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William Bradford Gilliland 1895–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jun 1895

Birth Location: Cosby, Cocke County, TN

Death Date: 25 May 1965

Death Location: Bybee, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Joel Gilliland

Mother: Martha Forrester

Spouse(s): Winnie Johnson

Children(s): Albert Sr, James Gilliland, William Gilliland, Edgar Sr, Trula Pope, Jessie Gilliland

The story of William Bradford Gilliland began in 1895 in Cosby, Cocke County, TN. William Bradford Gilliland married Winnie Elizabeth Johnson, and had children including Albert Clay Gilliland Sr, Edgar Eugene Gilliland Sr, James Arlon Gilliland, Jessie Ruble Gilliland, Trula R Pope, William I Gilliland. William Bradford Gilliland passed away in 1965 in Bybee, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bradford Gilliland began in 1895 in Cosby, Cocke County, TN.
  • William Bradford Gilliland married Winnie Elizabeth Johnson, and had children including Albert Clay Gilliland Sr, Edgar Eugene Gilliland Sr, James Arlon Gilliland, Jessie Ruble Gilliland, Trula R Pope, William I Gilliland.
  • William Bradford Gilliland passed away in 1965 in Bybee, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gilliland's Ancestors

Self
William Gilliland
1895–1965
Birth Place: Cosby, Cocke County, TN
Parents
Joel Lewis Gilliland
1871–1955
Cocke County, TN
Martha (Jane) Forrester
1874–1966
Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee
Grandparents
William ("Bill") Gilliland
1832–1895
Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Melissa (Partilia) Gilliland
1871–1907
Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
Landrum Forrester
1856–1938
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth ("Betty") Gilliland
1851–1894
Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Gilliland
1808–1887
Elizabeth Gilliland
1813–1880
Amos Foster
1816–1885
Matilda -
1809–1898
John Gilliland
1808–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gilliland
1774–1842
Susannah Axley
1775–1851
Eli Odell
1780–1864
Isaac Foster
1789–1860
Mary Justice
1789–1867
Charlotte Reed
1787–1880
James Gilliland
1774–1842
Susannah Axley
1775–1851

William Gilliland's Descendants

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William (Bradford) Gilliland (26 Jun 1895–25 May 1965) m. Winnie (Elizabeth) Johnson (02 Apr 1897–15 Aug 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

William Gilliland's Timeline

3 Records

1895
26 Jun 1895
Birth of William Bradford Gilliland in Cosby, Cocke County, TN
Cosby, Cocke County, TN
1916
16 Sep 1916
Age 21
William Bradford Gilliland was married in Cocke County, TN
Cocke County, TN
1965
25 May 1965
Age 70
Death of William Bradford Gilliland in Bybee, Cocke County, TN
Bybee, Cocke County, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1895
    Event Place: Cosby, Cocke County, TN
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1916
    Event Place: Cocke County, TN

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1965
    Event Place: Bybee, Cocke County, TN
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bybee, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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