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SUBMITTED BY: Betty PACE
e-mail: olebet@mtco.com
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HUSBAND: John C. GILLIS
date and place of birth: Sep. 13, 1819 Washington Co. Tn.
date and place of marriage:Abt. 1842 Tn.
other marriages:none
military service: not known
date and place of death: Sep. 3, 1901 Unicoi Co. Tn. B:"Gillis Cem.
#1"
father: ?
mother: ?
...........................................................................
WIFE: Ruth TILSON
date and place of birth: Feb. 14, 1822 Washington
Co. Tn. other marriages:
none
date and place of marriage: Feb. 14, 1842 Tn.
date and place of death: Nov. 10, 1899 Unicoi Co. Tn. B:"Gillis
Cem. # 1"
father: Peleg TILSON B: 1795 Va.
mother: Nancy ALLEN B: Apr. 14, 1800 D: Jan. 13, 1859 Unicoi Co. Tn.
B:" Tilson
Cem. # 2"
...........................................................................
CHILD 1: Quillen W. GILLIS
date and place of birth: Apr. 2, 1843 Ivy, Madison Co. N.C.
married: Eliza J. EDWARDS (see notes)
date and place of marriage: Sep. 12, 1866 Washington Co., Tn.
other marriages:none
date and place of death:Apr. 14, 1919 Oakdale, Morgan Co. Tn.
B: "Crab Orchard Cem."
...........................................................................
CHILD 2: Sarah E. GILLIS
date and place of birth: Apr. 26, 1845 Washington Co. Tn.
married: William A. SAMS B:Dec. 8, 1851 NC. Died May 14, 1908
Unicoi Co. Tn.
B:"Gillis Cem. #1"
date and place of marriage: Aug. 6, 1870 Washington. Co. Tn.
other marriages: none
date and place of death: Mar. 28, 1925 Unicoi Co. Tn. B:" Gillis
Cem. # 1"
...........................................................................
CHILD 3: Nancy A. GILLIS
date and place of birth: June 3, 1847 Washington Co. Tn.
married: E.G. SAMS (Ezekiel Garth SAMS)
date and place of marriage: Jane 17, 1875 Washington Co. Tn.
other marriages: none known
date and place of death: ?
...........................................................................
CHILD 4: William T. GILLIS
date and place of birth: Oct. 11, 1849 Washington Co. Tn.
married: Matilda HARRIS Born: May 19, 1865 D:Mar. 2, 1888
Unicoi Co. Tn.
B:"Tilson Cem. #2"
date and place of marriage: Mar. 13, 1881 Unicoi Co0. Tn.
other marriages: Lilly BAXTER July 3, 1900 Unicoi Co. Tn.
date and place of death: Apr. 14, 1922 Unicoi Co. Tn. B:"Gillis Cem.
#1"
...........................................................................
CHILD 5: Eliza J. GILLIS
date and place of birth: Dec. 27, 1851 Washington Co. Tn.
married: Abner B. TILSON born: Jan. 28, 1850 D: Mar. 29,
1927 Unicoi Co. Tn.
B:"Tilson Cem # 2"
date and place of marriage: Apr. 18, 1873 Washington Co., Tn.
other marriages: none
date and place of death: Nov. 26, 1924 Unicoi Co. Tn. " Tilson
Cem. # 2"
...........................................................................
CHILD 6: Rebecca GILLIS
date and place of birth: Jan.7, 1857 Washington Co. Tn.
married: Samuel Y. TIPTON born: Sep. 11,.1855 Yancey Co. NC.
Died:Apr. 5, 1932
date and place of marriage: Aug. 20, 1877 Unicoi Co. Tn.
other marriages: none
date and place of death: Aug. 16, 1934 Washington Co., Tn. (see note)
...........................................................................
CHILD 7: Mary Katherine GILLIS
date and place of birth: July 21, 1858 Washington Co. Tn.
married: Charles C. TIPTON born: Sep. 9, 1857 D:Dec. 18, 1942 Unicoi
Co. Tn.
B:"Gillis Cem. # 1"
date and place of marriage: Mar. 22, 1879 Unicoi Co. Tn.
other marriages: none
date and place of death: Dec. 10, 1928 Unicoi Co. Tn. B:"
Gillis Cem. # 1"
...........................................................................
CHILD 8: Martha GILLIS
date and place of birth: Nov. 29, 1861 Washington Co. Tn.
married: Dave Frank WILLIS born: Apr. 13, 1863 D: Dec.
1, 1945 B: " Willis Cem. #
4"
date and place of marriage: May 25, 1861 Washington Co. Tn.
other marriages: none
date and place of death: May 3, 1943 Unicoi Co. Tn. B:"Willis Cem.
# 4"
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Source: 1860 Washington Co. Tn. Census District # 18, PO Clear
Branch July 20,
1860
John C. Gillis 40;farmer;1,000;300;Tn., Ruth 39;Tn., Quillen W. 19,
Sarah 15;
Nancy A.13; William 11; Eliza J. 9; Rebecca 4; Mary C. 1; Nancy Gillis
64;Tn.
