Edith Mabel GILLIS^{[1, 2, 3]}

1882 - 1964  (82 years)

• Name	Edith Mabel GILLIS  [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Born	2 Jul 1882	Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, USA   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1900	Pine Island Village, Goodhue, Minnesota   [6]
  Residence	1910	Walnut Grove, Redwood, Minnesota   [7]
  _UID	9D2245E8674A4573AB2505526215D5BD855C
  Died	27 Aug 1964	Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA   [4, 5, 8]
  Person ID	I39	tag1
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Rev. William McNab GILLIS,   b. 20 May 1845, Inverness, Megantic County, Quebec, Canada (Gillis Corners) ,   d. 1 Jul 1928, Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth CODVILLE,   b. 11 Sep 1849, Quebec, , Qu?bec, Canada ,   d. 22 Apr 1940, Windom, Cottonwood, Minnesota, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1877	Quebec, , Qu?bec, Canada   [4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  	The couple married April 24, 1877 at 3pm in the afternoon in the home of her brother, in Quebec City.  The service was performed by the Rev. H. E. Blaud. Their honeymoon consisted of a trip to Rutland, Vermont, where William was ordained as a minister and received his first appointment to the Methodist-Episcopal Church at Landgrove, Vermont. [4, 5]
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Edith Mabel Gillis, daughter of  William McNab  and  Mary Elizabeth Codville Gillis  was born 7/2/1882 in Wardsboro (Windham County) Vermont. She attended grade school at Plainview, Minnesota and high school in Pine Island, Minnesota. She graduated from Hamline University with a degree in teaching in 1905 and taught music in Walnut Grove and Windom (Minnesota). In 1907 Edith married Claude Albertson, another Hamline graduate, but had the great sorrow of losing him in death the same year. On August 8, 1923 she was married to J. O. Thompson (1880-1959) in Windom, Minnesota. a widower with two daughters, Bernice and Lucille. Together, they had one daughter,  Winifred. Edith was a very active member of the First Methodist Church in Windom - serving as church pianist, teacher in Sunday School, and active in various women's organizations. Edith died 8/27/1964, age 82. [4, 5, 8]

  
  

• Sources

  [S92] . [S112] . [S162] Ancestry Family Trees (Reliability: 3). http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=26120745&pid=1782492244 [S2] . [S68] . [S161] Year: 1900; Census Place: Pine Island, Goodhue, Minnesota; Roll: T623_764; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 49. (Reliability: 3). Birth date:  Jul 1882Birth place:  VermontResidence date:  1900Residence place:  Pine Island Village, Goodhue, Minnesota http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=75969056&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt [S165] Year: 1910; Census Place: Walnut Grove, Redwood, Minnesota; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . (Reliability: 3). Birth date:  1883Birth place:  VermontResidence date:  1910Residence place:  Walnut Grove, Redwood, Minnesota http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1910uscenindex&h=13237272&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt [S89] . [S87] . [S202] (Reliability: 3). Marriage date:  1877Marriage place:  Qu?bec (Methodist) (Qu?bec (Wesleyan Methodist Church)), Qu?bec http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=drouinvitals&h=11888242&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt [S202] (Reliability: 3). Marriage date:  1877Marriage place:  Qu?bec (Methodist) (Qu?bec (Wesleyan Methodist Church)), Qu?bec http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=drouinvitals&h=14458511&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt [S161] Year: 1900; Census Place: Pine Island, Goodhue, Minnesota; Roll: T623_764; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 49. (Reliability: 3). Birth date:  May 1845Birth place:  CanadaMarriage date:  1877Marriage place:  Residence date:  1900Residence place:  Pine Island Village, Goodhue, MinnesotaArrival date:  UnknArrival place: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=75969051&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt