Rebecca "Becky" Church

1836 - 1912  (76 years)

• Name	Rebecca "Becky" Church
  Born	15 Oct 1836	Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33000046
  Name	Rebecca "Becky" Gillis
  Name	Rebecca "Becky" Kuehner
  Residence	1858	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1880	Eugene, Vermillion, Indiana, United States   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-144015
  Died	15 Dec 1912	Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois
  Buried	Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Danville, Vermillion, Indiana
  Person ID	I144015	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Johann "Young" "John" Church,   b. Abt 1807, Of, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Simon,   b. 1792, Of, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA ,   d. 23 Sep 1878  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F36080	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Peter "Peter" Gillis,   b. 5 Aug 1833, Metznoch, Westphalia, Germany ,   d. 11 Jul 1918, Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, United States  (Age 84 years)
  Married	9 Feb 1858	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F36079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Rebecca Church or Kuehner Rebecca H Church Gillis (1832 - 1912) - Find A Grave Photos. (2016). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 27 May 2016, from https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=33000046&PIpi=15012198 submitted by Jim Gillis

  
  

• Notes

  PIONEER CITIZEN OF EUGENE SUDDENLY CALLED REBECCA CHURCH GILLIS Mrs. Rebecca Church Gillis, wife of John Peter Gillis, and among the oldest residents of Eugene, died last sunday afternoon in Danville, Illinois, while on a visit at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Schuessler. She was taken ill only a day or two before, followed by a stroke of parlysis that proved fatal. The deceased was born in Buffalo, New York, October 15, 1836, making her age past 76 years. Her parents came to this country from Germany. Besides the husband, there are surviving four sons and four daughters. The sons are Charles, Mathias, John and Andrew. The daughters are Mrs. Mary Richardson of Cayuga, Mrs. Katherine Schuessler, Mrs. Anna Puzey of Danville and Mrs. Eva Miller. The deceased also had a brother, Andrew Church, whose home is at Carroll, Missouri and was a half-brother to Mathias "Mat" Church, a tailor who lived in Eugene that passed away 19 years ago. Mrs. Gillis was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Nicholas "Nick" Church. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Richardson and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gillis and sons Andrew, Mathias and John all of Cayuga, were in attendance at the funeral which was held at St. Patrick's church at 10: 00 o'clock Tuesday morning followed by burial in Springhill Cemetery in Danville, Illinois. Obituary newspaper unknown

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Peter Giles Born: Metznoch ikn Westphalia, res: Woolwich Township Age: 21 born abt 1837 father: Mathias mother: Mary Carls married Rebecca Kuehner Age:: 20 born abt 1838 b. Buffalo, NY Spouse res: Waterloo father: John mother: Elisabeth Simon married 9 Feb 1858 county: Waterloo [S1639] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1880 10th Census, Eugene, Vermillion, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 187, sheet 34C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0318; FHL microfilm 1,254,318. John P. Gillis 44 Germany - Painter Rebeca 43 New York Catherine 20 Indiana Charles 19 Mathias 18 John 15 Andrew 11 Mary 11 Annie 8 Eva 4

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Oct 1836 - Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States Residence - 1858 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 9 Feb 1858 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1880 - Eugene, Vermillion, Indiana, United States Died - 15 Dec 1912 - Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois Buried - - Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Danville, Vermillion, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth