Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies
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Gill, Walter
1827 - 1886 (58 years)-
Name Gill, Walter Birth 18 Apr 1827 Yorkshire, England 
[1] Gender Male Occupation Farmer [2] Reference Number GILL.W002 Death 8 Jan 1886 [1] Burial Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1] 
Headstone, Gill, Walter Person ID I20859 Carl Wayne Gray Research Last Modified 18 Feb 2021
Father Gill, William d. yes Mother Littlewood, Sallie d. yes Marriage Y [2] Family ID F9140 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Evans, Mary Ann, b. 5 Oct 1827, Clay County, Illinois d. 11 Feb 1866 (Age 38 years) Marriage 15 Mar 1855 Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois [2] Children 1. Gill, W. 2. Gill, J. 3. Gill > 4. Gill, Francis Henry 'Frank', b. 8 Jun 1860 d. 1 Aug 1898 (Age 38 years) 5. Gill, Margaret Emma, b. 28 Feb 1863 d. 8 Jul 1863 (Age 0 years) > 6. Gill, Oscar Walter, b. 13 Jun 1864, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 29 Dec 1922, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Age 58 years)7. Gill, Charles Homer, b. 11 Feb 1866, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 10 Oct 1935, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Age 69 years)Family ID F9352 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Gray, Mary Jane, b. 1 Jan 1840, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia d. 1 Feb 1914, Missouri (Age 74 years) Marriage 26 Sep 1869 Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois [2, 3] Children 1. Gill, W. 2. Gill, J. > 3. Gill, Oscar Walter, b. 13 Jun 1864, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 29 Dec 1922, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Age 58 years) [Mother: Stepchild]4. Gill, Charles Homer, b. 11 Feb 1866, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 10 Oct 1935, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Age 69 years) [Mother: Stepchild]5. Gill, Cora Lee, b. 6 Dec 1868 d. Bef 1912 (Age < 43 years) 6. Gill, George Martin, b. 11 May 1871 d. Bef 1912 (Age < 40 years) 7. Gill, Mary Ann, b. 23 Dec 1872 d. Bef 1912 (Age < 39 years) + 8. Gill, Ida Ruth, b. 17 Jan 1877 d. 21 May 1954, Los Angeles County, California (Age 77 years)9. Gill, Emma Jane, b. 17 Sep 1880, Clay County, Illinois d. 8 Jan 1912, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 31 years)Family ID F8230 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Birth - 18 Apr 1827 - Yorkshire, England 
Marriage - 15 Mar 1855 - Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois 
Marriage - 26 Sep 1869 - Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois 
Burial - - Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Walter Gill, farmer. P. O. Clay City, was born in Yorkshire, England, on April 18, 1827, and is a son of "William and Sallie (Littlewood) Gill, both of whom are now dead. He was the eldest of a family of thirteen children, of whom but four are n now living, William, Ruth and Eliza, in England, and Walter, our subject. The latter received a common English education in the old country, and at an early age was apprenticed to learn the mason and stone-cutter's trade. He worked at that trade in England until about twenty-three, and then came to this country, landing in the city of New York in the summer of 1850. He worked in that city at his trade the following fall and winter, and in the next two years he worked in different cities in the Atlantic and Middle States.
In 1853, he came to Illinois and began working as a contractor for mason and stone work on the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad. He worked on that road for two years, and then went to Missouri and there worked on the North Missouri, which was then under process of construction. He only worked there for one year, and then returned to Illinois.
He settled in Stanford Township, Clay County. He first purchased 120 acres which he has since increased to 360 acres, situated in Sections 10, 15, 21 and 22. Has about 230 acres in cultivation; also pays some attention to stock-raising, handling about fifty head of cattle, and considerable amount of other stock in a year.
Mr. Gill was married in Clay City Township, Clay County, on March 15, 1855. to Mary Ann Evans, a daughter of Seth and Ketorah Evans, early pioneer settlers in this county, and already noticed in the history of Clay City Township. Mrs. Gill was born in this county on October 5, 1827, and was the mother of seven children, live of whom are now livingJonas in Flora, William in Flora, Francis at Xenia, Charles in Louisville, and Oscar at Mill Shoals.
Her death took place in March, 1866, and on September 26, 1869, Mr. Gill was married near Lawrenceville, Lawrence Co., Ill., to Miss Mary Jane Gray, a daughter of George and Mary Ann (Doty) Gray, both natives of Virginia. This lady was also born in that State on January 1, 1840, and to her have been born five children, three of whom are now living, viz., Cora L., Ida R. and Emma J. Mr. Gill is a strong Democrat. Mrs. Gill is a member of the Clay City Methodist Episcopal Church.
Excerpt from "History of Wayne and Clay Counties, Illinois 1884 "
- Walter Gill, farmer. P. O. Clay City, was born in Yorkshire, England, on April 18, 1827, and is a son of "William and Sallie (Littlewood) Gill, both of whom are now dead. He was the eldest of a family of thirteen children, of whom but four are n now living, William, Ruth and Eliza, in England, and Walter, our subject. The latter received a common English education in the old country, and at an early age was apprenticed to learn the mason and stone-cutter's trade. He worked at that trade in England until about twenty-three, and then came to this country, landing in the city of New York in the summer of 1850. He worked in that city at his trade the following fall and winter, and in the next two years he worked in different cities in the Atlantic and Middle States.
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Sources - [S5748] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gill, Walter, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Gill&GSiman=1&GScid=2138401&GRid=23797355&), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S5747] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Gill, Walter, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Gill&GSiman=1&GScid=2138401&GRid=23797355&), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S5746] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gill, Mary Jane, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Gray&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=24073864&) (Reliability: 2).
- [S5748] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gill, Walter, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Gill&GSiman=1&GScid=2138401&GRid=23797355&), none. (Reliability: 2).