Matthew and Margaret Gill
Matthew Gill was born 17 April 1838 in County Meath, Ireland, the son of Matthew and Mary Gill. He and his father immigrated with his uncle Peter to the United States and settled in Owen County, Kentucky. The rest of his family joined them a few years later. Matthew joined the Confederate Army during the Civil War, riding with John Hunt Morgan. He served with him in the Kentucky 2nd Calvary Regiment during the raid from June 11–July 26, 1863.
Morgan's Confederates during the 46 day raid covered more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km), beginning in Tennessee and ending in northern Ohio. Morgan's raid coincided with the Vicksburg Campaign and the Gettysburg Campaign, though it was not directly related to either. However, it was meant to draw away tens of thousands of U.S. troops away from these major campaigns and to frighten Northern civilians into demanding their troops be recalled to defend them. Despite his initial successes, Morgan was thwarted in his attempts to re-cross the Ohio River and eventually was forced to surrender what remained of his command in northeastern Ohio near the Pennsylvania border. Morgan and other senior officers were kept in the Ohio state penitentiary, but they tunneled their way out and casually took a train to Cincinnati, where they crossed the Ohio River to safety.
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Children of Matthew and Mary Gill
Mary Gill b-1820 in County Meath Ireland
Matthew Gill b-17 Apr 1838 in County Meath, Ireland; d-7 Feb 1907 in Newport;
m-Margaret L McNulty, daughter of Martin and Ellen McNulty 2 Jan 1876 in
Cincinnati
Michael Gill b-1840 in County Meath Ireland
Patrick Gill b-1844 in County Meath Ireland;
d-14 Feb 1907 in Dayton Ky.
Margaret Gill b-1850 in County Meath Ireland
Katherine Gill b-1856 in Owen Co Ky.
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Children of Matthew Gill and Margaret L McNulty
Mary Gill b-1877 in Owen Co Ky. d-Chicago
Illinois; m-John Wesley Banbury 1 Sep 1910 in Newport
Sallie Gill b-1880 in Owen Co Ky.
Ellen Gill b-1880 in Owen Co Ky.
Margaret "Nellie" Gill b-31 Jan 1885 in Owen Co Ky. d-1 Nov 1938 in Covington;
br-St Stephen Cemetery; m-Joseph Williams
Catherine Gill b-1887 in Ohio; m-Spencer Reeves 29 Sep 1923 at Immaculate
Conception Church in Newport
Joseph Patrick Gill b-10 Mar 1889 in Owen Co Ky. m-Eleanor Schleter 17 Feb 1917
in Newport
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Children of Mary Gill and John Wesley Banbury
John Roy Banbury b-1912 in Newport
Margaret Banbury b-22 May 1913 in Missouri; d-12 Feb 2002 in Cincinnati
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Children of Joseph Patrick Gill and Eleanor Schleter
Eleanor Sarah Gill b-27 Nov 1917 in Cincinnati;
d-29 June 2000 in Kettering Oh; br-Calvary Cemetery in Kettering, Montgomery Co
Ohio
Evelyn Josephine Gill b-14 Nov 1919 in Cincinnati; d-7 May 2001 in Springdale,
Oh; br-Oak Hill Cemetery in Cincinnati; m-Thomas M Joseph
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Matthew Gill died 7 Feb 1907 in Newport and was buried in the St Stephen Cemetery. Margaret L Gill died 19 Feb 1917 in Newport and was buried in the St Stephen Cemetery.