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James Edwin Gilliland 1927 – 2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 February 1927

Birth Location: Curry, Walker County, Alabama

Death Date: 22 February 2015

Death Location: Robertsdale, Baldwin, Alabama

Father: Thomas Gilliland

Mother: Bertha McCullar

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

James Edwin Gilliland was born in 1927 in Curry, Walker County, Alabama, the child of Thomas Washington Gilliland and Bertha Alice McCullar. In 1930, James Edwin Gilliland resided in Precinct 17, Walker, Alabama, USA. In 1935, James Edwin Gilliland resided in Sipsey, Walker, Alabama. James Edwin Gilliland passed away in 2015 in Robertsdale, Baldwin, Alabama.

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Biography

  • James Edwin Gilliland was born in 1927 in Curry, Walker County, Alabama, the child of Thomas Washington Gilliland and Bertha Alice McCullar.
  • In 1930, James Edwin Gilliland resided in Precinct 17, Walker, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1935, James Edwin Gilliland resided in Sipsey, Walker, Alabama.
  • James Edwin Gilliland passed away in 2015 in Robertsdale, Baldwin, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Gilliland
1883 – 1960
Birth Location: Walker County, Alabama, USA
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Bertha McCullar
1893 – 1964
Birth Location: Winston, Alabama, United States
BM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Gilliland's Ancestors

Self
James Gilliland
1927 – 2015
Birth Place: Curry, Walker County, Alabama
Parents
Thomas Washington Gilliland
1883 – 1960
Walker County, Alabama, USA
Bertha (Alice) McCullar
1893 – 1964
Winston, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Green) Gilliland
1857 – 1933
Marion, Alabama, USA
Nancy (Talitha) WRIGHT
1856 – 1904
Detroit, Lamar, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Wright
1829 – 1921
Talitha WINSTEAD
1830 – 1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Wright
1803 – 1853
Nancy Cody
1805 – 1896

James Gilliland's Timeline

6 Records

1927
25 February 1927
Birth of James Edwin Gilliland in Curry, Walker County, Alabama
Curry, Walker County, Alabama
1930
1930
Age 3
James Edwin Gilliland resided here in Precinct 17, Walker, Alabama, USA
Precinct 17, Walker, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
James Edwin Gilliland resided here in Sipsey, Walker, Alabama
Sipsey, Walker, Alabama
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 13
James Edwin Gilliland resided here in Sipsey, Walker, Alabama, USA
Sipsey, Walker, Alabama, USA
1946
1946
Age 19
James Edwin Gilliland resided here in Jasper, Walker, Alabama, USA
Jasper, Walker, Alabama, USA
2015
22 February 2015
Age 88
Death of James Edwin Gilliland in Robertsdale, Baldwin, Alabama
Robertsdale, Baldwin, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 February 1927
    Event Place: Curry, Walker County, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 98
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sipsey, Walker, Alabama; Roll: T627_87; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 64-26
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 17, Walker, Alabama; Roll: 53; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 2339788
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930 - 2015, Publication Date: 02/ 23/ 2015; Publication Place: Baldwin, Alabama, USA; Web edition:
    [5] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930 - 2015, Publication Date: 03/ 11/ 2015; Publication Place: City, South Carolina, USA; Web edition:

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 17, Walker, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 17, Walker, Alabama; Roll: 53; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 2339788

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sipsey, Walker, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sipsey, Walker, Alabama; Roll: T627_87; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 64-26

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Sipsey, Walker, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sipsey, Walker, Alabama; Roll: T627_87; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 64-26

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Jasper, Walker, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 98

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Robertsdale, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930 - 2015, Publication Date: 02/ 23/ 2015; Publication Place: Baldwin, Alabama, USA; Web edition:
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930 - 2015, Publication Date: 03/ 11/ 2015; Publication Place: City, South Carolina, USA; Web edition:

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 February 2015
    Event Place: Robertsdale, Baldwin, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930 - 2015, Publication Date: 02/ 23/ 2015; Publication Place: Baldwin, Alabama, USA; Web edition:
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930 - 2015, Publication Date: 03/ 11/ 2015; Publication Place: City, South Carolina, USA; Web edition:
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