Benton Co., AL was renamed to Calhoun Co. sometime in the 1850s and contains the city of Anniston, Ft. McClellan and Redstone Arsenal.

Leonard Gill born 1780-1790 (from 1840 census)  died c1846 (1841?), married to Zenna, Zaner, Zaney, or perhaps Janey?, who was born c1804 in SC.  His widow, Zenna or Zaner married second to Samual Thompson.  Greg Nabors' information on this family.  Leonard Gill appears in a record in Lunenburg Co., VA.  This marriage record places Leonard Gill in Lunenburg Co., VA in 1821, and in SC in 1837, when Julia A. Gill was born.  He removed to Benton Co., AL c1838, and died in Benton Co., AL c1841.

My bets are that Zenna, Zaner, Zaney, or Janey born c1804 in SC was a second wife, and that she is not the mother of the first three.  She probably is the mother of Able, Julia A., James, and Isopheny only.

Known Children (census, 2 sons, 3 daughters in 1840):

1. Daughter Gill born 1815-20
2. Daughter Gill born 1815-20
3. son
4. Able Gill born c1836 in SC.  Abel S. Gill, brother to Julia Gill, married Rebecca Neighbors born c1835 in Alabama, a sister to Thomas J. Neighbors, September 21, 1853 in Benton Co., AL. Abel and Rebecca Neighbors are mentioned in John Neighbors's will probated in Calhoun Co., AL in 1872.  Navarro County, Texas 1880 census: Able Gill, WM 45 (b c1835 SC) Farming father born in VA, mother born in SC.  Rebecca WF 45 (b1835 AL) fbAL mbAL.  Able Gill removed to Navarro County, Texas.
   • James Gill son WM 15 (born 1865) probably in TX,
5. Julia A. Gill born c1837 SC.  She was listed on the 1850 Benton Co., AL census, living with Abraham and Malinda Towns. Julia married Thomas J. Neighbors September 5, 1852 in Benton Co. but she is not listed on the 1860 Calhoun (formerly Benton) Co. census. They had at least one child, William E. Nabors, in 1868. She apparently died between 1868 and 1890. Thomas married Martha Prater in Calhoun Co. in 1890.  This is the line of Greg Nabors.  Please contact him with information.
   • At least one child:
   • William E. Nabors born 1868
6. James Gill born c1840 AL, probably born after 1840 census.
7. Isopheny Gill (male or female?) born c1846, 4 in 1850 census.

1840 Benton Co., AL census:

Leonard Gill page 041 1m<5 (Able), 1m 5-10 (Thomas Marion?), 1m 50-60, 1f 5-10 (Julia), 2f 15-20 (these two unknown), 1 f 40-50, so Leonard Gill born 1780-1790

1850 Benton Co., AL census (Eastern Alabama, on a line between Birmingham and Atlanta) census (all in the same household and some sexes not specified but most are obvious):

Thomas M(arion) Gill,  born c1822, age 28, b. SC, (both parents born SC from 1880 census) farmer, Benton Co. 1850 census. Perhaps a brother to Julia?  In St. Clair County, AL in the 1860, ''70, and '80 census.  Thomas died before 1888 when Elizabeth moved to Falls County, TX.   Eliz(abeth Crow) age 29, F, b. AL. Thomas M. Gill married Elizabeth Crow in Atlanta 11 July 1846, daughter of Abner Crow.  Abner Crow in DeKalb Co., GA census in 1840.

• (1) James Alexander Gill born c1847 AL
• (2) John Austin Gill. born c1841 AL
• (3) Margaret Gill supposedly died shortly after her husband and small child died.
• (4) Frances Musidora Gill Musidora married Elija Nunnelly and moved to Falls County,Texas in the 1880's.
• (5) George Gill

Contact P. Beesley on this family.

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1850 Census Benton Co., Ala. 28th District

• Family No. 667
• Towns, Elisha 55 GA farmer $5000
• Sarah 55 SC
• J(?) N. 26 "

• Family No. 673
• Clark, Benjamin 50 VA farmer $400
• Mary 48 GA
• Jane 18 SC
• Elizabeth 14 "
• Sarah 12 Ala
• Elisha 10 "

• Family No. 684(all in one household) page 314. (still 1850 census)
• Towns, Abraham 53 GA farmer $200
• Malinda 43 SC
• Sarah 17 AL
• J.W.  (or N) 14 AL
• Permely 9 AL
• Thompson, Samuel 79 SC farmer $3---
• Zaney  (Janey)(f) 46 SC (widow of Leonard Gill)
• Gill, Able 14 SC (child of Leonard and Zaney Gill)
• J. A. (f) 13 SC " "
• James 10 AL " "
• Isopheny 4 "

• Family No. 685
• Townes, Vina 32 SC $800
• M.M. (f) 23 " (Martha)
• A.L. (m) 21 " (Abner Larkin) farmer
• D.A. (m) 20 " (Daniel)
• N.M. (f) 17 " (Nancy)
• S.P. (f) 10 AL (Susan)
• Crane, Levi 21 GA worker
• Herill, George 17 "

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