Kate, I will try to get to the library this week and see if I can find some obits. Send me an email privately with a list of names and I'm going to see if I can find anything out. If you have some approximate dates that might be helpful. Angel
Angel: Thanks for your kind offer. I will appreciate anything you do. Here are some names and dates for you. Matthew T (Matt) Gill, d. Feb14, 1910 Mary J. Gill (Matt's wife) d. April 03, 1920 W. L. Gill (William Louie, Matt's son) Feb.19, 1959 Arabella Gill, age 91, publication date: Sept. 29, 1938 Joe H. Gill, age 83, publication date: April 25, 1935 Mrs. Joe H. Gill, no age listed, publication date: Oct. 19, 1933 James Hengus Gill, age 86, publication date: Jun 25, 1953 Matthew T. Gill was a brother to my great-grandfather, William Partner Gardner Gill. They were sons of Thomas Gill who lived both in Alabama and Tennessee. Thank you again. Anything you find is appreciated. Kate Burton ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Emery's" <temery@sat-co.net> To: <arbradle@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 8:39 PM Subject: [ARBRADLE] Gill family > Kate, > > I will try to get to the library this week and see if I can find some obits. > Send me an email privately with a list of names and I'm going to see if I > can find anything out. If you have some approximate dates that might be > helpful. > > Angel > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARBRADLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.22/923 - Release Date: 7/27/07 6:01 PM > >
Okay Kate, Some of the obits were hard to read so if something looks out of place, it probably is. The following is what I found: Eagle Democrat 29 September 1938 Mrs. John B. Watson Mrs. Arabella Gill Watson, 91, died at 615 Tuesday evening at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Ernest Martin, with whom she had lived for the past two years. Mrs. Watson had been ill three weeks. She was born April 9, 1847, the daughter of Arabella and James N Gill. On November 20, 1867, in Union County she married John B Watson, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Watson was a member of the Methodist church. Surviving her are a daughter, Mrs. W.L. Belin of Little Rock; two sons, F. G Watson of Warren and F. P. Watson of Tillar; sixteen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren, Funeral services were conducted at three oclock yesterday afternoon at Jersey by the Rev. L.E. N Hundley assisted by the Rev..C R Roy of Tillar. Interment was in the Jersey cemetery. Pallbearers were Watt Childs, S. B. Anders, W. D. Roddey, P. E. Garrison, H. L Rowland and W. E. Broughton. Eagle Democrat 19 October 1933 Mrs. Leila Gill Mrs. Leila Norsworthy Gill, aged 77, died in her home in Jersey at 11:45 last Thursday October 12. Mrs. Gill was born in Alabama ion January 9, 1836 the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hen Norsworthy. She was married June 15, 1873 to J. H. Gill, New London, Union County and made her home there She was a member of the Baptist Church. Mrs, Gill is survived by three daughters: Mrs. F. R. Blair of Kansas City, MO and Mrs. J. W. Shaw and Mrs. W. H. Neely of Jersey and two sons, J, H, Gill Jr. and John R. Gill of Jersey, eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at 3 oclock at Shady Grove cemetery by Rev. S H Vaugh of Hermitage Interment was at Shady Grove near Jersey Pall bearers were R. L. Gill and Bob Hoyle of Warren, Frank Taylor of Strong, and H. C. Jarrett, J. P. and Harry Armstrong of Jersey Eagle Democrat 25 April 1935 Joe H. Gill Joe H. Gill, aged 83, for 50 years a resident of Bradley County, died, Friday, April 19, at 10:10 p.m. after being in ill health for the past two years. He was born August 9, 1851, in Union County, the son of James Newton and Elizabeth Borum Gill, who came from Alabama to Arkansas in 1848. He married Miss Leela Norsworthy in Union County in 1873. Mr. Gill is survived by three daughters, Mrs. T. B Blair of Kansas City Mo., and Mrs Lille Neely and Mrs J A Shaw of Jersey; one son, J. H Gill of Jersey seven grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. E. A. Watson of Tillar. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon, April 20, at 3 oclock by the Rev S H Vaughn of Hermitage. Interment was in Shady Grove cemetery. Pallbearers were John McDougald, Noel Beard, W. C. Reynolds, Wm. Cesby, Robert Jones and Harold Creed Eagle Democrat November 12, 1953 J H Gill Jersey Resident James Hengus Gill of Jersey died Saturday in a Little Rock hospital. Born in Union County in 1879, he was a member of the Baptist Church and a farmer He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Walter Neely of Longview Texas, and Mrs. Fred Blair of Kansas City Missouri. Funeral services for Mr. Gill were conducted at the Jersey Baptist Church Sunday afternoon by Rev. F. H. Vaughn. Interment was in Jersey Cemtery by Frazers Funeral Home. Pallbearers were John C. Reynolds, Carl Johnson, Chester Kitchen, V. J. Davis, Otha Anders and Travis Anders Eagle Democrat April 19, 1959 W. L. Gill Former Resident W L Gill, 78, died in the Missouri Pacific Hospital in Little Rock Saturday. Mr. Gill was a native of Warren and was the brother of B. H. Gill of this city. He was a retired railroad man. Prior to leaving Warren in 1917; he was with the W &OV Railroad Company here. He is survived by a son, C. B. Gill of Little Rock; a daughter, Mrs. Stanley Miller, also of Little Rock; two brothers, Mrs. Gill of Warren and C. L. Gill of Luling Texas; and two grandchildren Funeral was at the Griffin Leggett Chapel in Little Rock Monday afternoon. Burial was in Little Rocks Roselawn Cemetery. Listed in Shady Grove Cemetery James N Gill Feb 1813 Oct 20 1850 James H Gill 1851 1935 Lelia N Gill 1856 1933 Elizabeth F Gill Age 89 Oct 28, 1910 Hengus Gill Sept 1 1881 Mar 7 1953