1880 Unicoi Co. Tn. Census, District # 8 Coffee Ridge
John C. Gillis 60;Tn., Ruth 54;Tn. Va Va; Williams. 30;teaching school;Tn,
Martha
18;Tn., Lafayet Metcalf;17;Tn.
Child #1
See "Tennessee Group Sheet for Family of Quillen W. GILLIS"
See "Tennessee Group Sheet For Family of Jackson EDWARDS"
Child #2
1880 Unicoi Co. Tn. Census District # 8
William A. Sams 28;NC,NC,NC; Sarah E. 36;Tn, Eliza J. 9;Tn, John G.
6;TN, James
F. F. 4;Tn, Mahoney M. S. 2:Tn.
1900 Unicoi Co. Tn. Census District # 8
Will Sams 49, Sarah 55, Jim F. 24, M.S.M. 22, E.B. 19, Rebecca L. 17,
Rufus M. 15.
1910 Unicoi Co. Tn. Census District # 8
Sarah E. Sams 64, Elijah B. 29, Pearl E. (dau-in-law) 23, Rufus M.
24, Burgess G.
11, Rebecca L. Rice (dau) 27, Hower J. (g-son) 5
note: William A. Sams was Postmaster from Washington. Co. @ Clearbranch
June
19, 1870
Kittyton-William A. Sams Postmaster Feb. 17, 1885, discontinued Aug.5,
1887,
moved to Clearbranch.
note:William A. Sams was the J.P. for many marriages in Unicoi Co.
Tn.
Child # 3
E.G. Sams married 1st. Dorcas Foster Sep. 22, 1870 Wash. Co. Tn.
note: E.G. Sams was the J.P. for many marriages 1883-1892 in Unicoi
Co. Tn.
Child # 4
Source: W.T. Gillis to Matilda Harris March 13, 1881 Unicoi Co. tn.
Bondsman-W.A. Sams
A. Harris J.P.
Source: W.T. Gillis to Lilly Baxter July 3, 1900 Unicoi Co. Tn.
Bondsman-J.L. Tucker
E.W. akard M.G.
1910 Unicoi Co. Tn. Census District # 8
William T. Gillis 60, Lillie 31 (wife), Oscar S. 23, Florence
8, Bessie 6, Maud 4,
John B. 2, Rebecca Tipton 23.
note: Oscar S. Gillis was the son of William T. Gillis and Matilda
Harris, Gillis.
Child # 5
1880 Unicoi Co. Tn. Census District
# 8
Abner B. Tilson 30, Eliza J. 28, Rachel M. 6, William H. 3, George
W. 5/12
1900 Unicoi Co. Tn. Census District
# 8
A.B. Tilson 50, Eliza J. 46, Billie 23, George 20, Sarah 13, Tilda
J. 9.
1910 Unicoi Co. Tn. Census
District # 8
Abner B. Tilson 60, Eliza J. 58, George W. 30, Sarah 24, Matilda
18.
Child # 6
NOTE:Samuel Y. TIPTON and wife Rebecca GILLIS, TIPTON are buried at "Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cem.", Washington Co. Tn.
am Y. Tipton to Rebecca Gillis Aug. 20, 1877 Unicoi Co.
Tn.
Bondsman-J.M. Erwin
H.W. Gilbert M.G.
Source:1880 Unicoi Co. Tn. Census District # 8
Samuel Tipton 23 NC;NC;NC, Rebecca J. 22, Mary J. 1, Ruth 6/12
George Tipton
21 NC;NC;NC, (brother)
Child # 7
Charles Tipton to R. K. Gillis March 22, 1879 Unicoi Co. Tn.
Bondsman-A.B. Tilson
No Return
Source: 1880 Unicoi Co. Tn. Census District
# 8
S. Charles Tipton 22, NC;Nc;NC, Mary K. 20;Tn., William A. 1/12
Tn.
1900 Unicoi Co. Tn. Census District # 8
Charles Tipton 43, Mary K. 41, William 20, John H. 18, Lee Roy 16,
Beay Jane 13,
Ema 10, Fredie 7, Tomie 5, Lucy 4.
1910 Unicoi Co. Tn. Census District # 8
Charles Tipton 53, Catherine 52, Lee Roy 25, Emma 20, Fredrick
17, Thomas 15,
Lucy 13, Duvy D. 10 (f), Nannie 8, Janie R. 23 (dau)
Child # 8
D.F. Willis to Martha Gillis May 25, 1882 Unicoi Co Tn.
Bondsman-W.E. Tilson
W.A. Sams M.G.
1900 Unicoi Co. Tn. Census District # 8
Dave Willis 37, Martha 37, Jasper 17, Walter 15, Lizzie 11, Crocke
8, Rose A. 3,
Arthia 1 (f)
1910 Unicoi Co. Tn. Census
David F. Willis 50, Martha 48, Crocket J. 17, Rosanna 14,
Arfie B. 11 (female)
Source:"1880, 1900, 1910 Unicoi Co. Tn. Census" Compiled by Hilda Padgett
June, 1995
Source:"Unicoi Co. Tn. Marriages 1876-1904" Compiled by Hilda Padgett
1989
Source:"Cemeteries of Unicoi Co. Tn." by Unicoi Co. Historical Society.
(great
book)