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GILL & RELATED FAMILY PHOTOS

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Julia Griffin, Wife of Joseph Gill and mother of Deverter Gill

Joseph Gill's Obit from the Rockville Tribune - December 16, 1880.

also note, in same column that Julia's daughter from her first marriage, Anna who married Daniel Wann, their home burnt.

This picture shows Deverter Gill in the top left hand corner. His wife is in front of him. Deverter and Myrtle Mae Sollars were my Great Grandparents. Deverter was born August 8, 1878 in Silverwood, Parke County, Indiana and married sometime in 1908. Deverter's father was Joseph Gill, born 1804 in Virginia. Joseph's , parents according the the 1870 census were from England
The other couple were Alfred and Rose Hoestermarn. This picture was taken at Silver Beach in Indiana. This was at a Dodge Picnic in 1910. Dodge being the Dodge Manufacturing Company that was located in Mishawaka, IN.

 

This picture shows Deverter Gill when he was older and living in Parke County. Deverter was born August 8, 1878, the son of Joseph Gill and Julia Griffin; and he died April 28, 1962. He is buried with his third wife Gracie Marie Judson, in the Miller Cemetery, Lodi, Parke Co., Indiana

 

In this picture Bottom Row Left to right: Deverter & Ralph Gill, Unknown, Unknown, Myrtle Sollars Gill. Top Row left to right: John Ross, Sarah Mc Donald Sollars Ross, Unknown, Unknown and Unknown

 

In this picture is my Grandfather Ralph (Doc) Kenneth Gill sr. He was 6 years old at the time this picture was taken. Standing behind him is his Grandmother Sarah Matilda Mc Donald, Sollars, Ross. Next to Sarah to the right is Myrtle Mae Sollars, Gill and the tall one to the far right is Dr. John Ross who is Sarah's second husband.

 

This is my Great Grandmother, Georgie Marie Van Wormer, Matchett, Starrett. She was the daughter of Otis Van Wormer and Ida Hammon. Grandma Georgie loved to play practical jokes and was a very fun loving person. She was born in 1888 in Indiana She was married to James Warner Matchett in 1908 in Pierceton, IN and she married Charles Leonard Starrett in 1919. Georgie Marie died in 1972 in Plymouth, IN

 

This is new found family, in this picture is Pat Bush on the left and Uncle Raymond Morris Gill in the middle and Wallace Bush (Great Grandson of Julia, wife of my Great Great Grandfather Joseph Gill). Met with this family on August 13, 1999 and this picture was taken in the Miller Cemetery in Lodi, IN. Many Family members are buried there.

 

DO YOU KNOW THIS PERSON??.

Picture was taken about 1948.

Her name is Thelma Louise Gill, she was born on March 1, 1929 in Lodi, Indiana. It is known that she was married in 1946 to an unknown; married in 1946 to a McCoy, he died in 1949; married Ernest Donald Wilfong 24 Nov 1950, and that they were divorced and that she maried; Russel Berg sometime around 1951. If you have any further information on Thelma, I would love to hear from you. Thelma is a Great Half Aunt and sister to Uncle Raymond. He has lost track of her and would love to hear from her or at least know what has happened to her. Sure would love to find her or know what has become of her.

 

DO YOU KNOW THESE PEOPLE??.

These photo’s were found in my Grandfather’s papers with some of his family. If you are able to identify these men please let me know. I believe them to either be part of the Gill Family or the Griffin Family or connection to one of these two..

I have started a Gill Family Research Club on Yahoo! Geocities. I am inviting all that are interested in joining to e-mail me and I will send an invitation to you to join. All you need to do is join Yahoo! Geocities (if you are not already a member) and post the line that you are researching. There is also a chat room where we can talk to each other. Hope to see all that are interested there. Click on the blue to e-mail me here.

 

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