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- JAMES F MCGILL - OHIO SAWYER (ca 1790 to after 1850)
(Research by Peter Folsom McFarlin - May, 2012, reviewed June 2019)
James F McGill "... was the 2nd son of John McGill 1747-1834 ..." (*1) . Williams reports for Ellsworth, Ohio, that around 1807-08, "...Jame s McGill and family settled on section twelve...resided there severa l years, then sold and moved to Polan d..." (*2 p 99), and that this sa me James, during his 'several years', was chosen as a supervisor at th e first Ellsworth town election held April 2, 1810 (*2 p 101). This Ja mes would have been born at least by 1786 in order to be twenty-one , w ith a family, by 1808.
A James McGill was taxed in Trumbull county, Ohio; in 1808 (mixed town ships), and then in 1809 Canfield township, a portion of which becam e a part of Ellsworth in 1810. These two early records are probably fo r the James who was the son of Ohi o pioneer, John McGill of Poland, Oh io.
"James McGill had the first mill in Lowellville" (*2 p 69). His fathe r, John (grist) and brother Robert (saw) also ran mills there about th e same time. John had married Isabel McFarland around 1818(?). By 1820 , this James of Poland, along wit h his wife Isabel, might have been li ving with his parents, John and ?. I chose the 1818 marraige date sinc e James and Isabel are likely the parents of the girl under ten in hi s father John's household. This is circumstantial and needs to be fu rt her checked out with vital, church, or land records. However, William s (*2 p 168) also states that, "Isabel, the oldest (daughter), marrie d James McGill...", when he was writing about the widow Margery McFarl and's children in Coitsville, Ohi o, in his 'History of Trumbull and Ma honing Counties'.
James McGill's' name doesn't appear in any of the 1830-1880 census lis ts for Poland, Ellsworth and other towns adjacent. In 1830, however, i t is possible that he, as the male aged 30-40 with wife and children , was again counted in his aging fat her John's household in Poland.
By 1840, his father John McGill had died, and the family grist mill i n McGillsville, was forced to close due to the construction of the ne w canal. James' brothers William, Robert and John are all listed in Po land, but none had any other adult m ales in their households, so Jame s was not with any of them in 1840.
James may have died or moved further away. However, a J F McGill and I sabel McGill were reported to be witnesses at their son James W McGill 's wedding to Emily Rumsey, in Espyville, Pennsylvania, in 1850 (*1) . This information is likely valid s ince a James McGill, carpenter, ag e 23, and Emily, age 18, are further identified in the 1850 Poland cen sus, living next to (young James' uncle?) William McGill. Then, in 186 0, James (cabinet maker) and Emeline (sic) McGill are listed again ba c k in the Espyville, Pennsylvania area.
More evidence is needed about James F McGill; his father and mother, h is children, where he lived, what he did, and where he died.
SOURCES for James F McGill; Sawyer
1810 town election; Ellsworth, Ohio
1820 census; Poland, Ohio p 270 with John McGill? (James' age, 26-45)
1830 census; Poland, Ohio p 243 with John McGill? (James' age, 30-40)
1840 census; ?
1850 marraige of his son?, James W McGill to Emily Rumsey, Espyville , Pennsylvania
1850 census; ?
1860 census; ?
Other REFERENCES
*1 Katrina McGill; 1973 personal communication to PFM
*2 History of Mahoning and Trumbull Counties, Williams, 1882 v 2
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Abt 1790 - Aft 1850 (> 61 years)
