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Gill, Walter

Male 1827 - 1886  (58 years)


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  1. 1.  Gill, Walter was born on 18 Apr 1827 in Yorkshire, England; died on 8 Jan 1886; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Farmer
    • Reference Number: GILL.W002

    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 living—Jonas 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 married Evans, Mary Ann on 15 Mar 1855 in Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois. Mary (daughter of Evans, Seth and Congo, Ketorah) was born on 5 Oct 1827 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 11 Feb 1866; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Gill, W.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Gill, J.  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. Gill  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 5. Gill, Francis Henry 'Frank'  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jun 1860; died on 1 Aug 1898; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    5. 6. Gill, Margaret Emma  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Feb 1863; died on 8 Jul 1863; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    6. 7. Gill, Oscar Walter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jun 1864 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 29 Dec 1922 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried in Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois.
    7. 8. Gill, Charles Homer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Feb 1866 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 10 Oct 1935 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried in Oakwood Memorial Park, Chatsworth, Los Angeles County, California.

    Walter married Gray, Mary Jane on 26 Sep 1869 in Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois. Mary (daughter of Gray, G. and Doty, M.A.) was born on 1 Jan 1840 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia; died on 1 Feb 1914 in Missouri; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Gill, W.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Gill, J.  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 7. Gill, Oscar Walter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jun 1864 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 29 Dec 1922 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried in Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois.
    4. 8. Gill, Charles Homer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Feb 1866 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 10 Oct 1935 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried in Oakwood Memorial Park, Chatsworth, Los Angeles County, California.
    5. 9. Gill, Cora Lee  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Dec 1868; died before 1912.
    6. 10. Gill, George Martin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 May 1871; died before 1912.
    7. 11. Gill, Mary Ann  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Dec 1872; died before 1912.
    8. 12. Gill, Ida Ruth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jan 1877; died on 21 May 1954 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California.
    9. 13. Gill, Emma Jane  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Sep 1880 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 8 Jan 1912 in Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Gill, W. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1)

  2. 3.  Gill, J. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1)

  3. 4.  Gill Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1)

  4. 5.  Gill, Francis Henry 'Frank' Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1) was born on 8 Jun 1860; died on 1 Aug 1898; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: GILL.F003

    Family/Spouse: ?, Sarah A.. Sarah was born on 10 Nov 1861; died on 31 Aug 1958; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Gill, Margaret Emma Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1) was born on 28 Feb 1863; died on 8 Jul 1863; was buried in Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: GILL.M012
    • _FGRAVE: 23797346


  6. 7.  Gill, Oscar Walter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1) was born on 13 Jun 1864 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 29 Dec 1922 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried in Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: GILL.O001

    Family/Spouse: ?, Anna C.. Anna was born in 1870; died in 1952; was buried in Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Oscar married McCawley, Mina J. on 1 Nov 1894. Mina (daughter of McCawley, John I. and Moore, Maria L.) was born on 25 Jan 1865 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 1 May 1913; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  Gill, Charles Homer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1) was born on 11 Feb 1866 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 10 Oct 1935 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried in Oakwood Memorial Park, Chatsworth, Los Angeles County, California.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: GILL.C006


  8. 9.  Gill, Cora Lee Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1) was born on 6 Dec 1868; died before 1912.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: GILL.C005


  9. 10.  Gill, George Martin Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1) was born on 11 May 1871; died before 1912.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: GILL.G010


  10. 11.  Gill, Mary Ann Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1) was born on 23 Dec 1872; died before 1912.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: GILL.M015


  11. 12.  Gill, Ida Ruth Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1) was born on 17 Jan 1877; died on 21 May 1954 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: GILL.I002

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Plot: Sycamore, Lot 169, Divison A, Center

    Family/Spouse: Brissenden, Ralph. Ralph (son of Brissenden, Henry A. and Ridgley, Emily Jane) was born on 12 Mar 1878 in Illinois; died on 31 Jul 1950 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Brissenden, Dorothy Ruth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jun 1907; died on 10 Jul 1908; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    2. 15. Brissenden, Ralph Carroll  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Mar 1910 in Fornfelt, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri; died on 26 Aug 1986 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona; was buried in Belvidere Rural Cemetery. Belvidere. Thayer County, Nebraska.
    3. 16. Brissenden, Della Imogean 'Dellagean'  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 May 1915 in Fornfelt, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri; died on 9 Sep 2001 in Lake Forest, Orange County, California; was buried in El Toro Memorial Park, Lake Forest, Orange County, California.

