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MCGILL, William Nathan b. abt 1758, Ireland d. 19 Jul 1806, Greene Co., TN = m. (?) (?)
The ancestor of the McGills who immigrated from Ireland (Ulster?) to America was William McGill, a Presbyterian Minister. With him was an eleven-year-old son also named William (1783-1832) who also became a Minister. They first settled in Bucks County, PA. Later moving to Augusta County, VA. The McGills were Scottish people and staunch supporters of the Presbyterian Church. Because of religious persecution they left Ireland and came to the Colonies in America. It is told within the family that William brought a goat on board the ship so that the children could have milk on the trip.
MCGILL, William Nathan, Jr. b. 1783, Ireland d. 1832, Knox Co., TN = m. LUTTRELL, Nancy in Hamilton County, TN. William married Nancy after the family had moved to Hamilton County, TN on Mountain Fork (Sale Creek) where they bought land. Mountain Fork was later changed to McGill Creek, as it is named today. William and Nancy were Charter Members of the Bethel Presbyterian Church, the oldest church in Hamilton County.
MCGILL, David Milton b. 14 Mar 1808, Monroe Co., TN; d. 3 Mar 1850, Hamilton Co., TN; m. abt 1834, Hamilton Co., TN, PEARSON, Anne Nancy McKelvey
MCGILL, William Pearson b. 23 Mar 1835, Grayson, TN or in Soddy, TN. d. 28 Aug 1918, buried Alva, OK. =m. 20 Nov 1861 JOHNSON, Isabelle McClure [P285] b. 12 Sep 1845, d. 14 May 1926, buried Alva, OK. Belle's family were the hardware Johnsons of Dayton, TN.
- MCGILL, Thomas David b. 27 Sep 1872 in Grayson, TN, d. 1945 = m. 1889, KS to EDWARDS, Ida May b. (?), d. 1962. Ida married Tom in 1889 when she came from Missouri to Kansas with her parents. Tom came to Kansas with his parents when he was a young man. They settled and farmed near McPherson, KS. Tom later went to a farm in Pratt County, KS. where he built the house on a farm which was just one-half mile east of his parent's home at Coats, KS. He took over his father's farm in Kansas when the parents moved to Oklahoma. Tom followed his parents to Woods County in 1905.
  CHILDREN:
  1. MCGILL, Vella b. (?), d. (?) = m. MCKEAN, Morton b. (?) d. (?)
  2. MCGILL, Glenn b. (?) d. died young
  3. MCGILL, Carlos b. (?) d. 1971= m. HAM, Helen. Carlos served in World War I as a master Sargeant. Carlos and Helen had three children:
    1. May Beth
    2. Thomas Carlos
    3. Feliece
  4. MCGILL, Mary b. (?) d. died young
  5. MCGILL, Alba Rose b. (?) d. died young
  6. MCGILL, Gladys b. (?) d. (?) = m. HEATON, Joe . Gladys and Joe had three children:
    1. Ronald Ray
    2. Richard Mac
    3. Joesph David
- MCGILL, William Jacob. b. 1880, d. 1959 Alva, OK. (1st) = m. 1910, div. 1940s - WARWICK, Constance Estella, b. 20 Oct 1882, Virginia, d. 19 Sep 1968, Alva, OK. Constance came from Virginia when she was eight years old. Her Father made the run from Coldwater, KS. He homesteaded one-half mile North of Hopeton. Constance attended Northwestern Normal and taught at the old Westside School in Alva and many years in "M" (Woods Counties). She returned to Northwestern to graduate in 1940.
  (2nd) = m. 1940s RANKIN, Blanche.
  
  1902- & 1903 - William J. attended Northwestern Normal and was active in sports.
  
  1904 - William attended Friends University in Wichita, KS. He was a One-man track team and played football and baseball there.
  
  1905 & 1906 - He was pitcher for the Austin Senators in the Texas Baseball League in Austin, TX.
  
  1907 - He went to the Big League and played with the St. Louis Browns.
  
  1908 - He returned to Oklahoma to teach school three miles north of Cherokee. He also taught in Woods County.
  
  CHILDREN:
  1. MCGILL, Gene M. b. 27 Dec 1914, d. 16 Jun 1986 = m. PARIS, Vada b. 11 Nov 1916, d. 15 Jul 1992, Bass Hospital, Enid, OK. Buried in Alva, OK
    Gene attended Northwestern; received a degree in Pharmacy from Oklahoma University; and returned to the Woods County in 1937 to become a farmer and rancher. Gene and Vada had four daughters:
    1. Connie - b. 24 July 1942; m. 1st-Gary Northern, Apr. 1961, div. 1969; m. 2nd-Jimmy Allen, 1976(?)
      1. Teresa Rene' Northern - b. 9 Nov 1961; m. David Verhaert, Feb 13, 1993
        
