James D. Gill and Susan E. Shryock

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Husband James D. Gill ^{1 2}

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           Born: 17 Sep 1822 - Hayfield Twp, Crawford Co, PA 1 2
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         Father: Robert Gill (      -1828) 1 2
         Mother: Harriet Dunn (      -      ) 1 2

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       Marriage: 1853 1 3

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   Other Spouse: Elizabeth Shryock (      -1851) 1 3 - 1847 1

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Wife Susan E. Shryock ^{1 3}

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         Father: Gen. Daniel Shryock (      -      ) 4 5
         Mother: Elizabeth McNarma (      -      ) 5

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Children

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1 F Harriet E. Gill ^{1 3}

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2 M Daniel A. Gill ^{1 3}

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3 F Elizabeth Gill ^{1 3}

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General Notes: Husband - James D. Gill

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After attending the schools of his native township, Meadville Academy and Allegheny College, he clerked in a store at Meadville, Pennsylvania, for six years. In 1844 he started a general store on his own account and continued in this business until 1857, when he embarked in the hardware trade, which he conducted till 1873. In 1874 he was elected President of the Crawford Mutual Insurance Company, and in 1877 President of the Meadville Water Company. In politics Mr. Gill was a Democrat. In 1857 he was elected to the Borough Council; in 1865 was appointed Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, a post he filled with honor, and in 1873 served as Mayor of Meadville.

In 1839 he became a clerk in the dry-goods store of Gill & Derrickson, and in 1844 he embarked in business for himself, in partnership with James J. Shryock. The firm name was first J. D. Gill & Company, but for many years has been Gill & Shryock. The partners carried a stock of dry goods, and were also interested in the hardware business and in milling enterprises. In 1852 J. D. Gill became one of the incorporators of Greendale Cemetery Association, and for many years was actively connected with the organization. Having been appointed chief engineer of the Meadville fire department by the city council in 1865, he instituted many reforms and improved affairs to produce a fine system which was then maintained. In 1873 he was elected mayor of the city, and during his term of office he prepared plans for a new water-works, which he strongly recommended to the citizens, but the proposition was rejected by the popular vote. In 1874, however, he organized a water-works company, was elected a director, and in 1876 became its president. For over a quarter of a century he was president of the Crawford County Mutual Insurance Company.

1 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 740.

2 Samuel P. Bates, LL.D., Our County and Its People, A Historical and Memorial Record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1899), Pg 794.

3 Samuel P. Bates, LL.D., Our County and Its People, A Historical and Memorial Record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1899), Pg 795.

4 Editor, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 763.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 368.