Joseph John Gill (1878 - 1946)

Born 12 Dec 1878 in Fillmore, Millard, Utah, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Rhoda (Thomson) Gill — married 18 Mar 1903 (to about 1908) in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Husband of Ellinor Ondine Moth (Iverson) Gill — married 4 Jun 1920 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Died 20 Nov 1946 at age 67 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

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Biography

Joseph was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Joseph's parents were immigrants from Wales. His father, David Richard Gill, married his mother, Sarah Ann Hodges, on February 23, 1862, at Glamorgan, South Wales.

The Gill family sailed from Liverpool on June 29, 1878, aboard the steamship Nevada, and arrived at New York on July 10, 1878. The passenger list includes David Sr, Sarah Ann, adopted son Henry Hodges, David Jr, Thomas, Edith, Elijah, Emily, and infant Albert. The Gill family arrived in New York on July 10 and were probably processed through Castle Gardens. They travelled by train and arrived in Salt Lake on July 18, with the guidance of church elders.

Their first home was Fillmore, Millard County, Utah. Joseph John Gill was born in Fillmore on December 12, 1878. The family moved to Salt Lake City within two years.

Joseph married Rhoda Josephine Thomson on March 18, 1903, in Salt Lake City. About one year later, their son, Joseph Franklin Gill, is born on March 2, 1904. Their happiness was short lived as Rhoda died of Typhoid fever on September 19, 1908. After her death, Joseph and his son moved back to Jeremy Street with family. Six-year-old Joseph Franklin dies on October 22, 1910, from diphtheria.

City directories show Joseph as a sign painter from 1910-1917, living on Jeremy Street. Joseph was drafted on September 12, 1918; he had light blue eyes and dark brown hair, and lists his brother, David R Gill, as his nearest relative.^[1]

In January 1920, Joseph is widowed and living with his sister Edith and her husband at 42 Jeremy Street.

Joseph, age 37, married Eleanor Ondine Moth Iverson, age 21, on June 24, 1920. Their son Gail John is born April 22, 1921, and their daughter Patrice is born in 1924.^[2]

In 1930, Joseph and Eleanor lived at 840 6th Avenue with son Gail John, 8, and daughter Patrice Ann, 7. They live at Delmar Court from 1933 to 1936, and move to 72 R Street about 1938, where Joseph lived until his death.

Joseph established his own sign painting company - Gill and Gill - which he operated for 35 years with his brother, Thomas. Joseph became street lighting supervisor in 1942, city traffic supervisor in 1944, and street lighting supervisor Public Safety Commissioner in 1946. During the war, Joseph administered gas rationing for city employees and directed "share the ride" while an administrator of the War Transportation Committee.

Joseph registered for the World War II draft on 27 April 1942 when he was age 63 and lived at 72 R Street, Salt Lake City, with his wife, Ellinor, they have a telephone; he is a sign painter; 5-8, 132 lbs, blue eyes, grey hair.^[3]

Joseph John Gill

Like the rest of the family, Joseph John Gill was a lifelong Mormon. He was baptized 4 January 1887 by Wm Leatham. He was sent on mission in 1899 to the Eastern States.^[4]

Joseph "died at his home Wednesday at 8 a.m. of a heart ailment shortly after rising" on November 20, 1946. He lived at 72 R Street, Salt Lake City.

Fillmore, the county seat of Millard County, Utah, was named after President Millard Fillmore in an attempt to get the government to allow Utah to join the Union. The U.S. government objected to Utah statehood because plural marriage was still being practiced.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29JM-KRD : 6 March 2020), Joseph John Gill, 1917-1918.
2. ↑ "United States Western States Marriage Index", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZX6-D53 : 19 October 2018), Joseph J Gill and Ellinor Odine Moth Iverson, 1920.
3. ↑ U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. [1]
4. ↑ "Utah, Salt Lake City, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Missionary Department, Missionary Registers, 1860-1937," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDW-Y2RB : 27 November 2019), Joseph John Gill, Utah, United States; records extracted by FamilySearch and images digitized by Church History library, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; citing , Missionary department missionary registers 1860-1959, CR 301 22, Church History Library, Salt lake City, Utah.

• Year: 1880; Census Place: Fillmore, Millard, Utah; Roll: 1336; Page: 460B; Enumeration District: 030. [Sarah A. Gill discovered in 1880 United States Federal Census - https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/18845265?h=ae9418 David R Gill household] 17:45, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

David R. Gill, 41, gardener, Wales

Sarah A. Gill, 37, England

Henry Gillm 21, Wales

David R. Gill, 14, Wales

Thomas G. Gill, 12, Wales

Eda L. Gill, 10, Wales

Elijah Gill, 7, Wales

Emily J. Gill, 6, Wales

Albert J. Gill, 3, Wales

Joseph J. Gill, 1, Utah

• "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8GR-MZQ : 10 February 2018), Joseph J. Gill and Ellinor Odine Moth Iverson, 24 Jun 1920; citing Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah; FHL microfilm 429,105. 19:04, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

Name: Joseph J. Gill

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1882

Birthplace: Fillmore, Ut

Age: 37

Spouse's Name: Ellinor Odine Moth Iverson

Spouse's Birth Date: 25 Sep 1898

Spouse's Birthplace: Salt Lake, Ut

Spouse's Age: 21

Event Date: 24 Jun 1920

Event Place: Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah

Father's Name: David R. Gill

Mother's Name: Sarah A. Hodges

Spouse's Father's Name: La Moth Iverson

Spouse's Mother's Name: Elise S. Vallentine

Race: White

Marital Status: Widowed

Spouse's Race: White

Spouse's Marital Status: Single

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PB-8TG : accessed 27 October 2020), Joseph I Gill in household of William Backman, Salt Lake City Ward 2, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing ED 104, sheet 7A, line 37, family 144, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1866; FHL microfilm 1,821,866. 22:56, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

William Backman Head Male 51 Sweden, tinner, own shop

Edith G Backman Wife Female 49 Wales

Franklin G Backman Son Male 18 Utah, machinist apprentice

Herbert Backman Son Male 16 Utah, tinner apprentice

George O Backman Son Male 10 Utah, none

Joseph J Gill Boarder Male 41 Utah, sign writer, own shop

John E Martin Boarder Male 24 Oklahoma

Edith Martin Boarder Female 23 Utah

• Year: 1930; Census Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 2342155. 1930 U.S. census, Salt Lake City 23:09, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

Joseph J Gill 47 Head

Elinor I Gill, 30 Wife

Gail J Gill, 8 Son

Patricia A Gill, 7 Daughter

• Year: 1940; Census Place: Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: m-t0627-04226; Page: 63B; Enumeration District: 30-134A. 1940 U.S. census, Salt Lake City 23:09, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

Joseph J Gill 61 Head, Utah, sign painter

Eleanor I Gill, 41 Wife, Utah, Sales lady, department store

Gail J Gill, 19 Son, Utah, draughtsman, telephone company

Patricia Gill, 17 Daughter, Utah

• "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZLQ-BZD : 11 September 2015), Joseph John Gill, 20 Nov 1946; citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, certificate 1883, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm. 17:52, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

• Find A Grave Memorial# 23259142; http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23259142