Barton County KS Archives Biographies.....McGill, Tobias 1837 - 
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Author: Great Bend Tribune

TOBIAS McGILL

[photo] Farm Home of Tobias McGill From left to right: Geo. M'Gill, Crandon O.
M'Gill, Mrs. M'Gill, Elva M'Gill, Tobias M'Gill

TOBIAS McGILL was born November 9, 1837 in Bartholomew County, Indiana. He
remained in his native state until 1858 when he went to Iowa and remained for
twenty-six years. He then continued his way westward and arrived in Barton
county in 1884. He bought land near Dundee, the quarter section formerly
belonging to J. B. Williams, and later purchased another quarter from John Lile.
Mr. McGill was actively engaged in farming until 1897 when he retired and moved
to Great Bend. He still superintends the work on his farming land which is
worked by renters. Mr. McGill was married September 6, 1860, to Miss Farilla
Youtsey near LaGrange, Iowa and they are the parents of nine children, six of
whom are living. Hilas N. is farming in this county; Etta, is now Mrs. J. H.
Harris of Great Bend; Charlotte is now Mrs. Sherman Mosbarger of Pawnee Rock;
Crandon O., is now an attorney at law in Idaho where he also teaches school;
Elva is at home and George is county attorney of Sedgewick county, Kansas, and
lives in Wichita. Mr. McGill is a veteran of the civil war and is a member of
Pap Thomas Post G. A. R. He enlisted September 6, 1864, in Company G. Sixteenth
Iowa, known as Crocker's Iowa Brigade. He served until the close of the war and
was mustered out July 19, 1865. He was with Sherman's Army from Atlanta to the
Sea and took part in the battles of Fayetteville, Bentonville and was present at
the siege of Savannah. He saw much active service during the time of his
enlistment. Since coming to Barton county Mr. McGill has always, taken a great
interest in affairs of a public nature and held township and school board
offices as well as having been assessor for his district and justice of the
peace. He is one of the men who had so much to do -with the development of the
county's resources and saw it grow to its high standing among the counties of
the state. He came here at a time that it required men of strong nerve to combat
the adverse conditions with which they had to contend.


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Biographical History Of Barton County


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