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Julia McGill Avalas


She was born in 1861 in Canada, the daughter of Elial and Mary O’Keefe Badgero who was from Ireland. She died in 1928 in Byron. Her first husband was Adam McGill and they had 2 daughters, Rose and Bess. After Adam died, Julia married John Avalas who came from Maryland and ran the Eagle Hotel in Byron. Elial and Mary had 11 children.