Thomas
Henry
(Thomas Henry)
Terrill
Born in Cornwall, England
Son of John Terrill
and Eliza Jane (Ivey) Terrill
Brother of
Eliza Terrill, John Terrill, Jane (Terrill) Pearson, Elizabeth Terrill, Johanna Terrill and William Terrill
Husband of
Jeanette (Cowan) Terrill
— married
18 Nov 1852 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Terrill, William Terrill, Thomas Henry Terrill, Eliza Jane Terrill, Eliza Terrill, Robert Terrill, Mary Terrill, David Edwin Terrill, Samuel Terrill and Clara E. Terrill
Died
at age 64
in McDonough, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Dec 2017
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Biography
Thomas Henry Terrill was born in Cornwall, England.
Thomas Henry Terrill migrated from England to United States.
Thomas Henry Terrill was an enterprising Cornishman. He was christened 19 Jun 1833 in Redruth, Cornwall [1]. He may have also been born in Redruth. He attended school for one day[2]. In Cornwall, he worked as a tin miner, even at the age of 8 [3] He emigrated to the United States in 1847. He worked as a coal miner near Newcastle, Pennsylvania. In 1887, he founded Terrill and Sons General Store in Colchester, Illinois, along with his three sons. Upon his death, the store passed to his sons Henry and David, and was renamed Terrill Brothers [4].
Residences:
1841: Redruth, Cornwall, England [5]
1860: Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois, United States
1870: Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois, United States[6]
1880: Colchester, McDonough, Illinois [7]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5DN-32T : 11 February 2018, John Terrill in entry for Thomas Henry Terrill, 19 Jun 1833); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 916,958, 916,960.
- ↑ Family records in possession of Susan Terrill Holland
- ↑ Class: HO107; Piece: 143; Book: 14; Civil Parish: Redruth; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 52; Page: 49; Line: 1; GSU roll: 241265
- ↑ Family records in possession of Susan Terrill Holland
- ↑ Class: HO107; Piece: 143; Book: 14; Civil Parish: Redruth; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 52; Page: 49; Line: 1; GSU roll: 241265
- ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois; Roll: M593_256; Page: 159A; Family History Library Film: 545755
- ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Colchester, McDonough, Illinois; Roll: 227; Page: 366B; Enumeration District: 157
Research Notes
Per "History of McDonough County, Illinois, Springfield, Ill, Continental Historical Co, 1885", his older brother John arrived in NY in 1847. Image currently stored on Ancestry.com under John and TH's names.
Emigrated to U.S. via a Pennsylvania port in 1847 (??) per Susan Holland Terrill, but see above.
Christened 19 June 1833 in Redruth ("England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5DN-32T : 5 February 2023), John Terrill in entry for Thomas Henry Terrill, 1833.)
1841 Redruth Cornwall census lists mother Eliza as head of household, with these children:
- Eliza age 15, mine girl
- John, age 10(?) difficult to read
- Jane, age illegible
- Thomas, age 8
- Elizabeth, age 6
- Johannah, age 4
- William, age 1
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