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John B. Gilliland 1816–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1816

Birth Location: Wayne Twp., Mifflin Co., Pennsylvannia

Death Date: 1896

Death Location: Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Mathew Gilliland

Mother: Jane Cluggage

Spouse(s): Catharine Ruthford

Children(s): Mary Fonner, Matthew Gilliland, John Gilliland, Lillie Gilliland, James Gilliland, Sarah Gilliland, Ann Gilliand, Rebecca Gilliand, Ella Gilliland

In 1816, John B. Gilliland entered the world in Wayne Twp., Mifflin Co., Pennsylvannia, born to Mathew Gilliland And Jane Cluggage. In 1850, John B. Gilliland resided in Franklin, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1860, John B. Gilliland resided in Wayne, Newton Hamilton, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA. John B. Gilliland married Catharine Ruthford, and had children including Ann G Gilliand, Ella Clara Gilliland, James J Gilliland, John G Gilliland, Lillie May Gilliland, Mary Elizabeth Gilliland Fonner, Matthew J Gilliland, Rebecca W Gilliand, Sarah Sallie J Gilliland. John B. Gilliland passed away in 1896 in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1816, John B. Gilliland entered the world in Wayne Twp., Mifflin Co., Pennsylvannia, born to Mathew Gilliland And Jane Cluggage.
  • In 1850, John B. Gilliland resided in Franklin, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1860, John B. Gilliland resided in Wayne, Newton Hamilton, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • John B. Gilliland married Catharine Ruthford, and had children including Ann G Gilliand, Ella Clara Gilliland, James J Gilliland, John G Gilliland, Lillie May Gilliland, Mary Elizabeth Gilliland Fonner, Matthew J Gilliland, Rebecca W Gilliand, Sarah Sallie J Gilliland.
  • John B. Gilliland passed away in 1896 in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mathew Gilliland
1788–1861
Birth Location: Richvale, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Jane Cluggage
1793–1859
Birth Location: Shirleysburg, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Catharine Ruthford
1832–1897
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Children(s)

Mary Fonner
1852–1897
Birth Location: Wayne Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Matthew Gilliland
1849–1884
Birth Location: Wayne Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
MG
John Gilliland
1855–1899
Birth Location: Wayne Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Lillie Gilliland
1865–1951
Birth Location: Newton Hamilton, Pennsylvania
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James Gilliland
1861–1897
Birth Location: Wayne Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Sarah Gilliland
1847–1911
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Ann Gilliand
1858–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Rebecca Gilliand
1868–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Ella Gilliland
1871–1937
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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John Gilliland's Ancestors

Self
John Gilliland
1816–1896
Birth Place: Wayne Twp., Mifflin Co., Pennsylvannia
Parents
Mathew Gilliland
1788–1861
Richvale, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Jane Cluggage
1793–1859
Shirleysburg, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Capt. (Gavin Cluggage) Sr
1755–1826
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret Davis
1759–1842
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Robert Sr
1725–1789
Jennet M
1729–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Gilliland's Descendants

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John (B.) Gilliland (15 May 1816–1896) m. Catharine Ruthford (1832–1897)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Gilliland) Fonner 1852–1897
  2. 2. Matthew (J) Gilliland 1849–1884 m. Anna (Martha) McElhone 1857–1926
    1. 1. Irma (Belle) Gilliland 1882–1938 m. David (Oran Gearhart) Sr 1879–1945
      1. 1. Paul (Leo) Gearhart 1921–1975
      2. 2. David (Oran Gearhart) Jr 1917–1917
      3. 3. Elizabeth ("Betty" Grace) Gearhart 1912–2003 m. Lawrence (Edgar) Blaisdell 1909–1981 m. Elmer (Morris) Dunscomb 1915–2002
        1. 1. Judith (Louise) Blaisdell 1949–2011 m. Frederick (Lyle) Baumgartner 1949–2021
      4. 4. Charles (Foster) Gearhart 1903–1982 m. Georgia Fitzgerald 1906–1976
      5. 5. George (Warren) Gearhardt 1905–1954 m. Adele Brown 1909–
      6. 6. Annie (Martha Mc Elhone) Gearhart 1907–1984 m. Wilbur (Edward) Brantley 1910–1987
        1. 1. Robert (Ralph) Nearing 1928–2004 m. Emma (Mae) Crowe 1931–2015
  3. 3. John (G) Gilliland 1855–1899
  4. 4. Lillie (May) Gilliland 1865–1951
  5. 5. James (J.) Gilliland 1861–1897
  6. 6. Sarah ("Sallie" J) Gilliland 1847–1911
  7. 7. Ann (G) Gilliand 1858–
  8. 8. Rebecca (W) Gilliand 1868–
  9. 9. Ella (Clara) Gilliland 1871–1937 m. Charles (T) Maguire 1868–1944 m. Henry (Arthur) Mccord 1869–1891
    1. 1. Marietta (P) Maguire 1898–
    2. 2. Catherine (P) Maguire 1903–
    3. 3. Louise (E) Maguire 1917–
    4. 4. Edgar (B) Maguire 1900–
    5. 5. John (Robert) McCord 1890–1959 m. Alice (Margaret) Young 1893–1963
      1. 1. George (Edgar) McCord 1918–2007 m. Marjorie (Louise Vaughn) Wise 1917–2005
      2. 2. Lillian (D) McCord 1916–1979 m. Carl (Wentzel) Wohlbruck 1911–1961
        1. 1. Alice (Ann) Wohlebruck 1936–2018
      3. 3. James (Castor) McCord 1919–2002
      4. 4. Charles (Robert) McCord 1915–1974 m. Phyllis (Margaret) Stull 1918–2003

John Gilliland's Timeline

6 Records

1816
15 May 1816
Birth of John B. Gilliland in Wayne Twp., Mifflin Co., Pennsylvannia
Wayne Twp., Mifflin Co., Pennsylvannia
1850
1850
Age 34
John B. Gilliland resided here in Franklin, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Franklin, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1860
1860
Age 44
John B. Gilliland resided here in Wayne, Newton Hamilton, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
Wayne, Newton Hamilton, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 54
John B. Gilliland resided here in Wayne, Newton Hamilton, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
Wayne, Newton Hamilton, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
1880
1880
Age 64
John B. Gilliland resided here in Wayne, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
Wayne, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
1896
1896
Age 80
Death of John B. Gilliland in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1816
    Event Place: Wayne Twp., Mifflin Co., Pennsylvannia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Wayne, Mifflin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 797; Page: 350b
    [3] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 004931-008580

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Franklin, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Franklin, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: 780; Page: 220b
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Wayne, Mifflin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 797; Page: 350b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Wayne, Newton Hamilton, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Wayne, Mifflin, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1141; Page: 291; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Wayne, Newton Hamilton, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wayne, Mifflin, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1375; Page: 447A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Wayne, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Mifflin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1156; Page: 195B; Enumeration District: 179

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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