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Henry John Gill 1828 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Gillsburg, Amite County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Lewis Gill

Mother: Mary Mixon

Spouse(s): Martha Whitehead

Children(s): Melviney Gill

The story of Henry John Gill began in 1828 in Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA. Henry John Gill married Martha Louise Whitehead, and had children including Melviney Josephine Gill. Henry John Gill passed away in 1880 in Gillsburg, Amite County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry John Gill began in 1828 in Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA.
  • Henry John Gill married Martha Louise Whitehead, and had children including Melviney Josephine Gill.
  • Henry John Gill passed away in 1880 in Gillsburg, Amite County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Gill
1792 – 1871
Birth Location: Effingham County, Georgia, USA
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Mary Mixon
1802 –
Birth Location: Barnwell County, South Carolina, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Martha Whitehead
1833 – 1881
Birth Location: Shubuta, Clarke, Mississippi, United States
MW

Children(s)

Melviney Gill
1859 – 1918
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
MG

Henry Gill's Ancestors

Self
Henry Gill
1828 – 1880
Birth Place: Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Lewis Gill
1792 – 1871
Effingham County, Georgia, USA
Mary (H) Mixon
1802 –
Barnwell County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James Gill
1758 – 1823
Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Louise Gaston) (EOL)
1770 – 1820
New Jersey, USA
Abraham Mixon
1774 – 1850
Barnwell County, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Joyce
1776 – 1860
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gill
1732 – 1786
Hannah Everette
1745 – 1815
John Gaston
1732 – 1785
Mary Jackson
1730 – 1800
Abraham Mixon
1744 – 1816
Catherine Mixon
1745 – 1790
John Joyce
1750 – 1833
Elizabeth Joyce
1755 – 1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mixon\Mixson
1705 – 1783
Frances Bryan
1715 – 1800

Henry Gill's Descendants

1.
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Henry (John) Gill (1828 – 1880) m. Martha (Louise) Whitehead (1833 – 22 October 1881)
  1. 1. Melviney (Josephine) Gill (18 Apr 1859 – 20 May 1918) m. Alexander (Lester) Mallette (9 Apr 1854 – 2 Jul 1929)
    1. 1. Melinda (Mary) Mallette (Abt 1879 – 4 Sept 1907)
    2. 2. Andrew (Jackson) Mallette (3 Jun 1888 – 16 January 1964) m. Pearl (Idell) Lyons (23 Nov 1894 – 13 Oct 1976)
      1. 1. Loren (O'Niel) Mallette (15 Jan 1914 – 12 October 1970) m. Verbie Robinson (abt 1915 – )
        1. 1. Jeanette (Mallette) Carroll (25 Nov 1934 – 14 Aug 2013)
        2. 2. Betty (Ann) Mollett (abt 1937 – )
        3. 3. Andrew (J) Mallette (abt 1937 – )
        4. 4. Cornelius Mallette (21 October 1938 – 8 February 2021)
      2. 2. Alson (Lee) Mallette (24 Sep 1915 – 20 Apr 1983) m. Mary (Louise) Miller (6 Oct 1921 – 31 Mar 2010)
      3. 3. Lonnie (Andrew) Mallette (25 Dec 1916 – 2 Dec 1948) m. Dorothy Malletta (abt 1920 – )
        1. 1. Freida (Pearl) Mallette (5 Sep 1939 – )
      4. 4. Agnes (Pauline) Mallette (29 Apr 1918 – 19 Oct 2001) m. Edward (Charles) Spafford (5 July 1912 – 22 March 1995)
        1. 1. Gordan (L) Spafford (abt 1938 – )
        2. 2. Dianne (K) Spafford (abt 1941 – )
        3. 3. Pamella (A) Spafford (abt 1944 – )
        4. 4. James (E) Spafford (abt 1946 – )
      5. 5. Berdine (Beatrice) Mallette (28 Apr 1920 – 1981) m. Alfred (Hamilton) Hinson (10 April 1919 – 24 December 1981)
      6. 6. MelViney (Jane) Mallette (24 Jul 1921 – 2 Apr 1977) m. Woodrow (Wilson) Pettis (24 Jul 1918 – 30 Nov 2000)
        1. 1. Woodrow (Wilson) Pettis (26 Jul 1940 – ) m. Shirley (Marie Annette) Jones (25 Dec 1940 – )
        2. 2. Gloria (Ann) Pettis (1942 – ) m. Jerry (Lee) Johnson (20 November 1946 – 31 Dec 2003)
        3. 3. Rena (Marie) Pettis (15 Feb 1947 – 15 Mar 1992)
        4. 4. Peggy (Sue) Pettis (1949 – )
        5. 5. Ellen Pettis (After 1950 – ) m. Gary Oliver
        6. 6. Lanell Pettis (8 Aug 1956 – ) m. Mark Walker
      7. 7. Jack (Claster) Mallette (6 Apr 1923 – 25 Nov 2006) m. Callie (Elizabeth) Mallette (23 January 1926 – 2 March 2016)
        1. 1. Michael Spradlin
        2. 2. Karl Mallette
        3. 3. Marie Hurst
        4. 4. Ramona Wilkerson
        5. 5. Dan Mallette
        6. 6. Don Mallette
      8. 8. Russell (Ale) Mallette (11 May 1925 – )
      9. 9. Hazel (Vernell) Mallette (abt 1922 – 7 Aug 1984) m. Wesley (G) Lowe
      10. 10. Robert (Kenneth) Mallette (abt 1933 – )
    3. 3. Margret Mallet (1901 – )
    4. 4. Melinda (Mary) Bills ( – 04 Sep 1907)

Henry Gill's Timeline

3 Records

1828
1828
Birth of Henry John Gill in Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA
Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA
1850
1850
Age 22
Henry John Gill was married
None
1880
1880
Age 52
Death of Henry John Gill in Gillsburg, Amite County, Mississippi, USA
Gillsburg, Amite County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Gillsburg, Amite County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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