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Mary Jane VANCE Sessums Gill 1848–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jul 1848

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 18 Nov 1935

Death Location: Union, Newton, Mississippi, USA

Father: Thomas Jr

Mother: Nancy Vance

Spouse(s): John GILL, William SESSUMS

Children(s): Oscar GILL, Lewis SESSUMS, Rufus GILL, James GILL, Abolina Harris, M French, Robert GILL, Nancy Cooksey, Sena WOOTEN, William SESSUMS

In 1848, Mary Jane VANCE Sessums Gill entered the world in Ireland, born to Thomas James Vance Jr And Nancy L Dowdle Vance. In 1850, Mary Jane VANCE Sessums Gill resided in Newton County, Mississippi, USA. In 1860, Mary Jane VANCE Sessums Gill resided in Newton County, Mississippi, USA. Mary Jane VANCE Sessums Gill married John Thomas Gill, William Solomon Sessums, and had children including Abolina Gill Harris, James Arby Gill, Lewis Solomon Sessums, M Demmie Gill French, Nancy Olevia Gill Cooksey, Oscar Remus Gill, Robert Franklin Augustus Gill, Rufus Bailey Gill, Sena Elizabeth Lizzie Gill Wooten, William Thomas Sessums. Mary Jane VANCE Sessums Gill passed away in 1935 in Union, Newton, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1848, Mary Jane VANCE Sessums Gill entered the world in Ireland, born to Thomas James Vance Jr And Nancy L Dowdle Vance.
  • In 1850, Mary Jane VANCE Sessums Gill resided in Newton County, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1860, Mary Jane VANCE Sessums Gill resided in Newton County, Mississippi, USA.
  • Mary Jane VANCE Sessums Gill married John Thomas Gill, William Solomon Sessums, and had children including Abolina Gill Harris, James Arby Gill, Lewis Solomon Sessums, M Demmie Gill French, Nancy Olevia Gill Cooksey, Oscar Remus Gill, Robert Franklin Augustus Gill, Rufus Bailey Gill, Sena Elizabeth Lizzie Gill Wooten, William Thomas Sessums.
  • Mary Jane VANCE Sessums Gill passed away in 1935 in Union, Newton, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Jr
1819–1906
Birth Location: Ardfinnan, Tipperary, Ireland
TJ
Nancy Vance
1820–1890
Birth Location: Ireland
NV

Spouses(s)

John GILL
1856–1935
Birth Location: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
JG
William SESSUMS
–1880
Birth Location: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
WS

Children(s)

Oscar GILL
1888–1936
Birth Location: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
OG
Lewis SESSUMS
1864–1941
Birth Location: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
LS
Rufus GILL
1889–1981
Birth Location: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
RG
James GILL
1886–1968
Birth Location: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
JG
Abolina Harris
1880–1973
Birth Location: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
AH
M French
1884–1981
Birth Location: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
MF
Robert GILL
1879–1965
Birth Location: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
RG
Nancy Cooksey
1891–1972
Birth Location: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
NC
Sena WOOTEN
1892–1933
Birth Location: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
SW
William SESSUMS
1866–1949
Birth Location: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
WS

