Charles Alexander Gill
| Nickname: | Charles A. or C.A. |
| Born: | September 15, 1837, Tennessee |
| Died: | June 10, 1916, Dallas, Texas |
| Buried: | Greenwood Century, Dallas, Texas |
| Brother of: | George B. Gill |
| Brother of: | Isaac W. Gill |
| Son of: | Thomas Owen Gill |
Notes:
• Carpenter, beds at T. O. Gill's (Holmes between Washington and Green). - 1859-60 City Directory
• In the 1860 Census, here were twenty-one people listed at this address (Huntsville, Alabama). Charles' father was listed as the "landlord" and also lived at this address. Some of the boarders were listed as Carpenters, Brick masons, and a Painter. - 1860 US Census
• "Pvt. 1st TN Cav., CSA, he was in architectural business in Dallas TX also in concrete paving & building trimming business" - Find A Grave
• Huntsville Alderman 1872-1873, 1873-1874. - Record
• "The following summer the aldermen voted to replace the engine house with a new structure. C. A. Gill submitted the lowest bid for the construction; however since Gill was an alderman and a member of the committee that formulated the plans and cost estimate, it is not too surprising. Possibly the competing bidders viewed the transaction in the same light for Gill resigned his position as alderman at the next meeting.
The new engine house, completed in January 1874, was a two-story, brick structure of three bays with a gabled roof -- a design reminiscent of many local antebellum residences except for the large doorways for the fire engines. Only the arched openings, the brackets under the eaves, and the corbelled chimney tops suggest its post-bellum origin." - HHF
• "During 1872 the city decided to make the city market house more accessible and voted to remove the rock yard behind the building. The old Engine house west of the market house was razed and C. A. Gill was given a contract to build a two story building. The building housed the fire engine and was completed in 1874. According to an 1872 financial statement of the city, the Market House was valued at $11,000, and disclosed that the city owned a steam and one hand fire engine, along with two hose carriages, hose and ladder trucks." - Record
• "In 1874 C. A. Gill completed a new Engine House for Huntsville." - Record
• 1st wife was Martha Antonio Lloyd (1839 - 1871) married Dec. 14, 1859 in Marshall TN
Her children were:
Martha M. (Mattie) Gill (1860 - 1883)
Mattie M Gill (1861 - 1937)
Bennett Lloyd Sr. Gill (1862 - 1935)
William Robert Gill (1865 - 1946)
James Owen (Jim) Gill (1867 - 1945)
Gordon Spillman (Gordie) Gill (1870 - 1873)
2nd wife was Sue Catherine Blakemore (1840 - 1882) married September 14, 1871 in Madison County, Alabama.
Her children were:
Bennett Lloyd Sr. Gill (1862 - 1935)
Frances Belle Gill (1872 - 1954)
Ella May Gill (1877 - 1968) 3rd wife was Sallie Sinclair (1853-1935) marriage about 1886. - Ancestry.com
• Marriage listing for Charles A. Gill and Martha A. Lloyd on Dec. 14, 1859, in Marshall County, Alabama. - Tennessee State Marriages
• Charles A. Gill & Sue Catherine Blakemore obtained a marriage license September 14, 1871, in Madison County, Alabama. (She lived 1839 - 1882.) - MCRC, Marriage
• The list of children from Find a Grave does not include names found on other lists, but have a few names not found on other lists.
Children as listed in Find A Grave:
Helen Gill
Mattie Gill Yeargan (1860 - 1937)
Frances B. Gill Morgan (1872 - 1954)
Bessie Gill (1875 - 1876)
Ella May Gill Lockett (1877 - 1968)
Sue Blakemore Gill (1882 - 1882) - Find A Grave
• There are two graves connected with Chas. A. Gill mentioned in this book documenting the early phase of Maple Hill Cemetery.
"Martha Antonio Lloyd, wife of Chas. A. Gill. Born January 20, 1839 - died January 4, 1871"
"Gordie Spillman, daughter of Martha A. L. & Chas. A. Gill. Born October 11, 1870 - died January 21, 1873."
Martha died less than three months after Gordie, her daughter, was born.
Chas. A. Gill married his second wife, Sue Catherine Blakemore, 8.3 months after his first wife's death. - Maple Hill
Related Links:
• 1859-60 City Directory - Huntsville Directory, City Guide and Business Mirror. Volume 1. 1859-60, reprinted by The Strode Publishers, pages 59, 90.
• 1860 US Census - Viewed through an Ancestry.com paid subscription. (Originally found at http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=11872153&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t16298212_p1594513914_kpidz0q3d1594513914z0q26aidz0q3d14695155581z0q26pgz0q3d32771z0q26pgplz0q3dpidz0q257caid.)
• Ancestry.com - Page owned by Julie Gage and can be viewed only with an Ancestry.com paid subscription. (Originally found at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16298212/person/1594513914.)
• Find A Grave - Page created by Kelli Smythe and photos of the grave added by RMLeahy.
• HHF - Article titled "City Halls," Historic Huntsville Quarterly, Vol. VI, #2, Winter, 1980, Lynn Jones, editor, Historic Huntsville Foundation, page 22.
• Huntsville History - List of names for members of Huntsville's City Council, web pages are not numbered. 1872-1873 and 1873-1874. (Originally found at http://www.hsvcity.com/kids/past_council_history.pdf.)
• Maple Hill - Maple Hill Cemetery, Phase One, by Diane Robey, Dorothy Scott Johnson, John Rison Jones, Jr., & Frances C. Roberts (Huntsville-Madison County Historical Society), 1995, page 50.
• MCRC, Marriage - Madison County Records Center, Marriage Records Index.
• Record - A Dream Come True: The Story of Madison County and Incidentally of Alabama and the United States, Volume II, by James Record, 1978, pages 25, 32, 355, 356.
• Tennessee State Marriages - Viewed through an Ancestry.com paid subscription. (Originally found at http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=TNstatemarriages&h=2708617&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6742.)
The Following Pages Link to this Page:
• 1859-60 City Directory
• George B. Gill
• HHF
• Isaac W. Gill
• Maple Hill
• Record
• Thomas Owen Gill