Key Facts

Snapshot:	housewife
Parents:	uncertain
Born:	27 March 1822 Georgia
Died:	2 November 1898 presumably Montgomery County, Georgia
Buried:	Red Bluff Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Treutlen County, Georgia Coordinates: N32.39191 W.82.68761

167Penelope Davis was born 27 March 18221 in Georgia.2-5

Problem: Unresolved Who are 167Penelope's parents? Some claim that 167Penelope's parents are 328Arthur Davis and 329Charlotte Adams.6 Three censuses show 167Penelope listed very close to 328Arthur.2,3,5 Furthermore, 329Charlotte's mother may have been named Penelope. Therefore, this claim is probably true. However, since I haven't yet found the deed that would prove the name of 329Charlotte's mother, I will defer my decision about 167Penelope's parentage for now.

167Penelope married 166Neill C. Gillis in Montgomery County, Georgia on 30 May 1844.7 For more information about their marriage, their lives together, etc., see his profile since that information won't be repeated here.

167Penelope died on 2 November 1898. She's buried in Red Bluff Baptist Church Cemetery, Treutlen County, Georgia at coordinates N32.39191 W.82.68761. Below are photos of her tombstone.1

Sources Cited:

1: Tombstone of Penelope Gillis, Red Bluff Baptist Church Cemetery, Treutlen County, Georgia, coordinates N32.39191 W.82.68761. Photographs taken by 1Bryant Knight, circa 2010.

2: 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Montgomery County, Georgia. Pages 199 and 200, family 77, Neill Gillis household. NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 78. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6FF7-XY4?i=34&cc=1401638> and <>.

3: 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Montgomery County, Georgia. Page 869, dwelling 81, family 81, Neill Gillis household. NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 131. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBF-SS4C?i=12&cc=1473181>.

4: 1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Montgomery County, Georgia. Page 65, dwelling 329, family 329, Neill Gillis household. NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 166. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XKP3-RTR?cc=1438024&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMC3N-Q6X>.

5: 1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule). Militia district 1221, Montgomery County, Georgia. Enumeration district 78, page 54, dwelling 11, family 11, Neil C. Gillis household. NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 159. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBM-98DL?i=10&cc=1417683&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM8GJ-49V>.

6: Robert C. Adams, "Descendants of Penelope Adams." USGenWeb Archives, <http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/montgomery/bios/adams895gbs.txt>, accessed 29 December 2019.

7: Montgomery County, Georgia. Marriage book A (1810-1908), page 67, marriage of Neil Gillis and Penelope Davis. FamilySearch, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BZ3-DNN?i=68&cc=1927197&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AKXJV-G6C>, accessed 25 August 2019.