California Biographies

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives 
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm

Source:
History of the state of California and biographical record of the San Joaquin 
Valley, California. An historical story of the state's marvelous growth from 
its earliest settlement to the present time.
Prof. James Miller Guinn , A. M.
The Chapman Publishing Co., Chicago 1905
Notes: Missing Page: 865-866,983-984,1175-1176


FRED GILL. A successful stockman of Tulare county, Fred Gill is located in Yokohl and 
Frazier valleys and Epperson Flat, where he has large herds of cattle, roaming over fifteen thou- 
sand acres of land, which he and his brother own in partnership. He is a native of Iowa, 
where he was born April 13, 1869, the third in a family of five sons and four daughters, all of 
whom are living except one daughter and one son. His parents, L. L. and Eliza Gill, were 
both natives of Iowa, the father being a stockman. He brought his family to California in 
1874, locating in Yokohl valley, where lie bought a farm. Later he removed to Frazier valley, 
where he now makes his home on a well-tended and improved ranch, still engaged in the raising 
of cattle. 

But five years old when he came to California, Fred Gill has spent practically his entire life 
within the confines of this state. He was educated in the district schools of Yokohl and Fra- 
zier valleys, after which he engaged with his father in the stock business until he was twenty- 
six years old. Entering the business for himself in 1895, he located in the Frazier valley and 
with his brother, William Gill, conducted the business for a time. Later they located in Yo- 
kohl valley and increased their stock with Durham and Hereford cattle. They now own three 
thousand acres in the Frazier valley, upon which is located a number of springs, which furnish 
an ample supply of water the year around. They have two ranches in the Yokohl valley of five 
thousand and six thousand acres, the former being the home property of Mr. Gill, while the 
latter is located two miles east. A ranch in Epperson Flat contains one thousand acres. In 
addition to devoting much time to cattle they also deal largely in horses, raising from seventy- 
five to one hundred head, among which are draft horses and roadsters, while their cattle number 
over a thousand. They are extensively interested in the business and have met with uniform 
success in their operations, holding the esteem and respect of all for the business qualities, the 
executive ability and the energy which have distinguished them in their efforts. 

In Visalia Mr. Gill was married to Carrie Hickman, a native of Tulare county, and the 
daughter of Alexander Hickman, a pioneer stockman who resides in Mountain View, this 
state. They are the parents of two children, Roy and Emmet. Politically Mr. Gill is a stanch 
adherent of the principles advocated in the platform of the Republican party.