Have you ever written a blog post inspired by another genealogy blogger’s prompt? Many of us participate in Randy Seaver’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun or Amy Johnson Crow’s 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. But have you ever found yourself prompted by another blogger’s post about one of your own ancestors?
That’s exactly what happened to me recently while reading my Feedly account. I came across a fascinating post by Cari A. Taplin on her Genealogy Pants blog. In her post, Full-Text Search Finds Another One, Cari shared her discovery of probate documents for William Gallimore’s estate tucked inside another packet. This caught my attention because William Gallimore’s son, Isom Gallimore, is one of my 4th great-grandfathers on the Briles side of my family tree.
Intrigued, I opened my RootsMagic file to review what I had on Isom Gallimore. To my surprise, I realized my research on him was sparse. Cari’s post inspired me to dig deeper, so I began exploring Ancestry hints and using FamilySearch’s full-text search feature to fill in the gaps.
Below is a biography for Isom Gallimore, generated by ChatGPT using the updated information in my narrative report.
Biographical Account of Isom Gallimore and Judith Bentley
Isom Gallimore was born on September 25, 1799, in North Carolina, United States. By 1820, he was living in Richland Township, Clinton County, Ohio, and soon began acquiring land in the area. On November 2, 1830, Isom purchased 100 acres in Clinton County, marking the start of his significant landholdings. Over the next two decades, he actively engaged in buying and selling land, including the sale of 53 acres to Jesse More in 1836 and various other parcels in Fayette County during the 1840s and early 1850s.
By 1840, Isom had relocated to Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Ohio. His land transactions continued to reflect his prosperity, including a sale of 463 acres to Isaac Parrot in 1848 and additional sales of 40 acres to David Creamer and 98 acres to Samuel Willis in 1849 and 1850, respectively. In September 1850, he was recorded in the census as a resident of Jasper Township, Fayette County, Ohio. His prominence in the community was further demonstrated when he was appointed executor of Marshall Christy’s will in 1851.
Isom Gallimore passed away on March 3, 1859, at the age of 59. He was laid to rest at Baker Cemetery in Scircleville, Clinton County, Indiana.
Judith Bentley, Isom’s wife, was born on February 26, 1804, in Clinton County, Ohio. She was the daughter of Benoni (Benjamin) Bentley and Rebecca Pearson. Isom and Judith were married on March 8, 1822, in Clinton County, Ohio, after obtaining their marriage license on Christmas Day of 1821.
Judith’s life mirrored the movement of her family, with recorded residences in Jasper Township, Fayette County, Ohio, in 1850 and Sugar Creek Township, Clinton County, Indiana, in 1860. Later in life, she moved to Iowa, living in Douglas Township, Clay County, in 1870, and Herdland Township in 1880.
Judith Bentley Gallimore lived a long life, passing away on April 3, 1894, at the age of 90 in Clay County, Iowa. She was buried in Burr Oak Cemetery in Herdland Township, where she remains commemorated.
Together, Isom and Judith Gallimore exemplified the industrious and resilient spirit of early American pioneers, leaving a legacy reflected in their extensive land dealings and the generations of descendants who followed.
Narrative Report for Isom Gallimore as Produced by RootsMagic 10
Isom Gallimore was born on 25 Sep 1799 in North Carolina, United States. [1–2]
He lived in Richland Township, Clinton, Ohio in 1820. [3]
He purchased land containing 100 acres on 2 Nov 1830 in Clinton, Ohio, United States. [4]
Isom sold land containing 53 acres to Jesse More on 5 Apr 1836 in Clinton, Ohio, United States. [5]
He lived in Jefferson Township, Fayette, Ohio, United States in 1840. [6]
He sold land containing 463 acres to Isaac Parrot on 31 Mar 1848 in Fayette, Ohio, United States. [7]
Isom sold land containing 40 acres to David Creamer on 5 Sep 1849 in Fayette, Ohio, United States. [8]
He sold land containing 98 acres to Samuel Willis on 3 Sep 1850 in Fayette, Ohio, United States. [9]
He sold land containing 275 acres to Aaron Johnson on 3 Sep 1850 in Fayette, Ohio, United States. [10]
Isom lived in Jasper Township, Fayette, Ohio, United States on 21 Sep 1850. [1]
He was appointed executor on 24 Mar 1851 in Fayette, Ohio, United States. of the will of Marshall Christy [11–12]
He died on 3 Mar 1859 at the age of 59. [2]
Isom was buried at Baker Cemetery in Scircleville, Clinton, Indiana, United States. [2]
Isom Gallimore and Judith Bentley obtained a marriage license on 25 Dec 1821 in Clinton, Ohio, United States. [13–14]
They were married on 8 Mar 1822 in Clinton, Ohio, United States. [15]
Judith Bentley, daughter of Benoni (Benjamin) Bentley and Rebecca Pearson, was born on 26 Feb 1804 in Clinton, Ohio, United States. [16]
She lived in Jasper Township, Fayette County, North Carolina on 21 Sep 1850. [1]
She lived in Sugar Creek Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States in 1860. [17]
Judith lived in Douglas Township, Clay, Iowa, United States in 1870. [18]
She lived in Herdland Township, Clay, Iowa, United States in 1880. [19]
She died on 3 Apr 1894 at the age of 90 in Clay, Iowa, United States. [16]
Judith was buried at Burr Oak Cemetery in Herdland Township, Clay, Iowa, United States. [16,20]
Endnotes:
1. 1850 U.S. Census, Fayette County Ohio, population schedule, Jasper Township, Fayette County, Ohio, page 156, Image 23 of 29, family 1298, Isom Galimore; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 22 January 2025); NARA microfilm publication M432.
2. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online May 2018), memorial for Isom Gallimore (1799-1859), Find a Grave Memorial no. #15032081, created by Richard Duran, citing Baker Cemetery, Scircleville, Clinton County, Indiana; accompanying photograph by Richard Duran, Isom Gallimore.
3. 1820 U.S. Census, Clinton County, Ohio, population schedule, Richland Township, Clinton County, Ohio, Image 2 of 4, Isom Gallimore; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 22 January 2025)
4. Ohio, Clinton County. Deeds 1806-1926. Film #8194001. Isom Gallimore, 2 Nov 1830; Vol. G: page 430; 249 of 676, digitized images, FamilySearch familysearch.org : viewed online 23 January 2025.
5. Ohio, Clinton County. Deeds 1806-1926. Film #7896666. Isom Gallimore, 5 April 1836; Vol. K 1834-1837: page 445-446; 605 of 688, digitized images, FamilySearch familysearch.org : viewed online 23 January 2025.
6. 1840 U.S. Census, Fayette County, Ohio, population schedule, Jefferson Township, Fayette County, Ohio, Image 13 of 22, Isom Galemore; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 22 January 2025)
7. Ohio, Fayette County. Deeds, v. P 1850-1853. Film #008141939. Isom Gallimore, 31 March 1848; Vol. N: page 666-667; 352 of 397, digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 24 January 2025.
8. Ohio, Fayette County. Deeds, v. P 1850-1853. Film #8141940. Isom Gallimore, 5 Sep 1849; Vol. O 1848-1850: Pages 516-517; 279 of 430, digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 23 January 2025.
9. Ohio, Fayette County. Deeds, v. P 1850-1853. Film #008141941. Isom Gallimore, 3 Sep 1850; Vol. P: page 60; 40 of 432, digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 23 January 2025.
10. Ohio, Fayette County. Deeds, v. P 1850-1853. Film #008141940. Isom Gallimore, 3 Sept 1850; Vol. O: page 769-770; 412 of 430, digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 23 January 2025.
11. Ohio, Franklin County. Early Bible and family records. Film #7712247. Isom Gallimore, 1851; 290 of 905, digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.og : viewed online 23 January 2025.
12. Ohio, Fayette County. Wills 1842-1852. Film #5428846. Marshal Christy, 28 Nov 1845; Vol C: page 193-194; 121 of 291, digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 24 January 2025.
13. “Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993,” Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : Clinton County, Ohio, viewed online (22 January 2025), Isom Gallimore.
14. Ohio, Clinton County. Marriage Records, 1904-1995. Film #102298481. Isom Gallimore, 25 Dec 1821; V. 1, May 1810-Aug 1817: page 4? image 59 of 121; 59 of 121, digitized images, FamilySearch familysearch.org : viewed online 23 January 2025.
15. Ohio, Clinton County. Marriage Records, 1817-1904. Film #4016878. Isom Gallimore, 9 Mar 1822; Marriage Returns V. 2: page 72 (image 43); 43 of 197, digitized images, FamilySearch familysearch.org : viewed online 23 January 2025.
16. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 22 January 2025), memorial for Judith Bentley Gallimore (1804-1894), Find a Grave Memorial no. 114319606, created by Wendy Van Roekel, citing Bur Oak Cemetery, Herdland Township, Clay County, Iowa; accompanying photograph by Julie, Judith Bentley Gallimore.
17. 1860 U.S. Census, Clinton County Indiana, population schedule, Sugar Creek Township, Clinton County, Indiana, page 147, Image 15 of 20, family 1071, Judith Gallimore; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 22 January 2025); NARA microfilm publication M653.
18. 1870 U.S. Census, Clay County, Iowa, population schedule, Douglas township, Clay County, Iowa, page 7, Image 7 of 8, family 52, Judith Gallimore; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 22 January 2025)
19. 1880 U.S. Census, Clay County, Iowa, population schedule, Herdland, Clay County, IOwa, ED60, page 15, Image 4 of 4, household 1, Isaac Gallimore; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 22 January 2025)
20. Works Project Administration, “Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999,” database online, Graves Registration Project, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 22 January 2025), Judith Gallimore.