Horace Emerson Gill

Male20 December 1906–2 September 1961

Brief Life History of Horace Emerson

When Horace Emerson Gill was born on 20 December 1906, in Connecticut, United States, his father, Horace Emerson Gill, was 31 and his mother, Loretta Agnes Dougherty, was 19. He had at least 1 son with Helen Johnson. He lived in Westchester, New York, United States in 1920 and Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States for about 25 years. In 1961, his occupation is listed as mechanical engineer in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States. He died on 2 September 1961, in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Horace Emerson Gill
1906–1961
Helen Johnson
1912–
Horace Emerson Gill III
1941–2010

Sources (9)

  • Horace Gill, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Horace Gill, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Horace Gill, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

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Children (1)

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Siblings (4)

World Events (8)

1907 · Not for profit elections

Age 1

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World

Age 7

At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Age 17

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Indian Avtar, Amritpal, Darshan, Hardip, Nirmal, Sohan, Ajit, Balwinder, Charan, Jasvir, Kewal, Navdeep.

English and Scottish: in northern England and Scotland sometimes from Middle English Gille, Old Norse Gilli, which is of Irish (Gaelic) origin (see below), and pronounced with a hard g. As a personal name it is not found after c. 1200.

English and Scottish: topographic name from Middle English gille ‘deep glen, ravine’ (Old Norse (Norwegian) gil), pronounced with a hard g. The term is found mainly in northwestern England, where Norwegian Vikings settled.

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

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