BIOGRAPHY

JAMES GILL - OF STAFFORD, NY

Gill, James, is a native of England, and was born April 4. 1834. His stepfather, George Thomas, came to Stafford in 1842, where he died in 1886. James Gill arrived in Genesee County in 1844, was educated in the common schools, and has followed farming all his life. For ten years he was school trustee, and in various ways has proved his usefulness as a citizen. His life has proved him to be a man worthy of the confidence and respect of his fellows. His wife is Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Moore of England; their children are Caroline F. Heddon, Sarah Gill Kingdon and Ralph G.

Source: Our County and its people, A descriptive work on Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890