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William Lemuel Gilliland 1886 – 1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Feb 1886

Birth Location: Detroit, Lamar County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 17 March 1957

Death Location: Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi, USA

Father: Thomas Gilliland

Mother: Nancy WRIGHT

Spouse(s): Ethel Harmon

Children(s): Jewell Gilliland, Verla Gilliland, George Gilliland, Louse Gilliland, Flora Gilliland, Jewel Gilliland, Edward Gilliland, Marie Gilliland, Lillian Gilliland, Mavis Gilliland, Euginia Gilliland, Hilda Gilliland, Katherine Gilliland, William Gilliland, Virginia Gilliland, Mabel Gilliland, Lethia Gilliland

The story of William Lemuel Gilliland began in 1886 in Detroit, Lamar County, Alabama, USA. In 1900, William Lemuel Gilliland resided in Cox Store, Monroe, Mississippi, USA. In 1910, William Lemuel Gilliland resided in Ferguson, Saint Clair, Alabama, USA. William Lemuel Gilliland married Ethel Harmon, and had children including Jewell D Gilliland, Verla Ethlene Gilliland, George Lance Gilliland, Louse Gilliland, Flora Belle Gilliland, Jewel Olene Gilliland, Edward Leroy Gilliland, Marie Ruth Gilliland, Lillian Irene Gilliland, Mavis Evelyn Gilliland, Euginia Gilliland, Hilda Gilliland, Katherine Juanita Gilliland, William Kenneth "Ken" Gilliland, Virginia Dale Gilliland, Mabel Gilliland, Lethia Gilliland. William Lemuel Gilliland passed away in 1957 in Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lemuel Gilliland began in 1886 in Detroit, Lamar County, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1900, William Lemuel Gilliland resided in Cox Store, Monroe, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1910, William Lemuel Gilliland resided in Ferguson, Saint Clair, Alabama, USA.
  • William Lemuel Gilliland married Ethel Harmon, and had children including Jewell D Gilliland, Verla Ethlene Gilliland, George Lance Gilliland, Louse Gilliland, Flora Belle Gilliland, Jewel Olene Gilliland, Edward Leroy Gilliland, Marie Ruth Gilliland, Lillian Irene Gilliland, Mavis Evelyn Gilliland, Euginia Gilliland, Hilda Gilliland, Katherine Juanita Gilliland, William Kenneth "Ken" Gilliland, Virginia Dale Gilliland, Mabel Gilliland, Lethia Gilliland.
  • William Lemuel Gilliland passed away in 1957 in Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Gilliland
1857 – 1933
Birth Location: Marion, Alabama, USA
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Nancy WRIGHT
1856 – 1904
Birth Location: Detroit, Lamar, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ethel Harmon
1892 – 1977
Birth Location: Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi, United States
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Children(s)

Jewell Gilliland
1908 – 1908
Birth Location: Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi, United States
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Verla Gilliland
1910 – 2007
Birth Location: Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi, USA
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George Gilliland
1912 – 1956
Birth Location: Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi, United States
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Louse Gilliland
1913 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Flora Gilliland
1914 – 2001
Birth Location: Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi, United States
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Jewel Gilliland
1916 – 1987
Birth Location: Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi, United States
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Edward Gilliland
1918 – 1999
Birth Location: Greenwood Springs, Monroe, Mississippi, United States
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Marie Gilliland
1920 – 2011
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Lillian Gilliland
1922 – 2009
Birth Location: Smithville ms
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Mavis Gilliland
1924 – 1983
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Euginia Gilliland
1926 – 1927
Birth Location: Moorehead, Sunflower, Mississippi, United States
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Hilda Gilliland
1928 – 1929
Birth Location: Moorehead, Sunflower, Mississippi, United States
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Katherine Gilliland
1930 – 1983
Birth Location: Itta Bena, Leflore, Mississippi, USA
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William Gilliland
1932 – 2003
Birth Location: Sunflower, Mississippi
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Virginia Gilliland
1935 – 1984
Birth Location: Sunflower, Sunflower, Mississippi, United States
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Mabel Gilliland
1938 – 1984
Birth Location: Sunflower, Mississippi, USA
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Lethia Gilliland
Birth Location: –
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William Gilliland's Ancestors

Self
William Gilliland
1886 – 1957
Birth Place: Detroit, Lamar County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Thomas Green Gilliland
1857 – 1933
Marion, Alabama, USA
Nancy (Talitha) WRIGHT
1856 – 1904
Detroit, Lamar, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Wright
1829 – 1921
Fayette, Tennessee, United States
Talitha (Caroline) WINSTEAD
1830 – 1916
Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Wright
1803 – 1853
Nancy Cody
1805 – 1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wright
1776 – 1809
Elizabeth Roper
1766 – 1808

