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Jeremiah GILLIS
Ms. __?__
Emeline BRADLEY
Husband:  Jeremiah GILLIS
Birth:  1804/5, OH 
Death:  1870-80, presumably in Jackson Twp., Paulding Co., OH 
Occupation:  farmer 
Probable Uncle:  James GILLIS 
Father:  Mr. GILLIS 
Mother:  Ms. __?__, b. 1770-80
Marriage-1:
Wife-1:  Ms. __?__

I have no proof that Jeremiah had two wives, but given the age difference between Jeremiah and Emeline, we would immediately suspect he had an earlier wife.  The age of the eldest child also suggests that there may have been an earlier wife.

Marriage-2:  10 Mar 1835, Delaware Co., OH
Wife-2:  Emeline / Emily BRADLEY
Birth:  1815/6, OH
Death:  1850-60, Liberty Twp., Delaware Co., OH
Occupation:  homemaker
Child with Wife-1:
1.  (Son A) GILLIS, b. 1830-35; d.s.p. by 1850
Children with Emeline BRADLEY:
2.  (Son B) GILLIS, b. 1835-40; d.s.p. by 1850
3.  Joseph GILLIS, b. 1843/4
4.  Emily GILLIS, b. 1845/6
5.  Romeo GILLIS, b. 16 Nov 1852; d. 12 Nov 1950


Sources:

1.  Anon.  1966.  Marriage Index:  Ohio, 1789-1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-400):
Gilles, Jeremiah Bradley, Emmeline 10 Mar 1835 Delaware Co.

2.  1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #1 of 8 — indexed "Jeremiah Giffis"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
1830 OH Delaware Co. Liberty Twp. p. 83 Ln. 14 Jerh Gillies 001 010 - 001 000 010
These data indicate:
No. & Sex  Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred
1 male 10-14 1815-1820 = Brother?
1 male 20-29 1800-1810 = Jeremiah (b. 1804/5) 
1 female 10-14 1815-1820 = Sister?
1 female 50-59 1770-1780 = Widowed Mother?
Listed two lines from Jeremiah's apparent uncle, James GILLIS.  They are the only GILLISes in Delaware County.

3.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 10; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤
1840 OH Delaware Co. Liberty Twp. pp. 127B-128A Ln. 2 Jeremiah Gillis 110 001 - 000 010 001 0100000
These data indicate:
No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred
1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = Son B
1 male 5-9 1830-1835 = Son A
1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = Jeremiah (b. 1804/5) 
1 female 20-29 1810-1820 = Emeline (b. 1815/6)
1 female 60-69 1770-1780 = Anna CARPENTER (b. 1775/6)
1 person employed in agriculture

4.  1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #25 of 25):  Liberty Twp., Delaware Co., OH, p. 216A, 1624/1635, enumerated 17 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤
Jeremiah Gillis 45 M   Farmer   O
Emiline    " 34 F       O
Joseph     "  6 M       O
Emily      "  4 F       O
Anna Carpenter 74 F       Pa
Anna (CELLAR) CARPENTER is Jeremiah's aunt.

5.  1860 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #14 of 30):  Dublin P.O. [in Franklin Co., OH], Liberty Twp., Delaware Co., OH, Roll 957 (Book 1), p. 221B, PN 14, 98/102, enumerated 6 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
Jeremiah Gillis 56 M   Town Clerk   150 O
Joseph 16 M         "
Emily 13 F         "
Romeo  7 M         "

6.  1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com, Image #13 of 16):  Charloe P.O., Jackson Twp., Paulding Co., OH, Roll 1254 (Book 1), p. 537A, PN 13, 99/88, enumerated 19 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
Gillis Jeremiah 68 M W Farmer 800   Ohio
______ Emily 23 F W Keeping House     Ohio
______ Romeo 16 M W At Home     Ohio

7.  1880 Census (indexed at FamilySearch.org):  not found.

8.  Monday, 13 Nov 1950.  "Obituaries."  The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio), v. LXXIII, n. 297, p. 10 (online at Ancestry.com).  Obituary of their son, Romeo GILLIS.

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