Gill Lineage
William Thomas Gill, Sr. (b. 1830, d. 1873)
records in Long County, GA--Irish immigrant; buried in McIntosh (formerly
Liberty) County, GA.
m. Sarah Safronia Caldwell (b. 1843, d. 1918)
buried in Mill Creek cemetery in Pierce County, GA
children: Robert
Alexander Gill (b. 1859, d. 1931, m. 11-9-1879) - m. Gennetter
V. Prescott (b. 1866, d. 1937)
Ellen (Elender) Gill Wasdin
(b. 1861, d. 1943, m. 1-2-1879) - Hiram D. Wasdin (b.
1857, d. 1945)
William Thomas Gill, Jr. (b. 1864, d. 1940, m. 11-11-1887)
m.1) Sarah Cason 2) Serena E. Johns
Elizabeth Matilda Gill Knowles (b. 6-20-1867, d. 1-25-1946)
m. John J. Knowles
James Gill (b. 1870, d. 1878)
Latitia Gill Thomas (b. 1874, d. 1936, m. 9-12-1889)
- m. Isaac Henry Thomas
William Thomas Gill, Jr. (b. 1-13-1864, d. 9-3-1946, m. 11-17-1887)
born in Pierce County, GA; buried in New Home Church Cemetery in Pierce County,
GA, where his church membership was recorded.
m. Sarah Cason (b. 7-19-1862, d. 12-3-1909, m. 11-11-1887)
born in Pierce County, GA, in 1862; in the 1870 and 1880 census of Pierce
County, she is living in the household of her aunt and uncle, William and Marantha Chancey, along with her
sister, Martha; buried in Mill Creek Church cemetery in Pierce County, GA where
her church membership was recorded; her epitaph reads: "She welcomed death
as the fruition of her eternal hopes."
children: Martha
Jane Gill Crosby (b. 10-2-1888, d. 6-2-1984, m. 1-29-1909) - m. Barney W.
Crosby
Lula Safronia Gill Manning (b. 4-17-1891, d.
1-28-1956, m. 4-26-1908)
m. George W. Manning
Mary Ellen Gill Lee (b. 5-9-1892, d. 11-13-1982, m. 2-5-1911) - m. Frank
Albritton Lee (b. 2-14-1886, d. 1-5-1964)
Susie E. Gill Lee (b. 11-9-1894, d. 1-24-1930, m. 4-23-1911) - m. Burie Gard Lee
Daniel Robert Gill (b. 3-10-1897, d.3-3-1951, m. 12-2-1915)
m. 1) Delia Courson (b. 1896, d. 1919) 2) Ethel
Elma Little (m. 5-14-1920)
William T. "Willie" Gill (b. 2-9-1899, d. 10-21-1960) - m. Marie
Clark
Sarah Belle Gill Manning (b. 1901, d. 1923) - m. Virgil Manning (b. 1895, d.
1941, m. 10-15-1918)
Lizzie M. Gill Chancey (b. 1903, d. 1986) - m. Vann Chancey
Ida Mae Gill (b. 6-29-1907, d. 7-3-1907)
Pearl Lavada Gill Brauda
Strickland Dubose (b. 1909, d. 8-22-00)
m. 1) Henry Brauda 2) Elzie
Nathaniel Strickland (b. 1899, d. 1972)
3) Irvin Dubose
m. Serena Elizabeth Johns (b. 11-18-1883, d. 7-12-1936, m. 7-2-1911)
children: Jewel
Gill Weathers (b. 1912, d. 2001) - m. Alvin Calhoun Weathers
James Ruby Gill (b. 8-28-1913, d. 8-18-1982) - m. Edna Vickers
Joseph Marrel Gill (b. 1914, d. 1974) - m. Annie
Maude Dixon
Andrew Jackson Gill (b. 9-11-1916, d. 5-7-1955) - m. Era Miller
Mary Ellen Gill Lee (b. 5-9-1892, d. 11-13-1982, m. 2-5-1911)
born in Pierce County, GA, buried in New Hope Primitive Baptist Church cemetery
near Hickox, GA
m. Frank Albritton Lee (b. 2-14-1886, d. 1-5-1964)
born in Charlton County, GA, buried in New Hope Primitive Baptist Church cemetery
near Hickox, GA
children: Ephriam Osborne Lee (b. 12-14-1912, d. 2-4-1974) - m. Annie
Mae Johns
Thomas Eli Lee (b. 6-7-1915, d. 7-24-94) m. Annie Louise Henderson
Nola Vergalene Lee Drawdy
(b. 9-27-1917, d. 10-2-2007)
m. 1) Burris Daniel Drawdy, 2) John Earl Lee
Flora Alene Lee Barber (b. 7-17-1921, d. 5-17-2004) -
m. Only James Barber
Barnwell Franklin Lee (b. 11-9-1924, d. 1-31-1983) - m. Rose Hiller
Delia Geneva Lee Wynn Williamson (b. 9-9-1928, d. 3-1-1982)
m. 1) Archie P. Wynn, 2) James Williamson
Margaret Ellen Lee Dixon (b. 7-6-1935)
m. 1) Sam Ray, 2) Jay E. Dixon
Nola Vergalene Lee Drawdy
(b. 9-27-1917, m. 10-31-1934)
born in Pierce County, GA
m. Burris Daniel Drawdy (b. 12-17-1910, d. 8-2-1985)
born in Wayne County, GA, buried in Shiloh cemetery in Pierce County, GA
children: Virginia
Alene Drawdy Robinson (b.
11-3-1935) - m. Richard Robinson
Henry Edward Drawdy (b. 12-5-1937) - m. Lois Marie
Everett
Joann Drawdy Davis (b. 5-20-1940) - m. Julius C.
Davis
Nola Mae Drawdy Carter (b. 4-29-1943) - m. Warren
Roger Carter
James Daniel Drawdy (b. 9-28-1946) - m. Gloria Bowen
Jo Allen Drawdy (b. 6-28-1948, d. 1-9-1949)
Ellie Jane Drawdy Loudermilk (b. 9-9-1949) - m.
William A. Loudermilk
Linda Drawdy Griffis Hayden
(b. 11-1-1951)
m. 1) Melvin Griffis, 2) Lee Hayden
Glenda Drawdy Lee (b. 11-1-1951) - m. Larry Lee
Ronald Austin Drawdy (b. 6-4-1955, d. 6-10-2000)
m. 1) Mary Ann Griner, 2) Beverly Ennis
Joseph Franklin Drawdy (b. 2-23-1961) - m. Karen
Anderson
Ellie Jane Drawdy Loudermilk (b. 9-9-1949,
m. 6-22-1968)
born in Ware County, GA
m. William Alex Loudermilk (b. 2-27-1949)
born in Birmingham, AL
children: Jason Wayne
Loudermilk (b. 1975, m. 6-12-2004) - m. Margaret Courtney McCammon
Sherri Lynn Loudermilk Underwood (b. 1978, m. 6-8-2002) - m. Chris Underwood
John David Loudermilk (b. 1985, m. 10-25-2008) – m. Sarah Beth Williams
Bibliography:
Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia,
Vol. VIII, p. 120
Tombstone Inscriptions
Interviews with family members
E. L. Darling and Son Funeral Home Records, Blackshear, Georgia
The Thomas Story by Aaron Thomas
Mill Creek Church and New Home Church Cemeteries