Mary Gill's Ancestors

Self
Mary Gill
1848–1935
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
Thomas James VANCE Jr
1819–1906
Ardfinnan, Tipperary, Ireland
Nancy (L DOWDLE) Vance
1820–1890
Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Gill's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Jane VANCE Sessums) Gill (23 Jul 1848–18 Nov 1935) m. John (Thomas) GILL (24 Jul 1856–14 Jun 1935) m. William (Solomon) SESSUMS (–Bef. 1880)
  1. 1. Oscar (Remus) GILL 1888–1936 m. Alma (Malinda VANCE) Gill 1898–1928
  2. 2. Lewis (Solomon) SESSUMS 1864–1941 m. Senie (Abolonie Condasie MASSENGALE) Sessums 1872–1949
    1. 1. William (Mertis) SESSUMS 1889–1969 m. Ruth (VANCE) Sessums 1891–1914 m. Mavis (VANCE) Sessums 1898–1991
    2. 2. Minnie (Lee SESSUMS) French 1901–1965 m. Robert (Ernest) FRENCH 1898–1972
    3. 3. Louis (Carleton) SESSUMS 1912–1985 m. Avis (Adell FRENCH) Sessums 1913–1996
  3. 3. Rufus (Bailey) GILL 1889–1981 m. Velma (Elizabeth EVERETT Vance) Gill 1904–1990 m. Annie (WALLACE) Gill 1890–1951
  4. 4. James (Arby) GILL 1886–1968 m. Edna (Elizabeth WALLACE) Gill 1887–1981
  5. 5. Abolina (GILL) Harris 1880–1973 m. William (Malone) HARRIS 1875–1963
  6. 6. M (Demmie GILL) French 1884–1981 m. William (Benjamin) FRENCH 1881–1964
  7. 7. Robert (Franklin Augustus) GILL 1879–1965 m. Minnie (Victoria BRYANT) Gill 1880–1970
    1. 1. Lula (GILL Vance) Wall 1904–1988 m. Roy (L) VANCE 1903–1935 m. Rodney (Edward) WALL 1909–1980
    2. 2. Perry (Augustus) GILL 1906–1994 m. Maud (Lorene FRENCH) Gill 1909–2001
    3. 3. Thomas (Deber) GILL 1909–1989 m. Oma (Lee NICHOLSON) Gill 1908–1995
    4. 4. James (Oren) GILL 1915–1979 m. Hazel (J Holder) GILL 1922–2009
    5. 5. Robert (Foy Almos) GILL 1911–1971 m. Penny (Merle EVANS) Gill 1919–1994
    6. 6. Ollivette (GILL) Turner 1918–1972 m. Thomas (Howard) TURNER 1918–1977
  8. 8. Nancy (Olevia GILL) Cooksey 1891–1972 m. Otha (Eugene) COOKSEY 1880–1956
    1. 1. Carrie (Marie COOKSEY) Addy 1918–2015 m. Willie (Davis) ADDY 1916–2001
  9. 9. Sena (Elizabeth Lizzie Gill) WOOTEN 1892–1933 m. Thomas (Henry) Wooten 1886–1959
  10. 10. William (Thomas) SESSUMS 1866–1949 m. Eliza (Jane FRENCH) Sessums 1871–1932
    1. 1. Thomas (Solomon) SESSUMS 1891–1952 m. Lessie (POPE) Sessums 1901–1938
      1. 1. Ophelia (SESSUMS) Vandevender 1925– m. Dolphus VANDEVENDER 1909–1965
        1. 1. Thomas (Steve) VANDEVENDER 1946–2007
      2. 2. Addie (Beatrice SESSUMS) Wilkes 1933–1972 m. Richard (S) WILKES 1920–1985
    2. 2. Mary (M) SESSUMS 1896–1967
    3. 3. Bertha (Essie) SESSUMS 1899–1973

Mary Gill's Timeline

9 Records

1848
23 Jul 1848
Birth of Mary Jane VANCE Sessums Gill in Ireland
Ireland
1850
1850
Age 2
Mary Jane VANCE Sessums Gill resided here in Newton County, Mississippi, USA
Newton County, Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Age 12
Mary Jane VANCE Sessums Gill resided here in Newton County, Mississippi, USA
Newton County, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 32
Mary Jane VANCE Sessums Gill resided here in Newton County, Mississippi, USA
Newton County, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 52
Mary Jane VANCE Sessums Gill resided here in Newton County, Mississippi, USA
Newton County, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 62
Mary Jane VANCE Sessums Gill resided here in Newton County, Mississippi, USA
Newton County, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 72
Mary Jane VANCE Sessums Gill resided here in Newton County, Mississippi, USA
Newton County, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 82
Mary Jane VANCE Sessums Gill resided here in Newton County, Mississippi, USA
Newton County, Mississippi, USA
1935
18 Nov 1935
Age 87
Death of Mary Jane VANCE Sessums Gill in Union, Newton, Mississippi, USA
Union, Newton, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1848
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Newton, Mississippi; Roll: T625_888; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 96
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 3, Newton, Mississippi; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2340896
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 3, Newton, Mississippi; Roll: 659; Page: 599a; Enumeration District: 087
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 3, Newton, Mississippi; Roll: 822; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0051
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 3, Newton, Mississippi; Roll: T624_753; Page: 14b; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1374766
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Union Appeal; Publication Date: 21 Nov 1935; Publication Place: Union, Mississippi, USA; ,0.72444665,0.33072767,0.84083885&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 3, Newton, Mississippi; Roll: 659; Page: 599a; Enumeration District: 087

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 3, Newton, Mississippi; Roll: 822; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0051

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 3, Newton, Mississippi; Roll: T624_753; Page: 14b; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1374766

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Beat 3, Newton, Mississippi; Roll: T625_888; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 96

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 3, Newton, Mississippi; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2340896

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1935
    Event Place: Union, Newton, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Union Appeal; Publication Date: 21 Nov 1935; Publication Place: Union, Mississippi, USA; ,0.72444665,0.33072767,0.84083885&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Union, Newton, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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