Abel Skennel Gill

Full Name: Abel Skennel Gill
Date of birth: February 12, 1835
Date of death: January 4, 1910

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 60 Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 20th (1)   Democrat Purdon / Navarro   Navarro

(1) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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House District 60
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889
Legislatures: 20th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Purdon / Navarro
Counties in district: Navarro

(1) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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Biographical Sketches

Military Service Notes

Other Resources

  • A.S. Gill, birth date 2/12/1835 in Edgefield, South Carolina; death date 1/4/1910 in Blooming Grove, Navarro County, Texas; farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • A.S. Gill, birth date 2/12/1835, death date 1/4/1910, burial in Dresden Cemetery, Dresden, Navarro County, with spouse Rebecca Gill. Includes reprint of obituary, "Death of Captain A.S. Gill." Find a Grave.
  • "President of the Farmers Alliance but he did not approve of a Third Party," History of Navarro County. HeritageQuest Online.
  • Abel Skinner Gill, birth date 2/12/1835, death date 1/4/1910, burial in Dresden Cemetery, Navarro County. Civil War veteran, obituaries. Navarro County, TXGenWeb Project.

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20th R.S. - 1887
Counties and County Boundaries  
Finance  
Internal Improvement  
North Texas Insane Asylum at Terrell  
Roads, Bridges and Ferries  
State Asylums  

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