34TH GENERATION

5149. William Alyn Gildersleeve was born on 19 Jun 1850 in Macedon, Wayne County, New York. He died on 8 Jun 1915 in Washtucna, Whitman, Washington. He has reference number 8. William Gildersleeve, Volume 6, Sheet 8, Enumerator District 143, line37,
Carroll County, Bogard Village, Van Horn Township, Enumerator District 23,
1880 Missouri Census.

Death Certificate.

Newspaper Obituary, Colfax, Washington.

Hooper Precinct, Whitman County, Washington, Federal Census, 15 June 1900.

Civil War Registers and Sketches.

He served in New York 194th Infantry Regiment, Company K, from 23 February 1865
to 3 May 1865 at age 15 - he listed his age as 17.

1890 Whitman County Washington Veterans and Widows Census: Gildersleeve,
William, Pampa, Pvt, 23rd NY Regiment, enlist date 1862, discharge date Aug
1864.

He was a farmer/stockraiser in Washington. Came to Colfax in 1882.

!Pamnpa And Its Neighbors, Ethel Gordon Metzger, page 109: Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Gildersleeve came to Colfax in 1883. They were originally from New York State
but lived in Missouri for a while before coming west. The family soon moved to
Pampa where the father and George and Frank in their time homesteaded between
Lacrosse and Pampa. Very shortly the W. A. Gildersleeves moved to Little
Palouse Falls where they had livestock and hay. There were also two daughters,
Myrtle and Mabel.
George married Carrie Bowman and they lived on his homestead for a while. On
December 12, 1908, they were able to patent the homestead and sold it that very
day to J. E. and F. L. Gordon. This land now belongs to the Schweiger
Brothers.
Carrie and George moved to Rattlesnake Flats in Adams County where their three
oldest children were born. They were Irma, Jean and Walter.
When the elder Gildersleeves moved into Washtucna, George and his family moved
to their place and this was where Delbert was born.
The children attended Palouse Falls School and later graduated from Washtucna
High School. Delbert graduated from North Central High in Spokane.
George also was a cattle buyer and had a butcher shop in Washtucna. They later
lived in Payette, Idaho, and in Spokane before returning to the Palouse Falls
Ranch after George Gildersleeve's death in 1933. Delbert lived at the ranch
with his mother until Delbert and Bernadine were married in 1936. Carrie moved
to Los Angeles where she lived until her death.
Walter, in the meantime, was an oil distributor in Baker, Oregon. The ranch
was operated as Gildersleeve Brothers from 1926 to 1943 when it was sold to Ira
Scott.
Delbert and Bernadine moved to Baker and went into business.
Frank Gildersleeve became a stockman and had a butcher shop in Lacrosse. He
married Pearl Dell Wilson and their two children were Edgar and Violet. The
family moved to Enterprise, Oregon, and stayed there from 1914-18. They then
returned to Lacrosse to run the butcher shop for two years.
About this time Frank, George, and Harry Kelly formed a partnership in a large
livestock operation in Enterprise. They ran one thousand cattle and five
thousand sheep.
In 1921 Frank took a carload of lambs to Omaha. The prices were so low there
that he took them on to Chicago, where the price was no better. The sale of
the lambs did not pay for the freight.
Frank's wife died in 1921. Frank died there in 1949, Edgar was killed in an
auto accident in 1959. Violet is Mrs. William (Butch) Moffitt in Enterprise.
She is the only survivor of W. A. Gildersleeve's grandchildren, but they all
left surviving children.

Whitman County Deeds, County Court House, Colfax, Washington:
Direct Deeds
18 Aug 1903; W. A. Gildersleeve w/wife Mary E. to Adams County Elec Transt Co;
book 113; page 425; warrenty deed, tract W 6,14,37.
Indirect Deeds
18 Feb 1886; John F. Whealen to Wm A. Gildersleeve; book N; page 254; warrenty
deed.
18 Feb 1886; United States to Wm. A. Gildersleeve; book O; page 96; receipt.
12 Nov 1897; United States to Wm. A. Gildersleeve; book 5; page 488; patent.
20 Feb 1900; United States to Wm. A. Gildersleeve; boo 6; page 156; patent.
26 Jan 1900; Northern Pacific RR to Wm. A. Gildersleeve; book 94; page 544;
warrenty deed.
6 Dec 1907; A. J. Logsdon & wife to Wm. A. Gildersleeve & Co.; book 138; page
507; agreement.
6 Dec 1907; A. J. Logsdon & wife to Wm. A. Gildersleeve & Co.; book 138; page
508; lease.
6 Dec 1907; A. J. Logsdon & wife to Wm. A. Gildersleeve & Co.; book 138; page
509; warrenty deed, Lacross.
27 Apr 1911; N Coast RR Co. to Wm. A. Gildersleeve & wife Mary E.; book 161;
page 72; deed strips of land across lots 1,2,3,4 6,14,37.
1 Jul 1911, United States to Wm. A. Gildersleeve; book 8; page 607; certified
copy patent, lots 1 & 2 6,14,37.
28 Aug 1913; Spokane Merchants Assoc to Wm. A. Gildersleeve; book 170; page
378; 5W Deed, Lamont.
June 7, 1934; 1:40; USA to Gildersleeve, William A.; Patent vol. 50 Deeds 603,
Lots 1-2 6,14,37.

