"Illustrated History of Lane County, Oregon." Portland, Oregon: A. G. Walling,
publisher, 1884.  pg. 484.
 
GILMORE CALLISON
     (Deceased)  Was born in Adair county, Kentucky, December 18, 1808, and
emigrated to Illinois, settling in Hancock county in 1832, from which State and
county he started across the plains with his family, consisting of wife and
eight children, six boy and two girls, in 1852, with whom, save one son who died
on the journey, he arrived in Lane county in September of that year, his wife
dying soon afterwards.  Settling at Pleasant Hill he there resided until 1866
when he moved to Eugene city, and there departed this life in March, 1869.
During his sojourn in Oregon he opened up a farm, and besides spent a good deal
of his time in preaching for the Christian church at Pleasant Hill, Eugene City,
and other portions of the State.  He was also elected to the lower house in 1864
and served the county during the session of that year.
 
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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in May 2005 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.