Edward Gillis [1]
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Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 2/7/1941
Biographical Notes:
He moved to Charlotte as a boy. His high school annual states that he likes 'argufying' and dreams of being a big lawyer. He was 5'9' and 173 lbs. He was involved in debate, the annual and student government.He appears in the city draft roll, but these draft cards have not survived. He left Charlotte in about 1929 and lived in Chicago, Buffalo, and Detroit before moving to New Jersey in about 1939.He was killed in an automobile accident. He was on his way home when his car skidded into a tree beside the ice-covered Long Hill Road.
Date of Birth:
about 1898
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Education Details:
Charlotte High 1916NC State College
Family Details:
Spouse: Lee Thrower: formerly of Fayetteville
Children: Marilyn Gillis born ~1928
Dependents:
Parents: Mr. And Mrs. N. A. Gillis - 1511 Plaza Charlotte
Siblings: Aubrey Gillis - Greensboro, Mrs B.S. Logan - Charlotte, Mrs. Grady Ross - Charlotte, Mrs. HE Jensen - Great Neck, NY
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First Name:
Edward
Last Name:
Gillis
Middle Name:
Algernon
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Employer: clerk, Southern Bell Telephone Co. - 1918treasurer at Curtis- Wright Aeronautical Corp.
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Charlotte Observer, city draft roll, city directory
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