Adams County Deeds, County Courthouse, Ritzville, Washington:
Direct Deeds
Aug 10, 1903; 8:15; Gildersleeve, W. A. to Adams Co. Electric T. Co.; warrenty
deed; Vol. 8; page 6; Right of way, sec 6, twp 14, range 37.
William Gildersleeve, Volume 6, Sheet 8, Enumerator District 143, line37,
Carroll County, Bogard Village, Van Horn Township, Enumerator District 23,
1880 Missouri Census.

Death Certificate.

Newspaper Obituary, Colfax, Washington.

Hooper Precinct, Whitman County, Washington, Federal Census, 15 June 1900.

Civil War Registers and Sketches.

He served in New York 194th Infantry Regiment, Company K, from 23 February 1865
to 3 May 1865 at age 15 - he listed his age as 17.

1890 Whitman County Washington Veterans and Widows Census: Gildersleeve,
William, Pampa, Pvt, 23rd NY Regiment, enlist date 1862, discharge date Aug
1864.

He was a farmer/stockraiser in Washington. Came to Colfax in 1882.

!Pamnpa And Its Neighbors, Ethel Gordon Metzger, page 109: Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Gildersleeve came to Colfax in 1883. They were originally from New York State
but lived in Missouri for a while before coming west. The family soon moved to
Pampa where the father and George and Frank in their time homesteaded between
Lacrosse and Pampa. Very shortly the W. A. Gildersleeves moved to Little
Palouse Falls where they had livestock and hay. There were also two daughters,
Myrtle and Mabel.
George married Carrie Bowman and they lived on his homestead for a while. On
December 12, 1908, they were able to patent the homestead and sold it that very
day to J. E. and F. L. Gordon. This land now belongs to the Schweiger
Brothers.
Carrie and George moved to Rattlesnake Flats in Adams County where their three
oldest children were born. They were Irma, Jean and Walter.
When the elder Gildersleeves moved into Washtucna, George and his family moved
to their place and this was where Delbert was born.
The children attended Palouse Falls School and later graduated from Washtucna
High School. Delbert graduated from North Central High in Spokane.
George also was a cattle buyer and had a butcher shop in Washtucna. They later
lived in Payette, Idaho, and in Spokane before returning to the Palouse Falls
Ranch after George Gildersleeve's death in 1926. Delbert lived at the ranch
with his mother until Delbert and Bernadine were married in 1936. Carrie moved
to Los Angeles where she lived until her death.
Walter, in the meantime, was an oil distributor in Baker, Oregon. The ranch
was operated as Gildersleeve Brothers from 1926 to 1943 when it was sold to Ira
Scott.
Delbert and Bernadine moved to Baker and went into business.
Frank Gildersleeve became a stockman and had a butcher shop in Lacrosse. He
married Pearl Dell Wilson and their two children were Edgar and Violet. The
family moved to Enterprise, Oregon, and stayed there from 1914-18. They then
returned to Lacrosse to run the butcher shop for two years.
About this time Frank, George, and Harry Kelly formed a partnership in a large
livestock operation in Enterprise. They ran one thousand cattle and five
thousand sheep.
In 1921 Frank took a carload of lambs to Omaha. The prices were so low there
that he took them on to Chicago, where the price was no better. The sale of
the lambs did not pay for the freight.
Frank's wife died in 1921. Frank died there in 1949, Edgar was killed in an
auto accident in 1959. Violet is Mrs. William (Butch) Moffitt in Enterprise.
She is the only survivor of W. A. Gildersleeve's grandchildren, but they all
left surviving children.

