Samuel Gill

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  • Name Samuel Gill 
    Birth 0___ 1808  South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Birth 0___ 1815  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 0___ 1830  McMinn County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 0___ 1840  White County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I42512  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 10 May 2015 

    Father Henry Gill,   b. 1780-1785, (Rowan County, North Carolina) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1850, (Bledsoe County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother unnamed spouse 
    Marriage Y  [1
    Family ID F15392  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Malinda Davis,   b. 0___ 1819, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0Jan 1889, (Cumberland County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Marriage 12 Jul 1838  White County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence (Family) 0___ 1850  White County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Residence (Family) 0___ 1860  Bledsoe County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. John Gill,   b. 0___ 1838, (White County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Charlotte Gill,   b. 0___ 1843, (White County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. Flynn's Cove Cemetery, Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Harriet N. Gill,   b. 0___ 1847, White County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Samuel Peter Gill,   b. 8 Sep 1848, (White County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1924, Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     5. Elem E. Gill,   b. 0___ 1856, (Bledsoe County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F15393  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 0___ 1808 - South Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 0___ 1815 - North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 0___ 1830 - McMinn County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Jul 1838 - White County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 0___ 1840 - White County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence (Family) - 0___ 1850 - White County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence (Family) - 0___ 1860 - Bledsoe County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 4. Samuel Gill, born c1808 (census 1800-1810) in NC or SC, believed to be a son of Henry Gill, was found in the poll tax also in the same Co. They relocated to White Co., TN where Samuel Gill married Malinda Davis on 12 July, 1838 in White Co., TN. (Oldest Marriage Book, White Co., TN Record)(a female named Ellen Gill, married a Joseph Davis about 10 ten years later, she may have been sister to Samuel and married a sibling of Malinda). Samuel and Malinda moved to Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., TN. Samuel Gill died c1860-70.
      Known children of Samuel Gill, born c1800-1810, probable son of Henry Gill:
      (1) John Gill born c1837-1840, d. Abt. 1910, ?-Garrison Cemetery, Rhea Co. (located stone). He married MARTHA ELVIRA BURDETTE c1867, daughter of GEORGE BURDETT(E) and EDA HOCKETT. John could have been the confederate soldier that I obtained copies of pay vouchers for though he was never paid and deserted the war. He was listed as a private in Co. C, Col. T. B. Murray's 22nd Battalion, Tennessee Infantry. Of the three copies I received he was listed as absent without leave and finally ordered dropped fron the rolls by order of the War Department. W. D. Campbell signed each as the copyist. JOHN GILL: Tombstone gives dates: 1835-1908; 1900 census gives July 1837, Garrison Cemetery, Dayton, Rhea Co., TN. MARTHA ELVIRA BURDETTE: First Cousin to Emily. Buried in Webb Cem., Dayton, Rhea Co., TN. 1880 census Bledsoe Co., Page 11, #240. 1900 census says 1851 yr.of birth Widowed at 65 in 1913.
