Sullivan-Vigo-Pike County IN Archives Biographies.....Gill, James H. 1831 - 
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Author: Wilson, Fuller & Co. (1899)

  GILL, JAMES H., lives contentedly on a fine farm in section 10 in Gill
township. He is the son of James and Susannah (Bennett) Gill, the father coming
from North Carolina and the mother from Virginia. The grandfather was Wm. Gill,
who had lived and married in the far southern state, moving at an early day to
Kentucky. He moved from there in 1808 to Sullivan County, which was then a part
of Knox County, locating in section 2, which is now known as Gill Township. He
was the first settler in that township, which was named for him and his two
brothers. Then Indians infested the territory in abundance, In 1818 he entered
land within half a mile of New Lebanon, the tract being at present owned by John
E. Bremer. Later he took possession of an 80 acre tract now owned by a Mr.
Branham. Mr. Gill served with General Harrison in 1812, one of his brothers
being in the battle of Tippicanoe. Seven childnen were raised to maturity:
James, George, Joseph Gill, and Matilda Bnotts, Drusella Cullum are dead; Isaac
W. and Margaret Edmiston are the only two children living. The father of our
subject, James H. Gill, was born Dec. 18, 1801, marrying Susannah Bennett, the
daughter of Thomas Bennett, in 1828. He settled upon a farm and improved it,
passing to the beyond in 1871 at Hot Springs, Ark., where his remains were
buried. The wife died Sept. 14, 1835. They were the patents of three children:
Thomas, James H. McGill, and Emily M. Griffith. James H. Gill was born May 15,
1831 on the farm now owned by him; he received his education at Greencastle,
subsequently teaching school for ten years, in Sullivan, Vigo and Pike counties.
He married Sarah A. Burnett, a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Allen) Burnett
in 1852; he was married a second time, April 16, 1863, to Rebecca E. A.
Armstrong, a native of Green County, Ind., and a daughter of James and Eveline
Armstrong. She died Feb. 13, 1879, aged 38 years, 8 months and 8 days. Five
children were born to this union: Susannah E. Hunt, Ira Jay, Ellen Estella,
James Cary and Rebecca Viola. Mr. Gill was married again in 1883 to Laura J.
Alger, a native of Green County, and the daughter of Wm. R. and Elizabeth J.
Alger. Mrs. Gill was born Dec. 20, 1854, no children being born to them by this
union. Both are members of the Methodist church, the husband holding the office
of steward for many years.

Additional Comments:
Gill Twp.

Extracted from:

AN ILLUSTRATED Standard Atlas OF 
Sullivan County, INDIANA.

WILSON, FULLER & Co.,
PUBLISHERS.
1899


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