  12. 13.  Gill, Emma Jane Descendancy chart to this point (1.Walter1) was born on 17 Sep 1880 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 8 Jan 1912 in Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: GILL.E005



Generation: 3

  1. 14.  Brissenden, Dorothy Ruth Descendancy chart to this point (12.Ida2, 1.Walter1) was born on 10 Jun 1907; died on 10 Jul 1908; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: BRIS.D002


  2. 15.  Brissenden, Ralph Carroll Descendancy chart to this point (12.Ida2, 1.Walter1) was born on 28 Mar 1910 in Fornfelt, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri; died on 26 Aug 1986 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona; was buried in Belvidere Rural Cemetery. Belvidere. Thayer County, Nebraska.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: BRIS.R006

    Notes:

    They ended up in Los Angeles County, California. Ralph and Kathryn eventually divorced.
    He moved back to Missouri where he married Marion "Jane" Morrison on 2 FEB 1951 in Ferguson, St. Louis, Missouri. They owned and operated Morrison Printing Company in St. Louis. After retiring, they moved to Phoenix, Arizona and lived there until his death in 1986.

    Buried:
    Plot: Block 6, Lot 27

    Ralph married Gant, Augusta 'Kathryn' on 18 Jan 1932 in Jackson County, Missouri. Augusta (daughter of Gant, Thomas Marshall and Teegarden, Mary Josephine 'Joe') was born on 25 Jan 1911 in Ray County, Missouri; died on 18 Nov 1999 in Anaheim, Orange County, California; was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Brissenden, R.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 18. Brissenden, Tommye  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1932; died in 2013.
    3. 19. Brissenden, Ralph C.  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1937; died in 1956.

    Ralph married Morrison, M.J. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 16.  Brissenden, Della Imogean 'Dellagean' Descendancy chart to this point (12.Ida2, 1.Walter1) was born on 29 May 1915 in Fornfelt, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri; died on 9 Sep 2001 in Lake Forest, Orange County, California; was buried in El Toro Memorial Park, Lake Forest, Orange County, California.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: BRIS.D003

    Family/Spouse: Henderson, Charles Everett. Charles (son of Henderson, David Franklin and Shotts, M.O.) was born on 19 Mar 1914 in Kansas; died on 14 Jul 1993 in Orange County, California; was buried in El Toro Memorial Park, Lake Forest, Orange County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Henderson, Charles Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 May 1941 in Los Angeles County, California; died on 5 May 2006 in Arizona; was buried in El Toro Memorial Park, Lake Forest, Orange County, California.


Generation: 4

  1. 17.  Brissenden, R. Descendancy chart to this point (15.Ralph3, 12.Ida2, 1.Walter1)

  2. 18.  Brissenden, Tommye Descendancy chart to this point (15.Ralph3, 12.Ida2, 1.Walter1) was born in 1932; died in 2013.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: BRIS.T002


  3. 19.  Brissenden, Ralph C. Descendancy chart to this point (15.Ralph3, 12.Ida2, 1.Walter1) was born in 1937; died in 1956.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: BRIS.R007


  4. 20.  Henderson, Charles Henry Descendancy chart to this point (16.Della3, 12.Ida2, 1.Walter1) was born on 18 May 1941 in Los Angeles County, California; died on 5 May 2006 in Arizona; was buried in El Toro Memorial Park, Lake Forest, Orange County, California.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: HEND.C008




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