Roy John MCGILLIS

1904 - 1976  (71 years)

• Name	Roy John MCGILLIS
  Birth	20 Aug 1904	Forest, Cheboygan Co., MI   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Mar 1976	Hart, Elbridge Twp, Oceana Co, MI   [2]
  Burial	West Hesperia Cemetery, Hesperia, Ocean Co., MI
  Person ID	I867	Benham Family Tree
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	John D. MCGILLIS,   b. 16 Sep 1875   d. 02 Dec 1905, Onaway, Presque Isle Co., MI (Age 30 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Emma Eleanor STOCKWELL,   b. 23 Apr 1873, Kincardine,Ontario., Canada d. 15 Aug 1937, Hart, Oceana Co., MI (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Roy never married. Emma Perkins bought the house in Hart and Roy lived there with her. Chuck... (2000) Guy Benham told the story that Roy was going steady with a girl in Onaway. She broke her date one Saturday night, and when he saw her next, she was married. Max Benham heard that he had a girlfriend in Muskegon. Roy was stubborn, and very neat and clean. He worked at Shaw Walker and at Gerber's in Fremont. He did carpenter work for his relatives. On his death certificate, he is listed as a fruit farmer.

  
  

• Reference

  Benham Family Tree. "Roy John MCGILLIS". Our Family History. https://enticing-azure-iguana.benhamfamilytree.com/getperson.php?personID=I867&tree=tree1 (accessed October 26, 2026).