Whitman County Deeds, County Court House, Colfax, Washington:
Direct Deeds
18 Aug 1903; W. A. Gildersleeve w/wife Mary E. to Adams County Elec Transt Co;
book 113; page 425; warrenty deed, tract W 6,14,37.
Indirect Deeds
18 Feb 1886; John F. Whealen to Wm A. Gildersleeve; book N; page 254; warrenty
deed.
18 Feb 1886; United States to Wm. A. Gildersleeve; book O; page 96; receipt.
12 Nov 1897; United States to Wm. A. Gildersleeve; book 5; page 488; patent.
20 Feb 1900; United States to Wm. A. Gildersleeve; boo 6; page 156; patent.
26 Jan 1900; Northern Pacific RR to Wm. A. Gildersleeve; book 94; page 544;
warrenty deed.
6 Dec 1907; A. J. Logsdon & wife to Wm. A. Gildersleeve & Co.; book 138; page
507; agreement.
6 Dec 1907; A. J. Logsdon & wife to Wm. A. Gildersleeve & Co.; book 138; page
508; lease.
6 Dec 1907; A. J. Logsdon & wife to Wm. A. Gildersleeve & Co.; book 138; page
509; warrenty deed, Lacross.
27 Apr 1911; N Coast RR Co. to Wm. A. Gildersleeve & wife Mary E.; book 161;
page 72; deed strips of land across lots 1,2,3,4 6,14,37.
1 Jul 1911, United States to Wm. A. Gildersleeve; book 8; page 607; certified
copy patent, lots 1 & 2 6,14,37.
28 Aug 1913; Spokane Merchants Assoc to Wm. A. Gildersleeve; book 170; page
378; 5W Deed, Lamont.
June 7, 1934; 1:40; USA to Gildersleeve, William A.; Patent vol. 50 Deeds 603,
Lots 1-2 6,14,37.

Adams County Deeds, County Courthouse, Ritzville, Washington:
Direct Deeds
Aug 10, 1903; 8:15; Gildersleeve, W. A. to Adams Co. Electric T. Co.; warrenty
deed; Vol. 8; page 6; Right of way, sec 6, twp 14, range 37.
William Gildersleeve, Volume 6, Sheet 8, Enumerator District 143, line37,
Carroll County, Bogard Village, Van Horn Township, Enumerator District 23,
1880 Missouri Census.

Death Certificate.

Newspaper Obituary, Colfax, Washington.

Hooper Precinct, Whitman County, Washington, Federal Census, 15 June 1900.

Civil War Registers and Sketches.

He served in New York 194th Infantry Regiment, Company K, from 23 February 1865
to 3 May 1865 at age 15 - he listed his age as 17.

1890 Whitman County Washington Veterans and Widows Census: Gildersleeve,
William, Pampa, Pvt, 23rd NY Regiment, enlist date 1862, discharge date Aug
1864.

He was a farmer/stockraiser in Washington. Came to Colfax in 1882.

!Pamnpa And Its Neighbors, Ethel Gordon Metzger, page 109: Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Gildersleeve came to Colfax in 1883. They were originally from New York State
but lived in Missouri for a while before coming west. The family soon moved to
Pampa where the father and George and Frank in their time homesteaded between
Lacrosse and Pampa. Very shortly the W. A. Gildersleeves moved to Little
Palouse Falls where they had livestock and hay. There were also two daughters,
Myrtle and Mabel.
George married Carrie Bowman and they lived on his homestead for a while. On
December 12, 1908, they were able to patent the homestead and sold it that very
day to J. E. and F. L. Gordon. This land now belongs to the Schweiger
Brothers.
Carrie and George moved to Rattlesnake Flats in Adams County where their three
oldest children were born. They were Irma, Jean and Walter.
When the elder Gildersleeves moved into Washtucna, George and his family moved
to their place and this was where Delbert was born.
The children attended Palouse Falls School and later graduated from Washtucna
High School. Delbert graduated from North Central High in Spokane.
George also was a cattle buyer and had a butcher shop in Washtucna. They later
lived in Payette, Idaho, and in Spokane before returning to the Palouse Falls
Ranch after George Gildersleeve's death in 1926. Delbert lived at the ranch
with his mother until Delbert and Bernadine were married in 1936. Carrie moved
to Los Angeles where she lived until her death.
Walter, in the meantime, was an oil distributor in Baker, Oregon. The ranch
was operated as Gildersleeve Brothers from 1926 to 1943 when it was sold to Ira
Scott.
Delbert and Bernadine moved to Baker and went into business.
Frank Gildersleeve became a stockman and had a butcher shop in Lacrosse. He
married Pearl Dell Wilson and their two children were Edgar and Violet. The
family moved to Enterprise, Oregon, and stayed there from 1914-18. They then
returned to Lacrosse to run the butcher shop for two years.
About this time Frank, George, and Harry Kelly formed a partnership in a large
livestock operation in Enterprise. They ran one thousand cattle and five
thousand sheep.
In 1921 Frank took a carload of lambs to Omaha. The prices were so low there
that he took them on to Chicago, where the price was no better. The sale of
the lambs did not pay for the freight.
Frank's wife died in 1921. Frank died there in 1949, Edgar was killed in an
auto accident in 1959. Violet is Mrs. William (Butch) Moffitt in Enterprise.
She is the only survivor of W. A. Gildersleeve's grandchildren, but they all
left surviving children.

