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Martha Jane Forrester 1874–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Aug 1874

Birth Location: Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee

Death Date: 15 May 1966

Death Location: Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Landrum Forrester

Mother: Elizabeth Gilliland

Spouse(s): Joel Gilliland

Children(s): William Gilliland

The story of Martha Jane Forrester began in 1874 in Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee. In 1950, Martha Jane Forrester resided in Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA. Martha Jane Forrester married Joel Lewis Gilliland, and had children including William Bradford Gilliland. Martha Jane Forrester passed away in 1966 in Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Jane Forrester began in 1874 in Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee.
  • In 1950, Martha Jane Forrester resided in Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA.
  • Martha Jane Forrester married Joel Lewis Gilliland, and had children including William Bradford Gilliland.
  • Martha Jane Forrester passed away in 1966 in Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Forrester's Ancestors

Self
Martha Forrester
1874–1966
Birth Place: Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee
Parents
Landrum Forrester
1856–1938
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth ("Betty") Gilliland
1851–1894
Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Amos (B) Foster
1816–1885
Greenville, SC
Matilda (Partilla Long) -
1809–1898
South Carolina, USA
John Gilliland
1808–1887
Cosby, Cocke, TN
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Foster
1789–1860
Mary Justice
1789–1867
Charlotte Reed
1787–1880
James Gilliland
1774–1842
Susannah Axley
1775–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
1763–1829
Mary McBrayer
1768–1811
John Gilliland
1745–1795
Mary Young
1753–1795
James Axley
1740–1800

Martha Forrester's Descendants

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Martha (Jane) Forrester (11 Aug 1874–15 May 1966) m. Joel (Lewis) Gilliland (18 Mar 1871–14 Mar 1955)
  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

Martha Forrester's Timeline

4 Records

1874
11 Aug 1874
Birth of Martha Jane Forrester in Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee
Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee
1892
1892
Age 18
Martha Jane Forrester was married
None
1950
1950
Age 76
Martha Jane Forrester resided here in Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1966
15 May 1966
Age 92
Death of Martha Jane Forrester in Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina, United States of America
Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1874
    Event Place: Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee
    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 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: Residence
    Event Place: Newport, Cocke, Tennessee
    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 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1966
    Event Place: Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina, United States of America

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