Terrance William Gavin (1895 - 1961)

Born 15 Sep 1895 in Warren, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Frances Mary (Burns) Gavin — married 21 Sep 1922 in Warren, Il

Descendants

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Biography

Terrance William Gavin was born in Warren County, Illinois on September 15, 1895.

Son of William Gavin and Katherine Kinney.

He married Mary Frances Burns on Sept. 21, 1922, in Monmouth. She was killed in 1938 when she was struck by an auto as she crossed a highway in front of her home.

Terrance William Gavin, for many years Terrance was a noted breeder of Shorthorn cattle. A former state association president he was a director of the organization at the time of his death. He had served as a member of Lennox Consolidated School District before the school became part of the Warren School district.

Mr. Gavin was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church and the Warren County Farm Bureau.

Surviving are: four daughters, Helen Irey, Lucille LeFort and Jean and Mary Gavin; and a son, William; six grandchildren; and four sisters: Mrs. Roy Thompson, Mrs. E. L. Gillen, and Margaret and Olea Gavin, all of Monmouth and four brothers: John of Peoria, Francis of Little York, and George and Roy, both of Monmouth.

He passed away on Friday, March 17, 1961, of a heart attack. He was stricken in a Monmouth barber shop and died a few minutes later.

Interment: Saint Marys Cemetery, Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Citation: Find a Grave memorial page for Terrance William Gavin (15 Sep 1895–17 Mar 1961), Find a Grave Memorial no. 219547566, citing Saint Marys Cemetery, Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Graveyard Walker (contributor 47314881). Added: 8 Dec 2020.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSH1-J88 : accessed 20 October 2018), Willie Gavin in household of Wm Gavin, Hale Township, Warren, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 87, sheet 8A, family 144, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,350.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K66Q-GNT : 13 March 2018), Terrence William Gavin, 1917-1918; citing Warren County, Illinois, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,642,749.
• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-7TWT : 14 October 2017), Terrence William Gavin and Frances Burns, 21 Sep 1922; citing Warren, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,255,935.
• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1KM-C68 : 9 March 2018), Terrence William Gavin, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).