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Eliza Jane Armstrong 1815–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1815

Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 Feb 1885

Death Location: Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Armstrong

Mother: Jane Brasher

Spouse(s): John Gilliland

Children(s): Mary Gresham, Margaret Gilliland, Sarah Gilliland, Thomas Gilliland, David Gilliland, Martha Gilliland, William Gilliland

Eliza Jane Armstrong was born in 1815 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Armstrong And Jane Brasher. Eliza Jane Armstrong married John Gilliland, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Gilliland, David A Gilliland, James Sabastian Gilliland, Margaret Helen Gilliland, Martha J Gilliland, Mary Alice Gresham, Sarah Victoria Gilliland, Thomas H Gilliland, William P Street Gilliland. Eliza Jane Armstrong passed away in 1885 in Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Eliza Jane Armstrong was born in 1815 in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Armstrong And Jane Brasher.
  • Eliza Jane Armstrong married John Gilliland, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Gilliland, David A Gilliland, James Sabastian Gilliland, Margaret Helen Gilliland, Martha J Gilliland, Mary Alice Gresham, Sarah Victoria Gilliland, Thomas H Gilliland, William P Street Gilliland.
  • Eliza Jane Armstrong passed away in 1885 in Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eliza Armstrong's Ancestors

Self
Eliza Armstrong
1815–1885
Birth Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Benjamin Armstrong
1774–1846
Greenville, county, North Carolina, Floyd, Georgia, USA
Jane Brasher
1783–1864
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Mathew Armstrong
1747–1827
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Margaret Wood
1750–1831
NC, North Carolina, USA
John Brashier
1760–1847
Orange Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Jane Yandell) Lipsec
1765–1835
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
E Aandall
1736–1812
Chief Lipsic
1735–1824
E Aandall
1736–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eliza Armstrong's Descendants

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Eliza (Jane) Armstrong (7 Aug 1815–17 Feb 1885) m. John Gilliland (10 Jun 1811–3 Jul 1882)
  1. 1. Mary (Alice) Gresham 1858–1958
  2. 2. Margaret (Helen) Gilliland 1850–1937
  3. 3. Sarah (Victoria) Gilliland 1848–1930
  4. 4. Thomas (H) Gilliland 1837–1862
  5. 5. David (A) Gilliland 1856–1856
  6. 6. Martha (J.) Gilliland 1857–1857
  7. 7. William (P Street) Gilliland 1853–1948 m. Octavia (F.) Gresham 1859–1916
    1. 1. John (Wilson) Gilliland 1899–1967 m. Myra (Frances) Littlefield 1902–1991
      1. 1. Myra (Nell) Gilliland 1931–2017 m. Truman (William) Cansler 1929–1999
      2. 2. Garnett (Wayne) Gilliland 1936–1998
      3. 3. Keith (Elwood) Gilliland 1930–2000 m. Martha (Jane) Cansler 1934–2002
    2. 2. Cletus (Dulin Gilliland) " 1895–1987
    3. 3. Urey (Sylvester) GILLILAND 1879–1962
    4. 4. Emery (Vernon Gilliland) " 1885–1953
    5. 5. Oscar (Lee) GILLILAND 1884–1975
    6. 6. Millard (Gordon Gilliland) " 1887–1981
    7. 7. Verley (Lee) Gilliland 1888–1891
    8. 8. Ula (Hope Gilliland) " 1893–1991
    9. 9. Vada Gilliland 1897–1918
    10. 10. Helen (Kathryn) GILLILAND 1902–1986

Eliza Armstrong's Timeline

4 Records

1815
7 August 1815
Birth of Eliza Jane Armstrong in Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
1815
7 Aug 1815
Birth of Eliza Jane Armstrong in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1885
17 February 1885
Age 70
Death of Eliza Jane Armstrong in Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
1885
17 Feb 1885
Age 70
Death of Eliza Jane Armstrong in Christian County, Kentucky, USA
Christian County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 August 1815
    Event Place: Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1815
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 February 1885
    Event Place: Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1885
    Event Place: Christian County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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