A  HISTORY  OF  THE  GILCHRISTS

 by

ROBERT W. GILCHRIST - 1997

Posted here by Kind Permission of Bob and Peggy's daughters, Erin Silvaroli and Lynley Barry,
and supplied to the Kintyre Mag by Dean Gilchrist  deanotow1@earthlink.net  Ocala, Fl.  352-854-1440

THE OLD BRANTLEY CEMETERY
 

1. WILLIAM GILBERT GILCHRIST Oct 12, 1847 - Nov. 17, 1922

    HARRIET ANNETTE GILCHRIST Nov. 20, 1848 - Dec. 26, 1930

2. DORA GILCHRIST COLQUETT 1871 -1965
[Her name was Eldora and she was the oldest child of William G. and Harriet A. Gilchrist; she was born on June 5th. She married William Driscoll Colquett.]

    WILLIAM DRISCOLL COLQUE1TE, SR. 1867 - 1936

3. AUBRIE R. COLQUITT Jan. 11, 1901 - Jan. 2, 1976
[He was the 5th child of W. D. and Dora G. Colquett. He chose to alter the spelling of the family’s name.]

4. RUBY COLQUETT BYRD Oct. 31, 1896 - Aug. 10, 1970
[She was the 3rd child of W.D. and Dora G. Colquett. She married Allen Byrd.

    CHARLES ALLEN BYRD Oct. 12, 1920 - Nov. 13, 1972
[He was the only child of Allen and Ruby C. Byrd.]

5. ALICE DAUPHIN TAYLOR Nov. 26, 1890 - Nov. 25,1980
[She was the oldest child of W.D. and Dora G. Colquett. She married Burie D. Dauphin and following his death she married James M. Taylor; there were no children for either marriage.]

    BURIE D. DAUPHIN Nov. 7, 1889 - Aug. 2, 1922

6. RICHARD M. GILCHRIST June 10, 1859 - Aug. 15, 1938
[He was the 8th child of Malcolm and Eliza J. Gilchrist; he married Mary Frances (Mollie) Short.]

    MOLLIE SHORT GILCHRIST Feb. 20, 1868 - Jan. 1954

7. RICHARD WHEELER GILCHRIST Jan. 14, 1895 - Oct. 7, 1918
[He was the 5th child and 3rd son of Richard and Mollie S. Gilchrist.]

8. HOLLIS C. FENN Feb. 17, 1879 - Dec. 28, 1934
[He was the husband of Margaret Emma (Mag Emma) Gilchrist who was the 4th child of Richard and Mollie Gilchrist.]

9. EMIL GILCHRIST July 15. 1878 - Nov. 3. 1946
[He was the 3rd child of William Gilbert and Harriet Annette (Gilchrist. He married Charity (Chell) Black.]

CHARITY BLACK GILCHRIST Dec. 5, 1883 - Dec 1966

10. INEZ LITTLE GILCHRIST DAUGHTER OF MR. & MRS EMIL GILCHRIST Sept. 14,1914-May 24, 1916

11. INFANT SON OF MR. & MRS. EMIL GILCHRIST BORN AND DIED JULY 28, 1913

*With grateful appreciation to Mrs. Elizabeth Bryant Gilchrist, my mother, who provided much time and effort to record the inscriptions from both cemeteries.
 

THE ELLIS FAMILY LINE

Issac H. Ellis

James Willborn Ellis b. 1812: wife = Nancy b. 1818
Their Children:
William C. (1838) John Jefferson (1840) James M. (1842) Jackson M. (1844)
Benjamin F. (1847) Eliza M. (1849) Henry T. (1851) Joseph M. (1853)
Jefor(?) E. (1855) Martha F. (1857)

John Jefferson Ellis (b. 1840)

Iola Nebrasca Ellis married Gilbert Lafayette Gilchrist

*Taken from the 1860 Coffee County, Alabama Census (Elba, Ala.)

-SOURCES OF INFORMATION-

Barbour County, Alabama Deed Book C, page: 12.

Barbour County, Alabama Deed Book D, page: 338.

Godfrey, Marie H. EARLY SETTLERS OF BARBOUR COUNTY, ALABAMA, Vol. 1 and Vol. 11.

McDonald, Dr. Forrest. An interview that appeared in the May, 1985 (page: 166) of “Southern Living Magazine.” Dr. McDonald is a professor of history at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and has written numerous articles on the “Celtic South.” “Southern Living” is a monthly publication produced by Southern Living Incorporated of Birmingham, Alabama.

Purcell, Dr. J. Edwin. THE LUMBER RIVER SCOTS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS. Richmond, Virginia: William Byrd Press, Inc., 1942. [A limited number of this extremely valuable genealogical source has been reprinted by the Mill Prong Preservation, Inc., P. O. Drawer 1087, Lumberton, North Carolina 28358. Any person descended from one of the Gilchrist forebears herein mentioned would do well to acquire a copy of this book.]

IN MEMORY OF A REMARKABLE GROUP OF ANCESTORS

ANGUS GILCHRIST
1690’s — 1770’s

JOHN GILCHRIST 1740 - 1802
AND
EFFIE MCMILLAN 1748 - 1794

GILBERT S. GILCHRIST 1780 - 1857
AND
NANCY MACPHERSON d. 1823

MALCOLM GILCHRIST 1815 - 1882
AND
ELIZA JANE HEAD 1828 - 1901

WILLIAM GILBERT GILCHRIST 1847 - 1923
AND
HARRIET ANNETTE WRIGHT 1848 - 1930

GILBERT LAFAYETTE GILCHRIST 1873 - 1968
AND
IOLA NEBRASCA ELLIS 1878 - 1903

JESSE OLA GILCHRIST 1903 - 1988
AND
ELIZABETH BRYANT 1908 - 1988

ROBERT WALTON GILCHRIST 1939 -
AND
PEGGY LYNN WALLACE 1945 -
AND DAUGHTERS: LYNLEY AND ERIN
 

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The Late Bob and Peg Gilchrist

    Robert W. Gilchrist (1939 - 1998 ) of Titusville, Florida and his wife Peggy, were killed in a tragic automobile accident on April 8, 1998. Both were dedicated teachers and active members of the Park Avenue Baptist Church for over 30 years. Bob specialised in history. Shortly before the accident, he was a guest speaker at the dedication of the restored Mill Prong House near Raeford, North Carolina which was built by his 4th Great Grandfather, John Gilchrist, in 1802. Bob loved his family history, and had planned his third trip to Scotland to renew friendships and continue his research. He made many significant contributions to his heritage, and was honored by the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh with a request for a copy of his 1997 book.   In his memory, portions of this 1997 book have also been placed on the internet at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/robertwg/  in the hope that it will kindle the interests of others to follow his footprints and continue his quest for knowledge of the Gilchrist family.