        Dylan McGill Verhaert, b. Mar. 1994
        
        Kyle Verhaert, b. 1996 [Summer]
      2. Gregory Lyman Northern - b. 7 Nov 1962; m. Anita 'DD" Weis, Jan 1992, (div/sep?)
    2. Dorthy - b. 31 Aug 1943
    3. Linda - b. 25 Feb 1948; m. 30 July 1969, David M. Wagner
      1. Michael E. - b. 26 Oct 1970
      2. Robert L. - b. 10 Jun 1973
    4. Amber - b. 21 Apr 1949; m. Robert Colon (div)
      1. Arthur Delano - b. 17 May 1971; m. Michelle WELLS
        
        Nathan Christopher - b. 26 Nov 1992
        
        McKenzie Rae - b. 8 January 1997
      2. Justin Tyler - b. 7 Sep 1982
  2. MCGILL, Robert Lee b. 23 Aug 1916, d. 21 Feb 1954, = m. twice (Felicia Monfort and Helen Soaper). Both marriages ended in Divorce. There was no children by either marriages. Bob graduated from University of Kentucky; he served in World War II as a Major in the Tank Corps under Gen. Patton in the Pacific and the ETO. He was a rancher in Woods County and South Dakota until his death.
- MCGILL, Charles Robert b. 5 Sep 1884, McPherson, KS, d. 23 Jul 1971, Veterans Center in Ardmore, OK. buried Capron, OK. = m. 9 Jun 1911, NELSON-KIDD, Elizabeth, Elizabeth had one son by a previous marriage.
  Charles was born just a short time before his parents moved to Coats, KS. He came to Woods County with his parents where he attended school in the Goshen School district. He attended Northwestern State Normal and then taught school at Manila School and at Gate, OK. He gave up teaching to become the owner and operator of McGill Drug Company in Capron, OK in 1909. From there he entered the military service in 1917. On June 9, 1911 at the home of the Presbyterian minister in Woodward, Charles married Elizabeth NELSON-KIDD. "The Capron Hustler" wrote of their return to Capron ... "Mr. and Mrs. McGill returned to Capron Saturday afternoon. Saturday evening a charivari party was formed, and after borrowing an Irish buggy (commonly known as a wheelbarrow) proceeded to the home of the bride's parents. After the bride was safely seated in the front seat, Charley took hold of the steering apparatus, and followed by a large crowd, steered straight for the drug store, where everyone was treated to ice cream and cigars, after which congratulations were showered on the happy couple."
  In 1930 a car accident left Charles Robert unable to work. He then made his home in the Veterans Center in Ardmore until his death in 23 Jul 1971. He is buried in Capron cemetery.
- MCGILL, James A., b. Soddy, TN, d. 2 Jun 1955, Alva, OK. "Jim" homesteaded a farm five and one-half southwest of Alva, SW/4 S4-26-14 in 1893. Jim and his brother-in-law (Augustus Vinson) probably teamed up as Gus staked a claim just northwest of Jim. Jim was a bachelor. His younger brother Will came down and lived with him to keep him company. Neither of the boys knew much about cooking or housekeeping. They were hungry so one day bought a package of rice and proceeded to cook the whole package. As it cooked and swelled they would dip it out into another vessel until they had rice in nearly every available pot and pan. Neither Jim or Will got hungry for rice for a long time. Uncle Jim lived on the claim for seven years before moving to Alva in 1900. Jim came with his parents to McPherson, KS, stopping for a short time in Missouri. Later they moved to Coats, KS. His parents followed him down after the run into Oklahoma and also proved up a claim. After leaving the farm, Uncle Jim opened a furniture store in the six hundred block on Barnes in 1906. He and his brother (Will) operated the store for nearly fifty years under the name of McGill Brothers Furniture. Both Jim and Will were avid baseball fans. When the World Series started, business would come almost to a standstill as from twenty to forty friends could be found huddled in the back of the store listening and watching the series on the radio. "The Boys" had built a baseball field on a board and wired it with bulbs so that they could show men on bases, strikes and balls, number of outs, innings, etc... as they listened to the radio. Jim and Will enjoyed a good game of golf and possibly were charter members of the Alva Golf and Country Club when it was located where the Alva High School is now. Jim built the first swimming pool in the city just west of the store. Since Jim remained single he spent many hours playing snooker or dominoes with the college students or business men at Brand's Recreation parlor which was just west of his store. Jim's parents were strict Presbyterians and allowed no dancing at any time and no ballgames on Sunday. It was only in the later years that "The Boys" were allowed to play catch in the yard on Sunday. After the death of his parents (who had lived on the corner of Eighth and Locust) he moved next door south to live with his sister, Lulu Erskine, and made his home with her family for more than thirty-five years.
- MCGILL, Mary McKelvey, b. (?) d. (?) = m. VINSON, Augustus A.
- MCGILL, Alice Elizabeth, b. (?), d. (?) = m. HARRIS, James D.

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