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Joel Lewis Gilliland 1871–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1871

Birth Location: Cocke County, TN

Death Date: 14 Mar 1955

Death Location: Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Gilliland

Mother: Melissa Gilliland

Spouse(s): Martha Forrester

Children(s): William Gilliland

Joel Lewis Gilliland was born in 1871 in Cocke County, TN, the child of William Bill Gilliland And Melissa Partilia Gilliland. In 1950, Joel Lewis Gilliland resided in Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA. Joel Lewis Gilliland married Martha Jane Forrester, and had children including William Bradford Gilliland. Joel Lewis Gilliland passed away in 1955 in Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joel Lewis Gilliland was born in 1871 in Cocke County, TN, the child of William Bill Gilliland And Melissa Partilia Gilliland.
  • In 1950, Joel Lewis Gilliland resided in Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA.
  • Joel Lewis Gilliland married Martha Jane Forrester, and had children including William Bradford Gilliland.
  • Joel Lewis Gilliland passed away in 1955 in Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Gilliland's Ancestors

Self
Joel Gilliland
1871–1955
Birth Place: Cocke County, TN
Parents
William "Bill" Gilliland
1832–1895
Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Melissa (Partilia) Gilliland
1871–1907
Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
John Gilliland
1808–1887
Cosby, Cocke, TN
Elizabeth (Elcie O'Dell) Gilliland
1813–1880
Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Gilliland
1774–1842
Susannah Axley
1775–1851
Eli Odell
1780–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gilliland
1745–1795
Mary Young
1753–1795
James Axley
1740–1800
Isaac ODell
1750–1834
Abigail Maxwell
1758–1834

Joel Gilliland's Descendants

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Joel (Lewis) Gilliland (18 Mar 1871–14 Mar 1955) m. Martha (Jane) Forrester (11 Aug 1874–15 May 1966)
  1. 1. William (Bradford) Gilliland 1895–1965 m. Winnie (Elizabeth) Johnson 1897–1977
    1. 1. Albert (Clay Gilliland) Sr 1921–1972 m. Essie (Roe) Alexander 1927–1975
      1. 1. Raymond Gilliland 1950–2010
      2. 2. Albert (Clay Gilliland) Jr 1943–1972
    2. 2. James (Arlon) Gilliland 1924–1967
    3. 3. William (I.) Gilliland 1919–1991
    4. 4. Edgar (Eugene Gilliland) Sr 1928–1989
    5. 5. Trula (R.) Pope 1925–1975
    6. 6. Jessie (Ruble) Gilliland 1935–2008

Joel Gilliland's Timeline

4 Records

1871
18 Mar 1871
Birth of Joel Lewis Gilliland in Cocke County, TN
Cocke County, TN
1892
1892
Age 21
Joel Lewis Gilliland was married
None
1950
1950
Age 79
Joel Lewis Gilliland resided here in Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1955
14 Mar 1955
Age 84
Death of Joel Lewis Gilliland in Newport, Cocke County, TN
Newport, Cocke County, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1871
    Event Place: Cocke County, TN
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Newport, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 32; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 15-22
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1892

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Newport, Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: 32; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 15-22

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1955
    Event Place: Newport, Cocke County, TN
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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