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John Gill, Jr. Family Cemetery

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Location	:	Bogue Chitto, Lincoln County, USA
Description	:	Location: Cemetery is located approximately 2 miles north of Bogue Chitto, Mississippi on the west side of Hwy 51 on old homesite along Gill's Creek. Condition: One marker remains (2000). All others are gone; reportedly destroyed by bulldozer. Few remains of the large home can be found. Information furnished by the late Kate Gill Elam in Sept. 1970 from Bible and Family Records of Thomas Jefferson Gill and wife, Mary Ann Sutton, as recorded by T. J. Gill before his death in 1928. These family and bible records were unintentionally destroyed when house cleaning after the death of Mary Ann Sutton Gill.... Read More	Location: Cemetery is located approximately 2 miles north of Bogue Chitto, Mississippi on the west side of Hwy 51 on old homesite along Gill's Creek. Condition: One marker remains (2000). All others are gone; reportedly destroyed by bulldozer. Few remains of the large home can be found. Information furnished by the late Kate Gill Elam in Sept. 1970 from Bible and Family Records of Thomas Jefferson Gill and wife, Mary Ann Sutton, as recorded by T. J. Gill before his death in 1928. These family and bible records were unintentionally destroyed when house cleaning after the death of Mary Ann Sutton Gill. Thomas Jefferson and Mary Ann Gill were the parents of Kate Gill Elam. Mrs. Elam died only a few days after giving this data to Mrs. Carl Douglas. Mrs. Kate Gill Elam's family records state that beginning with the death of James Monroe Gill and continuing through six deaths, including her mother, Mary Ann Sutton Gill, that all died on Saturday and were buried on Sunday. All with the exception of her mother were buried on the Gill farm. Of those six, she only named James M. Gill and her mother. Dates were meager. This was a large family and a fairly large cemetery; so many names and dates were lost. Thomas Jefferson Gill, Mary Ann Sutton Gill, and most of their children are buried in the Bogue Chitto Cemetery, Bogue Chitto, Mississippi (Lincoln County). Writings of Kate Gill Elam: "A partial outline of the Gill-Sutton linage is given below. While this is not complete by any means, it is worthy of mention that all the earlier dates and items were established solely from memory by our father, Thomas Jefferson Gill, a few years before his death, a most remarkable feat. I have made some additions of later dates". In loving memory of our dear Father and Mother, Thomas Jefferson Gill and Mary Ann Sutton Gill, this brief sketch was written. Kate Gill Elam November, 1932 Paternal: John Gill Sr.- Great Great Great Grandfather. He was born in Virginia. Was a Patriot during the Rev. War; he furnished supplies while residing at Richland Co. South Carolina. He was b. ca. 1730 and died after 17 Feb. 1785 South Carolina. If you come out of cold Springs Road headed to Brookhaven you will hit 51 Hwy. About 100 yards you will cross small Gill Creek. There will be a driveway on the right Use that as a marker and cross the Hwy and enter woods on West side of highway. Cemetery is about 100 yards in maybe a little to the left. Louisa Gill - Grandmother She was born February 5, 1828. Died June 1897 at Bunkie, Louisiana and buried there. After Kate's Grandfather's death, Grandmother married Dr. Williams, of La. They had one daughter, Delia, our father's half sister. She was married to Mr. Clave Matthews, for who our brother, Clave was named. Thomas Jefferson Gill - Father Born February 5, 1848 in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. He came to Mississippi, Lawrence County (Later changed to Lincoln County) when a small child. He made the tr listed iip on horseback with his parents. After the death of his father, he lived with his grandparents - prominent and large landowners - on the Gill Farm and was reared by them. He entered the service of the army during the last year of the Civil War. Enlisted in State Militia, but served in the regular army for one year. Fought in Alabama in Light Calvary. Member of Company A 24th Mississippi Calvary, with Adams' Brigade. At age of 20 years, he was married to our mother, Mary Ann Sutton, on December 22, 1868. She too, was a member of a very prominent family. They lived on the Gill Farm for a number of years, later establishing a home in Bogue Chitto, where they spent the remainder of their lives. Our Father was truly a father - endowed with a kindly disposition and tender nature that endeared him to all. He was every loyal and actively interested in the affairs of his home and community. For many years, he served in an official capacity, being Mayor of Bogue Chitto at the time of his death. His long and useful career ended on July 10, 1928, at the age of 80 years. He was buried at Bogue Chitto on July 11, 1928, with all honor due a prominent citizen, a Confederate Veteran, and a loving Father. Maternal: This information is very limited, being given in its entirety by our Father, T. J. Gill, solely from memory. William Sutton, Grandfather of our Mother, Mary Ann Sutton.Was born in Georgia. Came to Mississippi before 1815. Established a home on a farm five miles north of Bogue Chitto. J. H. Sutton, our Mother's father. Was born on the Sutton Farm in 1814. He established a home a few miles north of Bogue Chitto, and became one of the largest landowners and most influential citizens of his time. He died in 1900 at the age of 86 years and was buried on the Sutton farm where he had spent the greater part of a very useful life. (See Sutton Family Cemetery) Julia Ann Lang, our Mother's mother. Was born in La. in 1820. Died on the Sutton farm in 1904, aged 84 years. Grandmother Sutton's parents came from Ohio to La. After her father's death, her mother married Wilson Turner. She, our Great Grandmother, died in 1879. Grandfather and Grandmother Sutton were the parents of sixteen children not all living to maturity. (See Sutton Family Cemetery) Mary Ann Sutton Gill our mother. Was born on Sutton Farm on November 11, 1851 - member of a large and prominent family. She was married on December 22, 1868 to our Father, T. J. Gill, at the Sutton Home at the age of 17 years. A wonderful mother , interested primarily in her home and the up-building of her family. Possessed of those fine qualities that radiate goodness and happiness and made for a host of friends - truly a Good Samaritin to all. After a long and beautiful life, her gentle spirit slipped away on June 7, 1924, at the age of 72 years and 6 months. On Sunday afternoon, June 8, 1924, at Bogue Chitto, she was buried as she lived, in an impressive yet simple way, so fitting to our Mother, who dignified everything by her noble response. Cemeteries of Lincoln County, Mississippi - M. F. Phillips 2001

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