Obituary: Macon Times, Macon MO, April 11th, 1890. Col. Abner Gilstrap died at his home in the city of paralysis on the 5th day of April 1890. He was born in Washington County, Indiana on the 19th day of August and was therefore at the time of his death in his 76th year of age. In the year 1836 Col. Gilstrap settled in Old Bloomington and associated with James M. Love in the establishment of the first newspaper in Macon County called the Bloomington Gazette. He was admitted to the legal profession in the year 1838. He served four years in the land office at Melan Missouri as a receiver of public monies.
He was the first judge of probate for the county. He was elected to the General Assembly from his county in the years 1854 and 1856: to the State Senate in the year 1860 and to the State Convention in the year 1864. In the winter of 1861 & 1862 aided by Henry S. Palmyra, he recruited the eleventh regiment Missouri State Militia. Col. Gilstrap was married three times and reared eight children. Six sons and two daughters.
He was the first judge of probate for the county. He was elected to the General Assembly from his county in the years 1854 and 1856: to the State Senate in the year 1860 and to the State Convention in the year 1864. In the winter of 1861 & 1862 aided by Henry S. Palmyra, he recruited the eleventh regiment Missouri State Militia. Col. Gilstrap was married three times and reared eight children. Six sons and two daughters.
Obituary: Macon Times, Macon MO, April 11th, 1890. Col. Abner Gilstrap died at his home in the city of paralysis on the 5th day of April 1890. He was born in Washington County, Indiana on the 19th day of August and was therefore at the time of his death in his 76th year of age. In the year 1836 Col. Gilstrap settled in Old Bloomington and associated with James M. Love in the establishment of the first newspaper in Macon County called the Bloomington Gazette. He was admitted to the legal profession in the year 1838. He served four years in the land office at Melan Missouri as a receiver of public monies.
He was the first judge of probate for the county. He was elected to the General Assembly from his county in the years 1854 and 1856: to the State Senate in the year 1860 and to the State Convention in the year 1864. In the winter of 1861 & 1862 aided by Henry S. Palmyra, he recruited the eleventh regiment Missouri State Militia. Col. Gilstrap was married three times and reared eight children. Six sons and two daughters.
He was the first judge of probate for the county. He was elected to the General Assembly from his county in the years 1854 and 1856: to the State Senate in the year 1860 and to the State Convention in the year 1864. In the winter of 1861 & 1862 aided by Henry S. Palmyra, he recruited the eleventh regiment Missouri State Militia. Col. Gilstrap was married three times and reared eight children. Six sons and two daughters.
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