His death certificate records John C. Gaitskill, age 81 years 7 months 3 days, born 19 March 1948 in Montgomery Co., Ky, died 22 Oct 1929 in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery Co., Ky, residence W. High St., widowed, farmer, father Henry Gaitskill, mother’s maiden name Katherine Branham, both born in Kentucky, cause of death hemiplegia, informant David Gaitskill, Mt. Sterling, Ky, burial in Winchester Cemetery.

Dates of birth and death are from her gravestone.

1880 census of Montgomery Co., Ky, Aarons Run precinct, enumerated 9 June, lists on p. 18 as family #130/142:
Gaitskill, John, 31, farmer; Mary, 28, wife; David, 5, son; Sallie, 3, dau; Williams, Pres, (black), 26, laborer, works on farm; Martha, 21 (mulatto), cook. Butler, Thomas, (black), 18, laborer, works on farm. All born Ky Ky Ky.