Jackson Co, IL Bios
| Gill, John M Sr | Birth date | 04 Mar 1804 VA | 1878 HX |
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| Schumake, Nancy | Birth date | 1807 VA | |
| Death date | 1850/58 | ||
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| Children | John M, Julia Ann, Stephen, & 4 others |
| NOTES | Came to SI in 1813, family settled in Somerset Twp, parents had 11 children |
| his 2nd wife had been married before |
| Gill, John M Jr | Birth date | 28 Nov 1833 Jackson Co, IL | 1878 HX |
| Gill, John M Sr | Death date | 27 Feb 1886 | |
| Schumake, Nancy | Cemetery | Murphysboro City Cem | |
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| Marriage date | 06 Jan 1859 Jackson Co, IL | ||
| Wright, Nancy | Birth date | 06 Feb 1841 IL | |
| Wright, Washington (Wmson Co, IL) | Death date | 04 Feb 1920 | |
| Cemetery | Murphysboro City Cem |
| Children | Jasper b 1862-before Jun 1870 & Joseph BS b 1863 |
| NOTES | 1855 John was a merchant in DeSoto and in 1858 moved to Wmson Co, IL til 1863 returned to DeSoto |
| 1868 a merchant in Murphysboro, store burnt in 1870, so he went into the milling business | |
| 1876 elected mayor of Murphysboro | |
| He laid out and founded the town of Gillsburg, 8 miles north of Murphysboro | |
| son, Joseph, was the Lt Gov of IL under Gov Peter Altgeld beginning in 1892 |
| Gill, William | Birth date | 1772 Chesterfield Co, VA | |
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| Children | Fannie, Catherine, Peter, Philip, John M, Joseph, Hardiman (d 1846/7 in Mwxican War), George Washington, Wiley Blunt, Elizabeth, Edwin T |
| NOTES | 1800 to Halifax Co, VA & 1806 to Williamson Co, TN, then in 1813 to Jackson Co. Ran a ferry on the Big Mudy River where the Kimmel bridge is now |
| Goodwin, Robert | Birth date | 02 May 1818 E TN | |
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| unknown, Polly | Cemetery | ||
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| Marriage date | 1837 | ||
| Henson, Susannah | Birth date | TN | |
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| Children | had 6 children: Mrs Ursula Sware w/o Jacob only one living in 1877. |
| NOTES | Came to IL in 1830 with his family, parents has 7 children |
| Jan 1877 appointed as Super of County Farm |
| Grizzel, Andrew Jackson | Birth date | 30 Jul 1815 Kenton Co, KY | 1878 HX |
| Grizzel, Solomon | Death date | ||
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| Marriage date | 03 Aug 1837 | ||
| Stephens, Catherine | Birth date | Kenton Co, KY | |
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| Children | had 12 children, 9 living in 1861 |
| NOTES | His parents had 8 children |
| Grosvenor, John | Birth date | 1811 Illinois Territory | 1878 HX |
| Death date | 05 May 1847 | ||
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| Lawrence, Agnes | Birth date | TN | |
| Death date | 1878 | ||
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| Children | at least 2 children |
| NOTES | His parents came from VT. John was a JP |
| Grosvenor, Parker | Birth date | 13 Feb 1833 Jackson Co, IL | 1878 HX |
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| Lawrence, Agnes | Cemetery | ||
| Military service | enlisted in Co A 80th IL Inf, failed physical & came home | ||
| Marriage date | 14 May 1854 Jackson Co, IL | ||
| Herring, Eliza Jane | Birth date | ||
| Herring, Jonathan of VA | Death date | 23 Jan 1863 Jackson Co, IL | |
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| Marriage date | 30 Aug 1864 Jackson Co, IL | ||
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| Children 1st marriage | had 5 children, 2 living in 1878: John S & Albert R |
| Children 2nd marriage | had 9 children, 6 boys & 1 girl still living in 1878 |
| NOTES | He farmed his fathers farm after he died |