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William Gilliland 1800–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1800

Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 23 December 1876

Death Location: Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Thomas Gilliland

Mother: Priscilla Huff

Spouse(s): Margaret Barclay

Children(s): John Gilliland, Silas Gilliland, Ursula Gilliland, Nancy Gilliland, Mary Gilliland, George Gilliland, Elizabeth Gilliland, Elenna Gilliland, Hugh Gilliland, Thomas Gilliland, James Gilliland, Jane Woolsey

William Gilliland was born in 1800 in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Gilliland And Priscilla Huff. William Gilliland married Margaret A Barclay, and had children including Elenna Gilliland, Elizabeth Gilliland, George William Gilliland, Hugh Allen Gilliland, James M Gilliland, Jane Woolsey, John F Gilliland, Mary Ann Gilliland, Nancy R Gilliland, Silas Robert Gilliland, Thomas Jefferson Gilliland, Ursula Jane Gilliland. William Gilliland passed away in 1876 in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William Gilliland was born in 1800 in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Gilliland And Priscilla Huff.
  • William Gilliland married Margaret A Barclay, and had children including Elenna Gilliland, Elizabeth Gilliland, George William Gilliland, Hugh Allen Gilliland, James M Gilliland, Jane Woolsey, John F Gilliland, Mary Ann Gilliland, Nancy R Gilliland, Silas Robert Gilliland, Thomas Jefferson Gilliland, Ursula Jane Gilliland.
  • William Gilliland passed away in 1876 in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Gilliland
1750–1831
Birth Location: Down, Down, Ireland
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Priscilla Huff
1769–1824
Birth Location: Colerain, Bedford, Pa.
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Barclay
1811–1877
Birth Location: Old Barclay House, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
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Children(s)

John Gilliland
1853–1920
Birth Location: Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
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Silas Gilliland
1831–1910
Birth Location: Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
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Ursula Gilliland
1833–1898
Birth Location: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
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Nancy Gilliland
1836–1918
Birth Location: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
NG
Mary Gilliland
1841–1898
Birth Location: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
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George Gilliland
1848–1920
Birth Location: Flat Lick, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
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Elizabeth Gilliland
1838–1918
Birth Location: , , Kentucky, USA
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Elenna Gilliland
1860–
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Hugh Gilliland
1851–1940
Birth Location: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
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Thomas Gilliland
–1897
Birth Location: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
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James Gilliland
1844–1874
Birth Location: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
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Jane Woolsey
1833–1898
Birth Location: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
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William Gilliland's Ancestors

Self
William Gilliland
1800–1876
Birth Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Thomas Gilliland
1750–1831
Down, Down, Ireland
Priscilla Huff
1769–1824
Colerain, Bedford, Pa.
Grandparents
Alex Gillilard
1720–1790
Chester, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Jane Edmonson
1725–1790
Scotland, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
John (Sr) Huff
1743–1784
Baltimore, Kent, Maryland, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Doddridge
1742–1825
Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gilliland
1668–1750
Ann Craig
1685–1720
Matthew Whitfield
1666–1761
Priscilla Lawrence
1660–1739
Henry DONAHUE
1686–1722
Honor Daley
1686–1722
Moses Keyes
1671–1746
Mehetabel Kemp
1673–1768
John Huff
1682–1744
Hannah Morgan
1690–1740
JAMES FERGUSON
1687–1741
ANNE MARKEHAM
1690–1747
John Doddridge
1673–1710
Ann Clark
1687–1750
John Biggs
1687–1761
Eva Brink
1690–1735

William Gilliland's Descendants

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William Gilliland (1800–23 December 1876) m. Margaret (A) Barclay (24 Jul 1811–29 May 1877)
  1. 1. John (F) Gilliland 1853–1920 m. Thursa (Jane) Hembree 1850–1933
    1. 1. Lillie (T) Hembree 1881–
    2. 2. Ormel (Cochran) Hembree 1885–1965
    3. 3. Henry (Bender) Hembree 1872–1900
    4. 4. Oscar (R) Hembree 1870–1878
    5. 5. Lillis (Thursa) Courtney 1880–1964
  2. 2. Silas (Robert) Gilliland 1831–1910 m. Charlotte (Temple) Simpson 1834–1909
    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
        2. 2. Rachel (Ellen Marie) Gilliland 1911–2005 m. James (Stephen) Hold 1913–1987
        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–
  3. 3. Ursula (Jane) Gilliland 1833–1898
  4. 4. Nancy (R) Gilliland 1836–1918
  5. 5. Mary (Ann) Gilliland 1841–1898
  6. 6. George (William) Gilliland 1848–1920
  7. 7. Elizabeth Gilliland 1838–1918
  8. 8. Elenna Gilliland 1860–
  9. 9. Hugh (Allen) Gilliland 1851–1940
  10. 10. Thomas (Jefferson) Gilliland –1897
  11. 11. James (M) Gilliland 1844–1874
  12. 12. Jane Woolsey 1833–1898

William Gilliland's Timeline

3 Records

1800
1800
Birth of William Gilliland
None
1805
14 March 1805
Age 5
Birth of William Gilliland in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
1876
23 December 1876
Age 76
Death of William Gilliland in Rocklick Baptist Church Cem, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Rocklick Baptist Church Cem, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 March 1805
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1800

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 December 1876
    Event Place: Rocklick Baptist Church Cem, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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