William Trill was born in October 1858, in Illinois, United States as the son of William Trill and Margaret Jane Myers. He married Anna Robinson Pitchford in 1893, in Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Rockbridge, Greene, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He was buried in Greene, Illinois, United States.
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1858– Male
1872–1913 Female
1897–1967 Female
German: topographic name for someone who lived by the turnstile at the entrance to a village.
English (Sussex, also Kent): nickname, perhaps from Middle English tril(le) ‘turn, roll, whirl, spin’ (origin unknown, but perhaps Old English tyrl).
English (Sussex, also Kent) and Welsh: habitational name from one or more places named with Middle English tril(le) ‘turn, roll, whirl, spin’ (Old English tyrl), often used to describe moving water, such as Trill in Axminster (Devon), Tirle Brook (Gloucestershire and Worcestershire), and Trill Mill Brook (Oxfordshire).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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