Gillett family.
Biographical notes:
John Dean Gillett followed his uncle John Gillett from Connecticut to Logan County, Illinois, eventually settling in Elkhart where he became the owner of large amounts of land, and a hog and cattle dealer. He and his wife Lemira Parke Gillett had 1 son and 7 daughters, one of whom, Emma, became the wife of Illinois Governor Richard J. Oglesby.
From the description of Papers, 1736-1904, (bulk 1828-1904) (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 23007635
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Subjects:
- Cattle
- Farm tenancy
- Mormons
- Real property
- Swine
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- United States (as recorded)
- Nauvoo (Ill.) (as recorded)
- Elkhart (Ill.) (as recorded)
- Illinois (as recorded)
