Orsan A Gill
ORSAN A.
ORSAN A.
Son of
ARNOLD & SYLVIA GILL,
DIED AT JUAN DALSUD,
Apr. 24, 1852,
AE. 21 y'rs.
Angelia S.
Dau'r of ARNOLD & SYLVIA GILL,
DIED
Dec. 5, 1853,
AE. 16 y'rs, 8 mo's.
This stone is located in the Hartland Village Cemetery.
The death record spells his name Orson, while the gravestone is clearly Orsan. The death record states that he died "at San Juan Dalsud". This is likely a reference to San Juan Del Sud (now San Juan Del Sur), a port where passengers bound for California ended an overland part of their journey and again boarded ships. There were many deaths from sickness during this part of the journey.