Whitman County Deeds, County Court House, Colfax, Washington:
Direct Deeds
18 Aug 1903; W. A. Gildersleeve w/wife Mary E. to Adams County Elec Transt Co;
book 113; page 425; warrenty deed, tract W 6,14,37.
Indirect Deeds
18 Feb 1886; John F. Whealen to Wm A. Gildersleeve; book N; page 254; warrenty
deed.
18 Feb 1886; United States to Wm. A. Gildersleeve; book O; page 96; receipt.
12 Nov 1897; United States to Wm. A. Gildersleeve; book 5; page 488; patent.
20 Feb 1900; United States to Wm. A. Gildersleeve; boo 6; page 156; patent.
26 Jan 1900; Northern Pacific RR to Wm. A. Gildersleeve; book 94; page 544;
warrenty deed.
6 Dec 1907; A. J. Logsdon & wife to Wm. A. Gildersleeve & Co.; book 138; page
507; agreement.
6 Dec 1907; A. J. Logsdon & wife to Wm. A. Gildersleeve & Co.; book 138; page
508; lease.
6 Dec 1907; A. J. Logsdon & wife to Wm. A. Gildersleeve & Co.; book 138; page
509; warrenty deed, Lacross.
27 Apr 1911; N Coast RR Co. to Wm. A. Gildersleeve & wife Mary E.; book 161;
page 72; deed strips of land across lots 1,2,3,4 6,14,37.
1 Jul 1911, United States to Wm. A. Gildersleeve; book 8; page 607; certified
copy patent, lots 1 & 2 6,14,37.
28 Aug 1913; Spokane Merchants Assoc to Wm. A. Gildersleeve; book 170; page
378; 5W Deed, Lamont.
June 7, 1934; 1:40; USA to Gildersleeve, William A.; Patent vol. 50 Deeds 603,
Lots 1-2 6,14,37.

Adams County Deeds, County Courthouse, Ritzville, Washington:
Direct Deeds
Aug 10, 1903; 8:15; Gildersleeve, W. A. to Adams Co. Electric T. Co.; warrenty
deed; Vol. 8; page 6; Right of way, sec 6, twp 14, range 37.

He was married to Mary Emily Boland (daughter of ) on 4 Nov 1873 in Fairport, Wayne, New York. Mary Emily Boland was born on 22 May 1854 in Macedon, Wayne County, New York. She died on 6 Jan 1916 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington. She was buried in Colfax, Whitman, Washington. She has reference number 9. 1865 New York Census, Macedon, Wayne County; 10, b. Wayne County

1870 United States Federal Census, Macedon, Wayne County; 15, b. New York

1875 New York, Macedon, Wayne County Census;

Adams County Deeds, County Court House, Ritzville, Washington:
Direct Deed
5 Jun 1916; Mary E. Gildersleeve to Order of Decree; book 49; pages 640, 641;
L9, 10, By Washtucna (estate).
25 Oct 1915; Mary E. Gildersleeve to J. J. Wilcox; book 49; pages 245 & 246;
L1 8 2 B14 Washtucna.

Records Bruning Funeral Home, Colfax, Washington, 1913 - 1916, page 269:
Gildersleeve, Mrs. W. A.; date-of-death 1/6/16, age 60 years; place-of-death
Spokane; cause Blood Poison; Internment Colfax.

Washington State Board of Health Certificate of Death, Sacred Heart Hospital,
Spokane, Washington:
Full Name - Mrs. Mary E. Gildersleeve.
Female. White. Widowed.
Date of Birth May 22, 1854. Date of Death January 6, 1916. 61 years, 7
months, 14 days.
Cause of death; Septicaemia - Splinter in thumb. Duration 15 days.
Occupation - Housewife.
Birthplace - New York.
Name of Father - George Boland, birthplace of father - Mass.
Maiden name of Mother - Electa Miller, birthplace of father - New York.
Length of Residence (For Hospitals, etc) 13 days.
Where was disease contracted - Washtucna, Wn.
Place of Burial or Removal - Colfax, Wn.
Signed; Pius A. Rohrer, M. D. Jan. 6, 1916. William Alyn Gildersleeve and Mary Emily Boland had the following children:

child+6861 i. George Walter Gildersleeve.
child6862 ii. Lillie Mae Gildersleeve was born on 25 Jun 1878 in Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri. She died on 4 Sep 1879 in Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri.
child+6863 iii. Frank Edgar Gildersleeve.
child+6864 iv. Myrtle Leola Gildersleeve.
child+6865 v. Mabel Electa Gildersleeve.

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