Josephine Gresham
1922 - 1934 (11 years)
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Name Josephine Gresham Born 9 May 1922 Carter County, Missouri 
[1] Gender Female Died 11 Apr 1934 Chilton, Kelly Township, Carter County, Missouri [1] - A small village and post-office in Kelly Township, on the Current River R. R., on the east side of Current River. Laid out Dec. 31, 1887, by George H. Nettleton and his wife, Julia, (See Chicopee) on land purchased from James Brown. Named for the Chiltons across the river, and for James Chilton, an early settler near Chilton. During the timber days of 1890, the village had as many as 500 persons; now only a store, post-office, and a few homes. (--Place Names).
It was located at Section 2, Township 26 N, Range 1 E, at the southern end of an unmarked road leading south from Highway T, which in turn connects with Highway 21.
From: A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets
Past and Present of Carter County, Missouri
Compiled by Arthur Paul Moser
A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets of Missouri (thelibrary.org)
Josephine Gresham Death Certificate 1934 Buried 12 Apr 1934 Carter County, Missouri [1] Person ID I42533 Family Last Modified 15 Dec 2022
Father Joseph Sidney Gresham, b. 13 Feb 1866, Clay County, Illinois , d. 17 Oct 1941, Carter County, Missouri (Age 75 years) Mother Bessie Mae Sears, b. 16 Aug 1892, Texas County, Missouri , d. 15 Apr 1983, Piedmont, Wayne County, Missouri (Age 90 years) Married Dec 1919 Missouri [2] Family ID F4164 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- A small village and post-office in Kelly Township, on the Current River R. R., on the east side of Current River. Laid out Dec. 31, 1887, by George H. Nettleton and his wife, Julia, (See Chicopee) on land purchased from James Brown. Named for the Chiltons across the river, and for James Chilton, an early settler near Chilton. During the timber days of 1890, the village had as many as 500 persons; now only a store, post-office, and a few homes. (--Place Names).
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Born - 9 May 1922 - Carter County, Missouri 
Buried - 12 Apr 1934 - Carter County, Missouri = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S3507] Missouri Digital Heritage - Death Certificate, Josaphine Gresham; Carter County, Missouri; no. 12167; 11 April 1934.
- [S221] Elmer, Jeffrey GEDCOM.
Jeff provided a city location of Columansville, Missouri - this town does not exist. Should this town, instead be the small 1880's community of Colemanville.
- [S3507] Missouri Digital Heritage - Death Certificate, Josaphine Gresham; Carter County, Missouri; no. 12167; 11 April 1934.