Joseph Gill 1804, OH to Unknown
I am looking for any information on my GGGrandfather Joseph.We have been told that he was born in 1804 in Ohio.Supposedly his father was named Samuel and that he was from VA.Joseph married Julia Griffin Crothers on November 13, 1876 in Parke Co., IN.Family history says that he worked on the Canals, which I am assuming was the Erie Canal.According to the 1900 Census of Parke County, Julia was 70 years old and widowed.I cannot find where, when, etc. of Joseph's death.
I know that Joseph and Julia had one child, my Great Grandfather Deveter Franklin Gill who was born August 8, 1878 in Silverwood, Parke County, IN.Also that Deverter was named after a Deverter family that they knew.I am curious to know if this Deverter family was actually a family they knew or were they related in some way.