William Andrew Gilles was born July 8, 1887 in Daviess County, Kentucky to parents John Gilles (1844-1913) b. in Bavaria, and Elizabeth Strehl (1847-1927) b. in Switzerland.
William was the youngest child in a family of 9 children. His brothers and sisters were:
Paul Gilles, (1871-1898),
Theodore Gilles (1872-1955),
John Aloysius Gilles (1874-1955),
Mary M. Gilles-Simon (1876-1935),
Philomena Gilles (1878-1934),
Adolph Gilles (1881-1948),
Joseph T. Gilles (1884-1971),
Frank Gilles (1886-1955), all born in Daviess County, Kentucky.
About 1911, William married Josephine Adelaide Strehl (1891-1958) b. in Kentucky. Josephine was a daughter of Joseph Strehl (1854-1931) b. in Bavaria, and Mary G. Vowels (1870-1961) b. in Kentucky. William and Josephine settled down in Daviess County into a life of farming. They had twelve children, all born in Kentucky:
Loretta Philomena Gilles-Rhinerson-Bross (1911-2001),
Mary Rose Gilles-Ling (1913-1993),
May Dell Gilles-Kreger (1914-1998),
Walter J. Gilles (1916-2005),
Sylvester A. Gilles (1917-1987),
Charles M. Gilles (1919-2015),
William Gilles (1921-2002),
Pauline J. Gilles (1923-2017),
Hubert Gilles (1925-2004),
Clarence T. Gilles (1927-1999),
Ernest Andrew Gilles (1929-2008)
Barbara E. Gilles (1931- ).
William was the youngest child in a family of 9 children. His brothers and sisters were:
Paul Gilles, (1871-1898),
Theodore Gilles (1872-1955),
John Aloysius Gilles (1874-1955),
Mary M. Gilles-Simon (1876-1935),
Philomena Gilles (1878-1934),
Adolph Gilles (1881-1948),
Joseph T. Gilles (1884-1971),
Frank Gilles (1886-1955), all born in Daviess County, Kentucky.
About 1911, William married Josephine Adelaide Strehl (1891-1958) b. in Kentucky. Josephine was a daughter of Joseph Strehl (1854-1931) b. in Bavaria, and Mary G. Vowels (1870-1961) b. in Kentucky. William and Josephine settled down in Daviess County into a life of farming. They had twelve children, all born in Kentucky:
Loretta Philomena Gilles-Rhinerson-Bross (1911-2001),
Mary Rose Gilles-Ling (1913-1993),
May Dell Gilles-Kreger (1914-1998),
Walter J. Gilles (1916-2005),
Sylvester A. Gilles (1917-1987),
Charles M. Gilles (1919-2015),
William Gilles (1921-2002),
Pauline J. Gilles (1923-2017),
Hubert Gilles (1925-2004),
Clarence T. Gilles (1927-1999),
Ernest Andrew Gilles (1929-2008)
Barbara E. Gilles (1931- ).
William Andrew Gilles was born July 8, 1887 in Daviess County, Kentucky to parents John Gilles (1844-1913) b. in Bavaria, and Elizabeth Strehl (1847-1927) b. in Switzerland.
William was the youngest child in a family of 9 children. His brothers and sisters were:
Paul Gilles, (1871-1898),
Theodore Gilles (1872-1955),
John Aloysius Gilles (1874-1955),
Mary M. Gilles-Simon (1876-1935),
Philomena Gilles (1878-1934),
Adolph Gilles (1881-1948),
Joseph T. Gilles (1884-1971),
Frank Gilles (1886-1955), all born in Daviess County, Kentucky.
About 1911, William married Josephine Adelaide Strehl (1891-1958) b. in Kentucky. Josephine was a daughter of Joseph Strehl (1854-1931) b. in Bavaria, and Mary G. Vowels (1870-1961) b. in Kentucky. William and Josephine settled down in Daviess County into a life of farming. They had twelve children, all born in Kentucky:
Loretta Philomena Gilles-Rhinerson-Bross (1911-2001),
Mary Rose Gilles-Ling (1913-1993),
May Dell Gilles-Kreger (1914-1998),
Walter J. Gilles (1916-2005),
Sylvester A. Gilles (1917-1987),
Charles M. Gilles (1919-2015),
William Gilles (1921-2002),
Pauline J. Gilles (1923-2017),
Hubert Gilles (1925-2004),
Clarence T. Gilles (1927-1999),
Ernest Andrew Gilles (1929-2008)
Barbara E. Gilles (1931- ).
William was the youngest child in a family of 9 children. His brothers and sisters were:
Paul Gilles, (1871-1898),
Theodore Gilles (1872-1955),
John Aloysius Gilles (1874-1955),
Mary M. Gilles-Simon (1876-1935),
Philomena Gilles (1878-1934),
Adolph Gilles (1881-1948),
Joseph T. Gilles (1884-1971),
Frank Gilles (1886-1955), all born in Daviess County, Kentucky.
About 1911, William married Josephine Adelaide Strehl (1891-1958) b. in Kentucky. Josephine was a daughter of Joseph Strehl (1854-1931) b. in Bavaria, and Mary G. Vowels (1870-1961) b. in Kentucky. William and Josephine settled down in Daviess County into a life of farming. They had twelve children, all born in Kentucky:
Loretta Philomena Gilles-Rhinerson-Bross (1911-2001),
Mary Rose Gilles-Ling (1913-1993),
May Dell Gilles-Kreger (1914-1998),
Walter J. Gilles (1916-2005),
Sylvester A. Gilles (1917-1987),
Charles M. Gilles (1919-2015),
William Gilles (1921-2002),
Pauline J. Gilles (1923-2017),
Hubert Gilles (1925-2004),
Clarence T. Gilles (1927-1999),
Ernest Andrew Gilles (1929-2008)
Barbara E. Gilles (1931- ).
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