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John Gill
(Abt 1825-)
Dorothea
(Abt 1830-)
Martin Matthew Possin
(1801-1889)
Anna Sophia Jänicke
(1806-1881)
Theodore Reinhold Gill
(1850-1922)
Augusta A. Possin
(1848-1923)
Theodore H. Gill
(1884-1962)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Clara C. Kramer

Theodore H. Gill 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 23 April 1884, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States 4 6 7
  • Marriage (1): Clara C. Kramer in 1910 in Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States 1 2 3
  • Died: 26 November 1962, Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States at age 78 7
  • Buried: 29 November 1962, Kekoskee, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States 7
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Theodore Gill
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 26 Nov 1962
Event Place: , , Wisconsin
Residence Place: , Wisconsin
Gender: Male
Age: 78
Certificate Number: 032202

Citing this Record
"Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8SP-3G8 : 12 December 2014), Theodore Gill, 26 Nov 1962; from "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing certificate number 032202, , , Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Health, Madison.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Birth, 1881, Wisconsin, United States. 1 2 3 This birth year was referenced by his age of 38 on the 1920 US Census and also on the 1930 US Census. It was also referenced by his age of 59 on the 1940 US Census.

2. Alt. Birth, 1886, Wisconsin, United States. 5 This birth year was referenced by his age of 19 on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census.

3. 1900 US Census, 30 June 1900, Waupun, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. 4 1900 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 48, Dwelling 234, Family 242
Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Farm owned, no mortgage
Theodore Gill..Son..Apr 1884..16..WI..Farm Laborer
(Living with parents.)

4. 1905 Wisconsin State Census, June 1905, Waupun, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. 5 1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 1058, Line 59, Family 158
Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Farm owned with mortgage
Theo Gill..Son..19..WI..Farm Laborer
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birthdate was 23 Apr 1884, then his age should have been 21 instead of 19.

5. 1910 US Census, 19 April 1910, Waupun Township, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. 6 1910 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 80, Family 31, Roll 1712
Waupun Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Farm owned, with mortgage
Theodore A. Gill..Son..25..WI..Farm Laborer
(Living with parents.)

6. 1920 US Census, 9 January 1920, Oakfield Township, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. 1 1920 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 56, Family 26, Roll 1987
Oakfield Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Farm rented
Theodore H. Gill..Head..38..WI..Farmer, General Farm
(Living with wife and daughter.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 23 Apr 1884, then his age should have been 35 instead of 38.

7. 1930 US Census, 4 April 1930, Waupun, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. 2 1930 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 53, Family 60, Roll 2573
Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Home owned, $3000
Theodore H. Gill..Head..49..WI..Farmer, General Farming
(Living with wife and daughter.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 23 Apr 1884, then his age should have been 45 instead of 49.

8. 1940 US Census, 16 April 1940, Waupun, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. 3 1940 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 20-58, Family 236, Roll 4480
Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
201 Fond du Lac Street; Home owned, $1500
residence in 1935: Same House
Theodore Gill..Head..59..WI..3rd grade..Farmer..earned $300 in 1939
(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 23 Apr 1884, then his age should have been 56 instead of 59.



9. Cemetery: Kekoskee Cemetery, 29 November 1962, Kekoskee, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States. 7 Find A Grave Memorial 60077948

10. Obituary: Waupun Leader News, 29 November 1962, Waupun, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States. Theodore H. Gill Dies; Services Set to Be Held Nov. 29-
A former resident of Waupun, Theodore H. Gill, will be buried at Kekoskee Cemetery Nov. 29 following services at Pella Lutheran Church. Rev. W. C. Stoehr will conduct the service. Mr. Gill, 78, died at the County Home hospital in Fond du Lac where he had been for nine months.

Born April 23, 1884, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Gill, Sr. He was born in Dodge county. In 1910 he married Clara Kramer of Trempealeau county. The couple lived in Waupun all of their married lives until recently. Mrs. Gill lives with a daughter, Mrs. Fremont Tidyman, Eldorado.

Survivors include his widow, a daughter, Mrs. Tidyman; and a sister, Mrs. Fred Durant, Fort Atkinson.

The body will be in state at Kohls Company Funeral Home until just prior to the service.

(Source: Waupun Leader News, Waupun, Dodge County, WI, Thursday, 29 Nov 1962, Page 8)
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Theodore married Clara C. Kramer, daughter of Christian Friedrich Kramer III and Louisa Emilie Possin, in 1910 in Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States.1 2 3 (Clara C. Kramer was born on 5 April 1878 in Caledonia Township, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States,8 9 died on 20 December 1966 in Waupun, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States 9 and was buried on 23 December 1966 in Kekoskee, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States 9.). The cause of her death was Cardiac Failure/Arterior Sclerotic Heart Disease.

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1920 US Census, 9 January 1920, Oakfield Township, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. 1 1920 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 56, Family 26, Roll 1987
Oakfield Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Farm rented
Theodore H. Gill..Head..38..WI..Farmer, General Farm
Clara Gill...Wife..39..WI
Esther Gill...Dau..7..WI

2. 1930 US Census, 4 April 1930, Waupun, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. 2 1930 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 53, Family 60, Roll 2573
Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Home owned, $3000
Theodore H. Gill..Head..49..WI..Farmer, General Farming
Clara C. Gill..Wife..50..WI
Esther M. Gill..Dau...17..WI..Machine Operator, Knitting Factory

3. 1940 US Census, 16 April 1940, Waupun, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. 3 1940 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 20-58, Family 236, Roll 4480
Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
201 Fond du Lac Street; Home owned, $1500
residence in 1935: Same House
Theodore Gill..Head..59..WI..3rd grade..Farmer..earned $300 in 1939
Clara Gill..Wife..63..3rd grade..WI
Albert Van Buren..Lodger..64..1st grade..WI


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Sources


1 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Oakfield Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 56, sheet 2A, family 26, Theodore H. Gill and Clara C. Kramer; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 14 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1987.

2 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 53, sheet 3A, family 60, Theodore H. Gill and Clara C. Kramer; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 18 Apr 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2573.

3 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 20-58, sheet 10B, household 236, Theodore H. Gill and Clara C. Kramer; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/2000219 : accessed 24 Sep 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 4480.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 48, sheet 12A, dwelling 234, family 242, Theodore Reinhold Gill and Augusta A. Possin; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 9 Nov 2012); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 1905 State Census, Wisconsin, population schedule, Waupun, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, p. 1058, family 158, line 59, Theodore Reinhold Gill and Augusta A. Possin; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1443899 : accessed 9 Nov 2012).

6 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Waupun Township, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 80, sheet 2A, family 31, Theodore Reinhold Gill and Augusta A. Possin; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 13 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1712.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 07 April 2019), memorial page for Theodore Gill (1884\endash 1962), Find A Grave Memorial no. 60077948, citing Kekoskee Cemetery, Kekoskee, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA

8 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Caledonia, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 69, p. 9A, dwelling 80, Christian Friedrich Kramer and Louisa Emilie Possin; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 28 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1448.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 07 April 2019), memorial page for Clara Kramer Gill (5 Apr 1878\endash 20 Dec 1966), Find A Grave Memorial no. 60077949, citing Kekoskee Cemetery, Kekoskee, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA


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