William Hillary GILLIS^{[1, 2, 3]}

1881 - 1973  (92 years)

• Name	William Hillary GILLIS  [4, 5, 6]
  Born	27 Jan 1881	Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, USA   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Name	William Hillery
  Residence	1900	Pine Island Village, Goodhue, Minnesota   [6]
  _UID	6DC3FDDCC4BF463BAF5E0934589AF4F734C4
  Died	20 Apr 1973	Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA   [4, 5, 7]
  Person ID	I38	tag1
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Rev. William McNab GILLIS,   b. 20 May 1845, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada (Gillis Corners) ,   d. 1 Jul 1928, Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth CODVILLE,   b. 11 Sep 1849, Quebec, , Qu?bec, Canada ,   d. 22 Apr 1940, Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1877	Quebec, , Qu?bec, Canada   [4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  	The couple married April 24, 1877 at 3pm in the afternoon in the home of her brother, in Quebec City.  The service was performed by the Rev. H. E. Blaud. Their honeymoon consisted of a trip to Rutland, Vermont, where William was ordained as a minister and received his first appointment to the Methodist-Episcopal Church at Landgrove, Vermont. [4, 5]
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William McNab Gillis and Mary Elizabeth Codville Gillis, was born Jan 27, 1881 in Wardsboro, Vt in Windham county. Will was a school teacher. He married Grace Chamberlain, who died in 1919, and they had one son. Later, Will married Jessie Yerkes. They were married at the home of the bride's parents, with the  Rev. W. M. Gillis , father of the groom, performing the ceremony. Following their marriage, the couple made their home in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where Will had a teaching position. Will was well known for his beautiful singing and was a member of a large choral society in Minneapolis. In 1937, Will and Jessie moved to the Portland, Oregon area where Will was a self-employed grocer. Jessie died in 1970. William  died  in 1973 at the age of 92. [4, 5]

  
  

• Sources

  [S92] . [S112] . [S162] Ancestry Family Trees (Reliability: 3). http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=26120745&pid=1782492208 [S2] . [S68] . [S161] Year: 1900; Census Place: Pine Island, Goodhue, Minnesota; Roll: T623_764; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 49. (Reliability: 3). Birth date:  Jan 1881Birth place:  VermontResidence date:  1900Residence place:  Pine Island Village, Goodhue, Minnesota http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=75969055&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt [S89] . [S87] . [S202] (Reliability: 3). Marriage date:  1877Marriage place:  Qu?bec (Methodist) (Qu?bec (Wesleyan Methodist Church)), Qu?bec http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=drouinvitals&h=11888242&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt [S202] (Reliability: 3). Marriage date:  1877Marriage place:  Qu?bec (Methodist) (Qu?bec (Wesleyan Methodist Church)), Qu?bec http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=drouinvitals&h=14458511&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt [S161] Year: 1900; Census Place: Pine Island, Goodhue, Minnesota; Roll: T623_764; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 49. (Reliability: 3). Birth date:  May 1845Birth place:  CanadaMarriage date:  1877Marriage place:  Residence date:  1900Residence place:  Pine Island Village, Goodhue, MinnesotaArrival date:  UnknArrival place: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=75969051&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt