Clark, Robert Carlton, Ph.D. "History of the Willamette Valley Oregon."  Vol. 3.
Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1927. p. 304.
 
WILLIAM L. GASKILL

     Among the men who are promoting Salem's growth and development is numbered
William L. Gaskill, a well known realtor, who has made his home in the Capital
city for a period of thirteen years. He was born September 28, 1882, in Grand
Rapids, Michigan, and is a son of William W. and Ida M. (Pearson) Gaskill, who
journeyed to the state of Washington in 1889. They spent three years in Tacoma
and in 1892 settled in Portland, Oregon. For many years William W. Gaskill was
one of the prominent attorneys of the Rose city and now lives retired in
Beaverton, Oregon, but his wife is deceased.
     William L. Gaskill attended the public schools of Tacoma and Portland and
his higher education was acquired in the University of Michigan, from which he
was graduated in 1906 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He afterward studied
law and was admitted to the bar but never practiced. He made a tour of the world
and in 1898 went to Alaska. Having tried many lines of activity, he focused his
attention upon the real estate business and various cities benefited by his
operations. In 1914 he allied his interests with those of Salem and in 1924
opened a real estate office. Since 1926 he has been senior member of the firm of
Gaskill & Earle, which handles real estate and loans, also writing insurance,
and wisely and successfully directs its affairs. Close study and practical
experience have made him familiar with the details of the business and this
knowledge is supplemented by mature judgment and administrative power. His
investments have been advantageously placed and among his holdings are several
farm properties in Oregon.
     In 1911 Mr. Gaskill married Miss Maude Eaton, of Enterprise, Oregon, and to
their union has been born a daughter, Laura. Mr. Gaskill is one of the
enterprising members of the Chamber of Commerce and the Salem Realty Board,
while in politics he is a republican. Having traveled extensively, he is
thoroughly convinced of Salem's desirability as a place of residence and through
earnest, systematic work is contributing his share toward the city's upbuilding
and improvement, at the same time winning individual prosperity.

     
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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in March 2012 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.