      Children of JOHN GILL and MARTHA BURDETTE are:
      i. MARY GILL.
      ii. SAMUEL WINDFIELD GILL, b. Abt. 1869; m. ELIZABETH CRANMORE, September 16, 1888, Dayton , Rhea Co., TN.
      iii. SAVANNAH E. GILL, b. Abt. 1871; d. 1887. Buried Garrison Cem., Dayton, Rhea Co, TN
      iv. JOHN ALVIN GILL, b. April 19, 1876; d. October 12, 1918, Dayton , Rhea Co., TN. He married HATTIE ANN MCCOLLOUGH September 04, 1892 in Rhea Co., TN. JOHN ALVIN GILL is buried in Garrison Cemetery, Dayton, TN
      Children of JOHN GILL and HATTIE MCCOLLOUGH are:
      i. WALTER5 GILL, b. September 03, 1893; d. May 19684.
      ii. ALVIN GILL, b. April 19, 1895; d. October 1918.
      iii. ANNA M. GILL, b. August 1898.
      iv. JOHN H. GILL, b. December 23, 19035; d. September 19806.
      v. MARION HENRY GILL, b. December 04, 1906; d. July 20, 1985.
      v. AMANDA ETTA GILL, b. 1877; m. ELIJAH BOLDS, September 23, 1892, Dayton, Rhea Co., TN.
      vi. ANDREW GILL, b. May 1879, Rhea Co., TN1.
      vii. WAYMAN ALFRED GILL, b. May 13, 1880, Rhea Co., TN2; d. May 30, 1974, Rhea Co., TN3; m. LOU DELLA HENDERSON, October 29, 1917, Rhea Co., TN. LOU DELLA HENDERSON: buried Buttram Cem.,Dayton, Rhea Co., TN
      viii. ALTIA OR ALTA GILL, b. 1884, Rhea Co., TN; m. BASCOMB NICHOLSON, July 21, 1900, Rhea Co., TN.
      ix. LESTER GILL, b. June 1888, Rhea Co., TN. He married CRATIE SLAUGHTER.
      Child of LESTER GILL and CRATIE SLAUGHTER is:
      i. MARION FRED GILL, b. July 07, 1911, Rhea Co., TN; d. June 23, 1973, Bradley Co., TN; m. FLORRIE ELIZABETH COLEMAN, May 18, 1940, Riceville, McMinn Co., TN. MARION FRED GILL is buried Valley Rd., Bapt. Church, McMinn Co TN
      (2) Sharlot (Charlotte) Gill b. Abt. 1843
      (3) Harriet N. Gill b. Abt. 1845
      (4) Samuel Peter Gill born 8 September 1848 Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., Tennessee, (these bros. married Burdett 1st cousins) married Emily Burdett April 18, 1872 in Poss. Bledsoe Co., TN, daughter of A. BURDETT(E) and REBECCA MYERS.. d. Prob. Pikeville, Bledsoe Co.,TN. EMILY BURDETT's grave located in Pikeville-Smyrna Cemetery) Early E. TN Marriages, Vol. I, R976.8 Sis
      (1) Rhoda E. Gill born July 05, 1873, Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., Tennessee; d. Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., Tennessee. She married RUDOLPH OR RUDOLF HOLT.
      Children of RHODA GILL and RUDOLPH HOLT are:
      i. THELMA5 HOLT, m. OTIS JOHNSON.
      ii. HASKILL HOLT, b. Abt. 1895.
      iii. MARY EMILY HOLT, b. Abt. 1896; m. WILLIAM ZEMRI RITCHEY.
      iv. LENA HOLT, b. May 30, 1905; m. (1) ARTHUR BURGESS; m. (2) FRANK ROLLINS.
      v. LEE R. HOLT, b. May 30, 1905; d. December 03, 1973, Bledsoe Co., TN; m. IDA RITCHEY.
      vi. AVA HOLT, b. Abt. 1913; m. HARRY RITCHEY , SR..
      (2) Samuel Forrest Gill born January 01, 1875, Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., Tennessee; d. January 21, 1957, Dayton , Rhea Co., TN. He married FRANCES M. DAVIS December 28, 1901 in Prob. Dayton, Rhea Co., Tennessee, daughter of DAVID DAVIS and RACHAEL FRENCH. SAMUEL FORREST GILL had no children but raised Ott's son Richard. FRANCES M. DAVIS: nickname "Fannie." Fannie and Rachel married GILL brothers.
      Child of SAMUEL GILL and FRANCES DAVIS is:
      i. JAMES RICHARD5 DAVIS, Adopted child; m. ELLA MAE WILLIAMS.
      (3) George W. Gill b. June 02, 1878, Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., Tennessee; d. November 18, 1970, Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., Tennessee. He married (1) KATTIE CURTIS. He married (2) BESSIE 1898. BESSIE is buried Smyrna Cem., Pikeville.
      Children of GEORGE GILL and BESSIE are:
      i. CHESTER5 GILL, d. 1986, Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., Tennessee.
      ii. WILLIE F. GILL, b. March 1900; d. Abt. 1918, Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., Tennessee. WILLIE F. GILL: Abt. 1918, Died in Flu Epidemic, Abt. 1918, Buried in Smyrna Cem., Pikeville,Bledsoe Co.
      iii. VIRGIL M. GILL, b. Abt. 1903, Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., Tennessee; d.1964, Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., Tennessee; m. AMANDA NAIL.
      iv. SAMUEL FLOYD GILL, b. Abt. 1906, Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., Tennessee; d. October 02, 1986, Hamilton Co., TN; m. POSSIBLY RACHAEL.
      v. ANDREW C. GILL, b. January 09, 19087; d. January 19868.
      vi. CARRIE GILL, b. Abt. 1912, Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., Tennessee; m. UNKN. FIRST NAME ROTHWELL.
      (4) Robert A. Gill b. May 26, 1880.
      (5) Virgil Harmon Gill born July 11,1883 Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., Tennessee; . Made knives, silver jewelry- (bracelets & rings), wooden things: vases, walking sticks and standing human figures. He died February 06, 1955, Soddy, Hamilton Co., Tennessee. He married RACHEL ARLENA DAVIS January 01, 1905 in Prob. Dayton, Rhea Co., Tennessee, daughter of DAVID DAVIS and RACHAEL FRENCH. VIRGIL HARMON GILL "Harm" was injured in the Soddy mines and completely bent over. His back had to be broken to lay him in the casket for burial. After his injury, he ran the washhouse at the mines. RACHEL ARLENA DAVIS "Odie" had 5 stillborn babies 4 males and 1 female. They are buried beside her and their father's grave in the Presbyterian Cemtery, Soddy, TN. She suffered severe migraine headaches and was very thin and pale.
      Children of VIRGIL GILL and RACHEL DAVIS are:
      i. VERNAL ROBERT5 GILL, b. September 29, 1905, Dayton, Rhea Co., TN9; d. June 1980, Hamilton Co., TN10; m. RUBY GIBSON. VERNAL ROBERT GILL is buried in the National Cemetery in Chattanooga, TN
      ii. BEATRICE GILL, b. March 28, 1907, Dayton, Rhea Co., TN11; d. October 26, 1991, Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN12; m. THOMAS FLOYD ADKINS.
      iii. Lester Samuel Gill, b. January 23, 1909, Dayton, Rhea Co., Tennessee; d. August 01, 1986, Hixson, Hamilton Co., Tennessee13; m. HAZEL REBECCA DAVIS, November 20, 1940, Rossville, Walker Co., Georgia.
      iv. PERCY EDWIN GILL, b. April 19, 1911, Dayton, Rhea Co., Tennessee; d. May 19, 1944, Soddy, Hamilton Co., TN; m. JESSIE FREEMAN.
      (6) Mary Gill born July 15, 1885, Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., Tennessee; d. Sale Creek, Hamilton Co., TN. She married JOHN HORACE GENTRY.
      Children of MARY GILL and JOHN GENTRY are:
      i. KATHRYN5 GENTRY, m. UNKNOWN FIRST NAME ELDRIDGE.
      ii. KATHRYN GENTRY, m. UNKNOWN FIRST NAME ELDRIDGE.
      (7) Douvie Gill (f) born September 13, 1887, Pikeville, Bledsoe Co.,Tennessee; d. June 12, 1933, Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., Tennessee. She married NICK COX. DOUVIE GILL is buried Putnam Cemetery, Pikeville, TN.
      Children of DOUVIE GILL and NICK COX are:
      i. BUELL5 COX.
      ii. EDNA COX.
      iii. ETHEL COX.
      iv. IRENE COX.
      v. RUTH COX.
      vi. SAM COX, b. December 28, 1909, Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., Tennessee; d. August 18, 1927, Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., Tennessee.
      vii. EUELL COX, b. August 11, 192314; d. September 197815.
      (8) DENTON GILL, b. August 1893, Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., Tennessee; d. January 07, 1909, Pikeville, Bledsoe Co., Tennessee. 1910, Mortality Schedule [4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S48870] Becky Gill Thomas | 16 Dec 2007 | GILL Researcher | bthomas859@aol.com.

    2. [S6409] "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6Q-N5X : accesse.

    3. [S6410] "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8T7-J56 : accessed 10 May 20.

    4. [S6418] http://sciway3.net/clark/gill/samuelgillbledsoecotn.html.