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James Millard Gilliland 1856–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1856

Birth Location: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 22 August 1939

Death Location: Duncan, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA

Father: Cynthia Armstrong

Mother: Alexander Gilliland

Spouse(s): Laura Hall, Fredonia Shults

Children(s): Ora Gilliland, Annie Gilliland, James Gilliland, Archie Gilliland, Lloyd Gilliland, William Gilliland, Walter Gilliland, Marion Gilliland, Alvin Gilliland, Aubra Gilliland, Ernest Gilliland, Forrest Gilliland, Roscoe Gilliland, David Gilliland, Johnie Gilliland, Alden Gilliland, Loid Gilliland

James Millard Gilliland was born in 1856 in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States, the child of Cynthia Ann Armstrong And Alexander Gilliland. James Millard Gilliland married Fredonia Victoria Shults, Laura Emma Hall, and had children including Alden Gilliland, Alvin Gilliland, Annie Pearl Gilliland, Archie Herbert Gilliland, Aubra Gilliland, David Gilliland, Ernest Luchin Gilliland, Forrest Gilliland, James Garnett Gilliland, Johnie Roscoe Gilliland, Lloyd Gilliland, Loid Gilliland, Marion Gilliland, Ora Emma Gilliland, Roscoe Gilliland, Walter Gilliland, William Raymond Gilliland. James Millard Gilliland passed away in 1939 in Duncan, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA.

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Biography

  • James Millard Gilliland was born in 1856 in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States, the child of Cynthia Ann Armstrong And Alexander Gilliland.
  • James Millard Gilliland married Fredonia Victoria Shults, Laura Emma Hall, and had children including Alden Gilliland, Alvin Gilliland, Annie Pearl Gilliland, Archie Herbert Gilliland, Aubra Gilliland, David Gilliland, Ernest Luchin Gilliland, Forrest Gilliland, James Garnett Gilliland, Johnie Roscoe Gilliland, Lloyd Gilliland, Loid Gilliland, Marion Gilliland, Ora Emma Gilliland, Roscoe Gilliland, Walter Gilliland, William Raymond Gilliland.
  • James Millard Gilliland passed away in 1939 in Duncan, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA.

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James Gilliland's Ancestors

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James Gilliland
1856–1939
Birth Place: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Cynthia Ann Armstrong
1831–1917
Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Alexander Gilliland
1825–1913
Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Gilliland
1790–1860
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Martha (Patsy) Armstrong
1790–1880
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Gilliland
1727–1798
Francis Baird
1743–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alex Gillilard
1720–1790
Jane Edmonson
1725–1790
John Baird
1709–1782
Frances Bradner
1713–1786

James Gilliland's Descendants

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James (Millard) Gilliland (6 May 1856–22 August 1939) m. Laura (Emma) Hall (11 Oct 1859–22 Sep 1932) m. Fredonia (Victoria) Shults (22 Jan 1869–19 Oct 1968)
  1. 1. Ora (Emma) Gilliland 1884–1949
  2. 2. Annie (Pearl) Gilliland 1889–1955
  3. 3. James (Garnett) Gilliland 1891–1979
  4. 4. Archie (Herbert) Gilliland 1893–1962 m. Hazel (Sophronia) Ross 1901–1974
    1. 1. Howard (Russell) Gilliland 1924–1998
    2. 2. Archie (Elden) Gilliland 1926–1991
    3. 3. Creston (Ancil) Gilliland 1928–1991
    4. 4. Herschell (Herbert) Gilliland 1919–2005
    5. 5. Sam (Caroll) Gilliland 1935–1982
    6. 6. Dixie (Lee) Gilliland 1920–1989
    7. 7. Kathleen Gilliland 1922–1923
    8. 8. Dixie (Lee) Gilliland 1920–1989
  5. 5. Lloyd Gilliland 1895–1943
  6. 6. William (Raymond) Gilliland 1897–1972 m. Una (Viola) Kempton 1905–1969
    1. 1. Kenneth Gilliland 1925–2011 m. Maxine (Irene) Stephens 1933–2006 m. Wanda (Mae Schleuter) Morse 1929–1973
    2. 2. Faye Gilliand 1927–2011 m. Andrew (C.) Tautheree 1921–
    3. 3. Infant Gilliland 1924–1924
  7. 7. Walter Gilliland 1902–1989
  8. 8. Marion Gilliland 1904–1928
  9. 9. Alvin Gilliland 1899–1979
  10. 10. Aubra Gilliland 1883–1975
  11. 11. Ernest (Luchin) Gilliland 1879–1899
  12. 12. Forrest Gilliland 1881–1959
  13. 13. Roscoe Gilliland 1886–1955
  14. 14. David Gilliland –1926
  15. 15. Johnie (Roscoe) Gilliland 1884–1885
  16. 16. Alden Gilliland 1899–
  17. 17. Loid Gilliland 1895–1943

James Gilliland's Timeline

2 Records

1856
6 May 1856
Birth of James Millard Gilliland in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
1939
22 August 1939
Age 83
Death of James Millard Gilliland in Duncan, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Duncan, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1856
    Event Place: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Kentucky, Birth Records, 1847-1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1939
    Event Place: Duncan, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA

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