William Gilliland's Descendants

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William (Lemuel) Gilliland (07 Feb 1886 – 17 March 1957) m. Ethel Harmon (4 Apr 1892 – 17 Jan 1977)
  1. 1. Jewell (D) Gilliland (2 Oct 1908 – 19 OCT 1908)
  2. 2. Verla (Ethlene) Gilliland (10 AUG 1910 – 28 Mar 2007) m. "MONROE" (WILLIAM MONROE) ROBBINS (22 August 1907 – 25 July 1990)
    1. 1. William (Monroe) Robbins (20 August 1932 – 16 February 2010) m. Lynder (12 September 1945 – 22 February 2012)
      1. 1. Fran Robbins m. Kevin Parks
      2. 2. Charlotte Robbins m. Charles Smith
      3. 3. Julie Robbins m. Mark Givans
      4. 4. Jerry Robbins
    2. 2. Elouise Robbins (abt 1936 – ) m. Bill Brunson
  3. 3. George (Lance) Gilliland (12 Feb 1912 – 2 Sep 1956)
  4. 4. Louse Gilliland (abt 1913 – )
  5. 5. Flora (Belle) Gilliland (1 Jul 1914 – 15 Jun 2001) m. Renford (Napoleon) Chrismond (30 Sep 1911 – 17 Jun 1979)
    1. 1. Renford Chrismond (abt 1938 – )
    2. 2. Betty (Jane) Chrismond (abt 1940 – 15 Sep 1991) m. George Makamson
    3. 3. Beverly Chrismond m. Smith
    4. 4. Brenda Chrismond m. Hamby
    5. 5. Carolyn Chrismond m. Nix
  6. 6. Jewel (Olene) Gilliland (4 Jul 1916 – 24 Dec 1987) m. Alford m. Morris Mahan
    1. 1. Morris Mahan (abt 1937 – )
  7. 7. Edward (Leroy) Gilliland (7 Nov 1918 – 28 November 1999)
  8. 8. Marie (Ruth) Gilliland (30 Jul 1920 – 7 Jun 2011)
  9. 9. Lillian (Irene) Gilliland (31 December 1922 – 1 September 2009)
  10. 10. Mavis (Evelyn) Gilliland (16 Nov 1924 – 27 Jan 1983)
  11. 11. Euginia Gilliland (9 May 1926 – 5 Jul 1927)
  12. 12. Hilda Gilliland (8 May 1928 – May 1929)
  13. 13. Katherine (Juanita) Gilliland (17 April 1930 – 13 August 1983)
  14. 14. William (Kenneth "Ken") Gilliland (30 Apr 1932 – 4 Jan 2003)
  15. 15. Virginia (Dale) Gilliland (19 Aug 1935 – Jan 1984)
  16. 16. Mabel Gilliland (1938 – Jan 1984)
  17. 17. Lethia Gilliland

William Gilliland's Timeline

8 Records

1886
07 Feb 1886
Birth of William Lemuel Gilliland in Detroit, Lamar County, Alabama, USA
Detroit, Lamar County, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 14
William Lemuel Gilliland resided here in Cox Store, Monroe, Mississippi, USA
Cox Store, Monroe, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 24
William Lemuel Gilliland resided here in Ferguson, Saint Clair, Alabama, USA
Ferguson, Saint Clair, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
William Lemuel Gilliland resided here in Ferguson, St Clair, Alabama, USA
Ferguson, St Clair, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
William Lemuel Gilliland resided here in Beat 4, Leflore, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Leflore, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
William Lemuel Gilliland resided here in Sh, Sunflower, Mississippi
Sh, Sunflower, Mississippi
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 54
William Lemuel Gilliland resided here in Sunflower, Mississippi, USA
Sunflower, Mississippi, USA
1957
17 March 1957
Age 71
Death of William Lemuel Gilliland in Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi, USA
Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Feb 1886
    Event Place: Detroit, Lamar County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sunflower, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2066; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 67-9
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi; Roll: T625_886; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 55
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 4, Leflore, Mississippi; Roll: 1156; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340891
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Mississippi; Registration County: Monroe; Roll: 1682941
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cox Store, Monroe, Mississippi; Roll: 822; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1240821
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ferguson, Saint Clair, Alabama; Roll: T624_32; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1374045

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cox Store, Monroe, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cox Store, Monroe, Mississippi; Roll: 822; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1240821

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ferguson, Saint Clair, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ferguson, Saint Clair, Alabama; Roll: T624_32; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1374045

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ferguson, St Clair, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi; Roll: T625_886; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 55

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 4, Leflore, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 4, Leflore, Mississippi; Roll: 1156; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340891

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sh, Sunflower, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sunflower, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2066; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 67-9

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Sunflower, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sunflower, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2066; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 67-9

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Monroe, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Mississippi; Registration County: Monroe; Roll: 1682941

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 March 1957
    Event Place: Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Nevada, Death Records, 1911-1965
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