James William GILL

Birth:
23 Aug 1831
Wood, West Virginia
Death:
20 May 1919
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Marriage:
22 Jun 1858
Colusa, California
Sources:
Family Records
Internet IGI 2005 , November
Ordinance Index, Version 1.02
Notes:
                   NOTES:
Hopland Feb. 12 1909 
James William Gill was born august 20, 1831 in wood County, West Virginia.  His Father, Gordon Gill was a native of Virginia. His Mother was born in Pennsylvania,Margaret MCIntyre. At the age of 4 years his father came to Quincy Illinois, he established a ferry there and died there May 6 1841.
In 1854 he came to California, crossed the plains with ox team.
James William Gill left Quincy Missouri in April 1854 crossing the plains with an ox team..  The Indians tried to run  off their cattle and horses but were not otherwise molested. He teamed from Sacramento and Marysville until  1857 camping on the American River above Sacramento with others and cuting wood.  Captain Rovert bought the wood and rafted
it to Sacramento and San Francisco, where he sold it.  James drove team for Mr.
Milton for three summers to the mines.  He then went to Colusa County  where he farmed with 
relatives and friends and there he and Margaret Catherine Jamieson were married
22 Jun 1858.   They lived in Yolo, Colusa,Tahema and Shasta Counties in
California, farming, driving team and wagon, merchandising , and butchering.   Written by J>W> Gill
Death certificate State of Calif. Vital Recods Registrar
Margaret Catherine JAMIESON
Birth:
24 Nov 1838
Kentucky
Death:
7 Jan 1917
Hopland, Mendocino, California
Burial:
Hopland, Mendocino, California
Notes:
                   James and Margaret lived in Yolo, Colusa, Tahema, and Shasta Counties in California.
They were involved in farming, teaming, merchandizing, and butchering.
Children
Marriage
1
Martha Ellen GILL
Birth:
12 Jun 1859
of Colusa, California
Death:
20 Feb 1930
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   BIRTH:
    Born in Northern California.
2
Nancy Jane GILL
Birth:
7 Jan 1861
Colusa, California
Death:
20 Feb 1931
John Edward Hardaman METCALF 
Marr:
9 Oct 1882
of Colusa, California 
3
Milton Gordon GILL
Birth:
16 Aug 1862
Colusa, California
Death:
8 May 1930
Red Bluff, Tehama, California
Mary Ann WALTON 
Marr:
11 Nov 1896
 
4
Virginia Lee GILL
Birth:
27 Feb 1865
of Colusa, California
Death:
1 Jun 1867
 
Marr:
 
5
Charles William GILL
Birth:
15 Dec 1866
of Colusa, California
Death:
Jul 1936
of California
Alice AUSTON 
Marr:
1 Jan 1911
 
Notes:
                   BIRTH:
    Born in Northern California.
6
Edward Sinclair GILL
Birth:
16 Jun 1869
of Colusa, California
Death:
Jun 1941
Florence R. MCANARLIN 
Marr:
1 Jan 1901
Ono, California 
Notes:
                   BIRTH:
    Born in Northern California.
7
Laura Elizabeth GILL
Birth:
29 Sep 1871
Ono, California
Death:
21 May 1944
William Thomas CARTER 
Marr:
10 Oct 1910
 
8
Marshall Booker GILL
Birth:
3 Nov 1873
of Colusa, California
Death:
Jul 1935
Mary Effie LEMON 
Marr:
18 Jul 1900
 
9
Blocked
Birth:
Death:
Blocked  
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Alice was buried at Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose.
10
Margaret Pearl GILL
Birth:
27 Aug 1878
of Colusa, California
Death:
Jul 1935
James Lewis GIBSON 
Marr:
1 Jan 1906
 
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James William Gill - Margaret Catherine Jamieson

James William Gill was born at Wood, West Virginia 23 Aug 1831. His parents were Gordon Gill and Margaret McIntyre.

He married Margaret Catherine Jamieson 22 Jun 1858 at Colusa, California . Margaret Catherine Jamieson was born at Kentucky 24 Nov 1838 daughter of Milton Jamieson and Nancy Ann Light .

They were the parents of 10 children:
Martha Ellen Gill born 12 Jun 1859.
Nancy Jane Gill born 7 Jan 1861.
Milton Gordon Gill born 16 Aug 1862.
Virginia Lee Gill born 27 Feb 1865.
Charles William Gill born 15 Dec 1866.
Edward Sinclair Gill born 16 Jun 1869.
Laura Elizabeth Gill born 29 Sep 1871.
Marshall Booker Gill born 3 Nov 1873.
Blocked
Margaret Pearl Gill born 27 Aug 1878.

James William Gill died 20 May 1919 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California .

Margaret Catherine Jamieson died 7 Jan 1917 at Hopland, Mendocino, California .