Abel Skennel Gill
Full Name: Abel Skennel GillDate 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 |
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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).
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, Hon. Abel S. Gill, pp. 573-574. Born 2/12/1835 in Alabama; married Rebecca Nabours in 1854. A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas, 1893.
- Biographical sketch, Abel Skennel Gill, pp. 130-131. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Company G, 18th Texas Infantry, under Colonel Ochiltree, served 2 years as private soldier. A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas, 1893.
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.
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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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