Edwin Gillis

1846–
Castor Township, Stoddard, Missouri, United States

The Life Summary of Edwin

When Edwin Gillis was born in 1846, in Castor Township, Stoddard, Missouri, United States, his father, Malcomb Gillis, was 46 and his mother, Rebecca Howell, was 32. He lived in Liberty Township, Stoddard, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Missouri, United States in 1870.

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Family Time Line

Malcomb Gillis
1800–1870
Rebecca Howell
1814–1870
James Gillis
1833–1916
Levi Gillis
1838–
Calvin Gillis
1839–
Mary Ann Gillis
1842–1880
Martha Jane Gillis
1842–
Edwin Gillis
1846–
John Allen Gillis
1849–1922
Jasper Nathan Gillis
1852–1926

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World Events (8)

1846
Age 0
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1860
Age 14
In 1860, the Pony Express used men riding on horseback to carry mail between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 35
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Scottish (western) and Irish (Ulster): Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Gille Iosa, Irish Giolla Íosa ‘servant of Jesus’, or a shortened form from Mac Gille Íosa or Mac Giolla Íosa ‘son of the servant of Jesus’. Compare McLeish . The usual spelling in Scotland is Gillies .Flemish, Dutch, and Walloon: from the personal name Gillis, a Flemish equivalent and Walloon variant of French and Walloon Gilles .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

McLeish
Geels
Gillison
Gillie
Gilliss
Gillies

Sources (4)

  • Edwin Gillis in household of Macom Gillis, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Edwin Gillis in household of Macom Gillis, "United States Census, 1850"

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