Bruce D. Gillis

• Name	Bruce D. Gillis
  Gender	Male
  _UID	32BE2B309B9B47E09A895B536370A9CDC2EA
  Person ID	I5595	Ernest Benjamin Gillis
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Rev. Benjamin Cole Gillis,   b. 19 Mar 1859, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada (Gillis Corners) ,   d. 2 Nov 1932, Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Mary Lodema Palmerlee
  Married	17 Nov 1897	Asland Township, Minnesota   [1, 2]
  	The couple was married at the farm residence of the bride's parents, the Hon. and Mrs. W. H. Palmerlee, in Asland Township. The Rev. W. M. Gillis, brother of Benjamin, performed the wedding ceremony. After the wedding, a dinner was served. That evening, the Methodist Episcopal Church at Kasson held a reception for Benjamin and Mary Lodema, with about 250 people present to express congratulations. [1, 2]
  Family ID	F198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bruce worked for Minnesota's Public Utilities Commission and later was appointed as the South Dakota Commissioner of Revenue. In 1960, Bruce started the South Dakota Association of Assessing Officers

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Jim Marchand Gillis GEDCOM, compiled by F. J. Marchand [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,]. [S68] P. Rogers GEDCOM, compiled by Peter Rogers [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,].