Individual Details

John Buckstaff Gill

(1846 - 18 Mar 1895)

Mrs. John B. Gill's obituary published in the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern on 1 Marh 1915, page 9, says her husband "conducted the once popular Tremont house before and after the big fire in 1887. He also served as postmaster during president Benjamin Harrison's term."

Events

Birth1846New Brunswick, Canada
Marriage2 Oct 1867Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States - Sophronia "Frome C." Farrow
Living186898 Oregon, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States
Living1869100 Oregon, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States
Census1870Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States
Living1872100 Oregon, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States
Living1876Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States
Census1880Spencer, Marathon, Wisconsin, United States
OccupationBef 18 Mar 1895Landlord
Death18 Mar 1895Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States
BurialRiverside Cemetery, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States

Families

SpouseSophronia "Frome C." Farrow (1849 - 1914)
ChildJessie Lucille Gill (1868 - )
ChildRolland Turner Gill (1880 - )
ChildElizabeth Pearle Gill (1883 - 1899)
FatherWilliam Gill (1820 - 1880)
MotherSarah Buckstaff (1822 - 1850)
SiblingLucy A. Gill (1843 - 1877)
SiblingSarah Gill (1849 - 1899)

Notes

Marriage

John Gill was identified as of Oshkosh. Her name was given as Frome C.

Living

His occupation is given as lumberman.

Living

His occupation is given as lumberman.

Census

His occupation is given as lumberman, his real estate is valued at $2000 and his personal estate at $1500

Living

His occupation is given as laborer.

Living

His address is corner Broad and Merritt.

Census

His occupation is given as works in saw mill.

Endnotes

1. Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Winnebago Co., Wis., headstone inscriptions. (Personal transcription.).

2. Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Winnebago Co., Wis., sexton's records., Sexton's records give birth date as 1846..

3. Death record of J. B. Gill, Vol. 4, p. 467, #2803. (Winnebago County Register of Deeds, Oshkosh, Wis.).

4. Death record of Elizabeth P. Gill, Vol. 6, p. 191, #1144. (Winnebago County Register of Deeds, Oshkosh, Wis.).

5. 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Marathon Co., Wis..

6. John Gill household, 1870 U.S. census, Oshkosh 3rd Ward, Winnebago Co., Wis., page 63, household 438, family 460; National Archives microfilm publication M-593, Reel 1745..

7. 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Marathon Co., Wis..

8. Marriage record of John Gill to Frome C. Farrow, Winnebago County Marriages Vol. 1: 357, Register of Deeds, Oshkosh, Winnebago Co., Wis..

9. Oshkosh City Directory and Business Advertiser for 1868 and 1869 (Oshkosh, Wisconsin: Daily Northwestern, 1868), 138, John Gill; digital image, Oshkosh Public Library (http://www.oshkoshpubliclibrary.org : accessed 6 December 2012).

10. Holland's Oshkosh City Directory for 1869-70 (Chicago: Western Publishing, 1869), 82, John Gill; digital image, Oshkosh Public Library (http://www.oshkoshpubliclibrary.org : accessed 6 December 2012).

11. John Gill household, 1870 U.S. census, Oshkosh 3rd Ward, Winnebago Co., Wis., page 63, household 438, family 460; National Archives microfilm publication M-593, Reel 1745..

12. Oshkosh City Directory and Business Advertiser for 1872 & 1873 (Oshkosh, Wisconsin: Christensen & Harney, 1872), 138, John Gill; digital image, Oshkosh Public Library (http://www.oshkoshpubliclibrary.org : accessed 6 December 2012).

13. Oshkosh City Directory and Rebuilt Oshkosh Illustrated (Oshkosh, Wis.: Allen & Hicks, 1876), 133.

14. 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Marathon Co., Wis..

15. Death record of J. B. Gill, Vol. 4, p. 467, #2803. (Winnebago County Register of Deeds, Oshkosh, Wis.).

16. Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Winnebago Co., Wis., headstone inscriptions. (Personal transcription.).

17. Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Winnebago Co., Wis., sexton's records., Sexton's records give death date as 1895..

18. Death record of J. B. Gill, Vol. 4, p. 467, #2803. (Winnebago County Register of Deeds, Oshkosh, Wis.).

19. Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Winnebago Co., Wis., headstone inscriptions. (Personal transcription.).

20. Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Winnebago Co., Wis., sexton's records..

21. Death record of J. B. Gill, Vol. 4, p. 467, #2803. (Winnebago County Register of Deeds, Oshkosh, Wis.).