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Silas Robert Gilliland 1831–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1831

Birth Location: Cumberland, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 13 May 1910

Death Location: Greenfield, Dade, Missouri, United States

Father: William Gilliland

Mother: Margaret Barclay

Spouse(s): Charlotte Simpson

Children(s): Amanda Gilliland, Harriett Gilliland, Victoria Gilliland, Robert Gilliland, Olla Gilliland, Nancy Gilliland, Silas Gilliland, Alma Gilliland, Leona Gilliland, William Gilliland, Lou Gilliland, Thomas Gilliland, George Gilliland

In 1831, Silas Robert Gilliland entered the world in Cumberland, Kentucky, United States, born to William Gilliland And Margaret A Barclay. Silas Robert Gilliland married Charlotte Temple Simpson, and had children including Alma Gilliland, Amanda Belle Gilliland, George A Gilliland, Harriett E Gilliland, Leona Gilliland, Lou Gilliland, Nancy Nannie L Gilliland, Olla Ollie M Gilliland, Robert E L Gilliland, Silas Tipton Gilliland, Thomas Jefferson Gilliland, Victoria B Gilliland, William David Gilliland. Silas Robert Gilliland passed away in 1910 in Greenfield, Dade, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Silas Robert Gilliland entered the world in Cumberland, Kentucky, United States, born to William Gilliland And Margaret A Barclay.
  • Silas Robert Gilliland married Charlotte Temple Simpson, and had children including Alma Gilliland, Amanda Belle Gilliland, George A Gilliland, Harriett E Gilliland, Leona Gilliland, Lou Gilliland, Nancy Nannie L Gilliland, Olla Ollie M Gilliland, Robert E L Gilliland, Silas Tipton Gilliland, Thomas Jefferson Gilliland, Victoria B Gilliland, William David Gilliland.
  • Silas Robert Gilliland passed away in 1910 in Greenfield, Dade, Missouri, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Gilliland
1800–1876
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
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Margaret Barclay
1811–1877
Birth Location: Old Barclay House, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Charlotte Simpson
1834–1909
Birth Location: Jellico, Campbell, Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Amanda Gilliland
1862–1953
Birth Location: Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
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Harriett Gilliland
1864–1944
Birth Location: Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
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Victoria Gilliland
1867–1945
Birth Location: Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
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Robert Gilliland
1868–1938
Birth Location: Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
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Olla Gilliland
1868–1958
Birth Location: Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
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Nancy Gilliland
1880–1952
Birth Location: New Florence, Montgomery, Missouri, United States
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Silas Gilliland
1858–1924
Birth Location: Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
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Alma Gilliland
1884–
Birth Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
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Leona Gilliland
1877–1949
Birth Location: Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
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William Gilliland
1854–1916
Birth Location: Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
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Lou Gilliland
1856–1857
Birth Location: Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
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Thomas Gilliland
1858–1924
Birth Location: , Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
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George Gilliland
1870–1958
Birth Location: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
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Silas Gilliland's Ancestors

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Silas Gilliland
1831–1910
Birth Place: Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
Parents
William Gilliland
1800–1876
Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
Margaret (A) Barclay
1811–1877
Old Barclay House, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Gilliland
1750–1831
Down, Down, Ireland
Priscilla Huff
1769–1824
Colerain, Bedford, Pa.
Great-Grandparents
Alex Gillilard
1720–1790
Jane Edmonson
1725–1790
John Huff
1743–1784
Sarah Doddridge
1742–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Gilliland
1685–1740
Elizabeth Smith
1702–1765
John loyalist
1705–1781
Elizabeth Key\Keys\Keyes
1702–1799
Michael Huff
1714–1743
Elizabeth Ferguson
1716–1743
Rev Doddridge
1710–1779
Mary Biggs
1721–1777

Silas Gilliland's Descendants

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Silas (Robert) Gilliland (18 Apr 1831–13 May 1910) m. Charlotte (Temple) Simpson (28 May 1834–15 Apr 1909)
  1. 1. Amanda (Belle) Gilliland 1862–1953
  2. 2. Harriett (E) Gilliland 1864–1944
  3. 3. Victoria (B.) Gilliland 1867–1945
  4. 4. Robert (E. L.) Gilliland 1868–1938
  5. 5. Olla ((Ollie) M.) Gilliland 1868–1958
  6. 6. Nancy ((Nannie) L) Gilliland 1880–1952
  7. 7. Silas (Tipton) Gilliland 1858–1924
  8. 8. Alma Gilliland 1884–
  9. 9. Leona Gilliland 1877–1949
  10. 10. William (David) Gilliland 1854–1916 m. Rachael Stanfield 1851–1916 m. Jessie Dillmore 1858–
    1. 1. Letcher (Robert) Gilliland 1883–1971 m. Eva (Ruth) Schneider 1890–1958
      1. 1. Ethel (Thelma) Gilliland 1913–2003 m. Leroy (Everel) Juhl 1891–1960 m. Lawrence (Ernest) Funk 1915–1987
        1. 1. Kent (Lawrence) Funk 1946–2003
        2. 2. Mildred (E) Juhl 1926–
      2. 2. Rachel (Ellen Marie) Gilliland 1911–2005 m. James (Stephen) Hold 1913–1987
        1. 1. Gorman (Ray) Hold 1947–2015
      3. 3. Opal (E) Gilliland 1917–
      4. 4. Farel (L) Gilliland 1918–
      5. 5. Odessa (E) Gilliland 1920–
      6. 6. Violet (L) Gilliland 1923–
      7. 7. Melvin (W) Gilliland 1926–
      8. 8. Farrell (Letcher) Gilliland 1917–2001
      9. 9. Odessa (Elma) Gilliland 1919–2009
      10. 10. Opal (Esther) Gilliland 1916–2011
      11. 11. Lavon (Violet) Gilliland 1922–2003
    2. 2. Martha ("Mattie" Mabel) Gilliland 1887–1958
    3. 3. Miles (Albert William) Gilliland 1889–1969
    4. 4. Hessie (Pearly Ellen) Gilliland 1891–1928
    5. 5. Jessie (Milton) Gilliland 1893–1973
    6. 6. Leanna (Belle 'LeAnn') Gilliland 1877–1970
    7. 7. Willia (Emma) Gilliland 1885–1977
    8. 8. Hannah (Temple) Gilliland 1875–1951
    9. 9. Thomas (Anderson) Gilliland 1879–1970
    10. 10. Charles (Irvin) Gilliland 1881–1931
  11. 11. Lou Gilliland 1856–1857
  12. 12. Thomas (Jefferson) Gilliland 1858–1924
  13. 13. George (A) Gilliland 1870–1958 m. Margaret (Lee) Cook 1875–

Silas Gilliland's Timeline

2 Records

1831
18 Apr 1831
Birth of Silas Robert Gilliland in Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
1910
13 May 1910
Age 79
Death of Silas Robert Gilliland in Greenfield, Dade, Missouri, United States
Greenfield, Dade, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1831
    Event Place: Cumberland, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1910
    Event Place: Greenfield, Dade, Missouri, United States
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