William Trill

Brief Life History of William

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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William Trill
1858–
Anna Robinson Pitchford
1872–1913
Marriage: 1893
Anna Laura Trill
1897–1967

Sources (5)

  • William Trill, "United States Census, 1910"
  • William Trill, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • William Trill, "United States Census, 1900"

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World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1882

Historical Boundaries: 1882: Macoupin, Illinois, United States

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

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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