, since she was named "Julia A."
Data from Julianna AULT's tombstone states that she died Jan. 4, 1877,"age 66yr-6mo-6da."
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F Child 1 Elizabeth AULT #2622
Born: ABT. 1832 in: OHIO
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Spouse: William THOMPSON #2623
Married: 17 SEP 1848 in: Fulton County, IN
Marr. Ceremony? Y/N: Divorced/Annulled/Separated: End Year:
Spouse: Michael ZEGAFUSE #2624
Married: 19 NOV 1850 in: Fulton County, IN
Marr. Ceremony? Y/N: Divorced/Annulled/Separated: End Year:
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F Child 2 Susannah AULT #2625
Born: ABT. 1835 in: OHIO
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Spouse: Richmond P. SMITH #2626
Married: 29 MAY 1860 in: Fulton County, IN
Marr. Ceremony? Y/N: Divorced/Annulled/Separated: End Year:
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M Child 3 Samuel AULT #2627
Born: ABT. 1839 in: OHIO
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The reference given above does not include any marriage or death data for Samuel AULT. Compiler owns photocopy of "Fulton County IN Marriages, A-K", p 30-32, which includes all AULT marriages from about 1844 to the 1970s; there is no marriage listed in Fulton Co. during that period for Samuel AULT.
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M Child 4 John AULT Jr. #1449
Born: ABT. 1840 in: OHIO
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Died: ABT. 1916 in: OKLAHOMA (?)
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Spouse: Sarah Ann KEELY #1448
Married: 12 MAR 1863 in: Fulton County, IN
Marr. Ceremony? Y/N: Divorced/Annulled/Separated: End Year:
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M Child 5 Adam AULT #1447
Born: ABT. 1842 in: Stark County, OH
Church: in:
Died: ABT. 1915 in: Fulton County, IN
Cemetery: IOOF in: Rochester (Fulton) IN
Other: in:
Military: Occupation: Medicine(Mfr. & Sales)
Spouse: Mary J. KEELY #1446
Married: 02 OCT 1862 in: Fulton County, IN
Marr. Ceremony? Y/N: Divorced/Annulled/Separated: End Year:
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F Child 6 Lovina\Levina AULT #2633
Born: ABT. 1843 in: OHIO
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Spouse: John SHEETS #2634
Married: 11 OCT 1857 in: Fulton County, IN
Marr. Ceremony? Y/N: Divorced/Annulled/Separated: End Year:
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F Child 7 Rebecca A. AULT #2644
Born: ABT. 1845 in: OHIO
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Spouse: Joseph (husb. Reb.) AULT #2645
Married: 18 DEC 1862 in: Fulton County, IN
Marr. Ceremony? Y/N: Divorced/Annulled/Separated: End Year:
Spouse: Reuben TALLEY #2646
Married: 05 MAR 1876 in: Fulton County, IN
Marr. Ceremony? Y/N: Divorced/Annulled/Separated: End Year:
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M Child 8 Henry A. AULT #2647
Born: ABT. 1846 in: OHIO
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Spouse: Lucretia RITTER #2648
Married: 16 JAN 1868 in: Fulton County, IN
Marr. Ceremony? Y/N: Divorced/Annulled/Separated: End Year:
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M Child 9 Joseph A. AULT #1349
Born: Abt 1848 in: OHIO
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Died: Abt 1921 in: Fulton County, IN
Cemetery: CITIZENS in: Rochester (Fulton) IN
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Spouse: Nancy "Ellen" LUCAS #1348
Married: 28 MAY 1868 in: Fulton County, IN
Marr. Ceremony? Y/N: Divorced/Annulled/Separated: End Year:
Spouse: Martha E. CROMER #1383
Married: 30 APR 1876 in: Fulton County, IN
Marr. Ceremony? Y/N: Divorced/Annulled/Separated: End Year:
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F Child 10 Julia A. (d\o John F.) AULT #2652
Born: ABT. 1850 in: INDIANA
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The excerpt from "Citizens Cemetery" states that Julia A. was the daughter of John AULT and his first wife, Susan; it also states that Julia A. was the first of the AULT children to be born in INDIANA (other 9 born OHIO.)
Compiler suspected that Susan may have died prior to the birth of this child, and that John's second wife, Julianna/ Julia A. may have been the mother of this child. In Jan. 1996, contact with Peggy HATCHER, from Belmont County, OH brought a copy of the county history which names John F. AULT's wife as Julianna YOHE. Mrs. HATCHER also found a marriage listed in Wayne County, OH in 1829 for John F. AULT and "Julesha" YOHE. Therefore, Julianna must have been the mother of all of John F. AULT's children as she did not die until 1877 and they are buried together.
Compiler has found no documentation of a marriage for Julia A., the dau. of John AULT, Sr. and grandchildren of John AULT, Sr. Probably taken from
"Fulton County Cemeteries"; Fulton Co. Pub. Lib.; Rochester, IN.
Copy provided by Wilma FOLTZ.
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Compiled by:Ann & Ernie Grubb